... by Management Decision. Adopting an interdisciplinary perspective of the commons, this dissertation investigates how community enterprises govern financial resources as commons to serve the common good. To do so, it builds on data collected on community development banks in Brazil and complementary...

... on emerging countries. By analyzing the trends of scientific production to ascertain the interface of both constructs, the purpose of this paper is to identify limitations for Industry 4.0 and CE implementation in Brazil, as well to present an original framework and strategic pathways to overcome limitations...

...John C. Ickis; Arch G. Woodside; Enrique Ogliastri; Sylvia T.A. Moraes; Angela da Rocha Purpose – This strategy-learning case traces the growth of AlphaTech, a publicly traded company in Brazil that is a management software company. The purpose of this paper is to debate whether or not the firm...

... in 1945, and targeting the high-end luxury segment, mainly foreign tourists passing through Brazil, H. Stern opened its first point of sale in 1949, in Praça Mauá, where cruise ships landed in the port of Rio de Janeiro. Soon after, the company went on to open additional stores in hotels and airports...

...Professor Fernando Robles; Syed H. Akhter; Paulo Fernando Pinto Barcellos Purpose – The economic realignment in Latin America has created two clusters, one stagnant in the north and the other growth-bound in the south. This study aims to focus on Brazil, the key player in the growth-bound...

... capabilities Operations performance Process management Structural equation modelling Operations management Organizational planning Brazil It is widely accepted that operations planning must be conducted in alignment with the development of operations capabilities. However, the importance...

... to guide companies for a responsible governance, throughout its Guidance on Corporate Responsibility Indicators (2007) . Husted (2003) states that there are three types of CSR governance: Corporate social responsibility Multinational companies Environmental management France Brazil...

...Paulo Cesar Motta; Charles Schewe Purpose The purpose of this paper is to show the generational cohort gap in values and consequent decision making existing between younger and older marketing managers in Brazil. The study investigates how generational research can innovate in the analysis...

..., Sweden, Denmark and Brazil by conducting case studies. The research presented here is part of a larger study that focuses on TBC strategies and multiculturalism in the furniture industry. Findings Data were collected from various furniture companies located in countries targeted in this study...

... Brasil (Faces of Brazil) program, highlighting its characteristics and how these can contribute to a new interpretation of the framework initially proposed. Design/methodology/approach A posteriori longitudinal research was undertaken with the first phase containing the theoretical research...

... the application of some heuristic production approaches within construction sites of Brazil and England. The study revealed that, although the production management theory evolved significantly, construction practices do not apply the theory in a systemic and comprehensive manner. Clearly, lack of motivation...

.... That these tendencies have already become a reality is confirmed by the increasing interest in outsourcing, defined as a “managed process of transferring activities to be performed by others”. In Brazil,some companies are having success with the implementation of this strategy. It is an adequate strategy...