Innovation assessment in traditional industries. A proposal of aesthetic innovation indicators |
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Authors: | Jorge Alcaide-Marzal Enrique Tortajada-Esparza |
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Affiliation: | (1) Project Engineering Department, Universidad Politécnica de Valencia, Valencia, Spain;(2) INGENIO (CSIC-UPV), Valencia, Spain |
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Abstract: | Innovative activities are fundamental to the competitiveness strategies of the firms in a globalized market. Their assessment, using indicators such as those utilized in the Community Innovation Survey (CIS), shows significant sectoral dispersion. Traditional industries are in a weak position because the innovation they are involved in is mainly aesthetic, which is not really addressed in innovation surveys. In this work, we review the various criticisms levelled at existing indicators and propose some new indicators that would capture the types of innovations that are conducted by the traditional industries. This work is based on a study of the features of traditional industries and the concept of aesthetic novelty. The proposed indicators are tested in the Spanish footwear industry. |
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