Entrevista com David Malone

David Malone, presidente do International Development Research Center - IDRC/Canada.

Corporate governance development in privately held family businesses: a multiple case analysis

The objective of this study is to better understand and illustrate the process and the motivations for corporate governance implementation in Brazilian privately held family businesses. Three case companies were analyzed through an adapted developmental framework to illustrate the progression in corporate governance in response to changes in the ownership, investment and management dimensions over time. In this development, causal relationships between corporate governance and the three other framework dimensions were identified. It was found that the analyzed companies´ corporate governance implementation was motivated by the need to curb agency costs, whereas a cornerstone in this development was the first generational change. Only after the family businesses have reached the necessary maturity on all three dimensions, corporate governance practices were implemented. Put simply, the analyzed case companies developed formal systems as they grew more complex. This study complements the academic discussions on corporate governance in family businesses by offering Brazilian evidence on its underlying motivations and sequential implementation over time.

Luto, admiração e política no tributo das redes sociais a David Bowie

A notícia da morte do músico inglês David Bowie, em 10 de janeiro, repercutiu internacionalmente em homenagens e lamentos. As redes sociais transformaram-se, na manhã de segunda-feira, 11 de janeiro, em um espaço online de culto ao celebrado artista, vítima de câncer aos 69 anos, e ao longo da semana o adeus a Bowie se manteve pulsante no mundo inteiro. No Twitter, os tributos ao astro emanaram de diversos países, desde colegas artistas até líderes políticos, numa comprovação de que sua criação artística e influência perpassaram diferentes gerações e culturas. Afinal, Bowie foi capaz de fundir distintas tendências e elementos sonoros, comportamentais e visuais em um sincretismo sensível continuamente inovador.