Relationship among Perceived Dynamism, Technological Posture and Innovation Performance

A main strategic election for a firm is its technological posture, which can be understood as its propensity to innovate and the moment for the introduction of technological changes into the market. This paper, which focuses on the renewable energy industry in Spain, establishes that in environments...

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Published inJournal of technology management & innovation Vol. 9; no. 2; pp. 131 - 144
Main Authors González-Ramos, María Isabel, Donate-Manzanares, Mario Javier, Guadamillas-Gómez, Fátima, Alegre-Vidal, Joaquín
Format Journal Article
LanguagePortuguese
Published Universidad Alberto Hurtado. Facultad de Economía y Negocios 01.07.2014
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ENGINEERING, MULTIDISCIPLINARY
spain
sector de energías renovables
dinamismo percibido
perceived dynamism
postura tecnológica
renewable energy sector
innovation performance
españa
resultados de innovación
technological posture
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Summary:A main strategic election for a firm is its technological posture, which can be understood as its propensity to innovate and the moment for the introduction of technological changes into the market. This paper, which focuses on the renewable energy industry in Spain, establishes that in environments in which dynamism is understood by managers as high, and the appreciation of change is greater, firms develop a greater tendency towards technological leadership postures (pioneer or first-mover strategy) rather than conservative or follower postures (last-mover strategy). The results of the analysis, carried out through a structural equation model based on the partial least squares (PLS) technique, show that, as anticipated, perceived dynamism is positively related to technological leadership (first-mover strategy), and that this relationship has a strong effect on innovation performance, in terms of generation of new technologies both in products and processes.
ISSN:0718-2724
0718-2724
DOI:10.4067/S0718-27242014000200010