Capacity for Innovation Frugal: The Look from Companies Incubated in Park Technology and Inco-Working Spaces

Due to competitiveness with international markets, innovation becomes imperative for the development of nations. It is a crucial resource for companies to increase competitiveness. Thus, the continual attainment of competitive advantages and at the same time reduction of the erosion that competition tends to cause, impel organisations to acquire innovative capacity. Which is how companies acquire and save their knowledge and later turn them into innovation? Because of such arguments, this research objective to analyse the innovative capacity for frugal innovation of companies incubated in incubators and crowded in co-working spaces. In the results are presented three case studies of research environments. The questionnaire application from six companies that defined the degree of the factors that lead to frugal innovation in their organisations. Finally, radar of innovative capacity has done, showing in which factors the companies have a greater tendency to make innovation. In conclusion, are presented the reasons why companies should invest in innovation capacity for frugal innovation and how this research contributes to academia and future research.