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- Title
Innovation in Brazilian Micro and Small Enterprises: A Systematic Literature Review.
- Authors
WALTER, Cicero Eduardo; AU-YONG-OLIVEIRA, Manuel; VELOSO, Cláudia Miranda
- Abstract
Micro and Small Enterprises have assumed an important strategic role for the economic and social development of Brazil, representing about 99% of all business establishments and contributing to the generation of 55.3% of all formal jobs in the country. However, these ventures have faced a series of restrictions on entrepreneurial activity, such as low government support, high taxes, and excessive bureaucracy. In this adverse context, innovation assumes a significant mediation role for increasing business performance and, consequently, maintaining the permanence of these ventures in the market. Accordingly, the present investigation aimed to identify the degree of innovation, the main obstacles and facilitators of innovation, as well as the types of innovation prevalent in Brazilian Micro and Small Enterprises through a systematic literature review. The literature review included 21 articles extracted from the Web of Science, Scopus, Scielo, and Spell databases. In general, the analyzed literature points out that innovation in these ventures is the result of simple actions, such as imitation and the acquisition of technology from third parties, and that the degree of innovation is low, prevailing in the types of innovation in Products and Marketing. The main barriers highlighted were related to the lack of resources, precarious managerial and commercial capacities, and shortages of qualified labor, while the factors that facilitate innovation are related to the support of government programs and the organization of Micro and Small Enterprises in productive arrangements.
- Subjects
BRAZIL; GOVERNMENT aid; GOVERNMENT programs; BUSINESS enterprises; SOCIAL development; PRECARIOUS employment; MICROINSURANCE
- Publication
Quality - Access to Success, 2021, Vol 22, Issue 182, p20
- ISSN
1582-2559
- Publication type
Article