Cultural strategies: how do national cultures impact the operations strategy?

Through the assessment of the fourth round of the High Performance Manufacturing (HPM) project and the introduction of Hofstede’s Cultural Classification, the present work aims to deepen the comprehension of the impact of National Cultures on firms’ Operations Strategy. The ANOVA comparisons of four Operations Strategy elements in countries with different industrialization and development backgrounds (e.g. Germany, China, Brazil and South Korea) suggest that while Integrating Leadership and Implementation of Manufacturing Strategy are affected by the cultural levels of Power Distance, Individualism vs. Collectivism and Uncertainty Avoidance, the other two elements of Operations Strategy, Functional Integration and Formal Manufacturing Strategy, show effects of the degree of Individualism vs. Collectivism and Long-Term Orientation. The results of the study are expected to offer new perspectives on the planning and implementation of strategic and operations management for both practitioners and academics. More specifically, the analysis of cross-cultural influence over operations strategy may contribute to a better understanding of how cooperative behavior may lead firms to generate higher rents through the strengths and weaknesses of their relations, particularly in terms of global supply chains.

Pluralismo metodológico no ensino de ciências

Inspirados numa leitura epistemológica feyerabendiana, este trabalho sugere uma abordagem metodológica pluralista para o ensino das ciências. Defendemos que esse estratagema didático seja potencialmente mais eficaz para a aprendizagem, na medida em que procura dar conta do espectro de questões que se apresentam na sala de aula.

A influência das condições termo-pluviométricas nos indicadores do comércio de Maringá, Estado do Paraná: um ensaio metodológico na perspectiva da valoração ambiental

This article analyzes the degree of thermopluviometric influence on certain indicators in the commerce of Maringa, state of Parana. To the end, climate elements, such as the temperature and prectipitation as well as certain economic indicators, namely: ICMS (taxes), SCPC, Video-Check, Consumption and Consumers of Electric Energy were studied. Graphical analyses along with statistical applications of correlation and regression were performed, as well as the examination of a case study. It is believed that the groups investigated showed variations in the forms of correlation. The results herein presented are in the manner of preliminary trial, representing a first attempt at measuring the actual relationship between the climatic variables (temperature and precipitation) with certain behavioural indicators of commerce in the city of Maringa.

O modelo de Romberg e o percurso metodológico de uma pesquisa qualitativa em educação de uma pesquisa qualitativa em educação

The objective of this study is to present the trajectory of a research project (ALLEVATO, 2005) whose phenomenon of interest is the teaching of mathematics using problem solving with computers. The text is an attempt to portray this trajectory, from the point of view of the methodological route followed by the researcher, which was based on two main axes: the guidance of the educator Thomas A. Romberg (1992), and the guidelines provided by the foundations of qualitative research. The study was developed during a doctoral course offered by the Graduate Program in Mathematics Education at the State University of São Paulo (UNESP), Rio Claro campus.

Magnitud y evolución de la pobreza en México, 1984-1992: informe metodológico

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Desarrollo metodológico de proyecto a nivel de perfil: construcción del Liceo Integrado de Codegua: estudio de caso

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Desarrollo metodológico de proyecto a nivel de perfil sobre disposición final de residuos sólidos urbanos en la provincia de San Antonio: estudio de caso

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Desarrollo metodológico de proyecto a nivel de perfil: reposición consultorio San José de Melipilla: estudio de caso

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Desarrollo metodológico de proyecto a nivel de perfil: construcción de la Central de Abastos de Colima: estudio de caso

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La viabilidad de erradicar la pobreza: un examen conceptual y metodológico

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El capital social en cinco localidades rurales en Chile: marco conceptual y metodológico

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Documento metodológico guía para la elaboración de un proyecto censal

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Manual metodológico para la identificación, preparación y evaluación de proyectos regionales de comercialización

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