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The Fuzzy Boundaries in Start-up Firms Industries. A Social Network Analysis
Get PDFThis paper aims to explore and describe the way in which start-up firms are grouped into industries. To this end, a quantitative research approach is presented, applying a social network analysis to a sample of Pacific Alliance start-ups, which were recorded in CrunchBase, considering their operational activities as linkage criteria. In this way, this document offers a new application to social network analysis to demonstrate the need for a different way of classifying start-ups that goes beyond the industry boundaries established by the traditional classification systems. It also shows that Pacific Alliance start-up industries are structured according to a pattern of dominant activity, applied technology and specific use. In addition, there is a concentration on mature or declining start-up industries, while growing industries are left in second order
Redes de explicitación del conocimiento y su relación con la productividad en Pymes
Get PDFThis study presents a model is presented to evaluate the correlation between the clarification of knowledge and the productivity of companies. The model is based on network science, and on a fuzzy clustering algorithm, and is applied to a sample of 40 Colombian SMEs. The results show that the network measures selected as indicators of the model have a high and significant correlation with productivity and allow companies to be clustered into four performance categories. The implications of the findings are analyzed, as a contribution to overcome the challenge of measuring processes related to knowledge management and future lines of research are proposed based on the limitations of the study.En este estudio se presenta un modelo para evaluar la correlación entre la explicitación del conocimiento y la productividad de las empresas. El modelo se basa en ciencia de redes, y en un algoritmo de agrupamiento difuso, y se aplica a una muestra de 40 pymes colombianas. Los resultados muestran que las medidas de red seleccionadas como indicadores del modelo tienen alta y significativa correlación con la productividad, y permiten agrupar a las empresas en cuatro categorías de desempeño. Se analizan las implicaciones de los hallazgos, como aporte para superar el reto de medir procesos afines a la gestión del conocimiento y se proponen futuras líneas de investigación a partir de las limitaciones del estudio
Stakeholders´ Perception to Characterize the Start-ups Success
Get PDFStartups are innovative companies that live in uncertain environments. This research aims to characterize the conditions and variables that influence the development of startups in the context of the Brazilian economy, so that understanding is reached about the characteristics of their businesses and how the environment acts on them. An evaluation instrument is developed that assists in the validation of critical factors, as well as the KPIs necessary for the practice of the instrument. The study presents, through bibliographic research, a theoretical proposal of critical success factors that receive the assessment of stakeholders who are in daily contact with the reality of startups. The results demonstrate the impact of critical success factors on the development of startups, according to the perception of stakeholders
Effects of Structural Intellectual Capital on The Innovation Capacity of Public Administration
Get PDFStructural capital is one of the elements of intellectual capital, and measuring it in local public administration contributes to assessing value for society. This article analyzes the effects of structural intellectual capital on the innovation capacity of public administration in a Latin American city. The research was carried out with civil servants who hold management positions in the City Hall of the researched city. It was used multivariate exploratory analysis, principal component analysis, correlation and linear regression to statistically organize the data. The main results are that structural intellectual capital has a positive, significant and direct influence on the capacity for innovation in public administration. For public managers, the study demonstrated that investment in structural capital can have direct and proportional effects on the ability to innovate in services and processes, organizational and institutional. Therefore, investments in structure, processes, and organizational philosophy in public administration tend to improve managers\u27 ability to innovate. It is important to highlight that structural intellectual capital aligned with innovation has the potential to significantly improve technology, services, processes, and meeting social demands for the local community
A Novel Multicriteria Decision Making Model for Techno-Entrepreneurship
Get PDFEntrepreneurship is crucial for the survival of technology enterprises. Although the literature on techno-entrepreneurship is rich, it lacks a comprehensive and clearly structured techno-entrepreneurship management process to be followed by enterprises. It is also clear from the literature that the causal relationship between innovation, technology and entrepreneurship is complex and choosing among entrepreneurial alternatives is a multicriteria decision making problem with multiple, often conflicting, constraints. This study introduces the Integrated Techno-Entrepreneurship model that aims to help enterprises in pursuing business initiatives. The 4-stage model shows all relevant transformations of inputs from the idea generation stage until final viable product or service. Model content and face validation were done by seeking academic and industry entrepreneurship experts’ opinion respectively. Validation results showed high item-total correlations for all model concepts and a high Cronbach’s alpha value. It is concluded that the model is promising and potentially implementable in real life
The Strategic Role of Design in Driving Digital Innovation: A Theoretical Foundation
Get PDFThe emergent theme of design led innovation is well recognized now. Yet, the association between \u27design\u27 and \u27digital innovation\u27 remains largely under-explored. In order to help enterprises in the pressure of digital environment to better understand the role of design in promoting digital innovation. Based on the literature, this paper explores the unique characteristics of digital innovation from three aspects: content, organization and impact. On this basis, it conduct a systematic analysis for the role of design in digital innovation. The contribution of this paper is to: (1) explore the practice and significance of design in the digital innovation; (2) make guideness to companies and designers who are committed to adding value to their products or business through digital innovation. This paper argue that design has an intensive strategy role in promoting digital innovation in three aspects. The application of design needs to pay more attention to its overall effectiveness
The Role of Routines in The Technological Learning of The University – Company Interaction: The Case UFSC and Petrobras
Get PDFThis study aims to identify the role of routines in the technological learning of the interaction between the Federal University of Santa Catarina and Petrobras. A field research was carried out, through interviews with researchers and director from UFSC and managers from PETROBRAS. The data were transmitted through a content analysis, based on categories linked to the roles of the routines. The creation of routines such as team composition, task division by specialty, periodic group meetings and meetings with the company led to the generation of learning by searching and by interacting, both at the University and in the company
The Chilean Sectoral Innovation Systems: An Approach from The National Innovation Survey
Get PDFThis paper proposes a configuration and characterisation of the economic sectors in Chile applying Malerba’s sectoral innovation systems approach. Its objective is to examine the existence of sectoral systems of innovation in Chile and their characteristics.
Using data from the Chilean Tenth Innovation Survey of Firms, a three-step statistical analysis was performed. In the first step, 15 variables were chosen and converted by factor analysis into four components reflecting the configuration of the sectoral system. In the second step, a cluster analysis was carried out to determine the characterisation of the sectors. In the final step, a simple econometric model was developed to estimate a proxy for the propensity to patent of the economic sectors.
It is possible to discover the existence of three groups of sectoral innovation systems. One is characterised by a low propensity to patent. Another one uses market information and some effort in R&D to innovate. A third one is characterised by a strong use of market sources, high effort in R&D, strong networking and collaboration, and a close interaction with the industrial property system.
This paper shows the usefulness of composite variables in identifying those sectors with higher propensity to patent. In particular, the factor networks and collaboration is the most important. This last is important to highlight in terms of policies in science and technology that aim to establish formal mechanisms to share common knowledge strengthening the relationships among the different players of the innovation processEste trabajo propone una configuración y caracterización de los sectores económicos en Chile aplicando el enfoque de sistemas sectoriales de innovación de Malerba. Su objetivo es examinar la existencia de estos sistemas de innovación en Chile y sus características.Con datos de la Décima Encuesta de Innovación de Empresas de Chile, se realizó un análisis estadístico en tres pasos. En el primer paso, se eligieron 15 variables y se convirtieron mediante análisis factorial en cuatro componentes que reflejan la configuración del sistema sectorial. En el segundo paso, se realizó un análisis cluster para determinar la caracterización de los sectores. En el paso final, se desarrolló un modelo econométrico simple para estimar un proxy de la propensión a patentar de los sectores económicos.Es posible descubrir la existencia de tres grupos de sistemas de innovación sectorial. Uno se caracteriza por una baja propensión a patentar. Otro utiliza información de mercado y algún esfuerzo en I + D para innovar. Un tercero se caracteriza por un fuerte uso de fuentes de mercado, un gran esfuerzo en I + D, una sólida red de colaboración, y una estrecha interacción con el sistema de propiedad industrial.Este trabajo muestra la utilidad de las variables compuestas o factores para identificar aquellos sectores con mayor propensión a patentar. En particular, el factor redes y colaboración es el más importante. Esto último es importante destacar en términos de políticas en ciencia y tecnología que apuntan a establecer mecanismos formales para compartir conocimientos comunes fortaleciendo las relaciones entre los diferentes actores del proceso de innovación
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No full textThe primary prerequisite for the development of a collaborative economy is the rapid growth of information technologies. A new way of communication, together with online platforms, created Internet marketplaces, which enabled the meeting of supply and demand in the virtual space. However, such a conversion of the economy is necessarily accompanied by extensive transformations on the labor market. We investigated the impact of digitalization on the labor market via the correlation between Internet users and unemployment on the European market. Based on data set we identified statistically significant effects. However, the value of the correlation coefficient could be increased not only by accelerating digitalization but also by investing in overcoming the language barrier in a multicultural Europe
Patenting Activity on Functional Foods: A Brazilian Scenario
Get PDFThe segment of functional foods is a global trend with expressive growth in recent years. Investments in innovation play an essential role in maintaining the competitiveness of food companies in an increasingly fierce market. This study provides an overview of innovation over the years 2008 to 2020 in the functional foods segment in Brazil by using patenting activity as an indicator of innovation. A patent search was conducted in the National Institute of Intellectual Property (INPI) database to identify patent application records on the following functional foods: (i) gluten-free (ii) lactose-free/low-lactose (iii) probiotic (iv) prebiotic and, (v) enriched/fortified products. The main IPC codes retrieved refer to class A23L (33%), A61K (17%), and A23C (10%), confirming the deposits\u27 relationship with human nutrition. From 2015 on, resident applicants stood out, especially in 2017, with the highest number of deposits in the period. Most patent applications target probiotics (35.3%), followed by fortified/enriched products (25.3%), gluten-free (14.3%), lactose-free/low-lactose (13.3%), and prebiotics (11.8%). Brazilian higher education institutions (HEIs) figure among the top resident patent applicants. University-industry partnerships and research-oriented collaborative networks appear to be a feasible way to foster innovation in the food industry in the country. In summary, the patenting activity of functional foods in Brazil has awakened in recent years, showing trends and opportunities for innovation in the functional food segment