Popular Cooperatives Incubators and the University Extension: The Case Incoop-UFSCar

Authors

  • Patricia Mari Matsuda Centro Universitário da Fundação Educacional Inaciana "Padre Sabóia de Medeiros - FEI
  • Maria Laura Ferranty MacLennan Doutora em Administração na Universidade de São Paulo. Professora no Centro Universitário FEI

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.5585/riae.v18i4.16270

Keywords:

Technological Incubators of Popular Cooperatives, INCOOP-UFSCar, Solidarity economy, University Extension, University

Abstract

Objective: This research analyse the link between popular cooperatives incubators and the University through the extension activity.

 

Methodology / Approach: The methodology applied is a case study at INCOOP-UFSCar in order to evaluate how the Cooperative contributes to the development of the actors in the University.

 

Originality / Relevance: Activities with prospective co-workers generate joint socio-economic benefits for co-workers and academics, but the benefits to the University have scarcer assessments.

 

Main results: The Incubator, as an extension project, can be considered a mean of operationalizing the role of the University vis-a-vis the community in which it is inserted, meeting local demands and also serving as locus in the academy development.

 

Theoretical / methodological contributions: In this study, it is observed that the Incubadora Regional de Cooperativas Populares (INCOOP) positively impacts not only cooperators but also contributes to the development of extension activities of Federal University of Sao Carlos (UFSCar) students and administrative technicians.

Downloads

Download data is not yet available.

Author Biographies

Patricia Mari Matsuda, Centro Universitário da Fundação Educacional Inaciana "Padre Sabóia de Medeiros - FEI

Doutora pela Universidade Federal de São Carlos - UFSCar, SãoPaulo, (Brasil). Professora no Centro Universitário FEI, São Paulo.

Maria Laura Ferranty MacLennan, Doutora em Administração na Universidade de São Paulo. Professora no Centro Universitário FEI

Doutora em Administração pela Universidade de São Paulo - USP, São Paulo, (Brasil). Professora no Departamento de Administração no Centro Universitário FEI

Published

01.10.2019

How to Cite

Matsuda, P. M., & MacLennan, M. L. F. (2019). Popular Cooperatives Incubators and the University Extension: The Case Incoop-UFSCar. Revista Ibero-Americana De Estratégia, 18(4), 630–650. https://doi.org/10.5585/riae.v18i4.16270

Issue

Section

Articles