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Gestão de organizações cooperativas: o problema do portfólio em cooperativas agropecuárias do Rio Grande do Sul

Este trabalho objetivou analisar o problema do portfolio e identificar as estrategias empregadas pelas cooperativas agropecuarias do Rio Grande do Sul (RS), a fim de minimizar esse problema decorrente dos direitos de propriedade difusos. A ferramenta para coleta dos dados consistiu em um roteiro semiestruturado e foram amostradas 10% das cooperativas agropecuarias do RS, estratificadas com base no porte e na atividade produtiva. O problema do portfolio apresentou maior incidencia nas cooperativas que processam ou transformam a materia-prima. Visando a reducao do problema do portfolio, identificaram-se diferentes estrategias nas cooperativas analisadas: a escolha dos projetos de investimentos com base no mercado, a avaliacao tecnica dos projetos e investimentos, a opcao pelo nao crescimento da cooperativa, a composicao do conselho de administracao para evitar problemas de portfolio lateral.

Changes in the geography of Brazilian diet diversity

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to present the evolution of Brazilian food patterns, based on the 2002-2003 and 2008-2009 Brazilian Household Budget Surveys (POFs), and to evaluate similarities in food acquisition among the Brazilian states, in search for the main drivers of the changes. Design/methodology/approach Using the data gathered from the 17 food groups within the POFs and multidimensional scaling, the Brazilian states were divided into groups and analysed according to their similarities in terms of annual per capita household food acquisition. Findings The study’s results point to five groups with similarities in terms of food acquisition among the Brazilian states. Additionally, the issues that reflect Brazil’s diversity were discussed, highlighting possible factors that caused the movement of some states between groups during the analysis period. The heterogeneity observed in food acquisition in Brazil emphasises Brazilian agribusiness development and underscores the influence of the food supply chains on the regional food patterns. Originality/value This research presents the geographic changes in the Brazilian agribusiness, and how these changes are reflected in the population food patterns and in the heterogeneity in food acquisition among the Brazilian states. Concerning this work, supply chains of agri-industrial products focussed on the domestic market can be analysed in depth, offering guidelines for future research in logistics and agri-industrial economy.

ORIENTAÇÕES ESTRATÉGICAS E DESEMPENHO: EVIDÊNCIAS DO SETOR VAREJISTA DE ÓPTICAS DOI: 10.5773/rai.v10i3.841

The market and learning orientations interfere on organizational performance by direct impacts on innovation (Baker & Sinkula, 1999). The aim of this study was to evaluate the market and learning orientation, innovation and the impact of these variables on the performance of optical organizations of Passo Fundo/RS. This study characterizes as a survey with the accession of 24 optics. The data were analyzed by using descriptive and multivariate analysis. In multivariate analysis and structural equation modeling, the estimation method used was Partial Least Squares (PLS). The results suggest that the market orientation and the innovation impact positively on performance. One hand, it was observed that the learning orientation impacts positively the market orientation. On the other hand, learning orientation has a negative impact on innovation. It is considered that additional studies are needed in specific business sectors.

Orientações estratégicas e desempenho: evidências do setor varejista de ópticasStrategic Orientations and Performance: Evidences from Retail Optical Companies

The market and learning orientations interfere on organizational performance by direct impacts on innovation (Baker & Sinkula, 1999). The aim of this study was to evaluate the market and learning orientation, innovation and the impact of these variables on the performance of optical organizations of Passo Fundo/RS. This study characterizes as a survey with the accession of 24 optics. The data were analyzed by using descriptive and multivariate analysis. In multivariate analysis and structural equation modeling, the estimation method used was Partial Least Squares (PLS). The results suggest that the market orientation and the innovation impact positively on performance. One hand, it was observed that the learning orientation impacts positively the market orientation. On the other hand, learning orientation has a negative impact on innovation. It is considered that additional studies are needed in specific business sectors.

Orientações estratégicas e desempenho: evidências do setor varejista de ópticas

The market and learning orientations interfere on organizational performance by direct impacts on innovation (Baker & Sinkula, 1999). The aim of this study was to evaluate the market and learning orientation, innovation and the impact of these variables on the performance of optical organizations of Passo Fundo/RS. This study characterizes as a survey with the accession of 24 optics. The data were analyzed by using descriptive and multivariate analysis. In multivariate analysis and structural equation modeling, the estimation method used was Partial Least Squares (PLS). The results suggest that the market orientation and the innovation impact positively on performance. One hand, it was observed that the learning orientation impacts positively the market orientation. On the other hand, learning orientation has a negative impact on innovation. It is considered that additional studies are needed in specific business sectors.

Exportação da soja brasileira: será o corredor bioceânico uma alternativa para o seu escoamento?

O Brasil e um dos maiores exportadores de soja do mundo. A questao da logistica de transporte dessa commodity, desde os locais de producao ate os portos por onde e exportada, e considerada um entrave para o aumento da competitividade da soja brasileira no cenario mundial. Este estudo visou analisar a proposta do corredor bioceânico, considerando o escoamento de produtos agricolas das regioes Centro-Oeste e Sul do Brasil pelos portos chilenos de Antofagasta e Iquique, correlacionando o custo do frete total e o transit time total versus o cenario atual de escoamento de graos pelos portos brasileiros do sul e sudeste. Os resultados indicam que o cenario atual de producao e exportacao da soja em graos brasileira tem uma maior viabilidade em relacao ao cenario estudado – de escoamento da producao utilizando o corredor bioceânico. Entretanto, estima-se que melhorias no sistema de transporte e investimentos em infraestrutura poderiam viabilizar a utilizacao desse corredor alternativo na exportacao de produtos pereciveis e de alto valor agregado. Palavras-chave: Demanda asiatica. Escoamento de soja. Portos brasileiros. Producao agricola. Sistemas logisticos.