Impactos do comportamento inovativo das grandes empresas nacionais e estrangeiras da indústria de transformação brasileira no desenvolvimento do Sistema Nacional de Inovação ^♦

Abstract

The article analyses the influence of the innovative behavior adopted by large companies in Brazilian processing industry over the formation of the National System of Innovation (NSI) using PINTEC’s database (2000, 2003, 2005 and 2008) and from the generation of indicators that measure the responsibility for product and/or process development, from localization and importance of information sources, cooperation relations, innovative effort and the qualification of people involved in P&D activities. According to the studied indicators, foreign companies innovate predominantly from intracompany relations, adopting a “hierarchically integrated” behavior with “adaptive reaction” to what happens internationally. In turn, large national companies, as a rule, innovate relatively less apart can be characterized as “followers” of the innovative strategies of foreign companies. To this effect, we conclude that the innovative behavior of these two company groups has not helped the development of Brazilian NSI.

Keywords
National Innovation System; Innovative behavior; Large enterprises; Brazilian economy