Institutional Environment
Mostrando 25-36 de 321 artigos, teses e dissertações.
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25. The role of Brazil in the multilateral financial system: an analysis of domestic and structural factors (2003-2015)
At the beginning of the 21st century, a series of structural and domestic factors created an environment favourable to the projection of Brazil in the international financial agenda. The period was marked by intense intellectual productivity and reflections about the country's role in the world, leading to the quest for an independent and dynamic foreign pol
Bras. Political Sci. Rev.. Publicado em: 11/12/2017
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26. Los caminos de la innovación y la inclusión en las empresas multinacionales que operan en México
Abstract Innovation and inclusion are two key topics in the public agenda in Mexico. In recent years, public policies have focused on the promotion of innovation through various programs, expecting that this, in turn, might encourage social inclusion. In the academic field, current theoretical discussions have analyzed the relation between these two concepts
Sociologias. Publicado em: 2017-12
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27. CONTEMPORARY SLAVERY IN BRAZIL: WHAT HAVE COMPANIES (NOT) DONE TO PREVENT IT?
ABSTRACT Purpose: Identify the practices adopted by companies to monitor and prevent contemporary slavery and the elements that differentiate companies that adopt monitoring practices for prevention of slavery and those that do not. Originality/value: This question is investigated from the perspective of management, reputation and institutional environment
RAM, Rev. Adm. Mackenzie. Publicado em: 2017-08
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28. Managing Security in a Zone of Peace: Brazil´s Soft Approach to Regional Governance
Abstract Given Brazil’s regional prevalence, its low, late and soft investment in regional security governance appears puzzling. We approach the puzzle through an analysis of contextual features, institutional overlap and policy networks, especially regarding nuclear energy and the environment. Our findings show that Brazil’s behavior is explained by a c
Rev. bras. polít. int.. Publicado em: 27/04/2017
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29. What Accounts for Plural Forms of Governance Structure in the Same Industry or Firm - The Case of the Brazilian Electricity Industry
Abstract Governance structures are described as a spectrum with the market and vertical integration as its poles. During the past decades, the theoretical and empirical work aligned with New Institutional Economics sought to understand the factors that determine which transactions will run through the market and which will run within the firms. However, the
BAR, Braz. Adm. Rev.. Publicado em: 13/02/2017
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30. La evaluación del desarrollo psicológico en los dispensarios de lactantes de Buenos Aires: medicina y psicología en la Argentina, 1935-1942
Abstract This article explores the medical use of techniques for psychological evaluation in the dispensarios de lactantes (infant and toddler clinics) in Buenos Aires within the framework of historical studies of psychology in Argentina. It analyzes the institutional environment in order to shed light on the framework of discourses within which the interest
Hist. cienc. saude-Manguinhos. Publicado em: 12/09/2016
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31. Do the Board of Directors Composition and the Board Interlocking Influence on Performance?
Abstract This study analyzes the influence of composition of the Board of Directors and their social relations (board interlocking) on performance of Brazilian companies. A descriptive study based on documentary research was conducted with a total of 1,163 companies' observations and 18,119 standardized observations regarding directors. Simultaneous equation
BAR, Braz. Adm. Rev.. Publicado em: 07/07/2016
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32. Los halos de inhibición en la remediación de suelos amazónicos contaminados con petróleo
Abstract We analyze the history of bioremediation of soils contaminated with petroleum in the Ecuadorian Amazon from 1994 to 2014. Although there were some technoscientific “successes,” we argue that the opportunity to develop a process of scientific excellence was thwarted by lack of an institutional framework and the political will to oversee research
Hist. cienc. saude-Manguinhos. Publicado em: 2015-12
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33. Brazilian Multinationals' Ownership Mode: The Influence of Institutional Factors and Firm Characteristics
This work investigates whether host countries institutional factors and firm characteristics can help the understanding of Brazilian multinationals' choices of ownership mode for their foreign direct investments (FDI). Brazil is a privileged locus for research on emerging market multinationals (EMNEs), given its growing stock of outward FDI. The paper contri
BAR, Braz. Adm. Rev.. Publicado em: 2015-06
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34. The Institutional Presidency from a Comparative Perspective: Argentina and Brazil since the 1980s
This paper focuses on the evolution of the institutional presidency – meaning the cluster of agencies that directly support the chief of the executive – in Argentina and Brazil since their redemocratization in the 1980s. It investigates what explains the changes that have come about regarding the size of the institutional presidency and the types of agen
Bras. Political Sci. Rev.. Publicado em: 2015-04
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35. The Economic Role of the Portuguese Agricultural Cooperatives
Since 2008 Portugal began to be influenced by a financial crisis, public budget troubles and an economic crisis. In line with the new economic paradigm within the EU, is publicly acknowledged that the overcoming of this crisis should be based on the production of transactional goods, where the agricultural sector deserves a special attention. The objective o
Rev. Econ. Sociol. Rural. Publicado em: 2015-03
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36. The role of home country political resources for Brazilian multinational companies
This paper aims to analyze the interactions between home country governments and Developing Country Multinational Companies (DMNCs). Drawing on evidence from the Brazilian political environment and Brazilian multinationals we investigate the mechanisms governments use to influence the internationalization process of domestic companies and firms' political st
BAR, Braz. Adm. Rev.. Publicado em: 2013-12