Redes empresariales e innovación: El caso de una red del sector cosmético en Bogotá (Colombia)

Translated title of the contribution: Business networks and innovation: The case of a network in the cosmetic industry in Bogotá (Colombia)

Merlin Patricia Grueso Hinestroza, Jorge Hernán Gómez Cardona, Leonardo Garay Quintero

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Abstract

A method of encouraging business innovation is participation in associative processes, such as enterprise networks. The aim of this study was to identify actions favoring innovation in a group of companies that established a business network in the cosmetic industry in Bogotá, Colombia. We used a questionnaire based on the concept of innovation described in the Oslo Handbook (OECD, 2005), and analyzed data using graph theory. The results indicate that companies innovate, but they make few investments in acquiring knowledge. We also found that companies develop actions for internal improvement more frequently than they generate improvements in relationships with other actors in the network.

Translated title of the contributionBusiness networks and innovation: The case of a network in the cosmetic industry in Bogotá (Colombia)
Original languageSpanish
Pages (from-to)189-203
Number of pages15
JournalEstudios Gerenciales
Volume27
Issue number118
DOIs
StatePublished - Jan 1 2011

All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes

  • Economics and Econometrics
  • Finance
  • Management of Technology and Innovation
  • Strategy and Management
  • Marketing
  • Business and International Management

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