Blurring organizational issues and social phenomena in the age of technology

The predominant view in economic theory until the crisis
of the '70s, argued the great enterprise was the key player
in the innovation process, this was conceived as an
activity that unfolded in specific areas, with clear
responsibilities and predetermined objectives. This
operating structure of the innovative process was
functional demand model that favored the standardization
of production. The innovative process was developed
predominantly by firms that had a domain oligopolistic
market from which they made windfall with which
financed the research and development activities. In this
context, the role of SMEs in the innovation process is
limited to covering the portion of the market that big
companies left.