Economic and social development: public policy in industry and higher education to foster sustainable development
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2026-01-29
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Ortiz-Rojo, Ramón Andrés
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Universidade Federal do Espírito Santo
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Economic, social and sustainable development is approached in this thesis from the perspective of seeking the common good of society, that is, a view of development that goes beyond economic issues to include an expansion of the richness of human life and choice opportunities. This thesis was developed within the context of potential interactions among three spheres: university, industry, and government. More specifically, aspects of Public Policies (PPs) directed toward both the industrial sector and the educational field—namely, the university—were examined in the broader context of promoting economic, social, and sustainable development in society. Four scientific articles were developed. The first, investigated the field where PPs are implemented in relation to the industry (related to SDG 9), that is, International Entrepreneurship (IE). Drawing on results of the first article -related to impact and Dynamic Capabilities (DC) , the second article evaluated the impact of a Brazilian national program that aims to foster exports using the lens of DC in the analysis. After that and focusing on PPs directed to the educational field (related to SDG 4), the third article analysed how future professionals are being prepared to face the global context where the companies participating in the program evaluated are immersed. The third article of this thesis evaluated the direct and indirect effects of Entrepreneurial Intentions (EI) of new professionals on Global Competence (GC) and sustainability dimensions. Additionally, the moderator effect of a geopolitical aspect was measured. Finally, besides what was related to the educational role of university (first mission), a fourth article investigated the public engagement of universities through professors’ involvement in outreach projects (third mission of universities), considered here as evidence of the contributions of education as a PP to the development addressed in this thesis. Regarding PPs directed toward industry, this thesis first provides valuable insights and a state of the art to the field of IE. Moreover, the thesis presents empirical findings related to the implementation of a specific PP in the IE sector, contributing both to practice and theory. The practical contribution involves the evaluation of a program designed to foster exports, while the theoretical contribution stems from the use of the DC lens, offering new insights to the PPs field when coupled with the DC lens. Furthermore, in considering the university as part of an educational policy, this thesis explored how universities prepare new professionals to operate in a global context. The results of the third article, among others, contribute for a further discussion of a Sustainable Global Entrepreneurship. Additionally, regarding the university’s contribution to society through the involvement of professors in outreach projects, the article offers tools to measure such contribution. Taken together, the findings of this study confirm that collaboration among universities, industry, and government in public policy processes—when each actor fulfils its role while supporting the others—can promote economic, social, and sustainable development. The recommendations of this thesis can contribute with benefits that go beyond economics issues, that is, the ones related to the development of people immerse in a rapidly evolving global context
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Economic , Social and sustainable development , Public policy , Evaluation , Global competence , University public engagement , SDG4 , SDG9 , Desenvolvimento econômico, social e sustentável , Política pública , Avaliação de impacto , Competência global , Engajamento público da universidade