Abstract

AVENDANO C., William R.. INNOVATION: A NECESSARY PROCESS FOR SMALL AND MEDIUM COMPANIES OF SAN JOSE DE CUCUTA MUNICIPALITY, NORTE DE SANTANDER (COLOMBIA). Semest. Econ. [online]. 2012, vol.15, n.31, pp.187-208. ISSN 0120-6346.

The goal of this paper is to explore the need that SMEs have in the Colombian municipality of Cucuta in developing activities intended to trigger innovation management, as this one of the main tools for business growth. In order reach the goal of this paper (exploratory and descriptive type), an extensive review was done over several documented sources; scientific, theoretical and statistical. This information has been totally extracted, analyzed and correlated in order to test the results. As a result, the study highlights the possibility that SMEs have for managing innovation, which becomes at the same time a tool for generating growth and development that brings with it other economic and social advantages for the municipality of Cucuta.

Keywords : Innovation; SMEs; Competitiveness; Colombia.

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