Editorial

ID: 34606

Authors: Wilson Suzigan, Renato Garcia.

Source: Revista Brasileira de Inovação, v. 14, n. 1, p. 7-8, January-June, 2015. 2 page(s).

Document type: Editorial (Portuguese)

Ideias Fundadoras - Apresentação: An overview of innovation - (Stephen J. Kline, Nathan Rosenberg)

ID: 34607

Authors: Alessandro Maia Pinheiro.

Source: Revista Brasileira de Inovação, v. 14, n. 1, p. 9-48, January-June, 2015. 40 page(s).

Document type: Article (Portuguese)

Intellectual property rights in the flower chain: an analysis of the Brazilian plant variety protection system

ID: 34608

Authors: Camila Dias de Sá, Maria Sylvia Macchione Saes.

Source: Revista Brasileira de Inovação, v. 14, n. 1, p. 49-76, January-June, 2015. 28 page(s).

Keyword: Innovation , Plant Varieties , Property Rights

Document type: Article (Portuguese) Show Abstract

The paper addresses the impacts of the Brazilian Plant Variety Protection (PVP) System on the flower chain. While the system has stimulated the marketing of new varieties of plants it has also raised transactions costs for companies operating in the country. Because the farmers’ privilege provision is not well delineated within the national jurisprudence, protection of property rights may became ineffective for asexually reproduced plants. In order to deal with such situation, foreign breeding companies have adopted specific contractual arrangements partially supported by the existing intellectual property rights regime. Based on semi-structured interviews with breeders, flowers growers and wholesalers, the paper explores the specificity of concrete experiences in the Brazilian market and advances policy recommendations that may serve for the improvement of marketing and investment conditions at the flower chain.

Influence of benefits, results and obstacles’ perceptions by research groups on interactions with companies

ID: 34609

Authors: Veneziano de Castro Araujo, Suelene Mascarini, Emerson Gomes dos Santos, Ariana Ribeiro Costa.

Source: Revista Brasileira de Inovação, v. 14, n. 1, p. 77-104, January-June, 2015. 28 page(s).

Keyword: Economics of Technology , Knowledge and Innovation , University-Industry Linkages

Document type: Article (Portuguese) Show Abstract

The aim of this paper is to investigate how expected perceptions of academic research groups about results, benefits and obstacles influence the number of interactions with firms, based on a survey of university-industry interactions in Brazil. For this purpose, by means of a nonparametric Item Response Theory (NIRT), non ad hoc clusters were created from patterns of survey answers related with the analyzed perceptions. Using these clusters, a model was estimated to identify how perceptions influence the number of interactions of research groups. The results indicate that research groups that perceive intangible benefits and knowledge results as more important tend to have more interactions with firms. In addition, transactional obstacles imply in less interactions with firms. Finally, some implications on public policies are presented.

Reasons, benefits and difficulties of the university-industry interaction

ID: 34610

Authors: Paola Rücker Schaeffer, Janaína Ruffoni, Daniel Puffal.

Source: Revista Brasileira de Inovação, v. 14, n. 1, p. 105-134, January-June, 2015. 30 page(s).

Keyword: Computer Science , Innovation , Rio Grande do Sul , University-Industry Interaction

Document type: Article (Portuguese) Show Abstract

The article analyzes the reasons, benefits and difficulties of university-industry (U-I) interactions. It was conducted a survey research that investigated interactions of computer science knowledge area of Rio Grande do Sul in 2013. The results show that the main reasons and benefits for universities are classified as intellectuals, whereas for the firms are proactive reasons and innovation benefits. Regarding the difficulties, the two groups of respondents highlighted the interest and institutional factors. To go beyond “points of interaction”, as suggested by the literature as a characteristic of the U-I interactions in Brazil, it is necessary not only quantitatively expand the number of interactions, but also increase the quality of relationships, referring to the understanding that these influence directly in the activity of generating knowledge and innovations. The issues raised in the survey demystify the idea of universities as “ivory towers” and firms as passive actors.

Innovation indicators: a survey of innovative activities in the international food processed industry

ID: 34611

Authors: Vinicius C. B. Fornari, Rogério Gomes, André Luiz Correa.

Source: Revista Brasileira de Inovação, v. 14, n. 1, p. 135-162, January-June, 2015. 28 page(s).

Keyword: Food Processed Industry , Innovative Activity , Technological Diffusion

Document type: Article (Portuguese) Show Abstract

This paper seeks to combine traditional methods of measuring intensity with other alternative indicators to examine the dispersion of innovation activities in different industries and countries. The hypothesis that underlies the study lies in the fact that in the Food Processed Industry (IAP) the traditional methods are insufficient to detect the core of the innovation process. As method, we analyzed patent data extracted from the twenty-five largest food processed companies in the world and suggested different indicators developed from the Pesquisa de Inovação Tecnológica (PINTEC, 2010) – for Brazilian companies – and the Community Innovation Survey (CIS, 2009) – for European Union companies. The results allowed us to establish relationships in three dimensions: (i) the complexity of the innovative effort of the IAP; (ii) the efforts to innovation in different countries are distinct and; (iii) there is heterogeneity in country performance.

Global innovation networks and university-firm interactions: an exploratory survey analysis

ID: 34612

Authors: Gustavo Britto, Ulisses Pereira dos Santos, Glenda Kruss, Eduardo Albuquerque.

Source: Revista Brasileira de Inovação, v. 14, n. 1, p. 163-192, January-June, 2015. 30 page(s).

Keyword: Global Innovation Networks , INGINEUS Survey , National Systems of Innovation , University-Firm Interaction

Document type: Article (English) Show Abstract

The literature on Global Innovation Networks has contributed to identify changes in the innovation activities of multinational corporations. Although university-firm interactions are seen as an important factor for the emergence of GINs, their role has received limited attention. This paper aims to fill this gap in two ways. First, it carries out an exploratory analysis of an original survey dataset, of firms in three industrial sectors from nine developed and developing countries. Second, the paper analyses whether the role of universities in global innovation networks is related to national systems of innovation with varying degrees of maturity. Multiple correspondence analysis and a Probit model are used to establish the relevance of key factors in driving GINs. The results identify distinctive profiles constructed mainly according to firm characteristics, but reflecting country specific patterns of association. The Probit model confirms that internationalization processes and the existence of local interactions substantially increase the probability of interactions with international institutions.

Domestic and foreign knowledge sources for innovation in internationalized Production Networks: the automotive and the iron and steel cases

ID: 34613

Authors: Hernán Alejandro Morero.

Source: Revista Brasileira de Inovação, v. 14, n. 1, p. 193-216, January-June, 2015. 24 page(s).

Keyword: Argentina , Automotive Production Network , Internationalization , Iron and Steel Production Network , Production Networks

Document type: Article (English) Show Abstract

This paper studies the relative relevance of domestic knowledge sources for innovation in internationalized production activities in an emerging economy. Two Production Networks from Argentina with a different kind of internationalization were considered: organized around subsidiaries of multinational companies (the automotive case) and organized around local headquarters (the iron and steel case). A multiple factor analysis was carried out and cluster techniques were applied using a specific innovation survey done to 163 automotive and iron and steel firms from Argentina from the period of 2001 to2005, to evaluate the relative importance of domestic and foreign knowledge sources. The main finding is that in a production network organized around domestic headquarters the best innovative performance underrates the importance of international linkages, in comparison with networks organized around foreign subsidiaries.

O Imperial Instituto Pernambucano de Agricultura – IIPA, 1859-1871: o malogro de um projeto inovador de parceria público privado

ID: 34614

Authors: Christine Rufino Dabat, Victor Hugo Luna Peres.

Source: Revista Brasileira de Inovação, v. 14, n. 1, p. 217-240, January-June, 2015. 24 page(s).

Document type: Article (Portuguese)

Resenha: - Conhecimento, inovação e território - (Mário Vale - 2012)

ID: 34615

Authors: Regina Tunes.

Source: Revista Brasileira de Inovação, v. 14, n. 1, p. 241-246, January-June, 2015. 6 page(s).

Document type: Book Review (Portuguese)