Academia Revista Latinoamericana de Administración: Volume 30 Issue 4

Innovation beyond technology: perspectives from Latin America

Paulo Antônio Zawislak, Jorge Tello-Gamarra, Edi Madalena Fracasso, Oscar Castellanos

The purpose of this paper is to present eight papers selected from ALTEC 2015 that provide an overview of innovation in Latin America.

Innovation and development: a revision of the Latin American thought

Javier Jasso, Maria del Carmen Del Valle, Ismael Núñez

The purpose of this paper is to review the contributions of what has been established as Latin American thought, as science, technology, and innovation (STI) in Latin America have…

Searching to bridge the gaps: a new typology of university-industry interaction

Paola Rücker Schaeffer, Andréia Cristina Dullius, Rodrigo Maldonado Rodrigues, Paulo Antonio Zawislak

The purpose of this paper is to propose a new typology to leverage the different knowledge gaps existing between universities and industries. This new typology classifies…

Management innovation and social innovation: convergences and divergences

Daniel Paulino Teixeira Lopes, Naldeir dos Santos Vieira, Allan Claudius Queiroz Barbosa, Cristina Parente

The purpose of this paper is to discuss recent developments in the fields of management innovation and social innovation, in order to discover any possible convergences and…

Innovation capabilities in services: a multi-cases approach

Vanessa Marques Daniel, Mauricio Pozzebon de Lima, Ângela Maria Ferrari Dambros

Considering the importance of services and innovation for the modern economy and the peculiarities that differentiate services from tangible goods, the purpose of this paper is to…

Creative economy as a social technology approach: A case study in favela da Mangueira, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Dalia Maimon Schiray, Cristine Clemente Carvalho, Rita Afonso

The purpose of this paper is to discuss the characteristics of creative economies in favelas and their potential in terms of social development from a comparison between the…

Academic patenting in Brazil: the role of academic inventors in PCT patent applications – 2002-2012

Kelyane Silva, Alexandre Guimarães Vasconcellos, Josealdo Tonholo, Manuel Mira Godinho

The purpose of this paper is to analyse the patenting activity of the Brazilian academic sector vis-à-vis the domestic business sector, taking into account the recent evolution of…

Financial exposure and technology innovation investment: Measuring project results in Brazilian commodity industries

Vitor da Mata Quintella, Antônio Francisco de Almeida da Silva Jr, Jose Ricardo Uchoa Cavalcanti Almeida, Marcelo Embiruçu

The purpose of this paper is to identify, measure and optimise financial risk and its effect on returns from innovation projects on an accrual basis and on a cash basis in a…

Managing innovation in the Argentinian nuclear sector: The case of Atucha II nuclear power plant (NPP)

Javier Cantero, Natalia Lorena Gonzalez, Daiana Diaz

The design, construction, and operation of a nuclear power plant (NPP) pose technological and R&D challenges for the organisations concerned. The purpose of this paper is to…