Mapeando o potencial empreendedor na Aldeia Córrego Seco: Um estudo sobre atitudes e práticas empreendedoras na comunidade indígena.

Abstract

This study investigates entrepreneurial potential in the Córrego Seco Village, part of the Limão Verde Indigenous Land in Aquidauana (MS), by analyzing the attitudes, competencies, and entrepreneurial motivations of community members. The Entrepreneurial Potential Scale (EPAI/IAPE) was applied to 37 participants (total population = 164), consisting of 11 items distributed across the dimensions of Management Competence, Social Competence, Entrepreneurial Motivation, and Psychological Competence, evaluated on a 5-point Likert scale. Item means ranged from 2.51 to 4.00, with the highest mean associated with the ability to obtain resources (M = 4.00) and the lowest with persuasion skills (M = 2.51). Dimension means were: Management Competence (3.18), Entrepreneurial Motivation (3.10), Psychological Competence (2.93), and Social Competence (2.80). The results indicate a moderate entrepreneurial profile, with emphasis on planning and resource mobilization—understood in the Terena context as activating kinship networks, reciprocity, and community support. Lower scores were concentrated in persuasion, external mobilization, and creativity; however, intercultural interpretations suggest that reduced scores do not reflect a lack of leadership but rather collective decision-making processes and mobilization strategies specific to the Terena people. It is concluded that entrepreneurship in the village integrates traditional knowledge, subsistence strategies, and market adaptations, recommending complementary reliability analyses and qualitative deepening to incorporate cultural practices and Indigenous conceptions of work and autonomy.