Hypothesis: The implementation, certification and use of the (InnMS) Innovation Management Standard UNE 166002, improves innovation capacity and business results of firms.

1. CROSS BORDER DOCTORIALS 2012. FROM THE MAY 14th TO THE 18TH. CALDES DE MALAVELLA, SPAIN
Impact of the Innovation Management
Standard UNE 166002 in Spain
Introduction: Today is widely recognized that innovation is a key factor for competitiveness and Author: Moisès Mir
economic development, but it have to be managed in a good manner. Organizations usually don’t Industrial Engineer
know how to do it. Some national standards appeared to help, but, are those really useful? PhD Candidate
OGDP
Date: 14/05/2012
Hypothesis: The implementation, certification and use of the
Innovation Management Standard UNE 166002, improves
innovation capacity and business performance of firms.
• Hypothesis Model, based on 3
standards: UNE 166002, CWA 15899,
and EFQM framework for innovation.
• Background. A lot of innovation
process models, a few case studies of
Figure 1: Hypothesis Model
the concrete standard UNE 166002.
Source: The author
• Empirical research based on a survey.
• Results: Statistical evidences in the
relationship between the use of
standard UNE 166002 and higher
innovation capacity and business
results, even in times of hard crisis.
• Complementary research:
– UNE 166002 Diffusion analysis Figure 2: Statistics
Inn. CAP
– UNE 166002 Integration in a
Source: The author
PDCA Integrated Management
System (with ISO 9001 and ISO
14001)
P-D-C-A UNE 166002 BS 7000-1 ISO 9001 ISO 14001 ISO 50001
0 0 0 0 -
1 1 1 1 1
2 3 3 3 3
3 2 2 2 2
4 4.1 4.1 4.1 4.1
P
4.1 4 4 4 4
4.2; 4.3;
P/C 4.2 5 5 4.4.1 4.4;
and 4.7
4.4.2
4.3 6 6 -
D
4.4 7 7 4.4 4.5
C/A 4.5 - 8 4.5 4.6
Figure 3: Statistic Business results
Table 1: Management system standards: common Source: The author
elements and linkages
800
Source: Mir and Bernardo (2012)
700
600
CONCLUSIONS: Innovation Management Standard 500
400
UNE 166002, improves innovation capacity of firms
300
and their business results, complementary research 200
show that the standard is easy to integrate in an 100
Integrated Management System based on PDCA 0
2002 2004 2006 2008 2010 2012 2014 2016 2018 2020 2022 2024
Deming cycle (ISO 9001 and ISO 14001 among UNE 166002 Forecast UNE 166002 LCL166002 95% UPL166002 95% 95% K
others), and the number of certificates is still growing Figure 4: Diffusion analysis of the UNE 166002
and fits a “S” shape logistic curve. number of certifications.
Source: Mir et al. (2012)
DISCUSSION: An ISO standard for Innovation Management should be created?
Thesis Author: Moisès Mir. Thesis Director: Martí Casadesús. Date: 14/05/2012.