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Temporal Flow of Technology Transfer Capability: Beyond the Lifecycle/ Fluxo Temporal da Capacidade de Transferencia Tecnologica: Alem do Ciclo de Vida
Objective: to analyze the behavior of technology transfer capability over time in Brazilian public institutions of higher education. Method: the extended case method was adopted in two national institutions of reference in technology transfer management. Interviews, observations, and document analys...
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Published in: | RAC - Revista de Administracao Contemporanea 2023-01, Vol.27 (1) |
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Language: | English |
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Summary: | Objective: to analyze the behavior of technology transfer capability over time in Brazilian public institutions of higher education. Method: the extended case method was adopted in two national institutions of reference in technology transfer management. Interviews, observations, and document analysis were the main techniques for data collection. The analysis was performed using also the techniques of the extended case method. Results: became evident that the behavior of a capacity, during its existence, may not obey a linear curve, but vary over different stages and undergo different mutations. Conclusions: it was concluded that the lifecycle of a capability would not be exactly equivalent or limited to the heuristic of a biological lifecycle with predictable entropy until the total collapse. Unlike this, considering the environment and the conjuncture, a capability can come back to exist as long as it is understood as opportune and feasible. The findings advance the understanding of the technology transfer process that now has the explanatory potential of dynamic capabilities. Keywords: technology transfer; dynamic capabilities; lifecycle. Objetivo: analisar o comportamento da capacidade de transferencia tecnologica ao longo do tempo em instituicoes publicas brasileiras de ensino superior. Metodo: adotou-se o metodo de caso estendido em duas instituicoes nacionais de referencia em gestao da transferencia tecnologica. Entrevistas, observacoes e analise de documentos foram as principais tecnicas para a coleta de dados. A analise tambem ocorreu por meio das tecnicas do metodo de caso estendido. Resultados: evidenciou-se que o comportamento de uma capacidade, durante a sua existencia, pode nao obedecer a uma curva linear, mas sim variar ao longo de estagios distintos e sofrer diferentes mutacoes. Conclusoes: conclui-se que o ciclo de vida de uma capacidade nao seria exatamente equivalente ou limitado a heuristica de um ciclo de vida biologico dotado de previsivel entropia ate o total colapso. Diferente disso, considerando o ambiente e a conjuntura, uma capacidade pode voltar a existir desde que se entenda isso como oportuno e exequivel. Os achados avancam na compreensao do processo de transferencia tecnologica que passa a contar com o potencial explicativo das capacidades dinamicas. Palavras-chave: transferencia tecnologica; capacidades dinamicas; ciclo de vida. |
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ISSN: | 1415-6555 |
DOI: | 10.1590/1982-7849rac2022210185.en |