Innovativeness of Industry Considering Organizational Slack and Cooperation

The purpose of this research study is to evaluate the influence of a company's cooperation resource availability on its innovativeness. 229 companies in the Manufacturing Industry segment were analyzed. Descriptive statistical analysis associated to regression analysis was used in order to achi...

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Authors: Facó, Júlio Francisco Blumetti, Csillag, João Mário
Format: article
Status:Published version
Publication Date:2010
Country:Brasil
Institution:Fundação Getulio Vargas (FGV)
Repository:JOSCM. Journal of Operations and Supply Chain Management
Language:English
OAI Identifier:oai:ojs.periodicos.fgv.br:article/11168
Online Access:https://periodicos.fgv.br/joscm/article/view/11168
Access Level:Open access
Keyword:Innovativeness
Organizational Slack
Cooperation.
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Summary:The purpose of this research study is to evaluate the influence of a company's cooperation resource availability on its innovativeness. 229 companies in the Manufacturing Industry segment were analyzed. Descriptive statistical analysis associated to regression analysis was used in order to achieve the research objective. Based on analysis of the data, it has become evident that the existence of organizational slack, as well as that of cooperation, positively influence a company's innovativeness, resulting in superior performance. Additionally, the quantitative research permitted the proposition of a predictive model which is applicable to the industry.