SHARING OF KNOWLEDGE IN BRAZILIAN INCUBATORS ASSOCIATED TO ANPROTEC

ABSTRACT The objective of this article is to describe the process of sharing knowledge in Brazilian incubators associated to the National Association of Promoting Entities of Enterprises of Advanced Technologies (Anprotec). As a first step, a panoramic view on the management of knowledge, the sharing of knowledge in organizations and the conceptualization of the incubators of companies is presented. After that, an analysis of the data collected is undertaken, which covers the sharing of knowledge in 33 Brazilian incubators associated to the Anprotec. The list of companies was available in the site of Anprotec and the data were collected through questionnaires sent by e-mail, which had a 18% return. The results of the research indicate that there is a concern with generating, spreading and, above all, sharing information and knowledge on the part of the incubators scrutinized. As to the strategies of sharing, it was verified that lectures, meetings and discussions are the most important ones. Finally, it was observed that the incubators search for people specialized in lecturing or supervising seminars for those events, and stimulate the participation of their employees in regional and national conferences.