Análise da contribuição da cooperativa Sicredi Grandes Lagos – agência de Quedas do Iguaçu-PR para o crescimento econômico do município no período de 2009-2015

Abstract

The objective of this work is to analyze the contribution of Sicredi Grandes Lagos Cooperative, the Quedas do Iguaçu Agency for the economic growth of the municipality of Quedas do Iguaçu in the period 2009-2015. The research design is characterized as descriptive research, with qualitative/quantitative documentary data collection procedure. The data were collected in the official database (IBGE, IPARDES), reports and internal systems of the cooperative. As a methodological procedure, two indicators were created to express the growth of the municipality (ICQ) and the cooperative (ICC). The method of interpretation of the data was through the Pearson Correlation Coefficient. The results show a moderate correlation between ICQ and ICC. There was also a moderate correlation between the ICQ and the variables: credit, employees and deposits. Between ICQ and employment a very strong correlation was identified. Thus, we conclude that there is an association between the growth of the Cooperative and the municipality of Quedas do Iguaçu.