Estrategias para el desarrollo de capacidades de innovación en PYMES del Valle de Aburrá

Abstract

Innovating involves many challenges as well as developing innovation capabilities. Studies affirm that SMEs are at a disadvantage in terms of resources and capabilities compared to large incorporated companies, leading them to live from day to day and not anticipate market changes. The purpose of this work was to propose strategies for the development of innovation capabilities in SMEs in the Aburrá Valley, in order to bringing these small and medium-sized companies to maintain and modify their conditions of sustainability in the market. For this, an exploration of literature and a field work were done what provided the necessary foundations to carry out the intended proposal. The findings obtained led to the formulation of two strategies for the development of innovation capabilities in SMEs in the Aburrá Valley. One of them is focused on the operational action of this type of organization, preparing the conditions of possibility for the second strategy, focused on the long term and preparing the company for changes. One complements the other. Both strategies lead to the development of innovation capabilities in this segment of companies that requires boosting innovation and thus having a more systematic competitive performance