ANALYSIS OF TECHNOLOGICAL INNOVATION STRATEGY FOR SMALL AND MEDIUM COMPANIES OF THE AERONAUTICAL SECTOR. doi: 10.5028/jatm.2010.02025410

Authors

  • Marcela Barbosa de Moraes Universidade de Taubaté Taubaté – Brazil
  • Francisco Cristóvão Lourenço de Melo Instituto de Aeronáutica e Espaço São José dos Campos- Brazil
  • Edson A. A. Querido Oliveira Universidade de Taubaté Taubaté – Brazil
  • Arnoldo Souza Cabral Instituto Tecnológico de Aeronáutica São José dos Campos – Brazil

Keywords:

Strategy, Technological innovation, Technological strategy, Small and medium technology-based companies.

Abstract

The inherent risk in high-tech activity requires the construction of technological strategies that serve global strategy of the company. The present study aimed to characterize the technological position of small and medium technology-based companies of the aeronautical sector located in the Vale do Paraíba, and to examine whether these companies have a technological strategy formalized and disseminated. The adopted methodology was a descriptive exploratory research, carried out through in-depth individual interviews conducted with the small e medium company’s owners of the cities of Caçapava, São José dos Campos and Taubaté, Brazil. The authors concluded that it is necessary that companies, especially small and medium-sized, adopt a technological innovation strategy integrated with the company’s overall strategy. This will help keeping them competitive within their specificities, and not only in the domestic market, but also in international markets.

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Published

2011-07-29

Issue

Vol. 2 No. 2 (2010): May./Aug. 2010

Section

Original Papers

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