AN ANALYSIS OF THE CONTENT OF INNOVATION ARTICLES PUBLISHED IN THE ANNALS OF ALTEC, SIMPOI AND ENANPAD (2003-2007)

This article examines scientific innovation as seen in the annals of the Latin-Ibero-American Associaton of Technological Management (ALTEC), the Symposium of Production Management, Logistics and International Operations (SIMPOI) and the Proceedings of the National Meeting of Postgraduate Management Programs (EnANPAD) in the period 2003 to 2007. The research is of the documentary type. The University of São Paulo and the University of Campinas stand out in the production of articles, mainly written by two authors. The highest incidence is in articles dealing with policies and incentives for innovation, with 173 articles. Innovation technology comes in second with 134 articles. The articles dealing more broadly with studies of innovation appear in third place with 123 articles. The methodology employed is predominantly descriptive research. [PUBLICATION ABSTRACT]