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DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.14278220.v1
title: Corporate sustainability practices in accredited Brazilian hospitals: a degree-of-maturity assessment of the environmental dimension

description: Abstract The main objective of this paper is to assess the degree of maturity of Brazilian accredited hospitals in relation to sustainable practices, specifically the environmental dimension. Therefore, a questionnaire was constructed, shaped by the literature review and the evaluation method of the Corporate Sustainability Index of BM and FBovespa (n.d.). Furthermore, the relationship between three corporate sustainability tools (the certification of the International Organization for Standardization [ISO] 14001, published sustainability reports, and the existence of an area dedicated to corporate sustainability) and the maturity of hospitals in relation to sustainability practices were assessed. The results show that, of the 38 hospitals that participated in the survey (43% of subjects studied), 58% obtained a maturity rating of very high or high rating, according to the established criteria. In addition, some research variables showed statistically significant differences among the hospitals that have ISO 14001 certification, those that publish sustainability reports, and those that have an area dedicated to sustainability. Consequently, hospitals should take action to include much more sustainability actions in their strategies, such as how to establish a participatory dialog with stakeholders, in order to improve and raise the level of maturity of hospitals.
DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.14278226.v1
title: The influence of a consultative leadership style in the trust and commitment relationships in the Special Police Operations Battalion (Batalhão de Operações Policiais Especiais) of Rio de Janeiro

description: This work was developed with the aim of understanding the influence of a consultative leadership in the relations of confidence and commitment within a special operations unit, specifically in the Special Operations Battalion of Military Police of the State of Rio de Janeiro. We present the results of a study that used quantitative and qualitative methods, with in depth interviews and structured questionnaires. The sample was composed of 128 respondents from 400 police officers. The results point out to a direct relationship between a consultative leadership style, and personal and professional confidence in the leader. We conclude that leadership and trust can explain partially the quality of the informal coordination of these teams in this police unit, and are the factors that explain the propensity to take extreme risk in the operations with focus on results.
DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.14278230
title: The relationship between employee satisfaction and customer satisfaction: study on software companies in the city of Belo Horizonte

description: The software industry has shown a robust growth in recent years, not only globally, but also in Brazil. The segment is composed mainly of small businesses, with intensive use of skilled labor. However, studies indicate that the sector is little concerned with the qualification of employees. Perhaps it is due to the fact that the demand frequently exceeds the supply. This relegates the concerns about managing people to a secondary place. The focus is on the development and formatting of the service itself. According to theoretical models, employee participation is vital to providing a good quality service, which may lead to customer satisfaction and his loyalty. Therefore it increases the profitability of the organization. The employee satisfaction can be achieved by the introduction of proper management of human resources, including good communication, training and development, teamwork, stimulus to participation and decision-making. On the other hand, several models have been proposed to assess customer satisfaction, which is the result of the perceived quality of service, perceived expectations and perceived value, according to one of the used models. Some studies report the existence of a significant and positive relationship between customer satisfaction and employee. In this context, it was tried to evaluate the impact of employee satisfaction on customer satisfaction, based on a theoretical model that has integrated HR practices and the customer satisfaction previous history. Through quantitative research, it was interviewed customers and employees from 50 companies in the software industry in Belo Horizonte, State of Minas Gerais, totaling a valid sample of 147 respondents for each group. The data were evaluated with the use of structural equation modeling by partial least squares method. Based on these results, it infers that the best HR practices in fact influence employee satisfaction and the perceived quality of the service positively influences the customer satisfaction. Nevertheless, it was not verified a significant relationship between employee satisfaction and customer satisfaction.
DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.14278232.v1
title: Adaptation and obtainment of evidence for the validity of the “Scale of Perceived Sacrifices Associated with Leaving (the organization)” in the Brazilian context: a study among teachers of basic, technical, and technological education

description: Abstract The most widely-used model in studies of organizational commitment is the three-dimensional model developed by Meyer and Allen in 1991. This model understands the construct as being composed of instrumental, affective, and normative dimensions. However, it has been criticized by researchers who do not view instrumental commitment as related to the concept of commitment, but instead as a possible organizational link. In order to address the conceptual and empirical problems of the instrument, Powell and Meyer perfected the sub-scale of instrumental commitment and recommended that a new scale, named Perceived Sacrifices Associated with Leaving, be used in future research. This article aims to adapt and obtain evidence of the validity of the new scale, and analyze how teachers perceive the sacrifices associated with leaving a Federal Institute of Education, Science, and Technology. The scale has undergone cross-cultural adaptation and the adapted version was applied to teachers. Exploratory Factor Analysis and Confirmatory Factor Analysis were applied, displaying evidence of the validity of the construct for the Brazilian version. The results revealed that teachers agree on the high intensity level of the sacrifices associated with leaving, and that teachers who occupy management positions perceive it to a higher degree than others. The proposed changes in the scale should be evaluated in future research, and other studies are important to confirm the results found.
DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.14278221.v1
title: An analysis of the relationship between embedded ties and supplier innovation in the cooperative sector

description: Abstract What are the main predictors of the development of embedded ties? What are the impacts of supplier-knowledge, client-knowledge, and embedded-tie variables on the development of supplier innovation in the cooperative sector? What is the moderating role of embedded ties in the development of supplier innovation? This study brings together 126 responses from suppliers of a large agro-industrial cooperative. The results show that embedded ties have a positive impact on the development of innovation and knowledge for innovation. Furthermore, a significant association between supplier knowledge and innovation was found, which is moderated by embedded ties. Data show that embedded ties amplify the ability to develop innovation in industrial relationships.
DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.14278224
title: Understanding the hierarchy governance choice of some wineries in Brazil - case study of 3 Brazilian wineries

description: ABSTRACT This study aims to contribute towards understanding the multiple factors, which influence firm's governance decisions. To identify some of these factors, three cases in the Brazilian wine industry were analyzed: Miolo located in Vale dos Vinhedos (South of Brazil) and in Vale do Rio São Francisco (Northeast of Brazil); Don Laurindo located in Vale dos Vinhedos; and ViniBrasil located in Vale do Rio São Francisco. For the most part, all three firms procure the grapes they use for their wine production in-house. Only Miolo purchases an insignificant amount of grapes outside of its production. By Brazilian standards, these regions have a long tradition of grape production and it is not difficult to purchase sufficient quantity of grapes to produce wine. However, the wineries are concerned also about the quality of the grapes they use and purchasing high-quality grapes might be critical issue. On the other hand, the quality of grapes is easily measured and the cost to buy in the market is cheaper than producing in-house. Furthermore, also the level of asset specificity present in the grape-grower-wine-producer transaction seems, by itself, insufficient to justify the use of hierarchical governance forms. Then, the aim of the article is to analyze the reasons why these wineries largely rely on hierarchy governance forms to procure their grape-inputs. What explains their use of hierarchy governance, given that both asset specificity and measurement problems appear to be relatively low?
DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.14278226
title: The influence of a consultative leadership style in the trust and commitment relationships in the Special Police Operations Battalion (Batalhão de Operações Policiais Especiais) of Rio de Janeiro

description: This work was developed with the aim of understanding the influence of a consultative leadership in the relations of confidence and commitment within a special operations unit, specifically in the Special Operations Battalion of Military Police of the State of Rio de Janeiro. We present the results of a study that used quantitative and qualitative methods, with in depth interviews and structured questionnaires. The sample was composed of 128 respondents from 400 police officers. The results point out to a direct relationship between a consultative leadership style, and personal and professional confidence in the leader. We conclude that leadership and trust can explain partially the quality of the informal coordination of these teams in this police unit, and are the factors that explain the propensity to take extreme risk in the operations with focus on results.
DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.14278229
title: Role conflict, role ambiguity and job satisfaction: Perceptions of the Brazilian controllers

description: ABSTRACT From early times to the present, accounting literature has recorded several situations involving role conflict and ambiguity that cause tension among controllers. The theoretical framework was comprised of the seminal work on Role Theory by Katz and Kahn (1970), and empirical evidence regarding the evolution of the role of controllers in the enterprises. In this study, we used the structural equations technique, which allowed for non-rejection of the two study hypotheses, thus providing evidence that role conflict and ambiguity adversely affect job satisfaction among Brazilian controllers. The sample was comprised of 114 controllers. An electronic questionnaire was used to collect the data, allowing information about the respondents to be captured, along with their perceptions regarding levels of role conflict and ambiguity and job satisfaction. For this, the tools developed by Rizzo, House, and Lirtzman (1970) were used, as well as the Job Satisfaction Index presented by Tarrant and Sabo (2010). The results indicated that Brazilian controllers perceive role conflict and role ambiguity while they perform their duties. Job satisfaction of the controllers isaffected more strongly by role ambiguity than by role conflict. However, despite perceiving these two tensions, executives are moderately satisfied with their current working conditions.
DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.14278233
title: The influence of innovation environments in R&D results

description: Abstract In Brazil, as well as worldwide, incubators and science and technology parks (ISTPs) are continually used to foster regional development. However, the incongruence between the growing number of ISTPs and the inconclusiveness of their results raised preoccupations regarding their effectiveness and doubts on how they promote innovation. In spite of the growing possibility and need for quantitative research, few studies have adopted this methodological perspective. The objective of this study is to analyze the influence of resources promoted by ISTPs on the results of their tenant's R&D projects. A quantitative cross-sectional design was used in this study. A higher specificity in the observation and analysis of ISTPs contributed to the advance of literature, so that a taxonomy of resources promoted by ISTPs was proposed and the key resources associated to R&D results could be identified.
DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.14278233.v1
title: The influence of innovation environments in R&D results

description: Abstract In Brazil, as well as worldwide, incubators and science and technology parks (ISTPs) are continually used to foster regional development. However, the incongruence between the growing number of ISTPs and the inconclusiveness of their results raised preoccupations regarding their effectiveness and doubts on how they promote innovation. In spite of the growing possibility and need for quantitative research, few studies have adopted this methodological perspective. The objective of this study is to analyze the influence of resources promoted by ISTPs on the results of their tenant's R&D projects. A quantitative cross-sectional design was used in this study. A higher specificity in the observation and analysis of ISTPs contributed to the advance of literature, so that a taxonomy of resources promoted by ISTPs was proposed and the key resources associated to R&D results could be identified.
DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.14278236
title: Eco-innovation and technological cooperation in cassava processing companies: structural equation modeling

description: Abstract The generation of wealth, sustained by productive activities of agro-industries, leads to the production of wastes and uses natural resources, interfering in the environmental pillar of sustainability. The purpose of this study is to investigate whether cassava processing companies generate eco-innovations by means of technological cooperation, and the degree of participation of agents in these interactions. The quantitative method used the structural equation modeling for data analyses. The results indicated a relationship between technological cooperation and the generation of eco-innovation. The model developed showed the significance between variables and exposed the main aspects that generate eco-innovation from technological cooperation. A cooperation process allows a reduction in the burning of fossil fuels, reducing the emission of methane gas, which aggravates the greenhouse effect, also reducing odor, and ultimately, providing financial gains to agribusiness.
DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.14278229.v1
title: Role conflict, role ambiguity and job satisfaction: Perceptions of the Brazilian controllers

description: ABSTRACT From early times to the present, accounting literature has recorded several situations involving role conflict and ambiguity that cause tension among controllers. The theoretical framework was comprised of the seminal work on Role Theory by Katz and Kahn (1970), and empirical evidence regarding the evolution of the role of controllers in the enterprises. In this study, we used the structural equations technique, which allowed for non-rejection of the two study hypotheses, thus providing evidence that role conflict and ambiguity adversely affect job satisfaction among Brazilian controllers. The sample was comprised of 114 controllers. An electronic questionnaire was used to collect the data, allowing information about the respondents to be captured, along with their perceptions regarding levels of role conflict and ambiguity and job satisfaction. For this, the tools developed by Rizzo, House, and Lirtzman (1970) were used, as well as the Job Satisfaction Index presented by Tarrant and Sabo (2010). The results indicated that Brazilian controllers perceive role conflict and role ambiguity while they perform their duties. Job satisfaction of the controllers isaffected more strongly by role ambiguity than by role conflict. However, despite perceiving these two tensions, executives are moderately satisfied with their current working conditions.
DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.14278236.v1
title: Eco-innovation and technological cooperation in cassava processing companies: structural equation modeling

description: Abstract The generation of wealth, sustained by productive activities of agro-industries, leads to the production of wastes and uses natural resources, interfering in the environmental pillar of sustainability. The purpose of this study is to investigate whether cassava processing companies generate eco-innovations by means of technological cooperation, and the degree of participation of agents in these interactions. The quantitative method used the structural equation modeling for data analyses. The results indicated a relationship between technological cooperation and the generation of eco-innovation. The model developed showed the significance between variables and exposed the main aspects that generate eco-innovation from technological cooperation. A cooperation process allows a reduction in the burning of fossil fuels, reducing the emission of methane gas, which aggravates the greenhouse effect, also reducing odor, and ultimately, providing financial gains to agribusiness.
DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.14278242
title: Causes and consequences of debt in credit card: a multifactor analysis

description: ABSTRACTThis study aims to evaluate the causes and consequences of debt in the credit card through behavioral factors. A research with 1,831 credit card clients in Rio Grande do Sul, Minas Gerais and Maranhão has been made by applying questionnaires. Initially, it has been observed that the respondents maintain a low level of indebtedness in credit cards. The results obtained by the structural equation modeling show as indebtedness determinants the constructs materialism, compulsive shopping, behavior to use credit card and financial literacy, and, as consequences, the low level of financial well-being and negative emotions.
DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.14278239
title: Are similar ones different? Determinant characteristics of management tool usage within companies sharing the same institutional environment

description: Abstract Technical literature describes local productive arrangements (LPAs) as an institution. It also states that existing interaction links within their members foster them to act quite similarly. However, entrepreneurs and their characteristic attributes tend to distinguish their decisions. Therefore, according to such, this research examined if entrepreneur psychological characteristics would be able to influence management practices and the performance of companies sharing the same institutional environment. This study follows such objectives via an epistemologically positivist approach – quantitative view – and data gathering through forms used in 121 firms from clothing industry LPA in Parana Northwest. The research model has been tested through structural equation modelling techniques. Amongst findings, it may be observed management control practices have a 46.42% positive effect on company performance. Characteristics of entrepreneurial orientation have been able to positively influence the usage of management controls in 38.38%, and company performance in 14.90%. However, no statistical inferences regarding the individual's metacognitive ability of predicting the variables of entrepreneurial orientation, management controls and company performance have been carried out.
DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.14278242.v1
title: Causes and consequences of debt in credit card: a multifactor analysis

description: ABSTRACTThis study aims to evaluate the causes and consequences of debt in the credit card through behavioral factors. A research with 1,831 credit card clients in Rio Grande do Sul, Minas Gerais and Maranhão has been made by applying questionnaires. Initially, it has been observed that the respondents maintain a low level of indebtedness in credit cards. The results obtained by the structural equation modeling show as indebtedness determinants the constructs materialism, compulsive shopping, behavior to use credit card and financial literacy, and, as consequences, the low level of financial well-being and negative emotions.
DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.14278239.v1
title: Are similar ones different? Determinant characteristics of management tool usage within companies sharing the same institutional environment

description: Abstract Technical literature describes local productive arrangements (LPAs) as an institution. It also states that existing interaction links within their members foster them to act quite similarly. However, entrepreneurs and their characteristic attributes tend to distinguish their decisions. Therefore, according to such, this research examined if entrepreneur psychological characteristics would be able to influence management practices and the performance of companies sharing the same institutional environment. This study follows such objectives via an epistemologically positivist approach – quantitative view – and data gathering through forms used in 121 firms from clothing industry LPA in Parana Northwest. The research model has been tested through structural equation modelling techniques. Amongst findings, it may be observed management control practices have a 46.42% positive effect on company performance. Characteristics of entrepreneurial orientation have been able to positively influence the usage of management controls in 38.38%, and company performance in 14.90%. However, no statistical inferences regarding the individual's metacognitive ability of predicting the variables of entrepreneurial orientation, management controls and company performance have been carried out.
DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.14278245
title: Organizational commitment of call center workers

description: ABSTRACTThis article analyzes the extent of organizational commitment of a call center mployees, located in Belo Horizonte (Minas Gerais, Brazil). After the conceptual design of the central theme, we expose the results of a descriptive case study with quantitative and qualitative approaches. Data from 399 questionnaires and 22 interviews are, respectively, statistically treated and subjected to content analysis. The predominant basis of commitment among these infoproletarians was "performance obligation" and, to a lesser extent, "affective obligation". We observed that the higher the experience period in this type of organization, the lower the levels of commitment in general, facts that were clarified, in part, through the interviews.
DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.14278245.v1
title: Organizational commitment of call center workers

description: ABSTRACTThis article analyzes the extent of organizational commitment of a call center mployees, located in Belo Horizonte (Minas Gerais, Brazil). After the conceptual design of the central theme, we expose the results of a descriptive case study with quantitative and qualitative approaches. Data from 399 questionnaires and 22 interviews are, respectively, statistically treated and subjected to content analysis. The predominant basis of commitment among these infoproletarians was "performance obligation" and, to a lesser extent, "affective obligation". We observed that the higher the experience period in this type of organization, the lower the levels of commitment in general, facts that were clarified, in part, through the interviews.