Abstract

COLINA, Belinda. The Pertinence of the Notion of Societal Capacities of Innovation by Venezuelan Corporations. Revista de Ciencias Sociales [online]. 2006, vol.12, n.2, pp.254-267. ISSN 1315-9518.

The objective of this research is to analyze the pertinence of the notion of societal capacities for innovation by Venezuelan corporations. The research is analytical and its design is non-experimental. The technique of documentary observation was used. The results determined that corporations in general do not do specify their responsibility in creating and facilitating conditions for the construction of societal capacities for innovation of traditional and nontraditional economic social actors, and also show little responsibility in the diffusion of innovations in Venezuelan corporations which must be due to the limitations and difficulties in industrial and business management formation with industrial vocation on the part of Venezuelan business men. The most important conclusion is that the notion of societal capacities comprehended by most Venezuelan corporations is incomprehensible when taking into account of innovative processes in Venezuelan corporations.

Keywords : Societal capacities of innovation; culture of innovation; learning, corporations.