O crescimento das firmas a partir da capacidade inovativa: um estudo sobre o crescimento das firmas em Pernambuco

Abstract

Given the progress of the process of markets globalization, these are becoming increasingly competitive and, as a result of this, entrepreneurs are tuning to innovation as an essential tool, both to ensure the survival of their companies, as well their sustained growth. Thus, with the purpose of analyzing the influence of innovation, particularly through increased research and development (R&D), in the growth of companies in Pernambuco, to carry out this research, was used the data of RAIS- MTE, for the period 2005 to 2009. Were estimated two empirical models of logit in random effects panel to capture how the existence of directors and managers in R&D in companies can determine the probability of growth of companies. The model 1 was estimated considering only as an explaining variable directors and managers in R&D, and the model 2, in addition to using the variables directors and managers in R&D, was used control variables. By the empirical results obtained in the estimations of the two models it was verified that, the existence of director and managers in R&D within the professional framework of companies increases the likelihood of their growth. However, on empirical results obtained in the estimation of the model 2, just on the coefficient of the variable directors and managers in R&D was significant at the level of 1%, the coefficient of the others variable weren’t statistically significant, not influencing on the probability of growth of companies in Pernambuco.