Afonso Augusto Teixeira de Freitas de Carvalho Lima

Analysis of Competences for Innovation in Technology-Based Enterprise Incubators

ABSTRACT Incubators are rated as public policy mechanisms driving innovation in companies. The purpose of this project was to ascertain the level of development of competences for innovation in Technology-Based Enterprise Incubators (TBEI) as perceived by businesspeople in associated companies. With regard to technological innovation, it was decided to use a neo-Schumpeterian approach, and with regard to competences, the Resource-Based View (RBV) theory was used, which evaluates internal attributes that contribute directly to the innovative capacity. Four constructs were taken into consideration for analyzing the development levels of competences for innovation, grounded on the model of François and colleagues (1999) and Munier (1999). Competences for innovation were examined through a questionnaire that tries to identify and assess development levels of competences in TBEI. The findings were analyzed through construct reliability tests: summated scales and cluster analysis. It was noted that the means competences representing the basic resources needed for the development of the company were assessed favorably by the businesspeople, indicating the development of this competence. In terms of technical and relational competences, it was noted that the businesspeople assessed these aspects unfavorably, indicating that these competences are not well developed by the TBEI. It was also ascertained that corporate development levels and operating sectors also influence the assessment of these businesspeople in terms of competences for innovation. This leads to the conclusion that its effectiveness must be assessed as an agent of innovation, with indicators being defined to measure the effectiveness of its role as a mechanism driving technological innovation.

Empowering IT entrepreneurships: what's the contribution of business incubators?

Este artigo tem como tema a analise da contribuicao das incubadoras para o desenvolvimento de empreendimentos em TI, sendo entao realizado um estudo em profundidade nas 3 incubadoras especializadas em TI do Estado de Minas Gerais. Gerentes das incubadoras e empresarios incubados e ja graduados foram entrevistados a respeito da estrutura e do apoio oferecidos pelas incubadoras, interacao com universidades e centros de pesquisa, e sobre a capacitacao gerencial oferecida aos empresarios. Os resultados apontam para a necessidade de uma atuacao mais proficua das incubadoras, fundamentalmente na prospeccao de clientes, busca por recursos financeiros e relacionamento com universidades e centros de pesquisa, principalmente no que tange a transferencia de tecnologia.

Atuação de empreendedores públicos na formulação de um programa de apoio ao desenvolvimento juvenil

The main objective is to comprehend the acting of public entrepreneurs in the public policy formulation stage which resulted in a Training and Digital Experience Center in Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, Brazil. The context of the creation of such a center is the implementation of the State Program for Results (EPR) that gave rise to positions of Public Entrepreneurs (PEs), high professional technical and management level, hired to support the projects and government programs. The content analysis technique was applied from data collected in bibliographies, documents and interviews with PEs who participated in the formulation stage of this public policy in the city of Belo Horizonte. As results, it was evident that although the Public Entrepreneurs are good performers of public policy, they are not necessarily good makers. Nevertheless, credited the results of public policy to the networks training capacity, innovation and focus on the results of these professionals.

INNOVATION IN PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION: A TARGET STUDY OF ENANPAD ANALYSIS

O termo “inovacao” no contexto da administracao publica ainda esta em consolidacao, e nesse contexto as inovacoes nao sao apenas tecnicas, elas carregam um conteudo politico ideologico e dependem de mecanismos de interacao entre sociedade civil e Estado. O objetivo deste artigo foi identificar tais inovacoes na transicao dos modelos de administracao burocratica para o gerencial e do modelo gerencial para o societal a partir de um levantamento quantitativo da incidencia de estudos sobre a tematica nos anais do EnAnpad. Desse modo, a partir do marco teorico e da leitura do resumo e da introducao dos artigos selecionou-se os trabalhos que abordavam aspectos oriundos das inovacoes dos modelos de administracao publica, no periodo de 1997 ate 2012. Constatou-se um aumento no numero de trabalhos apresentados sobre os mecanismos inovadores nas realizacoes mais recentes do EnANPAD, um aumento de 400% nos temas da primeira transicao analisada e de 200% nos temas da segunda transicao. Conclui-se que administracao publica e marcada por tendencias de inovacao que estao relacionadas a uma nova forma de “fazer” do Estado. Assim, o presente artigo a partir do meta estudo realizado, e relevante ao classificar-se como um estudo germinal para o desenvolvimento de conhecimento na area.

A cooperação intermunicipal nos circuitos turísticos de Minas Gerais

Neste artigo, analisam-se os circuitos turisticos de Minas Gerais como experiencia de cooperacao intermunicipal. A pesquisa, de natureza predominantemente qualitativa, pode ser classificada, quanto aos fins, como descritiva e, quanto aos meios de investigacao, como de levantamento e documental. Os sujeitos sociais foram agentes estrategicos da Secretaria de Turismo de Minas Gerais (Setur) e dos circuitos. Na analise dos dados, utilizou-se a tecnica de analise de conteudo. Os resultados indicaram que a cooperacao intermunicipal foi um processo induzido pelo estado, que buscava promover o desenvolvimento regional por meio do turismo. Concluiu-se que, apesar de os circuitos constituirem-se em espacos de cooperacao, ela ainda se faz mais presente nos condicionamentos legais, tendo em vista as exigencias da Setur para criacao e reconhecimento dos circuitos. Ressalta-se a importância da cooperacao nos circuitos tambem na pratica, de forma que a atividade consiga desenvolver-se e gerar beneficios para os envolvidos.

Análise sobre ação empreendedora e políticas públicas no APL moveleiro de UBÁ, MG

Based on recognized importance of industrial clusters for the socio-economic development of regions, this work presents a case study involving the evolution, discussions on the role of entrepreneurial activities and the influence of public policies on the development of the furniture cluster of Uba, Minas Gerais. The methodology adopted included a survey, interviews with strategic actors of the cluster, and analysis comparative data. Preliminary results indicate that public policies had limited involvement in the emergence and development of APL, and indicate the need to investigate the diversity of patterns of business components of local cluster order to propose appropriate policies for each different type of companies. The main conclusion is that the key role in the genesis and development of the furniture cluster of Uba was the entrepreneurial action of the local businessmen.