The transmission of formal and informal knowledge among operating workers of the industrial district: The case of the Anápolis Agroindustrial District

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https://doi.org/10.17561/ree.n2.2022.6871

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tacit knowledge, explicit knowledge, transmission of knowledge, industrial district

Abstract

This paper presents a study on the influence of the transmission of formal and informal knowledge
among the workers of an industrial district, where the agro-industrial district of Anapolis (DAIA)
was chosen. The empirical study carried out to confirm the theoretical proposal, has been made on
a representative sample of the workers of the agro-industrial district of Anapolis. The methodology used was quantitative, with a survey aimed at workers of the production. The main conclusions we
have obtained have been the following: the training process occurs more because of the government's
actions, where the prior knowledge is stronger among the workers; The fact of belonging to the
same professional associations and having received training in the same institutions make the
personal and professional relationships stronger among the workers and facilitate the transmission
of new knowledge. The main contributions reside in the level of analysis chosen to carry out the
research. While most studies focus on managers, in this search the center of analysis lies in the
workers of the industrial district. Finally, the research provides statistical results from the analysis
of the surveys conducted, which help to deepen the analysis of that topic.

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Author Biographies

  • Francesc Xavier, Jaume I University

    F. Xavier Molina Morales is Professor at the University of the Department of Business Administration and Marketing at the Jaume I University of Castellón. Degree in Economics and Business Administration from the University of Valencia, Master MBA in Industrial Policy and Corporate Strategy from the Maastricht Business School (Holland); Doctor in Business Management at the Jaume I. University Scholar visitor at the Copenhagen Business School (Denmark); at the Università Ca ’Foscari in Venice (Italy) at the Alma Mater Studiorum - Università Bologna (Italy) and at the INGENIO Research Institute (UPV-CSIC). His research has focused on the study of interorganizational networks, proximity in clusters and dimensions of social capital and their implications in company innovation. He has directed several research projects and doctoral theses on these topics and has numerous publications in the fields of business strategy and regional economics, among others, in the journals: Strategic Management Journal, Environment and Planning A; Research Policy; Long Range Planning; Journal of Small Business Management; Regional Studies, European Urban and Regional Science; Growth and Change or Entrepreneurship and Regional Development. He is currently coordinator of the AERT research group and coordinator of the doctoral program on local development and international cooperation at the Jaume I University of Castellón.

  • Edgar Reyes Júnior, University of Brasília

    He is an adjunct professor at the University of Brasilia and a doctoral advisor in the Graduate Program in Administration (PPGA / UnB), Doctor (2012) and Master (2008) in administration at Unisinos, he completed a postdoctoral internship in Regional Development (2020) of the UJI. - Spain. Dedicated to the studies of interorganizational and interpersonal relationships, working mainly with neo-institutional theory. He pays special attention to the informal relationships that are established between social actors in public and private organizations, as well as the impact of these relationships on the performance of individuals and organizations. He is visiting professor at the Jaume I University of Spain and at the National University of the Litoral of Argentina. He coordinated the International Cooperation project UnB / UNL Comparative Studies in Public Administration Brazil? Argentina (2015-2019). He coordinates the PPGA / UnB Graduate Program in Management. He is a member of the editorial board of several magazines and is an associate editor of the RAE (A2) and RAP (A2).

  • Luis Martínez Cháfer, University Jaume I

    Doctor in Business Management (PhD), Chemical Engineer and MBA with experience in IT environment in different areas such as Sales, Business consulting and Project Management. Worked for Sogecable group in Spain, Oracle and Google in Dublin, SAP in Barcelona and currently in Universitat Jaume I as Assistant Professor. Specialties: Innovation, Social Capital, Research, clusters, Sales, IT Business, Consulting and Training.

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Dias Leite, E., Francesc Xavier, Reyes Júnior, E., & Martínez Cháfer, L. (2022). The transmission of formal and informal knowledge among operating workers of the industrial district: The case of the Anápolis Agroindustrial District. Revista De Estudios Empresariales. Second Era, 2, 6-24. https://doi.org/10.17561/ree.n2.2022.6871