https://repositorio.ufu.br/handle/123456789/5164 2026-08-02T21:48:37Z 2026-08-02T21:48:37Z https://repositorio.ufu.br/handle/123456789/49239 2026-08-01T06:29:12Z 2026-03-12T00:00:00Z

Title: Determinantes das exportações de soja do município de Uberlândia/MG no período de 2005 a 2024 Abstract: This study aims to analyze the main factors influencing soybean exports from the municipality of Uberlândia-MG. To this end, the research estimates an Autoregressive Distributed Lag (ARDL) model using data from 2005 to 2024 to assess the relationship between macroeconomic variables and the performance of soybean exports in the municipality, with a focus on aspects such as external demand, international prices, the exchange rate, and cyclical events. In this way, the study seeks to contribute to the understanding of regional trade dynamics and the challenges associated with specialization in agricultural commodities in the municipality. The results show that Chinese demand represents the main long-run determinant of soybean exports from Uberlândia, while the other variables did not present a relevant contribution.

2026-03-12T00:00:00Z https://repositorio.ufu.br/handle/123456789/49233 2026-08-01T06:29:10Z 2026-07-13T00:00:00Z

Title: Inovação tecnológica e sustentabilidade na cadeia de suprimentos da indústria alimentícia: monitoramento, rastreabilidade e governança como vetores de competitividade Abstract: This study analyzes the role of sustainable innovation in the food industry, with a particular focus on JBS's sustainability investments and their impact on corporate competitiveness. The objective is to understand how the adoption of sustainable practices, innovative technologies, and environmental governance mechanisms contributes to companies' ability to adapt to the demands of international markets. To achieve this objective, the study employs an exploratory qualitative approach based on a literature review of books, scientific articles, institutional documents, and legislation related to innovation, sustainability, global value chains, and international trade. In addition, a case study of JBS is conducted through the analysis of sustainability reports, annual reports, and other corporate documents published by the company. The findings indicate that sustainability has evolved from being merely a competitive advantage to becoming a strategic requirement for maintaining access to global markets, particularly in response to increasingly stringent environmental regulations concerning traceability and deforestation. The analysis shows that JBS's investments in territorial monitoring, traceability, certifications, energy efficiency, circular economy initiatives, and technological innovation have strengthened its ability to comply with regulatory requirements while enhancing transparency and governance throughout its supply chain. However, the available data do not allow the establishment of a direct causal relationship between these investments and specific financial performance indicators, limiting the assessment of their economic returns. The study concludes that sustainable innovation plays a strategic role in the competitiveness of the food industry by contributing to risk mitigation, strengthening corporate governance, and enabling companies to adapt to the new environmental and commercial requirements that characterize the contemporary international market.

2026-07-13T00:00:00Z https://repositorio.ufu.br/handle/123456789/49166 2026-07-30T06:26:20Z 2026-03-20T00:00:00Z

Title: Os serviços intensivos em conhecimento no Brasil: estrutura e dinâmica inovativa Abstract: This dissertation aims to analyze Knowledge-Intensive Business Services (KIBS), presenting their structure and innovative dynamics in Brazil, and comparing them with the country's Manufacturing Industry. The analysis is structured in three chapters. The first chapter addresses the literature on innovation in services, highlighting the overcoming of the traditional view that attributed a passive character to the sector, emphasizing the importance of its innovative dynamics. Definitions, classifications, and the role of KIBS in innovation systems are presented, as well as an international overview, with data from organizations such as UNCTAD, World Bank and OECD, demonstrating the growing economic importance of knowledge-intensive services. The second chapter empirically characterizes KIBS in Brazil, using data from PAS and RAIS between 2007 and 2021. The results show that, although KIBS represent a still modest portion of the Brazilian productive structure compared to industry, they present a consistent growth trajectory in the number of companies, net operating revenue, and formal employment relationships. Furthermore, an internal analysis of KIBS reveals a clear heterogeneity between T-KIBS and P-KIBS in the labor market. The last chapter compares the innovative behavior of KIBS and the Manufacturing Industry, based on several editions of PINTEC for the period 2008-2017. The results indicate that, although industry invests larger absolute volumes in R&D, KIBS show a greater relative intensity of innovative effort and prioritize process innovations. Industry, in turn, maintains broader and more consolidated cooperation networks with its production chain (suppliers, customers) and focuses more on incremental innovations. In summary, the results indicate that KIBS are a dynamic and strategic segment in the Brazilian economy, with a distinct and complementary innovative profile to that of industry. The results reinforce the need for innovation support policies that recognize the specificities of knowledge-intensive services, promoting their integration with other sectors to strengthen the country's competitiveness and technological development.

2026-03-20T00:00:00Z https://repositorio.ufu.br/handle/123456789/49141 2026-07-29T06:23:50Z 2026-04-29T00:00:00Z

Title: Políticas industriais e sustentabilidade: um estudo sobre a energia solar fotovoltaica nos Estados Unidos, China, Alemanha, Índia, Japão e Brasil Abstract: This study examines the extent to which industrial policies directed at the photovoltaic solar energy sector have promoted technological development and productive linkages in the United States, China, Germany, Japan, India, and Brazil within the context of the energy transition. Grounded in the theoretical contributions of Chang, Andreoni, Rodrik, Mazzucato, Mathews, and Altenburg, the study conceives solar energy as a strategic vector for the structural transformation of economies. The methodology combines documentary analysis of laws, plans, programs, and energy and industrial policy instruments with the analysis of indicators of installed capacity, generation, employment, and foreign trade, based on data from IRENA, the IEA, COMTRADE, and WIPO. The results indicate that countries that combined demand-side stimulus with direct support policies for production and innovation, such as the Chinese Five-Year Plans, the German Erneuerbare-Energien-Gesetz, and fiscal and regulatory incentives, consolidated robust productive chains, higher export activity, and innovative capacity, as evidenced by patenting activity. By contrast, India and Brazil advanced in the diffusion of the technology through auctions and distributed generation, but remained heavily dependent on imports and exhibited low levels of technological internalization. The study suggests that the effectiveness of green industrial policies depends on the state’s capacity to coordinate energy and industrial policy instruments within a long-term strategy. In the Brazilian case, it concludes that transforming solar potential into an industrial and technological advantage requires stronger coordination among support for production, research and development, local content, and regulatory stability.

2026-04-29T00:00:00Z