Characterization and location of companies of technological knowledge intensive business services in Brazil Caracterização e localização das empresas de serviços tecnológicos intensivos em conhecimento no Brasil

De Araujo Guimaraes J.G.; Silva E Meirelles D.

Characterization and location of companies of technological knowledge intensive business services in Brazil Caracterização e localização das empresas de serviços tecnológicos intensivos em conhecimento no Brasil

Tipo

Artigo

Data de publicação

2014

Periódico

Gestao e Producao

Citações (Scopus)

7

Autores

De Araujo Guimaraes J.G.
Silva E Meirelles D.

Resumo

A specific group of services, knowledge intensive, internationally known as KIBS - Knowledge Intensive Business Services, has been gaining distinction in service studies because they are considered essential for the development of companies, regions and countries. Specific studies on KIBS clustering indicate a concentration of these activities in metropolitan areas, but a systematic mapping at national level is not available in the Brazilian case so far. The purpose of this research was to identify clusters of a specific type of KIBS, the Technological Knowledge Intensive Business Services (T-KIBS). To this end, the Location Quotient (LQ) of each city was calculated and a consolidated map of the clusters founded through the use of a geo-referencing software was presented. There is a high geographical concentration of these services in more developed regions, confirming the nature of intensive use of knowledge and technology. At the same time, a high dispersion of LQ values was verified, confirming the differences in service activities in relation to the type of market and the nature of production process.