Abstract
This study examines how structure and agent are manifested during the process of conversion of the Porto Digital, an urban Local Productive Arrangement (LPA) for Information and Communication Technology (ICT) domiciled in the Metropolitan Region of Recife in the Brazilian state of Pernambuco, into a Creative Economy pole entitled Portomídia. An embedded case study was carried out using the multidimensional-reflexive model of organization (OMR) proposed by Sérgio Alves. The compilation of the corpus for analysis included the transcriptions of semi-structured interviews and field observation notes, as well as documents associated with the conversion effort. Results indicate that the organizational-administrative characteristics of Portomídia approximate the liberating-transformational ideal type described by Alves' multidimensional-reflexive model, a format characterized by the presence of agents with charismatic leadership traits and the primacy of agent over structure.
Highlights
In view of the phenomena of globalization, expressed in the process of productive restructuring, in which we observe the increase in competitiveness, the new demands of connected consumers, the increased differentiation between products and the intensification of networks, has demanded the emergence of a great variety of ways to set up and promote collaborative action among organizations for shared goals (Castells, 2016; Julien, 2010)
One of these collaborative actions between organizations is materialized through Local Productive Arrangements (LPA), which can be defined as dynamic environments where economic, social and political actors interact to promote a set of specific economic actions (Etzkowitz and Leydsorff, 1997; Kirschbaum et al, 2009; Mazzucao and Penna, 2016; Lee et al, 2020)
The methodological approach used to carry out this study was the qualitative one, so as to enable us, from the meanings conferred by social actors raised (Creswell, 2010; Denzin; Lincoln, 2006), to understand how the manifestation of structure and agency occurs in the process of conversion of LPA of Tecnologia da Informação e Comunicação (TIC) Porto Digital, in Portomídia, a pole of Creative Economy domiciled in the Metropolitan Region of Recife (PE), through of Multidimensional Reflective Organization (OMR) model (Alves, 2004; 2003)
Summary
In view of the phenomena of globalization, expressed in the process of productive restructuring, in which we observe the increase in competitiveness, the new demands of connected consumers, the increased differentiation between products and the intensification of networks, has demanded the emergence of a great variety of ways to set up and promote collaborative action among organizations for shared goals (Castells, 2016; Julien, 2010). Ouyang et al (2017) confirm this scenario when they highlight the practical dimension of established publicprivate policies in order to articulate collaborative actions between industry, academia and governments as productive systems known as Centers for Collaborative Innovation (CICs) These centers, operated under the coordination of IBM, are examples of a three-way triple helix intelligent service system designed to reduce skill gaps and accelerate the growth of skilled jobs that are central to regional economic development. In order to problematize the reality of actors engaged in innovation clusters in Brussels (Belgium), Teirlinck (2017) conceives that these services include the area of computing and related activities, research and experimental development and business practices articulated in business networks using interactive digital tools They rely on the highly specialized knowledge of intensive support to the business processes of other organizations. Final Considerations, space intended for our final allegations, response of the research question and suggestions for future research developments
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