Technological Upgrade in Emerging Markets: The Importance of Interorganizational Cooperation for Product and Process Upgrades

Rafael Morais Pereira, Felipe Mendes Borini () and Moacir de Miranda Oliveira ()
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Rafael Morais Pereira: University of Sao Paulo, School of Economics, Business and Accounting (FEA USP), São Paulo, Brazil2Paulista University São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
Felipe Mendes Borini: University of Sao Paulo, School of Economics, Business and Accounting (FEA USP), São Paulo, Brazil
Moacir de Miranda Oliveira: University of Sao Paulo, School of Economics, Business and Accounting (FEA USP), São Paulo, Brazil

International Journal of Innovation and Technology Management (IJITM), 2023, vol. 20, issue 08, 1-24

Abstract: Considering the relevance of different market partners and research partners with which companies can cooperate for innovation, we wonder whether cooperation with such partners is essential for the technological upgrade of products and processes. Therefore, as our main aim, we propose to analyze the importance of cooperating with market and research partners to technologically upgrade products and processes in an emerging market. To do this, we used data from the Brazilian national innovation survey stratified by sectors of the economy. The data analysis technique adopted for this study was panel data. Our results add to the existing studies on the importance of considering the effects of different partners on types of upgrades (product and process) that are relevant to a technological upgrade in emerging countries. Furthermore, this research demonstrated which kind of partnership is the most suitable for each type of upgrade.

Keywords: Interorganizational cooperation; innovation; technological upgrade; product and process upgrades; Brazil (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2023
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