Published by Paulo Figueiredo at Oct 01, 2020

Innovative capability building and learning linkages in knowledge-intensive service SMEs in Brazil’s mining industry

This study examines how small and medium enterprises (SMEs) that are knowledge-intensive service firms (hereafter “knowledge-intensive service SMEs”) accumulate innovative […]

Published by Paulo Figueiredo at Oct 01, 2020

Micro-level technological capability accumulation in developing economies: Insights from the Brazilian sugarcane ethanol industry

Accumulation of indigenous innovative capabilities in firms in developing economies (‘latecomer firms’) may contribute to sustainable industrial development. To enhance […]

Published by Paulo Figueiredo at Oct 01, 2020

When “one thing (almost) leads to another”: A micro-level exploration of learning linkages in Brazil’s mining industry

This paper explores the nature of learning linkages through a qualitative and empirically grounded study of three sets of interactions […]

Published by Paulo Figueiredo at Sep 30, 2020

Food security, public research organizations, and agricultural innovation in developing economies

We have to consider that: Demand for agricultural products faces an unprecedented increase, as the world’s population is expected to […]