Educação empreendedora e inovadora : Centro de Empreendedorismo e Inovação(CEI) enquanto ambiente de interação e difusor de conhecimentos complexos

Abstract

This thesis explores the role of the Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation (CEI), a beacon of innovation amid the educational landscape of higher education, as a significant link between education, entrepreneurship, and innovation. It investigates how the CEI may have created an advanced interaction environment for complex knowledge among its participants through the application of entrepreneurial practices, focusing on enhancing entrepreneurial skills and effective knowledge diffusion based on the theoretical principles of Freire (1979; 1982; 1983; 1987; 2000; 2002; 2008), Morin (2001; 2002; 2004a; 2004b; 2015; 2013a; 2013b; 2015), and Galeffi (2003a; 2003b; 2014a; 2014b; 2019), central references in this thesis. The work details the methodologies and programs of the CEI, analyzes its structure, and explores the impact of exchanging complex knowledge on knowledge diffusion. Thus, the general objective of the thesis was to investigate the ways in which the Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation (CEI) contributed to the development of entrepreneurial skills and competencies among its participants, promoting knowledge diffusion. The research adopted an exploratory and descriptive nature, guided by documentary research and systematic participant observation. The study is organized into five sections, beginning with a literature review in "Theoretical-Empirical Foundations," followed by "Epistemological Foundations and Methodology," which details the metatheory constructed based on the adopted theoretical framework. In "Context of the Studied Organization," the organization and its operational context were examined. "Presentation and Discussion of the Results" analyze the collected data, and finally, "Theoretical and Practical Contributions" discuss the implications of the results obtained for the diffusion of entrepreneurial practices. It demonstrated that the practices, structures, methodologies, and interactions of the CEI contribute to learning and knowledge diffusion. The research found a significant consistency rate (87.92%) between the theoretical-methodological review and the CEI's practices, emphasizing its operational efficiency even with limited resources. As a contribution, a new metatheory was also developed, providing robust analysis and efficient visual resources. However, the need for future more holistic and systematic approaches to increase the applicability of the results was identified. The research concluded that the CEI is relevant to the formation of entrepreneurs and the dissemination of knowledge.