Artigo
Innovation in industrial clusters: a survey of footwear companies in Brazil
Registro en:
Journal of Technology Management & Innovation, v. 8, n. 3, p. 48-56, 2013.
0718-2724
2068042414626399
Autor
Tristão, Hélcio Martins
Oprime, Pedro Carlos
Jugend, Daniel [UNESP]
Silva, Sérgio Luis da
Resumen
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. Universidade Estadual Paulista Júlio de Mesquita Filho, Universidade Estadual Paulista Júlio de Mesquita Filho, Bauru, Departamento de Engenharia de Produção, Av. Eng. Luiz Edmundo C. Coube 14-01, CEP 17017-324, SP, Brasil Centro Universitário de Franca, Av. Major Nicácio, 2433, Franca, SP, Brazil Department of Production Engineering - Federal University of Sao Carlos (UFSCar). Rod.Washington Luiz, km 235, 13565-905 Universidade Estadual Paulista Júlio de Mesquita Filho, Universidade Estadual Paulista Júlio de Mesquita Filho, Bauru, Departamento de Engenharia de Produção, Av. Eng. Luiz Edmundo C. Coube 14-01, CEP 17017-324, SP, Brasil