WHAT DOES THE INTERNATIONAL LITERATURE REVEAL ABOUT THE LINKS BETWEEN LEARNING, COMPETENCE AND INNOVATION?

Abstract

This study is an initial effort to examine the links between Learning, Competence and Innovation. From conducting a systematic international literature review available on the CAPES journals repository between the years 2003 and 2012, we obtained an overview of published articles (quantity, ranking of journals and authors), and characterizing the approach and methodological procedures used in the articles, the theoretical approaches involving learning, levels of analysis of studies related to competence, the dimensions of innovation found in the published papers and the categorization and ranking of keywords of the articles, which supported the proposition of a structure reference that enabled the identification of six categories that serve as the basis to analyze the links between the three constructs. They are: a) knowledge, b)technology; c) learning; d) strategy, capacity and competencies; e) innovation and competitiveness and; f) leadership. From the analysis of links, also it was possible to delimit seven theoretical propositions that can serve as a basis for future studies relating the themes. It is considered that such proposals reinforce the relevance and contribution of study for researchers interested in understanding the dynamic and complex nature of the joint proposal between the three themes.