Identifying necessary conditions to deep-tech entrepreneurship

Purpose – Our research aimed to address which resources provided by an entrepreneurial ecosystem (EE) are necessary for deep technology entrepreneurship. Design/methodology/approach – We employ a novel approach known as necessary condition analysis (NCA) to data on EEs and deep-tech startups from 132 countries, collected in a global innovation index and Crunchbase datasets. The NCA makes it possible to identify whether an EEs resource is a necessary condition that enables entrepreneurship. Findings – Necessary conditions are related to political and business environment; education, research and development; general infrastructure; credit; trade; diversification and market size; and knowledge absorption capacity. Research implications – Our results show that business and political environments are the most necessary conditions to drive deep-tech entrepreneurship. Practical implications – Policymakers could prioritize conditions that maximize entrepreneurial output levels rather than focusing on less necessary elements. Social implications – Some resources require less performance than others. So, policymakers should consider allocating policy efforts to strengthen resources that maximize output levels. Originality/value – Studies on deep-tech entrepreneurship are scarce. This study provides a bottleneck analysis that can guide the formulation of policies to support deep-tech entrepreneurship, since it allows to identify priority areas for resource allocation

Agências de promoção de investimento: Papel, funções, atividades e definição de estratégias

Policies aimed at favoring the attraction of FDI have been gaining strength on the agenda of national governments, largely supported by the so-called Investment Promotion Agencies (APIs). The purpose of this Discussion paper is to analyze the list of instruments adopted by such agencies. The methodology used in this research is based on bibliographic research, documentary research and analysis of secondary data. Based on the present study, it is possible to state that the range of mechanisms adopted by the APIs are not restricted to services that occur during the stages of definition and establishment of FDI projects, such as promoting visits to the place where the investment will take place and the promotion of working meetings with local stakeholders. This range also includes the provision of additional assistance, already after the implementation of MNCs in that location, in order to favor the decisions of expansions and reinvest ments made by such companies, such as the availability of a database of local suppliers and ombudsman services. This study also indicates the importance of APIs engaging in the creation and permanent review of strategic planning. Such document assumes the function of subsidizing the elaboration of the instruments of attraction and retention of FDI to be adopted by the Agencies. In addition, this Text for Discussion indicates the importance of the process of evaluating the policies practiced by the APIs, with a view to ascertaining the effectiveness of these policies, in addition to indicating the need for any adjustments, changes in priorities, as well as the range of instruments used

Implicações do mecanismo da OCDE de conduta empresarial responsável sobre a governança e o modo de atuação das EMNs

This report proposes to present and analyze the impacts of the set of standards and recommendations present in the Guidelines for Multinational Companies (OECD, 2011). This document represents the main initiative carried out by a multilateral organization, with the objective of guiding the actions of multinational companies (MNCs) in host countries. This is an extremely relevant topic, since several academic researches demonstrate that in addition to the positive effects provided by MNCs to host countries, foreign direct investment (FDI) can also bring harmful results to such countries. The Brazilian government adhered to the Guidelines in 1997 and has since made efforts to adapt to the content of this OECD instrument geared towards MNCs. The methodology adopted in this report was based on: i) literature review that addressed the themes of MNCs; ii) documentary research based on OECD reports and documents on the Guidelines and iii) mapping and tabulation of the results of all allegations of non-compliance received by the Brazilian National Contact Point (PCN), from 2003 to 2018. The evidence of this study indicate that the Guidelines have enormous potential, functioning as an instrument that brings publicity to the possible damage caused by MNCs. However, there are also points to be improved. From this study it was identified: i) that there are difficulties for an effective accountability of MNCs due to the damage caused to host countries by corporate misconduct; ii) the importance of implementing a mandatory peer review system, which would assess the opinions issued by the NCPs

Fatores socioeconômicos como Motivadores para o Empreendedorismo Social

This study aimed to analyze the influence of socioeconomic factors on the motivation for social entrepreneurship. We studied 192 management students from three Higher Education Institutions. The data collection involved a questionnaire with closed questions to determine the socioeconomic profile and Likert scale questions to analyze the interest in social entrepreneurship. After the numerical analysis of the answers and the application of the linear regression method, it was verified that the factors belonging to the HEI of the periphery of the capital, parents’ lower income, lower age and higher schooling of the father influence the interest in getting involved in social entrepreneurship. It was also noted that 89.26% of respondents consider the career of social entrepreneur significant and exciting. This work demonstrates that there is a strong tendency among young people to seek this type of career in order to obtain a more significant and relevant professional development.Este estudo buscou analisar a influência dos fatores socioeconômicos na motivação para o empreendedorismo social. Foram estudados 192 estudantes de administração de três Instituições de Ensino Superior (IES), sendo duas delas públicas e outra privada. A coleta de dados envolveu um questionário com perguntas fechadas para determinação do perfil socioeconômico e perguntas de escala Likert para análise do interesse em empreendedorismo social. Após a análise numérica das respostas e aplicação do método de regressão linear, pode-se comprovar que os fatores pertencimento à IES da periferia da capital, renda dos pais mais baixa, menor idade e maior escolaridade do pai influenciam no interesse em envolver-se em empreendedorismo social. Notou-se ainda que 89,26% dos respondentes consideram a carreira de empreendedor social significativa e interessante. Esse trabalho demonstra que existem uma forte tendência entre os jovens em buscar esse tipo de carreira para obtenção de um desenvolvimento profissional mais significativo e relevante