On the evolution of technological specialization patterns in emerging countries: comparing Asia and Latin America

Urraca-Ruiz, Ana

doi:10.1080/10438599.2018.1433525

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“…In addition, this is one of the measurements used for the identification of value chains with comparative advantages [26,6]. Several studies [27] have analysed trade patterns of specialisation in different sectors of the economy; in the natural resources [28], agrofood industry [29,30] and olive oil sector exports and import analysis [31,32]. The level of specialisation through internationalisation could generate advantages around the value chain and have an influence on technological upgrading [15,33].…”

Section: The Role Of Internationalization and Technology In Gvcmentioning

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“…The patterns of technological specialisation or diversification in advanced economies have been pointed out, among others, by [37,38,39,27,40]. This evolutionary literature shows that there is a connection between technological and international specialisation, based on the argument that technology generation is a cumulative process based on path dependence [41,42,43,3] where technological specialisation is measured by revealed technological advantages [6,12].…”

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Patterns of specialisation by country and sector in olive applications

Torrecillas

Martínez

2022

Technology in Society

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Patterns of specialisation by country and sector in olive applications

Torrecillas

Martínez

2022

Technology in Society

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“…Moreover, TTO in transition economies have little decision‐making autonomy (Belitski et al, 2019), and studies confirming the importance of investments in the structure of TTO may help their legitimization (O'Kane et al 2015), and once legitimate, TTO may have greater access to resources. The practical implications can also be extended to many Latin American TTO, given the similarities in the dynamics of intellectual property generation (Fuquen & Escobar, 2018) and patterns of technological expertise (less dynamic and stagnant technologies) of Brazil and Latin America in recent decades compared to other emerging economies such as Asia (Urraca‐Ruiz, 2019).…”

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Towards a model for determining patent revenue odds: An empirical study of technology transfer offices

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Technology transfer offices (TTO) were created with the mission of executing innovation policy and its technology transfer to industry. Most studies regarding TTO focus on the context of developed countries, so there is a lack of research on the subject in emerging economies, such as Brazil. In addition, the issue of how diverse the skills of the team of a given TTO should be for their best revenue performance is still little addressed. In this sense, the present study aims to identify which characteristics of the TTO, related to their human resources, influence obtaining revenue from the patents that constitute their portfolios. To achieve this objective, 272 TTO in Brazil were analysed with the help of the Logistic Regression technique, based on Maximum Likelihood Estimation. A remarkable conclusion that emerges from our results is that the universities to increase their revenue must invest in full-time employees (e.g., rather than in scholarship students, as tends to be the norm) and foster the inventions' communications, as well as to attract and retain employees with skills directly related to knowledge fields such as Law, Engineering, and Communication (quite surprisingly, Management and Economics graduates are not included). The combination of these factors can increase the probabilities or odds of a given TTO obtaining revenue. Thus, our results contribute to TTO human resource practices, especially those in structuring stages, such as those in Brazil and Latin American countries.

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“…The result has been Latin America falling behind the technological frontier both in terms of technological specialisation and productivity growth. Evidence has shown that overall, Latin American countries concentrate on stagnant technologies, compared to Asian countries, which make greater accomplishments in dynamic technologies (Urraca-Ruiz, 2019). In contrast, Asian economies like Korea and Taiwan, followed by Malaysia, Thailand, and Indonesia, were successful in creating expanding capabilities in technology-intensive industries and production stages, combining selective import substitution policies with aggressive yet gradual export-oriented strategies (Cimoli et al., 2006).…”

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Innovation systems and entrepreneurial ecosystems: Implications for policy and practice in Latin America

Freire-Gibb

Gregson

2019

Local Economy

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This paper examines the concept of entrepreneurial ecosystems and the more established concept of systems of innovation and considers their application in Latin America, where many countries are currently experiencing political and economic upheaval. The paper finds that current entrepreneurial ecosystem literature is not directly applicable to most of Latin America, as it takes for granted features of an advanced economy, while the innovation system literature favours studies of well-functioning economies and innovation in high-technology sectors. Findings suggest that network and institutional perspectives may enrich both concepts in theoretical and analytical term and complementary innovation system and entrepreneurial ecosystem perspectives appear well suited in further defining the needs and demands of local production structures and existing resource and knowledge capabilities. The paper suggests the need for measurable transformations in Latin American production and support structures that include embracing social, organisational, and interactional innovation and socially oriented entrepreneurial activity. The paper encourages further research to identify the drivers and economic consequences of distinctive Latin American entrepreneurial ecosystems and for researchers to adopt an evolutionary perspective that acknowledges historical trajectories in different regions, where local social, political, and economic regimes will influence the trajectory and success of future innovation policy initiatives.

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On the evolution of technological specialization patterns in emerging countries: comparing Asia and Latin America

Cited by 12 publications

References 34 publications

Patterns of specialisation by country and sector in olive applications

Patterns of specialisation by country and sector in olive applications

Towards a model for determining patent revenue odds: An empirical study of technology transfer offices

Innovation systems and entrepreneurial ecosystems: Implications for policy and practice in Latin America

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