Risks and strategies in a Brazilian innovation – flexfuel technology

2014 ◽  
Vol 25 (6) ◽  
pp. 916-930 ◽  
Author(s):  
Fábio Lotti Oliva ◽  
Maria Cecília Sobral ◽  
Fernando Damasceno ◽  
Hélio Janny Teixeira ◽  
Celso Cláudio de Hildebrand e Grisi ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Automotive Industry ◽  
Design Methodology ◽  
New Technologies ◽  
Methodological Approach ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Descriptive Case Study ◽  
Successful Case ◽  
Qualitative Descriptive ◽  
Technological Competitiveness

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to analyse the importance of innovation in the industry; factors that condition technological competitiveness at Magneti Marelli Controle Motor; analyse the risks and opportunities involved in the process of diffusion and management of flexfuel technology. Design/methodology/approach – The methodological approach was qualitative/descriptive case study, supported by the theoretical framework on risk analysis and strategic analysis. Findings – In a Brazilian market context, new technologies need to make cars more competitive in cost/price terms. Magneti Marelli had an innovative and important role in the development and implementation of this technology. Thus, it achieved a higher share of market and recognition of its entrepreneurial character. Originality/value – There are few academic papers that relate the topics risk, strategy and Innovation. Moreover, the paper reports a successful case of Brazilian innovation in the global automotive industry.

The dark side of digital technology to overtourism: the case of Barcelona

2019 ◽  
Vol 11 (5) ◽  
pp. 582-593 ◽  
Author(s):  
Stéphane Bourliataux-Lajoinie ◽  
Frederic Dosquet ◽  
Josep Lluís del Olmo Arriaga
Keyword(s):  
Design Methodology ◽  
New Technologies ◽  
Secondary Data ◽  
Online Reviews ◽  
Dark Side ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Large Cities ◽  
Tourist Destinations ◽  
Rapid Spread

Purpose This study aims to offer a three-pronged reflection on overtourism in large cities such as Barcelona. The objective is to outline how technology can impact on overtourism and eventually, how to tackle the problem using technology. Design/methodology/approach The research design is based on secondary data (literature and online reviews) and a case study of Barcelona. Findings The most significant aspect is the rapid spread of comments and reviews about attractions and venues. Despite the interest in ICT generalisation, these new technologies have a dark side. Closely linked to fashion trends, some tourist destinations find themselves rapidly overbooked. Originality/value Unlike other studies, this paper reveals a dark side of technology and attempts to use technology to mitigate the impacts of overtourism.

scholarly journals Ride to die: masculine honour and collective identity in the motorcycle underworld

2018 ◽  
Vol 4 (4) ◽  
pp. 238-252 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mohammed Rahman ◽  
Adam Lynes
Keyword(s):  
Collective Identity ◽  
Design Methodology ◽  
Methodological Approach ◽  
Alternative Form ◽  
Multiple Sources ◽  
Dominant Ideology ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Founding Member

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to discuss the nature and extent of violent practice in the motorcycle underworld. It does this by considering the murder of Gerry Tobin, and then uses the biography of the founding member of the Hell’s Angels motorcycle club (HAMC) for a critical analysis. The authors are interested in understanding the role of masculine honour and collective identity, and its influences in relation to violence – namely, fatal violence in the motorcycle underworld. The authors argue that motorcycle gangs are extreme examples of what Hall (2012) considers “criminal undertakers” – individuals who take “special liberties” often as a last resort. Design/methodology/approach The methodological approach seeks to analyse the paradigm of “masculine honour”, and how the Outlaws MC (OMC) applied this notion when executing the seemingly senseless murder of Gerry Tobin. So too, the author triangulate these findings by critically analysing the biography of the founding member of the Californian chapter of the HAMC – Sonny Barger. Further to this, a case study inevitably offers “constraints and opportunities” (Easton, 2010, p. 119). Through the process of triangulation, which is a method that utilises “multiple sources of data”, the researcher can be confident that the truth is being “conveyed as truthfully as possible” (Merriam, 1995, p. 54). Findings What is clear within the OB worldview is that it can only be a male dominant ideology, with no allowance for female interference (Wolf, 2008). Thus, Messerschmidt’s (1993) notion of “hegemonic masculinity” fits the male dominated subcultures of the HAMC and OMC, which therefore provides the clubs with “exclusive” masculine identities (Wolf, 2008). For organisations like the HAMC, retaliation is perceived as an alternative form of criminal justice that is compulsory to undertake in order to defend their status of honour and masculinity. Originality/value Based on our understanding, this is the first critical think piece that explores a UK case of homicide within the context of the motorcycle underworld. It also provides a comprehensive understanding of violent practice with the motorcycle underworld from criminological and sociological perspectives. This paper will inform readers about an overlooked and under researched underworld culture.

scholarly journals Mind the gap: identifying barriers to students engaging in creative practices in higher education

2020 ◽  
Vol 12 (2) ◽  
pp. 207-220
Author(s):  
Lluís Solé ◽  
Laia Sole-Coromina ◽  
Simon Ellis Poole
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Design Methodology ◽  
Methodological Approach ◽  
Initial Study ◽  
Faculty Members ◽  
Intercultural Understanding ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Creative Processes ◽  
Insight Into

PurposeCreativity is nowadays seen as a desirable goal in higher education. In artistic disciplines, creative processes are frequently employed to assess or evaluate different students' skills. The purpose of this study is to identify potential pitfalls for students involved in artistic practices in which being creative is essential.Design/methodology/approachThree focus groups involving Education Faculty members from different artistic disciplines allowed for the identification of several constraints when creativity was invoked. This initial study used a quantitative approach and took place in the “Universitat de Vic” (Catalonia, Spain).FindingsFindings suggest a correlation with existing literature and simultaneously point at some nuances that require consideration: emerging aspects embedded in creative processes that may help decrease some limiting effects that being creative can generate.Research limitations/implicationsThe main limitations of this research derive from the very nature of the methodological approach. Focus group has been the single used source. Other means of collecting data, such as the analysis of programs, could be used in the future.Originality/valueThis case study, while culturally specific, offers a useful insight into the potential of further work in non-artistic disciplines but crucially across disciplines. It has tremendous value for the development of intercultural understanding in the higher education sector, specifically in terms of assessment.

Capitals and decisions about sustainability in a Brazilian ecocide organization: a narrative analysis based on Bourdieusian sociology

2021 ◽  
Vol ahead-of-print (ahead-of-print) ◽  
Author(s):  
Beatriz Lima Zanoni ◽  
Rafael Borim-de-Souza ◽  
Eric Ford Travis ◽  
Jacques Haruo Fukushigue Jan-Chiba
Keyword(s):  
Narrative Analysis ◽  
Methodological Approach ◽  
Analysis Method ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Ecosystem Impacts ◽  
Documentary Sources ◽  
Iron Ore Tailings ◽  
Before And After ◽  
Qualitative Descriptive

Purpose The aim of this study is to analyze the capitals moved in decisions about sustainability in narratives from and referring to Samarco Minerações, S.A. under a perspective guided by Bourdieusian sociology. Design/methodology/approach Oriented by historicist ontology and historical epistemology, this research is classified as qualitative, descriptive and documentary, with narrative analysis and case study. The selected organization-case was Samarco Minerações, S.A. The documentary sources considered were sustainability reports, social networks channels and news published in Brazilian newspapers of high circulation. The collected information was submitted to the narrative analysis method. Findings Samarco Minerações, S.A. maintained the sustainability posture before and after the ore tailings dam rupture. The decision models adopted (decentralized) and the moved capitals (economic and technological) after the ecocide revealed a change in the organizational practices in front of a new instability scenario, and the organization’s attempt to reach acknowledgment, legitimacy and power. Social implications The organization was selected because of its involvement in an ecocide. The crime generated economic (suspension of tax collection caused by the organizational inactivity), social (unemployment and deaths) and environmental (iron ore tailings contaminated the region’s ecosystem) impacts. Originality/value The greatest value and contribution this paper offers is an alternative intermediary methodological approach using Bourdieusian micro-sociology to analyze narratives based on capitals dynamics and doxa. This theoretical and methodological approach can prove fruitful for further research in sustainability studies on other topics, and even in other fields.

Competitiveness of clusters

2016 ◽  
Vol 11 (2) ◽  
pp. 190-213 ◽  
Author(s):  
Greici Sarturi ◽  
Carlos Augusto França Vargas ◽  
João Maurício Gama Boaventura ◽  
Silvio Aparecido dos Santos
Keyword(s):  
Design Methodology ◽  
New Technologies ◽  
Positive Impact ◽  
Production Costs ◽  
Analysis Model ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Secondary Sources ◽  
Qualitative Descriptive ◽  
Descriptive Approach ◽  
Practical Implications

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to deepen the discussion regarding the competitiveness of clusters based on a theoretical and empirical study that compares the level of competitiveness of the Brazilian wine cluster located in Serra Gaúcha with the competitiveness of the Chilean cluster located in Valle del Maule. Design/methodology/approach – A qualitative-descriptive approach was applied to the study, and data collection was conducted through secondary sources. Findings – The analysis employed a competitiveness analysis model consisting of 11 competitiveness factors. The Chilean cluster presented a higher level of competitiveness in four competitiveness factors (“scope of viable and relevant business,” “introduction of new technologies,” “balance with no privileged positions” and “oriented strategy”), while the Brazilian cluster presented a higher level of competitiveness in three competitiveness factors (“concentration,” “cooperation” and “replacement”). For four of the competitiveness factors of the model, both clusters presented similar levels of competitiveness. Practical implications – By comparing the two wine clusters, it was possible to identify aspects that can be improved to increase competitiveness, especially in the Brazilian cluster. These aspects include, first, the need for bottle manufacturers in Serra Gaúcha, which would have a positive impact on production costs; second, the expansion of the geographical indication registration for the entire Serra Gaúcha region, resulting in an enhanced image of Brazilian wine abroad; and third, greater incentives for exports, which would result in an increase in market share. Originality/value – The paper proposes an explanation for the superior level of competitiveness of the Chilean cluster regarding the “scope of viable and relevant business,” “balance with no privileged positions,” “introduction of new technologies” and “strategy focussed on cluster development.” In terms of its contribution, the study developed additional metrics for the model adopted, which can be used for the competitive analysis of other agribusiness clusters.

Where there is smoke there is fire: front running at MAC and DICE securities Pakistan

2020 ◽  
Vol 27 (2) ◽  
pp. 493-504
Author(s):  
Tooba Akram ◽  
Saadia Irfan
Keyword(s):  
Insider Trading ◽  
Design Methodology ◽  
Case Study Methodology ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Descriptive Case Study ◽  
Fire Front ◽  
Front Running ◽  
Study Methodology ◽  
Newly Hired

Purpose This case captures the experience of the newly hired investigation officer (IO) at the SECP, who crafts a front running case focused on the ethical transgressions by equity trader and KATS operator, at a famous brokerage house named Mir Ali Chaudhary Securities (MAC) Securities and three traders at DICE in Pakistan. The case outlines the whole series of investigation event that took place, from the IO identifying the smoke to all the pieces of puzzle together to form collectively evidence of front running. The case outlines and probes students to think at each stage of investigation as to how to answer the general claims that insider trading should be legalized. All these questions are viewed from the perspective of Pakistan’s regulatory environment. Design/methodology/approach The authors use a descriptive case study methodology approach. Findings The investigation trial held Sidney and Aslam guilty, sentencing them to imprisonment and making them pay fine to the Securities Exchange Commission of Pakistan (SECP) worth Rs 5m and Rs 1m, respectively. Likewise, the three equity traders at DICE were sentenced to imprisonment and charged a fine of Rs. 1m each. Originality/value On March 21, 2018, Mr Sidney, the equity trader, Mr Aslam, a KATS operator at MAC Securities and three equity traders at DICE Securities (Pvt.) Ltd were convicted under Securities Act (2015) and Court of law. Sidney and Aslam were alleged of tipping off advance confidential information of their clients’ order to the three equity traders at DICE, whereas the three traders at DICE were alleged of trading shares based on the tipped information in their trading account before the MAC clients’ orders were filled.

scholarly journals EDUCACIÓN A DISTANCIA VIRTUAL PARA EL POSGRADO EN CIENCIAS EN EDUCACIÓN EN LA UACh. BASES DE UN MODELO. A VIRTUAL DISTANCE EDUCATION FOR POSTGRADE IN EDUCATION SCIENCE IN THE UACh. BASES FOR A MODEL

2014 ◽  
Vol 5 (1) ◽  
pp. 99-118
Author(s):  
Clara Caballero-Caballero ◽  
Liberio Victorino-Ramírez ◽  
Gustavo Almaguer-Vargas
Keyword(s):  
Distance Education ◽  
Methodological Approach ◽  
Descriptive Case Study ◽  
Educación A Distancia ◽  
Distance Model ◽  
Qualitative Descriptive ◽  
Mixed Approach ◽  
Education Science ◽  
New Jobs

En el presente  artículo se hizo una propuesta de las Bases de un  Modelo   de Educación a  Distancia Virtual con el propósito de aumentar  la cobertura a través de nuevas ofertas educativas en el Posgrado en Ciencias en Educación. La perspectiva metodológica fue cualitativa de tipo descriptiva con estudio de caso según Stake (1999), desde un enfoque mixto de Hernández, Fernández y Baptista (2006). Como resultado se argumenta que  las bases del modelo  la integran: institución, alumnos, profesores, tutores, con un modelo interactivo,  aprendizaje autónomo, así con base en teorías de aprendizaje y andragógico.Palabras claves: educación a distancia virtual, cobertura, bimodal, educación semipresencial, modelo pedagógico interactivo.AbstractA proposal for the foundation of a Virtual Learning Distance Model in order to increase coverage through new offerings in the Graduate was made in this article. The hypothetical approach argues that the foundations of a Model Virtual Distance Education under a blended format will increase coverage to new jobs in Graduate Education. The methodological approach was qualitative descriptive case study according to Stake (1999), from a mixed approach of Hernández (2006). As a result it is argued that the basis of the integrated model: institution, students, teachers, tutors, with an interactive model of autonomous learning, based on theories of learning and andragogical.Keywords: virtual distance education, coverage, bimodal, blended education, interactive pedagogical model.

A Data-driven project categorization process for portfolio selection

2021 ◽  
Vol ahead-of-print (ahead-of-print) ◽  
Author(s):  
Ghizlane El bok ◽  
Abdelaziz Berrado
Keyword(s):  
Portfolio Selection ◽  
Automotive Industry ◽  
Clustering Analysis ◽  
Design Methodology ◽  
Data Driven ◽  
Computing Technology ◽  
Suggested Approach ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Management Literature

Purpose Categorizing projects allows for better alignment of a portfolio with the organizational strategy and goals. An appropriate project categorization helps understand portfolio’s structure and enables proper project portfolio selection (PPS). In practice, project categorization is, however, conducted in intuitive approaches. Furthermore, little attention has been given to project categorization methods in the project management literature. The purpose of this paper is to provide researchers and practitioners with a data-driven project categorization process designed for PPS. Design/methodology/approach The suggested process was modeled considering the main characteristics of project categorization systems revealed from the literature. The clustering analysis is used as the core-computing technology, allowing for an empirically based categorization. This study also presents a real-world case study in the automotive industry to illustrate the proposed approach. Findings This study confirmed the potential of clustering analysis for a consistent project categorization. The most important attributes that influenced the project grouping have been identified including strategic and intrinsic features. The proposed approach helps increase the visibility of the portfolio’s structure and the comparability of its components. Originality/value There is a lack of research regarding project categorization methods, particularly for the purpose of PPS. A novel data-driven process is proposed to help mitigate the issues raised by prior researchers including the inconsistencies, ambiguities and multiple interpretations related to the taken-for-granted categories. The suggested approach is also expected to facilitate projects evaluation and prioritization within appropriate categories and contribute in PPS effectiveness.

scholarly journals Extending lean manufacturing in supply chains: a successful case in Brazil

2014 ◽  
Vol 21 (6) ◽  
pp. 1070-1083 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ana Beatriz Lopes de Sousa Jabbour ◽  
José Carlos Omodei Junior ◽  
Charbel José Chiappetta Jabbour
Keyword(s):  
Supply Chain ◽  
Six Sigma ◽  
Lean Manufacturing ◽  
Design Methodology ◽  
Lean Six Sigma ◽  
Success Story ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Focal Firm ◽  
Successful Case

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to present the results of a success story involving the extending of lean manufacturing practices between a focal firm and its supplier, both located in Brazil, thereby configuring a case of excellence. Design/methodology/approach – An in-depth case study was conducted involving two companies: Company A, focal, leader in its segment, located in Brazil; and Company B, Company A's supplier, also located in Brazil. Findings – Results indicate there are several mechanisms for extending lean manufacturing practices in the supply chain, such as workshops, training, and integrated teams. These mechanisms are shown and guidelines are also introduced for companies seeking to successfully extend lean manufacturing practices. Originality/value – An original use of define, measure, analyze, improve, control for structuring the extending of lean manufacturing practices to suppliers and, consequently, the importance of the lean six-sigma relationship in this context. Furthermore, the guidelines introduced serve as a benchmark for other companies interested in the topic.

scholarly journals Environmental cost analysis and reporting to measure environmental performance in realizing eco-efficiency at PT Industri Kereta Api (Persero)

2018 ◽  
Vol 3 (2) ◽  
pp. 169-180
Author(s):  
Basuki Basuki ◽  
Riasty Dewi Irwanda
Keyword(s):  
Environmental Performance ◽  
Design Methodology ◽  
Environmental Cost ◽  
Operating Costs ◽  
Operational Cost ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Descriptive Case Study ◽  
The Cost ◽  
Cost Report

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to simulate the environmental cost reports preparation used to measure environmental performance in realizing eco-efficiency. Design/methodology/approach This research uses a descriptive case study by using environmental cost detail data from 2011, 2012, 2013 and 2014. The research object is PT Industri Kereta Api (Persero) located in Madiun, East Java. Findings The result of the research shows that PT INKA (Persero) has not specifically made environmental cost report. It is found that the percentage of total environmental cost to operational cost tends to increase; the cost which gives the biggest distribution of total environmental cost is the prevention cost. By 2014, the effect of environmental costs on operating costs tended to decrease and during 2012–2014 PT INKA successfully maintained the blue star PROPER and the absence of environmental pollution reports. Originality/value PT INKA’s environmental performance is still well controlled and since its inception in 2014 PT INKA has succeeded in realizing the concept of eco-efficiency.

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