Absorptive capacity and the diffusion of innovation in NTBFs and startups: A study in the Brazilian Federal District

Bruno Alencar Pereira; Josivania Silva Farias

doi:10.14211/regepe.esbj.e2380

Autores/as

Bruno Alencar Pereira bruno.pereira@flinders.edu.au
Universidade de Brasília, Brasília, DF, Brasil
https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9534-242X
Josivania Silva Farias josivania@unb.br
Universidade de Brasília, Brasília, DF, Brasil
https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1421-3280

DOI:

10.14211/regepe.esbj.e2380

Palabras clave:

Capacidad de absorción, Innovación, Difusión tecnológica, Startups, Nuevas empresas de base tecnológica

Resumen

Objetivo: Verificar la contribución de la Capacidad de Absorción (ACAP) a la difusión de la innovación en Nuevas Empresas de Base Tecnológica (NEBTs) y startups establecidas en el Distrito Federal brasileño. Método: Estudio de entrevistas en profundidad con 20 emprendimientos innovadores, 12 startups y ocho NEBTs. Los resultados discuten dos ítems de análisis: Análisis del perfil de las empresas y el Análisis de Clasificación Jerárquica Descendente (CHD) y contenido, en una perspectiva comparada sobre 14 categorías temáticas. Resultados: Se observó que los factores de desarrollo de la Potencial de Capacidad de Absorción (PACAP) actúan como antecedentes de la difusión de la innovación. Los factores relacionados con la capacidad de absorción realizada (RACAP) están involucrado directamente en la difusión de la innovación, con énfasis en la capacidad de generar resultados de innovación a través de canales de introducción al mercado, adopción de nuevas tecnologías e inversiones financieras. Aportes teóricos/metodológicos: El estudio contribuye al campo teórico, aún carente en la producción especialmente regional, sobre la relación entre los constructos investigados en el contexto de emprendimientos innovadores. Los mecanismos de apoyo pueden obtener insights para mejorar el apoyo ofrecido que faciliten el acceso al conocimiento a ser absorbido para su conversión en innovaciones. Relevancia/originalidad: La investigación amplía la comprensión de la relación entre ACAP y la difusión de la innovación, involucrando la absorción de conocimiento y la dinámica de estos constructos a través de la integración de factores críticos en contextos específicos aún poco investigados, como en NEBTs y startups en los ecosistemas regionales de innovación. Contribuciones gerenciales/sociales: la investigación empírica y los factores abordados ofrecen implicaciones gerenciales para las prácticas de las propias empresas al desarrollar innovaciones, así como para planificar, desarrollar o fortalecer entornos y políticas de apoyo.

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Biografía del autor/a

Bruno Alencar Pereira, Universidade de Brasília, Brasília, DF, Brasil

es profesor e investigador en Emprendimiento e Innovación en la Facultad de Negocios, Gobernanza y Derecho de la FlindersUniversity, Adelaide, Australia. Tiene un Doctorado por la Universidad de Brasilia, Maestría por la Universidad Federal de Goiás, Especialización por la Uniderp-UniAnhanguera y Graduación por la Facultad Anhanguera de Anápolis. Sus áreas de interés incluyen Emprendimiento, Innovación y Transformación de la Industria. Es miembro del Instituto Australiano para la Transformación de la Industria y de la Sociedad Australiana de Computación.

Josivania Silva Farias, Universidade de Brasília, Brasília, DF, Brasil

es profesora asociada de gestión en la Universidad de Brasilia, Distrito Federal, Brasil. Tiene Doctorado de la Universidad de Brasilia, Postdoctoral como investigadora visitante en la Universidad Complutense de Madrid, Maestría, Especialización y Graduación de la Universidad Federal de Sergipe y MBA de la Fundación Getúlio Vargas (RJ). Sus áreas de interés incluyen la Administración, con énfasis en Marketing de Servicios e Innovación de Servicios (en el sector público y privado). Es líder del Grupo de Investigación: LInseLab - Laboratorio de Estudios e Investigaciones sobre Innovación y Servicios, certificado por el CNPq.

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