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Received March 3, 2012 / Accepted July 13, 2012
J. Technol. Manag. Innov. 2012, Volume 7, Issue 2
Science, Technology and Innovation Management: Contributions to a
Methodological Framework
Adriana Bin
1
, Sergio Salles-Filhoa
2
Abstract
The article discusses the specificities of science and technology development and innovation processes in organizational
arena and their implications for planning and management. It proposes that ST&I processes must be planned and managed
as evolutionary processes defined by targeted attitudes to search routines and an understanding of the selective instances
in which organizations are embedded, taking into consideration the distinct institutional elements that mediate such
relations. To deal with this framework, the article proposes a methodological framework comprising a set of building
blocks to help managers deal with the challenge of innovation. The building blocks are: (1) indeterminacy; (2) the profile
of the professionals involved and the organizational culture; (3) the collective logic associated with the complexity of non-
linear, dynamic and adaptive systems; and (4) the logic of the scope economies associated with knowledge production. The
methodology is applied in a case study of the Brazilian Agricultural Research Corporation, Embrapa.
Keywords:
science; technology and innovation; research and development; management models; evolutionary processes;
indeterminacy; complex systems; scope economies; embrapa
1
Assistant professor, School of Applied Sciences, University of Campinas, R. Pedro Zacarias 1300, Limeira, SP, Brazil - 13484-350 - phone:
55 19 3701-6685 Email: [email protected] UNICAMP. Background in Food Engineering; Master and PhD in Scientific and Tech-
nological Policy. Researcher of the Study Group on the Organization of Research and Innovation – GEOPI. Areas of interest: planning and
management of science, technology and innovation, strategic planning, research evaluation.
2
Professor, Department of Science and Technology Policy, University of Campinas, POBox 6152, Campinas, SP, Brazil - 13083-870 - phone
55 19 3521 4555 Email: [email protected] UNICAMP. Background in Agronomic Engineering; Master in Energy Applied to Agricul-
ture and PhD in Economics. Formerly Head of Planning of the National Agency for Innovation, FINEP. Presently is Director of the School
of Applied Sciences at Unicamp. Founded, in 1995, the Study Group on the Organization of Research and Innovation - GEOPI. Areas of
