scholarly journals Analysis practices focused on sustainability in a shopping center from Santa Catarina, according to guidelines Global Reporting Initiative - GRI

2016 ◽  
Vol 11 (2) ◽  
pp. 216-27
Author(s):  
Gleberson de Santana dos Santos ◽  
Simone Sehnem
Keyword(s):  
Competitive Advantage ◽  
Corporate Strategy ◽  
Decision Makers ◽  
Global Reporting Initiative ◽  
Shopping Center ◽  
Structured Interviews ◽  
Management Processes ◽  
Financial Administration ◽  
Relevant Factors

This paper aims to identify how a mall incorporates sustainability in their management processes. In addition, the study proposes to verify how incorporating sustainability based in the guidelines of the Global Reporting Initiative the corporate strategy to get competitive advantage and analyze the relevant factors that affect the commitments to sustainability, through the vision of decision makers in the areas strategic organization. The study consists of a survey whose approach is qualitative. This is a survey that ranks over goals in descriptive and qualitative approach. Regarding the proceedings consists of a case study. To collect data, we used the questionnaire instruments and semi-structured interviews with key informants applied responsible for the operations department / maintenance, financial administration, marketing and human resources. It was noted that the organization takes some practice focused on sustainability, such as optimization of natural resources, actions philanthropic and focusing on internal employees programs, but not as effective. This studies follows that it is possible to incorporate strategies and sustainable practices in the strategic management of the enterprise, giving it even competitive advantage, provided that there is full commitment from all sectors and investments in sustainable and conscious actions

scholarly journals Tourism Competitiveness by Shift-Share Analysis to way-forward Destination Management: A case study for Sri Lanka

2020 ◽  
Vol 11 (21) ◽  
pp. 88-102
Author(s):  
Imali N. Fernando
Keyword(s):  
Sri Lanka ◽  
Competitive Advantage ◽  
Decision Makers ◽  
Competitive Strategies ◽  
Regional Tourism ◽  
Novel Approach ◽  
Competitive Disadvantage ◽  
Tourism Destinations ◽  
Tourism Arrivals

Hospitality and Tourism are among the fastest-growing sectors and the source of foreign exchange with indirect-direct employments for quite an appreciable number of economies worldwide. The nature of the sector provides an avenue towards regional development through entrepreneurship venture creations, value addition to the abandoned resources, and regeneration of abandon natural resources with new themes as a novel approach. Tourism currently in a paradigm shift as a comparative advantage of destination is becoming less important than a competitive advantage. The traditional destinations are diminishing while creating novel destinations more relaxation-oriented while leading to residents' economically enriched livelihood. The paper critically analyzes the current tourism competitive position of Sri Lanka with a panel of five rival destinations by adopting shift-share analysis by developing two propositions. Regional Tourism arrivals in rival tourism destinations have been used to perform Shift-share analysis. Findings revealed (a) Sri Lanka as a destination is gaining the competitive advantage of four tourism regions out of six markets. The competitive strategies proposed as recommendations to gain market specialization to the regions with a competitive advantage; (a) market specialization by targeting the markets with a competitive advantage, (b) new marketing programs for markets with competitive disadvantage, and (c) collaborative programs among Asian tourism destinations. The results would be beneficial to Asian region tourism decision-makers trusted with the growth and application of competitive strategies.

scholarly journals A Methodology for Creating a Macro Action Plan to Improve IT Use and Its Governance in Organizations

Information ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 11 (9) ◽  
pp. 427
Author(s):  
Veronica Telino ◽  
Ricardo Massa ◽  
Ioná Mota ◽  
Alexsandro Gomes ◽  
Fernando Moreira
Keyword(s):  
Information Technologies ◽  
Action Plan ◽  
Work Capacity ◽  
Decision Makers ◽  
Structured Interviews ◽  
It Use ◽  
The Public ◽  
The Matrix ◽  
The Subject

Information Technologies represent a primary instrument in all types of organizations. However, their use is not always well planned in the public sector. The research proposes a methodology to build a realistic action plan that improves the use of information technology and its governance in public organizations. We conduct a case study using semi-structured interviews to investigate the different views of 8 decision-makers regarding the use of IT and its governance. The findings were analyzed systematically and synthesized into a set of perspectives on the subject. An interference matrix reveals how each view interferes and receives positive and/or negative interference from the others. Based on the matrix, the methodology applies criteria to prioritize the perspectives with the highest potential to improve the use of IT and its governance. The final product of the methodology is an action plan aligned with the vision of the institution’s decision-makers. The plan requires little effort to improve the use of IT and its governance. Seventeen views related to the use of IT and its governance emerged from the interviews. Four views that do not cause or receive harmful interference from other perspectives were selected to guide the plan elaboration. The methodology proved to be efficient for creating an action plan adapted to the institutional reality. According to the managers, the action plan represents with high precision the most urgent needs of the organization, respecting its work capacity and available resources for a project to improve the use of IT and its governance.

Knowledge management ecological approach: a cross-discipline case study

2017 ◽  
Vol 21 (4) ◽  
pp. 839-856 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lee Cheng ◽  
Samuel Leong
Keyword(s):  
Knowledge Management ◽  
Music Education ◽  
Interdisciplinary Research ◽  
Structured Interviews ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Management Processes ◽  
Viable Solution ◽  
Software Business ◽  
Use Of Knowledge

Purpose The growing needs of interdisciplinary research have been hindered by implementation difficulties because of factors such as the availability and distribution of related knowledge. Knowledge management could be a viable solution to address the problems of interdisciplinary research and further its synergic effect by optimizing the use of knowledge across different disciplines. A knowledge management ecological (KME) approach that facilitates the study of knowledge management in discourses between different disciplines was proposed and applied in a case study within an interdisciplinary environment comprising three disciplines: software development, software business and music education. Design/methodology/approach Semi-structured interviews were conducted with three groups of key informants to examine the knowledge management processes within the environment. Findings The findings reveal the details of knowledge management activities in each of the three disciplines, but the lack of collaboration between them limits the opportunity for a synergistic effect to benefit the cross-discipline environment. Originality/value This study shows how the KME approach can be used to deepen the interdisciplinary understanding of knowledge management within and between different disciplines.

scholarly journals Applying GRI Sustainability Reporting in the Water Sector: Evidences from an Italian Company

2017 ◽  
Vol 8 (3) ◽  
pp. 10 ◽  
Author(s):  
Alessia D’Andrea
Keyword(s):  
Single Case ◽  
Implementation Process ◽  
Sustainability Reporting ◽  
Global Reporting Initiative ◽  
Joint Stock Company ◽  
Structured Interviews ◽  
Stock Company ◽  
Water Utility ◽  
Internal Validation

Sustainability reporting is considered the most applicable and reliable tool for disclosing financial and non-financial information to stakeholders and a means for strengthening company credibility. The Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) is the most common standard followed to implement and to develop sustainability reporting. Nevertheless, a few studies have focused on the real adoptability of the standard. The aim of the present study is to illustrate how GRI indicators could be applied and interpreted by managers of a water company to implement sustainability reporting. A single case study is developed to identify which factors could affect the standardized implementation of the G4 guidelines by a water utility company. The research was conducted in an Italian medium-sized enterprise, an entirely publicly owned joint-stock company under the in-house providing rules. Evidence from the case study was gathered through direct observation as well as semi-structured interviews and focus groups with the human resources responsible for the data collection. The research highlights that the process generated an internal validation of the practices carried out by the managers to achieve sustainable development. The case study presented shows that GRI Guidelines adoption is left to interpretation: certain practices and recommendations contained in the G4 implementation manual are, in fact, operationalized within the organization in consideration of the company’s activities and governance. The illustration of the case study may guide practitioners in the GRI implementation process in all sectors, especially in public utilities.

scholarly journals CONTRIBUTION OF STRATEGIC INFORMATION DISTRIBUTION TO THE DECISION MAKING PROCESSES - AN EMPIRICAL

2021 ◽  
Vol 9 (10) ◽  
pp. 131-144
Author(s):  
Daniel Bussolotto ◽  
Leonardo Da Costa Bagattini ◽  
Maria Emília Camargo
Keyword(s):  
Decision Making ◽  
Competitive Advantage ◽  
Decision Makers ◽  
Information Distribution ◽  
Structured Interviews ◽  
Strategic Information ◽  
Decision Making Processes ◽  
Qualitative Nature ◽  
Operational Metrics ◽  
Asset Data

As an organizational asset, data is one of the great sources of competitive advantage of organizations, so that its publication and storageg, aligned with the organizations' strategic and operational metrics, has become a matter of great discussion and concern among decision makers. This study aims to carry out a study about the contributions of the strategic distribution of information to decision-making processes in organizations. The methodology used, of an exploratory qualitative nature, applied the study of multiple cases, through the collection and analysis of data from semi-structured interviews with several employees of organizations that use tools for collecting, processing and disseminating information. The research shows how the information and technologies applied to its treatment collaborate with decision-making processe.

scholarly journals Tensão entre racionalidades: estudo de caso da associação de catadores de materiais recicláveis de Lavras (ACAMAR)

ForScience ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 8 (2) ◽  
pp. e00788
Author(s):  
Camila Pereira de Souza ◽  
Valderí de Castro Alcântara ◽  
Alyce Cardoso Campos ◽  
Ananda Silveira Bacelar ◽  
Érica Aline Ferreira Silva Yamamoto
Keyword(s):  
Social Research ◽  
Daily Life ◽  
Participant Observation ◽  
Minas Gerais ◽  
Structured Interviews ◽  
Qualitative Social Research ◽  
Management Processes ◽  
Instrumental Action ◽  
The City

O presente trabalho trata de uma pesquisa social qualitativa, realizada em um empreendimento econômico solidário de catadores de materiais recicláveis, na cidade de Lavras, Minas Gerais. O objetivo do estudo consiste em compreender os efeitos das tensões entre as racionalidades substantiva e instrumental na gestão da ACAMAR (Associação de Catadores de Materiais Recicláveis de Lavras). Para a coleta de dados foram utilizadas técnicas de pesquisa documental, observação participante e entrevista semiestruturada. As análises ocorreram em quatro momentos: investigação de cada elemento constitutivo de ação substantiva e instrumental; mapeamento dos indicadores predominantes; identificação das tensões existentes; e compreensão dos efeitos das tensões no cotidiano organizacional e na gestão. Os resultados alcançados mostraram que a maioria das ações administrativas da ACAMAR são subsidiadas tanto pela lógica substantiva quanto pela lógica instrumental e, por conseguinte, as tensões entre elas são frequentes no cotidiano do empreendimento e nos processos de gestão. Mostrou-se também que os catadores lidam com a tensão na ACAMAR de duas formas: nada fazem a respeito, na medida em que não reconhecem sua existência; ou, ao reconhecerem sua existência tentam eliminá-la, porque a consideram indesejável. Portanto, em razão dessa forma na qual as tensões são encaradas pelos associados, o ambiente interno da Associação é marcado, mesmo com traços de substantividade por atritos, apatia, insatisfação, sentimento de não realização humana e não melhoria do êxito produtivo. Palavras-chave: Racionalidade Substantiva. Racionalidade Instrumental. Tensões. Tension between rationalities: case study of the association of collectors of recyclable materials of Lavras (ACAMAR) Abstract The present work dealswith a qualitative social research, carried out in a solidary economic enterprise of recyclable material collectors, in the city of Lavras, Minas Gerais. The aim of the study is to understand the effects of tensionsbetween substantive and instrumental rationalities in the management of ACAMAR (Associação de Catadores de Materiais Recicláveis de Lavras). For data collection, documentary research techniques, participant observation and semi-structured interviews were used. The analyzes took place in four moments: analysis of each constitutive element of substantive and instrumental action; mapping of the predominant indicators; identification of existing tensions; and understanding the effects of tensions on organizational and management daily life. The results achieved showed that most of ACAMAR's administrative actions are subsidized by both substantive and instrumental logic and, therefore, tensions between them are frequent in the daily life of the enterprise and in the management processes. It was also shown that waste pickers deal with the tension at ACAMAR in two ways: they do nothing about it, insofar as they do not recognize its existence, or when they recognize its existence, they try to eliminate it, because they consider it undesirable. Therefore, due to the way in which tensions are faced by members, the internal environment of the Association is marked despite the traces of substantivity by friction, apathy, dissatisfaction, a feeling of human lack of fulfillment and an improvement in productive success. Keywords: Substantive rationality. Instrumental rationality. Tensions.

scholarly journals Governance of the Digital Transformation in Moroccan Universities: Case Study of Cadi Ayyad University-Marrakech

2021 ◽  
Vol 04 (09) ◽  
Author(s):  
Samira EL FEROUALI ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Good Governance ◽  
Digital Transformation ◽  
Decision Makers ◽  
Structured Interviews ◽  
Current Crisis ◽  
Digital Revolution ◽  
Determining Factors ◽  
The University ◽  
Future Work

For the past few years, digital transformation, digital revolution, and technological upheaval have become the main keywords in the management of all types of organizations. The current crisis of the Covid-19 has increased the interest of managers and decision makers for digital transformation, especially in public administrations and institutions. This strategic and operational dimension of digital requires good governance to ensure this transition achieves the desired objectives. At this point, we would like to remind you that governance is the set of best practices to be implemented by all the stakeholders of a company to ensure that the company's information system complies with regulations and, above all, that it performs well in terms of value creation. This paper aims to understand the governance of the digital transformation of Moroccan universities by relying on the results of a qualitative study conducted among the actors of Cadi Ayyad University as a unit of our analysis. By relying on an inductive approach through semi-structured interviews with decision-makers at the university and institutions, managers of operational user centers, researcher-teachers, and of course students, who are the focus of interest and the reason for the university's existence. This exploratory work aims to highlight the challenges of digitalization; It also shows, the expected objectives; the current results and the associated risks. It is a preliminary step for future work on the determining factors of the digital transition within Moroccan universities, based on a quantitative approach with 12 universities.

scholarly journals Positioning at the Olympic Winter Games

2019 ◽  
Vol 9 (5) ◽  
pp. 417-442
Author(s):  
Andreas Christoph Weber ◽  
Veerle De Bosscher ◽  
Hippolyt Kempf
Keyword(s):  
Competitive Advantage ◽  
Decision Makers ◽  
Sports Management ◽  
Strategic Decisions ◽  
Structured Interviews ◽  
Winter Sports ◽  
Policy Makers ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Two Phases ◽  
Internal And External Factors

Purpose Since the 1990s, the International Olympic Committee has offered nations more medal-winning opportunities at every Winter Games. Meanwhile, many countries are constrained by their limited financial resources to target sports strategically. The purpose of this paper is to examine the targeting approaches to Olympic Winter Sports of National Sports Agencies (NSAs), and to identify the factors they assess in the decision-making process. Design/methodology/approach The data were collected through semi-structured interviews with 11 decision makers of medal-winning NSAs at the 2014 Sochi Games. The data were then analysed with reference to strategic management in an approach which combines a resource-based view (RBV) with a market-based view (MBV) to build a competitive advantage. Findings The results show that NSAs, like firms, combine an internal analysis that reflects the RBV on resources and capabilities (e.g. athletes’ performance per sport and sport-specific elite sport system), with an external analysis of the competitive environment that reflects an MBV (e.g. sport’s medal market size and intensity of competition at Games) to target sports. Using this information, two phases were distinguished: first, the target sports are identified and finance is prioritised accordingly; second, the allocation of the nation’s resources is constantly reviewed in order to optimise it. Research limitations/implications Even though social desirability bias in the responses could not be fully excluded, the findings can help policy-makers to distinguish between the internal and external factors identified in this study, and to make more strategic decisions by combining RBV and MBV approaches to build-up their nation’s competitive advantage. Originality/value This paper models the targeting strategies of NSAs during an Olympic cycle by introducing the competitive positioning of firms to sports management.

scholarly journals A critical view of the German procurement process in the sector

2012 ◽  
Vol 12 (3) ◽  
pp. 45-56 ◽  
Author(s):  
Alexander Hofacker ◽  
Aguinaldo dos Santos ◽  
Adriana de Paula Lacerda Santos
Keyword(s):  
Public Sector ◽  
Decision Makers ◽  
Structured Interviews ◽  
Procurement Process ◽  
Lean Principles ◽  
The Public ◽  
Value Stream ◽  
Governmental Organizations ◽  
A Value

This paper makes a critical analysis of the German procurement process in the public sector, based on a case study carried out at Karlsruhe University. The research protocol for the field study was developed in three phases: direct dialogue with the head of the department, document analysis, and semi-structured interviews. Data collection was concerned with both the analysis of the organization as well as with the mapping of project activities. A detailed study was carried out on a single construction project in order to enable the development of a value stream map of the procurement macro processes. Based on the data, the authors present a set of proposals for a radical improvement in the German procurement process, focusing on shortening the cycle time, increasing transparency and improving value generation. The study reinforces the need for more research focused on lean production concepts and principles in the public sector. By identifying radical improvement opportunities in the German procurement process, it may be possible to convince politicians and decision makers to change structures of responsibilities and to apply lean principles in public administration. The paper appears to be one of the first studies to apply lean principles into the procurement process of governmental organizations, in order to simplify processes, reduce waste and better allocate resources in order to add more value for the end-users.

scholarly journals Parental Involvement and Academic Achievement of Primary Students: A Case Study of Two Nigerian Parents

2021 ◽  
pp. 20-31
Author(s):  
Fawzul Razeen
Keyword(s):  
Academic Achievement ◽  
Parental Involvement ◽  
Teacher Educators ◽  
Decision Makers ◽  
School Level ◽  
Primary Students ◽  
Structured Interviews ◽  
High Expectations ◽  
Class Teacher

This case study reveals how parents perceive their involvements and expectations of their children’s academic achievements. The primary purpose of this study is to explore parental involvement in the academic achievement of primary students in Nigerian schools and to assess parental involvement at the Primary School level and how it enhances academic achievement. The researcher chooses the qualitative research method for this study and makes use of Semi-structured interviews to collect data on the first-hand experiences of two international post-graduate (PG) students at International Islamic University Malaysia (IIUM). The major finding of this study is parental involvement with their children. The Parents went to school to communicate with the class teacher and also they assisted with their children’s homework at their residential premises. Parents had high expectations of their children’s academic achievement in the class. There were some differences in the way the two parents were involved in the academic work of their children. This is because of some causes such as lack of time, new subject matter and distance to the schools. The findings of this study have implications mostly for teachers, teacher educators and educational decision-makers.

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