Human Capital, Innovation and Internationalization of Micro and Small Enterprises in Rural Territory – a Case Study

Oliveira, Pedro; Turčínková, Jana

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Human Capital, Innovation and Internationalization of Micro and Small Enterprises in Rural Territory – a Case Study

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dc.contributor.author	Oliveira, Pedro
dc.contributor.author	Turčínková, Jana
dc.date.accessioned	2019-05-03T10:53:02Z
dc.date.available	2019-05-03T10:53:02Z
dc.date.issued	2019
dc.description.abstract	This paper investigates the relationship between human capital in micro and small enterprises and their respective behaviors in innovation and internationalization. Based on a case study of interpretative nature, from 2010 till 2012 we collected data about the agri‑food complex of Tagus Valley (Portugal) through triangulation of techniques typically used in qualitative research: direct observation (in farms, units of processing, storage and packaging food stuffs and wines, and regulatory and promotional agents); semi‑structured interviews with individuals representing the various categories of agents involved, alongside a survey with 110 business agents; and statistical data gathered in the Portuguese Agriculture Census. Survey data were object of descriptive, correlational and regression analyses. Our research provides evidence of firms making use of stable partnerships with intermediary economic agents and promoting organizations and demonstrating how effective are endogenous assets (especially those of non‑mercantile nature) to the competitiveness of a rural territory, in the framework of Common Agricultural Policy. In terms of public policies for competitiveness and innovation, according to an institutional view, the state and regional / local governments, research institutions (public or private), higher education institutions and business training centers, sharing a common agenda for endogenous assets valuation, might play a strategic role in an economy strongly built on micro and small enterprises, whose sustainability depends on collaborative networking.	pt_PT
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dc.identifier.citation	Oliveira, P. & Turčínková, J. (2019). Human capital, innovation and internationalization of micro and small enterprises in rural territory – a case study. Acta Universitatis Agriculturae et Silviculturae Mendelianae Brunensis, 67 (2), 545–563. doi: 10.11118/actaun201967020545	pt_PT
dc.identifier.doi	https://doi.org/10.11118/actaun201967020545	pt_PT
dc.identifier.issn	1211-8516
dc.identifier.issn	2464-8310
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/10400.15/2542
dc.language.iso	eng	pt_PT
dc.peerreviewed	yes	pt_PT
dc.publisher	Mendel University	pt_PT
dc.relation.publisherversion	https://acta.mendelu.cz/media/pdf/actaun_2019067020545.pdf	pt_PT
dc.subject	Human capital	pt_PT
dc.subject	Internationalization	pt_PT
dc.subject	Innovation	pt_PT
dc.subject	Agri‑food cluster	pt_PT
dc.title	Human Capital, Innovation and Internationalization of Micro and Small Enterprises in Rural Territory – a Case Study	pt_PT
dc.type	journal article
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oaire.citation.conferencePlace	Brno	pt_PT
oaire.citation.title	Acta Universitatis Agriculturae et Silviculturae Mendelianae Brunensis	pt_PT
oaire.citation.volume	67	pt_PT
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person.givenName	Jana
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