Formas de governança nas Cadeias Globais de Valor e seus possíveis impactos ao desenvolvimento tecnológico: o caso do setor de semicondutores no Brasil

Abstract

The objective of this dissertation is to analyze the governance structure in which Brazil is inserted in the Global Value Chain (GVC) of the semiconductor industry in the 2000s, seeking to understand whether governance can contribute to innovative development. Regarding the methodological aspects adopted, to make the research viable, field research was used as the main procedure (carried out through an online questionnaire aimed at managers of the main companies operating in the country), due to the scarcity of governance and innovation information in the country. corporate world. The main results stand out: a) PADIS was an important policy for promoting innovation for most companies; b) Back-end follow-up benefited from government initiatives external to insertion in GVCs; c) Governance in the sector is influenced by suppliers and customers; d) the perception of the degree of technological complexity is greater in the Design-Houses and Fabless segments; e) Around 80% of companies claimed to have an internal R&D department and the percentage of revenue invested in R&D is relatively high, above 20% in the Fabless and Design-Houses segments; f) among the main innovative efforts, the acquisition of software and staff training stands out; the most adopted intellectual property protection methods are confidentiality agreements and patents; g) the main obstacles to innovation, according to the participants, are high costs and economic risks, they claim, even though they establish cooperation partnerships in order to develop innovative activities, with customers and suppliers being the main partners; h) In general, companies claim a high degree of cooperation with partners abroad and 78% of those interviewed agree that the Brazilian governance model helps in building partnerships.