Family agro-industry clusters from the social innovation perspective

Abstract

1The authors would like to thank all of the respondents who agreed to share their knowledge and valuable experience, contributing to this research and consequently making it possible.• RAM, REV. ABSTRACTObjective: To explore and understand the Family Agro-Industry Clusters from the social innovation perspective. Originality/gap/relevance/implications: Social innovation allows us to understand how global issues can be resolved based on local elements. The originality of this study is in the analysis of the cluster as a social innovation, highlighting its formation impacts decisively in the economic and social development of the region in which they operate. Main methodological aspects:This study had emphasis on semi-structured interviews with governance members from the investigated cluster, as well as on the analysis of the governance meeting minutes since the emergence of the clusters. The analysis of the collected content was performed with NVivo 11 software. Summary of key findings: Social innovation was analyzed based on the viewpoint of the process, network formation, planning, governance, and results. These categories from the theoretical framework enabled the Family Agro-Industry cluster from social innovation to be explained. Key considerations/conclusions: Results indicate that the clusters of Family Agro-Industry analyzed can be considered a social innovation because they have the necessary elements for its characterization, emphasizing the governance as a central construct and culture of coalition with actors from the public, private and third sectors in finding solutions for social needs.

Inovação Social E Sustentabilidade Em Agroindústrias Familiares

“…Although the two forms of analysis, one is a consequence of the other because there is no product or service without the minimum of the precedent process (PATIAS et al, 2016).…”

“…Based on this contextualization, this study attempt to analyze the relation between social innovation and sustainability in family agro-industries allocated to the Local Productive Arrangement of Agroindústria Familiar e Diversidade do Médio Alto Uruguai e do Rio da Várzea located in the northern region of the State of Rio Grande do Sul (RS) -Brazil. This productive arrangement is the result of a collective of society with the induction of public power, which presents food production as its greatest potential (PATIAS et al, 2016). In general, this type of productive arrangement is recognized as an instrument for decentralized development, maintaining the roots of the place (VERDI et al, 2005) and promoting the economic and social autonomy of a part of society (COSTA; PATIAS; DE MARCO, 2014).…”

Inovatīvi risinājumi ceļā uz ilgtspēju: sabiedrība, ekonomika, vide

“…Par sociālajām inovācijām uzskata dažādus sociālekonomisko un kultūras vajadzību risinājumus, kas saistīti ar ilgtspējīgas attīstības ekonomiskajiem un vides aspektiem, piemēram, videi draudzīgas lauksaimniecības prakses (bioloģiskā lauksaimniecība) ievērošanu un ģimeņu vai mazo lauku saimniecību saglabāšanu (Patias et al, 2016;Melece & Lakovskis, 2017).…”

Inferencia estadística de las variables del control interno en una entidad hospitalaria de acuerdo con la percepción de sus actores

“…En tal contexto, una de las pruebas más usadas para la validación de este análisis es la de Káiser-Meyer-Olkin (KMO), una herramienta que mide su nivel de aceptación (Stacciarini y Pace, 2017). En tanto, el análisis clúster es un conjunto de técnicas multivariantes utilizadas para clasicar a un conjunto de individuos en grupos homogéneos (Patias, Bobsin, Gomes, Liszbinski y Damke, 2016). Asimismo, en el marco de estos estudios de inferencias, se recomienda realizar análisis de abilidad de los resultados (Hernández Vargas, Llorens Gumbau, Rodríguez Sánchez y Dickinson Bannack, 2016;Domínguez Lara, 2016).…”