Inovação: barreiras a serem suplantadas em unidades de informação

Abstract

The notion of innovation is perceived as a key factor for competitiveness, however, its incorporation is confronted by barriers or problems. In this sense, the objective is to present and discuss the barriers that information units must face from an organizational point of view so that they can enhance the innovation process. To this end, three barriers were analyzed: understanding the concept of innovation, attributing responsibility in the innovation process and the nexus between the customer-user and the innovation. The research is classified as exploratory and the bibliographic survey was used as a procedure. It was concluded that the innovation process will be optimized if structural, behavioral and relational changes occur by the information units Keywords: Barriers to innovation. Information Units. Innovation. 1 Doutorado em Ciência da Informação pelo Programa de Pós-Graduação da Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais (PPGCI/ECI/UFMG). Professor Associado do Curso de Biblioteconomia e do Programa de Pós-Graduação em Ciência da Informação da Universidade Federal de Alagoas (CBIB/PPGCI/UFAL).