Academic Cooperation in Latin America for Innovation in Agribusiness
When there is no transfer of knowledge to the productive sector, or in cases where scientific and technological capacity of universities is weak, such as in numerous Latin American universities, chances of economic development are reduced.In the framework of this problem, the objective of this artic...
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| Lenguaje: | English |
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Universidad Alberto Hurtado. Facultad de Economía y Negocios
2016
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| Sumario: | When there is no transfer of knowledge to the productive sector, or in cases where scientific and technological capacity of universities is weak, such as in numerous Latin American universities, chances of economic development are reduced.In the framework of this problem, the objective of this article is to perform a comparative analysis of social networks of teachers and academic departments involved in the generation and transfer of knowledge on agribusiness of an Argentine and a Brazilian university. This analysis is built by the production of theses, research projects and extension activities, during a four-year-period and quantitative methodology of Social Network Analysis is applied. The main results show more strengthened and cooperative networks in research on agribusiness in Argentine university, while indicating further development of extension and thesis networks atthe Brazilian university. Small World conditions and an interdisciplinary performance were observed in larger networks. |
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