Separation/reaction in SMB application to the production of industrial sugars from low-cost biomass sources (POCTI/EQU/32470/2000)

Innovativeness and Network Competence: an integration and empirical examination

This project aims to study the importance of the concepts of innovativeness and network competence, in particular, it aims to identify their components and to empirically examine their integration. The empirical model for innovativeness involves technological resources and commitment to innovation. General network competence and capacity of acquisition into an innovation network are crucial to define innovation network competence. Results of a mail questionnaire using a sample randomly executed by the Portuguese Statistics National Institute and stratified by industrial activity and dimension have been analysed. Issues like scale reliability and constructs dimensions were addressed. Innovativeness dimensions and specificity of small firms on innovation are under investigation.

Publications

Rodrigues, C.S.; Fernandes, E.M.G.P. ; Martins, F.V., Innovativeness and network competence: an integration and empirical examination, 13th. International Product Development Management Conference , Part 3 (3), (1231-1245), Italy, 2006.

Rodrigues, C.S.; Fernandes, E.M.G.P. ; Martins, F.V., The dimensions of purchasing competence, Academy of Marketing Conference , ISBN: 1-904750-49-4, CD-ROM (11 pp), London, 2006.

Rodrigues, C.S.; Fernandes, E.M.G.P. ; Martins, F.V., The dimensions of purchasing competence: a synthesis from literature, 2nd Biennial Conference of the Academy of World Business, Marketing and Management Development , G. Ogunmkun, R. Gabbay e J. Rose (eds.), ISBN: 0-9752272-1-1 Vol. 2 (1) CD-ROM (317-327), Paris, 2006.

Rodrigues, C.S.; Fernandes, E.M.G.P. ; Martins, F.V., forthcoming. Purchasing: an integrated competence. In Encyclopedia of Networked and Virtual Organizations, Cunha , M.M.; Putnik, G.D. (Eds.) 2100Books.

Rodrigues, C.S.; Fernandes, E.M.G.P. ; Martins, F.V., forthcoming. Network Innovativeness: a new perspective for innovation. In Encyclopedia of Networked and Virtual Organizations , Cunha, M.M.; Putnik, G.D. (Eds.) 2100Books.

PhD and MSc theses

Rodrigues, C.S., A compra industrial e a qualidade no contexto da inovação do produto, PhD thesis, Universidade do Minho, supervisors: Fernandes, E.M.G.P. , Martins, F.V. (ongoing).

Thermal Comfort model applicable to clothing design(POCTI/EME/62786/2004)

Safety Control of Automated Problems Systems(POCTI/EME/61425/2004)

ICTs in engineering education: application of new methodologies in engineering education and assessment in Numerical Methods, Process Control and Automation