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The judiciary is a field lacking research in relation to its administration and innovation; however, different theoretical perspectives can be followed. This work reviews this trend while adding to it. An institutional perspective is presented, as is its explanatory potential. This perspective captures the context of the public sector; however, when analyzing its interpretation in terms of innovation, it is revealed to be doubly paradoxical. From the theoretical point of view, institutionalization focuses on the maintenance of processes, while innovation, gradually or abruptly, investigates their disruptions. Nevertheless, institutionalization can be observed as part of the sedimentation of innovation. Institutionalization is presented, in the context of innovation, as a selection mechanism that shapes such innovation. This paradox is presented under the review of organizational institutionalism vis-à-vis innovation and, for its unfolding, considers the adoption of innovation as an adaptation to the prevalent rationalized elements. This presentation is paralleled with the interpretation that innovation is limited by a structure that, sometimes rationalized, forms its trajectory. Considering the social function of the judiciary that is anchored in institutionalism, historical institutionalism is thus added, centrally placing the judiciary in the current institutional matrix and associating its path dependence with the dimensions of its innovation. Based on these outlines, propositions and a suggested agenda for future research are presented.

Purpose – The need to improve the efficiency and quality of public services has increased the interest in innovation. This study seeks to understand the relationship between the Public Service Motivation (PSM) index and the profile of strategic-level public servants who are considered innovative. Design/methodolog/approach – Questionnaires were applied to the group of government managers who registered their projects in an innovation competition. Data were analyzed using t-test, multiple correspondence analysis (MCA) and hierarchical cluster analysis (HCA). Findings – This paper concluded that the PSM level of these innovative public servants is significantly greater than public servants overall. In terms of the profile of these innovative government managers, it was found that the majority were female, with a high level of education and a background in Information Technology. Practical implications – The discovery that innovative government managers have a significantly higher PSM (p < 0.05) than public servants overall may be relevant, because it confirms a statistical tendency that it would be advantageous for policy-makers to invest in actions that increase public servant PSM since these servants with high PSM are more innovative. Originality/value – This article has sought to fill a gap in studies that associate the level of PSM with the innovation practices in the public sector, as well as verify the profile of public servants with high levels of motivation in public service (PSM).

This research describes the frames associated with the mobilization process around the debate about the reform of Brazilian Courts of Accounts (TCs) from 2000 to 2017. Through legitimacy accounts of legal and non-legal actors, three frames were identified: legal, associated with regulation, reframing, and legal compliance of TCs; normative, associated with the transition from political management to the technical competence of TCs and; responsive, associated with the social visibility of TCs. The data consisted of parliamentary speeches, public hearings, debates, news broadcasts, and interviews with representatives of specific segments such as professional corporations, media, academia, and organized civil society. The findings shed light on the procedural dimension of legitimacy in Justice organizations and highlight the emergence of professional corporations as mobilizing entities in the three spheres of segmentation; the emergence of a ceremonial tonic in aspects that promote inter-organizational behavior, and; the progressive increase in responsiveness linked to the field as a result of the entry of specific segments of society in the debate. The results deepen the political-discursive nature of institutional change. ; Esta investigación describe los marcos (frames) asociados al proceso de movilización en torno al debate sobre la reforma de los tribunales de cuentas (TC) brasileños en el período de 2000 a 2017. A través de los relatos de legitimidad de los actores legales y no legales, se identificaron tres marcos: legal, asociado a la regulación, resignificación y cumplimiento legal de los TC; normativo, asociado a la transición de la gestión política a la competencia técnica de los TC; y responsivo, asociado a la visibilidad social de los TC. Para el análisis de los datos se consideraron los discursos parlamentarios, audiencias públicas, debates, noticias y entrevistas con representantes de segmentos específicos, como corporaciones profesionales, medios de comunicación, academia y sociedad civil organizada. Las conclusiones arrojan luz sobre la dimensión procesal de la legitimidad en los tribunales y ponen de relieve: el surgimiento de las corporaciones profesionales como movilizadoras de las tres esferas de la segmentación; la aparición de un tono ceremonial en aspectos que fomentan el comportamiento interoganizacional y el aumento progresivo de la capacidad de respuesta vinculada al campo como resultado de la entrada de segmentos específicos de la sociedad en el debate. Los resultados profundizan el carácter político-discursivo del cambio institucional. ; Esta pesquisa teve como objetivo descrever os frames (enquadramentos) associados ao processo de mobilização em torno do debate sobre a reforma dos Tribunais de Contas brasileiros (TCs) no período de 2000 a 2017. Por meio de legitimacy accounts (assertivas de legitimidade) de atores legais e não legais foram identificados três frames: legal, associado à regulação, ressignificação e conformidade legal dos TCs; normativo, relacionado à transição da gestão política à competência técnica dos TCs e; responsivo, ligado à visibilidade social dos TCs. Os dados analisados consideraram discursos parlamentares, audiências públicas, debates, notícias e entrevistas com representantes de segmentos específicos como corporações profissionais, mídia, academia e sociedade civil organizada. Os achados lançam luz sobre a natureza processual da legitimidade em organizações institucionalizadas, como é o caso dos TCs, e destacam: a emergência das corporações profissionais enquanto entes mobilizadores das três esferas de segmentação; o surgimento de tônica cerimonialista em aspectos fomentadores do comportamento interoganizacional e; o aumento progressivo da responsividade ligada ao campo como decorrência do ingresso de segmentos específicos da sociedade no debate. Os resultados aprofundam a natureza político-discursiva da mudança institucional.

Innovation is essential for improving organizational performance in both the private and public sectors. This article describes and analyzes the 323 innovation experiences of the Brazilian federal public service that received prizes during the 16 annual competitions (from 1995 to 2012) of the Award for Innovation in Federal Public Management held by the Brazilian National School of Public Administration (ENAP). It is a qualitative and quantitative study in which were employed as categories for analysis the four types of innovation defined in the Copenhagen Manual: product, process, organizational and communication. The survey results allow us to affirm that there is innovation in the public sector, in spite of the skepticism of some researchers and the incipient state of theoretical research on the subject. It was possible to observe that organizational innovation was the one with the highest number of award- -winning experience, followed respectively by process, communication and product innovation, with citizen services and improvement of work processes being the main highlights. The results showed that, although the high incidence of innovation occurs at the national level, a significant number of innovations also occur at the local level, probably because many organizations of the federal government have their actions spread only at this level of government. Concerning the innovative area, health and education predominate, with almost 33% of initiatives, which can be explained by capillarity of these areas and the fact that both maintain a strong interaction with the user. The contributions of this work include the use of theoretical model of innovation analysis in the public sector in Brazil still upcoming, and the systematization of knowledge in empirical basis for this innovation. In this sense, it also contributes to the development of the theory with the presentation of evidence that the characteristics, determinants and consequences of innovation in the public sector differ not only from innovation in the industry, but also from innovation in services in the private sector. ; La innovación es la clave para mejorar el desempeño de las organizaciones, tanto en el sector privado como en el sector público. En este trabajo se describen y analizan las 323 experiencias de innovación en el servicio público federal en Brasil premiadas en las 16 ediciones (de 1995 a 2012) del concurso Innovación en la Gestión Pública Federal, patrocinado por la Escola Nacional de Administração Pública (ENAP). Se trata de un estudio cuali- -cuantitativo en que se utilizan como categorías de análisis los cuatro tipos de innovación definidos en el Manual de Copenhague: producto, proceso, organizacional y comunicación. Los resultados permiten afirmar que sí existe innovación en el sector público, a pesar del escepticismo de algunos investigadores y el incipiente estado de investigación teórica sobre el tema. La innovación organizacional aparece en la mayor cantidad de experiencias premiadas, seguida por las innovaciones en proceso, comunicación y producto. Los servicios de atención a los ciudadanos y la mejora de los procesos de trabajo son los elementos más destacados. Los resultados muestran que, aunque la alta incidencia de las innovaciones se produzca a nivel nacional, un número significativo de innovaciones también se produce a nivel local, probablemente debido a que muchas organizaciones del gobierno federal hayan difundido sus acciones sólo en este nivel de gobierno. En cuanto al área innovadora, salud y educación predominan con casi el 33% de las iniciativas, lo que puede explicarse en razón de la capilaridad de las áreas y el hecho de que ambas mantienen una fuerte interacción con el usuario. Las contribuciones de este trabajo incluyen la utilización de un modelo teórico de análisis de innovaciones en el sector público todavía inédito en Brasil y la sistematización del conocimiento en base empírica sobre esta innovación. En este sentido, contribuye asimismo al desarrollo de la teoría, mediante la presentación de evidencias de que las características, los factores determinantes y las consecuencias de la innovación en el sector público son diferentes de aquellos que se observan no sólo en la innovación en la industria, sino también en la innovación en servicios en el sector privado. ; A inovação é fundamental para a melhoria do desempenho de organizações, tanto do setor privado quanto do setor público. Neste trabalho, descrevem-se e analisam-se as 323 experiências de inovação no serviço público federal no Brasil premiadas nas 16 edições (período de 1995 a 2012) do concurso Inovação na Gestão Pública Federal, promovido pela Escola Nacional de Administração Pública (ENAP). Trata-se de estudo quali-quantitativo em que se utiliza como categorias de análise os quatro tipos de inovação definidos no Manual de Copenhagen: produto, processo, organizacional e comunicação. Os resultados da pesquisa permitem afirmar que existe sim inovação no setor público, a despeito do ceticismo de alguns pesquisadores, bem como do estado incipiente de pesquisa teórica sobre o tema. Observou-se que a inovação organizacional foi a que teve a maior quantidade de experiências premiadas, seguida respectivamente pelas inovações em processo, comunicação e produto, sendo que o atendimento ao cidadão e a melhoria dos processos de trabalho são os itens de maior destaque. Os resultados mostraram que embora a grande incidência das inovações ocorra em nível nacional, um número significativo de inovações também ocorre no nível local, provavelmente em função de muitas organizações do governo federal terem as suas ações difundidas apenas nesse nível de governo. No que diz respeito à área inovadora, saúde e educação preponderam com quase 33% das iniciativas, o que pode ser explicado pela capilaridade das áreas e pelo fato de ambas manterem grande interação com o usuário. As contribuições deste trabalho incluem a utilização de modelo teórico de análise de inovações no setor público ainda inédito no Brasil e a sistematização de conhecimento em base empírica sobre essa inovação. Nesse sentido, ainda contribui para o desenvolvimento da teoria com a apresentação de indícios de que as características, determinantes e consequências de inovação no setor público diferem não somente das de inovação na indústria, mas também das da inovação em serviços no setor privado.

The theme of environmental law has been widely discussed in the world, being a very polemic area of law that can influence a country's judiciary, economy, and public policies. However, what have researchers studied in this field? How has the research been conducted? These and other questions prompted us to conduct a bibliometric survey of studies on environmental law in South America. Thus, to better understand the theme and contribute to its state of the art, we searched scientific databases (SciELO and Portal Periódicos Capes) of articles on environmental law published in South American countries from 2010 through 2019. The results were tabulated using bibliometric indicators and analyzed using scientometry. Some of the results related to methodological indicators such as structural methodological flaws were found in the research. Another aspect identified in this study was the consequence of publication only in Portuguese, which makes the internationalization of journals and the knowledge produced in Brazil difficult. This is a quantitative method of data evaluation based on measures related to the publication of scientific papers. In this way, we hope to contribute to the development of future research on environmental law.

Gender disparities in technology are evident, and affirmative actions are necessary to increase female representation. This article is part of an umbrella project that systematically maps related studies and aims to understand the current literature on initiatives to attract girls to high school through female empowerment projects in computing. Through a systematic literature mapping (SLM), we identified studies published between 2017 and 2022 that were available in databases and search engines, namely ACM Digital Library, IEEE Xplore Library, Scopus, and SBC Open Lib. Only primary studies returned in an automated search process were considered, without combining them with other search strategies. A priori, 264 articles were returned with the application of a search string and after applying the inclusion and exclusion criteria, 61 articles were selected. Of this number, 41 projects were named in the articles that describe activities involving high school. To answer the established research questions, it was found that the studies discussed projects implemented in secondary education in the Americas, Europe and Africa, indicating the importance of expanding these initiatives to other territories, increasing female participation in information technology and promoting gender equality, which is aligned with the Sustainable Development Goals (SDG 5) of the United Nations 2030 Agenda.