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- APPLICATION OF "THEMATIC ANALYSIS" TO A SET OF BUSINESSES SUCCESS STORIES IN THE INTERNATIONALIZATION PROCESSPublication . Brás, Gonçalo RodriguesThis current work is an example of applying the methodology of "thematic analysis" to a set of business success stories in the process of internationalization. It is assumed that these cases, as a hypothesis, constitute discourses obtained appropriately allowing synthesizing and relating some of the basic features inherent in the internationalization of companies. Results showed the prevalence of stimuli intrinsic to the company, to the detriment of extrinsic stimuli, and lower incidence that companies expose their barriers to internationalization. In the area of internationalization of firms, it confirms the association of entrepreneurial characteristics and the fundamental export nature of Portuguese business companies.
- Entrepreneurship in secondary and tertiary sectors: The same determinants?Publication . Brás, Gonçalo RodriguesThe aim of this study is to test empirically the determinants of entre preneurship (overall and sectoral) in the Portuguese economy. Despite the metho dological limitations inherent in such studies, which are mainly due to the incompatibility of some series and the temporal limitations of some data, this challenge is fuelled by the novelty of a cross-sectoral view of the entrepreneurial phenomenon. For this purpose, we employ an estimation approach based on time series models to confirm (or reject) diverse hypotheses. The main results indicate that the determinants of entrepreneurship in the industry are significantly different from the determinants of entrepreneurship in the services sector in Portugal. On the other hand, the determinants of entrepreneurship in the service sector are very similar to those explaining the overall entrepreneurial activity, due to the high share of services in the total economic activity. The main conclusions of the study can guide institutional decision-makers to adopt adequate policies for promoting entrepreneurship in Portugal. Additionally, strategic routes are suggested for the sustainable development of entrepreneurial activity.
- The geographical distribution of Portuguese business incubators: an empirical approachPublication . Brás, Gonçalo RodriguesThis study attempts to develop an ordered logit regression model to identify the determinants of the geographical distribution of business incubators (BIs) in Portuguese regions in 2015. The results show that Portuguese BIs are more likely to be geographically concentrated in regions where the number of patent applications is higher, usually in the larger regions (particularly in metropolitan areas), and mostly in regions with a university. The study clearly demonstrates the importance of Portuguese universities to the location of BIs.
- Awarding PhD Powers to Polytechnics: An Academic Trap?Publication . Brás, Gonçalo RodriguesThe aim of this article is to understand whether the conditions in Portuguese public polytechnics (PPPs) when studying for a PhD are similar to those in Portuguese public universities (PPUs). Three pillars were analyzed (research, academic staff degree, and precarious rate of academic staff), and to this end, we conducted independent sample t-tests and designed a correlation matrix to shed light on the relationship between the percentage of precarious academic staff and the short run variables in the environment of PPPs. The main findings reveal differences between PPUs and PPPs, indicating that policymakers failed to ensure that PPPs are competitive vis-a-vis PPUs in this area. Decree-Law No. 65/2018 granting PPPs the right to award doctoral degrees gives rise to a number of risks: a loss of focus in PPPs, the disappearance of the most used system in higher education (binary or dual system), and the absence of higher institutions in Portugal that provide practical training. If this is the path chosen by policymakers and the nature of course programs in PPPs and PPUs are becoming more similar, we strongly recommend that similar conditions should prevail in the two subsystems; this entails greater investment in PPPs and even the possibility of awarding PhD professional degrees in close connection with firms and corporations.
- Pillars of the Global Innovation Index by income level of economies: longitudinal data (2011-2022) for researchers’ usePublication . Brás, Gonçalo RodriguesIt is widely known that the Global Innovation Index reports are of unique value for research purposes. The aim of this work is to provide a panel data file with all pillars of the Global Innovation Index from 2011 until 2022, covering all available economies (149 in total) by income level. After the secondary data was gathered, it was reshaped in an exhaustive process that involved directly importing it from databases or manual insertion. Based on successive Global Innovation Index reports and World Bank data, this work attempts to provide a whole set of data on the incomes of world economies by using Gross Domestic Product per capita based on purchasing power parity (constant 2017 international $ and current international $) and Gross National Income per capita in current U.S. dollars (Atlas method). A descriptive analysis is also provided of data and inferences drawn based on the income differences between economies. The data compilation shared here has a singular relevance as it makes a large amount of structured information easier to access. Moreover, data from subsequent years or even from new entries of economies in the Global Innovation Index reports could be added to the data file. As a practical implication, this work should be considered a reliable tool for quantitative research directly or indirectly related with innovation topics (policies, ecosystems, technologies, programmes, among others), as it reduces the time-consuming process of gathering data.
- O EMPREENDEDORISMO E SUAS DETERMINANTES: OPORTUNIDADE OU NECESSIDADE?Publication . Brás, Gonçalo RodriguesNo âmbito da teoria institucional de North (1990, 2005), o objetivo deste trabalho passa pela análise do impacto de fatores económicos e institucionais, formais e não formais, na atividade empreendedora das nações, designadamente no indicador Total Entrepreneurial Activity (TEA). De forma a avaliar a influência simultânea dos fatores económicos e institucionais na atividade empreendedora de um conjunto de países, através de uma regressão linear múltipla, optou-se pela estimação de um modelo cross-section. Os resultados evidenciam uma relação inversa, expectável, entre a TEA, o PIB per capita e a carga burocrática (número de dias para formalizar a entrada de uma nova empresa no negócio) e uma relação inversa, não expectável, entre a TEA e a liberdade fiscal. Os resultados mostram ainda uma relação direta, expectável, entre a TEA e a autonomia/liberdade empresarial face aos gastos do estado. Globalmente, pela relação inversa entre o PIB per capita e a TEA, os resultados evidenciam a prevalência do empreendedorismo por necessidade.
- Dimensões da Universidade Empreendedora e o Seu Papel na Perceção de Competitividade RegionalPublication . Brás, Gonçalo RodriguesEste estudo testa a multidimensionalidade de Universidade Empreendedora (UE) e visa aferir o respetivo contributo para a competitividade regional. Com base em 619 respostas de estudantes, professores e outros colaboradores de dez universidades públicas portuguesas, foi efetuada uma análise fatorial confirmatória e uma estimação de regressão linear múltipla. O construto da UE é confirmado, comprovando a adequação das escalas para o contexto destas universidades. Os resultados mostram que os cinco fatores associados à UE - processos internos, medidas de apoio ao empreendedorismo, colaboração internacional, estratégia de financiamento e estrutura organizacional - contribuem positivamente para a perceção de competitividade regional, acentuando a função das universidades públicas enquanto polos de transferência de conhecimento dinamizadores da competitividade regional