Obstacles to innovation in Brazil

Abstract

<jats:p> Through an investigation of data available from the Brazilian Innovation Survey (Pesquisa de Inovação) of the Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics (Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatística) and from a national survey on university–firm interactions (the BR Survey), the authors show that Brazilian industrial firms lack qualified individuals for two key activities: the promotion of innovation and the establishment of a dialogue between universities and firms. Brazilian firms’ weaknesses and the inadequacy of the workforce supply generate scarce (or inadequate) ‘know-why’. Furthermore, a restricted perspective in Brazilian universities, focused on creating a more educated society rather than augmenting the stock of technological knowledge, constrains the generation of ‘know-what’ and ‘know-who’. </jats:p>

Barriers and facilitators of university-industry collaboration for research, development and innovation: a systematic review

“…Theoretical analysis can help in setting the limits of discussions to the most frequent problems encountered in the partnerships. In this context, our bibliometric analysis established that some of the selected papers consider strategy models, namely: resource-based theory (n = 3; Alunurm et al 2020;Galán-Muros and Plewa 2016;Wirsich et al 2016); knowledge-based theory (n = 1; Santoro and Bierly 2006); evolutionary economics (n = 2; Rapini et al 2017;Simachev et al 2014); institutional theory (n = 2; Brundin et al 2008;Lind et al 2013); and agency theory (n = 2; Calvo et al 2019;Siegel et al 2003). Based on the findings of this systematic review, we conclude that future research should explore the points summarized in Table 7.…”

“…The strategic dimension concerns the difference between partners regarding the time standpoint, in that universities take a long-term view of research while industry has a short-term perception for research and implementation. Other authors have also identified this barrier (Alunurm et al 2020 ; Bruneel et al 2010 ; Galán-Muros and Plewa 2016 ; Ghauri and Rosendo-Rios 2016 ; Mannak et al 2019 ; Rapini et al 2017 ; Villani 2013 ) and recommend that the issue be taken into account at the planning stage of collaborative research. The tactical dimension relates to the need for participants from different organizations and cultures to meet together for collaborative activities, such as conceptualization and brainstorming, without any of the parties dominating.…”

“…The 34 articles in Cluster 1 (Table 1) focus on the determinants of UICs through the triple helix model, which extends the traditional basic roles of university by defining the entrepreneurial university. These articles support the idea that the economic development of society is achieved through innovation, which is driven, in turn, by interactions between three entities (university, industry and Exploring university-industry collaboration in research centres Mildahn and Schiller (2006) Barriers for the university-industry knowledge transfer in newly industrialised countries-An empirical analysis of the regional innovation system of Bangkok Piperopoulos (2007) Barriers to innovation for SMEs: empirical evidence from Greece Quartey and Oguntoye (2021) Understanding and promoting industrial sustainability in Africa through the triple helix approach: a conceptual model and research propositions Rapini et al (2017) Obstacles to innovation in Brazil: The lack of qualified individuals to implement innovation and establish university-firm interactions government) known as the triple helix framework (Leydesdorff and Etzkowitz 1998). Etzkowitz (2003) stressed the importance of the university as a driving force of innovation, the so-called entrepreneurial university, the role of which is not only to create knowledge and train new professionals but also to generate enterprises, particularly those that are technology-based.…”

Brazil in the digital transformation: Opportunities and challenges

“…In Brazil, this relationship, although increasing, is still limited and is often given as another key explanation for the country's low innovation results. Heavy bureaucracy and low incentives in universities (Reynolds and De Negri, 2019), as well as a lack of qualified personnel in firms (Rapini, Chiarini and Bittencourt, 2016) hinder such collaborations.…”

Siglas, abreviações e unidades de medida

“…No Brasil, esse relacionamento, apesar de crescente, ainda é limitado, o que é frequentemente apresentado como outra explicação importante para os baixos resultados de inovação do país. A burocracia pesada e os baixos incentivos nas universidades (Reynolds e De Negri, 2019), bem como a falta de pessoal qualificado nas empresas (Rapini, Chiarini e Bittencourt, 2016), dificultam essas colaborações.…”