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The meso-firm as an entrepreneurial choice for a local sustainable economic development

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  • Álice Araujo

    (Universidad de Los Andes. Departamento de Ciencias Administrativas.)

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The present essay argues about increasing both, the university pertinence, and the local economic development by creating a new type of firm called “meso-enterprise”. The meso-enterprise is characterized by being an independent and hierarchical organization; depending on knowledge an innovations, and with a high jointed-value production which can be interchangeably in national and international markets. To perform in this way, it is necessary that the meso-enterprise remains itself in a tie relationship with the knowledge creator’s institutions. Besides that, the meso-enterprise is able to form part of enterprising networks and clusters. In consequence, with this type of enterprise it is possible to diversify the production, and export it, as well as to improve quality life in those territories where these enterprises establish itself.

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  • Álice Araujo, 2006. "The meso-firm as an entrepreneurial choice for a local sustainable economic development," Economía, Instituto de Investigaciones Económicas y Sociales (IIES). Facultad de Ciencias Económicas y Sociales. Universidad de Los Andes. Mérida, Venezuela, vol. 31(22), pages 75-110, january-d.
    • Handle: RePEc:ula:econom:v:31:y:2006:i:22:p:75-110
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    Keywords

    Meso-enterprise; social representations; local economic development; innovation.Journal: Economia;
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    JEL classification:

    • O32 - Economic Development, Innovation, Technological Change, and Growth - - Innovation; Research and Development; Technological Change; Intellectual Property Rights - - - Management of Technological Innovation and R&D
    • P42 - Political Economy and Comparative Economic Systems - - Other Economic Systems - - - Productive Enterprises; Factor and Product Markets; Prices
    • R12 - Urban, Rural, Regional, Real Estate, and Transportation Economics - - General Regional Economics - - - Size and Spatial Distributions of Regional Economic Activity; Interregional Trade (economic geography)

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