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Valle de la muerte: factores que dificultan el éxito de innovaciones tecnológicas

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  • René Yepes-Callejas, Jim Giraldo-Builes, Iván Dario Rojas-Arenas Elizabeth Jiménez-Medina

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El término valle de la muerte es una metáfora utilizada para describir una etapa de vacío o cuello de botella que experimentan los proyectos de innovación tecnológica después de las fases de investigación y desarrollo, y antes del desarrollo de nuevos productos y su lanzamiento al mercado. El objetivo de este artículo fue estudiar los factores involucrados en el valle de la muerte con el fin de ayudar en la definición de estrategias para superar esta brecha y, de este modo, aumentar las probabilidades de éxito de la innovación. Para ello se realizó una exploración de algunos de ellos y de relaciones causales a partir de entrevistas, así como de la revisión de información secundaria de nueve intermediarios de innovación ubicados en Medellín (Colombia), encargados de gestionar el valle de la muerte para acelerar los proyectos de innovación tecnológica hasta las etapas previas a la explotación comercial. Entre los hallazgos más relevantes de la investigación se encontró que los intermediarios de innovación en empresas, universidades y programas de apoyo estaban de acuerdo en que los factores que más inciden en la aparición del valle de la muerte son la falta de competencias del talento humano/roles mal distribuidos, ceguera en las dimensiones y la debilidad en el trabajo en red. Finalmente, el estudio concluye que el análisis de los factores generadores del valle de la muerte requiere de una visión sistémica y compleja, de forma que se puedan tener en cuenta las distintas interacciones que se establecen entre ellos.

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  • René Yepes-Callejas, Jim Giraldo-Builes, Iván Dario Rojas-Arenas Elizabeth Jiménez-Medina, 2021. "Valle de la muerte: factores que dificultan el éxito de innovaciones tecnológicas," Revista CEA, Instituto Tecnológico Metropolitano, vol. 7(15), pages 1-23.
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    • O31 - Economic Development, Innovation, Technological Change, and Growth - - Innovation; Research and Development; Technological Change; Intellectual Property Rights - - - Innovation and Invention: Processes and Incentives
    • O32 - Economic Development, Innovation, Technological Change, and Growth - - Innovation; Research and Development; Technological Change; Intellectual Property Rights - - - Management of Technological Innovation and R&D
    • O33 - Economic Development, Innovation, Technological Change, and Growth - - Innovation; Research and Development; Technological Change; Intellectual Property Rights - - - Technological Change: Choices and Consequences; Diffusion Processes

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