Firms Competitiveness
Mostrando 1-12 de 47 artigos, teses e dissertações.
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1. Automobile insurance in Brazil: market concentration and demand
RESUMO Este trabalho estuda dois aspectos do mercado de seguros de automóvel no Brasil: o primeiro visa determinar o grau de competitividade das empresas que o compõem e, o segundo, estimar e analisar a demanda por seguros de automóveis. A maioria de estudos no Brasil sobre o setor de seguros de automóveis versa sobre o desempenho das empresas desse seto
Rev. contab. finanç.. Publicado em: 06/05/2019
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2. Management practices and competitiveness: A multisector study in the Brazilian industry
Abstract The Practice-Based View (PBV) is an insightful approach among alternative theories of firm competitiveness. However, it hardly addresses industry level effects on the adoption of management practices and consequent performance impacts. We investigate if industrial sectors that are technologically sophisticated, more exposed to competition, and recei
BAR, Braz. Adm. Rev.. Publicado em: 21/01/2019
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3. DEVELOPERS VIEWS ON INFORMATION SYSTEMS QUALITY AND SUCCESS IN CANADIAN SOFTWARE DEVELOPMENT FIRMS
ABSTRACT For years software developers have struggled in their attempts to deliver high quality and successful software products. A survey was conducted in Canada to assess the main determinants of information systems (IS) quality and success. The survey confirmed the notion that developer skills and contribution had the greatest impact on information system
JISTEM J.Inf.Syst. Technol. Manag.. Publicado em: 2017-04
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4. Management Practices as Capabilities Leading to Superior Performance
Abstract This paper has three main contributions to the debate about the value of management practices. First, the empirical confirmation of a strong and significant relationship between the level of management practices and three major dimensions of firms' performance (profitability, growth and productivity). The value of this contribution is grounded on a
BAR, Braz. Adm. Rev.. Publicado em: 24/11/2016
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5. Dynamics of competition and survival
Along time, increasing competitiveness is said to have shortened firms' life spans; however, for those who managed to survive, the question relies on what are the best competitive positions. The question is whether firms can sustain a competitive advantage for longer periods. To answer it, this article analyzes the combined performance (profit and growth) tr
BAR, Braz. Adm. Rev.. Publicado em: 2014-03
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6. ANÁLISE DA COMPETITIVIDADE DO SETOR SUCROENERGÉTICO NA REGIÃO NORDESTE. / SECTOR ANALYSIS OF COMPETITIVENESS SUGARCANE IN NORTHEAST REGION.
The aim of this work is to analyze the competitiveness of ethanol, sugar and bioenergy industry installed in the Northeast of Brazil, comparing it to established industry in the Mid-South economic region. The growth occurred since 2004 in production and consumption of ethanol in Brazilian and international markets has encouraged the inflow of new entrants in
IBICT - Instituto Brasileiro de Informação em Ciência e Tecnologia. Publicado em: 06/07/2012
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7. Governança corporativa: geração de valor - um estudo das empresas brasileiras de capital aberto com ações negociadas na bolsa de valores de São Paulo no período 2000 até 2011
Since the early 1980s the Corporate Governance has become the main global focus of discussion about the top management. In Brazil the topic has gained impact from 1995, the foundation year of the IBCA (Instituto Brasileiro de Conselheiros de Admininstração), current IBGC (Instituto Brasileiro de Governança Corporativa). The adoption and improvement of cor
IBICT - Instituto Brasileiro de Informação em Ciência e Tecnologia. Publicado em: 27/03/2012
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8. Evolução da política de ciência, tecnologia e inovação : uma análise exploratória dos instrumentos de financiamento sob a coordenação da Finep / Evolution of the science, technology and innovation policy : an exploratory analysis of the financial instruments coordinated by the Finep
The Brazilian Science, Technology and Innovation Policy (STIP) began in the late 90s a reform process based on the expansion of the legal framework to encourage innovation and the creation of stable sources of funding for their actions. These main elements enabled the creation of a set of instruments for promoting R&D&I, which had the purpose of contributing
IBICT - Instituto Brasileiro de Informação em Ciência e Tecnologia. Publicado em: 26/08/2011
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9. Proposta de um método de aprimoramento do processo de montagem utilizando a metodologia soda e ahp com rating / Proposal for an improvement method for assembly process using the soda methodology and ahp with rating
Technological developments, the quality demanded by the customer and increased competition are some of the variables that pressure companies to reassess their processes, involving the manufacture in search of productivity, competitiveness and profitability. In a context of increasing global competition and high dynamics, the trend is that manufacturing firms
IBICT - Instituto Brasileiro de Informação em Ciência e Tecnologia. Publicado em: 04/07/2011
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10. Networks versus ICT use: the case of sme from Bahía Blanca, Buenos Aires (Argentina)
Cooperative networks are main tools to improve the competitiveness of Small and Medium Size Enterprises (SME). This study contributes to extend the literature review about the factors that foster firms' cooperative conduct. Apart from that, the paper examines through a LOGIT model, the firm's characteristics, especially ICT (information and communication tec
JISTEM - Journal of Information Systems and Technology Management. Publicado em: 2011
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11. Knowledge effect on firm performance in manufacturing and service firms
This thesis seeks to examine the difference between manufacturing and service firms with respect to the effects of knowledge on performance, and the influence of market turbulence in this relationship. Empirical data, resulting from a survey, was collected from more than 1,206 firms, involving several sectors. Two samples were analyzed, one with 334 manufact
Publicado em: 02/03/2010
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12. From the "dream of opportunities" to the "nirvana of trust" : issues for a framework on cooperative agreement stability / Questões para um modelo de estabilidade nos acordos de cooperação
In the era of hyper-competition, rather than simply coping with dynamic technological capabilities, firms are supposed to have relationship capabilities. Cooperation seems to emerge as an overall option for competitiveness. But a question still remains: is cooperation really cooperative? This paper intends to establish a theoretical approach to the explanati
Publicado em: 2010