This paper investigates sectoral patterns of innovation in the Brazilian manufacturing industry under the Neo-Schumpeterian Evolutionary approach. The database used is the Brazilian Survey of Technological Innovation (PINTEC) for 2006-2008. Two hypotheses guide the paper. The first suggests that the competitive reality shapes the competitive strategy of firms and, consequently, their routine search pattern. The second assumes that there is a convergence between the innovative behavior of the domestic industry and the taxonomy proposed by Keith Pavitt. The results support the two hypotheses. However, the paper also points out that sectors that combine low-tech and high share of exports in revenue have low adherence to their respective Pavittians types.
technological innovation; sectoral patterns; manufacturing industry; PINTEC
