| dc.description.abstract | Having as the central theme the local development, this research focuses on proposing, with potential within the public sphere, an acceleration method and identification of elements that contribute to local industrial development of the mid-sized Brazilian cities, from the theory of the endogenous development. The present study adopts a qualitative approach using the case study research method. Initially, based on the proposed theoretical framework, an interview with a key actor and the use of secondary data, we conducted a single case study of the development process in the city of Passo Fundo between the years 2005 and 2012. From this time on a first version of this acceleration method was generated (M0). Next, there were 20 semi-structured interviews with relevant actors related to the subject of research (entrepreneurs, experts and government officials). This permitted the identification of 68 elements that contribute to local industrial development and the infrastructure, in its different dimensions, being the main highlight considered. Finally, we propose a refinement of the acceleration method for the local industrial development of mid-sized Brazilian cities, aimed at filling an academic gap and practical management fields, given the specific proposals to an endogenous local development process aimed at simultaneously, the attraction of large enterprises, the strengthening of local companies, the use of raw materials available (for example, originating from agriculture) and the linkage between these various actors from both the perspective of the respective industries, and also from local production chains. | en |
