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O caso para ensino descreve alguns eventos que ocorreram no Hospital Pró-Vida, que é uma instituição localizada no estado de Santa Catarina que atua no mercado há aproximadamente 20 anos. O hospital disponibiliza, por meio do seu corpo clínico, 22 especialidades para atender seus pacientes, sendo a obstetrícia seu carro chefe. A história gira em torno da reunião entre o administrador e os conselhos administrativo e fiscal do hospital. Eles precisam tomar algumas decisões para alavancar os negócios e uma possível estratégia seria, por meio da Governança Corporativa, fortalecer sua imagem perante a sociedade e atrair mais investidores. Porém, seu Jorge Ramos, administrador, logo percebe que não será tão fácil, devido a inúmeros conflitos internos, dentre eles, os diferentes objetivos entre o corpo clínico e a administração do hospital. Como contornar tais conflitos e implantar uma governança corporativa realmente efetiva?
A contratação de profissionais haitianos é um fato presente no setor da construção civil no Brasil. O presente caso de ensino retrata a estória de Clara, gestora de RH da Construtora Criati, empresa fictícia criada para ilustrar diversas situações do cotidiano de equipes de trabalho compostas por imigrantes haitianos. A inserção de profissionais haitianos na empresa Criati origina uma série de movimentos peculiares ao processo de adaptação das organizações e dos profissionais e culmina com o dilema do caso, estimulando a reflexão sobre a diversidade nas organizações. O enredo se baseou em situações reais fornecidas pelas entrevistas realizadas com gestores de quatro construtoras de médio e grande porte de Santa Catarina, dois membros do sindicato da construção civil e dois imigrantes haitianos. O objetivo é proporcionar ao aluno contato com situações reais de ambientes multiculturais.
In: Revista Alcance: revista científica do Programa de Mestrado Acadêmico em Administração da Universidade do Vale do Itajaí, Univali, Band 23, Heft 2, S. 142
RESUMO As organizações são geridas, em sua maior parte, por pressupostos que reforçam a sua masculinidade e nelas, a produtividade, o desempenho, o lucro, a observância, a competência e a competitividade são representações de êxito e daquilo que se espera dos seus profissionais. Por outro lado, a feminilidade carrega em si características como a capacidade de compreender os outros, resolver problemas sem criar conflitos, o jogo de cintura, a emotividade, a flexibilidade, a humanização das relações, a habilidade de cativar os outros, a confusão entre o pessoal e o profissional que podem afetar uma organização de forma positiva ou negativa (CARRIERI et al., 2013). O objetivo deste artigo foi analisar a sensibilidade e a sensualidade femininas na percepção de gestoras em uma instituição financeira. De abordagem qualitativa, a pesquisa constituiu-se em um estudo exploratório com participação de onze gerentes por meio de formulário eletrônico e entrevistas. Os resultados apontam que elas percebem como mais positivos do que negativos os atributos da sensibilidade e da sensualidade no ambiente organizacional. Elas não deixam de apontar, entretanto, que o lado negativo pode prejudicar suas carreiras. Nota-se que, apesar de serem maioria nos cargos de gestão da organização estudada, elas ocupam somente cargos de média gerência. Palavras-Chave: Feminilidade. Sensibilidade. Sensualidade. Mulheres Gestoras. ABSTRACT Generally, organizations are managed by assumptions that reinforce masculinity. In this environment, productivity, performance, profitability, compliance, competence and competitiveness are representations of success and expected professional behaviors. On the other hand, femininity has features such as the ability to understand others and solve problems without creating conflicts, emotionality, flexibility, humanizing relations, the hability to captivate others, and a combining of personal and professional that can affect an organization in a positive or negative way (CARRIERI et al.; 2013). The aim of this study was to analyze the perceptions of women managers working at a financial institution concerning femininity, focusing on two aspects: sensitivity and sensuality. It used a qualitative approach, in na exploratory study with the participation of eleven women managers, who were sent an electronic questionnaire, and interviewed. The results indicate that the women perceive attributes of sensitivity and sensuality in the organizational environment to be more positive than negative. They point out, however, that the negative aspects could be detrimental to their careers. We note that although women occupy most of the managerial positions in the organization studied, they only have middle management positions. Key-Words: Femininity. Sensibility. Sensuality. Women Managers.
Considering that principal-principal conflicts in companies under mixed public-private ownership are substantially different from the typical agency conflict model, this paper's objective is to analyze principal-principal conflicts in mixed ownership companies in the Brazilian electric power industry. In order to expand understanding of the phenomenon which we are studying, we have integrated the assumptions that underlie agency theory and institutional theory, using a qualitative approach and collecting data during semi structured interviews with companies' board members. Data was analyzed and interpreted as per Bardin (2006), with the aid of ATLAS®ti software. Our main findings suggest that while a government stake in a firm's ownership structure can provide a useful channel for the government to seek support and resources, in counterpoint, it can also create distortions and uncertainties, and exacerbate principal-principal conflicts. The development of stronger institutions and corporate governance could bring about useful options for providing checks and balances and, in the final analysis, mitigate principal-principal conflict. The article contributes to the literature by providing additional elements that are not available in public reports. Analysis of the conflict between principal and principal, together with theoretical integration, seek to broaden the understanding of this theme. ; Considerando que os conflitos entre principal e principal em empresas de propriedade mista público-privada são substancialmente diferentes do modelo típico de conflito de agência, o objetivo deste artigo é analisar o conflito principal-principal em empresas de propriedade mista no setor elétrico brasileiro. A fim de ampliar a compreensão do fenômeno de interesse, integramos os pressupostos subjacentes à Teoria da Agência e à Teoria Institucional, usando uma abordagem qualitativa e coletando dados durante entrevistas semiestruturadas com membros do conselho. Os dados foram analisados e interpretados conforme Bardin (2006), ...
ABSTRACT Considering that principal-principal conflicts in companies under mixed public-private ownership are substantially different from the typical agency conflict model, this paper's objective is to analyze principal-principal conflicts in mixed ownership companies in the Brazilian electric power industry. In order to expand understanding of the phenomenon which we are studying, we have integrated the assumptions that underlie agency theory and institutional theory, using a qualitative approach and collecting data during semi structured interviews with companies' board members. Data was analyzed and interpreted as per Bardin (2006), with the aid of ATLAS®ti software. Our main findings suggest that while a government stake in a firm's ownership structure can provide a useful channel for the government to seek support and resources, in counterpoint, it can also create distortions and uncertainties, and exacerbate principal-principal conflicts. The development of stronger institutions and corporate governance could bring about useful options for providing checks and balances and, in the final analysis, mitigate principal-principal conflict. The article contributes to the literature by providing additional elements that are not available in public reports. Analysis of the conflict between principal and principal, together with theoretical integration, seek to broaden the understanding of this theme.
Purpose Since 2012, the Brazilian Stock Exchange has recommended that listed companies inform them if they have conducted voluntary disclosure. The purpose of this study is to describe the voluntary disclosure by companies listed in the B3 in Brazil and to analyze which characteristics of the board of directors influence this disclosure.
Design/methodology/approach The study involves quantitative research using a sample of 285 companies and 575 reports from 2011 to 2014. A fixed-effects regression model with panel data was used for the analysis.
Findings The results were statistically significant for gender and duality variables, which confirms the theory that the presence of women as members of the board positively influences voluntary disclosure and that chief executive officer and chairman of the board positions have a negative effect. The age and independence of the board variables did not present statistical significance.
Research limitations/implications As a theoretical contribution, the authors aim to complement sustainability, finance and strategy research by using agency theory and measuring the variable of voluntary disclosure and the board, which is rarely studied in this context.
Practical implications As social and empirical contributions, a better understanding of this theme in the context of emerging countries, which is the peculiarities of Brazil with little information transparency and well-known corruption scandals, is likely to aid investors. Increased access to company information can help investors better select their investment portfolios and assist in the choice of their board representatives in companies in which they have participation and voting rights.
Originality/value The fact that Brazil is an emerging country, where the lack of transparency of information and corruption in these environments stand out the importance of studying the subject of voluntary disclosure in this context. All data were collected manually specifically for this research.
Este caso de ensino apresenta a história de Olívia, uma jovem profissional brasileira que foi convidada pela empresa onde trabalha a assumir a principal função na nova unidade a ser criada na Coréia do Sul. O objetivo é proporcionar aos alunos o contato com a realidade de quem enfrenta o desafio de mudar de país por motivos profissionais e, diante disso, precisa ser capaz de analisar os desafios inerentes ao processo, formas de preparação para esta experiência, o processo de adaptação intercultural, bem como qual é o papel da área de Gestão de Pessoas nas diferentes modalidades de mobilidade internacional. O caso apresenta duas diferentes formas de mobilidade (expatriação profissional e autoexpatriação) tendo como fontes de dados as informações coletadas em sites e redes sociais (Youtube e Instagram) sobre brasileiros que mudaram para outro país por motivos profissionais e entrevista com duas brasileiras que foram trabalhar na Coréia do Sul. O caso pode ser usado nos cursos de graduação e pós-graduação de Relações Internacionais, Comércio Exterior, Administração e áreas afins. Ele pode ser trabalhado em disciplinas que tratem sobre o processo de internacionalização de empresas, gestão internacional de pessoas, gestão de carreira, administração intercultural entre outras.
Purpose The purpose of this paper is to explore how a politically connected firm moderates the relationship between media coverage and market value. More specifically, the authors are interested in the interplay of an external corporate governance (CG) mechanism with an internal one. By interacting different mechanisms, this paper advances the empirical setting of application and functions of the corporate governance.
Design/methodology/approach This paper tests the hypotheses presented using panel data with a fixed-effect model, by assembling and exploiting a unique, hand-collected set of data on media coverage consisting of over 164,000 media reports and a politically connected board of directors comprising over 12,000 CVs tracked from 2010 to 2014. Data is originally from Brazil, a country where political connections are highly used by firms and that has been a place of much research on corporate political activity.
Findings The results of this paper suggest that a politically connected board of directors can mitigate the negative effects of media coverage on market value. Overall, the results imply that the validity of a CG mechanism might be affected by other mechanisms.
Research limitations/implications The findings of this paper imply the need for research focusing on the mutual effects of different CG mechanisms. While CG is understood as a set of mechanisms, new research could focus on the interplay of these mechanisms.
Practical implications The findings suggest that the presence of former politicians and government officers on the board dissipates bad news reported by the media and boosts market value when media is positive. To maximize investment returns, investors should analyze firms' political human capital.
Originality/value To the best of the authors' knowledge, this paper is the first to develop hypotheses on the moderation effects of a politically connected board on the relation between media coverage and market value. This is relevant because this brings insights on how firms could jointly manage these mechanisms.
