Innovation and knowledge transfer in clustered interorganizational networks in Brazil

Resumo

This article analyzes whether firm innovation is influenced by the transfer of knowledge among cluster firms. To test the hypotheses, we directly estimated the measurement and the structural model parameters where cooperation, workforce mobility, and institutions were defined as manifest indicators of the latent exogenous variable knowledge transfer, modeled as a second-order construct. Firm innovation was defined as a single item endogenous latent variable. We found knowledge transfer to be related to the way firms are managed vis-à-vis (a) the role of institutions as discussion arenas; (b) the adaptability of the workforce; and (c) the indirect cooperation among firms. © 2011 Copyright Taylor and Francis Group, LLC.

Ficha do documento

Tipo

Artigo científico

Ano

2011

Instituição

Fundação Getulio Vargas

Fonte

Repositório da FGV

Idioma

Inglês

Acesso

Acesso restrito

DOI

10.1080/10978526.2011.614168

Identificador

oai:repositorio.fgv.br:10438/25392

Temas

Desenvolvimento EconômicoDados

Palavras-chave

Brazilian industryClustered inter-organizational networksIndustrial districtsInnovationKnowledge transferResource-based viewIndústrias - Brasil