Absorptive capacity of the cluster resources and the local buzz promoted by partnering among goatish producers at Cariri Paraibano region

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Purpose – This paper contributes to the literature on local buzz and the absorptive capacity of firms aiming the competitiveness of the local productive agglomerations. The associations of producers of goat's milk and derivatives of Cariri Paraibano were analyzed. They form a cluster of 881 partners and are responsible for the production of approximately 8,631 liters of goat milk per day. The research objective was to identify, based on the local buzz, the participants' awareness about the clustering benefits and the absorption of cluster resources.

Design/methodology/approach – It used a qualitative methodology based on a case study. Various sources of evidence were used to guarantee the reliability of results. So, it performs triangulation of in-depth interviews, direct observation, and content analysis of documents.

Findings – The results indicated the existence of knowledge about goat production, a similar level of absorptive capacity between the producer associations, and a degree of awareness of the advantages of being agglomerated. Also, findings evidenced external knowledge not absorbed by the producers that could be linked to the incompleteness of the association's role as cluster vectors.

Originality/value – The sector dynamics depend on the organizations' view on the importance of information and its use in the operation of firms in order to increase their absorptive capacity.

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Vinicius Farias Moreira, Universidade Federal de Campina Grande

Vinicius Farias Moreira é bacharel em Administração de Empresas pela Universidade Federal de Campina Grande e graduado em Direito pela Universidade Estadual da Paraíba. Ele possui mestrado e doutorado em Administração de Empresas pelo Programa de Pós-Graduação em Administração da Universidade Federal de Pernambuco (PROPAD / UFPE). Realizou um estágio de doutorado na Universidade Politécnica de Valência, na Espanha. Atualmente é professor adjunto no programa de graduação e pós-graduação da Unidade Acadêmica de Administração e Contabilidade da UFCG. Além disso, é coordenador do Programa de Graduação em Administração da Universidade Federal de Campina Grande (UFCG), Brasil, e líder do Grupo de pesquisas Estudos de Competitividade Empresarial. Tópicos de seu interesse: estratégia empresarial, empreendedorismo, internacionalização, desenvolvimento regional e gestão social.

Adriana Fumi Chim-Miki, Universidade Federal de Campina Grande

Adriana Fumi Chim Miki é bacharel em Administração de Empresas pela Universidade Federal de Rio Grande (FURG), e possui pós-graduação em Gestão Ambiental e Mestrado em Geografia pela mesma universidade. Ela é Ph.D. em Turismo, Economia e Gestão pela Universidad de Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Espanha. Atualmente é professora adjunto no programa de graduação e pós-graduação da Unidade Acadêmica de Administração e Contabilidade da UFCG. Além disso, é coordenadora do Programa de Pós-Graduação em Administração da Universidade Federal de Campina Grande (UFCG), Brasil, e líder do grupo de pesquisas Coopetition Network Lab – Redes 6CO.

Keyse Fonseca Oliveira, Universidade Federal de Campina Grande

Keyse Fonseca Oliveira é graduada em Administração pela Universidade Federal de Campina Grande, UFCG, Brasil. Colaboradora no grupo de Grupo de pesquisas Estudos de Competitividade Empresarial.

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2020-12-22

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Moreira, V. F., Chim-Miki, A. F., & Oliveira, K. F. (2020). Absorptive capacity of the cluster resources and the local buzz promoted by partnering among goatish producers at Cariri Paraibano region. Revista De Administração Da UFSM, 13, 1332–1352. https://doi.org/10.5902/1983465932814

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