Entrepreneurs skills in a family agribusiness cooperative

Abstract

The study aimed at identifying the entrepreneurial skills present in the rural producers or those who explore the agribusiness activity. The pieces of information were collected through a survey, whose research instrument was adapted from the Lenzi model (2008). The sample cam from 27 associates of an agribusiness cooperative of the western region of Paraná. Among the competences analyzed, the most emphasized were the variables "persistence" and "impairment" that were found in 100% of the respondents. The "entrepreneurship for sustainability" competence was highlighted with 96.30%, followed by the competencies "goal setting" and "quality and efficiency requirement" with 88.89% participation for both. For the identification of the existence of a certain competence, this is obtained by the sum of the scale, with a minimum score of 12 points (Lenzi, 2008). Results indicate that the respondents have entrepreneurial skills, due to the fact that only the competence "search for opportunities and initiative" obtained 11.63 points, the other variables exceeded the minimum suggested scale. The study made it possible to analyze the relationship between competencies with turnover and schooling. The contribution of this study was the identification of the entrepreneurial profile of small rural and / or agribusiness producers and the influence of these skills in the development of their activities to strengthen local agribusiness.