Innovation in the Brazilian manufacturing sector: analyzing a panel of companies from the survey 'Sondagem de Inovação'

Authors

  • Gilberto Libanio Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais - UFMG, Brasil
  • Ana Valéria C. Dias Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais - UFMG, Brasil
  • Ulisses Pereira dos Santos Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais - UFMG, Brasil
  • Cândido Guerra Ferreira Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais - UFMG, Brasil
  • Ana Carolina Londe Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais - UFMG, Brasil

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.21171/ges.v13i35.2857

Abstract

This paper examines the innovative performance of Brazilian industry between 2010 and 2015, based on data from Innovation Survey, which covers companies in extractive and manufacturing industries with 500 or more employees. Our sample is formed by a fixed panel comprising 105 companies that answered at least 20 of the 24 editions of the survey. The results suggest a fall in innovation activities of surveyed companies during the period, measured by the reduction in the rate of innovation between the first quarter of 2010 and the fourth quarter of 2015. However, the main innovation effort indicators, such as expenses in R&D as percentage of revenues and number of employees with doctorate or master degrees, remained relatively stable throughout the period.

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Published

2019-04-22

How to Cite

Libanio, G., Dias, A. V. C., Santos, U. P. dos, Ferreira, C. G., & Londe, A. C. (2019). Innovation in the Brazilian manufacturing sector: analyzing a panel of companies from the survey ’Sondagem de Inovação’. Management & Society Electronic Journal, 13(35), 3011–3037. https://doi.org/10.21171/ges.v13i35.2857

Issue

Vol. 13 No. 35 (2019): May/August 2019

Section

Discussions and Debates

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