The relationship between the focus on innovation and economic efficiency: a study on Brazilian electric power distribution companies

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contents The relationship between the focus on innovation and economic efficiency: a study on Brazilian electric power distribution companies Lucas Seffrin Zorzo Carlos Alberto Diehl Jonas Cardona Venturini Edson Pedro Zambon Administración y Contabilidad DEA Innovation Efficiency Electrical sector Law 9.991/2000, which provides about investments in research and development (R&D) to the electric sector in Brazil, prioritizes innovations that provide advances to the sector. In the electricity distribution segment, the focus is on improving the overall efficiency of companies. Therefore, this paper aims to verify the correlation between the focus on innovation and relative economic efficiency. The survey was conducted in 2014 covering data from 2010 to 2013 of 20 exclusive electricity distribution companies listed on BM&FBovespa. This research is applied and descriptive, with a quantitative approach. In the data collection, the documentary strategy was used, with a technique of content analysis, collecting data in available documents. From the literature consulted, a scale was proposed to quantify the focus on innovation. To quantify the efficiency scores, Data Envelopment Analysis was used through Frontier Analyst software, based on accounting data. The main results with the scale of innovation indicate low focus on innovation in the companies surveyed. When there is no significant correlation between the innovation scores and the economic efficiency scores, other existing studies point out that, in Brazil, innovation efforts, in addition to being incipient, seek to comply with the relevant legislation rather than the benefits of innovation. 2017 artículo científico 1809-2039 https://www.redalyc.org/articulo.oa?id=97351917007 en http://www.redalyc.org/revista.oa?id=973 RAI - Revista de Administração e Inovação application/pdf Universidade de São Paulo RAI - Revista de Administração e Inovação (Brasil) Num.3 Vol.14
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spellingShingle The relationship between the focus on innovation and economic efficiency: a study on Brazilian electric power distribution companies
Lucas Seffrin Zorzo
Administración y Contabilidad
DEA
Innovation
Efficiency
Electrical sector
The relationship between the focus on innovation and economic efficiency: a study on Brazilian electric power distribution companies Lucas Seffrin Zorzo Carlos Alberto Diehl Jonas Cardona Venturini Edson Pedro Zambon Administración y Contabilidad DEA Innovation Efficiency Electrical sector Law 9.991/2000, which provides about investments in research and development (R&D) to the electric sector in Brazil, prioritizes innovations that provide advances to the sector. In the electricity distribution segment, the focus is on improving the overall efficiency of companies. Therefore, this paper aims to verify the correlation between the focus on innovation and relative economic efficiency. The survey was conducted in 2014 covering data from 2010 to 2013 of 20 exclusive electricity distribution companies listed on BM&FBovespa. This research is applied and descriptive, with a quantitative approach. In the data collection, the documentary strategy was used, with a technique of content analysis, collecting data in available documents. From the literature consulted, a scale was proposed to quantify the focus on innovation. To quantify the efficiency scores, Data Envelopment Analysis was used through Frontier Analyst software, based on accounting data. The main results with the scale of innovation indicate low focus on innovation in the companies surveyed. When there is no significant correlation between the innovation scores and the economic efficiency scores, other existing studies point out that, in Brazil, innovation efforts, in addition to being incipient, seek to comply with the relevant legislation rather than the benefits of innovation. 2017 artículo científico 1809-2039 https://www.redalyc.org/articulo.oa?id=97351917007 en http://www.redalyc.org/revista.oa?id=973 RAI - Revista de Administração e Inovação application/pdf Universidade de São Paulo RAI - Revista de Administração e Inovação (Brasil) Num.3 Vol.14
title The relationship between the focus on innovation and economic efficiency: a study on Brazilian electric power distribution companies
topic Administración y Contabilidad
DEA
Innovation
Efficiency
Electrical sector
url https://www.redalyc.org/articulo.oa?id=97351917007