Innovation networksfrom technological development to business model reconfiguration

Resumo

This case study presents an example of how a technological innovation network provides the necessary resources to change the business model, in order to achieve global competitiveness. It describes the R&D investments of a family-operated business that supplies the aluminum industry with metals and non-ferrous metal alloys. Seven years ago, when the company was facing a severe financial crisis, it ignited a 're-birth' process through research activities, which developed a product known as 'aluminum tablets'. The company established changes and brought product innovations by introducing tablets from steel scraps with aluminum alloys through 'water atomization' technology. The impact of this innovation was not limited to the new product's technological aspect, but it also changed the company's operational and commercial activities, which ultimately resulted in a more comprehensive customer base focused in foreign trade. The present work appraises the evolution and development of this product, supported by a theoretical reference focused on innovation networks and business models. (c) 2006 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.

Ficha do documento

Tipo

Artigo científico

Ano

2007

Instituição

Elsevier Science Bv

Fonte

Repositório da FGV

Idioma

Inglês

Acesso

Acesso restrito

DOI

10.1016/j.technovation.2006.08.003

Identificador

oai:repositorio.fgv.br:10438/23083

Temas

Economia

Palavras-chave

Innovation networksR&DBusiness modelCollaborationGlobalizationEconomiaInovações tecnológicasCompetitividade industrial