... demonstrate that the transfer of knowledge processes to foreign countries may demand adjustments according to cultural traits. Specifically, the findings will be of interest to firms intending to expand their activities between Brazil and Portugal. Originality/value Although researchers have investigated...

..., race, gender and age. Accordingly, the major sources of information used in this study are the rankings of the Great Place to Work® Institute Brazil (between 2005 and 2013) and from the Brazilian Ministry of Labor and Employment’s reports (between 2009 and 2013). Findings The evidence gathered from...

... perspectives. Research limitations/implications – Due to the method used, the results cannot be generalized and herein resides the major limitation of this investigation. In addition, the sample was made up of only people working and living in the main state of Brazil. Practical implications...

...). Information and communication technology Brazil Smartphone Executive life Paradoxes Technological paradoxes © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2013 As stated above, the eight technological paradoxes identified by Mick and Fournier (1998) were broken down into 16 sentences – eight...

... of ISO 9000 standards, namely, sales revenue, cost of goods sold/sales revenue, and the asset turnover ratio (sales/total assets). Design/methodology/approach Employing a panel data approach covering all publicly traded companies in Brazil that had adopted the ISO 9000 standards from 1995 to 2006...

.../convergence/ndtv/showcolumns.aspx?id=COLEN20070017715). Government policy China India International trade Brazil Russia “CHINDIA” is a portmanteau word that refers to China and India together in general and their respective economies in particular. The credit of coining the term goes...

...Charbel José Chiappetta Jabbour; Fernando César Almada Santos Purpose This paper contains descriptive discussions of the implementation of strategic planning in a not‐for‐profit (NFP) organization in Brazil, highlighting the factors that engender emergent strategies. This issue requires more study...

... is limited to only two industries: machinery and food and to companies located in southern Brazil. Originality/value The paper is of value in showing how the process of internationalization should be an integrated action which leads to better performance. This is especially important for companies...

... culture Company performance Privatization Emerging markets Energy industry Brazil Emerging markets are the growth engines of the world economy. Multinationals from developed countries are lured by the huge untapped potential of emerging markets but their success record has been mixed. One...

..., which can save transportation costs. Speculation represents high collection complexity and low sorting complexity; postponement represents high sorting complexity and low collection complexity (Jahre, 1995 , 1998). The Brazilian chemical industry is major contributor to Brazil's economy (4 per...

...Alvaro Mello; Fabrio Setton Offers an overview of the well‐established and growing franchising sector in Brazil, which encompasses almost 1,000 brands in 23 different sectors; lists the sectors involved and a number of the major foreign chains operating in the country, together with statistics...