100 documents found, page 1 of 10
The future of global value chains in a fragmented world
Silva, Joaquim RamosIn the context of 2020s, the global value chains (GVCs) became a hot issue in international economics. During the prior worldwide financial crisis, which became known as the Great Recession of 2007-2009, the role of GVCs, tying different countries across the world through the segmentation of production in all its dimensions (among others, design, manufacturing and distribution) and concomitant trade and foreign...
Dilemmas of proximity : motives influencing Portuguese firms’ internationalizat...
Silva, Joaquim Ramos; Neves, Joana; Magrinho, André; Franco, Mário; Rodrigues, MargaridaThis study aims to identify Portuguese firms’ motives for internationalizing to Morocco. To achieve this objective, we used a mixed-method (quantitative and qualitative) approach, obtaining data from a questionnaire survey and interviewees from Portuguese enterprises involved in this internationalization process. From exploratory factor analysis (EFA), firms’ reasons for entering the Moroccan market were catego...
Digital transformation: patents as a determinant proxy for industry 4.0
Santa Rita, Luciana Peixoto; Silva, Joaquim Ramos; Bittencourt, Ibsen Mateus; Filho, Jovino PintoObjective of the study: To analyze the indicators of patents filed between 2008 and 2022 in the process of digital transformation of industries in Brazil and Portugal, seeking to understand the changes brought about by the Fourth Industrial Revolution (4IR). Methodology/approach: The study is descriptive and applied in nature, using documentary research and access to bibliographic databases and legal protection...
Competitiveness and R&D subsidies: the case of the industry 4.0 program in Port...
Santa Rita, Luciana Peixoto; Silva, Joaquim RamosABSTRACT Objective: the objective of this study was to analyze the effects on industrial competitiveness of the subsidies related to the Industry 4.0 Program in Portugal from 2017 to 2019. The following research question arises in this context: What is the influence of the incentive value on the competitiveness of Portuguese industries after the implementa tion of the Industry 4.0 technology-enabling projects? ...
The strategy-as-practice through the lens of the microfoundations of dynamic ca...
Cardoso, Fernando Eduardo; Rossetto, Carlos Ricardo; Silva, Joaquim RamosOrganizational practices are the link between the micro and the macro level of organizations. At the micro level we find theorists as strategy-as-practice, focused on strategy as a social practice, strategies and day-to-day activity, concerned with strategizing. At the macro level we find theories such as dynamic capabilities with a focus on routines and capabilities at the organizational level. This study corr...
A Multilevel analysis of the interaction between science parks and external age...
Leite, Taiane Quaresma; Silva, André Luis; Silva, Joaquim Ramos; Silva, Sérgio EvangelistaScience parks are fundamental for the development of new technology-based firms. For this purpose, intense networks of relationships with external agents permeate them. However, it is still necessary a more systematic view about the relationship between science parks and external agents. Accordingly, this article analyzes the relationship between science parks and external agents based on five levels of geograp...
Best regional practices for digital transformation in industry: The case of the...
Santa Rita, Luciana Peixoto; Silva, Joaquim Ramos; Junior, Reynaldo Rubem FerreiraThe Portuguese government, through its program for Industry 4.0, Portugal I4.0, has been supporting projects aimed at the digital transformation of the economy by mobilizing European funds and governmental subsidies from the Portugal 2020 Program. The objective of this study is to analyze the best regional practices for digital transformation in the industry 4.0 in this context. The following research questions...
Investimento tecnológico: limites e impactos no Estado de Alagoas na perspectiv...
Santa Rita, Luciana Peixoto; Júnior, Reynaldo Rubem Ferreira; Sá, Eliana Maria Oliveira; Silva, Joaquim RamosA importância ao tema investimento tecnológico cresce no âmbito da Indústria 4.0. O artigo tem por objetivo analisar o nível de investimento tecnológico em Alagoas na perspectiva da Indústria 4.0. Especificamente, almeja identificar o perfil da estrutura industrial, analisar a composição dos investimentos tecnológicos, o uso das tecnologias da Indústria 4.0 e as tecnologias em que a indústria pretende investir ...
The importance of Latin American space in the internationalization of Portugues...
Brás-dos-Santos, André; Silva, Joaquim RamosIn the light of the transformation undergone in the last decade by the Portuguese economy, the internationalization of Portuguese companies through exports had a considerable growth, reducing the importance of domestic demand as the main variable in the contribution to GDP, this work addresses the role of SMEs in this process, analyzing the case of their internationalization to the Latin American space. The stu...
Open innovation in science park: The role of public policies
Silva, Sérgio Evangelista; Venâncio, Ana; Silva, Joaquim Ramos; Gonçalves, Carlos AlbertoIn this study, we evaluate how science parks (SPs) promote open innovation (OI) and the role played by public policies (PPs) in this process. To perform this analysis, we introduce an initial framework based on three dimensions: the launching of SPs, the role of SPs in promoting OI, and the role of SPs as PP vectors for promoting OI. Following a qualitative study based on visits, archival analysis and interview...