Value Co-Creation with Suppliers

The growing specialization of firms and the reinforcement of vertical disintegration have led to an increasing reliance on purchasing and supply management. This means that an increasing proportion of value is created outside the boundaries of the firm, namely by suppliers. In this context, the paper aims to relate the configuration of the bonds companies establish with their suppliers to the process of value creation. The paper furthers our understanding of buyer-supplier relationships as mechanisms for the coordination and development of capabilities on both sides of the dyad. Evidence was found that relationships affect not only the access and exploration of suppliers’ resources, but also the perception the buying firm has about their capabilities which is likely to condition the potential for joint value creation. The main contribution of the paper is that value co-creation involving suppliers must be regarded as a strategic option which depends on several conditions. This research puts in evidence two of these conditions: suppliers’ capabilities and the way the buyer-seller relationships are configured.Buyer-supplier relationships, capabilities, relationship configuration, value creation

Innovation-based Nets as Collective Actors: A Heterarchization Case Study from the Automotive Industry

Cooperation and collaboration between companies represents a key issue within the conceptual framework developed by the IMP Group. However, little attention has been paid to a phenomenon which can result from such collaboration, i.e. collective action. This involves cooperative activities undertaken by a significant number of actors sharing a common aim. This research uses the concept of issue-based net to open new avenues to understand collective action in the context of innovation activities, specifically by analyzing a case study of an innovation-based net in the automotive industry. Two main objectives are addressed in this study: Related to this discussion of different development paths of collective actors, the case study analysis focuses on how issue-based nets emerge and evolve in situations of innovation, specifically, what kind of structure and process issues characterize a heterarchization development path. Furthermore, the analysis addressed how issue-based nets change the positioning of individual member firms, a well as that of the collective actor within the overall network.Innovation, collective actor, issue-based nets, heterarchization, case study, automotive industry

Delayed intramural duodenal hematoma after a simple diagnostic endoscopic ultrasonography fine-needle aspiration procedure

A 65-year-old man was evaluated for a difficult-to-characterize pancreatic head mass in the setting of idiopathic chronic pancreatitis. He had no other relevant medical history and was not taking any anticoagulant or antiplatelet treatment. Endoscopic ultrasonography fine-needle aspiration (EUS-FNA) failed to reveal neoplasm cells. A linear array echoendoscope (Olympus GF-UCT140, Center Valley, PA) was advanced up to the duodenal bulb, from which the head of the pancreas was visualized. After ensuring a vessel-free access to the pancreatic parenchyma, the FNA was performed using a 22G needle (Slimline 22G Handle Needle; Boston Scientific, Marlborough, MA) with a total of 3 passes (Figure 1). Three weeks after this procedure, the patient was admitted for hematemesis preceded by vomiting. On admission, his general physical examination was unremarkable except for jaundice. His blood tests showed no anemia; his platelet count, prothrombin time, amylase, and liver enzymes were within normal range, but his total bilirubin level was elevated (7.4 mg/dL). Upper gastrointestinal endoscopy showed Mallory-Weiss tears, an evident extrinsic compression of the knee, and the second portion of the duodenum, which could not be passed by the endoscope. The investigation by computed tomography and magnetic resonance cholangiopancreatography led to the diagnosis of an 11-cm intramural duodenal hematoma (IDH), leading to both gastric outlet and main biliary duct obstruction (Figure 2). The case was successfully managed with nasogastric decompression and exclusive parenteral feeding. Symptoms improved within 15 days, and cholestasis progressively disappeared.info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersio

The person with diabetes: from a therapeutic to an existential focus

Realizou-se este estudo diante da inquietação com a pessoa com Diabetes, as implicações da doença em sua vida;. fundamentalmente, buscando um deslocamento da doença sob a ótica de um fato para a de um fenômeno, que requer desvelamentos. Conduzido sob o referencial da investigação fenomenológica, com vistas à apreensão da essência do significado de conviver com a doença. O estudo foi realizado obtendo depoimentos de pessoas que experienciam a doença. O contexto da investigação foi uma Instituição de Saúde, localizada na cidade de San Luis Potosí, no México. A análise dos dados possibilitou a construção de categorias temáticas, que revelam facetas importantes do existir dessas pessoas. Abriu perspectivas para um olhar para além da doença, contemplando a pessoa diabética em sua situcionalidade. E assim norteando alguns caminhos para políticas de assistência.This study was motivated by the aspects lived by people with diabetes and the implications the disease have on their lives. In essence, this study was performed with the purpose of changing the disease from its position of a fact to the position of a phenomenon that needs further clarification. Phenomenology was the framework used in this investigation, with a view to undertand the meaning of living with diabetes. The study location was a health institution in the city of San Luis Potosí, Mexico, where people with diabetes were interviewed and provided statements about their experience. Data analysis permitted the construction of thematic categories, which revealed important facets regarding these people's existence. The study provided new perspectives for looking beyond the disease, and seeing the person with diabetes within their situational context, thus, showing some paths for health care policies.Delante de la inquietud con la persona con Diabetes, de las implicaciones de la enfermedad en su vida y, fundamentalmente, buscando comprender la enfermedad como un fenómeno, ya que hasta ahora ha sido observada como un hecho, se realizó este estudio, tratando de obtener de revelaciones la información que ayuden a alcanzar el objetivo pretendido. Conducido bajo el marco de la investigación fenomenológica, con el objetivo de aprehender la esencia del significado de convivir con la enfermedad, el estudio fue realizado obteniendo declaraciones de personas que experimentan la enfermedad. El contexto de la investigación fue una Institución de Salud, localizada en la ciudad de San Luis Potosí, en México. El análisis de los datos posibilitó construir categorías temáticas que revelaron facetas importantes de la existencia de esas personas, abriendo perspectivas para observar más allá de la enfermedad, contemplando a la persona diabética en su situación integral, mostrando, así, algunos caminos para la creación de políticas de asistencia

Vivendo o envelhecer: uma perspectiva fenomenológica

This qualitative study with a phenomenological approach looked at elderly people (60 years of age or more) who attend two Elderly Community Centers located in a state capital in Central-Western Brazil. The goal was to understand the experience of aging through the experience of people who are aging and its meaning for nursing practice. Phenomenological interview resources were used, with the following guiding question: "What is it like to reach this age? To live so many years?" The results showed that these people's main concerns are: to show that they do not lose their identity because they age and that, sometimes, in spite of their chronological age, they do not feel aged; they expect acknowledgement as citizens; they reinforce that being healthy is essential and grants them autonomy in their lives; they emphasize the importance of family support, life and care; they value financial independence and avoid talking about the finite nature of human beings.Se trata de un estudio de naturaleza cualitativa, conducido según el abordaje fenomenológico; tiene como informantes los ancianos (60 años de edad o más), visitantes de los Centros de Convivencia de la Persona Anciana (CCA), localizados en la capital de un estado del centro oeste de Brasil. El objetivo es tratar de entender la vivencia de envejecer a través de la vivencia de las personas que están envejeciendo y comprender el significado que tiene para la práctica de la enfermería. Fueron utilizadas presuposiciones fenomenológicas de la entrevista, con las siguientes preguntas orientadoras "¿Cómo es llegar esa edad? y ¿Cómo es vivir tantos años?" Las preocupaciones principales de estas personas son: mostrar que ellos no pierden su identidad por el envejecer o por la edad cronológica, ellos no se sienten ancianos; sin embargo, esperan ser reconocidos como ciudadanos; ellos refuerzan que tener salud es esencial y hacen lo posible para mantener la autonomía sobre sus vidas; ellos le dan énfasis a la importancia de recibir apoyo, de la convivencia y del cuidado en la familia; ellos valoran la independencia financiera y ellos evitan hablar sobre la condición finita del ser humano.Este estudo é de natureza qualitativa, conduzido segundo a abordagem fenomenológica, tendo como sujeitos pessoas idosas (60 anos de idade ou mais), frequentadoras de dois Centros de Convivência do Idoso, localizados na capital de um Estado da Região Centro-Oeste do Brasil. Proposta: compreensão da vivência do envelhecer por meio da experiência vivida pela pessoa que está envelhecendo e o significado desse experienciar para a prática de enfermagem. Foram utilizados os recursos da entrevista fenomenológica, tendo como questão norteadora Como é chegar a esta idade? Viver tantos anos?. Os resultados evidenciaram que as principais preocupações dessas pessoas são: mostrar que não perdem sua identidade por ficarem idosas e, às vezes, apesar da idade cronológica, não se sentem envelhecidas; esperam o reconhecimento enquanto cidadãos; reforçam que ter saúde é essencial e lhes possibilita manter autonomia sobre suas vidas; enfatizam a importância do apoio, da convivência e do cuidado na família; valorizam a independência financeira e evitam falar sobre a finitude do ser humano

Designing a sports platform for RTP, to increase sports´ content offer - development of a digital sports platform that offers an interactive experience

The project focuses on RTP ́s sports offer with the purpose of understanding how can the company increase the content offer, by developing a digitals ports platform. In order to reach this goal, several analyses were performed, addressing the external and internal environment, by identifying the opportunities and threats of media and sports industries and pointing the strengths and weaknesses of RTP. In order to answer the over riding question, five major recommendations were developed regarding product, placement, promotion, and people