Cooperação e compartilhamento de informação entre os atores sociais do Assentamento Amparo no município de Dourados, MS

Abstract

In actual reality increasingly the performance of economic agents is linked to the intensity of information and your sharing is impacted by social interactions and interpersonal relationships. This research aims to identify the elements present in the information sharing and your possible relation withthe cooperative attitudes of social actors in the rural settlement. Thus, the case study was developed in Amparo rural settlement, located in the municipality of Dourados, Mato Grosso do Sul, Brazil. This study is qualitative, furthermore has exploratory and descriptive features. Data collection was conducted through semi-structured interviews , with visits the property family. For data analysis was used the Content Analysis method and software SPSS. The results indicated there are barriers to the information sharing and cooperative practices, such as: insufficient of a spirit of collectivism strengthened the rural settlement, settlers disappointed with previous initiatives of cooperation and individualists trends. Other elements were also addressed: trust, the act of cooperation and reciprocity. The results indicated a low level of cooperation and conducting cooperative activities performed infrequently. Therefore, information sharing and cooperative attitudes represent a restricted expressiveness. It was observed that trust significant influence on the motivations for information sharing between social actors.