There is a small number of studies that analyze the configuration of absorptive capacity in companies from emerging countries, such as Brazil. This study seeks to analyze the practices that small and medium-sized Brazilian technology-based companies apply to optimize knowledge flows and, consequently, take advantage of organizational innovations. With this objective, the research uses a qualitative approach to analyze data from a total of 11 technology-based companies. Data were collected through semi-structured interviews, non-participant observation, and document analysis. The main results indicate that absorptive capacity practices are determinants of organizational innovation, such as: adapting external knowledge to a new technology to create a new product; and the development of the capacity to apply internal and external knowledge in patents and/or innovative software products for ...

The objective of this study was to analyze the international entrepreneurial orientation (IEO) of wine companies that participated in the Wines of Brazil project. This is an exploratory and descriptive study with a qualitative methodology. The design is a multiple-case study of 10 wineries affiliated with the Wines of Brazil project. Data were collected through the analysis of documents and fieldwork collected via semi-structured interviews. Data were analyzed using content analysis conducted with the aid of Atlas.ti software. The results revealed that the dimensions of IEO were present, and certain elements stood out: those of categories from the dimensions International Innovativeness and International Proactiveness. Certain disparities were observed in the International Risk-taking dimension, since some elements were present with greater frequency than others. The findings of this stu...

There is a small number of studies that analyze the configuration of absorptive capacity in companies from emerging countries, such as Brazil. This study seeks to analyze the practices that small and medium-sized Brazilian technology-based companies apply to optimize knowledge flows and, consequently, take advantage of organizational innovations. With this objective, the research uses a qualitative approach to analyze data from a total of 11 technology-based companies. Data were collected through semi-structured interviews, non-participant observation, and document analysis. The main results indicate that absorptive capacity practices are determinants of organizational innovation, such as: adapting external knowledge to a new technology to create a new product; and the development of the capacity to apply internal and external knowledge in patents and/or innovative software products for ...