Local community perception on the contribution of port companies to sustainable development

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DOI:

https://doi.org/10.22279/navus.2021.v11.p01-16.1607

Keywords:

sustainability, indicators, port administration, community.

Abstract

The purpose of the study presented in this article was to analyze the local community perception on the sustainable development of port companies in a specific region. The research carried out a data collection, following quantitative methods. The study sample was collected through a survey questionnaire applied to the residents in the area around the Brazilian town of Paranaguá in the state of Paraná, Brazil. The article reveals the factors of environmental, social and economic impact of the companies as well as emphasizes the problematic aspects of relationships between the activities of the port companies and local communities. The correlation between the variables in the questionnaire applied by the Ethos Institute (2007) was tested. The perception of residents regarding the environmental, social and economic impacts of the companies was measured according to the profile considering gender, age, education level and years the residents live in the town. The significant difference was tested using Kruskal Wallis and Mann-Whitney while correlation was tested using Spearman Correlation. The result showed that the negative perception is statistically different in terms of gender, age and years the residents live in the town. Concerning correlation, categories of economic and social impacts are significantly and positively related.

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Author Biographies

Luciane Silva Franco, Universidade Estadual do Centro-Oeste, Irati, PR, Brasil.

Mestre em Desenvolvimento Comunitário pela Universidade Estadual do Centro-Oeste, Irati, PR, Brasil. Bacharelado em Administração pela Universidade Estadual do Paraná.

Sergio Luis Dias Doliveira, Universidade Estadual do Centro-Oeste, Irati, PR, Brasil.

Doutor em Administração (UFPR). Departamento de Administração, Universidade Estadual do Centro-Oeste, Irati, PR, Brasil

Antonio Carlos Franco, Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Paraná, Curitiba, PR, Brasil.

Doutorando em Administração pela Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Paraná.

Simone Soares, Universidade Estadual do Centro-Oeste, Irati, PR, Brasil.

Mestre em Desenvolvimento Comunitário pela Universidade Estadual do Centro-Oeste, Irati, PR, Brasil.

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2021-11-11

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