A proposal for corporate university based on the pillars corporate education, knowledge management and innovation management

Introduction: due to the constant changes in the corporate scenario, processes and products tend to be rethought. Admitting education as an element of organizational support, this article aims to discuss the importance of creating a Corporate University - UC, based on the Corporate Education - CE, Knowledge Management - KM and Innovation Management - IM pillars. Method: the research adopted a bibliographic review and semi-structured interviews, in a sample of three companies that already have UC. The collected data were submitted to discourse analysis. Results: there was confirmation of the importance of the defined pillars, with definition of steps for the implementation of the UC. Conclusions: the need to align the offer of educational actions to the organization's strategies was realized, protecting the knowledge already built and generating opportunities for innovation in companies, in order to adjust them to the demands of the market and customers. New research is proposed in private and multinational institutions, investigating not only UC practices, but also the peculiarities of KM and IM in different contexts.