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The Value of Being Innovative in Information Technology
Get PDFWe developed this paper in order to better understand the effects of being innovative in the use of Information Technology (IT). Through a measure for listed companies that are innovative in IT use, we developed a quantitative analysis considering the investments made by institutional investors in these companies. As institutional investors, the sample includes observations from 2,880 mutual funds, since managers of these funds are presumed to be experts in choosing good companies to invest financial resources. Regarding the companies’ stocks, the final sample of this study is comprised of 592 observations during the period from 2013 to 2015. The main result obtained in this paper indicates that “innovative companies in IT use” receive more investments from institutional investors when compared with the other firms. These results are robust to other variables presented by academic literature as relevant factors to understand resources allocation in financial market
Absorptive capacity and innovation in low-tech companies in emerging economies
Get PDFInnovation capacity is on the focus of policy makers in emerging economies. Although some studies show the antecedents of innovation capacity for developed economies and high technological industries, scant research outcomes exist for different settings. This study tries to shed some light on the drivers of innovation capacity for low technological companies in emerging economies. Using the absorptive capacity as a driver of technological and non-technological innovation capacity, this study proposes a SEM model to contribute to the literature of innovation capacity including technological and non-technological innovation, and the relationship between them, in low-techonology industries in an emerging economy. A sample of 706 manufacturing companies from Peru is used. The academic contribution of this study states that absorptive capacity favors technological and non-technological innovation capacity and that non-technological innovation affects technological one. Accordingly, managerial contribution suggests improving absorptive capacity levels to internal R&D activities but also to organizational and marketing innovation activities
Gestión de alto desempeño y su impacto en los resultados de la empresa: El caso de Uruguay y Argentina
Get PDFTitle: High performance management and their impact on business results: the case of Uruguay and ArgentinaThe main objective of the study is to identify which high-performance management practices have the greatest impact on business results. Using de Waal model, 56 executives from Uruguayan and 30 Argentine companies were interviewed, analyzing which practices prioritize, the progress in their implementation and their results. It is found that, regardless of the country, the characteristics of the company and of the executive, the practices related to continuous improvement and renewal have a greater impact on the essential results (profitability, income, growth). It is verified that, although the more a practice is prioritized, the better it is implemented, the results are significantly related to the progress in the implementation reaffirming the importance of the execution capacity
The impact of intellectual capital on performance in Brazilian companies
Get PDFThe objective of this article is to analyze comparatively the importance of intellectual capital and the impact of intellectual capital on the performance of Brazilian companies awarded the Rio Grande do Sul Quality Award in 2004 and 2017. A sample of 72% of the Brazilian companies that received this Quality Award of the Gaucho Quality and Productivity Program in 2004 and 70.5% in 2017 were investigated. It can be affirmed that intellectual capital continues to be an essential asset, but during this period there have been some changes concerning the level of presence and importance among the elements that compose it. Regarding the changes in the influence of intellectual capital on organizational performance between 2004 and 2017, the results showed that intellectual capital, through human, structural and client capital, practically still has the same level of influence on organizational performance
Primeras estrategias regionales de innovación en Chile
Get PDFTitle: First regional innovation strategies in ChileThe article analyzes the main results of the first regional innovation policies in Chile and their importance in regional institutional performance. Information obtained in the framework of the RED project is used from three surveys answered by 933 actors and 38 semi-qualitative interviews. The treatment of this information allowed to know the hits and mistakes made in the strategies of the seven regions of Chile, both theoretical and practical, which can serve as a guide to improve future public intervention in the reformulation of these strategies in these regions and other regions with underdeveloped innovation systems.El artículo analiza los principales resultados de las primeras políticas regionales de innovación en Chile y su trascendencia en el desempeño institucional regional. Se utiliza información obtenida del proyecto RED, a partir de tres encuestas y entrevistas semi-cualitativas contestadas por 933 actores relevantes y 38 entrevistados. El tratamiento de esta información permitió conocer, los aciertos y errores cometidos en las estrategias de las siete regiones de Chile, tanto teóricos como prácticos, que puede servir de guía para mejorar la intervención pública futura en la reformulación de estas estrategias en estas y otras regiones con sistemas de innovación poco desarrollados.
Ciencia, Tecnología y Mercado: Investigaciones en Arroz en el INTA Argentino
Get PDFLa importancia del conocimiento en las sociedades contemporáneas, y de su creciente rol en diversas dinámicas productivas y sociales, constituye una temática ampliamente abordada. Asimismo, la disputa por el acceso a distintos bienes comunes naturales es una preocupación de agenda, en particular para las sociedades latinoamericanas. ¿Qué ocurre con la producción de conocimiento científico implicado en la obtención de un recurso crecientemente disputado como las semillas? Este artículo analiza una trayectoria de investigación orientada a la obtención de variedades de arroz resistentes a herbicidas, radicada en el Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria (INTA) argentino. Se exponen las dinámicas de producción y uso de conocimientos científicos y tecnológicos generados con fondos públicos. Mediante documentos institucionales, marcos regulatorios y entrevistas a científicos y técnicos, se analizan las implicancias sociales, económicas y políticas derivadas de la organización de la producción y apropiación del conocimiento, en un sector históricamente relevante como el agro
Framework Proposal for Management of Knowledge and Technology Transfer in Brazilian Academic Internships
Get PDFThis article has the purpose of developing a framework for management of knowledge and technology transfer in Brazilian academic internships, with a Knowledge Management approach. The methodological procedures employed are classified as qualitative, bibliographical, documentary, and a survey, having academic internships in Brazil as the object of study. The framework proposed is an advantage in internship management, systematizing information, knowledge, and technology, in addition to increasing the potential of internship activities. The framework for management of knowledge and technology transfer in Brazilian academic internships offers its users not only a service of knowledge management, but also a Knowledge Management System with resources of Communication and Information Technology for the construction of a learning platform, in which coordinators, professors, supervisors, and student-interns would be able to manage the internship, its activities, and the online learning environment. In other words, it is an environment designed for the development of academic knowledge in professional capacities
Blind Technology Transfer Process from Argentina
Get PDFSince the 19th century, Argentina has been characterized as an agro-exporting country reaching its peak after the First World War. Nowadays, in addition to exporting agricultural goods, Argentina has become a producer of an increasingly valuable raw material in the business world: scientific information. The accelerated increase in the production of scientific articles in high impact international journals makes Argentinean science visible all over the world. With the present study, we intend to unveil how Argentinean scientific information serves as building blocks of patents requested by foreign companies and institutions. According to the area of knowledge analyzed, we identify a differential flow of information towards the development of technologies in industrial countries. Moreover, we detected that the blind technology transfer phenomenon is a dynamic process. Herein, we present relevant evidence of scientific information flowing towards foreign technologies within 2 years after the article publication. These results suggest the need for the development of strict technology transfer policies in Argentinean universities and academic institutions in order to protect the state investment in science. Our findings highlight scientific production as a unique opportunity for economic growth and expansion of the country. This may become a fertile ground for political and economic debate
How diversification affects vertical integration through experience in pharmaceuticals
Get PDFThe objective of this study is to analyze the choice between internal and external supplier at the manufacturing stage in the Brazilian pharmaceutical industry. We developed a structural equation model with hypotheses on experience, diversification, asset specificity, and vertical integration. We collected data for 1566 drugs registry, including its pharmaceutical form, therapeutic class and operation time of the firm and group. We found that the higher the experience, the lower the vertical integration in the manufacturing stage and a clear mediating effect of experience on the relationship between diversification and vertical integration. As firms advance in experience and the spread of the capabilities throughout the industry, agents concentrate activities on the relevant stages in value creation and strategically outsource the manufacturing. As the firm increases the diversification in the product portfolio, the experience favours the building of capabilities to manage the production lines and strategies for outsourcing. This result suggests a low risk for strategic alliances at the manufacturing stage
Determinants of Social Media Adoption by Large Companies
Get PDFSocial media marketing has become a central issue for companies and marketers. Few studies have, however, specifically researched factors and barriers influencing the adoption of social media at company level. This study addresses this gap by focusing on furthering the theory involved in the adoption social media at company level. Based on the findings of semi-structured in-depth interviews with 17 marketing executives of large companies in Brazil, six variables that weigh in the adoption of social media were identified: the demonstrability of the results, the customers’ presence on Social media, knowledge of social media, stakeholder influence, common sense as related to digital marketing and the executive’s age. Additionally, we propose a theoretical model of social media adoption, in the light of the Technology Acceptance Model (TAM)