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{"title":"Technology-based business incubators","authors":"M. C. D. Miranda, Renata Borges","doi":"10.1108/INMR-04-2018-0017","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1108/INMR-04-2018-0017","url":null,"abstract":"PurposeTechnology-based incubators depend on high-level knowledge to constantly meet the demands of the market. Incubators offer a variety of specialized services to help startups increase the chances of crossing the valley of death. These services include infrastructure, access to a professional network of mentors and an intensive support of a consultant team to help with managerial and legal challenges. Therefore, it is critical to incubators to develop both highly skilled teams of consultants and social environment that facilitates communication. The purpose of this paper is to understand how innovation-oriented social networks created within technology-based incubators are shaped.Design/methodology/approachData were collected in five incubators participating connected to federal universities from the state of Minas Gerais. The network attributes collected in the survey were placed in a matrix form. The mapping and measurement of the relationships between individuals were developed using the Ucinet software. Ucinet enables the analysis of attributes (attitudes, behaviors and characteristics) characterized as relational (contacts, ties and relationships). The software also includes the Netdraw network visualization tool, which enables the creation of matrices and graphical network maps. The measurements of centrality, closeness and intermediation were analyzed to assess the intra-organizational social network.FindingsThe results indicate that although the flow of communication does not follow the formal hierarchy, the interaction between team members to spontaneously exchange ideas, information and experiences is rare. The workers are so concerned about their timely tasks, that they have few opportunities to exchange information and knowledge. The coordination is carried out by university professors, who also perform other tasks (e.g. teaching, research and administration activities) besides those related to the incubators. The results also suggest that in the technology-based incubators studied, besides dealing in an innovative environment, the distribution of tasks and responsibilities are still rigid and traditional.Originality/valueBy analyzing the degree of the relationship between team members, the proximity and the level of intermediation of co-workers, it is possible to see how the incubators workers interact, thereby identifying the flow of information. This study offers implications for theory and practice. To the theory, this study adds to the discussion of intra-organizational social network of technology-based companies in the Brazilian context. To practitioners, this research sheds light on the importance of the social network built within the organization to promote effective communication and knowledge sharing.","PeriodicalId":42220,"journal":{"name":"Innovation & Management Review","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.7,"publicationDate":"2019-03-20","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1108/INMR-04-2018-0017","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"42326995","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Research, development and transfer of environmentally sound technologies in Brazil","authors":"Jeovan de Carvalho Figueiredo, L. D. Sério, J. Guilhermino, Wladimir Augusto César de Morais, Vera Lucia Neto","doi":"10.1108/INMR-08-2018-0065","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1108/INMR-08-2018-0065","url":null,"abstract":"PurposeMost research and development (R&D) activities in Brazil are performed by science and technology institutions (STIs). The purpose of this research was to determine whether environmentally sound technologies (ESTs) developed by these organizations were transferred to companies, either through cooperation during research or through mechanisms such as licensing agreements or spin-offs.Design/methodology/approachIn total, 1,939 research groups and 702 patent registers, identified from the same set of words related to ESTs, using semantic search in open-access databases, covering a period from 2005 to 2014, were examined. The two data sets (patents and research groups) were overlaid, and it was possible to associate inventors’ names with researchers’ names.FindingsThe results showed that only six patents could be related to the 1,939 identified research groups. Of the six patents, only one was the object of a licensing agreement, and no spin-off was identified.Practical implicationsThis study evidenced that it is necessary to expand the mechanisms of knowledge transfer, directed not only from STIs to companies but also in the opposite direction, given that companies recognize potential market opportunities.Originality/valueThis study shows that improvements in the Brazilian National Innovation System are necessary, as ESTs research groups demonstrated a weak association with technologies transferred to companies, with only one case of technology transfer in the form of a licensing agreement.","PeriodicalId":42220,"journal":{"name":"Innovation & Management Review","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.7,"publicationDate":"2019-03-20","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1108/INMR-08-2018-0065","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"44076196","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Analysis of business models innovation – a multiple case study","authors":"Moema Pereira Nunes, Anahi Russo","doi":"10.1108/INMR-11-2018-0085","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1108/INMR-11-2018-0085","url":null,"abstract":"\u0000Purpose\u0000This paper aims to analyze the business model innovation in medium and large Brazilian manufacturing companies located in Rio do Sul State.\u0000\u0000\u0000Design/methodology/approach\u0000A holistic multiple case study in five companies was developed. Data were collected through interviews and analyzed according to the content analysis technique.\u0000\u0000\u0000Findings\u0000The main motivation to business model innovation was the innovation in products and services, while the difficulties were the factors relating to the cost. The most common practice among cases was innovation in value proposition and the most widely used method was learning-by-searching. While part of the theory was demonstrated in the case studies, new motivations and practices were identified. The investigation of the learning process on business models’ innovation is pioneered in this study. Further studies on this subject are required.\u0000\u0000\u0000Originality/value\u0000New business models are likely to provide new opportunities to better address customer needs, generating differentiating itself from its competitors. It is a subject little investigated in the international context, and there are no studies to investigate the experience of Brazilian companies.\u0000","PeriodicalId":42220,"journal":{"name":"Innovation & Management Review","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.7,"publicationDate":"2019-02-04","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1108/INMR-11-2018-0085","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"47402034","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Social innovation and the promotion of local economic development","authors":"Ana Clara Souza, Bruno de Souza Lessa, J. C. L. D. S. Filho","doi":"10.1108/INMR-10-2018-0074","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1108/INMR-10-2018-0074","url":null,"abstract":"PurposeThe purpose of this study is to propose a multidimensional view of social innovation.Design/methodology/approachIt offers a detailed analysis of the activities performed by ADEL (Agência de Desenvolvimento Econômico Local) – a regional non-governmental organization located in one of the poorest regions of Brazil – which is succeeding in engaging young people in the promotion of local development. The case was analysed drawing on the dimensions structured by researchers of one of the main centres of social innovation in the world, the Centre de Recherche sur Les Innovations Sociales (CRISES) based in Canada.FindingsThe results found characterize ADEL as a social innovation based on the dimensions of social innovation described in the CRISES’ conceptual encyclopaedia (Tardif and Harrison, 2005). The results highlight the singularities of the case studied, which allowed the elaboration of a revisited table of dimensions proposed by the CRISES’ researchers.Research limitations/implicationsFor future studies, using the CRISES’ table as reference of analysis for other social innovations, the possibility suggested is the quantitative exploration of these dimensions.Originality/valueThe originality of this article lies in the fact that it presents a representative social innovation for the Brazilian semiarid.","PeriodicalId":42220,"journal":{"name":"Innovation & Management Review","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.7,"publicationDate":"2019-02-04","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1108/INMR-10-2018-0074","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"42563989","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Innovation in public administration","authors":"G. C. Sucupira, Flavio Saab, Gisela Demo, P. Bermejo","doi":"10.1108/INMR-03-2018-0004","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1108/INMR-03-2018-0004","url":null,"abstract":"\u0000Purpose\u0000The subject of innovation in public service has been gaining attention in Brazilian scientific practice and production. This paper aims to identify national studies on innovation in public administration and increase the level of knowledge about the subject, as well as to inspire new research and promote advances in theoretical and practical knowledge about innovation in the public sector.\u0000\u0000\u0000Design/methodology/approach\u0000The present study has a descriptive purpose, quantitative nature and was performed through a bibliometric study based on the protocol proposed by Cronin et al. (2008). Documentary data were collected from scientific articles, and quantitative techniques for descriptive statistics were used to analyze the results. Were selected Brazilian scientific journals classified with Qualis equal to or higher than B1, in the area of Public Administration and Business, Accounting and Tourism, in the quadrennium 2013-2016; a total of 164 journals searched.\u0000\u0000\u0000Findings\u0000The results herein indicate a research gap that should be filled by more theoretical studies. Also, they point to the need for multimethod research studies that promote the evaluation of product and process innovation, especially related to the phases of invention and implementation.\u0000\u0000\u0000Originality/value\u0000Few studies have covered public administration and, especially, innovation reviews; none of these studies focused on innovation in the Brazilian public sector, as proposed by this research; the period of analysis and coverage of journals used as search criteria also differ from other reviews in the area of innovation and public sector.\u0000","PeriodicalId":42220,"journal":{"name":"Innovation & Management Review","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.7,"publicationDate":"2019-02-04","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1108/INMR-03-2018-0004","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"44383140","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Determinants of student entrepreneurship","authors":"A. C. Alves, B. Fischer, P. Schaeffer, S. Queiroz","doi":"10.1108/INMR-02-2018-0002","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1108/INMR-02-2018-0002","url":null,"abstract":"\u0000Purpose\u0000The purpose of this paper is to analyze this phenomenon and identify its determinants using data from Brazilian higher education institutions.\u0000\u0000\u0000Design/methodology/approach\u0000Based on a data set comprehending 2,230 university students from 70 different institutions across the country, the authors develop five Probit models to assess impacts related to individual traits and systemic conditions on five dependent dimensions: entrepreneurial activity, potential entrepreneurs, high-impact entrepreneurship, serial entrepreneurship and innovation-driven entrepreneurship.\u0000\u0000\u0000Findings\u0000The lack of significance in many of the variables included in estimations suggests that student entrepreneurship seems to be a rather random phenomenon in Brazil.\u0000\u0000\u0000Research limitations/implications\u0000Findings pose challenges for student entrepreneurship, as targets for intervention are not clear.\u0000\u0000\u0000Originality/value\u0000Over the past decades, universities have been receiving an increasing demand to go beyond their role of producing science and technology to explore its knowledge potential to produce novel commercial applications. However, while there is a growing interest in ways to foster scientific academic entrepreneurship, universities also serve as a positive environment for student entrepreneurship training, knowledge sharing, testing ideas and learning. So far, the importance of student entrepreneurship has received far less attention than it likely deserves.\u0000","PeriodicalId":42220,"journal":{"name":"Innovation & Management Review","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.7,"publicationDate":"2019-01-23","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1108/INMR-02-2018-0002","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"48112224","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"The effect of creative corporate culture and intangibility on the performance of foreign firms traded on the NYSE","authors":"M. M. M. Luca, Parique Nobre Parenteulo Henrique Nobre Parente, Emanoel Mamede Sousa Silva, Ravena Rodrigues de Sousa","doi":"10.1108/INMR-07-2018-0049","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1108/INMR-07-2018-0049","url":null,"abstract":"\u0000Purpose\u0000Following the tenets of resource-based view, the present study aims to investigate the effect of creative corporate culture according to the competing values framework model at the level of corporate intangibility and its respective repercussions on performance.\u0000\u0000\u0000Design/methodology/approach\u0000The sample included 117 non-USA foreign firms traded on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE), which issued annual financial reports between 2009 and 2014 using the 20-F form. To meet the study objectives, in addition to the descriptive and comparative analyses, the authors performed regression analyses with panel data, estimating generalized least-squares, two-stage least-squares and ordinary least-squares.\u0000\u0000\u0000Findings\u0000Creative culture had a negative effect on the level of intangibility and corporate performance, while the level of intangibility did not appear to influence corporate performance. When combined, creative culture and intangibility had a potentially negative effect on corporate results. In conclusion, creative corporate culture had a negative effect on performance, even in firms with higher levels of intangibility, characterized by elements like experimentation and innovation.\u0000\u0000\u0000Originality/value\u0000Although the study hypotheses were eventually rejected, the analyses are relevant to both the academic setting and the market because of the organizational and institutional aspects evaluated, especially in relation to intangibility and creative culture and in view of the unique cross-cultural approach adopted. Within the corporate setting, the study provides a spectrum of stakeholders with tools to identify the profile of foreign firms traded on the NYSE.\u0000","PeriodicalId":42220,"journal":{"name":"Innovation & Management Review","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.7,"publicationDate":"2018-10-15","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1108/INMR-07-2018-0049","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"43052077","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Profile of academic entrepreneurship in Brazil","authors":"Adriana Bin, M. O. Gavira, Jessica Botelho Figueira, Taynan Mariano Bezerra de Carvalho, S. Salles-Filho, F. Colugnati","doi":"10.1108/inmr-07-2018-0054","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1108/inmr-07-2018-0054","url":null,"abstract":"\u0000Purpose\u0000This paper aims to understand, in the state of São Paulo academic environment, the differences between the profiles of academic entrepreneurs, nonacademic entrepreneurs and non-entrepreneurs.\u0000\u0000\u0000Design/methodology/approach\u0000The authors collected data from a more comprehensive research, whose objective was to evaluate the scholarship programmes of São Paulo Research Foundation (FAPESP). For data collection, the authors used an online questionnaire, pre-filled with information from the Lattes Curriculum of the sample individuals, as well as information obtained from FAPESP and from coordination for the improvement of higher education personnel. The response rate of the questionnaires was 21 per cent. The authors sought to explore the variables regarding entrepreneurial activities carried out by former scholarship holders, by relating them to other key variables identified in the literature review and explained in the hypotheses.\u0000\u0000\u0000Findings\u0000The results indicate that entrepreneurship rates decrease with the higher academic level of the researcher; in general, academic entrepreneurs come from families with a good financial situation, and applied sciences are the areas of knowledge with more entrepreneurs.\u0000\u0000\u0000Originality/value\u0000Despite the great number of theoretical and empirical studies found in the literature on entrepreneurship and academic entrepreneurship, there is still a shortage of practical studies on this latter topic in Brazil. This gap is even more evident when the authors consider the significant growth of entrepreneurial activity in the country in the past years. This paper contributes to fill this gap, and it aims to understand, in the state of São Paulo academic environment, the differences between the profiles of academic entrepreneurs, nonacademic entrepreneurs and non-entrepreneurs.\u0000","PeriodicalId":42220,"journal":{"name":"Innovation & Management Review","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.7,"publicationDate":"2018-10-15","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1108/inmr-07-2018-0054","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"45536695","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Technological cooperation network in biotechnology","authors":"C. G. Pereira, Rodrigo Luiz Medeiros Da Silva, J. Lavoie, G. Porto","doi":"10.1108/INMR-07-2018-0050","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1108/INMR-07-2018-0050","url":null,"abstract":"PurposeThe establishment of partnerships between companies, government and universities aims to enhance innovation and the technological development of institutions. The biotechnology sector has grown in recent years mainly driven by its cooperative business model. Compared to other countries, this sector is slowly advancing in Brazil, with delays in science, technology and innovation, especially in the private sector. This paper aims to examine, through social network analysis, the collaborative networks between institutions that filed patents in biotechnology – medicinal preparations from plants – whose inventions had Brazil as the priority country.Design/methodology/approachThe study of technological cooperation using patent documents is a reliable approach as they serve as good indicators of the interactions between organizations that focus on innovation and development of new product. Social network analysis of cooperation networks helps to understand the connections between patent assignees, and how they establish relationships.FindingsResults show that public universities are the institutions that most deposit patents, as well as those that co-operate the most, especially Universidade of Campinas. The study also reveals the critical role of Research Support Agencies in stimulating research and technological development, which result in new technologies.Originality/valueThe study applied the social network analysis to provide an overview of the interactions among Brazilian institutions with the purpose of helping in decision-making and inciting public policies to leverage the biotechnology sector.","PeriodicalId":42220,"journal":{"name":"Innovation & Management Review","volume":" 1131","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.7,"publicationDate":"2018-10-15","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1108/INMR-07-2018-0050","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"41251591","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Emerging technologies and new business models: a review on disruptive business models","authors":"G. Schiavi, Ariel Behr","doi":"10.1108/INMR-03-2018-0013","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1108/INMR-03-2018-0013","url":null,"abstract":"\u0000Purpose\u0000This paper aims to conduct a review on disruptive business models. Considering that competition among companies will not only happen through new products, services or technologies but also through innovative business models, the disruptive business models arise to replace the existing business models, adapting the organizational structures to the products and services offered and emphasizing the proposition of unique value.\u0000\u0000\u0000Design/methodology/approach\u0000The literature on this topic was revised, allowing the obtaining of the state of the art and the construction of a research agenda. The analyzed literature was obtained from systematic searches by the term disruptive business model in some databases. For the analysis of the data, the content analysis strategy was used through categorizations in the material exploration phase, and, later, for the processing of the results, the authors made use of inference and interpretation regarding the content analyzed.\u0000\u0000\u0000Findings\u0000The collected literature made it possible to obtain a set of data formed by different views of authors on disruptive business models, which was analyzed and categorized to make new inferences and interpretations.\u0000\u0000\u0000Originality/value\u0000Considering that the literature on the disruptive process of business models is emerging and addressing an important phenomenon in the market that lacks the theoretical basis to sustain it, this paper contributes by presenting a consolidated examination on this subject, thus deepening the theoretical analyzes on this topic and reducing this lack in the literature. This study also presents a research agenda, which clarifies the disruptive business model gap and reveals some opportunities for future empirical researches.\u0000","PeriodicalId":42220,"journal":{"name":"Innovation & Management Review","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.7,"publicationDate":"2018-10-15","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1108/INMR-03-2018-0013","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"44088886","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}