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Analysis of the Variables Leading to the Identification and Incorporation of Innovation Capabilities by Firms in the Colombian ICT Sector

Due to the rapid and constant changes in the market, organizations are increasingly forced to develop innovative products or services with added value. In Colombia, a large percentage of information and communications technology (ICT) firms concentrate in the city of Medellín. For these organization...

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Published in:Innovar : revista de ciencias administrativas y sociales 2022-06, Vol.32 (84), p.159-174
Main Authors: Pineda, Vanessa García, Urrego, Jackeline Andrea Macías
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Language:English
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Summary:Due to the rapid and constant changes in the market, organizations are increasingly forced to develop innovative products or services with added value. In Colombia, a large percentage of information and communications technology (ICT) firms concentrate in the city of Medellín. For these organizations, developing and implementing innovation capabilities (ICs) is considered strategic and essential to strengthen their competitiveness and the economic contribution of the ICT sector to the city and the country, which is reflected in the national GDP. Therefore, the purpose of this paper is to analyze the variables that lead to the identification and incorporation of ICs by firms in the ict sector through a systematic literature review (SLR) in the 6 most relevant bibliographic databases. The results obtained were used for the analysis of the ICT sector in Medellín. According to our findings, firms must possess the necessary innovation capabilities and competencies to develop skills and knowledge oriented to research and development and to be competitive in the market, considering the transformations of the industry. In addition, identifying and incorporating ics into their organizational structures allow them to improve decision-making and create strategies that contribute to strengthening their innovation activity and competitive advantage. como respuesta a cambios rápidos y constantes en el mercado, las organizaciones se ven cada vez más en la necesidad de generar productos o servicios innovadores y con valor agregado. Frente a este escenario, para que las organizaciones puedan generar resultados innovadores, estas deben contar con competencias y capacidades de innovación (CI) que posibiliten la consolidación de habilidades y conocimientos orientados a la investigación y el desarrollo y les permitan además ser competitivas. En la ciudad de Medellín se concentra un gran porcentaje de las empresas del sector de las tecnologías de la información y la comunicación (TIC) en Colombia, para las cuales desarrollar CI es estratégico y de vital importancia para el fortalecimiento de su competitividad, dadas las transformaciones que involucran a esta industria y el aporte económico que el sector TIC representa para la ciudad y el país, que se ve reflejado en el PIB nacional. Por lo anterior, el objetivo de esta investigación es analizar las variables que conducen a la identificación e incorporación de CI en las empresas del sector TIC, para lo cual se acudió a una revis
ISSN:0121-5051
2248-6968
DOI:10.15446/innovar.v32n84.99867