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Felipe Ferreira de Lara
Márcia Regina Neves Guimarães

Revista de Gestão

PURPOSE – Based on a multi-case analysis of small businesses in the metal-mechanical industry in the regionof Sorocaba, State of São Paulo, Brazil, the purpose of this paper is to analyze how small businesses (in termsof the owner, business, and influences exerted by the environment) influence innovation. DESIGN/METHODOLOGY/APPROACH – Six case studies are used to analyze the Brazilian metal-mechanicalindustry. The data are collected through semi-structured interviews and direct observations. In addition,innovations over the previous five years are evaluated in order to establish a comparative patternbetween companies. FINDINGS – This study examines how facilitating factors are related to the owners of small businesses.These factors include owners’ personal ambitions, the centralization of decisions, and their confidence in theirability to make effective decisions. Factors related to the organization that favor innovation include a simpleand streamlined structure and fewer levels of bureaucracy, whereas low capital intensity limit innovation.While some factors related to the environment favor innovation, others have a limiting effect (e.g. short-termhorizons and a lack of formal strategic planning). ORIGINALITY/VALUE – The main contribution of this research is to show that innovation is not synonymouswith financial investment. Strategic reorganization and the rationalization of productive resources throughcompetitive priorities may lead to innovation in different spheres, helping to increase the competitiveness andstrength of the national economy.

Industrial policy, Innovation management, Small business

LARA, F. F.; GUIMARÃES, M. R. N. The Influence of the Specifics of Small Businesses on Innovation: A Multiple Case Study of the Brazilian Metal-Mechanical Industry. Revista de Gestão, v. 25, n. 3, p. 242-257, 2018.

Lara, F. F., & Guimarães, M. R. N. (2018). The Influence of the Specifics of Small Businesses on Innovation: A Multiple Case Study of the Brazilian Metal-Mechanical Industry. Revista de Gestão, 25(3), 242-257.

10.1108/REGE-04-2018-034

http://www.spell.org.br/documentos/ver/51621/the-influence-of-the-specifics-of-small-businesses-on-innovation--a-multiple-case-study-of-the-brazilian-metal-mechanical-industry/i/pt-br

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