Tomada de decisão em investimentos no setor da produção de oleaginosas com foco na pequena e média empresa: uma abordagem de análises discriminante e fatorial

Abstract

Small and medium farmers are part of an industry that needs policy public aimed at integrated development and social inclusion. The aim of this research is to identify which key decision variables and their degree of importance for making decision on the oilseed crop as part of the production chain biodiesel. As for the procedures, methodology was the bibliographical and survey. O universe of this research are the small and medium farmers of the State of Ceará, but also, experts from agriculture, totaling 162 valid observations. As data collection instrument was used a structured questionnaire with a list variables able to influence decision decision in oilseed cultivation, prepared by identifying in the literature reviewed, the main constructs related oilseed cultivation according to adapt these to the Ceará reality. In what it refers to approach to the problem, the model developed this research was quantitative and were used discriminant analysis; and factorial as techniques for identifying similarities among respondents and analysis of key decision variables, as well as their degrees of importance to small and medium farmers and experts