The impact of regional innovation systems on the financial performance of companies in Brazil

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DOI:

https://doi.org/10.20435/inter.v24i3.3620

Keywords:

competitiveness, profitability, innovation ecosystem, Brazilian industry, open innovation

Abstract

The aim of this research was to analyze the impact of industrial firms' proximity to regional innovation systems on financial performance and value creation, considering the Brazilian reality. The theoretical-empirical challenge explored was to propose a model to identify regional innovation systems based on the existence of innovation ecosystems. To do so, the research used variables such as researcher training, human capital devoted to research and development, patents and publications, and business creation to identify innovation ecosystems, whose level of geographical density allowed for the identification of regional innovation systems. Exploratory factor analysis was used. A total of 556 industrial firms in Brazil with published financial information were surveyed for the period 2017-2018. Profitability and value creation indicators, as well as the proximity of each firm to innovation ecosystems and regional innovation systems, were calculated. Five regional innovation systems were identified in Brazil, and it was found that firms' proximity to these systems has a positive and significant impact on financial and value creation indicators. These findings demonstrate the need to foster new regional innovation systems to support the country's economic development more equitably.

Author Biographies

David Ferreira Lopes Santos, Universidade Estadual Paulista (UNESP), Jaboticabal, SãoPaulo, Brasil.

Pós-doutor e doutor e em Administração pela Universidade Presbiteriana Mackenzie. Livre-docente em Administração Financeira. Atua como professor associado na Universidade Estadual Paulista “Júlio de Mesquita Filho” (UNESP), campus de Jaboticabal.

Letícia Orselli Monteiro, Universidade Estadual Paulista (UNESP), Jaboticabal, SãoPaulo, Brasil.

Mestra em Administração na Universidade Estadual Paulista “Júlio de Mesquita Filho” (UNESP), campus de Jaboticabal. Atua como auditora na Ernest Young Brasil.

Kezia Montezo Marques, Universidade Estadual Paulista (UNESP), Jaboticabal, SãoPaulo, Brasil.

Mestranda em Administração, bolsista do Programa PIBIC/CNPq-Reitoria pela Universidade Estadual Paulista “Júlio de Mesquita Filho” (UNESP), campus de Jaboticabal.

Stela Basso Montoro, Universidade Estadual Paulista (UNESP), Jaboticabal, SãoPaulo, Brasil.

Realiza estágio de pós-doutoramento na Gestão Executiva do Centro de Pesquisa em Engenharia da Universidade Estadual Paulista “Júlio de Mesquita Filho” (UNESP), campus de Jaboticabal. Doutora e mestre em Agronomia pela UNESP, campus de Botucatu. Graduada em Administração pela UNESP, campus de Jaboticabal.

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Published

2023-10-20

How to Cite

Santos, D. F. L., Monteiro, L. O., Marques, K. M., & Montoro, S. B. (2023). The impact of regional innovation systems on the financial performance of companies in Brazil. Interações (Campo Grande), 24(3), 1021–1037. https://doi.org/10.20435/inter.v24i3.3620