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Development, Entrepreneurial Activity and Industrial Extension

In: Entrepreneurship in BRICS

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  • Heitor Soares Mendes

    (Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro)

  • Lia Hasenclever

    (Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro)

Abstract

This chapter analyzes the contribution offered by Brazilian industrial extension programs for the economic development to support the entrepreneurial capacity of industrial micro, small and medium size enterprises (MSME). The methodology utilized will be the study of literature that analyses the impact of entrepreneurship on economic development, as well as the one that analyses the role of industrial extension programs for the improvement of the entrepreneurial capacity of MSMEs. The results of analysis point out to a possible positive impact of extension activities on economic development, based on the effective utilization of this support tool to the MSMEs to enable them to pursue technological innovation, a present requirement for the competitiveness of the markets where they operate; these extension activities, since they relate to the institutional system in which they are inserted nationally, are not replicable, representing an instrument dependent on the industrial policy model adopted by each country. Also, critical elements are pointed out for analysis, envisaging the creation of new capability programs for MSMEs through extension activities.

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  • Heitor Soares Mendes & Lia Hasenclever, 2015. "Development, Entrepreneurial Activity and Industrial Extension," Springer Books, in: Renata Lèbre La Rovere & Luiz de Magalhães Ozório & Leonardo de Jesus Melo (ed.), Entrepreneurship in BRICS, edition 127, pages 239-253, Springer.
    • Handle: RePEc:spr:sprchp:978-3-319-11412-5_14
    DOI: 10.1007/978-3-319-11412-5_14
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