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Innovation In Universities: brazilian academic research in the period of 2001-2010
Get PDFUniversities play an important role in economic development and in the network to improve innovation in organizations. Besides the acknowledged influence in innovation to the outside, is important to consider the ability of universities to innovate on the inside too, in its process and choices. Therefore, this study aimed to analyze the academic research about innovation in universities, considering Brazilians journals in the period of 2001-2010. The research was exploratory and bibliographic, using thirty five journals classified by the Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior (CAPES) in the levels A1, A2, B1, B2 e B3. Between those, sixteen presented the total of thirty five articles about the main subject. The results revealed that the biggest part of articles is published in only five journals, mostly into evaluation level B3. Most of those were writing by two authors, usually from different institutions, and there is a growing tendency in the number of publications, especially in the evaluation level B3. The most frequent subject was de University-Industry relationships, with lower participation from the subjects: patenting, incubators, Center for Technological Innovation (CTI), academic spin-offs, technology transfer, and innovation adoption. The study concludes that almost all of the publications deals with the perspective of innovations produced by university for external environment, and the innovations for the internal environment have poorest publication, which leads on to the need of development of an innovation culture in universities, in order to improve its innovative and entrepreneurial abilities.Universities play an important role in economic development and in the network to improve innovation in organizations. Besides the acknowledged influence in innovation to the outside, is important to consider the ability of universities to innovate on the inside too, in its process and choices. Therefore, this study aimed to analyze the academic research about innovation in universities, considering Brazilians journals in the period of 2001-2010. The research was exploratory and bibliographic, using thirty five journals classified by the Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior (CAPES) in the levels A1, A2, B1, B2 e B3. Between those, sixteen presented the total of thirty five articles about the main subject. The results revealed that the biggest part of articles is published in only five journals, mostly into evaluation level B3. Most of those were writing by two authors, usually from different institutions, and there is a growing tendency in the number of publications, especially in the evaluation level B3. The most frequent subject was de University-Industry relationships, with lower participation from the subjects: patenting, incubators, Center for Technological Innovation (CTI), academic spin-offs, technology transfer, and innovation adoption. The study concludes that almost all of the publications deals with the perspective of innovations produced by university for external environment, and the innovations for the internal environment have poorest publication, which leads on to the need of development of an innovation culture in universities, in order to improve its innovative and entrepreneurial abilities
Imagística: A Case of Youth Entrepreneurship in a Small Film Production Firm
Get PDFThe article presents the trajectory of two young entrepreneurs of the Brazilian audiovisual sector, seeking to present the main motivations to starting the business, difficulties faced during the process and profile of entrepreneurs. In order to achieve the proposed goal, we conducted in-depth semi-structured interviews with the young entrepreneurs over a period of six months. As main results it was verified that the main motivation to start the venture was the desire to develop projects independently and the opportunity to access government incentive policies that promote Brazilian film production. Among the main difficulties faced by the young entrepreneurs were the financial ones. They believe that a good entrepreneur is one who knows his goals, persists in reaching them, and overcomes adversities. The cases illustrates how a cultural entrepreneurship process is composed of a search for competences in both the artistic tools needed producing films as well as business startup and management
Estratégias internacionais de incubação de negócios nos Eua, Alemanha e Rússia
Get PDFIn this paper we examine strategies of business incubation in the following countries: the USA, Germany and Russia using both a comparative theoretical analysis of different performance criteria of business incubators and interviewing experts who work directly with startup companies. We find that there are more differences than similarities between the strategies of business incubation in these countries. The USA prove to be far ahead of Germany and especially Russia in supporting start-ups. The study might impact a business practice in the way of clarifying the most significant characteristics and general trends of business incubation strategies in the countries mentioned to take them into account in the process of launching and developing startup companies in one or another country.Neste artigo, analisamos as estratégias de incubação de empresas nos seguintes países: EUA, Alemanha e Rússia, usando uma análise teórica comparativa de diferentes critérios de desempenho de incubadoras de empresas e entrevistas com especialistas que trabalham diretamente com as Startups. Constatamos que há mais diferenças do que semelhanças entre as estratégias de incubação de empresas nesses países. Os EUA mostram-se muito à frente da Alemanha e especialmente da Rússia no apoio às novas empresas. O estudo pode impactar uma prática de negócios na forma de esclarecer as características mais significativas e tendências gerais de estratégias de incubação de negócios nos países mencionados para tê-los em conta no processo de lançamento e desenvolvimento de empresas Startups em um ou outro país
Capacidade Absortiva e Inovação: Um Panorama da Produção Científica Internacional entre 1990-2015
Get PDFThis work aims to achieve an overview of international scientific production on absorptive and innovation capacities in order to mapping the academic contributions already made between 1990 and 2015 (last 25 years). Bibliometric methods, and social network analysis were used to understand the behavior of 1,693 published articles and analysis of key works cited. Most notably, the growing publication with related topics, in approximate exponential growth, concentration of work into five groups and six cocitação periodic coupling groups, indicating possible fields for publication related to the themes absorptive capacity and innovation. The analysis of the key articles cited identifies the themes and methods used, as well as understand the context of the themes absorptive capacity and innovation.O presente trabalho tem por objetivo realizar um panorama das publicações científicas internacionais sobre capacidades absortivas e inovação, de modo a mapear as contribuições acadêmicas já realizadas entre 1990 e 2015 (25 anos). Foram utilizados métodos bibliométricos e de análise de redes sociais para entendimento do comportamento de 1.693 artigos publicados, bem como análise dos principais trabalhos citados. Como destaque, a crescente publicação com os temas relacionados, em crescimento aproximado ao exponencial, concentração de trabalhos em quatro grupos de cocitação e seis grupos de acoplamento de periódicos, indicando os campos possíveis para publicação relacionadas com os temas capacidade absortiva e inovação. A análise dos principais artigos citados permite identificar os temas e métodos utilizados, bem como entender a contextualização dos temas capacidade absortiva e inovação
Contributo do empreendedorismo social para o desenvolvimento de Cabo Verde: um estudo exploratório
Get PDFSocial entrepreneurship has been recognized as a valuable tool for promoting sustainable economic development. The aim of the study is to explore the extent to which Portuguese Non-Governmental Organizations for the Development (ONGDP) contribute to the development of Cape Verde (CV). Thus, we indend to identify and assess the projects developed by ONGDP in CV, to understand the difficulties faced and the underlying motivations. To this end a qualitative methodology was used through the collection and analysis of secondary data (desk research) and interviews with the responsible of six ONGDP working in CV. The study concluded that the ONGDP do not focus on one area of activity, but several, such as health, rural development, education and training, among others. We found that ONGPs act in partnership with local organizations, which are crucial for understanding the concrete reality. CV has been benefited from the projects because of te common languege shared. To obtain resources, most ONGDP rely on in-kind contributions and volunteering. The generation of social value was achieved mainly through economic generating activities, seen as the most effective to ensure a sustained social response. The main difficulties arise from the specific characteristics of the territory and its orography which have implications for accessibility and communication.O empreendedorismo social tem sido reconhecido como um instrumento útil na promoção do desenvolvimento económico sustentável.O objectivo do estudo é o de explorar em que medida as Organizações Não Governamentais para o Desenvolvimento Portuguesas (ONGDP) contribuem para o desenvolvimento de Cabo Verde (CV). Deste modo, procurou-se identificar e avaliar os projetos desenvolvidas pelas ONGDP em CV, compreender que tipo de dificuldades enfrentam e as motivações que envolvem. Para o efeito fez-se uso de uma metodologia qualitativa, através da recolha e análise de dados secundários (desk research) e de entrevistas aos responsáveis de seis ONGDP que atuam em CV.O estudo permitiu concluir que as ONGDP não se focam numa única área de atuação, mas em várias, como a saúde, desenvolvimento rural, educação e formação profissional, entre outras.Verificou-se que as ONGP agem em parceria com organizações locais, que se afiguram cruciais por viabilizarem o conhecimento da realidade concreta. CV tem sido beneficiado com os projetos em razão de partilhar uma língua comum. Para a obtenção de recursos, a maioria das ONGDP recorrem a contribuições em espécie, bem como a voluntariado. A geração de valor social foi conseguida essencialmente através de atividades geradoras de valor económico, entendidas como as mais eficazes para assegurar uma resposta social sustentada. As principais dificuldades encontradas surgem das caraterísticas específicas do território e da sua orografia que tem implicações na acessibilidade, transportes e meios de comunicação
Efetividade No Gerenciamento De Equipamentos Médico-Assistenciais: Estudo De Caso Em Um Hospital Público De Belo Horizonte/Minas Gerais
Get PDFThis study aimed to identify and analyze the factors that contribute to the effectiveness of the management of medical-care equipment at the Hospital of Federal University of Minas Gerais (HC-UFMG) in Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais. To achieve this goal, a case study was performed along with a field research at HC-UFMG, through interviews using a semi-structured questionnaire to professionals who handle and operate medical-care equipment; professionals who provide maintenance on equipment, and professionals who manage the operation and maintenance of equipment. As a strategy for discussion of the results, the Collective Subject Discourse (CSD) was used supported by the analysis of the Central Idea (CI) of each question or question groups. According to the CSD results, it was possible to identify factors that contribute to the effectiveness of the management of medical-care equipment, such as: professional qualification; practical knowledge; work professionalization; supervision focused on evaluation, development, results and continuous improvement; professional updating and technical support; individual accountability; adequate infrastructure; and implementation of equipment management planning. These factors indicate, to the institutions, opportunities of culture change and organizational growth.Este artigo tem como objetivo apresentar uma pesquisa que buscou identificar os fatores que contribuem para a efetividade do gerenciamento dos equipamentos médico-assistenciais no Hospital das Clínicas da Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais (HC-UFMG), em Belo Horizonte/Minas Gerais. Para tanto, foi realizado estudo de caso com pesquisa de campo no HC-UFMG, por meio de entrevistas orientadas por questionários, com profissionais que manuseiam e operam equipamentos médico-assistenciais; profissionais que prestam manutenção nos equipamentos e profissionais que gerenciam equipes de manuseio, operação e manutenção de equipamentos. Para a discussão dos resultados foi utilizada a técnica do Discurso do Sujeito Coletivo (DSC) subsidiado pela análise da Ideia Central (IC) das perguntas ou de grupos de perguntas. A partir dos DSC´s foi possível identificar os fatores que contribuem para a efetividade no gerenciamento dos equipamentos médico-assistenciais, como: qualificação profissional; conhecimento prático; profissionalização do trabalho; supervisão para avaliação, desenvolvimento, resultados e melhoria contínua; atualização profissional e suporte técnico; responsabilização individual; infraestrutura adequada; implementação de plano de gerenciamento de equipamentos. Esses fatores sinalizam, para as instituições, oportunidades de mudança de cultura e crescimento organizacional
Percepção de Obstáculos à Inovação na Indústria Brasileira de Transformação
Get PDFThis article aims to identify the perception of the Brazilian manufacturing industry about the main obstacles to innovation. We used in the research "microdata” from the three years National Innovation Research – PINTEC 2011 (IBGE, 2013). Confirmed the results that innovative firms are more likely to report barriers to innovation that non-innovative companies. It is evident also that four factors had higher perceived importance as harmful to innovative activities in that sector: 1) high innovation costs; 2) excessive economic risk; 3) lack of qualified personnel and 4) lack of funding.Este artigo tem como objetivo identificar a percepção da indústria brasileira de transformação acerca dos principais obstáculos à inovação. Foram usados na pesquisa os “microdados’ do triênio 2009-10-11, da Pesquisa de Inovação – PINTEC 2011 (IBGE, 2013). Confirma-se nos resultados que as empresas inovadoras são mais propensas a relatar obstáculos à inovação que as empresas não inovadoras. Evidencia-se ainda que quatro fatores apresentaram maior percepção de importância como prejudiciais às atividades inovativas no referido setor: 1) elevados custos de inovação; 2) risco econômico excessivo; 3) falta de pessoal qualificado e 4) escassez de fontes de financiament
Panorama view of Innovation in Brazilian Small Businesses
Get PDFThe ALI Program of the Brazilian Micro and Small Business Support Service (SEBRAE) has monitored over 150,000 small businesses throughout Brazil over the last few years. Within this setting, this article aims to demonstrate the panorama of innovation and management of Brazilian micro and small businesses (MSBs) that were in the initial phase of the ALI program. The data collected, between the years of 2015 and 2016, allowed to assess the average of points in each of the thirteen dimensions of the Innovation Radar (IR) and the eight dimensions of the Excellence Management Model (EMM). The analysis of the 21 dimensions was performed in a sample of 27,422 small businesses from all over Brazil, which was extracted from the Management and Monitoring System of the ALI - SistemAli Program of Sebrae. Regarding IR results, four dimensions stand out as their means are higher than the others: Brand (3.1), Platform (2.9), Offer (2.7), and Client Relationship (2.7). Besides, the results of the Excellence Management Model (EMM) show that Brazilian MSBs still need to improve, since no dimension evaluated has reached the average value of the scale
Inovação e Retenção de Clientes na Indústria De Telecomunicações em Gana
No full textThe competition within the telecommunication sector is increasing day by day in Ghana and therefore requires the telecom operators to be more adept in their strategic approach to meet the growing demands of customers. Effective innovation is believed to be key in the approach of wining and maintaining customers. This paper examines the effect of innovation on customer retention in the telecommunication industry in Ghana. Data were collected using self-administered questionnaires to 365 customers of 6 telecommunication companies in Accra, Ghana. Descriptive statistics and multiple regression were employed to examine the relationship between the independent and dependent variables. The result shows that there is positive and significant relationship between innovation and customer retention. The study also discloses that service innovation, process innovation, and marketing innovation were the key determinants of customer retention. The study found service innovation to be a significant chief driver of customer retention. The study recommends that telecommunication companies who desire to improve upon the level of customer retention should invest much in service innovation, process innovation, and marketing innovation. A competição no setor de telecomunicações está aumentando dia a dia em Gana e, portanto, exige que os operadores de telecomunicações sejam mais adeptos em sua abordagem estratégica para atender às crescentes demandas dos clientes. Acredita-se que a inovação efetiva seja fundamental na abordagem de ganhar e manter os clientes. Este artigo examina o efeito da inovação sobre a retenção de clientes na indústria de telecomunicações em Gana. Os dados foram coletados por meio de questionários auto-administrados a 365 clientes de 6 empresas de telecomunicações em Accra, Gana. Estatística descritiva e regressão múltipla foram empregadas para examinar a relação entre as variáveis independentes e dependentes. O resultado mostra que existe uma relação positiva e significativa entre inovação e retenção de clientes. O estudo também revela que a inovação de serviços, inovação de processos e inovação de marketing foram as principais determinantes da retenção de clientes. O estudo considerou a inovação de serviços como um importante motor principal de retenção de clientes. O estudo recomenda que as empresas de telecomunicações que desejam melhorar o nível de retenção de clientes devem investir muito em inovação de serviços, inovação de processos e inovação de marketing
A Model for Innovation Culture Management in Organizations (IVALUE 7)
Get PDFGovernments, companies, universities, institutes, and individuals all over the world have prioritized innovation on their agenda and some have declared innovation as a strategic goal, but for a few of them, innovation has been a way of life. Organizational development depends on human capabilities more than ever. Not just intellectual, emotional, executive, experiential, and physical quotients of human capacity, but also creative, spiritual, passionate, motivational, and social quotients now need to be considered. When an invention is valued, it becomes an innovation. Although, innovation began with human, it is hard to pinpoint the first inventor in history. Transformation from a learning organization to a thinking organization is needed to be able to sustain innovative culture. At this point, the hard question is how? A smart, creative and dynamic innovation culture will help organizations to see the value of invention. In this study, a brief review is first made on the historical backgrounds of universities, institutes, industrial revolutions, and management systems in order to understand the evolution of the concept of innovation. Then, IVALUE7, a management model for dynamic, smart innovation organizational culture, will be introduced and discussed