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Redes de Cooperação de Micro e Pequenas Empresas: Mecanismo de Desenvolvimento Local no Polo Industrial de Juruaia – MG

2014; UNIVERSIDADE FEDERAL DE SANTA MARIA; Volume: 1; Issue: 1 Linguagem: Inglês

10.5902/2359043215448

2446-7103

Fernanda Eliza,

Academic Research in Diverse Fields

In order to meet the challenges and provide the development, one of the main characteristics of today’s organizations is the need to act jointly and associated. Collaborative networks are often effective alternative for small and medium sized companies that tend to get a space market increasingly competitive. This article is based on a case study, which aimed to identify the importance of building networks of cooperation as a mechanism for local development. This survey was conducted in the southern region of Minas Gerais in a cluster of micro and small companies in the apparel underwear. Fieldwork was conducted in two phases: the first aimed to identify the importance of developing cooperation networks for enterprises belonging to the cluster and the second aimed to analyze the concentration of firms can be considered as a mechanism local development. The main results showed that cooperation through the agglomeration between the companies allowed the cluster to become an engine of local development, because from his creations was a continuous growth of business and consequently the pole under study.