Interações universidade-empresa e a geração de negócios inovadores em regiões periféricas

Abstract

Regional inequality and high concentration of income are striking features of Brazil and cause a portion of its population to live in condition of poverty in northeast, these conditions are more outcrops, where their economic activities are sustained mainly by micro and small companies. Peripheral regions, such as Alagoas, must develop permanently. Innovation is a prime tool in development, according to Neoschumpeterian evolutionary theory. When facing the reality of the state, being this peripheral one of the possibilities to improve this situation is stimulating the interaction between universities and local companies. This paper dealing deals with the interaction in Alagoas. Specifically starting of the local innovation system that has the Federal University of Alagoas as an actor in this process. Since then, two representative companies have been analyzed as examples of success of this university-company interaction one company Science Driven and the other of a company Market Driven. For the elaboration of this job several scientific articles and theses of national and international authors were analyzed, as were as interviews and applications of questionnaires with the companies studied. The research seeks to contribute to a better care treatment in interaction between university-company how this interaction can generate improvements for the parts that I am involved and how society can benefit. How results were obtained than interaction university company implies benefits for both parties involved, partnerships between university ties and companies generate the possibility of investing resources. For the region to which they are inserted, the university acts as a proactive manager in the relationship with companies, the case studies show that the generation of innovative businesses in peripheral regions assists in their developmente.