A influência do ambiente institucional e organizacional no desenvolvimento rural das propriedades produtoras de leite na região extremo-oeste catarinense

Abstract

This paper investigates the influence of institutional and organizational environment in cooperative farms producing milk Far West Region of Santa Catarina. To this end, this paper begins with a review of the literature, with an approach on the New Institutional Economics (NIE), highlighting the importance of institutional and organizational environment, the cooperative company and its new positioning. Approach is complemented with competitiveness on the subject, institutions, organizations and technology. Passing the focus of the Rural Development and the milk production chain. Later highlights are based on this theoretical perspective, that the development does not only depend on available resources. Social norms, laws, customs and beliefs of a society interfere in the decisions of economic agents and how they use their assets. These decisions determine the direction that society follows in terms of economic and social development. The identification of the properties was made from lists of socio-cooperative active in dairy farming, provided by the Cooperative A and Cooperative B. 175 properties were surveyed in nine counties. This dissertation presents a broader understanding of the relationships between production units and the institutional and organizational environment, which is present in the process of development of rural areas. Thus, the main influences identified in relation to the institutional environment has direct access to credit and indirect training courses and information. The latter occurs in partnership with the organizational environment, by mobilizing cooperatives and agents integrated support and service entities.