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DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.14286780.v1
title: DIFFERENTIATION AND COMPETITIVENESS OF BRAZILIAN FASHION OFFER IN INTERNATIONAL MARKET

description: ABSTRACT Purpose: The research seeks to understand competitiveness of Brazilian fashion export from the perspective of competitive advantage. Originality/gap/relevance/implications: The study advances in Brazilian fashion comprehension, acknowledging the distinctive elements that may compose fashion offer for the international market. It contributes to relate variables seldom investigated as competitive advantage, differentiation and internationalization of Brazilian fashion. As a practical contribution, the research can guide managers seeking to increase its offer abroad by listing distinctive elements of Brazilian fashion. Key methodological aspects: the study is supported by qualitative approach. Data were collected through in-depth interviews with market participants, being five agents to support the insertion of Brazilian fashion into the international market, four agents of demanding markets (organizational consumers). We used the speech analysis technique to examine the data. Summary of key results: In order to compete internationally, Brazilian fashion supply may be based on: 1. design; 2. quality in sewing, cutting, machining, modeling, proper use of raw materials and comfort of the piece, 3. support and services; 4. development of attributes related to the country of origin, such as color, vibration, relaxation, joy, and image of Brazil, 5. deal prices suitable to offer. Key considerations/conclusions: Brazilian fashion abroad is still inserted modestly. Brazilian fashion managers can support their offer on attributes related to country of origin, always focusing on the global consumer, as well as on price and quality, since they are still inhibiting factors of the international performance of Brazilian fashion.
DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.14286777.v1
title: DEPOSITED REMEMBRANCE: THE CONSTRUCTION OF AN ORGANIZATIONAL MEMORY AT THE EXTINCT BANCO DA LAVOURA (BANLAVOURA) DE MINAS GERAIS

description: This paper discusses the construction of organizational memory based on the analysis of the video Memória do Tempo produced in 1960 by BanLavoura de Minas Gerais. The video was produced to celebrate the 35th anniversary of the organization. As part of the action that we here call “an exercise of futurology”, documents and objects were locked with the video in an urn created for this purpose, which was opened in the year 2000, forty years after its closing. The organizational discourse registered in the movie was analyzed and so were the interviews that we conducted with BanLavoura’s former employees. The research relied on current debates founded in literature that focus on organizational identity and the construction of organizational memory. Based on those references, we discussed the intentionality that permeates the construction of certain record on memory and history, which seeks to represent the past of the organization. The result shows that organization managers intended to preserve the history and the memory of the organization, but not the complete history or any memory. Organization managers were not interested in registering failures or organizational weaknesses, or in building a history based on employees’ accounts, since they barely appear in the analyzed material. They wanted to bring to light things that could project a certain organizational identity and memories of how the past happened. Thus, memory becomes a subject of dispute and is actively constructed to help shape the way the organization is remembered. Only then, it could help to build a good organizational image before the workers and society. Although the studied bank no longer exists and therefore no longer harbors a community of “lavourenses”, this paper allows reflections on similar efforts in preserving (and constructing) a memory made by other organizations.
DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.14286776.v1
title: COOPERATION IN THE CLUSTER OF SANTA RITA DO SAPUCAÍ

description: In this paper we present the main results of a research that investigated the explanatory constructs of cooperation among the firms belonging to the Local Production Arrangement (LPA) located in Santa Rita do Sapucaí City, Minas Gerais State. Firstly, some aspects about the genesis, development and contemporary configuration of that arrangement are pointed out. Subsequently, we propose a theoretical and methodological framework that worked as a reference to provide the explanations of the relationships between the constructs of cooperation, trust and benefits, among others. Two multivariate techniques were applied to test and validate this proposal: the factor analysis and the polynomial regression. The research results showed correlations that suggest the positive perceptions of managers regarding the governance of the production arrangement, as well as the benefits from cooperation. In the managers’ perception, the benefits generate individual and collective advantages for the firms surveyed. Finally, the results contradict some formulations of the theoretical-methodological framework used to explain the relationships of trust built up among the firms operating in the same territory. The results also suggest that the LPA in Santa Rita could be a good example of the relevance of two institutional elements: governance (in this case, the Union of the Electrical and Electronic Equipment Industry of Vale da Eletrônica – SINDIVEL – and the local government), and the mediation of educational entities which provide the qualification of the labor force and play the role of business incubators as well. It seems appropriate to attribute the LPA setting up and even its development to the role played by these entities, combined with the actions of the visionary people who were in charge of their management. Like any other research, this study has its limitations. Among others, is the cross-section of the data setting. While the study admits the relevance of taking into account the historical dynamic, it presents a punctual analysis.
DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.14286773.v1
title: PAIRS TRADING IN THE BRAZILIAN STOCK MARKET: THE IMPACT OF DATA FREQUENCY

description: The pairs trading strategy is a popular method for trading financial assets. One of the reasons for such popularity is that the result of this type of operation depends solely on the relationship between the price of two assets, and not on the overall market condition. The possibility of spotting inefficiencies in assets pricing is what allows the investor to make consistent profits using a systematic method for trading financial contracts. Based on the opening of a long and short position, this statistical arbitrage strategy seeks to profit when the prices of both assets converge to their historical behavior. The objective of this paper is to analyze the performance of the pairs trading strategy for different frequencies of data in the Brazilian Stock Market. The study was based on Perlin (2009), which shows that market inefficiencies are higher for stock data sampled in higher frequency, in this case daily, weekly and monthly. The present research extends the range of frequencies to the intraday universe with stock prices sampled at 1, 5, 15, 30 and 60 minutes and daily. The period of the database starts from 1st January 2008 until 31st December 2011. The selection of stocks comprises the twenty assets with the highest number of contracts negotiated in the period. The methodology employed in this research uses training periods and periods of technical negotiations. In the training period, the selection of pairs for each stock is based on the lowest quadratic variation of their normalized prices. In the trading period, the strategy checks the performance of the previously defined trades. The results of the study, which compared the Sharpe ratios of the pairs trading strategy for the different frequency of the data, confirm the primary hypothesis that the higher sampling frequency, the higher evidence of market inefficiency.
DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.14286770.v1
title: RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN CONTEXTUAL FACTORS INTERNAL TO THE ORGANIZATIONS AND THE ADOPTION OF PROACTIVE AND REACTIVE STRATEGIES OF ECO-INNOVATIONS

description: ABSTRACT This article is grounded in the theoretical framework of technological change or radical innovation, which is anchored in an evolutionary dynamics perspective. In this context, the study specifically tackles the strategies of eco-innovations, defined as innovations with an emphasis on sustainable development, resulting in its entire life cycle, in decreased environmental risk, pollution, and other negative impacts of resources use, when compared to the existing alternatives. The general objective was analyzing the relationships between contextual factors internal to organizations and the adoption of proactive and reactive strategies for eco-innovation, focusing on the sector of pulp, paper, and paper products. The methodological approach is quantitative, through cross-sectional survey with self-applied questionnaires answered by 117 companies. For data analysis, inferential statistics by Pearson’s correlation coefficient and determination was used. The main results show that there was a significantly positive relationship between top management support, technological competence, and environmental formalization, by defining proactive eco-innovation strategies. This corroborates, to some extent, the existing theory that these factors drive proactive strategies in an effective way. With these results, it may be claimed that this study contributes to increase knowledge in the area of eco-innovation strategies, by defining the variables of constructs and tests of hypotheses, as well as it contributes both to the existing theory and to the management of eco-innovations in the organizations, having a potential to serve as a guide in providing an innovative approach to environmental management of companies in the sector and in other sectors. Its originality lies on the fact that it is a study specifically designed and applied in an empirical way, providing information on the management of eco-innovation, on drivers and effects, enabling detailed analyses, which are regarded as gaps in the literature.
DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.14286768.v1
title: DETERMINANTS OF COLLECTIVE COMPETENCE DEVELOPMENT IN HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT

description: ABSTRACTThis article aims to identify the critical factors for the development of collective competences of the public servants in the human resource management area from Universidade Federal of Campina Grande (UFCG). To provide a theoretically understanding the phenomenon, we held a review of the literature on the concept, process, and individual and organizational factors associated with the development of collective competences. The study, qualitative in nature, was carried out with managers and servers of the Department of Human Resources Management (DHRM) from UFCG, through the realization of interviews and focal groups. The analysis of the results allowed the identification of eight determinants of collective competences development. Some factors identified represent limitations to competence development in the collective level and others facilitate this process. The absence of team unity is a limiting factor in the development of collective competence due to the fragmentation of activities and the lack of integration between the coordinators. From the results of the study, the research brings a theoretical and practical contribution to the public sector context. In relation to theoretical contribution, the study brings together the main approaches on the subject that oriented the proposed categorization in the results, enabling a broader analysis of the conceptual aspects and allowing for a critical evaluation of the dissemination of the National Policy of Personal Development. As a practical contribution, the study presents elements that can support a management project by competences in the social context of the research, as well as in other public institutions. Both the barriers identified and the determining factors of the collective competences, as described in this paper, can be useful in planning the deployment of a management system by competences, not only focusing on the individual, but also worried about the collective environment. Although the study has been carried out in a specific context (DHRM), of a specific university (UFCG), we believe that the results of this research can also characterize other institutional contexts, in relation to historical, cultural and social trajectory that is marked by legal provisions which guide strategic and operational decisions of human resource management in Federal Institutions of Higher Education (FIHE).
DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.14286765.v1
title: PSYCHOLOGICAL WELL-BEING AND PSYCHOLOGICAL DISTRESS FOR PROFESSORS IN BRAZIL AND CANADA

description: Mental health, an important object of research in psychology as well as social psychology, can be determined by the relationship between psychological well-being and psychological distress. In this context, we search to understand: “How do compare mental health of professors working in public universities in an emerging country like Brazil with the one of professors working in a developed country like Canada?” and “What are the main differences in the indicators of mental health in work domain?”. This paper assesses psychological well-being and psychological distress for professors working in these two countries and test for their differences. The sample consists of 354 Brazilian professors and 317 Canadian professors. Data were collected through an on-line questionnaire assessing the following mental health indicators: anxiety, depression, loss of control, general positive affect and emotional ties. We compared the components of psychological distress and psychological well-being to analyse their relations. Additionally, we compared these components with work-life balance indicator. Reliability analyses demonstrated that all tested components are consistent to evaluate mental health. There are small mean differences between Brazilian and Canadian professors in all five components of mental health, but these differences are not statistically significant. Mean differences for work-life balance, gender, age, and bias of conformity are statistically different, although the size effects are small. Linear regression analysis, step by step, controlled for life events, showed that general positive affect, anxiety and emotional ties predict 31.5% of the scores of work-life balance. Additionally, we observed that Brazilian professors find more balance between professional and private life than do their Canadian colleagues. Promoting mental health is a challenge for public management sector, thus, public managers and governmental organizations can beneficiate from the studies of social psychology to improve work performance and the quality of the services offered to the society as well as to assist employees to improve their personal and professional life.
DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.14286762.v1
title: ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT OF HUMAN RESOURCES AND LEVEL OF EMPLOYEES’ ENGAGEMENT IN ORGANIZATIONS

description: The aim of this article is to suggest indicators to make a connection between the engagement of employees and the management of environmental projects undertaken in organizations. The indicators developed are intended to measure the level of commitment of employees to the organizations when they promote projects related to environmental management. It is, therefore, a theoretical and empirical study. In the future, such indicators may propose a scale that helps to understand the effectiveness of these environmental projects by engaging employees in the organization, from its planning to its implementation and results. It is hoped that the contributions are useful for researchers so they can propose new studies that can improve the indicators hereby presented, and that they allow other studies to apply these indicators in public or private organizations.
DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.14286761.v1
title: AN EMPIRICAL STUDY OF EUROPEAN CUSTOMER SATISFACTION INDEX (ECSI) APPLICATION IN BRAZIL

description: ABSTRACT This research implemented the ECSI model (European Customer Satisfaction Index), in one of the most important Brazilian organization, that supplies ERP systems. The ECSI analyses the relationship among satisfaction with its antecedents (image, expectative quality and value) and its outcomes (complaint and loyalty). The original model was modified, as the complaint construct was dropped from the model. The methodology was implemented using a two phase design. The exploratory phase was developed applying focus groups and in deep interviews. At the descriptive phase, an e-survey was accomplished, obtaining 684 valid cases. The scales were obtained from previous studies, except the quality scale, that was developed specifically for this study. The data was analyzed using structural equation modeling and multivariate techniques. It was observed that there is a strong positive impact on loyalty, which was provided by image, quality and satisfaction. Finally, the results are discussed, as the implications for managers and future research.
DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.14286759.v1
title: INTER-ORGANIZATIONAL RELATIONSHIPS AND COMPLEMENTARITY OF KNOWLEDGE: PROPOSAL OF A CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK

description: ABSTRACT The present paper presents the dynamics of the complementarity knowledge between Small and Medium Firms (SMF) in a network context. Having as a starting point the analytical analysis of the inter-organizational, creation and knowledge management network theories, as well as, the innovation processes; it sought to understand the network strategies relevance, and, above all, the development of the SMF. Considering the theoretical evidences, the research matter faced to comprehend how the knowledge complementarity dynamics occur in a networking. In order to deepen this mater, it attempted, from the empirical evidences, to build a conceptual framework so as to assist the understanding of the functioning in network organized companies. The empirical research was carried out with interviews in managerial level from businesses and institutions based in Agivest (Brazil), in Futuroscope Tecnópole (France) and in Polo de Informática de São Leopoldo (Brazil). Summarizing, these results show that the existence of a synergy environment and knowledge complementarity in a network suffers the influence of elements as such: contingency pressures, coherence, connectivity, coordination mechanisms and interaction situations.
DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.14286758.v1
title: RELATION BETWEEN HEALTH EXPENSES,BASIC ATTENTION IN HEALTH EFFORTS INDEX AND HEALTH SYSTEM STRUCTURE TYPOLOGY OF THE MUNICIPALITIES OF SÃO PAULO STATE

description: ABSTRACT In a context marked by the re-democratization of the country and by the proposals of the State reform, the health area has stood out due to the advances in the decentralization process, the relevance of the social expenditure of counties in this function, and the expansion of the information systems. At the same time, the current model of public management by results has contributed to the use of social indicators in order to subsidize the decision process, although there still is the challenge of a joint evaluation of indicators of results/efforts, and the application of budgeted resources. The objective of this study was the presentation of a descriptive analysis based on the contrast of relationships among different categories of counties in the State of São Paulo, in terms of: expenditure in health with county-owned resources per inhabitant; transfers from Sistema Único de Saúde (SUS - governmental general health system) per inhabitant; typology of the health system structure, and ratio of basic attention to health effort. The last two items were created by Fundação Sistema Estadual de Análise de Dados (Seade - State System for Data Analysis Foundation), an agency belonging to the State of São Paulo. The analysis of the behavior of the four variables was carried out using Q-square and the correspondence analysis technique, and the main results were: connection between the basic attention efforts index and the expenditures with health using county-owned resources per capita, and low discrimination power among counties in relation to values of transfer of SUS resources.
DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.14286755.v1
title: ELEMENTS OF MARKETING IN FUNDRAISING OF THIRD SECTOR

description: ABSTRACT The growth of the third sector in Brazil and the dispute for resources to finance its projects comes to develop actions to approximate the second (market) and third sector, such as segmentation of possible investors, communication of the activities of the organization to the community in general and strategies of marketing of relationship with its givers, aiming at the establishment of lasting alliances and the guarantee of financing in the long run. However, the different types of non-profit organizations carry through such activities in different ways, some in greater, others in lesser intensity, becoming them pertaining the specific groups. Ahead of this, a research has investigated the differences between the executions of these elements of marketing in two types of foundations of the third sector of Santa Catarina State identified in the Public Minister. The analysis of the results evidenced that the two groups carry through the communication/promotion, segmentation and marketing of relationship in specific ways, saved some exceptions, besides presenting lack of focus in its purpose, what can cause low fundraising, harming the implementation of projects.
DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.14286753.v1
title: NETWORKS OF SMALL FIRMS: A TIPOLOGY TRIAL IN A SUPERMARKETS NETWORK

description: ABSTRACT The present study intended to analyze the characteristics in a retail supermarket network, the “Rede Econômica de Supermercados”, according to the typology of networks made by Hoffmann et al. (2004). Besides, it was sought to identify which are the main benefits and difficulties for operating a network. Through interviews made with the network manager, the supply manager and also through the analysis of the companies’ documents and reports, it was possible to classify the network as “horizontal”, “clustered”, “formal” and “non-orbital”. The main benefits perceived for the supermarkets in relation to their participation in the network were: joint marketing and purchasing. The main difficulty found was balancing business goals with individual goals.
DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.14286750.v1
title: RELATIONSHIP MARKETING: IMPORTANCE AND IMPLICATIONS IN THE CONSUMER MARKET

description: ABSTRACT Viewed by the companies as a way of achieving competitive advantage or simply of not to be left behind by those which have already practiced it, relationship marketing has many different approaches in terms of definition, presentation, interpretation and practice. However, in its essence, the relationship marketing concept aims to the maintenance of loyal, profitable and lasting clients, offering them, for this intention, value above the competitors’ offerings levels. The main purpose of this article was to understand some outlining aspects of the importance of relationship marketing to the companies, as well as some implications of this concept to their strategies definitions. To meet this objective, an exploratory research was conducted based on in-depth interviews with senior executives of leading consumer market companies, from eight different industries. As a result, there was a general acceptance by the companies that a good relationship philosophy, with proactive posture, without neglecting the human factor, can be very beneficial to their strategies. However, despite having succeeded in some cases, they frequently face other priorities, employees’ resistance and lack of interest, and scarceness of resources, among other discouraging factors, illustrating different evolution stages of the relationship marketing in the organizations.