Armindo dos Santos de Sousa Teodósio

Consciência ambiental: um estudo exploratório sobre suas implicações para o ensino de administração

There have been several requests to introduce environmental discussions within the program content of undergraduate courses in Business Administration. Environmental education is seen as an indispensable element when it comes to transforming student awareness. The objective of the study was to characterize the environmental dimension of the behavior of future managers and explore the conditions, challenges and prospects for broadening social and environmental training in the teaching projects of the business school that was analyzed. Questionnaires were used for measuring environmental behavior in a sample of 341 Business Administration undergraduate students from a higher education institution in Sao Paulo who received environmental education throughout their course. A factor model was constructed and data were agglomerated using cluster analysis. The analysis revealed that the training and advance of environmental awareness represent major challenges for business schools, demanding that Business Administration teaching methods be profoundly reconsidered.There have been several requests to introduce environmental discussions within the program content of undergraduate courses in Business Administration. Environmental education is seen as an indispensable element when it comes to transforming student awareness. The objective of the study was to characterize the environmental dimension of the behavior of future managers and explore the conditions, challenges and prospects for broadening social and environmental training in the teaching projects of the business school that was analyzed. Questionnaires were used for measuring environmental behavior in a sample of 341 Business Administration undergraduate students from a higher education institution in Sao Paulo who received environmental education throughout their course. A factor model was constructed and data were agglomerated using cluster analysis. The analysis revealed that the training and advance of environmental awareness represent major challenges for business schools, demanding that Business Administration teaching methods be profoundly reconsidered.

Desenvolvimento Sustentável, Consumo e Cidadania: um estudo sobre a (des)articulação da comunicação de Organizações da Sociedade Civil, Estado e Empresas

O consumo, na contemporaneidade, cumpre diferentes funcoes e implica multiplas referencias como construcao social, porem, nos padroes atuais, e insustentavel, tanto na perspectiva ambiental quanto da construcao de direitos e da cidadania. Para compreender os desafios da construcao de acoes e politicas capazes de renovar as praticas de consumo, problematizam-se neste artigo as respostas aos dilemas do consumo construidas por atores da sociedade civil, do Estado e do mercado. O consumo sustentavel se configuraria como uma das possibilidades de tratamento dos impactos do consumismo, pois envolve mudancas de atitude aliadas a necessidade de transformacao do sistema das atitudes e dos valores dos cidadaos. Apesar de ainda nao se observar a predominância de um novo modelo civilizatorio capaz de superar os dilemas da sociedade do consumo, existem alternativas para promover a sustentabilidade. Esse esforco sugeriria a construcao de articulacoes entre diferentes grupos, quer seja do governo, quer da sociedade civil, quer do mercado, para atender as demandas da populacao e adotar boas praticas de producao e consumo sustentaveis, por meio da acao politica e do exercicio da cidadania. Na pesquisa empirica, de abordagem qualitativa, com entrevistas em profundidade e analise descritiva, percebeu-se que a comunicacao para a construcao de discursos e praticas politicamente corretos para o consumo, por parte dos atores pesquisados, para torna-lo sustentavel, nem sempre abarca a complexa relacao que envolve o meio ambiente nas esferas publica e organizacional. Muito presente nos textos de relatorios empresariais, o desenvolvimento sustentavel nao e percebido na pratica organizacional cotidiana. Nesse contexto, descortinam-se diferentes dramas e tramas da cidadania socioambiental que podem dar novo sentido as lutas ambientais no campo do consumo, bem como encobrir as armadilhas de um discurso ambientalmente correto, mas politicamente fragil.

Gênero, imersão e empreendedorismo: sexo frágil, laços fortes?

Men and women have been historically embedded in differentiated social networks. The female trajectory has been conditioned by the presence of strong ties. Such circumstances may have led to peculiar repercussions on womens roles as entrepreneurs. Despite their relevance, studies piecing together gender, entrepreneurship, embeddedness and social networks are relatively new. This paper, drawing on both theoretical insights and quantitative empirical research, attempts to shed light on the phenomenon of female entrepreneurship as it stands against male entrepreneurship. The results suggest that both women and men are embedded in different social networks, and that each of them use their ties in a different way, in so far as their businesses creation goes. Women are relatively more prone to using closer ties to gather information and support. This article offers four contributions. First, at the theoretical level, some new insights offered on the universality versus peculiarities of entrepreneurial behavior. Contributions are also offered, on methodological grounds, including the use of some indicators of embeddedness to analyze and compare the two entrepreneurial groups. At the practical level, by revealing some little-known aspects of the feminine entrepreneurial dynamic, it provides ideas for the formulation of public policy.

The international growth of a social business: a case study

In developing countries, initiatives have often been undertaken in order to fight social and environmental problems. Since the 1990s, an increase can be seen in corporate social responsibility actions, as well as increasingly strong activities by civil society organizations. Tweenty years ago, companies and civil society organizations stood wide apart from each other, with often conflicting agendas and resistance to mutual collaboration. This reality has changed significantly. Besides the phenomenon of cross-sector partnerships, we can also observe the expansion of a particular organization type, i.e., the social business, which combines two objectives that were previously seen as incompatible: financial sustainability and the generation of social value. This article aims to discuss the factors that influence the results of a social business operating in three countries: Botswana, Brazil and Jordan. The results allow understanding the challenges involved in constructing social businesses in developing countries as well as a better understanding of the very nature of those businesses, considering the social realities where they operate.

Responsabilidade social empresarial e estratégia: um estudo sobre a gestão do público interno em duas empresas signatárias do global compact

O presente artigo apresenta os resultados de uma pesquisa realizada em duas em presas brasileiras signatarias da Agenda Global Compact, proposta pela ONU, sobre a responsabilidade social empresarial na gestao do publico interno. A interpretacao dos dados da pesquisa foi feita a luz de cinco definicoes do conceito de estrategia, propostas por Mintzberg et al. (2003): plano, padrao, posicao, perspectiva e estratagema. A partir de indicadores como gestao participativa; combate ao preconceito e discriminacao; politicas de remuneracao, beneficios e carreira; e saude e seguranca do trabalhador, investigou-se qual o sentido de estrategia que orienta a responsabilidade social perante o publico interno das empresas. Como conclusao, aponta-se a ideia de que a estrategia subjacente a politica de recursos humanos parece ter a acepcao de plano (direcao de acao para o futuro), em funcao do uso instrumental da participacao dos empregados e do estabelecimento de participacao nos lucros e resultados a partir do alcance de metas. A acepcao de estrategia como estratagema (truque para enganar os concorrentes ou outros stakeholders) pareceu refutada, em funcao da boa remuneracao paga pelas empresas aos empregados e de uma politica de preservacao da seguranca e da saude dos trabalhadores.

Tri-sector partnerships in social entrepreneurship: discourse and practice of the actors from the circles of action and reflection

No artigo, discute-se a construcao das chamadas Parcerias Tri-Setoriais em tres projetos, desenvolvidos no Brasil, de diferentes areas tematicas de intervencao em politicas publicas (acesso a agua, educacao basica e atuacao de conselhos de direitos da crianca e do adolescente). Articulacoes colaborativas envolvendo simultaneamente atores dos chamados tres setores (Estado, sociedade civil e mercado) sao praticas pouco estudadas no contexto brasileiro e mesmo internacional, visto que parcerias de carater tri-setorial sao pouco frequentes, apesar da proliferacao de discursos de apoio as aliancas entre governos e sociedade civil ou entre Organizacoes Nao Governamentais (ONGs) e empresas na gestao de politicas publicas. Como estrategia de investigacao, recorreu-se na pesquisa ao Cooperative Inquiry, metodo que pressupoe a ruptura de fronteiras entre sujeitos e objetos de analise, frequentemente constituidos por outros sujeitos vinculados a acao. Alem do avanco na compreensao dos desafios da construcao de parcerias tri-setoriais na realidade brasileira, busca-se tambem demonstrar a relevância para os estudos em gestao social de metodos investigativos assentados no protagonismo dos sujeitos pesquisados, como forma de se caminhar na compreensao de praticas, discursos e dilemas vinculados a acao social em programas sociais.

Environmental awareness: an exploratory study into the implications for teaching business administration

There have been several requests to introduce environmental discussions within the program content of undergraduate courses in Business Administration. Environmental education is seen as an indispensable element when it comes to transforming student awareness. The objective of the study was to characterize the environmental dimension of the behavior of future managers and explore the conditions, challenges and prospects for broadening social and environmental training in the teaching projects of the business school that was analyzed. Questionnaires were used for measuring environmental behavior in a sample of 341 Business Administration undergraduate students from a higher education institution in Sao Paulo who received environmental education throughout their course. A factor model was constructed and data were agglomerated using cluster analysis. The analysis revealed that the training and advance of environmental awareness represent major challenges for business schools, demanding that Business Administration teaching methods be profoundly reconsidered.There have been several requests to introduce environmental discussions within the program content of undergraduate courses in Business Administration. Environmental education is seen as an indispensable element when it comes to transforming student awareness. The objective of the study was to characterize the environmental dimension of the behavior of future managers and explore the conditions, challenges and prospects for broadening social and environmental training in the teaching projects of the business school that was analyzed. Questionnaires were used for measuring environmental behavior in a sample of 341 Business Administration undergraduate students from a higher education institution in Sao Paulo who received environmental education throughout their course. A factor model was constructed and data were agglomerated using cluster analysis. The analysis revealed that the training and advance of environmental awareness represent major challenges for business schools, demanding that Business Administration teaching methods be profoundly reconsidered.

INSTITUCIONALIZAÇÃO DE COMPRAS PÚBLICAS SUSTENTÁVEIS: UMA ANÁLISE DA EXPERIÊNCIA DO GOVERNO DE MINAS GERAIS

O artigo tem por objetivo analisar a institucionalizacao de compras publicas sustentaveis pelo governo do Estado de Minas Gerais, um dos pioneiros nesse processo no Brasil. Realizou-se pesquisa qualitativa por meio de estudo de caso unico, utilizando-se de analise documental e entrevistas semi-estruturadas. Pode-se compreender o papel de diferentes atores que se caracterizaram como forcas institucionais no campo organizacional da difusao de compras publicas sustentaveis. A analise demonstra a preponderância de mecanismos de natureza coercitiva, alem de circunstâncias ligadas aos “mitos e cerimonias” na difusao de compras publicas sustentaveis no governo em Minas Gerais.

Participação das organizações da sociedade civil na cooperação Sul/Sul: em busca de um modelo de análise nos estudos em administração

This article aims to discuss the participation of Brazilian civil society organizations within the scope of development cooperation. This is a theoretical article that seeks to problematize the processes of development cooperation and to build an analytical framework able to cope with the participation of new actors, of a non-governmental nature, in the relationships between developing countries. This is commonly referred to as South-South Cooperation and the article also looks at the implications of this in terms of extending the rights of extremely vulnerable communities. The article draws on literary sources from many different fields of knowledge, especially international relations, political sociology and social management. The idea is to understand the possibilities, prospects and pitfalls that are involved in the processes of development cooperation, and which are shaped by both the search for greater horizontality among nations and by the participation of new actors, especially those from civil society.This article aims to discuss the participation of Brazilian civil society organizations within the scope of development cooperation. This is a theoretical article that seeks to problematize the processes of development cooperation and to build an analytical framework able to cope with the participation of new actors, of a non-governmental nature, in the relationships between developing countries. This is commonly referred to as South-South Cooperation and the article also looks at the implications of this in terms of extending the rights of extremely vulnerable communities. The article draws on literary sources from many different fields of knowledge, especially international relations, political sociology and social management. The idea is to understand the possibilities, prospects and pitfalls that are involved in the processes of development cooperation, and which are shaped by both the search for greater horizontality among nations and by the participation of new actors, especially those from civil society.

The participation of civil society in South-South Cooperation: in search of an analytical model for management studies

This article aims to discuss the participation of Brazilian civil society organizations within the scope of development cooperation. This is a theoretical article that seeks to problematize the processes of development cooperation and to build an analytical framework able to cope with the participation of new actors, of a non-governmental nature, in the relationships between developing countries. This is commonly referred to as South-South Cooperation and the article also looks at the implications of this in terms of extending the rights of extremely vulnerable communities. The article draws on literary sources from many different fields of knowledge, especially international relations, political sociology and social management. The idea is to understand the possibilities, prospects and pitfalls that are involved in the processes of development cooperation, and which are shaped by both the search for greater horizontality among nations and by the participation of new actors, especially those from civil society.This article aims to discuss the participation of Brazilian civil society organizations within the scope of development cooperation. This is a theoretical article that seeks to problematize the processes of development cooperation and to build an analytical framework able to cope with the participation of new actors, of a non-governmental nature, in the relationships between developing countries. This is commonly referred to as South-South Cooperation and the article also looks at the implications of this in terms of extending the rights of extremely vulnerable communities. The article draws on literary sources from many different fields of knowledge, especially international relations, political sociology and social management. The idea is to understand the possibilities, prospects and pitfalls that are involved in the processes of development cooperation, and which are shaped by both the search for greater horizontality among nations and by the participation of new actors, especially those from civil society.