UPPs policy and precarious organizational spaces: a discourse analysis

ID: 9594

Authors: Daniel da Silva Lacerda, Vanessa Brulon.

Source: Revista de Administração de Empresas, v. 53, n. 2, p. 130-141, March-April, 2013. 12 page(s).

Keyword: Discourse analysis , slum , space , territoriality , UPP

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The present work aims to identify the hidden goals and power relationships existing in the UPP Policy, disclosing the domination to which is subjected the population from precarious and fragile organizational spaces, such as slums, especially through the teleological use of Pacification Policy by the Government of Rio de Janeiro. Thus, we have performed a critical discourse analysis of the speeches given in a City Hall event, in honour of the colonel in charge of the pacification police. The analysis revealed a biased prejudicial image that figures in the statements when referred to slum dwellers, affecting the construction of public policies concerning the occupation of such territories, in order to isolate and take the issues of such territory apart from the rest of city.

Valuing of knowledge: meaning and identity in the organizational action

ID: 9595

Authors: Andrea Cherman, Sandra Regina da Rocha Pinto.

Source: Revista de Administração de Empresas, v. 53, n. 2, p. 142-155, March-April, 2013. 14 page(s).

Keyword: grounded theory method , ntification , organizational identityide , Organizational knowledge , valuing of knowledge

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The valuing of knowledge represents a gap in the field of organizational knowledge. This article aims at answering to which processes are adopted by individuals in the valuing of knowledge in organizations. The research, carried out with HR professionals, utilized the Grounded Theory Method. Results suggest that the individuals’ process of identification with the organizational identity has a central role in the valuing of knowledge. The organization, through its senior management or organizational routines, emerged as “the other” that seems to lead the guidelines to be followed, as well as which knowledge to assess and to value; it is the one that the organizational members seek to identify with. The individuals expressed mechanisms of assertion or reconstruction of their identities to generate, justify or negate their identification with the organization. It is suggested that the command model still prevails over vertical horizontal interaction, making it difficult to establish emergent knowledge among organizational members.

Micropoliticals of the everyday practice: ethnography in an organization of circus

ID: 9596

Authors: Josiane Silva de Oliveira, Neusa Rolita Cavedon.

Source: Revista de Administração de Empresas, v. 53, n. 2, p. 156-168, March-April, 2013. 13 page(s).

Keyword: circus , ethnography , Everyday practices , micropolitics , organizational everyday

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In this paper, we analyze how everyday practices can be understood from the micropolitical dimension of organizational processes. Theoretical discussions articulate dialogues between Michel Foucault and Michel de Certeau in studies of everyday practices, and Theodore Schatzki about organizations as practiced spaces. From an ethnography in a circus, with 25 years of existence, identify management practices that promoted the emergence of cultural producers and subject formation of associative networks with circus companies in consequence the existence of demand for artistic activities by the market. We also observed gestures of circus arts in political discussions about the reception of the public spectacles and circus training school and social projects carried out for the circus. Finally, we consider the organizational everyday as an area of practices that are micropoliticals in the midst of a normative management processes.

Ambiguity and future consequences of ethical behaviors: an intercultural study

ID: 9597

Authors: Manuel Portugal Ferreira, Cláudia Frias Pinto, João Carvalho Santos, Fernando A. Ribeiro Serra.

Source: Revista de Administração de Empresas, v. 53, n. 2, p. 169-182, March-April, 2013. 14 page(s).

Keyword: Business ethics , ethical propensity , future consequences , tolerance to ambiguity

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The ethicality of business behaviors has been under scrutiny with the recent financial scandals and corporate and employees’ practices. In this study, based on data collected by survey, we compare the ethical perceptions of Portuguese (N=109) and Brazilian (N=190) business students, given a set of scenarios presenting unethical business and commercial practices. The tests use two cultural dimensions: tolerance to ambiguity and anticipations of future consequences as predictors of ethical propensity. The results denote significant differences across countries on the three dimensions, and the Brazilian are more tolerant to ambiguity and more conscious of the future consequences of their acts but also more prone to unethical behaviors. The perspective of short term gains seems to override the ambiguity and the medium and long term risks entailed in unethical behaviors. We conclude with a broad discussion and avenues for future research.

Ambidextrality and the socioenvironmental performance of companies in the electro-electronic sector

ID: 9598

Authors: Vanessa do Rocio Nahhas Scandelari, João Carlos da Cunha.

Source: Revista de Administração de Empresas, v. 53, n. 2, p. 183-198, March-April, 2013. 16 page(s).

Keyword: ambidextrous organizations , Innovation , social and environmental performance , sustainability

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The aim of this work was to study the relationship between ambidexterity and environmental and social performance of organizations. Defined as the ability to balance efforts between exploitation and exploration activities, respectively based on incremental and  radical innovations, ambidexterity has been identified as an essential capability in creating competitive advantage. Studies on the subject have been relating superior economic performance to ambidexterity, leaving a gap in relation to other dimensions of sustainability. Due to the importance that the sustainability issue has taken on in society, this research studies the environmental and social performance of ambidextrous organizations. Data obtained in a survey conducted among 131 companies in the electronics industry were subjected to Cluster Analysis, Variance Analysis and Scheffé post hoc test. As a result, it was found that the 44 ambidextrous organizations achieved the higher social and environmental performance, showing the positive relationship between ambidexterity and social and environmental performance.

Hedonism and moralism: the bottom of the pyramid

ID: 9599

Authors: Marcus Wilcox Hemais, Letícia Moreira Casotti, Everardo Pereira Guimarães Rocha.

Source: Revista de Administração de Empresas, v. 53, n. 2, p. 199-207, March-April, 2013. 9 page(s).

Keyword: consumption , Hedonism , income , moralism , poverty

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Economic stability in Brazil has allowed items that were formerly only accessible to the better-off social classes, to be consumed at ¨the bottom of the pyramid¨. This has aroused the interest of both the academic and business world and led to a desire for a better understanding of this phenomenon. Two lines of argument have arisen with distinct perspectives. The first supports a hedonistic approach, which believes that consumption at the base of the pyramid is driven by a wish to reduce poverty, while the other, where a moralistic standpoint is predominant, criticizes this view because it believes that people´s lives can only be improved by including people with less purchasing power in the production processes. One of the aims of this essay is thus to discuss how the literature on consumption at the bottom of the pyramid, shows features of these types of approaches. In addition, it seeks to encourage further studies by setting out a research agenda.

Pensata: Logística da distribuição bancária: tendências, oportunidades e fatores para inclusão financeira

ID: 9600

Authors: Marcos Bader, José Roberto Ferreira Savoia.

Source: Revista de Administração de Empresas, v. 53, n. 2, p. 208-215, March-April, 2013. 8 page(s).

Document type: Article (Portuguese)

Teorizando a dinâmica da estabilidade e da mudança nas organizações

ID: 9602

Authors: Silvio Eduardo Alvarez Candido.

Source: Revista de Administração de Empresas, v. 53, n. 2, p. 216-217, March-April, 2013. 2 page(s).

Document type: Bibliographical Note (Portuguese)

Execução da estratégia empresarial

ID: 9601

Authors: Fábio L. Mariotto.

Source: Revista de Administração de Empresas, v. 53, n. 2, p. 218-218, March-April, 2013. 1 page(s).

Document type: Bibliographical Note (Portuguese)

Conexões em rede e performance da firma

ID: 9603

Authors: Wesley Mendes-da-Silva.

Source: Revista de Administração de Empresas, v. 53, n. 2, p. 219-219, March-April, 2013. 1 page(s).

Document type: Bibliographical Note (Portuguese)