Abstract

CORONADO MEDINA, ALEJANDRO; ECHEVERRI, ANDREA  and  ARIAS PEREZ, JOSÉ ENRIQUE. APPROACH TO COOPERATION IN INNOVATION OF COMPANIES FROM PROGRAMME OF PARTNERSHIP AND BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT SECTORAL -PADES- IN ANTIOQUIA (COLOMBIA). Rev.fac.cienc.econ. [online]. 2014, vol.22, n.2, pp.185-205. ISSN 0121-6805.

The main aim of this article is to describe the most relevant aspects of cooperation relations in innovation between companies belonging to the Program of Partnership and Business Development Sectoral -PADES- of micro, small and medium companies Colombian Association -ACOPI- in Antioquia (Colombia). The research is exploratory in nature, and it is mainly focused in manager's views / senior management and descriptive analysis was used to establish frequency related to innovation activities and results; agents, reasons, obstacles for cooperation in innovation and funding sources. The results show that companies mainly cooperate with PADES companies, they perform soft innovations with low intensity in knowledge especially in organizational and marketing matters financed mostly with own resources. In addition, lack of trust and culture are the biggest obstacles for innovation cooperation.

Keywords : Innovation cooperation; Innovation management; Innovation capabilities.

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