Determinants of Innovative Social Entrepreneurship: A Case Study of a Mexican Social Organization

ID: 54628

Authors: Nayeli Martínez Velázquez, Gabriela Dutrénit Bielous.

Source: Revista Brasileira de Inovação, v. 18, n. 2, p. 223-248, July-December, 2019. 26 page(s).

Keyword: Innovation , Internal/External Determinants , Isla Urbana , Mexico , Social entrepreneurship

Document type: Article (English) Show Abstract

Innovative social entrepreneurship (ISE) is a topic of recent interest in research. The knowledge of the determinants of ISE and the characteristics of the innovations created by them is still limited. Therefore, the present document aims to contribute to this knowledge; specifically, it explores the determinants of the innovative behavior of ISE, during its process of creation and growth, and discusses the nature of such innovations (type, novelty, scope and impact) created throughout that process. Based on a case study of a paradigmatic Mexican social organization, we argue that these determinants are divided into: internal (characteristics of the individual entrepreneur and model/strategy of the organization); and external (context/environment). These determinants are causally associated with different stages of the abovementioned process and with certain attributes of the innovations developed. In addition, it is suggested that ISE innovation has a strong intangible and non-technological component, mainly in business model innovations, but also in its operating model (based on social inclusion).

Generation of Knowledge in the Area of Human Health: An Analysis of University-Organizations Interaction in Rio Grande do Sul

ID: 54629

Authors: Ana Lúcia Tatsch, Marisa dos Reis A. Botelho, Janaína Ruffoni, Lara Stumpf Horn.

Source: Revista Brasileira de Inovação, v. 18, n. 2, p. 249-270, July-December, 2019. 22 page(s).

Keyword: Health Innovation System , Interaction Networks , Rio Grande do Sul , University Hospitals , University-Organizations Collaboration

Document type: Article (Portuguese) Show Abstract

This paper aims to contribute to the characterization of processes that generate knowledge and innovation in the health sector in emerging countries, such as Brazil. In order to do so, the interactions of five research groups from the Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul were analyzed. In addition to the field research the study was based on secondary data. This exploratory study identified important characteristics of the interactions: multidisciplinary researcher teams qualify the process of generating knowledge and innovations; the teaching hospital is the key actor; patients are relevant in the establishment of interactions and generation of knowledge by the groups, whereas clinical research constitutes an important way of creating new ideas; other researchers in Brazil and abroad participate in the process of generating knowledge; there is a disconnection between scientific and technological production. These characteristics corroborate at large other findings that have been already published in specialized literature.

Cooperation and Local Economic Development: Proactive Actions in the ICT Clusters of Curitiba and Coimbra, Portugal

ID: 54921

Authors: Pollyanna Rodrigues Gondin, Walter Tadahiro Shima.

Source: Revista Brasileira de Inovação, v. 18, n. 2, p. 271-298, July-December, 2019. 28 page(s).

Keyword: Cluster , Cooperation , Information and Communication Technology (ICT) , Innovation , Interaction , Public policy , University-enterprise

Document type: Article (Portuguese) Show Abstract

The general objective of this article is to analyse the behaviour of actions, cooperative processes, public policies and universities in the generation and diffusion of innovations that take place in the Information and Communication Technology Cluster of Coimbra (called Instituto Pedro Nunes) and of Curitiba (called Arranjo Produtivo Local de Software). Through interviews, it is sought to verify how the two agglomerations are organized in terms of governance, search for knowledge and learning among the agents, as well as the perspectives of local development. The theoretical framework follows the neoschumpeterian approach. It is tried to show that the actions for the local development, as in these two cases, depend on the proactive attitudes of the involved agents and that, therefore, the organization and boosting of the development do not occur spontaneously. Obviously, as it will be seen, the environment matters and, therefore, agents and actions are configured according to their own possibilities and dynamics. The example of the IPN brings to light some elements that can be evaluated by the APL in terms of actions for the expansion of its dynamism.

Smart Specialisation and the Entrepreneurial Discovery in Pernambuco: Innovation Actors’ Perspectives in the Clothing and Automotive-IT

ID: 54922

Authors: Hugo Pinto, Raphael D’Emery, Carla Nogueira, Manuel Laranja.

Source: Revista Brasileira de Inovação, v. 18, n. 2, p. 299-330, July-December, 2019. 32 page(s).

Keyword: Automotive-IT , Clothing/Textiles , Entrepreneurial Discovery Process , Pernambuco , Smart Specialisation Strategy

Document type: Article (Portuguese) Show Abstract

Smart specialisation strategies (RIS3) have become a new paradigm for regional innovation policies in the European Union. Its differentiating features operate on a dual dialectic between a top-down planned process and the bottom-up deep stakeholder involvement to prioritize investment through entrepreneurial discovery processes. This article is based on the recent experience of adapting RIS3 principles to Brazil in the State of Pernambuco. The analysis is based in two selected sectors – clothing/textiles and activities in the intersection of information technologies with the automotive sector - to test the RIS3 methodology, identify needs and uses of innovation services and generate potential ‘transformative activities’ for the development of these sectors. The article mobilizes results from a survey and participatory sessions to evidence similarities and differences between both sectors and identify potential clues of ideas-partnerships for the promotion of innovative dynamics in this Brazilian State.

EMBRAPII: A New Model of Technical and Financial Support for Innovation in Brazil

ID: 55502

Authors: José Luis Gordon, Fabio Stallivieri.

Source: Revista Brasileira de Inovação, v. 18, n. 2, p. 331-362, July-December, 2019. 32 page(s).

Keyword: Companies , Innovation , Research institutions

Document type: Article (Portuguese) Show Abstract

This study presents a descriptive analysis of the Brazilian Association of Research and Industrial Innovation - Embrapii. This institution has become an increasingly important reference to stimulate the collaborative innovation activity between companies and the 42 Embrapii Units (research labs accredited by Embrapii). Since the beginning of its activities, Embrapii has supported over 500 projects with more than 350 companies. An essential point of the model is leveraging business R & D resources based on government’s grant. The model has become a new financing standard for innovation developed in partnership between companies and research institutions in Brazil.

Facebook out of Control? A Technically-Mediated Autonomous Technology

ID: 55503

Authors: Amanda Chevtchouk Jurno.

Source: Revista Brasileira de Inovação, v. 18, n. 2, p. 363-386, July-December, 2019. 24 page(s).

Keyword: Algorithms , Autonomous Technology , Facebook , Platform , Technical Mediation

Document type: Article (English) Show Abstract

On the controversy triggered by the influence of the so-called “fake news” that circulated on Facebook in the 2016 United States presidential elections, we notice the emergence of an idea of “control of technology”, both in the platform’s official publications and steps announced after the event, and in the specialized media demands. In order to refute the idea of total control of technology and defend the recognition of the action of nonhuman elements, thus contributing to a better understanding of the platform’s actions, we use the concepts of “autonomous technology”, by Langdon Winner (1977), and “technical mediation”, by Bruno Latour (1994). Methodologically, we were inspired by the Cartography of Controversies (VENTURINI, 2010) and worked with content collected through the platform’s official pages and media vehicles that covered the event from July 2016 to July 2018.

The Evolutionary and Schumpeterian Theory of Innovation: From Unity to Epistemological and Ontological Fragmentation

ID: 55504

Authors: Gabriel Yoguel.

Source: Revista Brasileira de Inovação, v. 18, n. 2, p. 387-416, July-December, 2019. 30 page(s).

Keyword: Darwin , Epistemology , Evolutionary and Schumpeterian legacies , Ontology

Document type: Article (Spanish) Show Abstract

This article aims to contribute to the ontological and epistemological discussion that has been developing in the last two decades in the field of evolutionary and Schumpeterian legacies and its main streams, when focusing on the relevance assigned to Darwin’s thinking. Our contribution is to discuss what place Darwinian variation, inheritance and selection mechanisms have in the “core” of each legacy and streams either i) as general principles applicable to economic and social systems that characterize the contributions of what is called “universal/ generalized darwinism”-, ii) as a continuity between the natural and cultural world or iii) as an analysis of evolutionary dynamics that does not resort to the aforementioned Darwinian trilogy in its theoretical framework

Technological and Sectoral Taxonomies of the Brazilian Manufacturing Industry

ID: 55505

Authors: Mabel Diz Marques, José Eduardo Roselino, Suelene Mascarini.

Source: Revista Brasileira de Inovação, v. 18, n. 2, p. 417-448, July-December, 2019. 32 page(s).

Keyword: Cluster analysis , Industry taxonomy , Technological intensity

Document type: Article (Portuguese) Show Abstract

This article discusses the adherence of the industrial taxonomies of evolutionary tradition to the Brazilian transformation industry from the selection of indicators of innovative activities for the year 2014. The data are analyzed with cluster analysis, using thirty indicators gathered in seven different groups of characteristics of innovative activities. It is considered that the adequacy of these classifications to the Brazilian industrial structure is justified as a relevant research topic, since these taxonomies were originally conceived based on developed economies, requiring adaptations to the framework of a peripheral economy such as Brazilian, also characterized by sectoral specificities. The results suggest a relative adherence to international standards in the time period analyzed, with occasional discrepancies in a few sectors.

Platform capitalism - (Nick Srnicek - Cambridge: Polity Press, 2017)

ID: 55506

Authors: Victo José da Silva Neto.

Source: Revista Brasileira de Inovação, v. 18, n. 2, p. 449-454, July-December, 2019. 6 page(s).

Document type: Book Review (Portuguese)

The Art of Economic Catch-up: Barriers, Detours and Leapfrogging - (Keun Lee - 2019)

ID: 56386

Authors: Ana Burcharth.

Source: Revista Brasileira de Inovação, v. 18, n. 2, p. 455-460, July-December, 2019. 6 page(s).

Document type: Book Review (Portuguese)