The introduction of a new information system or the upgrading of an existing system can be seen as an innovation as, in each case, the result will be something that is seen as new by those involved in its use. The most widely accepted theory of how technological innovation take place is provided by Innovation Diffusion. Another approach however, that of Innovation Translation which draws on the...

Steel industry is one of the leading industries in the world. Today it is also one of the fundamental and strategic industries of the world. Per capita production and consumption amount of steel are used as a criterion for evaluation of country development. Furthermore, attention to technological innovations is assumed so much crucial to access the international markets of steel industrie...

due to the tough on-going competition between producers of commodities and services, the prices of products are continuously going down nowadays. to avoid bankruptcy in such circumstances, organizations have focused on the application of technological innovations that enable them to respond to the needs of their clients. it is to this end that they attempt to gain the market and increase their ...

Environmental issues constitute a significant driver of innovation in business companies. The paper starts from the historical perspective by identifying which have been the factors and significant steps in technological innovation that have been related to increasing environmental awareness in recent history. Then we analyse the dimensions of technological innovation as related to environmenta...

during the past decade, the world economic forum has published its annual reports in which the global competitiveness index is included. this paper aims to investigate the key factors for achieving an innovation-driven economy. in this paper, we used partial canonical correlation analysis (pcca) to examine the relationships between key pillars in “efficiency enhancers” and “business sophisticat...

Purpose This paper aims to analyze the evolution and interaction over time of functions a technological innovation system (TIS) based on concept an motor. Design/methodology/approach It is case study associated with technology for producing cage-free pullets laying eggs in Pelotas/Rio Grande do Sul (RS). Findings The motors proposed by TIS approach evolve sequentially are cumulative causality m...