The dynamics of learning in local productive arrangements: a study of the small and medium enterprises of software towards the construction of their qualifications. / A dinâmica da aprendizagem em arranjos produtivos locais: um estudo das redes de conhecimento das pequenas e médias empresas de software na construção de suas capacitações.

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2008

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The main purpose of this research is to analyze the learning processes of SMEs of software. The ability to create and use knowledge to generate innovation in products and processes is a great challenge to all companies, no matter their size. In this context, the development of abilities and qualifications is a crucial factor to attain and sustain competitive advantages. The cooperation through structuralized interactions is an important way to enlarge and to enhance the conditions of insertion in the activity of production. The inter-organizational networks of cooperation have been seen as the new locus of innovation. By using the learning process, they can generate knowledge faster and in a more efficient way. The methodology applied in this research consisted of an exploratory and qualitative research through a multicase study in three productive arrangements of software. The results contribute to the understanding of the dynamics of the processes of formal and informal learning, how the relationship is between companies and the main external sources of local knowledge, how the local governance is structured, as well as the institutional aspects that influence the learning processes and the diffusion of knowledge in SMEs of software.

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pequenas e médias empresas knowledge local productive arrangements small and medium enterprises redes de informação conhecimento clusters learning aprendizagem

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