Innovation opportunities and backward linkages in mining: an analysis of Argentinean knowledge-intensive mining suppliers (KIMS)

IF 2.8 4区管理学 Q2 BUSINESS

Industrial and Corporate Change Pub Date : 2023-12-13 DOI:10.1093/icc/dtad076

L. Stubrin, A. Marin, Diego Murguía

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Abstract

This paper aims at contributing to better comprehend the opportunities for innovation in the mining sector that are leveraged by local knowledge-intensive mining suppliers (KIMS) in developing mineral-rich countries. Drawing on the innovation and global value chain (GVC) bodies of literature as well as previous empirical studies on KIMS in developing mining countries, we analytically distinguish among three types of innovation approaches that local KIMS can pursue. Each of them is associated with main sources of innovation opportunities, type of inputs supplied, and prevailing market structures and entry barriers. The distinction among innovation strategies together with an analysis that combines firm- and market-level dimensions helped us to better comprehend the types of innovation opportunities that local KIMS in Argentina are adopting and the nature of challenges they encounter. The empirical analysis is based on the novel fieldwork data collected in 2019 and 2022. The findings of the paper hold significance to inform productive and innovation policies regarding the type of interventions that may be more effective for Argentina in the current technological and market circumstances that the mining industry is facing.

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采矿业的创新机会和后向联系：对阿根廷知识密集型采矿供应商（KIMS）的分析

本文旨在帮助读者更好地理解矿产资源丰富的发展中国家当地知识密集型矿业供应商（KIMS）在矿业领域利用的创新机会。借鉴创新和全球价值链（GVC）方面的文献以及以往对发展中矿业国家知识密集型矿业供应商的实证研究，我们从分析角度区分了当地知识密集型矿业供应商可采用的三种创新方法。每种方法都与创新机会的主要来源、所提供投入的类型以及现行市场结构和进入壁垒有关。对创新战略进行区分，并结合企业和市场层面的分析，有助于我们更好地理解阿根廷本地 KIMS 正在采用的创新机会类型以及它们所面临挑战的性质。实证分析基于 2019 年和 2022 年收集的新颖实地调查数据。本文的研究结果具有重要意义，可为生产和创新政策提供参考，使其了解在采矿业当前面临的技术和市场环境下，哪类干预措施对阿根廷更为有效。

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