O desenvolvimento da capacidade absortiva no âmbito da Marinha do Brasil a partir de uma rede de conhecimento em gestão

Abstract

Faced with an increasingly accelerated and dynamic world, public organizations have been confronted with the need to develop capacities to overcome the challenges imposed by constant changes, especially under financial cuts, the increase in demand for public services and the management placing the focus on creating public value. In this sense, the relevance of developing an absorptive capacity is emphasized so that organizations can recognize the value of external knowledge, capture it, combine it with pre-existing internal knowledge and absorb it for its internal use, to create value and face turbulent and dynamic environments. This research was carried out within the scope of the Brazilian Navy (BN), more specifically at the Almirante Newton Braga Instruction and Training Center – CIANB, focusing on the Advanced Improvement Course in Intendance for Officers – C-ApA-IM. Its main objective was to investigate the factors that can reinforce the effect of learning when engaging to share the knowledge acquired in the C-ApA-IM, as well as the factors that can potentiate the effect of this knowledge sharing in the increase of the absorptive capacity under the auspices of BN. For this, a quantitative approach was used, operationalized through a survey questionnaire sent to Student Officers who attended the C-ApA-IM from 2014 to 2021. The collected data were tested with the support of the IBM SPSS statistical software. The results of these tests suggested that the Student Officer's learning in the C-ApA-IM positively influences his engagement in sharing the acquired knowledge which, in turn, also positively influences the development of the absorptive capacity in the BN Military Organizations. Thus, this study contributes to the theoretical understanding of how the individual's learning, the internal transfer of knowledge by the manager and the development of the absorptive capacity are related. It also brings practical implications for managers and for the BN Military Organizations.