Ideias Fundadoras - apresentação: Sectoral Patterns of Technical Change: Toward a Taxonomy and a Theory - Keith Pavitt

ID: 24003

Authors: Mario Luiz Possas.

Source: Revista Brasileira de Inovação, v. 2, n. 2, p. 231-265, July-December, 2003. 35 page(s).

Document type: Article (Portuguese)

A relação universidade-empresa no Brasil e o "Argumento da Hélice Tripla"

ID: 24004

Authors: Renato Dagnino.

Source: Revista Brasileira de Inovação, v. 2, n. 2, p. 267-307, July-December, 2003. 41 page(s).

Keyword: Latin America , Science and Technology Policy , Technological Parks , Triple Helix Statement , University-firm Relationship

Document type: Article (Portuguese) Show Abstract

The university-firm relationship (UFR) is approached having as a guide the “Triple Helix statement” (TH), undestood as a combination of two currents of thought produced in advanced countries — the “Second Academic Revolution” and the one that stresses the relations between firms and their context as competitiveness factors — and an associated measure of Science and Technology Policy (STP) — the Technological Parks. Analysing the evolution of UFR interpretations in Latin America — the frameworks used, the analytic or disciplinary postures, their influence on the research community and in the STP — the paper shows how TH debilitated the interpretation that had been dominant until the end of the 1980s, and how the debate in course between these two present positions tends to progress. By offering a standard for critical analysis of the changes in the explanatory and normative-institutional models of STP in advanced and peripheric countries, TH can inform new interpretations more adherent to the democratization scenario that is being constructed in the country.

Punctuated equilibrium and technological innovation in the polymer industry

ID: 24005

Authors: Beatriz de Castro Fialho, Lia Hasenclever, Carlos Alberto Hemais.

Source: Revista Brasileira de Inovação, v. 2, n. 2, p. 309-328, July-December, 2003. 20 page(s).

Keyword: Innovation , Polymer Industry , Punctuated Equilibrium , Technological Change

Document type: Article (English) Show Abstract

In evolutionary economics, technological change is closely related to the dynamics of the industrial structure and competition, to the internal organization of firms and to the relation of those firms with their clients, other firms, governments and/or research centers and universities. While some authors have focused on the role of incremental changes and cumulativeness, others have examined the role of radical changes. Using the punctuated equilibrium model, this paper presents a case study about the evolution of polyolefin technology, in order to discuss the nature of technological change processes, and how they are related to the industry evolution and the behavior of incumbent and new companies.

Sectoral systems and innovation and technology policy

ID: 24006

Authors: Franco Malerba.

Source: Revista Brasileira de Inovação, v. 2, n. 2, p. 329-375, July-December, 2003. 47 page(s).

Keyword: Innovation Systems: Sectors , Public Policy , Technological Innovation

Document type: Article (English) Show Abstract

This paper uses the concept of sectoral system of innovation which aims to provide a multidimensional, integrated and dynamic view of innovation in sectors. Sectoral systems have three dimensions that affect the generation and adoption of new technologies and the organization of innovation and production at the sectoral level: knowledge (and the related boundaries), actors and networks, and institutions. The paper discusses the conceptual framework of sectoral systems, presents five main sectoral systems and examines their major trends, challenges and transformation. The paper then examines which are the main policy implications and indications in a sectoral system perspective.

Mitos e realidades sobre a difusão do comércio eletrônico nas empresas brasileiras

ID: 24007

Authors: Paulo Bastos Tigre, Jason Dedrick.

Source: Revista Brasileira de Inovação, v. 2, n. 2, p. 377-405, July-December, 2003. 29 page(s).

Keyword: Competitiveness , Electronic Commerce , Globalization , Information Technologies , New Economy , Small Firms , Technology Diffusion

Document type: Article (Portuguese) Show Abstract

The rapid diffusion of information technologies and the Internet gave birth to radical interpretations about their worldwide economic impacts. Three hypotheses widely discussed in the specialized literature are particularly interesting for their relevance for economic analysis and will be reviewed in this article based on empirical research on electronic commerce (EC) conducted by the Globalization and Electronic Commerce project at the University of California, Irvine. The first hypothesis states that EC diffusion is both a driving force and a consequence of the globalization process. The second is that new IT is giving birth to a "new economy" based on new information-based firms. Finally we analyze the hypothesis that EC is reducing the competitive disadvantages of small firms face their larger counterparts, thanks to informational and geographical impacts. Based on a survey with 200 firms, the article concludes that, at least in the case of Brazil, the findings do not support those hypotheses and that despite the undisputed importance of EC for business development, the technology itself determines neither industry structure or firms globalization strategies. Rather, EC helps firms and countries to further explore their existing economic trajectories.

Política de Ciência e Tecnologia no III PBDCT (1980/1985)

ID: 24008

Authors: Sergio Salles Filho.

Source: Revista Brasileira de Inovação, v. 2, n. 2, p. 407-432, July-December, 2003. 26 page(s).

Document type: Article (Portuguese)

Resenha: - Economia Industrial: Fundamentos Teóricos e Práticas no Brasil - (David Kupfer & Lia Hasenclever (orgs.) - 2002)

ID: 24009

Authors: Marcelo Silva Pinho.

Source: Revista Brasileira de Inovação, v. 2, n. 2, p. 433-442, July-December, 2003. 10 page(s).

Document type: Book Review (Portuguese)