THE PRODUCTIVE AGGLOMERATE OF THE RIO GRANDE DO NORTE SALINARY INDUSTRY

THE PRODUCTIVE AGGLOMERATE OF THE RIO GRANDE DO NORTE SALINARY INDUSTRY

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DOI:

https://doi.org/10.21527/2237-6453.2021.55.11360

Keywords:

Productive clusters. Saline Industry. Large northern river.

Abstract

The study aimed to analyze the variables used by the salt industry to promote the development of its productive cluster. The research has a descriptive character and a quantitative nature, having as a technical procedure the survey type survey, with the application of questionnaires to 115 managers of the Saline Industry of Rio Grande do Norte, in 2019. The data were analyzed using the techniques of descriptive statistics and analysis exploratory factorial (AFE). Through the AFE, four factors were identified that explain the set of variables proposed in the research: (1) Technological Innovation; (2) Company-Community; (3) Institutional Performance; (4) Competitiveness. In the first factor (Technological Innovation), there is low technology in the sector, with no technological centers and low level of cooperation; in the second factor (Company-Community), the non-inclusion of the local community in the business strategies and the non-observance of the local culture was evidenced; in the third factor (Institutional Action), there was a lack of insertion of the public actor; and in the four factor (Competitiveness), the need for deconcentration and decentralization in the salt sector was highlighted, observing, in this factor, a greater balance in relation to the practices of the studied clusters. It is concluded that the saline industry lacks organization, especially with the participation of the institutional actor to promote policies for the development of the sector. This study contributes to the business sector, presenting an overview of the RN's saline industry related to the practice of successful clusters and contributes to academia as a model of how to analyze a productive sector.

Author Biographies

Sergio Luiz Pedrosa Silva, Universidade do Estado do Rio Grande do Norte (UERN)

Doutor em Geografia pela Universidade Federal de Pernambuco (UFPE). Professor da Universidade do Estado do Rio Grande do Norte (UERN). http://lattes.cnpq.br/2418214561932598. https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6490-3132. sergiopedrosa@uern.br

Italo Carlos Soares do Nascimento, Universidade do Estado do Rio Grande do Norte (UERN)

Mestre em Administração e Controladoria pela Universidade Federal do Ceará (UFC). Professor da Faculdade Católica do Rio Grande do Norte. http://lattes.cnpq.br/2067726529200286. https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8151-696Xitalocarlos25@gmail.com

Géison Calyo Varela de Melo, Universidade do Estado do Rio Grande do Norte (UERN)

Mestre em Administração e Controladoria pela Universidade Federal do Ceará (UFC). Bolsista da Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior, CAPES, Brasil. Professor temporário da Universidade do Estado do Rio Grande do Norte (UERN). http://lattes.cnpq.br/0518341788392500. https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8520-4605. geisoncalyo@hotmail.com

Published

2021-08-12

How to Cite

Silva, S. L. P., Nascimento, I. C. S. do, & Melo, G. C. V. de. (2021). THE PRODUCTIVE AGGLOMERATE OF THE RIO GRANDE DO NORTE SALINARY INDUSTRY: THE PRODUCTIVE AGGLOMERATE OF THE RIO GRANDE DO NORTE SALINARY INDUSTRY. Development in Question Journal, 19(55), 285–305. https://doi.org/10.21527/2237-6453.2021.55.11360