Innovation in Industrial Clusters: a Survey of Footwear Companies in Brazil

Authors

  • Hélcio Martins Tristão He is a Professor at Centro Universitário de Franca, São Paulo, Brazil.
  • Pedro Carlos Oprime Associate Professor at Federal University of São Carlos (UFSCar) - Brazil.
  • Daniel Jugend Department of Production Engineering - Universidade Estadual Paulista (Unesp).
  • Sérgio Luis da Silva associate Professor in the area of Technological and Managerial Information of the Department of Information Sciences and a supervisor in the Graduate Program of Production Engineering at Federal University of São Carlos (UFSCar)

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.4067/S0718-27242013000400005

Keywords:

Innovation, Cluster, Footwear sector

Abstract

The aim of this study is to characterize the relationships in innovation and business clustering processes in the productive chain of small and medium enterprises (SME) of Brazil. The object of study are SMEs the local procuctive cluster of the shoes in Franca, State of São Paulo. The conceptual model developed is based on the following constructs: vertical integration, innovation and characteristics of the cluster, and it is focused on identifying the agents that act predominantly in product innovation processes in the cluster. A survey was conducted. It was found that there is cooperation between the companies in the productive arrangement studied, and that shoe manufacturers are those who, predominantly, stimulate innovation within the cluster.

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Author Biographies

Hélcio Martins Tristão, He is a Professor at Centro Universitário de Franca, São Paulo, Brazil.

He is a Ph.D candidate at Federal University of São Carlos (UFSCar).

Pedro Carlos Oprime, Associate Professor at Federal University of São Carlos (UFSCar) - Brazil.

has a Ph.D in Information Sciences at Aix Marseille University - France

Daniel Jugend, Department of Production Engineering - Universidade Estadual Paulista (Unesp).

has received his Ph.D from Production Engineering from Federal University of Sao Carlos, MS in Production Engineering from Federal University of Sao Carlos. He is a professor of Management and Product Development at Sao Paulo State University - UNESP - Brazi. email: daniel@feb.unesp.br –

Sérgio Luis da Silva, associate Professor in the area of Technological and Managerial Information of the Department of Information Sciences and a supervisor in the Graduate Program of Production Engineering at Federal University of São Carlos (UFSCar)

has a Ph.D from Mechanical Engineering from University of São Paulo.

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2013-09-24

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Tristão, H. M., Oprime, P. C., Jugend, D., & Silva, S. L. . da. (2013). Innovation in Industrial Clusters: a Survey of Footwear Companies in Brazil. Journal of Technology Management & Innovation, 8(3), 45–56. https://doi.org/10.4067/S0718-27242013000400005

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