Planejamento e Desenvolvimento de Um Curso de Educação Superior de Administração e Negócios com foco em Inovação e Empreendedorismo

As organizações, de modo geral, estão sendo submetidas a um contexto de profundas e transformações o que exige flexibilidade e criatividade tanto nas organizações como no perfil de seus gestores. Esse cenário deve, ou deveria ser, norteador no planejamento e desenvolvimento de um Curso de Graduação em Administração. Na discussão freqüente de quais são as competências que os cursos de administração deveriam desenvolver em seus alunos, flexibilidade, dinamismo, fluência em outros idiomas e criatividade são elementos recorrentes que alertam para a necessidade de uma formação do profissional integral. Em função disso, pode-se inferir que o formato de uma Escola de Negócios, as é bastante adequado para se estruturar um processo de desenvolvimento de competências e ações na área de Gestão tendo como foco a Inovação e o Empreendedorismo. Assim, esse artigo se propõe a apresentar o processo de planejamento de um modelo de Escola de Negócios que está sendo implementado, de forma a atender essa demanda, propondo não só um Projeto Político Pedagógico inovador, mas uma práxis baseada em uma pedagogia dialética, buscando uma aprendizagem integral de corpo discente e docente. A implementação desse projeto prima pela formação por meio de módulos interdisciplinares integrados por semestre

Avaliação de Desempenho nas Empresas de Saneamento Básico: Construção de um Portfólio Bibliográfico Relevante ao Tema

Given the importance of sanitation to society, and the need for its universalization, it is imperative that companies to guide their management on solid pillars and that they reach their social and economic goals. For decision-making translates into effective results, it is necessary to use techniques such as performance evaluation to understand the performance of management and create improvement actions. In this sense, this research aims to seek information into the scientific literature on the topic of performance evaluation on sanitation companies. To meet this goal, the instrument of intervention ProKnow-C (Knowledge Process Development - Constructivist) was used to identify 14 articles that are scientifically recognized and aligned with the research topic. In these articles and references a bibliometric analysis was performed, which permitted to identify the most prominent articles, journals, authors, keywords and impact factor, providing to researchers knowledge for further research on the topic.Dada la importancia del saneamiento para la sociedad, y la necesidad de su universalidad, es esencial que las empresas tengan una gestión guiada en bases sólidas que les llevan a alcanzar sus objetivos sociales y económicos. Para la toma de decisiones se traduce en resultados efectivos, es necesario el uso de técnicas como la evaluación del desempeño al entender la performance de la gestión y la creación de acciones de mejora. En este sentido, esta investigación tiene como objetivo buscar la información en la literatura científica sobre el tema de la evaluación del desempeño de las empresas sanitarias. Para cumplir con este objetivo, el instrumento de la intervención ProKnow-C (Knowledge Development Process – Constructivist) se utilizó para identificar 14 artículos científicamente reconocidos y alineados con el tema de investigación. Estos artículos y sus referencias de bibliometría, revistas, autores, palabras clave y factor de impacto más prominente ser identificados, proporcionando a los investigadores adecuados para futuras investigaciones sobre el tema se celebró el conocimiento.Diante da importância do saneamento básico para a sociedade, e da necessidade de sua universalização, é imprescindível que as empresas tenham uma gestão pautada em bases sólidas que as levem a atingir seus objetivos sociais e econômicos. Para que a tomada de decisão se traduza em resultados eficazes, é necessário a utilização de técnicas como a avaliação de desempenho para entender o desempenho da gestão e criar ações de melhorias. Essa pesquisa tem como objetivo buscar informações na literatura científica sobre a avaliação de desempenho nas empresas de saneamento básico. Para atender tal objetivo, o instrumento de intervenção ProKnow-C (Knowledge Development Process - Constructivist) foi utilizado para a identificação de 14 artigos reconhecidos cientificamente e alinhados com o tema de pesquisa. Nesses artigos, e em suas referências, foi realizada uma análise bibliométrica, identificando artigos, periódicos, autores, palavras-chave e fatores de impacto com maior destaque, propiciando aos pesquisadores conhecimento adequado para aprofundar a pesquisa sobre o tema

Governança Corporativa em um Hospital Privado: Um Estudo de Caso Sobre o Impacto no Desempenho Hospitalar

O presente estudo tem como objetivo geral analisar como a governança corporativa contribui para a melhoria do desempenho em um hospital privado. Como objetivos específicos, esta pesquisa propõe a caracterizar o processo de governança corporativa no hospital, identificar as estratégias de governança corporativa utilizadas, levantar as barreiras e dificuldades encontradas no processo de implementação e verificar as contribuições da governança corporativa para o desempenho do hospital na percepção dos gestores. Trata-se de um estudo de caso único por meio de pesquisa exploratória de natureza qualitativa. A coleta de dados ocorreu em visita de campo e por entrevistas semiestruturadas com profissionais de um hospital particular de São Paulo e a análise de dados foi realizada por meio da análise de conteúdo de Bardin. A pesquisa proporcionou o entendimento das dimensões de pesquisa sobre a estrutura de governança implantada, fatores sobre a implantação e impactos no desempenho. Foi possível observar com a pesquisa que o Conselho de Administração passou a ser o instrumento catalizador de todas as iniciativas dentro do corpo das boas práticas de governança, porém toda a cadeia de gestores estava engajada no sentido de prover decisões mais céleres e pelas pessoas adequadas. Poucas barreiras de implantação foram identificadas no processo e os impactos mapeados no desempenho hospitalar são menos tangíveis, sendo direcionados para os aspectos de gestão: linha decisória mais clara e rápida, melhor alinhamento de esforços por toda a organização, desenvolvimento de lideranças, criação de cultura de prestação de contas mais efetiva (accountability)

Yield Management in higher education institutions: a case study in the distance of education for community university

O aumento da concorrência entre as instituições de ensino superior tem impulsionado-as a buscar maneiras de aumentar a demanda para melhorar seus resultados. O Yield Management vem ao encontro dessa necessidade como uma ferramenta de apoio a gestão que trabalha o equilíbrio entre a demanda e a oferta com o objetivo de maximizar receita. Dentro deste contexto, o presente estudo visa analisar como o Yield Management pode ser utilizado para otimizar a receita de um curso de graduação a distância de uma instituição de ensino superior comunitária. Para tanto, o estudo envolve a aplicação de pesquisa exploratória, de abordagem qualitativa na forma de estudo de caso. A coleta de dados foi realizada por meio de entrevistas. A partir dos resultados obtidos constatou-se: i) que a instituição possui os requisitos necessários para a aplicação da ferramenta Yield Management; ii) que existe uma diminuição no número de matrículas nos últimos dois semestres e que as estratégias utilizadas pelo curso não estão sendo suficientes para o preenchimento das vagas ofertadas; iii) que o modelo proposto permitirá que o curso tenha estratégias voltadas para o equilíbrio entre a oferta e demanda, aumentando o número de matrículas e consequentemente tornando-se mais competitivo. Increased competition between higher education institutions has driven them to seek ways to increase demand to improve your results. Yield Management meets this need as a support management tool that works the balance between demand and supply in order to maximize revenue. Within this context, this study aims to analyze how the Yield Management can be used to optimize the revenue of an undergraduate degree at a distance of a top community college. Therefore, the study involves the application of exploratory research, qualitative approach in the form of case study. Data collection was conducted through interviews. From the results found that: i) the institution has the necessary requirements for the application of Yield Management Tool; ii) there is a decrease in enrollment in the past two semesters and that the strategies used by the course are not enough to fill the vacancies offered; iii) that the proposed model will allow the course has strategies for the balance between supply and demand, increasing enrollment and thus becoming more competitive

Estrate?gia ou Legitimidade? Ana?lise do papel dos Planos de Desenvolvimento Institucional nas Universidades Brasileiras

The aim of this study is to analyze whether Institutional Development Plans (IDP) are strategic documents or simply a response to seeking legitimacy in the face of regulatory pressures. This is a qualitative study based on information from 20 IDPs of Brazilian universities, categorized as private, public, community, or confessional. To analyze the IDPs, the content analysis methodology was used. As a result, it was found that most IDPs are much more descriptive documents, with operational goals and plans, than documents with strategic characteristics. On the other hand, in most of the documents analyzed, there was evidence of the importance and relevance of constructing an IDP as a benefit for the management and the university organization as a whole. It was concluded that IDPs tend to be documents that seek to provide universities with legitimacy in relation to the actors involved. In other words, they converge towards institutional isomorphism. Thus, they are not prepared, and used only due to institutional demands, but mainly due to legal impositions.O objetivo do presente estudo e? analisar se os Planos de Desenvolvimento Institucional (PDI) sa?o documentos estrate?gicos ou simplesmente uma resposta a? busca de legitimidade diante de presso?es regulato?rias. Trata- se de um estudo qualitativo, baseado em informac?o?es de 20 PDIs de universidades brasileiras, categorizadas como privadas, pu?blicas, comunita?rias e confessionais. Para analisar os PDIs, utilizou-se a metodologia de ana?lise de conteu?do. Como resultado, descobriu-se que a maioria sa?o documentos muito mais descritivos, com metas e planos operacionais, do que documentos com caracteri?sticas estrate?gicas. Por outro lado, na maioria dos documentos analisados, evidencia-se a importa?ncia e releva?ncia da construc?a?o de um PDI como benefi?cio para a gesta?o e a organizac?a?o universita?ria como um todo. Concluiu-se que os PDIs tendem a ser documentos que buscam dar legitimidade a?s universidades em relac?a?o aos atores envolvidos. Em outras palavras, eles convergem para o isomorfismo institucional. Assim, eles na?o sa?o preparados e utilizados apenas devido a demandas institucionais, mas principalmente devido a imposic?o?es legais

Geography and ecology shape the phylogenetic composition of Amazonian tree communities

Aim: Amazonia hosts more tree species from numerous evolutionary lineages, both young and ancient, than any other biogeographic region. Previous studies have shown that tree lineages colonized multiple edaphic environments and dispersed widely across Amazonia, leading to a hypothesis, which we test, that lineages should not be strongly associated with either geographic regions or edaphic forest types. Location: Amazonia. Taxon: Angiosperms (Magnoliids; Monocots; Eudicots). Methods: Data for the abundance of 5082 tree species in 1989 plots were combined with a mega-phylogeny. We applied evolutionary ordination to assess how phylogenetic composition varies across Amazonia. We used variation partitioning and Moran\u27s eigenvector maps (MEM) to test and quantify the separate and joint contributions of spatial and environmental variables to explain the phylogenetic composition of plots. We tested the indicator value of lineages for geographic regions and edaphic forest types and mapped associations onto the phylogeny. Results: In the terra firme and várzea forest types, the phylogenetic composition varies by geographic region, but the igapó and white-sand forest types retain a unique evolutionary signature regardless of region. Overall, we find that soil chemistry, climate and topography explain 24% of the variation in phylogenetic composition, with 79% of that variation being spatially structured (R$^{2}$ = 19% overall for combined spatial/environmental effects). The phylogenetic composition also shows substantial spatial patterns not related to the environmental variables we quantified (R$^{2}$ = 28%). A greater number of lineages were significant indicators of geographic regions than forest types. Main Conclusion: Numerous tree lineages, including some ancient ones (>66 Ma), show strong associations with geographic regions and edaphic forest types of Amazonia. This shows that specialization in specific edaphic environments has played a long-standing role in the evolutionary assembly of Amazonian forests. Furthermore, many lineages, even those that have dispersed across Amazonia, dominate within a specific region, likely because of phylogenetically conserved niches for environmental conditions that are prevalent within regions

Geography and ecology shape the phylogenetic composition of Amazonian tree communities

AimAmazonia hosts more tree species from numerous evolutionary lineages, both young and ancient, than any other biogeographic region. Previous studies have shown that tree lineages colonized multiple edaphic environments and dispersed widely across Amazonia, leading to a hypothesis, which we test, that lineages should not be strongly associated with either geographic regions or edaphic forest types.LocationAmazonia.TaxonAngiosperms (Magnoliids; Monocots; Eudicots).MethodsData for the abundance of 5082 tree species in 1989 plots were combined with a mega-phylogeny. We applied evolutionary ordination to assess how phylogenetic composition varies across Amazonia. We used variation partitioning and Moran's eigenvector maps (MEM) to test and quantify the separate and joint contributions of spatial and environmental variables to explain the phylogenetic composition of plots. We tested the indicator value of lineages for geographic regions and edaphic forest types and mapped associations onto the phylogeny.ResultsIn the terra firme and várzea forest types, the phylogenetic composition varies by geographic region, but the igapó and white-sand forest types retain a unique evolutionary signature regardless of region. Overall, we find that soil chemistry, climate and topography explain 24% of the variation in phylogenetic composition, with 79% of that variation being spatially structured (R2 = 19% overall for combined spatial/environmental effects). The phylogenetic composition also shows substantial spatial patterns not related to the environmental variables we quantified (R2 = 28%). A greater number of lineages were significant indicators of geographic regions than forest types.Main ConclusionNumerous tree lineages, including some ancient ones (>66 Ma), show strong associations with geographic regions and edaphic forest types of Amazonia. This shows that specialization in specific edaphic environments has played a long-standing role in the evolutionary assembly of Amazonian forests. Furthermore, many lineages, even those that have dispersed across Amazonia, dominate within a specific region, likely because of phylogenetically conserved niches for environmental conditions that are prevalent within regions

Mapping density, diversity and species-richness of the Amazon tree flora

Using 2.046 botanically-inventoried tree plots across the largest tropical forest on Earth, we mapped tree species-diversity and tree species-richness at 0.1-degree resolution, and investigated drivers for diversity and richness. Using only location, stratified by forest type, as predictor, our spatial model, to the best of our knowledge, provides the most accurate map of tree diversity in Amazonia to date, explaining approximately 70% of the tree diversity and species-richness. Large soil-forest combinations determine a significant percentage of the variation in tree species-richness and tree alpha-diversity in Amazonian forest-plots. We suggest that the size and fragmentation of these systems drive their large-scale diversity patterns and hence local diversity. A model not using location but cumulative water deficit, tree density, and temperature seasonality explains 47% of the tree species-richness in the terra-firme forest in Amazonia. Over large areas across Amazonia, residuals of this relationship are small and poorly spatially structured, suggesting that much of the residual variation may be local. The Guyana Shield area has consistently negative residuals, showing that this area has lower tree species-richness than expected by our models. We provide extensive plot meta-data, including tree density, tree alpha-diversity and tree species-richness results and gridded maps at 0.1-degree resolution

Geography and ecology shape the phylogenetic composition of Amazonian tree communities

Aim: Amazonia hosts more tree species from numerous evolutionary lineages, both young and ancient, than any other biogeographic region. Previous studies have shown that tree lineages colonized multiple edaphic environments and dispersed widely across Amazonia, leading to a hypothesis, which we test, that lineages should not be strongly associated with either geographic regions or edaphic forest types. Location: Amazonia. Taxon: Angiosperms (Magnoliids; Monocots; Eudicots). Methods: Data for the abundance of 5082 tree species in 1989 plots were combined with a mega‐phylogeny. We applied evolutionary ordination to assess how phylogenetic composition varies across Amazonia. We used variation partitioning and Moran's eigenvector maps (MEM) to test and quantify the separate and joint contributions of spatial and environmental variables to explain the phylogenetic composition of plots. We tested the indicator value of lineages for geographic regions and edaphic forest types and mapped associations onto the phylogeny. Results: In the terra firme and várzea forest types, the phylogenetic composition varies by geographic region, but the igapó and white‐sand forest types retain a unique evolutionary signature regardless of region. Overall, we find that soil chemistry, climate and topography explain 24% of the variation in phylogenetic composition, with 79% of that variation being spatially structured (R2 = 19% overall for combined spatial/environmental effects). The phylogenetic composition also shows substantial spatial patterns not related to the environmental variables we quantified (R2 = 28%). A greater number of lineages were significant indicators of geographic regions than forest types. Main Conclusion: Numerous tree lineages, including some ancient ones (>66 Ma), show strong associations with geographic regions and edaphic forest types of Amazonia. This shows that specialization in specific edaphic environments has played a long‐standing role in the evolutionary assembly of Amazonian forests. Furthermore, many lineages, even those that have dispersed across Amazonia, dominate within a specific region, likely because of phylogenetically conserved niches for environmental conditions that are prevalent within regions

Mapping density, diversity and species-richness of the Amazon tree flora

Using 2.046 botanically-inventoried tree plots across the largest tropical forest on Earth, we mapped tree species-diversity and tree species-richness at 0.1-degree resolution, and investigated drivers for diversity and richness. Using only location, stratified by forest type, as predictor, our spatial model, to the best of our knowledge, provides the most accurate map of tree diversity in Amazonia to date, explaining approximately 70% of the tree diversity and species-richness. Large soil-forest combinations determine a significant percentage of the variation in tree species-richness and tree alpha-diversity in Amazonian forest-plots. We suggest that the size and fragmentation of these systems drive their large-scale diversity patterns and hence local diversity. A model not using location but cumulative water deficit, tree density, and temperature seasonality explains 47% of the tree species-richness in the terra-firme forest in Amazonia. Over large areas across Amazonia, residuals of this relationship are small and poorly spatially structured, suggesting that much of the residual variation may be local. The Guyana Shield area has consistently negative residuals, showing that this area has lower tree species-richness than expected by our models. We provide extensive plot meta-data, including tree density, tree alpha-diversity and tree species-richness results and gridded maps at 0.1-degree resolution