ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT: PUBLIC POLICY IN INDUSTRY AND HIGHER EDUCATION TO FOSTER SUSTAINABLE
DEVELOPMENT
Name: RAMÓN ANDRÉS ORTIZ ROJO
Publication date: 29/01/2026
Examining board:
Name |
Role |
|---|---|
| ADONAI JOSE LACRUZ | Presidente |
| BRUNO AMÉRICO | Examinador Externo |
| HELIO ZANQUETTO FILHO | Examinador Interno |
| JOSÉ LUIS FERRERAS MÉNDEZ | Coorientador |
| ROBSON MALACARNE | Examinador Externo |
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Summary: 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.
Keywords: Economic, Social and Sustainabl
