A reflection about the partner relationships in the clothing APL of the agreste pernambucano as an innovation disseminator element in the interorganizational networks/Uma reflexao sobre as relacoes de parceria nos APLs de confeccoes do agreste pernambucano como elemento disseminador da inovacao em redes interorganizacionais/Una reflexion acerca de las relaciones de alianza en el APL de confecciones del

Acting in a highly competitive scenario requires more dynamism from the organizations to fit and develop in the instability of the global market. When transferring these requirements to the business environment, it is noticed that small companies often lack the infrastructure and knowledge to surviv...

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Published in:Revista de administração Mackenzie 2012-07, Vol.13 (4), p.206
Main Authors: Silva, Fabiana Ferreira, Feitosa, Marcos Gilson Gomes, Aguiar, Virginia Do Socorro Motta
Format: Article
Language:Spanish
Subjects:
Actors
Actresses
Clothing and dress
Innovations
Land mines
Social aspects
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Summary:Acting in a highly competitive scenario requires more dynamism from the organizations to fit and develop in the instability of the global market. When transferring these requirements to the business environment, it is noticed that small companies often lack the infrastructure and knowledge to survive in this context. Such difficulties make companies look for alternatives to become more competitive through connections with other organizations. This study aimed to verify if the performance in interorganizational networks is perceived as a driver of the innovation for the actors of the Clothing APL of the Agreste Pernambucano. The theoretical perspective includes studies about interorganizational networks and innovation. Regarding the methodology, the research used quantitative methods to do the characterization of the clothing industry companies through the application of a questionnaire to 51 companies. It was observed in this work that the analysis of innovation was believed as an essential factor for the development of interorganizational networks, being possible to conclude that the actors of the APL consider the interorganizational partnerships as drivers of innovation in the network. On the other hand, although the statistical tests reveal a strong relationship between the indicators of innovation and the partnership relationships in APL, the innovations implemented prioritize outcomes for some enterprises instead of social factors that are indispensable to the actors local development. It was also observed that there is no equity in the dissemination of the benefits in the network and that it ends up as being an excluded structure in the studied APL, as only a minority takes advantage of the generated benefits in the environment. Among the main contributions, and practical and social implications, from the analysis of the research data, it is suggested: encourage the analysis of Athe APL as socioproductives and innovatives systems, where the economy is not the only determining factor, and stress the need for organization of Regional Development Forums, with the participation of different actors of the APL to discuss actions for the network.
ISSN:1518-6776