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Objective: This paper aims to identify how the corporate governance mechanisms adopted by the small and medium-sized clothing manufacturers comprising the Local Production Arrangement (APL) in the Agreste of Pernambuco, Brazil, influence their capital structure. This study is based on the theoretical framework and empirical evidence of the Agency Theory, as well as corporate governance and capital structure. Method: This quantitative study collected primary data, which were later analyzed using the Mann-Whitney U test, Exploratory Factor Analysis, and the Partial Least Squares Structural Equation Modeling technique. Results: The companies in the sample adopted 16 (57.14%) of the 28 statements describing governance practices (transparency, accountability, and board of directors). The transparency and accountability variables were statistically significant, showing evidence that these mechanisms influence the companies' capital structure, i.e., they facilitate obtaining debt with third parties (banks), especially in the long term. However, it is worth noting that the effect size was small, indicating that despite their relevance and potential role in attracting external resources, the adoption of these variables is still incipient. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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The state of Pernambuco is responsible for almost all plaster production in Brazil, which is concentrated in the region of Araripe, where there are gypsum mines with high purity and ease of exploration. The Gypsum Polo of Araripe represents an important resource for the region in which it is inserted. However, some factors call into question the continuity and development of this sector, with emphasis on the energy matrix, notably based on the use of firewood. In this context, the present article analyzes the relationship between the economic cycles and the state of the art of the activity, the legislation as a regulatory parameter, and the relation of these with the conservation of the Caatinga biome. It's observed that the activity has always been dependent on the use of wood resources in its productive chain, a factor that has led to severe degradation of this biome in the region, and due to high demand for firewood, expands this problem to other Northeast states. Although there's a wide range of environmental legislation, it isn't widely followed and is still poorly scrutinized. This situation brings instability in this productive follow-up, which can lead to a gradual loss of competitiveness. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Shaded (ecological) coffee from the Maciço de Baturité region has been standing out in the regional and state scenario, given the process of organization of the network of producers. In order to assess and analyze the level of social capital in the productive arrangement of ecological coffee producers in the Maciço de Baturité region, state of Ceará, in 2022. This article used field research and a case study with 36 producers. The measurement of social capital (ICS) in the network was classified as having a medium level of social capital, with greater importance placed on the cognitive social capital dimension, previous collective action and organizational profile dimension. Social capital emerges as a fundamental pillar for local development, since its cascading effects can enhance the social and economic dynamism of rural communities in the coffee production arrangement, generating positive impacts in the regional by promoting the development of other local productive activities. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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The aim of this research is to analyze the relationship between the social innovation and the sustainability in the family agro-industries allocated to the Local Productive Arrangement of Agroindústria Familiar e Diversidade do Médio Alto Utuguai e Rio da Várzea located in Rio Grande do Sul – Brazil. The method of this paper is quantitative based on data collected in a questionnaire applied to the owners of agro-industries. The relationship between the dimensions of social innovation and sustainability provides positive results in economic, social and environmental aspects, identifying priority for the economic bias of sustainability in the analyzed sample. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The aim of this study is to analyse the influence of interorganisational learning factors on the performance of Micro and Small Enterprises (MSEs) participating in a Local Productive Arrangement (LPA) network; specifically, the clothing arrangement located in the city of Santa Cruz do Capibaribe, in the state of Pernambuco, Brazil. Three aspects were analysed in the performance of the MSEs: cooperation, innovation, and market. For this, a quantitative survey method was employed, with a sample of 301 respondents, analysed through the modelling of structural equations of the PLS type. The results indicate a complex model with the variable interorganisational learning characterised as being of second order, as it is filled by first-order variables of reflexive characteristic, which obtained validation in the measurement and structural assumptions. The model suggests that interorganisational learning positively influences the performance of cooperation, innovation, and market of the MSEs that constitute the LPA. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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Participatory Planning has been considered a trend within the field of proposed tools to intervene in the reality of groups and organizations, for which other tools such as Strategic Planning are unable to adapt. This paper describes the participatory planning process of the Sorocaba Metalmechanico Local Productive Arrangement, in which a Participatory Planning workshop was conducted by SEBRAE-SP in July 2019. The results show that the tool proved to be perfectly adequate for the planning purposes of the group's actions, having perfectly supplied the lack of a previously established leadership, distributing the power of decision among the workshop participants, who in turn were able to take possession of it to contribute to the construction of a future project for the group. The approached strategy and the workshop model proved to be robust and perfectly adaptable for the development of local productive arrangements, and could be improved in future studies and applied to other arrangements and other associative models of companies and organizations. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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The collaborative organization between companies from certain regions and sectors, defined as Local Productive Arrangements or Clusters, has fostered a great debate about the complicated balance between cooperation and competition, whose survival is intrinsically related to the governance capacity of these Arrangements. This paper's objective was to analyze the contribution of governance to strengthen the requirements, if not met, of a Local Productive Arrangement or Cluster, of a group of wine producers in the region of São Roque- SP, Brazil, according to criteria established by the Brazilians Ministry of Development. of Industry and Commerce. The results indicate the need to structure a governance system and change the methodology used to strengthen it, including viable governance requirements. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The objective of this article is to present a panorama of the economic development of the municipalities of Paraná from the effects caused by the Local Productive Arrangements (APLs) of Software and Information Technology. Targeting the objective was used as methodology the Factor Analysis (AF) by the analysis of the main components to build a ranking of the most developed municipalities and descriptive analysis of the economic development proxies variables of the year 2000 and 2010, in addition to the Locational Quotient (QL) to verify the specialization of each APL based on employment data from the 2014 Annual Social Information Report (RAIS). Despite, the other municipalities are making efforts to improve their indicators, achieving greater advances than the more developed regions. This situation is reinforced by the fact that all APLs are specialized in at least two activities in the software and information technology sector, an important sector for the state due to its increasing dynamism and innovative character.

The purpose of this article was to present the importance of Social Responsibility (SR) for development in a Local Productive Arrangement (cluster), in the interior of the State of São Paulo. Carried out a bibliographic review and a case study. Sought to elect two of the main standards of social responsibility management published so far. At the international level, the ISO 26000 standard published in 2010 and at the national level, the Brazilian standard ABNT NBR 16001 of 2004, both of which are very important with regard to social indicators and the target audience that relate to organizations. Through exploratory research, socioeconomic data on the segment of manufacturers of medical, dental and hospital equipment were extracted. The analyzes point to the opportunity for companies and organizations to include in their planning some social indicators and tools from institutions such as Instituto Ethos, the Brazilian Institute of Socioeconomic Analysis, the Global Report Initiative and the United Nations. Concluded that by articulating social responsibility actions, it is possible to present value for public policy proposals for territorial development in the APL region. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The Local Productive Arrangements (APL's) are examples of productive agglomerations with great potential for the development of economically backward regions, giving the competitiveness of small and medium enterprises crowded. Given this ability, if necessary, make public policies that foster the development of these agglomerations. Since the emergence, maturation and success of APL's are strengthened by them. Hence the importance of verifying the implementation and results of these policies, taking into account the perception of the agents involved and benefited companies. Therefore, this article backs an evaluation of the Program to Strengthen Entrepreneurial Activity (PROGREDIR), which is a partnership of the baiano government with the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB). Through this evaluation, the results obtained show that this program is an inalienable public policy to encourage the development of potential Bahia APL's. However, its inefficient management and its high bureaucracy led to significant losses of its potential in the development of APL's. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

En la Campanha Gaúcha, dominio histórico de las estancias volcadas a la ganadería de corte, la producción de leche estuvo presente como coadyuvante. A partir de los años 1990, con la inserción de asentamientos, la región pasó a tener considerable incremento de unidades familiares de producción, que luego se dedicaron a la ganadería lechera, considerando el área de los lotes, la experiencia de los productores y las particularidades de la región. Santana do Livramento es un caso emblemático de ese proceso, pues concentra el mayor número de asentamientos de Río Grande del Sur, que en gran parte tienen en la leche su principal actividad. El presente artículo trae un análisis de la participación de las familias asentadas en el desarrollo de una cuenca lechera en el municipio. Se observó que los asentamientos catalizaron el ascenso productivo del sector, al punto de se hablar en una cuenca lechera local. De la percepción de esa potencialidad nació el Arreglo Productivo Local de la Leche de Santana do Livramento (APL do Leite), una entidad con gobernanza colectiva (empresas, instituciones, cooperativas, agroindustrias, Estado, productores) cuya meta es la cooperación para el desarrollo de la cadena. Sin embargo, las adversidades se han ampliado, llevando a muchos productores al abandono de la actividad. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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information and communication technology companies of APL Iguassu-IT, against contingency factors. A descriptive, quantitative approach was carried out through the adaptation of the instrument validated by Hayes (1975, 1977). The results indicate antagonistic tendencies with respect to competitive variables and internal cooperation. It is concluded that companies are aware of the relevance of contingency factors such as budget, internal cooperation and external environment, as well as regarding the importance of management controls. In search of results that may contribute to the advancement of the contingency and managerial literature, it is suggested to investigate a broader universe from the perspective of the three dimensions foreseen in the Hayes model (1975, 1977), the conduction of explanatory studies, among others. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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The circular economy system represents the generation of opportunities in production chains. This is to ensure that product development can adjust to natural cycles, seeking minimization of the negative externalities of production processes. In Brazil, circular economy models are still incipient and need identification and articulation of actions that will be coordinated by companies. Starting with the endogenous characteristics of interaction and cooperation related to the composition of local arrangements, this study aims to contribute to the expansion of the circular economy in Brazil by identifying the challenges and opportunities for a furniture cluster. Methodological strategies included data triangulation using document analyses, observation of visual communication materials, and inquiry in companies of local productive arrangements of furniture. The study encompasses 23 companies specializing in wooden furniture situated in five different cities, and it uses a local furniture company as the benchmark. The results indicate the extent to which companies adhere to the strategic guidelines for a circular economy in the cluster context and identify the disposal mode and final destination for the main solid residues generated by the industries. This approach makes it possible to certify the potential for development and consolidation of the circular economy actions in the local productive arrangement. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

This work evaluated the Local Productive Arrangements (APL) policy for the municipalities of Rio Grande do Sul. The impact on the sectors of the municipalities that have APL in relation to those that do not have in the period from 2006 to 2014 was analyzed. The arrangement named Moveleiro da Serra Gaúcha and the arrangement named Pedras, Gemas e Joias were the ones who had positive and significant results for the level of employment. On average remuneration analysis, nine APLs had positive and significant effects. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

This study aims to understand the formation of the furniture pole of Arapongas city and a constitution of the LPA, under the territory approach. Specifically, we tried to identify historically a configuration of the Arapongas city as a furniture pole; describe actions and actors involved in this process; and discusses a formation of the pole and a constitution of the APL under territory approach. We made a descriptive and qualitative research, firstly, through secondary data about city's history. Then we made two semi-structured interviews with public workers. From the analyzes we perceived that several parameters converged to the formation of the Arapongas furniture pole, but not as deliberately as we thought firstly. Because it was encouraged the formation of an industrial park with different segments companies, and, over the years, it increased the ones of the furniture branch. In addition, we observed that the most important aspects for a formation of the pole, were: the politicians, because the role of city hall; the economic ones, with a deterritorialization of the coffee because the market; and the natural ones, for the ease of obtaining the raw material. With regard to the constitution of the APL, we verified that it was a consequence of the furniture pole, being created to improve the competitiveness of micro and small companies of the sector. In this case, the importance of politicians is highlighted, through the support of government; and cultural, due to the culture of associativism and cooperativism, which are strong in Paraná. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

In the region of Corede Missões, family agroindustries were constituted with the support of the public sector and institutions with which they relate and develop their productive activities. Since the year 2014, the region of Missões has been implementing the Local Productive Arrangement Development Plan of the Family Agroindustry, which, in essence, has a theoretical and historical origin in neoclassical economic theory, which reproduces the logic of the industrial economy. With this in view, the purpose of this study was to analyze how the production of family agroindustries in the region of Missões is influenced by the industrial logic of the concept of Local Productive Arrangement. We reached our objective through field research, that was based on theoretical reference on local productive arrangements and family agroindustry. We identified that the productive activity is, mainly, artisan. The logic of economies of scale, intrinsic to the theoretical model of APL, cannot establish a relation with the productive dynamics of family agroindustries, since they have low production, absence of division of labor and specialization. Thus, the attempt of industrialization takes away the essence of family activity by which families produce their products in an environment where there is no predominance of technique over know-how. The intention is that this study can serve as an interpretation that goes beyond the concept of Local Productive Arrangement (APL) and, at the same time, serves as a basis for the construction or improvement of public policies that better contemplate the reality of the production of family agroindustries. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Based on the theory of Local Productive Arrangements (APL), companies seek interactions in order to meet their needs and obtain future gains. This article aims to characterize the connections established between the actors included in the textile APL of the São Paulo metropolitan region through Social Network Analysis (ARS). This is a descriptive research to show the connections established between the APL companies. The analysis of the measures indicated little cooperation and business conduct between the companies, so the advantages of participating in the APL need to be further explored. There is a need for a more comprehensive reflection on the performance of companies, external agents and local potentialities. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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This article presents a methodological proposal for the study and promotion of the institutionalization of the Local Productive Arrangement (LPA) model through the agglomeration of tourism organizations of the municipalities of Quatro Barras and Campina Grande do Sul, located in the Metropolitan Region of Curitiba (RMC). From a theoretical institutionalist perspective and a collaborative methodological approach, this proposition aims to achieve two results: a purely academic one, in order to corroborate the foundations of institutionalization; and another practical one, in which the participating researchers seek to apprehend the actions, relations and social structures that influence the group of pole tourism organizations mentioned. As a consequence of the collaborative intervention proposed by the researchers, the study contributes to bring out the main needs of the actors involved, disseminate practices and stimulate the production of interorganizational cooperation mechanisms based on institutionalized models in other regions of Paraná. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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Em um cenário dinâmico e competitivo como o atual, a melhoria contínua passou a ser um requisito básico da gestão que visa potencializar o desempenho de empresas e dos possíveis Arranjos Produtivos Locais em que estejam inseridas, sobretudo no caso daquelas de menor porte. O objetivo deste trabalho é apresentar diretrizes para desenvolvimento coletivo de melhoria contínua em Micro, Pequenas e Médias Empresas industriais que atuem neste tipo de arranjo. A proposta foi desenvolvida a partir do referencial teórico e validada por um estudo de caso. As diretrizes estão estruturadas em seis etapas principais: Preparação, Diagnóstico do Arranjo, Diagnóstico das empresas, Implantação, Auditoria e Avaliação.In the current dynamic and competitive environment, continuous improvement has become a basic management requirement aiming to increase performance of firms and local productive arrangements. The objective of this study is to present guidelines for collective development of continuous improvement in Micro, Small, and Medium Enterprises that operate in this type of arrangement. The proposal was formulated based on the theoretical concept and validated by a case study. The guidelines are composed of six main stages: Preparation, Array Diagnosis, Company Diagnostics, Implementation, Audit, and Evaluation.

This research aims to discuss the organization and characterization of the institutional environment in the development of APL tour of Parintins in Amazonas. To develop the research, the methodology has a qualitative approach, and as a method of content analysis procedure. 10 questionnaires were applied with the managers of the leading institutions in the arrangement. Regionalization Project in Tourism, Parintins is inserted in the Southern Sateré / Tucandeira - Roadmap Boi Bumba festival. This demonstrates the high potential for tourism that has Parintins, depending on the linkage of the various players identified. Through research we can see that the institutional apparatus in the region is relatively developed, but still with little transfer of information between the agents and the lack of cooperative actions focused on developing the Local Productive Arrangement.

This paper reports on the analysis knowledge building process in the context of networked companies, more specifically in the American Textile Network APL/SP-Brazil (Local Productive Arrangement). To do so, a case study was used to analyze the information exchange for the development of joint activities in the Textile Network APL that incorporates several links of the textile supply chain (Spinning, Processing, Weaving and Tailoring), located in the surrounding of Americana,Sao Paulo. Based on earlier studies regarding the process of knowledge construction developed by Nonaka and Takeuchi (1997), a questionnaire with 7 (seven) questions was applied to the experts making up the APL Textile network. The study involved 37 participant companies out of 51. From this instrument, it was possible to collect data to support the research regarding information exchange and knowledge sharing for the development of joint activities among the case study members. The work highlights the importance of sharing tacit knowledge that allows reconstructing and exploiting knowledge more broadly. That is why the externalization of tacit knowledge into explicit knowledge is also required in a networked environment.

Aborda a estrutura social em rede como forma de interação entre as pessoas para a troca de informação e conhecimento na sociedade da informação. Ressalta que as interações entre pares são a força propulsora do aprendizado interativo. Nesse espaço, as relações sociais são ilimitadas e o trabalho se efetiva de forma cooperativa em direção aos fluxos de informação recebidos e retransmitidos. Discute o papel da informação nas redes de empresas e o formato de Arranjo Produtivo Local (APL), baseado na concentração geográfica de integrantes de uma mesma cadeia produtiva, como aquele que melhor permite explorar as vantagens típicas das economias de aglomeração, como o compartilhamento de infra-estrutura, informação e treinamento conjunto de mão-de-obra. Como metodologia, realiza um estudo de caso da Rede APL Têxtil, de Americana São Paulo, a partir da realização de entrevistas com empresários, empreendedores do setor têxtil, enfatizando as diferentes formas de conexão entre seus componentes. Para subsidiar a análise dos dados obtidos, faz uso do software Ucinet, que permite mapear as relações em rede, e para auxiliar na visualização da rede com a criação de grafos, utiliza-se a ferramenta Netdraw, do Ucinet. Conclui recomendando novas reflexões à Ciência da Informação sobre como a informação flui e influencia as ações entre pares.

This study aimed to analyze the sustainability of a Local Productive Arrangement (LPA) in the Furniture Center of Arapongas, in the State of Paraná. Through a case study in the institutions that coordinate the project and through a methodology of sustainability analysis, which combines the traditional methodologies of validation of competitiveness with the methodologies of measurement of economic and social sustainability. Representatives of Civil Society Organization for Public Interest (CSOP), the recycling plant of wood residues and SENAI were interviewed, reaching a scenario that contemplates the long-term maintenance of the LPA for the competitiveness of the companies in the industrial conglomerate. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Vários estados e municípios brasileiros já adotam programas de investimento direcionados aos arranjos produtivos locais (APL’s) constituídos por micros, pequenas e médias empresas. No entanto, a maioria dos estudos sobre APL’s tem dado pouca importância a arranjos produtivos locais de natureza agrícola. Este estudo se propõe analisar o APL, de agricultura irrigada, Pingo d’Água em Quixeramobim, Ceará. Os dados utilizados neste trabalho são de origem primária e secundária obtidos por meio de pesquisa bibliográfica, documental, estudo de caso e pesquisa de campo. Os resultados foram verificados a partir de uma análise tabular e descritiva. No arranjo analisado, verificou-se o envolvimento de vários parceiros de diversos segmentos com maior ou menor grau de participação, constituindo instrumentos importantes na introdução de inovações de produto, processo e organizacional, criando novas competências e obtenções de vantagens competitivas. Porém, observou-se a existência de obstáculos relacionadas à inexistência de centros de treinamento adequados para qualificação dos produtores, ausência de laboratórios de pesquisa e falta de linhas de crédito mais adequadas à realidade dos produtores. Apesar destes entraves, pôde-se concluir que existem alguns ganhos de eficiência coletiva originados por esta aglomeração produtiva, sendo este arranjo uma prova de que, com um pouco de organização social e vontade dos atores locais, é possível mudar a realidade desfavorável das famílias que vivem da agricultura no sertão semi-árido cearense.Several states and Brazilian countries already have adopted investment programs to the local productive arrangements (LPA’s) that involves by micro, small and median companies. However, most of the studies on LPA’s has given little attention to the local productive arrangements of agricultural nature. This study intends to analyze the LPA, of irrigated agriculture, called "Drop of water" in Quixeramobim, Ceará. It was used primary and secondary data that were obtained through bibliographical and documental researches, case study and field researches. The resulted were verified through of tabular and descriptive analyze. Inside the arrangement analyzed we could verify the involvement of several partners’ from different segments that participated in higher or lower degree. This involvement of several partners’ establishing important instruments for introduction of innovations of product, process and organizational creating new competences and gains competitive advantages. However, it was verified the existence of obstacles related to the inexistence of inappropriate training centers for qualification of the producers, absence of research laboratories and lack of more appropriate credit lines adjusted producer’s reality. In spite of these problems, we can conclude that there was gain of resulted from the collective efficiency that was created by this productive gathering. This arrangement is a proof that with some social organization of the local actor’s will be possible to change the difficult reality of the families that earn from their income agriculture in the zone semi-arid of the Ceará.

Discussions related to the capital admit a considerable degree of importance when trying to explain the uneven development between regions. Social capital refers to a discussion of the importance of intangible elements of the territory as cooperation, trust and capacity for coordination between the actors. The way these elements are organized and potentiated can stimulate regional development. The objective of this article is to address and intertwining relationships between territory and social capital analyzing two development strategies: Local Productive Arrangements and Geographical Indications. The methodology used in this article was the literature descriptive and the results identified a strong relationship between social capital and territorial development in the analyzed strategies. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The present research has the objective of identifying the characterization and management of textile solid waste generated in clothing manufacturing within a local productive arrangement (LPA) in Brazil. The importance of this research consists in the data presentation and survey which indicate the scenario of textile solid waste, enabling the promotion of appropriate and sustainable management actions for these materials. Thus it is exploratory research with a qualitative and quantitative approach. After analysing the data, the main characteristics, dimensions and management practices of textile solid waste in these industries are presented. The research results point out a considerable amount of textile solid waste that is generated and appropriate practices for the management of such waste. Nevertheless there is a need for improvement of this process aiming at enhancement opportunities of the materials mentioned as raw material in the development of the same products or other segments, in order to promote sustainable action. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

This article aimed to identify and analyze what are the public and private institutions that make up the APL Muriaé, city located in the Zona da Mata of Minas Gerais. It is noteworthy that the city is part of one of the poles of the references of the Brazilian textile market. The study had a qualitative approach with character descriptive. For data collection was carried out semi-structured interviews with 21 actors of APL. It was concluded that the APL has an institutional context consisting of a number of institutions working in different areas that, together with enterprises is a strategy to increase the competitiveness of small and micro enterprises in the current scenario of global competition. Moreover, it is noteworthy this study to contribution with support information so that actors understand the institutional context of the APL Muriaé. Moreover, it is in a support for the development of public policies aimed at consolidating the agglomerations in favor of local and regional development, which reflect the national level, in consequence of the important APL in the Brazilian manufacturing sector. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Local Production Arrangement for livestock and buffalo in Marajó PA Brazil is not merely relevant for the generation of profits and labor but it also provides assets due to its geographic conditions for meat, milk and value-added rates, such as the Marajó cheese. The choice of the Island of Marajó as a Biosphere Reserve is a great business opportunity and is a challenge for sustainable development. Since the social and economic importance of the production network in Marajó is acknowledged, the production chain of Marajó cattle production will be described and analyzed. Research was undertaken in the municipalities of Soure and Salvaterra within the Arari micro-region, coupling primary and secondary research. Questionnaires were handed to 23 producers, network agents, associations and cooperatives. Due to difficulties in establishing links involving social capital, only slight involvement of government institutions has been detected within the coordination of research and rural extension, coupled to individual behavior of producers. Since farms use rudimentary technology, management, genetic selection and administration are deficient. Local Productive Arrangement of the Marajó livestock has been scantily efficient in spite of its great capacity for production on natural pastureland. It fails to provide signs of development since it is not internalized and does not make possible the generation of forward and backward sequences. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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A key feature of small businesses is the high heterogeneity among them, an issue that has not been extensively studied, especially in productive agglomerations. With this in mind, this article aims to understand the heterogeneity among firms and how differences manifest themselves in agglomerations. In order to avoid excessive fragmentation, the research design added businesses in relatively homogeneous groups, classified according to entrepreneurial competences, a model proposed for the study of the competitiveness of Brazilian industry (ECIB) (COUTINHO; FERRAZ, 1993). The variables were validated through Cronbach's alpha, and then homogeneous groups were formed for the hierarchical cluster analysis. Data collection was performed in the clothing branch companies of the productive agglomeration of Divinópolis, Minas Gerais. The results show that the studied productive agglomeration presents differences between companies, and that such differences reveal the way organizations behave in the industry and in the market. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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