Technological competences accumulation and techno-economic performanceinter-firm differences forniture sector in Rio Grande do Sul

Resumo

This paper examines the implications of technological capability accumulation for inter-firm differences in terms of techno-economic performance improvement. Such issues are examined on the basis of a comparative case study of two firms of the furniture industry in the state of Rio Grande do Sul (Southern Brazil): D’Itália Moveis Industriais Ltda (1990-2000) e Pozza SA Industrial Moveleira (1963-2000). The framework to examine technological capability identifies types and levels of capability for three functions: (i) process and production organization; (ii) products; (iii) equipment related activities. Techno-economic performance is examined here on the basis of 16 different indicators. This article draws on first-hand empirical framework collected through multiple data-gathering techniques during an extensive fieldwork. Although the two case-study firms have been born and grown under the same industrial sector and, during a great part of their existence they operated under identical sectoral and macro-economic conditions, the study found significant differences between these two firms in terms of the manner and speed of technological capability accumulation. The evidence suggests that a large part of such differences were reflected in the differences between the two firms in terms of techno-economic performance.

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Tipo

Artigo científico

Ano

2005

Instituição

Escola Brasileira de AdEscola Brasileira de Administração Pública e de Empresas da Fundação Getulio Vargas (FGV EBAPE)

Fonte

Cadernos EBAPE.BR

Idioma

Português

Acesso

Não informado

Identificador

oai:ojs.periodicos.fgv.br:article/5416

Temas

Dados