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The impact of regional innovation systems on the financial performance of companies in Brazil

Abstract

The aim of this research was to analyze the impact of industrial firms' proximity to regional innovation systems on financial performance and value creation, considering the Brazilian reality. The theoretical-empirical challenge explored was to propose a model to identify regional innovation systems based on the existence of innovation ecosystems. To do so, the research used variables such as researcher training, human capital devoted to research and development, patents and publications, and business creation to identify innovation ecosystems, whose level of geographical density allowed for the identification of regional innovation systems. Exploratory factor analysis was used. A total of 556 industrial firms in Brazil with published financial information were surveyed for the period 2017-2018. Profitability and value creation indicators, as well as the proximity of each firm to innovation ecosystems and regional innovation systems, were calculated. Five regional innovation systems were identified in Brazil, and it was found that firms' proximity to these systems has a positive and significant impact on financial and value creation indicators. These findings demonstrate the need to foster new regional innovation systems to support the country's economic development more equitably.

Keywords:
competitiveness; innovation ecosystem; Brazilian industry; open innovation; profitability

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