Unidades estratégicas de negócios: uma pesquisa exploratória

This article aims to analyze the management philosophy based on Strategic Business Units (SBU), pointing its origin and confronting the ideas of its main authors. Given the literary scarcity of the subject, the text develops through exploratory research. As a result, General Electric's case will be exposed and commented on, analyzing the difficulties faced by the group in the 60s and pondering how these issues enabled the development of the SBU-based management platform. It then recovers the literature and develops a synoptic reading of the works cited, emphasizing relevant issues that have not yet been developed by science. In conclusion, it is pointed out how this philosophy can contribute to the achievement of perpetuity in modern organizations.Este artículo tiene como objetivo analizar la filosofía de gestión basada en Unidades Estratégicas de Negocio (UEN), señalando su origen y confrontando las ideas de sus principales autores. Dada la escasez literaria del tema, el texto se desarrolla a través de la investigación exploratoria. Como resultado, el caso de General Electric será expuesto y comentado, analizando las dificultades que enfrentó el grupo en la década de 1960 y reflexionando sobre cómo estos problemas permitieron el desarrollo de la plataforma de gestión basada en UEN. A continuación, recupera la literatura y desarrolla una lectura sinóptica de los trabajos citados, haciendo hincapié en cuestiones relevantes que hasta ahora no han sido desarrolladas por la ciencia. En conclusión, se señala cómo esta filosofía puede contribuir al logro de la perpetuidad en las organizaciones modernas.O presente artigo tem por objetivo analisar a filosofia de gestão baseada em Unidades Estratégicas de Negócios (UEN), apontando sua origem e confrontando as ideias dos seus principais autores. Dada a escassez literária acerca do tema, o texto se desenvolve por meio da pesquisa exploratória. Como resultado, será exposto e comentado o case da General Electric, analisando as dificuldades enfrentadas pelo grupo na década de 60 e ponderando como tais questões viabilizaram o desenvolvimento da plataforma de gestão baseada em UEN. Na sequência, recupera a literatura e desenvolve uma leitura sintópica dos trabalhos citados, enfatizando questões relevantes que até o momento não foram desenvolvidas pela ciência. Em conclusão, aponta-se como esta filosofia pode contribuir para o alcance da perenidade nas organizações modernas

Gestión y caracterización de los recursos hídricos en la comunidad del Barro Preto en el municipio de Santa Maria de Itabira MG

Com a baixa disponibilidade de estudo sobre a situação dos recursos hídricos do povoado quilombola do Barro Preto, município de Santa Maria de Itabira MG, foram analisados em campo, parâmetros de qualidade da água, das questões do uso e ocupação do solo e algumas ações antrópicas do consumo ao descarte de esgoto no córrego do Barro Preto. Desta forma, este artigo visou analisar a gestão dos recursos hídricos da comunidade tanto para abastecimento quanto da qualidade da água do ribeirão. Para tanto, a pesquisa foi realizada de forma quali-quantitativa e descritiva, por meio de levantamentos realizados em campo sobre o uso e ocupação do solo na comunidade do Barro Preto. Assim, a observação e a pesquisa experimental foram utilizadas como coleta de dados, usando como unidade de análise o curso de água do manancial. Através da pesquisa em campo foram identificadas as formas desordenadas de uso e ocupação do solo, como a criação de gados em locais destinados a matas ciliares e a proximidade de casas ao ribeirão com descarte direto de esgoto bruto. As análises de água comprovaram a precariedade do manancial com interferências nas taxas de O², além da presença de organismos patogênicos como Escherichia Coli, que podem causar doenças à população consumidora da água do córrego do Barro Preto.The low availability of some studies on the water resources situation of the quilombola population of Barro Preto in the municipality of Santa Maria de Itabira MG, the parameters of water quality in the village were analyzed in the field, soil use and occupation and some anthropogenic actions of the consumption to the discharge of sewage in the Barro Preto stream. In this way, this article aimed to analyze the management of community water resources for water supply and water quality upstream and downstream of the Barro Preto. For this reason, the research was carried out in a qualitative and quantitative way, in a descriptive way by field surveys on the use and soil occupation in the community of Barro Preto. Thus, observation and experimental research were used as data collection, using as a unit of analysis the spring water course. Through field research, the disordered forms of land use and occupation were identified, such as the raising of cattle in places that should be from riparian forests, the proximity of houses to the stream with direct disposal of raw sewage. The water analysis showed a precarious state of the spring with interferences in the O² rates and the presence of pathogenic organisms like Escherichia coli, that can cause diseases to the population of the water consumer of the Barro Preto stream.Con la baja disponibilidad de estudio sobre la situación de los recursos hídricos del pueblo quilombola del Barro Preto, municipio de Santa Maria de Itabira MG, se analizaron en campo, parámetros de calidad del agua, de las cuestiones del uso y ocupación del suelo y algunas acciones antrópicas del consumo al descarte de alcantarillado en el arroyo del Barro Preto. De esta forma, este artículo buscó analizar la gestión de los recursos hídricos de la comunidad tanto para abastecimiento y de la calidad del agua del arroyo. Para ello, la investigación fue realizada de forma cuali-cuantitativa y descriptiva, por medio de levantamientos realizados en campo sobre el uso y ocupación del suelo en la comunidad del Barro Preto. Así, la observación y la investigación experimental fueron utilizadas como recolección de datos, usando como unidad de análisis el curso de agua del manantial. A través de la investigación en campo se identificaron las formas desordenadas de uso y ocupación del suelo, como la cría de ganado en locales destinados a matas ciliares y la proximidad de casas al arroyo con descarte directo de alcantarillado bruto. Los análisis de agua comprobaron la precariedad del manantial con interferencias en las tasas de O², además de la presencia de organismos patógenos como Escherichia Coli, que pueden causar enfermedades a la población consumidora del agua del arroyo del Barro Preto

Food insecurity in families with children under five years of age on the Brazil-Peru Amazon border

Food and nutrition security is the regular and permanent access to quality food in sufficient quantity. The aim of this study was to estimate the prevalence and factors associated with food insecurity in households with children under five in the Amazon frontier Brazil - Peru. The study was conducted in 352 households in Assis Brasil (Brazil) and 89 households Iñapari (Peru), finding a prevalence of food insecurity of 40.6 % and 38.2 % , respectively ( p = 0.856 ) . In Assis Brasil, having domicile with wood floors or land increased by 2.47 times the odds of food insecurity compared to cement fl oors, ceramic or quarry tiles . Belonging to the poorest tertile increased the chance of food insecurity in 6.04 times ( p < 0.001 ), and the increment of each new resident increased by 37 % the chance of food insecurity in the household . In Iñapari, only living in house made of wood or with a wood floor was associated with food insecurity, showing that income is still the main factor associated with food insecurity in the Amazonian borders

Measuring the Sustainability of a Manufacturing Process: A Conceptual Framework

Recently, besides recurrent financial gains, industries have been required to boost their environmental and social performance to fulfil the demands of several stakeholders. Moreover, the need to measure the sustainability of manufacturing processes is recognized because the production and operations managers need to know how they are contributing to the triple bottom line of their respective companies. To do that, many initiatives have been developed although all of them face some limitations: (a) they are only appropriate for the company as a whole, which makes their application for a manufacturing process difficult; (b) they consider the measures for sustainability (economic, environmental and social) as separate variables with no integration among them, which could become a methodological difficulty in case indicators move in different directions; or (c) they are too complicated to be used as a practical tool on the factory floor. Hence, this study proposes a framework to evaluate the sustainability level of a manufacturing process, integrating the economic, environmental, and social variables into a single combined measure. A case study exemplifies how the proposed procedure can be applied in real-world situations

Gerenciamento e caracterização dos recursos hídricos na comunidade do Barro Preto no município de Santa Maria de Itabira MG

The low availability of some studies on the water resources situation of the quilombola population of Barro Preto in the municipality of Santa Maria de Itabira MG, the parameters of water quality in the village were analyzed in the field, soil use and occupation and some anthropogenic actions of the consumption to the discharge of sewage in the Barro Preto stream. In this way, this article aimed to analyze the management of community water resources for water supply and water quality upstream and downstream of the Barro Preto. For this reason, the research was carried out in a qualitative and quantitative way, in a descriptive way by field surveys on the use and soil occupation in the community of Barro Preto. Thus, observation and experimental research were used as data collection, using as a unit of analysis the spring water course. Through field research, the disordered forms of land use and occupation were identified, such as the raising of cattle in places that should be from riparian forests, the proximity of houses to the stream with direct disposal of raw sewage. The water analysis showed a precarious state of the spring with interferences in the O² rates and the presence of pathogenic organisms like Escherichia coli, that can cause diseases to the population of the water consumer of the Barro Preto stream.Com a baixa disponibilidade de estudo sobre a situação dos recursos hídricos do povoado quilombola do Barro Preto, município de Santa Maria de Itabira MG, foram analisados em campo, parâmetros de qualidade da água, das questões do uso e ocupação do solo e algumas ações antrópicas do consumo ao descarte de esgoto no córrego do Barro Preto. Desta forma, este artigo visou analisar a gestão dos recursos hídricos da comunidade tanto para abastecimento quanto da qualidade da água do ribeirão. Para tanto, a pesquisa foi realizada de forma quali-quantitativa e descritiva, por meio de levantamentos realizados em campo sobre o uso e ocupação do solo na comunidade do Barro Preto. Assim, a observação e a pesquisa experimental foram utilizadas como coleta de dados, usando como unidade de análise o curso de água do manancial. Através da pesquisa em campo foram identificadas as formas desordenadas de uso e ocupação do solo, como a criação de gados em locais destinados a matas ciliares e a proximidade de casas ao ribeirão com descarte direto de esgoto bruto. As análises de água comprovaram a precariedade do manancial com interferências nas taxas de O², além da presença de organismos patogênicos como Escherichia Coli, que podem causar doenças à população consumidora da água do córrego do Barro Preto.Con la baja disponibilidad de estudio sobre la situación de los recursos hídricos del pueblo quilombola del Barro Preto, municipio de Santa Maria de Itabira MG, se analizaron en campo, parámetros de calidad del agua, de las cuestiones del uso y ocupación del suelo y algunas acciones antrópicas del consumo al descarte de alcantarillado en el arroyo del Barro Preto. De esta forma, este artículo buscó analizar la gestión de los recursos hídricos de la comunidad tanto para abastecimiento y de la calidad del agua del arroyo. Para ello, la investigación fue realizada de forma cuali-cuantitativa y descriptiva, por medio de levantamientos realizados en campo sobre el uso y ocupación del suelo en la comunidad del Barro Preto. Así, la observación y la investigación experimental fueron utilizadas como recolección de datos, usando como unidad de análisis el curso de agua del manantial. A través de la investigación en campo se identificaron las formas desordenadas de uso y ocupación del suelo, como la cría de ganado en locales destinados a matas ciliares y la proximidad de casas al arroyo con descarte directo de alcantarillado bruto. Los análisis de agua comprobaron la precariedad del manantial con interferencias en las tasas de O², además de la presencia de organismos patógenos como Escherichia Coli, que pueden causar enfermedades a la población consumidora del agua del arroyo del Barro Preto

Child Health in the Peruvian Amazon: Prevalence and Factors Associated with Referred Morbidity and Health Care Access in the City of Iñapari

Introduction. Children under 5 years of age are more susceptible to developing morbidities such as diarrhea, respiratory infections, anemia, and malnutrition. The objective of the study is to evaluate the prevalence of reported morbidities in this age group in the city of Iñapari (Peru) and the access to health services in this municipality. Methods. Data collection using interviews that assessed socioeconomic and demographic conditions, child morbidity, and access to health services was performed in 2011. Statistical analysis was performed using SPSS 13.0. Results. Regarding morbidities that occurred during lifetime, 39.8% reported previous anemia and intestinal parasite infection. About 53.7% of the children reported any type of morbidities in the last 15 days before interview, being most frequent respiratory symptoms (38.9%), diarrhea (23,4%), and fever (23,1%). Only 63.1% of those reporting recent morbidities sought health care. These morbidities were associated with precarious sanitation and lack of infrastructure, the presence of other comorbidities, and poor access to health services. Conclusion. The main referred morbidities in Amazonian Peruvian children were diarrhea, respiratory symptoms, anemia, and vomiting. Incentives and improvements in the health and sanitation conditions would be important measures to improve the quality of life of the Amazonian child population

Additional file 2: Table S1. of Socioeconomic inequities and hepatitis A virus infection in Western Brazilian Amazonian children: spatial distribution and associated factors

Social inequities associated with being of indigenous ethnicity in children 12to 59 months old. Assis Brasil, 2011. (DOCX 19 kb

Additional file 1: Figure S1. of Socioeconomic inequities and hepatitis A virus infection in Western Brazilian Amazonian children: spatial distribution and associated factors

Spline correlograms, with 95 % pointwise bootstrap confidence intervals, of the Pearson residuals from the logistic regression models applied to “having anti-HAV antibodies”: (A) model with no covariates (null model) showing spatial correlation at distances less than ca 100 m; and (B) model with all covariates of the final model, indicating that no spatial structure remained in the residuals after the introduction of the explanatory variables. (TIFF 21 kb