Abstract
Goal: This article presents an analysis of the validity and reliability of the assessment instrument used in the 2016–2017 Brazilian Innovation Award.
 Design/Methodology/Approach: This study used multivariate analysis techniques on the data from 2,651 companies. Two hypotheses were tested. The first (H1), related to reliability, used Pearson’s Correlation and Cronbach’s alpha. The second hypothesis (H2), related to validity, used Confirmatory factor analysis (CFA).
 Results: The instrument is reliable and valid and is an important mechanism for the assessment of the maturity of innovation management.
 Limitations of the investigation: One of the constructs can still be improved in future studies and applications, although it has demonstrated acceptable levels of reliability and validity.
 Practical implications: The combined use of the constructs “organizational dimensions” and “innovation outcomes” proved to be an accurate conceptual model for assessing the maturity level of innovation management in organizations.
 Originality/Value: The instrument is a robust diagnostic instrument and, with appropriate adaptations, it can be replicated and used in other contexts and countries, providing international comparative studies.
Highlights
Brazil has the opportunity to establish an institutional environment more conducive to innovation
The objective of the award was redefined to encourage and recognize successful efforts in innovation management within organizations operating in Brazil
The evaluation of lost data sought to identify whether all the variables in the assessment instrument had valid values and if these data were available for analysis
Summary
Brazil has the opportunity to establish an institutional environment more conducive to innovation. The award is coordinated by the Brazilian Industry Confederation (CNI) and the Brazilian Service of Support for Micro and Small Enterprises (SEBRAE) and is intended to stimulate innovation in the Brazilian private sector. Until 2015, the award evaluated only individual innovation projects, not the entirety of the organizational environment. The 2016–2017 award, in which 2,651 companies participated—including medium and large industrial companies and small companies from all sectors—underwent a profound reformulation of its objectives, its conceptual model, and its assessment instrument. The objective of the award was redefined to encourage and recognize successful efforts in innovation management within organizations operating in Brazil. The evaluation process began to consider a more modern and comprehensive view of innovation, assessing the environment of the organization in a holistic and unified way, considering its innovation inputs and processes, and its outputs and performance effects (CNI, 2018a)
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