Estratégia e prática de responsabilidade social corporativa : um estudo de caso no setor químico

Até a década de 1980 os temas sociais das grandes empresas não eram foco de interesse dos debates da área de estratégia. A globalização acirrou a concorrência e a competitividade entre as empresas. Todavia, existem aquelas que mesmo diante de um mercado mais competitivo não abrem mão do investimento na área social, seja por filosofia ou marketing. Essas empresas buscam contribuir positivamente para a melhoria do meio ambiente e com aqueles que estão envolvidos com seu negócio, como, por exemplo, funcionários, acionistas, concorrentes, entidades não governamentais e a sociedade de um modo geral. O discurso dessas empresas é a preservação do meio ambiente ao lado da emancipação social. Esta pesquisa se utilizou de uma abordagem crítica (foco social) em contraste com uma abordagem econômica (mainstream), para compreender como são elaboradas as estratégias de RSC através da voz dos atores envolvidos – “os praticantes de RSC” – observando se há predominância dos conteúdos críticos e/ou mainstream na prática da estratégia de responsabilidade social da empresa. Para que fosse possível atingir os objetivos inicialmente delimitados foi elaborado um estudo de caso único em uma empresa que declara ter em seu core business a prática de estratégia de responsabilidade social corporativa. A partir da revisão de literatura e através de dados coletados com gerentes internos, ex-funcionários, ONGs, entre outros, buscou-se compreender de que forma esta empresa lida com a dicotomia social e econômica na estratégia de responsabilidade social. Verificou-se que pode haver oportunidades para gerar valor tanto de ordem econômica como social, para os acionistas e stakeholders, nas quais a abordagem econômica e a abordagem social (utilizando os princípios do Critical Management Studies) podem conviver de forma interdependente sem se contrapor. Por outro lado, há que se ter cuidado para que a empresa não faça auto-regulação da estratégia social, legislando em causa própria. A RSC está presente no planejamento estratégico da empresa. O principal valor que estas estratégias têm dentro e fora da empresa é o reconhecimento da marca ligada a um forte envolvimento com a estratégia social e com o meio ambiente.

Análise da maturidade organizacional para implantação de gestão da qualidade na imprensa pública angolana - estudo de caso: televisão pública de Angola

Neste Estudo de Caso, procuramos analisar em que abrangência a Televisão Pública de Angola está madura para implantação de um Sistema de Gestão voltado para a Qualidade, sendo a partida uma organização com características de uma empresa tradicional, ou seja, que nunca experimentou efetivamente nenhum Sistema de Gestão da Qualidade. Para chegarmos à resposta do nosso problema, utilizamos como instrumento de análise, o Modelo de Gestão da Excelência, da Fundação Nacional da Qualidade, assente numa análise qualitativa e quantitativa, fundamentada nos oito critérios da excelência da FNQ, utilizando como recurso de análise da maturidade, o software e-MEG, também da FNQ, que permitiu compreender o grau de maturidade da TPA e identificar os fatores críticos de sucesso na implantação de uma gestão da qualidade, na Televisão Pública de Angola. O nosso estudo é também um diagnóstico organizacional da TPA, pois lança alguns subsídios para auxiliar na redução dos fatores que inibem a implantação de Gestão da Qualidade, no único órgão público de Televisão de Angola. Importa referir que um maior investimento nos recursos humanos, maior controle e avaliação dos processos resultantes de um planejamento estratégico na base dos fundamentos da qualidade, alinhado à estrutura da organização, com foco numa governança para resultados impactantes na vida dos colaboradores, da sociedade e do meio ambiente em que a organização está inserida, são fundamentais para a materialização de uma gestão solidamente fundamentada na qualidade.

Immigration as a strategic vector for the socio-economic and institutional development of Brazil

Brazil has demonstrated resilience in relation to the recent economic crises and has an auspicious development potential projected for the coming decades, which, linked to the globalization process, provides important opportunities for our people. Gradually we have established ourselves as one of the leading nations in the world and we have become a reference in questions linked to economic equilibrium, development, energy, agriculture and the environment. This international recognition favors the exchange of experiences with other cultures, governments and organizations, bringing with it the possibility of stimulating a dynamic process of development and innovation.

Gestão por resultados: proposta de desdobramento da estratégia e criação de incentivos para o alcance das metas na Prefeitura do Município de Osasco

Desde 2013, a Prefeitura do Município de Osasco iniciou a implantação de um modelo de gestão por resultados, com a utilização da metodologia do Balanced Scorecard (BSC) e a celebração de Acordos de Resultados entre o prefeito e respectivos secretários. A dissertação objetivou, inicialmente, responder à demanda da Secretaria de Planejamento e Gestão (Seplag), de realizar diagnóstico e propor soluções de incentivos prioritariamente não financeiros para estimular os funcionários a perseguirem o cumprimento dos objetivos e metas contidos no planejamento estratégico da prefeitura. Neste sentido, buscou-se estabelecer um modelo conceitual para embasar a adoção de políticas de reconhecimento no trabalho, especialmente no âmbito da gestão pública. Adicionalmente, verificou-se a necessidade de agregar dois novos objetivos àquele proposto de início: (1) avaliar o nível de disseminação e desdobramento até as equipes de ponta das metas estratégicas pactuadas nos Acordos de Resultados, utilizando-se como referência a metodologia do BSC; (2) verificar o nível de aderência do modelo de gestão atualmente praticado pela prefeitura de Osasco aos preceitos da chamada Nova Gestão Pública (NGP). Ao final, são propostas ações para o aperfeiçoamento e continuidade do modelo de gestão adotado.

Strategic options development and analysis: the case of the brazilian railways

Judging by their success in Europe, Asia and North America, passenger and cargo railways are appreciated as the key to infrastructural development in Brazil. The issues are complex and steeped in uncertainty, as well as political and economic agendas, and a wide array of intersecting issues such as business and unionized interests, agricultural and industrial geographical spreads, as well as the emergence of alternative power sources. Not only are the issues systemic, but railway development itself always comes as a physical network structure. The situation under consideration, in other words, is systemic from both the soft and hard systems point of view, thus promising a rich context for systems studies. As an initial attempt in understanding the situation at hand, the research reported here applied the problem structuring approach known as Strategic Options Development and Analysis (SODA) in order to map and analyze issues facing the Brazilian railways. Strategic options for the future development of the railways were identified and analyzed, and ways forward for future research are proposed. In addition, the report serves as an initial knowledge base that can guide future systemic planning studies in the industry.

The importance of firms' strategic resources and capabilities in crisis situations

The general idea of this research is to analyze overall firm performance before and after the global financial crisis of 2008. The main question is: What kind of strategies did companies adopt that led to positive business performance after the crisis? Are there any particular competitive advantages that bring better performance in the case of an economic downturn? This research focuses on competitive advantage gained by resource-based view attributes of a product (quality, durability and prestige) and dynamic capabilities (strategic flexibility in product development and technological innovation ability). The economic crisis setting provides a proper background to analyze the competitive advantage strategies in a dynamic, low-probability environment to determine which are most worth adopting in the business world. I employ an OLS regression analysis in order to measure the business performance of 136 Brazilian firms across four years – 2002, 2005, 2008 and 2012. The findings indicate that even though all of the strategic resources and capabilities positively influence firm performance in expansionary periods, only the superior product characteristics are pertinent in surviving an economic downturn.

Elementos da cultura que dificultam a entrega de resultados em um órgão público da administração direta

Esta dissertação se insere no campo dos debates que apontam para o impacto da cultura nacional sobre a cultura organizacional, oferecendo, por meio de um estudo de caso, especificidades de um órgão público brasileiro pertencente à administração direta. O trabalho é dedicado à realização de um diagnóstico, buscando compreender como elementos da cultura desse órgão dificultam a sua entrega de resultados. Partindo de um referencial teórico que caracteriza os traços da cultura nacional na maneira brasileira de administrar, assim como da abordagem dos chamados intangíveis na gestão, foi realizado um mergulho na dinâmica organizacional, procurando identificar os passivos intangíveis que dificultam a entrega de seus resultados. Por meio das lentes dos próprios servidores, obtidas a partir de vinte e uma entrevistas em profundidade, foram levantadas as especificidades de cultura e gestão no referido órgão, debatendo temas como: missão, planejamento estratégico, liderança, processos e tecnologia da informação, pessoas, treinamentos e alocação dos recursos. O resultado das análises conduziu para a visão de uma necessidade premente na organização de se tratar o fator humano em uma visão estratégica, criando-se um novo contexto capacitante em busca da excelência organizacional. Foram propostas alternativas para iniciar a pavimentação desse novo caminho, que tem como alicerces principais a integração e o envolvimento de pessoas na busca por resultados.

Strategic outsourcing? : the Philips case in the LCD TV market

This work seeks to assess the outsourcing process adopted by Philips for producing LCD televisions. The authors used the Resource-based Theory and the Transaction Cost Theory for analyzing the case. Based on industry data and interviews with ten of the company’s senior executives, this study sought to understand how the decision making process was carried out and how it affected the company’s activities in the field of LCD televisions. Philips has lost its competitiveness in the Brazilian market – it went from being the leader in 2006 to fourth place in 2009, both as far as regards its sales volume and value. The executives pointed out that the LCD panel is an important resource and that its supply by third parties represented a high transaction cost. The results illustrate the complementarity that exists between the RBT and TCT theories in a competitive environment that has few players.

Planejameto municipal do turismo: diretrizes e perspectivas - o caso da SETURDE

Given the uncertainties of the environment in today's world, strategic planning is again discussed as an important tool to position the organization in future likely. To address this a more dynamic and less linear, trying to adapt the multiple realities, the method of scenarios can be one of the strategies to anticipate future designs. In the public sphere, an efficient implementation of human resources and financial managers require a new approach to the formulation of strategies. Tourism, in turn, presents itself as an important segment of the national economy shaped up as a major source of funds for the formation of the Gross Domestic Product - GDP - of states and municipalities. This study aims to know the guidelines and perspectives of municipal planning of tourism in the city of Natal/RN from the case by the representatives of the sector. The survey was developed based on a qualitative, exploratory, based on the case in the Secretaria Municipal de Turismo e Desenvolvimento Econômico - SETURDE. The results express that the body goes through a time of changes in its organizational structure and in defining its role with the local tourism. The national plan for tourism and the choice of Christmas as the host city for the World Cup in 2014 have stimulated interest in developing a formal strategic planning in the organization. However, when it comes to more complex tools, such as the method of future scenarios, the technical know its definition and importance for future actions. The results presented support the conclusion that the actions are designed intuitively and without complying with the scientific methods developed for this purpose, as the method of strategic scenarios. However, the evidence beginning to emerge from the plans and documents issued by the federal government, as well as the Secretary's own initiative, direct the actions of the body to coordinate and act as a fulcrum for local action to the increase in tourism

O city marketing em Natal/RN e a construção da imagem da cidade

The growing importance of tourism in overall economic activity worldwide has favored the intensification of competition among cities that seek to create environments attractive to tourists and potential investors. It has been common practice to import characteristics of the business environment in the public management of cities. The city marketing is a key tool used by public leaders to promote a linkage between the tourism image and urban image and involves, in addition to promoting the image of the city, the planning of interventions in urban space, trying to formulate a positive image of the city able to facilitate the deployment of capital. This research seeks to understand the nature of city marketing as part of contemporary urban management and analyzes how is its application in decisions concerning the promotion of tourism in Natal/RN. The approach of this research is qualitative, exploratory and descriptive, in which respondents were the main leaders of two of the official tourism site, the Empresa Potiguar de Promoção Turística and the Secretaria Municipal de Turismo e Desenvolvimento Econômico. It was found that there is a strong articulation of public power with private enterprise in the design and conduct of the actions of urban marketing, that from the survey data show that the behavior of target markets provide guidelines for taking strategic decisions relating to tourism. Sun and sea are some key elements explored to form the image of Natal and to authorize the sale of the city as a tropical paradise. However, there is an increase in the diversification of tourism products, seeking to increase flow to the segments of ecotourism, adventure, business and culture. It s also growing the use of local culture as a tourism product, however, the cultural representation focuses on superficial values and does not bring to light the social and historical richness that the city has. Public authorities use the city marketing strategies as a means able to maximize the attractiveness of Natal urban space to investors, business groups and tourists. It can be observed that urban managers seek solutions that can continuously increase the tours, which often manifests in interventions that focus the tourist areas of the city, in oposition of those who do not contribute to a positive reading of the city, which ultimately generate the worsening of spacial and social inequalities

Análise da gestão da cadeia de suprimentos de um supermercado varejista através da utilização do modelo SCOR

In the last decade the complexity of the environment in which organizations are embedded increased dramatically, having on one side the increasingly demanding consumers in regard to the quality and value of the product and the other companies with the need to reduce operating costs in order to achieve greater profitability, without this there is a downturn in growth or market share powers. In this context the necessity of effectively structuring actions relating to the line with the operational work processes so that business objectives are achieved organizational strategic planning, ensuring the competitiveness of the organization. This study aims to analyze how you have made the management of the supply chain in a grocery retailer in the light of guidelines of Supply Chain Management by using the SCOR model. For realization of this study a survey was needed, classified according to their goals, exploratory and descriptive as to its procedure, document, field and case study. Thus, the processing of data will be qualitative merit, using the thematic categorical analysis of Bardin (1977). Thus, to obtain data interviews together the operational and strategic management of a company that was named Supermarket Omega were performed. After analyzing the information obtained is perceived that there is an effort of the organization enhance its management of the supply chain. However, there is a lack of alignment between the various areas that compose it. About their work processes, we stress that the focus of the company is still very directed on sailing than profitability, although it is undergoing a transformation in its organizational culture However, records the existence of many improvement projects in developing. Thus, it can be noticed that there is some consistency between the assumptions of the SCOR model and applied within the supply chain Omega Supermarket, although a greater effort to better align with the model still needs to be studied

A intenção e o gesto :ações gerenciais de enfermeiros em espaços hospitalares

The present study analyses the supervisory practice of the nurse in the hospital environment. It has, as its main objective identify the use of planning, supervision and evaluation, as managerial instruments in the daily nursing practice. It tries also to identify the importance given to these instruments in their supervisory actions and the difficulties encountered in their use. It deals with an exploratory and analytical investigation with a qualitative approach having as its main point of analysis the principles of strategic planning. In order for it to be done 10 nurses were interviewed, distributed in three public hospitals in the city of Natal/RN. The results show that, although the nurses recognize the importance of the managerial instruments, they do not put them into practice in an effective and systematic way. They justify it because of the existence of personal, professional and institutional difficulties. On the other hand we could conclude from what they say that there is the desire to overcome the eminently burocratic vision of the management. Thus, they express a feeling for change and point in the direction of looking for ways that will contribute to innovate this practice

Construção e implementação do Balanced Scorecard em uma organização educacional: o caso do Serviço Nacional de Aprendizagem Comercial do Rio Grande do Norte SENAC RN

The changes that have taken place in the organizational environment in recent decades have led to new performance measurement systems being proposed, given the inadequacy of traditional models. The Balanced Scorecard (BSC) emerged as an instrument to translate financial and non-financial assets into real values for all interested parties in the organization, allowing the introduction of strategies to achieve the desired goals. Research shows that most errors committed with the use of this method are related to the implementation process. Thus, the aim of this dissertation is to analyze the process of building and implementing the BSC in an organization. This empirical exploratory study is based on the classic case study method, which enables the researcher to work with a set of evidence, including direct observation, interviews and document analysis. The results show that the use of BSC in the company investigated posed problems during the process of building and implementing the method. These problems were caused mainly by the lack of involvement on the part of upper management and the team s scant knowledge of Balanced Scorecard. One of the gains obtained from adopting the system was the introduction and/or consolidation of a culture of strategic planning and participative management. The continuous implementation phase was highlighted in the monitoring program, created by the organization in an attempt to reverse existing problems, using the BSC as a third generation strategic management system, which led to significant gains, better use of the system and stronger management practices

Strategic capacitor placement in distribution systems by minimisation of harmonics amplification because of resonance

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Gestão Sustentável da água: um estudo da conscientização ambiental em atividades residenciais urbanas

The search for sustainable solutions through an appropriate environmental administration of the available natural resources, that comes from encounter to the aspirations of preservation of the environment and of the human being, in way to diagnose and to solve the environmental and social problems with the smallest possible impact to the nature and the man, it is the great challenge, so much for that generation, as for the future generations. The study of the environmental problems of the water and the participation and the social actors' environmental understanding as a whole, interferes in the field of the thematic environmental international, contemplating the strategic need of an appropriate administration of that very natural one, through a program returned to the diagnosis of the problems and in the search of compatible maintainable solutions, in a social and environmental politics of planning and environmental education, centered above all in the citizen's voice , user of that system. The present thesis she seeks to study the problem of the maintainable administration of the water, focusing the participation and the citizen's environmental understanding in the use of that very natural one for urban residential activities, in what concerns the approach and analyses of variables that treat of the measurement of general knowledge and you adapt, sense of community of the access to the means of information and of the attitudes and environmental behaviors, besides the variables of partner-demographic characterization or personal identification of the interviewed ones of an exploratory research of the type " survey ", accomplished through a stratified aleatory sampling, being the strata each one of the 4 (four) Political-Administrative Areas of the Natal city, having happened the collection of the data in the period of february to april/2002. The methodology used in this work it constitutes in the application of questionnaires with scales of the type Likert to measure the echo-varied of the study, besides a partner-demographic scale for the characterization of the studied sample. For the analysis of the results, it was made an exploratory descriptive study initially, followed by the use of techniques statistical multivariate s, such as, factorial analysis through the application of main components, besides the accomplishment of studies of multiple lineal regression. To complement this study, the accomplishment of Tests of Independence was proceeded through the Qui-square of Pearson, in way to verify the dependence of the associations between the partner-demographic variables and the principal selected variables and presents in the resulting factors of the factorial analysis. The results appear for a low level of environmental knowledge, of access to the information and community's sense, besides the verification that the principal factors resultants send for the need of feeling emphasis in the programs and administration actions addressed for the environmental understanding, the behaviors and attitudes that approach the information and the environmental education, besides the reuse of the water