Knowledge Intensive Business Services and Traditional Services: An Intersetorial Overview of Small and Micro Enterprises

• Autor(a) principal: Sobreira, Daniel
• Data de Publicação: 2019
• Outros Autores: Padrão, Luís Carlos
• Tipo de documento: Artigo
• Idioma: por; eng
• Título da fonte: Revista de Empreendedorismo e Gestão de Pequenas Empresas - REGEPE
• Texto Completo: https://www.regepe.org.br/regepe/article/view/1021
• topic: Knowledge Intensive Business Services; Small and Micro Enterprises; Longevity; Servicios Intensivos en Conocimiento; Micro y pequeña empresa; Longevidad; Serviços Intensivos em Conhecimento; Micro e Pequenas Empresas; Longevidade

Purpose: Verifying if the longevity of the Small and Micro Enterprises (SMEs) of Knowledge Intensive Business Services (KIBS) is different from the SMEs of Traditional Services Sectors (TSSs).Methodology/approach: Quantitative analysis based on secondary data collected at the Junta Comercial do Estado de Minas Gerais (JUCEMG) and at the Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatística (IBGE) were carried out.Main results: The first hypothesis of this study, which states that KIBS companies have a higher percentage of people employed with a higher education level in relation to TSSs companies, was not rejected by the survey. The second hypothesis, which states that KIBS firms have a longer longevity than TSSs companies, was rejected.Theoretical/methodological contributions: Previous studies argued that KIBS are primary sources of innovation, however no studies were found that compared the longevity of SMEs of KIBS and TSSs. The previous studies did not show a uniform classification about KIBS. In this study, it was made an analysis of the longevity of SMEs of KIBS and a unification of several definitions of KIBS with an association with the national classification of industries of Brazil. This association can be applied by future studies.Relevance/originality: SMEs are recognized as having great social and economic importance, mainly for the creation of jobs. KIBS are recognized for the generation of innovation for other companies, which can be decisive for the competitiveness. Therefore, the study of SMEs related to KIBS has significant importance for the economy.