The dynamics between the roots and the wings: a study on innovative organizations

Abstract

The present paper has the purpose of presenting the results of a research carried out to reach the followingobjectives: (1) to identify which objective and subjective factors are found at organizations that are systematically underinnovation; (2) to present how those factors inter-relate; (3) to describe innovation processes within organizational dynamics.In order to develop this research, three organizations were chosen - Embraer, Promon and Odebrecht Construction- CNO. The conceptual framework used for field research was a combination of Innovation references with Hatch'sCultural Dynamics Model. By using Grounded Research with Content Analysis as the chosen methodologies, it waspossible to identify factors that were present and enabled innovations in those corporations. The results herein presentedare the identified factors and its relatedness within the organizational dynamics.