The Fit between Employee Roles and Market Dynamism: An Ecological Management Perspective

ID: 49782

Authors: Crielaard, Jack P., Wubben, Emiel F. M., OMTA, Onno S. W. F..

Source: Revista de Administração Mackenzie, v. 19, n. 2, p. 0-0, March-April, 2018. 1 page(s).

Keyword: Employee roles , Innovation , Market dynamism , Resource-based view , Strategic fit

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Purpose: - Exploring the fit of employee roles and market dynamism, related to performance. Originality/value: - In ecology the term ‘fit’ is used for the relation between organisms and their environment. Similarly, we conceptualized the relation between employee roles and markets: the employee-market connection, which may enhance SME’s strategic fit and performance. Design/methodology/approach: - The empirical research was conducted at 48 SMEs with 221 respondents from the manufacturing industry (53%) and the service industry (47%) and applied a mixed model analysis. Findings: - The employee role-mix is moderated by market dynamism: when market dynamism increases, the impact on performance of internal process roles decreases and the impact of rational goal roles increases. The results enrich the resource-based view with the employee-marketconnection: the system is resilient, the roles adapt. A fit between market dynamism and employee roles is positively related to performance.

Errata

ID: 49788

Authors: Revista de Administração Mackenzie - RAM.

Source: Revista de Administração Mackenzie, v. 19, n. 2, p. 1-1, March-April, 2018. 1 page(s).

Document type: Other (English)

Coordination Mechanisms of Collaborative R&D Projects in Small and Medium Enterprises

ID: 49787

Authors: Daniela Baggio, Douglas Wegner, Gustavo Dalmarco.

Source: Revista de Administração Mackenzie, v. 19, n. 2, p. 1-27, March-April, 2018. 27 page(s).

Keyword: Collaborative practice , Coordination mechanisms , Open innovation , Research and development , Small and medium-sized enterprises

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Purpose: - To analyze how small and medium enterprises (SMEs) coordinate collaborative research and development (R&D) projects through an open innovation strategy. Originality/value: - This research was motivated by a theoretical gap in the management of collaborative R&D projects in open innovation strategies. The originality of the paper is to advance the understanding of coordination mechanisms that SMEs can use to manage open innovation and obtain more effective results. Design/Methodology/Approach: - The research followed a qualitative approach, through three case studies of collaborative projects. Data were collected by means of in-depth interviews with eleven managers directly involved in collaborative R&D projects. Findings: - Results demonstrate that the use of coordination mechanisms depends on the applicability of each project’s results, i.e., the higher the chances of a certain R&D project becoming a real product, the higher the importance given to the coordination mechanisms. On the cases observed, the coordination mechanisms were defined by the enterprise, not by external partners. In addition, it was observed that open innovation projects that the enterprise seeks for external knowledge to complement internal resources (outside-in) were considered more important than transferring internal knowledge to external partners (inside-out). The paper contributes to organizational theory by highlighting the relation between the characteristics of collaborative R&D projects and the coordination mechanisms used. Regarding the managerial contribution, results serve as a guide for entrepreneurs and managers of SMEs interested in coordinating collaborative projects based on open innovation processes.

Auto Evaluations of Distance Management Training in a Federal Autarchy

ID: 49786

Authors: Leovanir D. D. Richter.

Source: Revista de Administração Mackenzie, v. 19, n. 2, p. 1-29, March-April, 2018. 29 page(s).

Keyword: Impact of training at work , Organizational competences , People management , Support to learning , Training results

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Purpose: - The self-evaluation of management training had the objective of verifying the influence of the learning support and of the management training offered to managers of a Brazilian federal autarchy on the expression of competences required for the performance of their duties. Originality/value: - To reach this objective, the hypothesized theoretical model of research was elaborated having as variables the criteria of training impacts in the labor, measured both in depth and in amplitude, measured on what was the importance and contribution of two evaluated courses for the acquisition and expression of management-labor skills. Design/methodology /approach: - Regarding the methodology, two courses were offered in the distance modality, in this autarchy, which dealt with strategic management and teams. Data collection was performed at a distance. The final sample (N = 291) was predominantly male, between 31 and 50 years old, and with complete graduate education. Findings: - The results showed a valid and construct evidence for the used measures, as well as pointed out that learning support was an important predictor in the final empirical models. Having a constant investment in actions to improve learning support in the organizational environment, such managers can apply in their routines the skills acquired in a training situation, in a more persistent, impactful and aligned with the strategic objectives of the autarchy.

Strategic Entrepreneurship: Observations from the Practices of Cachaça Certification

ID: 49785

Authors: André L. Paiva, Daniela M. Andrade, Luiz M. Antonialli, Mozar J. Brito.

Source: Revista de Administração Mackenzie, v. 19, n. 2, p. 1-24, March-April, 2018. 24 page(s).

Keyword: Alembic Cachaça , Certification , Entrepreneurship as Practice , Minas Gerais , Strategy as Practice (SAP)

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Purpose: - This work seeks to achieve two central goals: 1. identifying entrepreneurial praxis and understanding how they promote the involvement of different individuals in the certification of alembic cachaça and; 2. understanding how those praxis may entail changes in the strategies of an organization. Originality/value: - The present discussion contributes to the debate regarding the fields of Entrepreneurship as Practice and Strategy as Practice, especially by exploring the gaps in both approaches through the theories of practice. Furthermore, the results serve as a reference for business development in the field of alembic cachaça. Design/methodology/approach: - A case study was performed in an organization that manufactures alembic cachaça located in the state of Minas Gerais. For that matter, data were collected through interviews, observation rounds and documental sources that presented information on the dynamics of the actors involved (practitioners) regarding their engagement in cachaça certification practices. The data were collected through the method of thematic analysis. Findings: - Results show that the practitioners in this organization were engaged in entrepreneurial practices for cachaça certification. Those activities also promoted significant changes in the productive and commercial practices previously established. Through the case studied, it was possible to understand the relationship between the webs of entrepreneurial praxis and the practices performed by the practitioners inside the organization as well as the engagement in other strategic practices, especially through the process of cachaça certification.

No-Value Generation? Success is an ‘Exact Science’ that Everyone Can Learn!

ID: 49784

Authors: Rodolfo, G. S. P. G. Prates, Isabela L. Santos, Jardel N. Martins, Fabiana S. A. Martins, Felipe F. Couto.

Source: Revista de Administração Mackenzie, v. 19, n. 2, p. 1-26, March-April, 2018. 26 page(s).

Keyword: Critical Discourse Analysis , Critical Theory , Ideology , Management , Power

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Purpose: - The general objective is to critically analyze the ideologies and constructions of management ideology in the Internet blog called Geração de Valor (Generation of Value), behind the discourse of success. Originality/value: - The pop-management phenomenon has been widespread in the Brazilian context. It leads individuals to look for formulas of excel and achieve success as entrepreneurs. One of the disseminators of this ideology has been Geração de Valor. This article innovates when dealing with thematic without prima donna behaviors or fanciful romanticism. Design/methodology/approach: - This article aims to analyze texts available on Geração de Valor through critical discourse analysis (CDA). Findings: - We conclude that the voice of the businessman and blogger Flávio Augusto da Silva is nothing more than one of several voices, including in administration, that seek to defend the cult of personal victory and disdain for the collectivist practices of social organization. This kind of analysis is still scarce in this field of study, as they require enriched readings of the text in terms of context and intertextuality. Critical analyses contradict hegemonic visions and sharpen the reader’s critical sense. Also, they are useful in highlighting the cult following that Administration has been receiving by the media.

A Look at Women’s Transition from Formal Labor to Self-Employment Based on Endogenous Stimuli

ID: 49783

Authors: Gisélia F. Ferreira, Sérgio A. P. Bastos, Marcia J. D’angelo.

Source: Revista de Administração Mackenzie, v. 19, n. 2, p. 1-26, March-April, 2018. 26 page(s).

Keyword: Career transition , Endogenous stimuli , Female entrepreneurship , Narrative analysis , Self-employment

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Purpose: - The objective of this study is to analyze the stimuli that lead women to leave formal jobs and seek self-employment. Originality/value: - Changes in the social patterns and lifestyle of the population have made research aimed at career and gender gain relevance. There is, however, a lack of research on women who have left their organizations and the main stimuli of this movement, exogenously and endogenously driven, which are relevant as result of social and cultural factors intrinsic to the family environment that leads to a career change. Design/methodology/approach: - The qualitative methodology of narrative analysis was used, adequate to the examination of the phenomenon in question. Findings: - The following stimuli were highlighted: self-fulfillment and search for flexibility; professional achievement; personal challenges; high level of career ambition; and search for a feminine identity. The results diverged in relation to the existing literature, mainly focused on exogenous factors. Although mentioning difficulties in reconciling work with domestic activities, the professionals under study, previously occupying formal positions in companies, did not perceive or did not undergo any type of limitation at work, such as the phenomenon of glass ceiling, difficulties in working on the masculinized leadership model, family pressures, and fear of misuse of sexuality. Entrepreneurship emerged mainly as a career option as a form of personal self-actualization and not through imposition arising from social, family or labor difficulties.