Evaluating innovation development among Brazilian micro and small businesses in view of management level: Insights from the local innovation agents program |
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| Institution: | 1. Brazilian Micro and Small Business Support Service (SEBRAE), Conjunto A Sgas, 605, Brasilia, Federal District, Brazil;2. Department of Business Administration at Faculdade Cambury de Goiânia, Analyst at Brazilian Micro and Small Business Support Service (SEBRAE), Conjunto A Sgas, 605, Brasilia, Federal District, Brazil;3. Department of Industrial Engineering at Universidade Tecnológica Federal do Paraná (Federal University of Technology – Parana), Av. Monteiro Lobato, s/n - Jardim Carvalho, Ponta Grossa, Parana, Brazil;4. Universidade Tecnológica Federal do Paraná (Federal University of Technology – Parana), Av. Sete de Setembro, 3165, Rebouças, Curitiba, Parana, Brazil;1. School of Economics and Management, Xidian University, No. 2 South Taibai Street, Xi’an, Shaanxi Province, PR China;2. Shaanxi Xi ''an Yanta District, Shida Road, Shaanxi Normal University, Xi’an, Shaanxi Province, PR China;1. Claremont Graduate University, United States;2. California State University, Los Angeles, United States;1. School of Social Sciences, Western Sydney University, Locked Bag 1797, Penrith NSW, 2751, Australia;2. School of Business, Western Sydney University, Locked Bag 1797, Penrith NSW, 2751, Australia;3. School of Allied Health, Australian Catholic University, 25A Barker Rd., Strathfield, NSW, Australia;1. Department of Agricultural Education and Communication at the University of Florida, 213 Rolfs Hall, PO Box 110540, 32611, Gainesville, FL, United States;2. University of Florida. 218 Rolfs Hall, PO Box 110540, 32611 Gainesville, FL, United States;3. University of Florida. 3028B McCarty Hall D, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL 32611, United States;4. University of Florida. 113C Bryant Hall, PO Box 112060, Gainesville, FL 32611, United States |
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| Abstract: | This research aims to analyze management and innovation patterns among micro and small businesses (MSBs) that participated during 2015–2016 in the Local Innovation Agents (LIA) Program from the Brazilian Micro and Small Business Support Service (SEBRAE). Complemented by factor analyses, two-step cluster analysis was applied on 6674 MSBs’ management dimensions to identify group patterns and statistical tests explored further cluster differences regarding management and innovation dimensions, besides innovation improvement throughout the program. Results were multifaceted. First, complementary factor analyses showed that management dimensions compose one factor with similar loadings, thus in accordance with their predictive importance found in the cluster analysis. Second, two main clusters were identified in terms of management level, which also presented significant differences regarding innovation levels. Third, considering a before-and-after self-comparison, by and large, innovation was significantly improved by both clusters. Fourth, the highest developed cluster presented higher improvement rates in most innovation dimensions, thus benefiting more from the program, except for two marketing-related innovations, which improved similarly by both clusters. Overall, even though the LIA Program was effective to leverage MSBs innovation, higher efficiency rates would be bounded to fewer participating MSBs, and hence policy planners should be aware of this tradeoff. |
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| Keywords: | Micro and small enterprises Innovation Support Program Innovation radar Brazilian Micro and Small Business Support Service (SEBRAE) |
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