Índice de gestão tecnológica e capital social de produtores dos municípios de Cedro, Iguatu e Cariús no Ceará

Abstract

The goal is to prepare and analyze management indexes of technology and capital to producers in the municipalities of Cedro, Iguatu and Cariús in the State of Ceará. The data of primary nature were collected in 2017 by non-probability sampling for convenience. In the sample, 49 producers entered a range of 0.37 to 0.54, indexes considered medium, to the levels of technological and social capital management, respectively. On the scale of 0.62 to 0.78, indexes considered high, met 28 and 35 producers for the index of technological and management of capital, respectively. Only two producers submitted technology management index (range between 0.79 and 1.00) and no producer has been identified with high social capital index. The variables that most contributed to technological management were the provision of services; cash flow control; control of production and cost control. The variables that most impacted on the level of social capital accumulation were participation and suggestions at meetings; pay rate/quota/monthly fee; performance of function to Association and participation in the elections.