Lançando luzes sobre a gestão de operações do setor eletroeletrônico brasileiro

This article aims to present and discuss the operations management in the Brazilian electronics sector. The electronics sector is one of the most important in Brazil, accounting for 4% of Gross Domestic Product (GDP). Much of the available literature focuses on the discussion of policies to strengthen the sector, without, however, to discuss its operations management, yet little known. To fill this gap in the literature, a quantitative research has been conducted, through a survey with companies of the Brazilian Association of Electrical and Electronics Industry (Abinee). The collected data were supplemented with secondary data, drawing a big picture about the sector in Brazil. The results indicate the need for companies to invest more in using information technology to expand the integration of processes, planning and developing products integrating with customers and suppliers, increases adoption of management practices in the supply chain. The originality of this paper is to shed light on the operations management of an economically relevant sector generating insights for scholars, practitioners and policymakers focused on Brazilian electronics sector

Empowerment dos funcionários e níveis de maturidade da gestão ambiental nas empresas: um modelo conceitual

This paper discusses a human resource management dimension that is rarely integrated with the theme of corporate environmental management: the employees’ empowerment .Indeed, human resources dimensions are considered non-technical factors that directly affect the integration of environmental performance in companies. Among these dimensions of human resources necessary for environmental management, we highlight the empowerment of employees. Thus, this research provides theoretical basis on environmental management in company and on employee empowerment and the integration of these themes. Finally, a framework for an effective corporate environmental management through empowerment is presented. We intend to contribute in this way for management researchers and organizational leaders, within a scope still scarce of theoretical articulations.O presente trabalho trata de um aspecto/filosofia gerencial de recursos humanos que raras vezes é explorado de forma integrada à gestão ambiental empresarial: o empowerment (ou empoderamento) dos funcionários. Com efeito, os aspectos humanos são considerados fatores não técnicos que afetam diretamente a inserção da dimensão ambiental nas empresas. Dentre esses aspectos humanos necessários para a gestão ambiental destaca-se o empowerment dos funcionários. Dessa forma, este artigo apresenta fundamentação teórica sobre gestão ambiental na empresa, sobre empowerment dos funcionários e sobre a integração dessas temáticas. Por fim, um modelo conceitual para efetiva gestão ambiental empresarial por meio do empowerment é apresentado. Espera-se contribuir, desse modo, para a atuação de pesquisadores de gestão e dirigentes organizacionais, devido a um escopo ainda escasso de articulações teóricas sobre o assunto

A GESTÃO AMBIENTAL NA EMPRESA POR MEIO DA ARTICULAÇÃO DE EQUIPES:UMA PERSPECTIVA INTEGRADA E EVOLUTIVA

The present article proposes an approach integrated among the taxonomies of the environmental management in the company and the evolutionary stages of the team work. For such, the principal proposals of evolution of the environmental management found in the specialized literature were articulated with the possible categories of the work teams. The environmental management in the company tends to be supported by the constitution of several types of teams, and when it develops to a superior performance, the team work tends to evolve with it. Thus, in one of the extremes of this reflection, the strategic environmental management tends to be aided by the formation of teams of high acting. The article contributes with the literature that integrates the team work and the environmental management, which is still extremely scarce, mainly in what concerns to the Brazilian scientific production. It still develops an evolutionary perspective of those variables, which supplies subsidies so that organizational leaders and researchers in administration can understand the current managerial maturity and the necessary efforts to reach a superior environmental acting.El presente artículo propone un abordaje integrado entre las taxonomías de la gestión ambiental en la empresa y las prácticas evolutivas de trabajo en equipo. Para tanto, las principales propuestas de evolución de la gestión ambiental encontradas en la literatura especializada fueron articuladas con las posibles categorías de los equipos de trabajo. La gestión ambiental en la empresa tiende a ser apoyada por la constitución de diversos tipos de equipos, siendo que, cuando ella evoluciona para una actuación superior, el trabajo en equipo tiende a acompañar tal evolución. Así, en uno de los extremos de esa reflexión, la gestión ambiental estratégica tiende a ser amparada por la formación de equipos de alto desempeño. El artículo contribuye con la literatura que integra el trabajo en equipo y la gestión ambiental, la cual todavía es extremamente escasa, principalmente en lo que toca a la producción científica brasileña. Desarrolla, aun, una perspectiva evolutiva de esas variables, que provee subvenciones para que dirigentes organizacionales e investigadores en gestión puedan comprender la madurez empresarial actual y los esfuerzos necesarios para que se alcance un desempeño ambiental superior.O presente artigo propõe uma abordagem integrada entre as taxonomias da gestão ambiental na empresa e os estágios evolutivos do trabalho em equipe. Para tanto, as principais propostas de evolução da gestão ambiental encontradas na literatura especializada foram articuladas com as possíveis categorias das equipes de trabalho. A gestão ambiental na empresa tende a ser apoiada pela constituição de diversos tipos de equipes, sendo que quando ela evolui para uma performance superior, o trabalho em equipe tende a acompanhar tal evolução. Assim, em um dos extremos dessa reflexão, a gestão ambiental estratégica tende a ser amparada pela formação de equipes de alto desempenho. O artigo contribui com a literatura que integra o trabalho em equipe e a gestão ambiental, a qual ainda é extremamente escassa, principalmente no que concerne à produção científica brasileira. Desenvolve, ainda, uma perspectiva evolutiva dessas variáveis, que fornece subsídios para que dirigentes organizacionais e pesquisadores em gestão possam compreender a maturidade empresarial atual e os esforços necessários para que se alcance um desempenho ambiental superior

An assessment of the causes and consequences of agricultural land abandonment in Europe

The agriculture sector is the principal source of income for around 20% of the EU-26 population, which live in predominantly rural regions that would be devastated without its contribution. Moreover, the combined agricultural and food sector forms an important part of the EU economy, accounting for 15 million jobs (8.3% of total employment) and 4.4% of GDP. The 12 million active farmers across Europe today, have an average farm size of about 15 ha, and are expected to meet the needs of 500 million Europeans. In addition, they are also expected to promote a sustainable and balanced development of their land, also in areas where production conditions are difficult. Yet, despite the relevance of the sector, the use of land for agriculture purposes is not very sustainable. Among other issues, there is a serious problem in respect of the abandonment of agricultural land. Based on the perceived need for research on this topic, the aim of this paper is to examine the causes and consequences of agricultural land abandonment, outlining its social, economic and environmental impacts, as well as the implications for territorial integration

Selecting green suppliers based on GSCM practices: Using Fuzzy TOPSIS applied to a Brazilian electronics company

Due to an increased awareness and significant environmental pressures from various stakeholders, companies have begun to realize the significance of incorporating green practices into their daily activities. This paper proposes a framework using Fuzzy TOPSIS to select green suppliers for a Brazilian electronics company; our framework is built on the criteria of green supply chain management (GSCM) practices. An empirical analysis is made, and the data are collected from a set of 12 available suppliers. We use a fuzzy TOPSIS approach to rank the suppliers, and the results of the proposed framework are compared with the ranks obtained by both the geometric mean and the graded mean methods of fuzzy TOPSIS methodology. Then a Spearman rank correlation coefficient is used to find the statistical difference between the ranks obtained by the three methods. Finally, a sensitivity analysis has been performed to examine the influence of the preferences given by the decision makers for the chosen GSCM practices on the selection of green suppliers. Results indicate that the four dominant criteria are Commitment of senior management to GSCM; Product designs that reduce, reuse, recycle, or reclaim materials, components, or energy; Compliance with legal environmental requirements and auditing programs; and Product designs that avoid or reduce toxic or hazardous material use. © 2013 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved

Toward greener supply chains: is there a role for the new ISO 50001 approach to energy and carbon management?

© 2016, The Author(s). Considering the increased interest of stakeholders in climate change and a low-carbon economy, this article has investigated and identified several contributions of the ISO 50001 in support of the adoption of green supply chain management (GSCM). In this context, energy efficiency and reduced CO 2 emissions are critical. Therefore, the proposal for and the requirements of ISO 50001 can generate useful insights on how to structure green and low-carbon supply chains, hence helping to address the challenges posed by climate change

Contributions of human resource management along the evolution stages of environmental management in companies: survey and study of multiple cases

O propósito desta tese é analisar as contribuições da gestão de recursos humanos ao longo dos estágios evolutivos da gestão ambiental empresarial. Para tanto, realizou-se uma fundamentação teórica sobre a evolução da gestão ambiental nas empresas e sobre como as principais dimensões funcionais e competitivas da gestão de recursos humanos podem contribuir com os objetivos de gestão ambiental. Esta fundamentação teórica apoiou o desenvolvimento de uma triangulação da pesquisa empírica, pautada em duas fases complementares. Na primeira delas, dados foram coletados junto a 94 empresas possuidoras de certificação ISO 14001, para posterior análise e processamento, por meio de técnicas estatísticas descritivas, de correlação e de análise fatorial, gerando diretrizes analíticas relevantes para subsidiar a segunda fase da pesquisa empírica. Essa segunda fase constou da realização de um estudo de múltiplos casos junto a quatro empresas para a análise em profundidade das contribuições da gestão de recursos humanos para a gestão ambiental empresarial. Os resultados permitem constatar que a evolução da gestão ambiental empresarial requer o apoio de diferentes dimensões da gestão de recursos humanos, em termos de quantidade e intensidade das interações estabelecidas.The purpose of this research is to analyze the contributions of human resources management along the evolution stages of environmental management in companies. Thus a theoretical framework about environmental management and its evolution and the greening of the functional and competitive dimensions of human resource management was elaborated. This revision of literature supports the development of a triangular empirical research which is developed in two complimentary phases. In the first phase, data was collected from 94 brazilian companies with ISO 14001 certification, for further analysis and processing through statically descriptive techniques, Spearman correlation and factor analysis. These statistical methods provide relevant analytical directions to support the second phase of this empirical research. The second phase consists of a study of multiple cases in four brazilian companies to further understand the contributions of human resources management to environmental management mainly in the context of production function. The results give evidence that the evolution of environmental management requires support from the various dimensions of human resource management in terms of variety and intensity of the relationship established