Probabilidade de financiamento por cartões de crédito híbridos

Esta pesquisa tem o objetivo de identificar as variáveis e sua influência na propensão à aquisição de crédito pessoal, propondo um modelo estatístico de propensão ao financiamento por cartões de crédito híbridos para maximização de contratação de crédito e otimização dos esforços de marketing. O estudo descritivo pode gerar insights para a compreensão da expansão do crédito ao consumo, sobretudo num contexto de escassez de opções de financiamento e limitação no canal de distribuição. Foram usados dados de uma base de clientes de uma instituição financeira com variáveis sócio demográficas e transacionai, e o modelo matemático foi seguido da validação de sua capacidade preditiva.

O processo de satisfação do consumidor: uma análise do mercado corporativo de comunicação móvel celular.

O presente trabalho tem o propósito de analisar o processo de fidelização do consumidor corporativo no mercado de comunicação móvel celular. Serão investigadas as práticas comerciais da operadora de telefonia móvel celular Vivo, sob a ótica das teorias propostas. Para que esta análise ocorra será realizada uma pesquisa quantitativa com 120 empresas, divididas entre clientes e ex-clientes, entrevistas em profundidade com 08 empresas, também dividas entre clientes e ex-clientes e entrevistas em profundidade com os executivos responsáveis pela arquitetura das estratégias comerciais. Baseado no resultado da pesquisa, das entrevistas e da análise das teorias propostas, este estudo pretende apontar as práticas de marketing que podem gerar lealdade nos clientes empresariais de pequeno e médio porte no mercado de telefonia móvel celular.

Smartphones e profissionais: amigos e inimigos

A utilização de artefatos de Tecnologias da Informação Móveis e Sem Fio (TIMS) traz consigo alguns paradoxos tecnológicos associados, já identificados na literatura. O aumento do uso de TIMS e suas evoluções acabam por permitir novos tipos de uso e interação junto aos usuários. Tendo como base teorias sobre a existência de paradoxos associados ao uso de equipamentos tecnológicos, mormente TIMS, este estudo buscou aprofundar a relação entre smartphones e profissionais. A partir da coleta de dados por meio de questionário estruturado, esta pesquisa utilizou a análise quantitativa e teve como objetivo determinar a presença e medir a intensidade dos paradoxos tecnológicos, identificados na literatura, quando do uso profissional de smartphones. Outro ponto observado no presente trabalho foi a associação estatística entre esses paradoxos tecnológicos e, ainda, a identificação de fatores que poderiam impactar a percepção desses paradoxos associados ao uso do smartphone pelos profissionais que os utilizam. A análise dos dados permitiu verificar quais dos quatorze paradoxos tecnológicos apresentados por Mick e Fournier (1998), Jarvenpaa e Lang (2005) e Mazmanian et al. (2006) foram percebidos por mais respondentes, com destaque para o paradoxo de autonomia e vício, que foi vivenciado por mais de 85% daqueles que responderam à pesquisa. Usando como base o percentual de respondentes que percebem os paradoxos tecnológicos e considerando suas intensidades, esta dissertação também apresenta um ranking das forças dos paradoxos, determinado pela taxa relativa da força dos paradoxos. Esse ranking traz nas primeiras posições as seguintes ambiguidades: autonomia / vício, engajamento / desengajamento e liberdade / escravidão, respectivamente. Outro apontamento dessa pesquisa foi que nenhum dos paradoxos analisados é estatisticamente independente. Por fim, a realização de uma regressão logística ordinal levou à conclusão que apenas dois dos paradoxos em questão sofrem impacto das variáveis independentes observadas.

The influence of materialism on consumption indebtedness in the context of low income consumers from the city of São Paulo

This research is in the domains of materialism, consumer vulnerability and consumption indebtedness, concepts frequently approached in the literature on consumer behavior, macro-marketing and economic psychology. The influence of materialism on consumer indebtedness is investigated within a context that is characterized by poverty and by factors that cause vulnerability, such as high interest rates, limited access to credit and to quality affordable goods. The objectives of this research are: to produce a materialism scale that is well adapted to its environment, characterizing materialism adequately for the population studied; to compare results obtained with results of other studies; and to measure the relationship between materialism, socio-demographic variables, attitude to debt and consumption indebtedness. The primary data used in the analyses were collected from field research carried out in August, 2005 that relied on a probabilistic household sample of 450 low income individuals who live in poor regions of the city of Sao Paulo. The materialism scale, adapted and translated into Portuguese from Richins (2004), proved to be very successful and encourages new work in the area. It was noted that younger adults tend to be more materialistic than older ones; that illiterate adults tend to be less materialistic than those who did literacy courses when they were already adults; and that gender, income and race are not associated with the materialism construct. Among the other results, a logistic regression model was developed in order to distinguish those individuals who have an installment plan payment booklet from those who do not, based on materialism, socio-demographic variables and purchasing and consumer habits. The proposed model confirms materialism as a behavioral variable useful for forecasting the probability of an individual getting into debt in order to consume, in some cases almost doubling the chance of occurrence of this event. Findings confirm the thesis that it is not only adverse economic factors that lead people to get into debt; and that the study of demand for credit for consumption purposes must, of necessity, include variables of a psychological nature. It is suggested that the low income materialistic consumer experiences feelings of powerlessness and exclusion because of the gap that exists between their possessions and their desires. Lines of conduct to combat this marginalization from the consumer society are drawn targeting marketing professionals, public policy makers and vulnerability researchers. Finally, the possibility of new studies involving the materialism construct, which is central to literature on consumer behavior, albeit little used in empirical studies in Brazil, are discussed.

Does absorptive capacity affect project performance? A study based on project management practices, organization learning, and knowledge

The literature has emphasized that absorptive capacity (AC) leads to performance, but in projects its influences still unclear. Additionally, the project success is not well understood by the literature, and AC can be an important mechanism to explain it. Therefore, the purpose of this study is to investigate the effect of absorptive capacity on project performance in the construction industry of São Paulo State. We study this influence through potential and realized absorptive capacity proposed by Zahra and George (2002). For achieving this goal, we use a combination of qualitative and quantitative research. The qualitative research is based on 15 interviews with project managers in different sectors to understand the main constructs and support the next quantitative phase. The content analysis was the technique used to analyze those interviews. In quantitative phase through a survey questionnaire, we collected 157 responses in the construction sector with project managers. The confirmatory factor analysis and hierarchical linear regression were the techniques used to assess the data. Our findings suggest that the realized absorptive capacity has a positive influence on performance, but potential absorptive capacity and the interactions effect have no influence on performance. Moreover, the planning and monitoring have a positive impact on budget and schedule, and customer satisfaction while risk coping capacity has a positive impact on business success. In academics terms, this research enables a better understanding of the importance of absorptive capacity in the construction industry and it confirms that knowledge application in processes and routines enhances performance. For management, the absorptive capacity enables the improvements of internal capabilities reflected in the increased project management efficiency. Indeed, when a company manages project practices efficiently it enhances business and project performance; however, it needs initially to improve its internal abilities to enrich processes and routines through relevant knowledge.

Variáveis discriminantes para inferência da insolvência de empresas brasileiras: um estudo para o período de 2008 a 2016

This study aimed to determine if accounting and governance indicators are relevant to foresee the stages of financial stress of companies by using a logistic regression. With the formation of two samples was possible to verify if the inclusion of insolvency data defined by cash flow shortage events were relevant to increase model capacity for prediction of insolvency. The remaining insolvency stages were judicial reorganization and bankruptcy. The control sample is formed by healthy companies, from the same sector and size. The period of analysis includes events that occurred between January 2008 and March 2016. The main variables that showed significant results to predict insolvency states, a year before the event happens, were Profitability, Efficiency and Payment Capacity indicators. The Governance indicator was only significant to predict insolvency arising from judicial reorganization and bankruptcy. Among the models studied, the most accurate model presented total correctness capacity of 88,7%, classifying correctly 88% of solvent companies and 89,3% of insolvent companies. The results indicate the usefulness of financial indicators of Payment Capacity, Efficiency and Profitability, as well as the Governance variable, to discriminate the insolvency of companies.