Avaliação da capacidade absortiva na área ambiental de uma empresa pública do setor elétrico

Abstract

This dissertation aims to investigate and evaluate the absorptive capacity from a state- owned enterprise in Brazilian electric sector. The discussion is important in the light of possibilities for innovation in the electricity sector through the R&D Aneel and the innovative potential of public companies. In the present investigation of this sector, the perception of project managers (PMs) at environmental department, one of the main intra-firm actors in the execution of external R&D projects, was evaluated. For this purpose, were created a flow diagram of the stages of absorption of external knowledge and a questionnaire oriented to project managers in the environmental area. Through qualitative methodology, the responses were analyzed and by the conclusions it was possible to list some suggestions to optimize this intra-firm process: participation of the gatekeeper in the stages, structuring a support center for the administrative manager for the transformation of knowledge, establishment of a database for knowledge records, the codification of the activities of the PMs.