Editorial

ID: 1008

Authors: Rogério H. Quintella.

Source: Revista de Administração Contemporânea, v. 13, n. 3, p. 1-2, July-August, 2009. 2 page(s).

Document type: Editorial (Portuguese)

Disciplinary limits and possibilities of public administration and organizational studies

ID: 995

Authors: Élvia Mirian Cavalcanti Fadul, Mônica de Aguiar Mac-Allister da Silva.

Source: Revista de Administração Contemporânea, v. 13, n. 3, p. 351-365, July-August, 2009. 15 page(s).

Keyword: organizational studies , public administration , unidisciplinarity, interdisciplinarity, multidisciplinarity and transdisciplinarity

Document type: Article (Portuguese) Show Abstract

This paper aims to analyze the limits of the unidisciplinary approach to public administration and organizational studies and the development of the inter-, multi- and transdisciplinary approaches in the field. The adopted methodological strategy is structured in two stages. The first consists of a theoretical analysis of the subject in which discipline is conceptualized, the advantages and the limitations of uni-, inter-, multi- and transdisciplinary approaches are theoretically explored, and an analysis of the fields of public administration and organizational studies is carried out. The second stage consists of an empirical study in which the advantages and the limitations of the uni-, inter-, multi- and transdisciplinary approaches are investigated. The empirical study is conducted in the divisions of Public Administration and Social Management, and Organizational Studies of the National Association of Postgraduate Studies and Research in Admnistration Meeting (EnANPAD). It can be concluded that these EnANPAD divisions prioritize, with some difficulty, the unidisciplinary approach, and present interand multidisciplinary approaches without systematization. Thus, the divisions are unable to benefit from possibilities or overcome limitations of the various approaches to disciplinarity.

Scientific Cooperation among Graduate Programs in the Field of Business in Brazil: structural evidence in four thematic areas

ID: 997

Authors: Luciano Rossoni, Edson Ronaldo Guarido Filho.

Source: Revista de Administração Contemporânea, v. 13, n. 3, p. 366-390, July-August, 2009. 25 page(s).

Keyword: cooperation , preferential attachment , scientific collaboration networks , scientific knowledge , small worlds , social network analysis

Document type: Article (Portuguese) Show Abstract

The evidence of the growth of cooperation between researchers and graduate programs has increased our understanding of the construction of scientific knowledge as embedded in social networks. This article analyzes the structures of cooperation among Brazilian business graduate programs in four areas: science and technology, strategy, public administration and organization studies. It departs from the assumption that different relational arrangements indicate various forms of organization, with consequences to the way knowledge is produced. Based on the analysis of 2874 articles published between 2000 and 2006, we investigate hypotheses concerning small worlds, preferential attachment, core-periphery and program centrality. The results point out the stratification of programs in terms of both the number of authors and published articles. Furthermore, they evidence that the most productive programs are those with more relationships, and that cooperation between programs is strongly correlated with productivity.

Information technology investments and impact on the productivity of firms: an empirical analysis in light of the Productivity Paradox

ID: 999

Authors: Ivan Ricardo Gartner, Ronaldo Zwicker, Wilhelm Rödder.

Source: Revista de Administração Contemporânea, v. 13, n. 3, p. 391-409, July-August, 2009. 19 page(s).

Keyword: Cobb-Douglas function , information technology investments , Productivity Paradox , return on investment , unbalanced panel data

Document type: Article (Portuguese) Show Abstract

This study aimed to investigate the occurrence of the Productivity Paradox of information technology investments in a sample of Brazilian firms. This Paradox establishes that the increase in information technology investments is not accompanied by the increase of firms’ productivity. The estimated model was based on the Cobb-Douglas production function and considered a sample of 429 observations of 98 Brazilian firms that had aggregated sales of over US$ 856 billion and had operated information technology investments around of US$ 12.9 billion during the period of 2000 to 2006. The estimated model showed evidence that changes in the information technology investments were statistically correlated with changes in productivity gains. In addition, the model showed that there was marginal efficiency in the information technology investments and that the functional relationship between production and the number of employees in information technology reached an apparent saturation point. The empirical results showed different behaviors among analyzed sectors and thefindings were presented with examples of how the results could be applied to support information technology investments and business strategy processes.

Gee, what should i do with this tecnology? A multicase study about the possibilities of technology transfer at USP-RP

ID: 1001

Authors: Élcio Eduardo de Paula Santana, Geciane Silveira Porto.

Source: Revista de Administração Contemporânea, v. 13, n. 3, p. 410-429, July-August, 2009. 20 page(s).

Keyword: hospital and dental equipment industry [MHDE] , medical , technology , technology transfer , university-industry interaction

Document type: Article (Portuguese) Show Abstract

This paper has verified the possibilities of technology transfer from the Department of Physics and Mathematics, the Medical School and the Dentistry School, located in the campus of USP in Ribeirão Preto, to the medical, hospital and odontologic equipment [MHOE] industry. The method applied was the multicase study, in which the university units were studied, as well as five companies in the vicinity of the same city which take part in the aforementioned industry. The focus of the research laid in the university entities, however, data was also collected with the companies’ executives, in order to gather a sample of the thinking of this class of professional as well as of the academicians, on what concerns to the technology transfer [TT]. 178 lines of research were identified (24 potentially applicable in the MHOE industry), and 58 technologies developed by the university (1 drawn the attention of the executives). Thus, it has been verified the presence of potentiality of TT between the studied entities, but reflections were made on the (1) university bureaucracy; (2) the technology patenting process; (3) the USP’s positioning on the technology selling marketing; (4) the reasons why the academy (don’t) want the university-industry interaction; and (5) the passive behavior of the researched companies on the cooperation process.

Technological processes of communication in cooperation university-enterprise: studies of cases in Paraná Federal Universities

ID: 1002

Authors: Érika Mayumi Kato Cruz, Andréa Paula Segatto.

Source: Revista de Administração Contemporânea, v. 13, n. 3, p. 430-449, July-August, 2009. 20 page(s).

Keyword: communication , communication processes , cooperative development phases , technological cooperation university-industry

Document type: Article (Portuguese) Show Abstract

The technological cooperation university-industry constitutes arrangements with increasing interest. The distinctive nature of the parties involved parts makes it important for one to complement the interests of the other. Therefore, it is a fundamental aspect that there should be a precise exchange of information between the company and academia. In this context, studying the communication process is highly relevant in order to achieve a satisfactory relationship between the partners involved in the agreement. The aim of this study is to characterize the communication process in a technological cooperation between university-industry during the phases of cooperation development. The study consists of qualitative research of a descriptive-exploratory nature, which made use of multiple studies. The cooperation cases under study involved agreements between companies and the Federal Universities of Paraná, and the results of the analyses show exchanges of specific messages for each phase of the cooperative process and a variety of medias that were adapted to the messages. Although the insertion of more modern ways of communication can be seen, conventional means of communication are still in use. The interface structures are highlighted, a characteristic feature of the type of agreement under study. The cooperations involved in the study resulted in benefits for both parties; nevertheless, there were sings of interference throughout the process.

Entrepreneurial profile and organizational performance

ID: 1003

Authors: Serje Schmidt, Maria Cristina Bohnenberger.

Source: Revista de Administração Contemporânea, v. 13, n. 3, p. 450-467, July-August, 2009. 18 page(s).

Keyword: entrepreneurial profile , entrepreneurship , organizational performance

Document type: Article (Portuguese) Show Abstract

For some time, studies have shown the contribution of entrepreneurship to regional development. Based on this assumption, educational institutions and governments promote initiatives to the development of personal entrepreneurial characteristics. This article proposes a model to measure entrepreneurial characteristics and their association with organizational performance. A measurement instrument was developed and validated; and a structural model was proposed for this purpose. The results suggest that the entrepreneurship profile is a multidimensional construct composed of six characteristics and only one of them is associated with organizational performance.

Meta-evaluation of an operational audit of the Brazilian Court of Audit

ID: 1004

Authors: Helga Cristina Hedler, Cláudio Vaz Torres.

Source: Revista de Administração Contemporânea, v. 13, n. 3, p. 468-486, July-August, 2009. 19 page(s).

Keyword: audit , evaluation programs , meta-evaluation , social programs

Document type: Article (Portuguese) Show Abstract

The general purpose of this study was to present a model of meta-evaluation applied to the performance audit of the Brazilian Court of Audit. This consisted of meta-evaluating its procedures such as criteria, standards, validity, trustworthiness and its results. Auditing, evaluation and meta-evaluation were also conceptualized. The theoretical approach used was based on qualitative methods and their procedures: synthesis of analysis content, deductive grouping criteria from Joint Committee criteria and Qualitative Synthesis Studies. Meta-evaluation was defined as evaluation from other evaluation considering its aspects: methodology; subject selection, purpose, criteria and results analysis. Ten audits of government performance were analyzed. The results showed weakness of methods and techniques used to evaluate the program context and criteria related to applying audit methods and techniques. To conclude, other difficulties of the audit process were demonstrated and there are also suggestions on how to improve it.

Time and space in the contemporaneity: an analysis based on a Popular Business Magazine

ID: 1005

Authors: Marcia Frezza, Carmem Ligia Iochins Grisci, Cristiano Keller Kessler.

Source: Revista de Administração Contemporânea, v. 13, n. 3, p. 487-503, July-August, 2009. 17 page(s).

Keyword: compression , space , technology , time , work

Document type: Article (Portuguese) Show Abstract

Humanity has undergone constant changes that relate to the ways people experience time – more and more accelerated – and space – more and more flexible. This article is a result of an exploratory study with a qualitative focus that seeks to comprehend how the time-space compression operates. For the analysis, indicators of the ways people work and live in the contemporaneity were used, extracted from articles published by a popular business magazine from July, 2005 to June, 2006. Concepts developed by Bauman, Harvey and Virilio were very useful for the analysis of the object of the present study. Among the results observed, we highlight the intense use of information technologies, which contribute to the development of different perceptions, such as being constantly connected and the non-existence of barriers. The distinction between time and space for work and time and space for the family/leisure is weakened. The ways of working in the contemporaneity compel people to adopt auto-management patterns to deal with the

Financial decisions in the Santa Cruz Cookie company

ID: 1007

Authors: Douglas Wegner, Marcos Ferasso, Edi Madalena Fracasso.

Source: Revista de Administração Contemporânea, v. 13, n. 3, p. 504-519, July-August, 2009. 16 page(s).

Keyword: finances , financial decision-making , working capital

Document type: Teaching Case (Portuguese) Show Abstract

This is a case study of the financial situation of an enterprise in the food sector which has cash flow difficulties resulting from its fast growth and from hastening decisions, such as the acquisition of a competitor, which generated new levels of production and commercialization and consequently the need for more working capital. Faced with the urgency to obtain resources to overcome the immediate cash difficulties, alternatives are presented for evaluation by students in order to choose the best option. The learning emphasis is on the calculation of the effective cost of capital for different proposals of raising resources and their consequences for the enterprise’s cash flow during the period analyzed. The case can be used in undergraduate and graduate programs, in courses aiming tostimulate discussions about the decision-making process of financial alternatives.

Resenha: - Governança na empresa familiar: implementação e prática - (Werner Bornholdt - 2005)

ID: 1012

Authors: Thalita Pereira Barbosa.

Source: Revista de Administração Contemporânea, v. 13, n. 3, p. 520-521, July-August, 2009. 2 page(s).

Document type: Book Review (Portuguese)

Resenha: - Upgrading to compete: global value chains, clusters and SMES in Latin America - (Carlo Pietrobelli, Roberta Rabelloti - 2006)

ID: 1013

Authors: Rafael Almeida de Lima.

Source: Revista de Administração Contemporânea, v. 13, n. 3, p. 522-523, July-August, 2009. 2 page(s).

Document type: Book Review (English)

Gestão de pessoas e competência: Teoria e Pesquisa

ID: 1011

Authors: Camila Patrício Campos.

Source: Revista de Administração Contemporânea, v. 13, n. 3, p. 524-524, July-August, 2009. 1 page(s).

Document type: Bibliographical Note (Portuguese)

Expatriação de executivos

ID: 1009

Authors: Magnus Luiz Emmendoerfer.

Source: Revista de Administração Contemporânea, v. 13, n. 3, p. 524-524, July-August, 2009. 1 page(s).

Document type: Bibliographical Note (Portuguese)