Review: - The automotive sector in emerging economies: industrial policies, market dynamics and trade unions - (Rudolf Traub-Merz (Ed.) - 2017)

ID: 48269

Authors: Marco Antonio Rocha.

Source: Revista Brasileira de Inovação, v. 16, n. 2, p. 0-0, June-December, 2017. 1 page(s).

Document type: Book Review (English)

Editorial V. 16, N. 2, 2017

ID: 48261

Authors: Wilson Suzigan, Renato Garcia.

Source: Revista Brasileira de Inovação, v. 16, n. 2, p. 223-224, June-December, 2017. 2 page(s).

Document type: Editorial (Portuguese)

Hierarchy and Concentration in Brazilian Regional Distribution of Inventions by Types of Technologies

ID: 48262

Authors: Rodrigo Siqueira Rodriguez, Eduardo Gonçalves.

Source: Revista Brasileira de Inovação, v. 16, n. 2, p. 225-266, June-December, 2017. 42 page(s).

Keyword: Brazil , Concentration , Inventive Regions , Patents , Urban Hierarchy

Document type: Article (Portuguese) Show Abstract

This article aims to propose a classification of Brazilian regions according to their technological skills. These are identified by technological classes, according to the International Patent Classification -IPC stemming from BADEPI/INPI for the period 2000-2011. The classification is based on three indicators: Zipf, Gini and Moran’s I (global and local) coefficients. Results indicate that the degree of hierarchy and concentration in Brazilian regions are smaller in technologies of chemistry food, mechanical and civil engineering, as such technologies are also present in less central regions. In contrast, technologies of electrical engineering and telecommunications, biological and nanotechnologies present a greater degree of hierarchy and concentration, mainly located in São Paulo, Campinas and Rio de Janeiro. Clustering patterns indicate the existence of positive spatial association of these technologies in the Southeast and South regions of Brazil, particularly in the state capitals and Campinas region.

The Brazilian Industry in the Context of the Global Value Chain: An Empirical Study of Vertical Specialization for the Electro-Electronic and Mechanical-Metal Complexes

ID: 48263

Authors: Juliane Regina Rörig, Orlando Martinelli Júnior, Paulo Ricardo Feistel.

Source: Revista Brasileira de Inovação, v. 16, n. 2, p. 267-298, June-December, 2017. 32 page(s).

Keyword: Electronics Complex , Global Value Chains , Mechanical Metal Complex

Document type: Article (Portuguese) Show Abstract

The paper aims to contribute to the empirical study of the insertion segments of Brazilian industry into CGVs, focusing on the vertical specialization trade of the electro-electronic and mechanical metal complexes in the years 2000, 2005 and 2009. The analysis was conducted by the specialized vertical methodology proposed by Hummels et al (2001). The results showed that the insertion of these complexes into CGVs declined over the 2000s. The greater internationalization of production, from the commercial opening, did not guarantee the integration of these complexes in CGVs in a more dynamic and competitive way in the relevant sectors from the industrial point of view.

From Collaboration Networks for Innovation to the Development of Science and Technology Clusters. Two Case Studies at the National University of San Martín in Argentina

ID: 48264

Authors: Pablo Lavarello, Mariana Minervini, Verónica Robert.

Source: Revista Brasileira de Inovação, v. 16, n. 2, p. 299-324, June-December, 2017. 26 page(s).

Keyword: Bottom Up and Top Down Policies , Networks , Proximity

Document type: Article (Spanish) Show Abstract

In this article, we propose to discuss public policies oriented to promote science and technology clusters. For this purpose, we studied a particular cluster case linked to a public university located in the suburban area of the city of Buenos Aires: the National University of San Martín (UNSAM). We analyze two cooperation networks between UNSAM research groups, companies, technology centers and potential adopters of innovations: a “bottom up” cluster experience of diagnostic kits development and a “top-down” University-State experience, aero spatial micro-wave development. We adopt a “proximity approach” (RALLET; TORRE, 1999, 2005; BOSCHMA, 2005; KNOBEN, 2008; LAGENDIJK; OINAS, 2005). This approach goes beyond geographical proximity explanation of clusters coordination. It takes in account social proximity (GRANOVETTER, 1985), organizational proximity (Williamson, 1975, 1979, 1985), institutional proximity (EDQUIST; JOHNSON, 1997; HOFSTEDE, 1991) and technological proximity (COHEN; LEVINTHAL, 1990; NOOTEBOOM et al., 2007). This approach enables us to analyze the tensions between opportunism and lock-in that characterize university – enterprise relations and that should be taken into account when defining science and technology clusters. The results of the case studies show that these tensions are solved in an idiosyncratic and particular way. When organizational proximity is low and risks of opportunism are high (under a bottom-up scheme), the tendency is to compensate with greater social proximity. When organizational and technological proximity is high and there is a risk of lock in (under a top-down scheme), the tendency is to seek greater openness of the network with new applications and potential new users.

University-Industry Research Collaboration in the Brazilian Oil Industry: The Case of Petrobras

ID: 48265

Authors: Giovanna Guimarães Gielfi, André Tosi Furtado, André Sica de Campos, Robert J. W. Tijssen.

Source: Revista Brasileira de Inovação, v. 16, n. 2, p. 325-350, June-December, 2017. 26 page(s).

Keyword: Brazil , Co-Authorship , Network Analysis , Oil Industry , University-Industry Collaboration

Document type: Article (English) Show Abstract

This paper examines research collaboration between the Brazilian state-controlled oil company, Petrobras, and universities from 1980 to 2014. Despite the importance of universityindustry research collaboration in Brazilian oil industry, there are few comprehensive and long-time spam studies on this topic. This paper helps to fill a gap in the academic literature by providing comparative historical data on research collaboration between Petrobras and Brazilian universities. Based on the co-authored publications by Petrobras we analyze changes in intensity of this collaboration and its geographical orientation, inter-organizational level and scientific knowledge base. Furthermore, we address the issue of whether changes in Brazilian R&D funding policy have affected trends in collaboration. Our findings show an increasing collaboration between Petrobras and Brazilian universities, resulting in an enlargement of the company’s network collaboration and reinforcing its knowledge base.

The Impact of the Flex-Fuel Motor on the Brazilian Motorcycle Market and On the Honda Leadership

ID: 48266

Authors: Diogo Signor, Francis Carlo Petterini.

Source: Revista Brasileira de Inovação, v. 16, n. 2, p. 351-380, June-December, 2017. 30 page(s).

Keyword: Brazilian Motorcycle Market , Flex-Fuel Motor , Impact Evaluation , Synthetic Control

Document type: Article (Portuguese) Show Abstract

In 2009 Honda incorporated the flex-fuel engine in some of its motorcycles. This happened under a peculiar context, once the firm had its leadership threatened and the market was retracted. The article contextualizes and analyzes the impact of this innovation, estimating by synthetic control that the Honda’s counterfactual sales would be 27% lower in the period 2009-2012. This and the fact that Honda gained five percentage points in market share indicate to the relevance of innovation to maintain its leadership.

The Contributions of Three Neoschumpeterian and Evolutionary Approaches to the Debate on Innovation Policies

ID: 48267

Authors: Gabriel Yoguel, Florencia Barletta, Mariano Pereira.

Source: Revista Brasileira de Inovação, v. 16, n. 2, p. 381-404, June-December, 2017. 24 page(s).

Keyword: Cumulative Causation; Innovation Policy , Innovation Systems; Self-organization

Document type: Article (Spanish) Show Abstract

This article stylizes the conceptual ideas and proposals of industrial and technological policy derived from three neo-Schumpeterian evolutionary approaches: Innovation Systems, Selforganizing models and Cumulative Causation. These three approaches provide ideas with great explanatory power about the way innovation is generated and the modes of public intervention. We propose a dialogue among them based on the identification of the common and complementary elements of these approaches. This dialogue aims to contribute to the discussion of an appropriate analytical framework to understand the dynamics of innovation in Latin American countries.

O Instituto de Tecnologia Industrial de Minas Gerais

ID: 48268

Authors: João Antônio de Paula.

Source: Revista Brasileira de Inovação, v. 16, n. 2, p. 405-436, June-December, 2017. 32 page(s).

Document type: Article (Portuguese)