ORGANIZATIONAL STRUCTURES TO SUPPORT INNOVATION: HOW DO COMPANIES DECIDE?

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Autor(a) principal: Mello, Adriana Marotti de
Data de Publicação: 2012
Outros Autores: Marx, Roberto, Salerno, Mario
Tipo de documento: Artigo
Idioma: por
Título da fonte: Revista de Administração e Inovação
Texto Completo: https://www.revistas.usp.br/rai/article/view/79287
Resumo: The purpose of this work is to discuss the issue of how companies aiming to increase their innovative capacity should decide about their organizational structure. To accomplish this goal, a bibliographic review about the theme was carried out, as well as an exploratory research, conducted by case study in a Brazilian petrochemical company that had recently re-organised its structure regarding innovative activities. The results suggest that the studied company decided upon its organisational structure without considering the whole process of innovation, focusing efforts only on the Research and Development area. Its organizational structure is still based on traditional forms, with centralized decisions and well demarcated functions. A more “adhocratic” structure, considering innovation as an integrated process would foster the company innovative capacity in the future.
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dc.title.none.fl_str_mv ORGANIZATIONAL STRUCTURES TO SUPPORT INNOVATION: HOW DO COMPANIES DECIDE?
Organizational structures to support innovation: how do companies decide?
title ORGANIZATIONAL STRUCTURES TO SUPPORT INNOVATION: HOW DO COMPANIES DECIDE?
spellingShingle ORGANIZATIONAL STRUCTURES TO SUPPORT INNOVATION: HOW DO COMPANIES DECIDE?
Mello, Adriana Marotti de
Organizational Structure
Innovative Capacity
Innovation
Petrochemical industry.
Organizational Structure
Innovative Capacity
Innovation
Petrochemical industry.
title_short ORGANIZATIONAL STRUCTURES TO SUPPORT INNOVATION: HOW DO COMPANIES DECIDE?
title_full ORGANIZATIONAL STRUCTURES TO SUPPORT INNOVATION: HOW DO COMPANIES DECIDE?
title_fullStr ORGANIZATIONAL STRUCTURES TO SUPPORT INNOVATION: HOW DO COMPANIES DECIDE?
title_full_unstemmed ORGANIZATIONAL STRUCTURES TO SUPPORT INNOVATION: HOW DO COMPANIES DECIDE?
title_sort ORGANIZATIONAL STRUCTURES TO SUPPORT INNOVATION: HOW DO COMPANIES DECIDE?
author Mello, Adriana Marotti de
author_facet Mello, Adriana Marotti de
Marx, Roberto
Salerno, Mario
author_role author
author2 Marx, Roberto
Salerno, Mario
author2_role author
author
dc.contributor.author.fl_str_mv Mello, Adriana Marotti de
Marx, Roberto
Salerno, Mario
dc.subject.por.fl_str_mv Organizational Structure
Innovative Capacity
Innovation
Petrochemical industry.
Organizational Structure
Innovative Capacity
Innovation
Petrochemical industry.
topic Organizational Structure
Innovative Capacity
Innovation
Petrochemical industry.
Organizational Structure
Innovative Capacity
Innovation
Petrochemical industry.
description The purpose of this work is to discuss the issue of how companies aiming to increase their innovative capacity should decide about their organizational structure. To accomplish this goal, a bibliographic review about the theme was carried out, as well as an exploratory research, conducted by case study in a Brazilian petrochemical company that had recently re-organised its structure regarding innovative activities. The results suggest that the studied company decided upon its organisational structure without considering the whole process of innovation, focusing efforts only on the Research and Development area. Its organizational structure is still based on traditional forms, with centralized decisions and well demarcated functions. A more “adhocratic” structure, considering innovation as an integrated process would foster the company innovative capacity in the future.
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