Avaliação da gestão das atividades inovativas no âmbito das incubadoras de empresas em Manaus-AM

Abstract

This paper deals with a study on the evaluation of innovative activities of business incubators in Manaus and with the creation of an environment that fosters innovation management companies, seeking greater competitiveness. It is based on the evolution of the innovation theory from the Schumpeter postulates reflected in major evaluation models of the innovation process, as manuals Oslo and Bogotá, among others, and PINTEC - Technological Innovation Research. The method used for the study is the multiple cases study and the data collection instrument is field research by questionnaire, unstructured interview and document analysis, with managers and incubated companies. Based on the findings obtained from the survey, it was found that incubators are similar in the management of the majority of the innovative activities. However, time factor and laboratory use are the factors that stood out the differences between them. There was a need to create mechanisms to monitor the enterprises in order to detect their specific needs to manage the innovative activities, thus, accelerating the innovative process of the incubated enterprises, such as training, consulting, interactions with institutions and research centers, access to markets, support the preparation of projects for access to foment publishing, greater access to laboratories and therefore accelerate the innovation process of companies incubated.