Abstract
Proliferation of emerging economies as significant
sources of competitive knowledge is a key feature of
globalisation, often driven by government policies
fostering domestic research-based innovation
capabilities. To cast light on this common emerging
economy effort to movefrom catch-up towards the global
innovation frontier, we analyse the evolution of the
focus of Brazilian research frontiers 2005-2011 with
bibliometric methods. Our results demonstrate a gradual
and moderate shift from theoretical scientific knowledge
to more innovation-centred knowledge in the most
influential Brazilian research, indicating the increased
prominence and quality of innovation focused efforts in
country's knowledge system. Thus, the recent expansion of
Brazil's innovation system is accompanied by qualitative
transformations of the research system, in part driven by
nationally emerging research fields and technologies.
Conceptually, we consider the overall importance of
scientific research for developing and emerging economy
innovation system build-up.
| Original language | English |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 105-119 |
| Number of pages | 15 |
| Journal | Technology Analysis and Strategic Management |
| Volume | 26 |
| Issue number | 1 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - 2014 |
| MoE publication type | A1 Journal article-refereed |
Keywords
- emerging technologies
- R&D trends
- research front
- innovation management
- emerging economies
- Brazil
- national innovation systems
