This research seeks to analyse the phenomenon of ethnic business creation amongst the ethnic community in Australia. The main emphasis is on finding the reasons for the process of ethnic business creation over time, focusing on the ethnic resources that the intending ethnic business operators bring to such activities through links to their country of origin. This is a resource-based study, which looks at ethnic resources as a means of sustained competitive advantage and as strategy for success in ethnic business operations in Australia. It attempts to gauge the extent of interactive processes between business operations and the relevant ethnic resources, some of which have a great influence in determining ethnic business people’s success. Policies aimed directly at facilitating, encouraging and strengthening these processes would be a valuable development. This research also examines the theories of small business development and identifies their applicability and relevance to the development of ethnic small business in Australia. The findings of this study enabled the development of a new theory and model for ethnic business creation that links the creation and success of ethnic small businesses to the use of productive diversity principles. / Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)

Submitted by JÚLIO HEBER SILVA (julioheber@yahoo.com.br) on 2017-03-22T19:47:04Z No. of bitstreams: 2 Dissertação - Welington Martins Ribeiro - 2017.pdf: 3010886 bytes, checksum: 79ab362446ffa24ac1ba15b59b7890e2 (MD5) license_rdf: 0 bytes, checksum: d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e (MD5) / Approved for entry into archive by Luciana Ferreira (lucgeral@gmail.com) on 2017-03-23T11:29:22Z (GMT) No. of bitstreams: 2 Dissertação - Welington Martins Ribeiro - 2017.pdf: 3010886 bytes, checksum: 79ab362446ffa24ac1ba15b59b7890e2 (MD5) license_rdf: 0 bytes, checksum: d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e (MD5) / Made available in DSpace on 2017-03-23T11:29:23Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 2 Dissertação - Welington Martins Ribeiro - 2017.pdf: 3010886 bytes, checksum: 79ab362446ffa24ac1ba15b59b7890e2 (MD5) license_rdf: 0 bytes, checksum: d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e (MD5) Previous issue date: 2017-02-20 / Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior - CAPES / The production of seeds, seedlings and creole breeds is actually present in the communities and peasant groups ensuring their social reproduction and permanence of the families in the field. It is through these varieties that traditional knowledge is passed between the generations, the food consumed by the families becomes safe and compatible with the socio-cultural reality of the region, the activities developed become more diversified and agrobiodiversity is preserved. This dissertation had as main objective to know the production of the creole varieties in the Taquaral and Santana Communities, in Orizona and Vianópolis, where were found six families producing creole seeds. Through local visits, participant observation and reports of peasants guardians interviewed, we can see that production places of the peasant groups have a great diversity of species if compared to the models of agricultural production adopted in that region and creole seeds contribute to this number of cultivated varieties. The identity and autonomy provided to their guardians of the creole seeds through their handling and use bring a sense of empowerment and uniqueness to the peasant groups and a possibility that it assists and recognized by society. / A produção de sementes, mudas e raças crioulas está presente na realidade das comunidades e dos grupos camponeses, garantindo a reprodução social e a continuidade das famílias no campo. É por meio dessas variedades que conhecimentos tradicionais são passados entre as gerações, o alimento consumido pelas famílias torna-se seguro e compatível com a realidade sociocultural da região, as atividades desenvolvidas tornam-se mais diversificadas e a agrobiodiversidade é preservada. Esta dissertação teve como objetivo principal conhecer a produção das variedades crioulas nas Comunidades Taquaral e Santana, em Orizona e Vianópolis, onde foram encontradas seis famílias produtoras de sementes crioulas. Por meio de visitas de campo, observação participante e relatos dos guardiões e guardiãs camponeses(sas) entrevistados(as), pode-se constatar que os locais de produção dos grupos camponeses possuem uma elevada diversidade de espécies, se comparadas aos modelos de produção agropecuária adotados na região e que as sementes crioulas contribuem para esse elevado número de espécies e variedades cultivadas. A identidade e autonomia proporcionadas aos guardiões das sementes crioulas através de seu manejo e uso trazem um sentido de empoderamento e singularidade aos grupos camponeses e a possibilidade de que sejam assistidos e reconhecidos pela sociedade.