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This article seeks to identify and analyze the corporate risks associated with the value environment of Cargill's cocoa business. It is a qualitative study using the case study method. To obtain a systemic perspective of the phenomenon, the data was collected by interviewing executives from different areas of the company, submitting their narrative to content analysis. Thus, from the perspective of corporate risk management, it was identified that the main internal risks arise from cocoa processing, due to the high degree of complexity of the operations, and high added value of the products involved in the system. As for the external risks, the emphasis is on the relations with suppliers, as a result of the dependence of middlemen on the process of buying the raw material. It was also observed that political, legal and social aspects appear as points of attention and important sources of risk in this value system. These results contribute, therefore, to the advancement of the corporate risk literature in business environments associated with the agribusiness context, while presenting the applicability of scientific models for the identification and classification of these risks. Future studies of a longitudinal nature and contemplating the risks of the chocolate value chain in its completeness are recommended. ; Este artículo identifica y analiza los riesgos corporativos asociados al ambiente de valor del negocio de cacao de Cargill. Para ello, se adopta el enfoque cualitativo y el método de estudio de caso. Para la obtención de datos, los efectos obtener una perspectiva sistémica del fenómeno, se entrevistó a ejecutivos de diferentes áreas de la empresa y sus discursos se sometieron a la técnica de análisis de contenido. Así, bajo la perspectiva de la gestión de riesgos corporativos, se identificó que los principales riesgos internos se originan a partir de los procesos de beneficiado del cacao, debido al alto grado de complejidad de las operaciones y al alto valor agregado de los productos de ese sistema y los externos, a partir de las relaciones con sus proveedores, considerando la dependencia con los intermediarios en el proceso de compra de la materia prima. Se observó, además, que aspectos políticos, legales y sociales se presentan como puntos de atención e importantes fuentes de riesgo en este sistema de valor. Estos resultados contribuyen, por lo tanto, al avance de la literatura de riesgos corporativos en ambientes de negocio asociados al contexto del agronegocio, al mismo tiempo que presentan la aplicabilidad de modelos científicos para identificación y clasificación de esos riesgos. Se recomiendan estudios futuros de naturaleza longitudinal, y que contemplean los riesgos de la cadena de valor del chocolate en su totalidad. ; Este artigo identifica e analisa os riscos corporativos associados ao ambiente de valor do negócio de cacau da Cargill. Para isso, adota-se a abordagem qualitativa e o método de estudo de caso. Para a coleta de dados, de modo a obter uma perspectiva sistêmica do fenômeno, executivos de diferentes áreas da empresa foram entrevistados e seus discursos foram submetidos à técnica de análise de conteúdo. Assim, sob a perspectiva da gestão de riscos corporativos (GRC), identificou-se que os principais riscos internos se originam a partir dos processos de beneficiamento de cacau, devido ao elevado grau de complexidade das operações e do alto valor agregado dos produtos desse sistema e os externos a partir das relações com seus fornecedores, tendo em vista a dependência de atravessadores no processo de compra da matéria-prima. Observou-se, ainda, que aspectos políticos, legais e sociais se apresentam como pontos de atenção e importantes fontes de risco nesse sistema de valor. Tais resultados contribuem, portanto, para o avanço da literatura de riscos corporativos em ambientes de negócio associados ao contexto do agronegócio, ao mesmo tempo que apresentam a aplicabilidade de modelos científicos para a identificação e classificação desses riscos. São recomendáveis futuros estudos de natureza longitudinal e que contemplem os riscos da cadeia de valor do chocolate em sua completude.

Although a lot of information is available worldwide, getting the right piece of information is challenging. In addition, integrating information from different sources is still very complicated. To make the different information systems to interoperate, it is necessary to provide common knowledge structures. Ontologies have been developed for making the semantics of a domain explicit. However, using such formal structures is not straightforward and their benefits are not clear to the users. The work presented in this paper explores the use of an ontology for musical sound recordings in order to allow cataloguing and searching for such information. Therefore it investigates how the knowledge society can benefit from ontologies, with focus on the culture, more specifically the music domain. Some possible benefits and pitfalls are also described and a case study shows an evaluation of the proposed approach by users of this domain.

Music is a domain with several dimensions and some specific characteristics. When different types of music are considered, modeling this domain becomes even more challenging. This paper presents some of the characteristics that makes music such an interesting domain to model and summarizes a conceptualization process based on the Dahlberg conceptual triangle for guiding the construction of an ontology proposal for representing music sound recordings. This ontology can provide a global representation that might be used to support music information systems' interoperability as well as data integration, contributing to worldwide music dissemination in nowadays knowledge society. Some possible mappings to other representational schemes for music sound recordings are identified to enable interoperability and integration with other similar systems. An interview with domain specialists indicates the right coverage of the necessary concepts, and evidences the importance of the proposal.