Uso da web nos serviços financeiros

As empresas do setor financeiro têm, desde há muito, estado entre as que mais investem em tecnologia de informação para apoiar os seus processos de negócio, buscar a eficiência empresarial e melhorar a qualidade dos seus serviços. Investimentos na Web estão contribuindo para a evolução dos serviços financeiros on-line, os quais podem ser classificados em três categorias: divulgação de informações, transações e relacionamento com os clientes. Este trabalho descreve pesquisa sobre a difusão do uso da Internet nos serviços bancários e entre as corretoras on-line no Brasil, comparando os dados recém obtidos com estudos desenvolvidos desde 1997 pelo autor.

Os impactos dos investimentos estrangeiros diretos na evolução da balança comercial brasileira no período pós-real

The purpose of the present study is to discuss the eventual relationship between foreign direct investment in Brazil and trade balance, considering the period after the beginning of "Plano Real" on 1994, which presented a new currency regime and a new profile of Brazilian macroeconomy. It is important to state that there is a controversial debate around the question, since those investments are seen as positive to receiving countries by some authors and negative by other ones. Those who are favorable, argue that the recent attitude assumed by a lot of companies towards internalization is changing the modus operandi in some markets, providing a much more competitive framework. It is also remarkable - they also mention - the potential advantages brought by these new strategies. On the other hand, some authors defend that it increases the exposure of the country that receives such resources, since the subsidiaries of those companies operate under marketing strategies of profit maximization, considered the competitive environment they face. We will go over these opinions troughout the study, trying also to capture the reasons that usually motivate foreign companies to look for new markets and branches and also the effects on receiving country's Balance of Payments. Besides that point, the approach presented will try to answer if the increase of foreign capital stock in Brazil helps to explain some positive response from the country's trade balance, and more, on Balance of Payments. It is also important to mention that the considered period is extremely representative, mainly when considered the huge amounts involved and the increasing liberalization verified in brazilian's external policies since 1990. There is special concern, troughout the study, to define the pattern of such investments, and more, the impacts that those resources brought to public budget. The present study will focus on official data, published by Central Bank of Brazil, mainly those ones regarding Census of Foreign Capitals, as well as the referable to the evolution of Balance of Payments. Finally, based on statistical procedures, it will be provided multiple regressions on available data that will help the reader to capture the effects of some selected variables, which will bring a much more oriented analysis to the discussion.

Os efeitos de sistema de registro de preço nas compras públicas: estudo de caso da Secretaria Municipal de Obras, Serviços Básicos e Habitação da cidade de Manaus

Public administration has been labeled as inefficient for decades, with society seen it as a great waste of public money with a low generation of results. Its services are notably classified as sluggish, bureaucratic, with a low productivity level and a high incidence of mistakes. In periods of crisis, public administration must be the first to give good examples of balance and parsimony in its expenditures, or it could lead to the failure of the government, in general, causing damages to the population. To reach this goal, some corrective measures must be done, in different directions, by selecting the expenditures and fostering the maximum economy for the exchequer. This is only possible through the application of correct planning techniques, a still far way reality from the culture of our public organisms. One way to this change is the adoption of the Price Registration System, that in the Federal scope was already adopted by the Decree nº 3.931/01, and in the scope of the municipality of Manaus was ordered by the Decree nº 8.270/06. The present study verifies the influence of the use of the Price Registration System in purchases and contracts undertaken by the Local Secretariat of Construction, Basic Services and Housing, in the city of Manaus concerning the economy obtained when compared to other methods of tenders.

A logística militar e o serviço de intendência: uma análise do programa excelência gerencial do Exército Brasileiro

This study has the purpose to analyze some of the programs and measures adopted by the Brazilian Army, as well as eventual contributions, for the modernization of its Logistics. Thus, focus one of the main devices of logistic support of the Forces, the Quartermaster, approaching some roles performed by this Service that comprises the current conception of the Army Logistics. This modernization process is mainly developed through a excellence program implemented for the whole Army aiming, amongst other factors, the adoption of managerial practices leading to a better operational performance and to the improvement of the Institution' services and products quality: the Managerial Excellence Program of the Brazilian Army (PEG-EB). Here, the Logistics is deemed as key part for the organizational success and one of the main factors of competitive differential of companies, directly related to costs reduction and increase in the level of services provided for the customers. For the Army, the improvement and update of logistic doctrine emerge as priority for achieving the goals, especially focusing the need to integrated the logistics activities, in order to optimize the resources available, reduce costs and prioritize its actions. While searching for an integrated approach for its logistics, the Army created a central body with the responsibility to coordinate all the supply chain of its Units: the Logistic Department (D Log). This body centrally coordinates a major segment of logistics functions in the Forces. The conclusion states that the development of this mentality about the internal integration of activities will allow a rationalization of the management process, increasing the indexes of availability of material from military organizations, and consequently a serviceability gain for the Brazilian Army.

O planejamento estratégico na Marinha do Brasil: o caso das organizações militares prestadoras de serviços

Public Management has been faced with a challenge in improving quality of its services to atendent a citizen each day more concerned and self-conscient of his rights. One of major tools used abroad is strategic planning, although its has been designed for a private sector where the focus is profit its been used in the public sector for improving efficiency. Our focus was the Brazilian Navy, especially the Service-Deliver Military Organization (OMPS),who has been using strategic planning searching for continous improving of internal practices. Strategic planning, originated in Military field, has improved its use in the private sector, especially in United States, after the Second World War when it reached 85% of all american private industry. Some of the concepts and models of strategic planning are reviewed, including some criticism and questioning of its aplicability in the public sector, who, by the way, have serious limitations, like: 1) legal matters (separation of powers); 2) citizen dependency - actions are taken in a vote-profits bases; and 3) burocratic culture, including resistency for changes. Our primary target was to investigated the validity of the strategic planning tool in the Brazilian Navy, searching for define the profile and the comittment of all actors involved in the process, comparing teory and practice. The survey used in the search was individual and anonimous using Likert scale of four options, where each respondent shown his percepetion of the strategic planning used in each of the two investigated organizations All data are shown in the appendices and the results pointed for a non-coerency of the speech and pratice of strategic planning and its models in the analised organizations.

A qualidade do atendimento e os serviços prestados: um estudo sobre a relação de satisfação dos alunos do Curso de administração pública na Escola Superior de Ciências Sociais Unidade da Universidade do Estado do Amazonas - UEA

The theme of this dissertation is the quality in assistance and services rendered: a study on the satisfaction of the students from the Social Studies school. In a school, leader are supposed to always believe that the best form of attaining success derives from their performance in decentralizing activities, do away with barriers and help in the front line. This is the participative management. Students satisfaction is the goal. When the whole school community feels emotionally involved, success is assured, since all the educational segments are supposed to get together for achieving school success. When investment is made in the continued education of the school staff, such as the establishing a teaching of quality is sedimented. To have a school of quality in assistance and services rendered and, thereafter, to obtain favorable results, it is necessary for everyone to be aware of their roles, which is only possible through a cooperative effort on the part of the people forming the institution, with a commitment of the whole team: teaching, technical and administrative staff, as well as its external and internal clients, with values of excellence and relevance, which ought to be present in the whole of the educational effort. The four fundamental dimensions for a program of quality are: Planning to change; organizing to act; Acting to transform; Assessing to improve. In planning the institution establishes its objectives. In organizing it defines the structure for a more flexible action. In acting what has been established is implemented. In assessing it constantly improves the program of quality. To look for the students quality and satisfaction is the virtue of persistence is the doing right from the word go. To have a zeal and care in everything one does e for whom it is intended to, since to achieve the maximum in result with the least effort, reaching goal, objectives and finalities are everything the target population wishes.

Proposta de melhoria do processo de aquisição de material e contratação de serviços na administração pública - modelo aplicável à marinha de guerra

O objetivo deste estudo foi o de propor a aplicação de um modelo que agilize as aquisições de material e contratações de serviços na Marinha de Guerra com os recursos legais existentes na Lei e legislações complementares. O sucesso de tal proposta implica trazer melhorias de toda ordem ao processo de aquisição do setor público tendo em vista as dificuldades serem as mesmas, em função da necessidade do comprimento das mesmas Leis. Da análise técnicas em uso setor privado, que se beneficia do grande potencial da tecnologia da informação, resultou a possibilidade de inserção de um modelo ágil e desenvolvido para todo o setor público.

Teoria das opções reais aplicada a projetos de investimento em prestação de serviços de tecnologia da informação

O objetivo desta tese é analisar a aplicação da Teoria das Opções Reais (TOR) como método para avaliação de projetos de investimentos em prestação de serviços de Tecnologia da Informação (TI), comparando seus conceitos e características, com o método tradicional do cálculo do Valor Presente Líquido (VPL). O estudo apresenta os conceitos básicos, e ilustra através de exemplo numérico, o método de avaliação da TOR aplicado a projetos de prestação de serviços de TI, analisando criticamente suas características, vantagens e limitações. Por meio desta tese, pretende-se mostrar que a Teoria das Opções Reais é uma alternativa mais adequada do que o método do VPL como método de avaliação de projetos de investimentos em serviços de Tecnologia da Informação, integrando estratégia e finanças, ao considerar as opções de flexibilidade operacionais - adiar, expandir, contrair, abandonar, etc. - e o posicionamento estratégico da empresa, ao longo da vida útil do projeto de investimento; opções estas, que não são devidamente tratadas pelo método tradicional do VPL.

Fábricas de software e a academia: análise da formação acadêmica em informática no município do Rio de Janeiro

As Brazil wants to be perceived as a competitor in providing computer applications and system development services in the global market, the concept of Software Factory gains importance. The metaphor for the 'Factory', when applied to the activity of software development, is used to describe organizations which produce software with a minimum quality standard and at competitive costs. However, the term 'Factory' recalls Fordist concepts, which have been challenged for a few decades in the manufacturing industry. This study analyzed university curricula and how students and teachers perceive the concept of Software Factory and assessed them in relation to the Fordism ------------ post-Fordism /continuum/. It was observed that some of the teachers who have influence over curricula define Software Factories according to Fordist concepts. It was also observed that, despite opportunities for improvements, curricula are adequately structured with regards to the skills a professional at these organizations must possess. We conclude that education provided at the programs being analyzed is adequate, but that it must be supplemented by companies or by the professionals themselves so that the knowledge acquired in the programs may be put in practice.

Diferença entre homens e mulheres na propensão em adotar produtos e serviços tecnológicos

The construct Technology Readiness (TR) and its instrument of measure Technology Readiness Index (TRI) defined by Parasuraman (2000), refer to people¿s propensity to adopt digital technological products and services. The TR can be viewed as an overall state of mind resulting from mental drivers and inhibitors related to optimism, innovativeness, discomfort and insecurity. These facets combine into a complex way for produce distinct groups of individuals (explorers, pioneers, skeptics, paranoids and laggards) with different traits of behaviors connected to the adoption of technological products and service. This study had as its objective to evaluate the applicability of the TRI in the Brazilian context, through the replication of the scale on a sample of 336 adults consumers (168 men and 168 women) resident in the state of the Rio de Janeiro, segmented by age groups, educational level and monthly family income. The results show that, in the sample analyzed, as culturally the technology is linked to values of a male society, men presented a higher propensity in adopting technological products and services than women. However, this hypothesis was not confirmed in the analysis segmented by age groups.

Evolução do sistema de custos baseados em atividades: um estudo exploratório da utilização da metodologia de ABC ao longo do tempo

Muito tem se escrito desde o surgimento da Metodologia de Custeio Baseado em AtividadesABC como técnica alternativa aos modelos contábeis de custeio. A seu respeito diversos autores buscaram exaltar suas vantagens, sugeriram aplicações variadas, inclusive em apoio a outras ferramentas de gestão e revelaram segredos para realizar implantar essa técnica com sucesso. Visto que são passados mais de 10 anos de implantações dessa técnica em diversas empresas no Brasil e considerando-se a existência de uma curva de aprendizagem em relação ao uso e aplicações da metodologia, muito pouco se falou sobre o que aconteceu depois de uma implantação de sucesso. O que houve depois que os primeiros resultados apareceram, depois que as informações de custos se incorporaram no dia-a-dia das empresas, o que se criou a partir do uso da metodologia? A proposta desse trabalho é portanto explorar a realidade das empresas que implementaram o ABC e ver como a técnica evoluiu. Assim busca-se responder a questões como quais aplicações são realmente colocadas em prática e que tipo de lições os usuários com mais de três anos de uso aprenderam no dia-a-dia. As respostas encontradas passaram pela definição e classificação de sete diferentes categorias para as aplicações sugeridas para a metodologia. Posteriormente, através dos dados da pesquisa de campo foi possível a identificação daquelas categorias com maior grau de utilização. Os dados da pesquisa também revelaram as tendências no uso da metodologia e confirmaram a existência de um processo de amadurecimento no uso da metodologia, bem como as variáveis influentes nesse processo.

A influência da personalização dos serviços na satisfação do consumidor de remédios de uso contínuo nas farmácias do município de Vila Velha - ES

Este estudo procura identificar como o marketing de personalização pode ser desenvolvido, quais suas vantagens e quais os cuidados a serem tomados antes de seu uso. Analisa até que ponto a personalização gera satisfação a consumidores de medicamentos de uso contínuo em farmácias do município de Vila Velha, ES. Para a obtenção dos dados, faz uso de uma pesquisa bibliográfica e, em seguida, de uma pesquisa de campo, que envolve uma amostra de 90 sujeitos, selecionados intencionalmente por meio de abordagem técnica nãoprobabilística. Coleta os dados sobre esses sujeitos por meio de uma entrevista. Mostra os resultados de maneira descritiva, analisando-os à luz do estudo teórico feito. Conclui que a personalização de atendimento, neste caso, geraria satisfação e/ou o aumento considerável do grau de satisfação já existente.