Product portfolio management and performance: Evidence from a survey of innovative Brazilian companies

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Author(s):	Jugend, Daniel ; da Silva, Sergio Luis ; Salgado, Manoel Henrique ; Cauchick Miguel, Paulo Augusto Total Authors: 4
Document type:	Journal article
Source:	JOURNAL OF BUSINESS RESEARCH; v. 69, n. 11, p. 6-pg., 2016-11-01.
Abstract
Portfolio management is gaining increasing attention from researchers and practitioners involved in innovation and product development. In this context, this study aims to analyze the product portfolio management practices that innovative firms in a developing country adopt. This investigation also aims to establish the relationship between these practices and product portfolio performance. The study carries out a quantitative survey on a sample of 71 Brazilian firms, and the results demonstrate that practices associated with formalization, systematization, and clarification in product portfolio decision making significantly influence the fulfillment of performance objectives. In addition, some companies face difficulty in fulfilling the balance of portfolio products, and this difficulty possibly relates to the concentration of incremental innovation efforts in new product development. (C) 2016 Elsevier Inc All rights reserved. (AU)

FAPESP's process:	11/51596-5 - Management of products portfolio in technology-based companies in the State of São Paulo: survey and case studies
Grantee:	Daniel Jugend
Support Opportunities:	Regular Research Grants