Abstract

The world and the way organizations operate and interact is changing at great speed, thanks to the implementation of new integrating technologies and innovative management models, which are related to new organizational structures and administrative systems that generate the possibility of creating value for the company. Pointed out this, the researcher set out as a purpose to analyze the models of Innovation for University management in periods of crisis based on the administrative processes of the Autonomous University of Chile, Temuco headquarters. An investigation was carried out under the constructivist paradigm with a qualitative approach, descriptive level using content analysis as a technique. The results suggest that universities that innovate at the managerial level tend to decrease in their technological innovation. Within the contributions, the work contributes in a theoretical and practical way. From the theoretical, the literature on managerial innovation and technological innovation is expanded. Empirically, useful information is provided for the design of strategies that wish to improve the innovative performance of companies with the introduction of managerial innovations and new administrative practices. Keywords: Innovation models, Management, Universities