Redes (Jul 2014)

SOCIAL NET: A CASE STUDY OF THE UNIVERSITY NET OF POPULAR COOPERATIVES TECHNOLOGICAL INCUBATORS (PCTIS NET) FROM THE INTERACTION AMONG THE INCUBATORS

  • Marília Matos Pereira Lopes,
  • Airton Cardoso Cançado

DOI
https://doi.org/10.17058/redes.v19i2.2119
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 19, no. 2
pp. 138 – 165

Abstract

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The objective of this assignment was to identify if the University Net of Popular Cooperatives Technological Incubators (PCTIs Net) is a social net. The research was an exploratory nature study with descriptive character, the technical procedure of the present research was the case study. The questionnaire was applied in 82% of the incubators belonging to the PCTIs Net, and interviews. The information acquired through the questionnaire was gathered and tabulated to compose the characterization of the net incubators and the social analyzer. With the Pajek program was created the social analyzer and the centralizing box. Was performed to compare the results with previous work Rennó et al. (2010) proposed that the same goal using a different approach. Ending the analysis guided by the characteristics of a social net, it was observed that the PCTIs Net is a social net, however it was emphasized that the existing communication is a point where the net needs to be fortified.

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