From Idea to Innovation: The Path Taken by an Inventor

Authors

  • Glessia Silva glessiasilva@hotmail.com
    Universidade Federal de Alagoas
  • Antonio Luiz Rocha Dacorso antoniodacorso@gmail.com
    Universidade Federal de Sergipe - UFS.

DOI:

10.14211/regepe.v6i1.387

Keywords:

Invention, Innovation, Micro and Small Businesses.

Abstract

This teaching case narrates the path taken by Rodrigo, owner of Zeta, to place on the market the most daring project that has so far been conceived, the pumping unit. A born inventor, Rodrigo was seen over the years with many ideas, but few opportunities to put them into practice or make them profitable. The teaching case data were obtained through semi-structured interviews and document analysis. From this case, it is expected that students of management courses and entrepreneurs to understand how they can get support and create bases to turn an invention into innovation. In order to preserve the company and the manager, this educational event uses the fictitious name "Zeta" to refer to the company, and the name "Rodrigo" to refer to the manager. All other information is real.

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Author Biographies

Glessia Silva, Universidade Federal de Alagoas

Doutoranda em Administração de Empresas pela Fundação Getulio Vargas, na Escola de Administração de Empresas de São Paulo - FGV/EAESP, na linha de pesquisa Gestão de Operações e Competitividade. Professora assistente da Universidade Federal de Alagoas - UFAL, Maceió.

Antonio Luiz Rocha Dacorso, Universidade Federal de Sergipe - UFS.

Doutor em Administração pela Universidade de São Paulo, USP, São Paulo, (Brasil). Professor Adjunto da Universidade Federal de Sergipe – UFS, Departamento de Administração.

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Silva, G., & Dacorso, A. L. R. (2017). From Idea to Innovation: The Path Taken by an Inventor. REGEPE Entrepreneurship and Small Business Journal, 6(1), 217–233. https://doi.org/10.14211/regepe.v6i1.387

Issue

Vol. 6 No. 1 (2017): Jan./Apr.

Section

Case study

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