Gisele Silveira Coelho Lopes

DIMENSÕES DO EMPODERAMENTO FEMININO: AUTONOMIA OU DEPENDÊNCIA?

This study aims to understand the dimensions of empowerment among women entrepreneurs in the municipality of Forquilhinha, Santa Catarina. Entrepreneurship and womens empowerment are the central themes theoretically contextualized in this work. This research is characterized as descriptive and qualitative, with non-probability sampling by accessibility. The data collection technique was a qualitative interview with a semistructured script, prepared based on the dimensions of empowerment aligned with the entrepreneurial initiative to open their own business, applied to 15 women owners of retail stores. The results showed that entrepreneurship provided an opportunity for economic empowerment for the interviewees, based on statements that focused on the expansion of income, financial independence, and self-worth. In the psychological, educational, political and Family dimensions, the interviewees demonstrated a degree of dependence on others, and insecurity in decision-making and the direction of the business.

ESTUDO DO EMPODERAMENTO NA PERSPECTIVA DAS MULHERES

Este trabalho objetivou conhecer como as mulheres que ocupam cargos de lideranca, utilizam o empoderamento no exercicio profissional em uma instituicao de ensino e tecnologia em Criciuma, Santa Catarina, Brasil. Na revisao da literatura foram contextualizados a mulher e sua insercao no mercado de trabalho, em busca de uma concepcao de empoderamento e as dimensoes do empoderamento da mulher no mercado de trabalho. A metodologia utilizada teve carater descritivo e qualitativo. O instrumento de coleta de dados consistiu num roteiro com 16 questoes que abordaram o bem-estar e sucesso profissional, o reconhecimento familiar, o processo de ascensao profissional e a participacao das mulheres nos processos decisorios organizacionais. A pesquisa foi realizada com 10 mulheres que ocupavam cargos de chefia em diferentes setores da instituicao em analise. Os resultados obtidos na pesquisa revelaram que as entrevistadas ja demonstram expressoes de empoderamento em seus cotidianos e a mulher se apresenta mais confiante e preparada para participar das tomadas de decisoes em niveis hierarquicos maiores, alem de interferir no proprio meio.

OS INCENTIVOS FINANCEIROS PARA A EXPORTAÇÃO: UM ESTUDO EM PMES DE SANTA CATARINA

The reality of the Brazilian economy during the last decade has influenced many companies to get new markets to expand to other parameters of competition. The export incentive programs created by the government, is an example of this, and he has performed positively, strengthening the relationship of resources and capacity to develop sales strategies and relationships with the external market. With the use of financial incentive programs for export, companies can enjoy the competitiveness and advantages related to cost of goods or services, and thus help them achieve a satisfactory goal with the export activity. Careful to promote exports, the Brazilian government creates lines of financial incentives that can meet the needs of Brazilian companies. These floor plane are known as advances on exchange contracts (ACC), Advances on foreign exchange delivered (ACE), Program for Export – (Proex) among others. Santa Catarina has been active in the export process of the country, accounting for significant numbers for the trade balance. The target of this study is to understand the reactions of the business of Santa Catarina in the use of financial incentives for export. The research method adopted, as to the purposes of research, the research was exploratory and the means of investigation was a qualitative field research through interviews. The results showed that the reasons these companies entering in the international market, have been opening new markets, new business opportunities and increase the export volume. Financial incentives are most commonly used by companies to Advance on Export Contracts (ACC) and Advances on Foreign Exchange Delivered (ACE).