Innovation Processes? Abstract: The aim of this research is to respond, from an empirical point o... more Innovation Processes? Abstract: The aim of this research is to respond, from an empirical point of view, to the following question: “Do management systems based on standards hinder innovation processes?”. In order to achieve this objective, an empirical work with the participation of 254 companies is presented here. The research was carried out in 2006 within the framework of a wider research project called “Integrated Management Systems (IMS) in Spanish Companies”. Study results are presented and statistically analyzed Discussion of the research findings and future work are also provided.
The aim of this research is to respond, from an empirical point of view, to the following questio... more The aim of this research is to respond, from an empirical point of view, to the following question: "Do management systems based on standards hinder innovation processes?". In order to achieve this objective, an empirical work with the participation of 254 companies is presented here. The research was carried out in 2006 within the framework of a wider research project called "Integrated Management Systems (IMS) in Spanish Companies". Study results are presented and statistically analyzed Discussion of the research findings and future work are also provided.
PurposeThe aim of this research is to respond, from an empirical point of view, to the next quest... more PurposeThe aim of this research is to respond, from an empirical point of view, to the next question: “Does management systems based on standards hinder innovation processes?”. MethodologyIn order to achieve this objective, an empirical work with the participation of 249 companies, in the framework of a research project called “Integrated Management Systems (IMS) in the Spanish companies” (SEJ2006-00682/ECON financed by the Ministry of Science and Technology within the aid program for R+D project) carried out from January to April 2006, is presented in this paper. FindingsPrincipal findings of the survey of 249 Spanish organizations registered to both the ISO 9001 and ISO 14001 standards which was illustrated here are: Managers and people involved in standardized management systems gave less importance to the statement that standards hinder innovation processes, although not with a statistically-significant difference compared to the other types of managers who responded to the surv...
Resumen Las políticas de entrepreneuship e innovación han ido convergiendo en los últimos años en... more Resumen Las políticas de entrepreneuship e innovación han ido convergiendo en los últimos años en el marco de las políticas de apoyo a la competitividad. El presente trabajo utiliza la metodología de la red IPREG para analizar el grado de “completitud”, y las principales características de estas dos políticas a nivel local. Se desarrolla el caso de las ciudades de Barcelona y Montreal, dos ciudades con numerosas características similares, identificadas ambas como polos de “creatividad e innovación”. En políticas de apoyo a la iniciativa emprendedora los resultados evidencian un mayor grado de completitud en Montreal mientras que en innovación se da el caso contrario. Las diferencias más significativas entre las políticas de las dos ciudades se evidencian en tres áreas: el apoyo a grupos objetivo, la educación y la eliminación de barreras.
Total Quality Management & Business Excellence, 2012
ABSTRACT This paper addresses the question of whether multiple management system standards (MSSs)... more ABSTRACT This paper addresses the question of whether multiple management system standards (MSSs) such as ISO 9001 and ISO 14001 hinder innovation processes. Following a review of the relevant literature, an empirical study of 249 Spanish organisations registered to both ISO 9001 and ISO 14001 is presented. The principal finding of a previous study [Castillo, S.M., Casadesus, M., Karapetrovic, S., Heras, I., & Martin, I. (2008). Do standardized management systems hinder innovation processes, in Proceedings of the 2nd International Quality Conference – Quality Festival 2008, Kragujevac, Serbia (also appeared in the International Journal of Quality Research, 2(2), 121–127] is a decrease in the importance attached to the statement that MSSs hinder innovation as more of these standards are considered for implementation in the future. The model presented in this paper includes data from organisations that have not just implemented, but have also integrated their standardised management systems (MSs). This model investigates the effects of specific motivators and difficulties of implementing multiple MSSs on the responses of organisations to the statement that MSSs are seen as a barrier to innovation. The model also examines the effect of MSSs as a barrier to innovation on the intention of these organisations to implement MSSs in the future. Results show significant influence for the variables studied.
Innovation Processes? Abstract: The aim of this research is to respond, from an empirical point o... more Innovation Processes? Abstract: The aim of this research is to respond, from an empirical point of view, to the following question: “Do management systems based on standards hinder innovation processes?”. In order to achieve this objective, an empirical work with the participation of 254 companies is presented here. The research was carried out in 2006 within the framework of a wider research project called “Integrated Management Systems (IMS) in Spanish Companies”. Study results are presented and statistically analyzed Discussion of the research findings and future work are also provided.
The aim of this research is to respond, from an empirical point of view, to the following questio... more The aim of this research is to respond, from an empirical point of view, to the following question: "Do management systems based on standards hinder innovation processes?". In order to achieve this objective, an empirical work with the participation of 254 companies is presented here. The research was carried out in 2006 within the framework of a wider research project called "Integrated Management Systems (IMS) in Spanish Companies". Study results are presented and statistically analyzed Discussion of the research findings and future work are also provided.
PurposeThe aim of this research is to respond, from an empirical point of view, to the next quest... more PurposeThe aim of this research is to respond, from an empirical point of view, to the next question: “Does management systems based on standards hinder innovation processes?”. MethodologyIn order to achieve this objective, an empirical work with the participation of 249 companies, in the framework of a research project called “Integrated Management Systems (IMS) in the Spanish companies” (SEJ2006-00682/ECON financed by the Ministry of Science and Technology within the aid program for R+D project) carried out from January to April 2006, is presented in this paper. FindingsPrincipal findings of the survey of 249 Spanish organizations registered to both the ISO 9001 and ISO 14001 standards which was illustrated here are: Managers and people involved in standardized management systems gave less importance to the statement that standards hinder innovation processes, although not with a statistically-significant difference compared to the other types of managers who responded to the surv...
Resumen Las políticas de entrepreneuship e innovación han ido convergiendo en los últimos años en... more Resumen Las políticas de entrepreneuship e innovación han ido convergiendo en los últimos años en el marco de las políticas de apoyo a la competitividad. El presente trabajo utiliza la metodología de la red IPREG para analizar el grado de “completitud”, y las principales características de estas dos políticas a nivel local. Se desarrolla el caso de las ciudades de Barcelona y Montreal, dos ciudades con numerosas características similares, identificadas ambas como polos de “creatividad e innovación”. En políticas de apoyo a la iniciativa emprendedora los resultados evidencian un mayor grado de completitud en Montreal mientras que en innovación se da el caso contrario. Las diferencias más significativas entre las políticas de las dos ciudades se evidencian en tres áreas: el apoyo a grupos objetivo, la educación y la eliminación de barreras.
Total Quality Management & Business Excellence, 2012
ABSTRACT This paper addresses the question of whether multiple management system standards (MSSs)... more ABSTRACT This paper addresses the question of whether multiple management system standards (MSSs) such as ISO 9001 and ISO 14001 hinder innovation processes. Following a review of the relevant literature, an empirical study of 249 Spanish organisations registered to both ISO 9001 and ISO 14001 is presented. The principal finding of a previous study [Castillo, S.M., Casadesus, M., Karapetrovic, S., Heras, I., & Martin, I. (2008). Do standardized management systems hinder innovation processes, in Proceedings of the 2nd International Quality Conference – Quality Festival 2008, Kragujevac, Serbia (also appeared in the International Journal of Quality Research, 2(2), 121–127] is a decrease in the importance attached to the statement that MSSs hinder innovation as more of these standards are considered for implementation in the future. The model presented in this paper includes data from organisations that have not just implemented, but have also integrated their standardised management systems (MSs). This model investigates the effects of specific motivators and difficulties of implementing multiple MSSs on the responses of organisations to the statement that MSSs are seen as a barrier to innovation. The model also examines the effect of MSSs as a barrier to innovation on the intention of these organisations to implement MSSs in the future. Results show significant influence for the variables studied.
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