This paper discusses the impacts of the technological internationalization process in the Brazilian economy, focusing on R&D activities, comparing national and subsidiaries R&D performance. After a literature review, the paper presents the statistical profile of US multinational companies,...

The BRICS countries (Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa) are currently at the crossroads of major structural economic and political changes. The aim of this book is to provide a comparative analysis of the evolution of science, technology and innovation (S&T&I) policies in these five...

Globalization poses the imperative for firms to link with other actors and find new ways to interact and learn from the relationship. Employing original empirical evidence and featuring new case studies from Brazil, Chile, Mexico, and Nicaragua, Upgrading to Compete shows that the form of...

Globalization poses the imperative for firms to link with other actors and find new ways to interact and learn from the relationship. Employing original empirical evidence and featuring new case studies from Brazil, Chile, Mexico, and Nicaragua, Upgrading to Compete shows that the form of...

This book arose out of a study commissioned by the Micro, Small and Medium Enterprise Division of the Inter-American Development Bank aimed at researching cases based on Latin American experiences with competitive cooperation among enterprises, whether brought about as a result of specific...

O conjunto dos capítulos deste trabalho aponta e elabora importantes alternativas de política capazes de retomar e sustentar novas formas desenvolvimento apropriadas, coesas e duradouras. Ao mesmo tempo, instiga e mobiliza reflexões sobre a relevância, tanto de aprendermos e acumularmos...

The analysis developed aims at identifying patterns regarding the innovative dynamics ofenterprises which comprise Local Innovation and Production Systems (LIPS) in the State of SantaCatarina (South of Brazil), with basis on a set of 298 interviews made with enterprises from fiveLIPS involving...

This paper discusses the impacts of the technological internationalization process in the Brazilian economy, focusing on R&D activities, comparing national and subsidiaries R&D performance. After a literature review, the paper presents the statistical profile of US multinational companies,...

Este trabalho tem por objetivo discutir o processo de internacionalização tecnológica e seus impactos na indústria brasileira, com enfoque nas atividades de pesquisa e desenvolvimento (P&D), comparando a performance de empresas nacionais e filiais de empresas multinacionais. Inicialmente...