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DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.14320860.v1
title: Conflicts under Change Laboratory Mediation: An Expansive Learning

description: Abstract This qualitative study analyzes, through Change Laboratory (CL) interventionist methodology, how conflicts emerge in work activity in the waste management of a teaching hospital. We discuss the theoretical assumptions of expansive learning in light of the Cultural-Historical Activity Theory (CHAT): the type of learning desired in a CL intervention, the conflicts that can occur from such organizational experience, understanding the conflict construct from a plural epistemological perspective. The research was conducted through documental analysis of film records of twelve CL sessions, in which twenty workers from different hierarchical positions participated. Analysis of the sessions raised eight different types of conflict manifestations that can potentially amplify the comprehension of waste management in the organization analyzed. Such conflicts, although reflected in situations of the present, were connected to historical contradictions that passed throughout the waste management at the teaching hospital. The practical result is the consideration that when conflict emerges in organizational practices, it can historically and transversally reflect activity, which signals the complexity that permeates management and organizational practices.
DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.14320860
title: Conflicts under Change Laboratory Mediation: An Expansive Learning

description: Abstract This qualitative study analyzes, through Change Laboratory (CL) interventionist methodology, how conflicts emerge in work activity in the waste management of a teaching hospital. We discuss the theoretical assumptions of expansive learning in light of the Cultural-Historical Activity Theory (CHAT): the type of learning desired in a CL intervention, the conflicts that can occur from such organizational experience, understanding the conflict construct from a plural epistemological perspective. The research was conducted through documental analysis of film records of twelve CL sessions, in which twenty workers from different hierarchical positions participated. Analysis of the sessions raised eight different types of conflict manifestations that can potentially amplify the comprehension of waste management in the organization analyzed. Such conflicts, although reflected in situations of the present, were connected to historical contradictions that passed throughout the waste management at the teaching hospital. The practical result is the consideration that when conflict emerges in organizational practices, it can historically and transversally reflect activity, which signals the complexity that permeates management and organizational practices.
DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.6448217
title: Survival of Nascent Firms: Effects of Human and Social Capital, Management Practices, and Gender

description: Abstract In this article, we assess the impact of an entrepreneur’s human capital, social capital, and adoption of management practices on the survival of firms in their first years of life. We innovate by assessing how the effect of those factors varies according to gender: whether the entrepreneur is male or female. Using a database of 2,000 firms registered in the Junta Comercial do Estado de São Paulo (Jucesp), between 2003 and 2007, we employed two distinct econometric models to measure the effect of those variables on the survival of new firms. Our results suggest that the adoption of management practices and some traits related to human capital positively affect firm survival. The effect of competencies and social capital on firm survival was higher for female than for male entrepreneurs. These results suggest that female entrepreneurs face higher barriers to launch new firms, thus require distinct resource configurations to overcome these barriers and increase the probability of survival.
DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.6448217.v1
title: Survival of Nascent Firms: Effects of Human and Social Capital, Management Practices, and Gender

description: Abstract In this article, we assess the impact of an entrepreneur’s human capital, social capital, and adoption of management practices on the survival of firms in their first years of life. We innovate by assessing how the effect of those factors varies according to gender: whether the entrepreneur is male or female. Using a database of 2,000 firms registered in the Junta Comercial do Estado de São Paulo (Jucesp), between 2003 and 2007, we employed two distinct econometric models to measure the effect of those variables on the survival of new firms. Our results suggest that the adoption of management practices and some traits related to human capital positively affect firm survival. The effect of competencies and social capital on firm survival was higher for female than for male entrepreneurs. These results suggest that female entrepreneurs face higher barriers to launch new firms, thus require distinct resource configurations to overcome these barriers and increase the probability of survival.
DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.6448334.v1
title: Civil Service Competition for Professors at a Federal University: Proposal for Software Improvements

description: Abstract This research proposes an intervention plan for solving difficulties and offering improvements related to the Civil Service testing and selection process for professors at a Brazilian Federal University. The proposals were motivated, mainly, due to a series of occasional misunderstandings found in documentary records, resulting from the interaction between the software used to manage tasks in the selection process and the users of this system, leading to the necessity of producing specific documents to methodize the processes. Although not resulting in harm from a finalistic point of view, these actions increase the time spent and the number of activities before homologation of the results. There was, therefore, an intention to more acutely understand the problems, so the diagnosis focuses on those factors that had a greater impact on the process. The methodology adopted involved bibliographic research, document analysis and a participating observer in the processes. The result was an intervention proposal to act on the software’s current functions, to create new functions and to promote integration of the software into the institutional portfolio, allowing effective action in the correction and prevention of problems and also improvements in the processes.
DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.6448334
title: Civil Service Competition for Professors at a Federal University: Proposal for Software Improvements

description: Abstract This research proposes an intervention plan for solving difficulties and offering improvements related to the Civil Service testing and selection process for professors at a Brazilian Federal University. The proposals were motivated, mainly, due to a series of occasional misunderstandings found in documentary records, resulting from the interaction between the software used to manage tasks in the selection process and the users of this system, leading to the necessity of producing specific documents to methodize the processes. Although not resulting in harm from a finalistic point of view, these actions increase the time spent and the number of activities before homologation of the results. There was, therefore, an intention to more acutely understand the problems, so the diagnosis focuses on those factors that had a greater impact on the process. The methodology adopted involved bibliographic research, document analysis and a participating observer in the processes. The result was an intervention proposal to act on the software’s current functions, to create new functions and to promote integration of the software into the institutional portfolio, allowing effective action in the correction and prevention of problems and also improvements in the processes.
DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.7075346
title: Effects of Capabilities on the Performance of Public Sector Service Contracts

description: ABSTRACT With the intent of contributing to the Applied Strategy literature in Public Management and assisting public manager decision-making, this research investigated the effects of public and private capabilities on cost and quality of outsourced public sector service contracts. To do so, we studied 167 service contracts between a Federal Public Administration entity and various private providers, during the period from 2002 to 2015. Data collected were organized in a specific dataset and analyzed using multivariate regressions. Results suggest that, in the face of an environment characterized by modest incentives and a low level of competition between companies, public agent wages, training and experience have contradictory effects, or no effects at all, on contract performance, particularly for cost indicators. With respect to private capabilities, this study verified that company experience has a positive influence on quality indicators; however, from the public interest point of view, financial capacities – in particular general liquidity – negatively affect cost indicators. These results contribute advances in the discussion about the heterogeneities present in buyer-supplier relations in public contracts and their effects on performance. JEL Classification Codes: H83, P47, R5.
DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.7075346.v1
title: Effects of Capabilities on the Performance of Public Sector Service Contracts

description: ABSTRACT With the intent of contributing to the Applied Strategy literature in Public Management and assisting public manager decision-making, this research investigated the effects of public and private capabilities on cost and quality of outsourced public sector service contracts. To do so, we studied 167 service contracts between a Federal Public Administration entity and various private providers, during the period from 2002 to 2015. Data collected were organized in a specific dataset and analyzed using multivariate regressions. Results suggest that, in the face of an environment characterized by modest incentives and a low level of competition between companies, public agent wages, training and experience have contradictory effects, or no effects at all, on contract performance, particularly for cost indicators. With respect to private capabilities, this study verified that company experience has a positive influence on quality indicators; however, from the public interest point of view, financial capacities – in particular general liquidity – negatively affect cost indicators. These results contribute advances in the discussion about the heterogeneities present in buyer-supplier relations in public contracts and their effects on performance. JEL Classification Codes: H83, P47, R5.
DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.7420832
title: Vertical Integration in Automakers

description: Abstract In this article the aim was to understand the choice of vertical integration in automakers considering the presence of transaction costs, measurement costs and strategic resources. For this, multiple qualitative-descriptive case studies were carried out using semi-structured interviews in three automakers and the Industrial Federation of the State of Parana (FIEP), all located in the State of Paraná. The proposition of formulated complementarity considered that vertical integration is due to the presence of specific assets, influenced by the difficulty of measuring them, and their importance as strategic resources. This proposition was ratified, as we found that vertical integration occurs for items such as design, stamping, motor, and transmission, which have high specificity, are difficult to measure (internal engine parts, transmission, and design aspects, for example) and constitute automaker identity, which confirms their strategic importance. We concluded that the complementarity between these theoretical-analytical conceptions can build a referential with greater power for understanding choices involving governance structures.
DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.7420832.v1
title: Vertical Integration in Automakers

description: Abstract In this article the aim was to understand the choice of vertical integration in automakers considering the presence of transaction costs, measurement costs and strategic resources. For this, multiple qualitative-descriptive case studies were carried out using semi-structured interviews in three automakers and the Industrial Federation of the State of Parana (FIEP), all located in the State of Paraná. The proposition of formulated complementarity considered that vertical integration is due to the presence of specific assets, influenced by the difficulty of measuring them, and their importance as strategic resources. This proposition was ratified, as we found that vertical integration occurs for items such as design, stamping, motor, and transmission, which have high specificity, are difficult to measure (internal engine parts, transmission, and design aspects, for example) and constitute automaker identity, which confirms their strategic importance. We concluded that the complementarity between these theoretical-analytical conceptions can build a referential with greater power for understanding choices involving governance structures.
DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.7482782
title: Motivations and Consequences of Advisor Participation in Mergers and Acquisitions

description: Abstract Mergers and Acquisitions (M&A) is a widely studied subject in finance. A question that remains unanswered is the role and impact of the advisor’s choice in the process of acquiring or merging. The current literature focuses on studying the US market/developed countries with different characteristics of an emerging market oriented toward the ownership of firms. Using data from more than 7,000 operations, this paper investigates the role of advisors in the negotiation and success rate and seeks to determine the characteristics for their participation. Linear and logistic regression revealed that the advisors play an active role due to the significantly longer period between the announcement and conclusion of the deal in which they participated. We also identified a higher success rate in comparison with in-house deals. Regarding the determinants, complexity, size of the deal, the acquirer’s previous experience in M&A, and payment entirely in shares increases the probability of hiring an advisor.
DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.7482782.v1
title: Motivations and Consequences of Advisor Participation in Mergers and Acquisitions

description: Abstract Mergers and Acquisitions (M&A) is a widely studied subject in finance. A question that remains unanswered is the role and impact of the advisor’s choice in the process of acquiring or merging. The current literature focuses on studying the US market/developed countries with different characteristics of an emerging market oriented toward the ownership of firms. Using data from more than 7,000 operations, this paper investigates the role of advisors in the negotiation and success rate and seeks to determine the characteristics for their participation. Linear and logistic regression revealed that the advisors play an active role due to the significantly longer period between the announcement and conclusion of the deal in which they participated. We also identified a higher success rate in comparison with in-house deals. Regarding the determinants, complexity, size of the deal, the acquirer’s previous experience in M&A, and payment entirely in shares increases the probability of hiring an advisor.
DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.7482617
title: Innovations in the Federal Government During the Post-new Public Management Era

description: Abstract The main goal of this paper is to analyze whether innovations in the federal government follow public management trends, especially in the post-New Public Management (NPM) era. The article, based on exploratory descriptive research, investigates the most frequent trends in terms of principles and guidelines, their evolution in time and the relationship among the trends, and the thematic area of the innovations. To accomplish the goal, we initially conducted a comprehensive literature review to map the post-NPM trends. Next, we used content analysis to verify these initiatives based on the Federal Award of Public Management Innovation (FAPMI) from 2007 to 2015. The empirical findings confirm that more than 90% of these initiatives have at least one post-NPM principle/directive. The recurrent initiatives are collaboration/partnership, coordination/control, and participation/engagement with minor differences between the FAPMI runners-up and winners. A comparison of the trends according to innovation type, depicted by their thematic areas, revealed an overall heterogeneity among these trends. The most frequent type - new arrangement - is highly related to collaboration and partnership, while internal ends initiatives have less common post-NPM principles/directives, such as strengthening bureaucracy and leadership.
DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.7482617.v1
title: Innovations in the Federal Government During the Post-new Public Management Era

description: Abstract The main goal of this paper is to analyze whether innovations in the federal government follow public management trends, especially in the post-New Public Management (NPM) era. The article, based on exploratory descriptive research, investigates the most frequent trends in terms of principles and guidelines, their evolution in time and the relationship among the trends, and the thematic area of the innovations. To accomplish the goal, we initially conducted a comprehensive literature review to map the post-NPM trends. Next, we used content analysis to verify these initiatives based on the Federal Award of Public Management Innovation (FAPMI) from 2007 to 2015. The empirical findings confirm that more than 90% of these initiatives have at least one post-NPM principle/directive. The recurrent initiatives are collaboration/partnership, coordination/control, and participation/engagement with minor differences between the FAPMI runners-up and winners. A comparison of the trends according to innovation type, depicted by their thematic areas, revealed an overall heterogeneity among these trends. The most frequent type - new arrangement - is highly related to collaboration and partnership, while internal ends initiatives have less common post-NPM principles/directives, such as strengthening bureaucracy and leadership.
DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.7482566
title: Organizational Creativity Management: Discussion Elements

description: Abstract This article proposes to work with the theoretical concept of creativity management by promoting a reflection defined by encouraging work relationships that involve creative individuals and creative leadership in attitudes that foster a creative culture. This analysis considers creativity as a precursor of innovation and evaluates it as a universe capable of improving organizational competitiveness, since, creativity is understood as a social phenomenon. The discussion in this article addresses conditions and characteristics related to the individual, to leadership and culture. Creativity management is a component of a managerial grid focused on interfering in the internal and external contexts of an organization by reviewing deviant and divergent practices regarding the stimulation of creative processes. The development of creativity over time is illustrated by a concept called the spiral of creativity. In conclusion, analyzing creativity as something that is collectively produced and has manageable elements increases the ability to make decisions that foster creativity and allow it to be managed collectively.
DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.7482566.v1
title: Organizational Creativity Management: Discussion Elements

description: Abstract This article proposes to work with the theoretical concept of creativity management by promoting a reflection defined by encouraging work relationships that involve creative individuals and creative leadership in attitudes that foster a creative culture. This analysis considers creativity as a precursor of innovation and evaluates it as a universe capable of improving organizational competitiveness, since, creativity is understood as a social phenomenon. The discussion in this article addresses conditions and characteristics related to the individual, to leadership and culture. Creativity management is a component of a managerial grid focused on interfering in the internal and external contexts of an organization by reviewing deviant and divergent practices regarding the stimulation of creative processes. The development of creativity over time is illustrated by a concept called the spiral of creativity. In conclusion, analyzing creativity as something that is collectively produced and has manageable elements increases the ability to make decisions that foster creativity and allow it to be managed collectively.
DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.7677074
title: Newspaper Consumption in Print and Online: Printed Newspapers is Status and Online is Easiness

description: Abstract Online newspapers are becoming increasingly popular and may pose a threat to the traditional print newspaper market. To investigate this market, this study aims to assess how motivational variables (i.e., human values and social axioms) and affective and rational judgments comparatively influence the use of print and online newspapers. Therefore, we have applied the Consumer Cultural Influence Model (CCIM) to this subject. Our research investigates print and online newspaper usage in two different ways. One is exploratory designed to identify newspaper attributes through 11 interviews, and the other uses an online survey (N=498) to evaluate the relationships between the model's constructs. The analyses conducted using structural equation modeling, demonstrate that the usage for each type of newspaper is different. Print newspapers involve affective judgment and the establishing of an emotional attachment to the product for those who have a preference for print newspapers. In terms of online newspapers, the relationship is rational for those who prefer online newspapers. The originality of this research has to do with its examination of the perspective of the newspaper consumer, and its identification of opposing idiosyncrasies associated with these differing preferences. It also applies comparative models to this market, dealing not only with newspaper attributes, but also subjective aspects linked to newspaper consumption.
DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.7677074.v1
title: Newspaper Consumption in Print and Online: Printed Newspapers is Status and Online is Easiness

description: Abstract Online newspapers are becoming increasingly popular and may pose a threat to the traditional print newspaper market. To investigate this market, this study aims to assess how motivational variables (i.e., human values and social axioms) and affective and rational judgments comparatively influence the use of print and online newspapers. Therefore, we have applied the Consumer Cultural Influence Model (CCIM) to this subject. Our research investigates print and online newspaper usage in two different ways. One is exploratory designed to identify newspaper attributes through 11 interviews, and the other uses an online survey (N=498) to evaluate the relationships between the model's constructs. The analyses conducted using structural equation modeling, demonstrate that the usage for each type of newspaper is different. Print newspapers involve affective judgment and the establishing of an emotional attachment to the product for those who have a preference for print newspapers. In terms of online newspapers, the relationship is rational for those who prefer online newspapers. The originality of this research has to do with its examination of the perspective of the newspaper consumer, and its identification of opposing idiosyncrasies associated with these differing preferences. It also applies comparative models to this market, dealing not only with newspaper attributes, but also subjective aspects linked to newspaper consumption.