The institutional dynamics of UFSC and Petrobras interaction for innovation

Abstract

This article aims to evaluate the institutional dynamics of interaction between Federal University of Santa Catarina (UFSC) and Petrobras for innovation. The institutionalist-evolutionary perspectives were adopted as a theoretical basis. The interviews were conducted with researchers from UFSC and managers from Petrobras who carry out the interaction. Among the main results of this analyzed institutional dynamics are the relevance of the personal relationship, the constant search for reference researchers and specialists, the importance of institutionalizing the University-company interaction (UC), the historical process of building partnership, the establishment of rules and regulations for research and development (R&D) at UFSC and the National Petroleum Agency (ANP), the creation of the cooperation term and the Technology Investment Management System (SIGITEC) and the creation and maintenance of state-of-the-art infrastructure, which consolidated the interaction process with UFSC in the last thirty years.

Keywords:
University-Industry Interaction; Evolutionary-Institutional Perspectives; Institutional Dynamics; UFSC; Petrobras