Innovation in Industrial Clusters: a Survey of Footwear Companies in Brazil



Título del documento: Innovation in Industrial Clusters: a Survey of Footwear Companies in Brazil
Revista: Journal of technology management & innovation
Base de datos: CLASE
Número de sistema: 000404229
ISSN: 0718-2724
Autores: 1
2
3
2
Instituciones: 1Centro Universitario de Franca Uni-FACEF, Franca, Sao Paulo. Brasil
2Universidade Federal de Sao Carlos, Departamento de Engenharia de Producao, Sao Carlos, Sao Paulo. Brasil
3Universidade Estadual Paulista "Julio de Mesquita Filho", Departamento de Engenharia de Producao, Bauru, Sao Paulo. Brasil
Año:
Volumen: 8
Número: 3
Paginación: 45-56
País: Chile
Idioma: Inglés
Tipo de documento: Artículo
Enfoque: Analítico, descriptivo
Resumen en inglés The aim of this study is to characterize the relationships in innovation and business clustering processes in the productive chain of small and medium enterprises (SME) of Brazil. The object of study are SMEs the local procuctive cluster of the shoes in Franca, State of São Paulo. The conceptual model developed is based on the following constructs: vertical integration, innovation and characteristics of the cluster, and it is focused on identifying the agents that act predominantly in product innovation processes in the cluster. A survey was conducted. It was found that there is cooperation between the companies in the productive arrangement studied, and that shoe manufacturers are those who, predominantly, stimulate innovation within the cluster
Disciplinas: Administración y contaduría,
Economía
Palabras clave: Administración de la producción,
Economía industrial,
Brasil,
Clusters industriales,
Innovación,
Calzado,
Encuestas
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