A Proposal for a Standard With Innovation Management System

Christos Apostolakis, José Carlos Rodríguez and Mario Gómez
Table 4: The resource-based view and entrepreneurial innovation at Canadian Universities
Attributes of Resource-based
View Approach Applied in the
University sector
Canadian Universities
PURPOSE OF
IMPLEMENTATION
Unit of analysis Resources and capabilities Heavy investment on entrepreneurial
activities
Analysis for innovation Specific resources that are used Heavy investment on items of
innovation such as patents, licences,
etc
Criterion for innovation Observe the creation of value Increasing evidence of innovative
schemes on entrepreneurship that
affects primarily the teaching of the
subject area
BENEFITS OF
IMPLEMENTATION
Desired effect on the
Development of technology and Evidently both in educational and co-
organisation
knowledge transfer
curricular activities
Impact on management Strategic decision
University governance reflects on
entrepreneurial innovation culture
Risks Loss of critical skills and
capabilities
Nothing that does warrant lack of risk
Competitive advantage Achievement Yes to the extent that promotes a new
phase for entrepreneurship
7. Conclusions
It seems that there is enough evidence even within the remit of this initial paper to argue that
Canadian universities are aspired to and attempt quite significantly to promote entrepreneurial
innovation. This could be argued that comes up the following steps (by utilising the VRIO framework):
� Organisational resources are considerably used in promoting entrepreneurial innovation both at a
nationwide university level like with the case of licensing or specifically at the example of the
business school in the eastern part of Canada;
� These resources can be considered as rare because they reflect on a considerable generation of
efforts both at national and local level, which gives capacity for establishing a unique identity not
commonly shared by other organisations;
� Each university seems to be different therefore there is uniqueness in creation of conditions that
promote entrepreneurial innovation. This makes their resources imperfectly imitable by competitor
organisations;
� All the elements above make each university an independent case that fits within the context of
an increasing trend in promoting entrepreneurial innovation.
The last point to be made for this paper is a promise: that the topic is so rich in research terms and
policy consequences so a second paper will follow shortly.
Acknowledgements
Authors acknowledge ECIE-2012 anonymous referees for their comments and suggestions. Professor
José Carlos Rodríguez is very grateful to Professor Benoît Godin and the Centre – Urbanisation
Culture Société for receiving him as visiting researcher at the INRS. Financial support from the
National Council for Science and Technology (Consejo Nacional de Ciencia y Tecnología,
CONACYT) of Mexico is gratefully acknowledged. The usual disclaimers apply.
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