Open AccessCooperation and Development: a study of case in network cooperation
Author(s) -
June Alisson Westarb Cruz,
Carlos Olavo Quandt,
Tomás Sparano Martins,
Júlio Adriano dos Reis,
Amir El-Kouba
Publication year - 2009
Publication title -
revista ibero-americana de estratégia
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2176-0756
DOI - 10.5585/ijsm.v7i1.961
Subject(s) - curitiba , social network analysis , work (physics) , association (psychology) , social network (sociolinguistics) , sociology , knowledge management , business , computer science , psychology , social capital , social science , engineering , humanities , world wide web , mechanical engineering , philosophy , psychotherapist , social media
The need to develop new surviving strategies and competitive advantage by individuals and organizations make cooperation to obtain complementary competences and potentialities very important, through the insertion of social actors in multiple networks of relationships and interactions. This research was made in an Association Network of Carrinheiros[1] located in Curitiba and in the coast of Paraná. The objective of the study was to analyze the structural characteristics of the network and its implications to develop collective actions. The data was collected through questionnaires, interviews, document analysis, and the daily direct observation of the network. An interaction system between individuals and organizations from various sectors in society could be verified. This interaction stimulates the structured work connected to associations and cooperatives. Between the actors of the network, concepts and realities are different, as well as individual objectives are distinct. However, they converge to a common general objective that establish a common base for collaborative work.