REDE DE COLABORAÇÃO ACADÊMICA: Um estudo de caso das redes intraorganizacionais em projetos de pesquisa, desenvolvimento e inovação da UFMG

Abstract

The demand for knowledge that facilitates daily activities stimulates scientific development and social changes. In developing economies, Universities and Scientific and Technological Research Institutions (ICTs) are predominant in fostering collaborative relationships between innovation agents and society, aiming to detect opportunities for technological and scientific development and greater academic and Social. Thus, this study sought to analyze how the configurations of collaboration networks in scientific research promoted by the Federal University of Minas Gerais (UFMG) influence the performance and the achievement of scientific results by R, D & I projects. The data were collected by survey, social network analysis and LIKERT scales, applied to 113 researchers and collaborators in five projects of the institution. The methodology used for data analysis was Social Network Analysis (ARS) and Structural Equation Modeling (MEE). The analyzes show that the ease of access, the network connectivity and the contact between the individuals involved in the project increase the performance of the project by the perception of individuals in gaining personal and professional benefits, but, at the same time, reduce the results in publications scientific. This evidence points to the need to build socialization strategies that are aimed at identifying the expertise of project members, in order to reinforce trust between them and individual gains, which allows strengthening partnerships for mutual benefits.