Cooperação envolvendo pequenas e médias empresas industriais no MERCOSUL

Resumo

This article is about agreements among small and medium industrial firms of
Brazil and Argentina It is based on an empirical investigation carried on through
interviews over thirty firms in Southern Brazil. After a brief section concerned with
the general subject of agreements involving firms, the text presents the main results
of the research. The principal issues are: types of agreements; meaning of agreements
for firms, their motivation and goals; obstacles and facilities faced by firms;
apparent conditions for successful agreements; ways to establish contact with
partners and make agreements. As part of the final comments, the need of institutional
support for establishing and developing agreements is stressed.