Objetivo da firma e crescimento : um estudo em empresas de base tecnológica.
Abstract
This dissertation intends to analyze the growth of Technology Based Firms (TBFs) in Brazil
linking it with the objectives pursued for them. The TBFs are technologically dynamic
companies, with a dense knowledge base that carry throughout radical or incremental
technological innovations. Considering the intensity of their technological effort, high growth
is expected. However, empirical studies evidence growth records are usually rather moderate.
The explanations for this paradox use to emphasize some factors characterized as barriers to
growth. Recently, another explicative hypothesis was postulated, concerning to complex
configuration of firms objectives and its impact on TBFs growth trends. Thus, this research
aims to analyze the objectives of TBFs in Brazil, stressing the importance of growth among
them. The empirical research has benefited from available information on the Technology
Management Group database (GeTec/UFSCar) on TBFs and in a questionnaire that was sent
to a sample of EBTs.