Irene Kazumi Miura

O papel dos relacionamentos interpessoais na internacionalização de instituições de ensino superior

RESUMO: A literatura sobre internacionalizacao de IES negligencia dois aspectos desseprocesso: as diferencas dos processos de internacionalizacao na graduacao e na pos-gra-duacao e o papel das redes de relacionamentos dos docentes no processo de internacio-nalizacao. O proposito deste artigo e discutir o papel dessas redes de relacionamentos noprocesso de internacionalizacao da pos-graduacao. Para tanto, realizou-se um estudocomparativo de casos de duas universidades confessionais brasileiras (PUC-RS e PUC-SP). Os resultados mostram que, em ambos os casos, as politicas de internacionalizacaosao formuladas para as IES como um todo, nao contemplando as especificidades da gra-duacao e da pos-graduacao, e que as redes de relacionamento dos docentes podem terum papel relevante no processo de internacionalizacao de IES, sobretudo no nivel dapos-graduacao.Palavras-chave:Internacionalizacao de IES. Pos-Graduacao. Redes de Relacionamentos.

FDI inflows, transfer of knowledge, and absorptive capacity: The case of Mozambique

The literature has discussed the impact of Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) on host economies, but has overlooked the case of the least-developed countries (LDCs) and, in particular, the transfer of knowledge to these economies. Drawing on different streams of the literature (FDI impact, knowledge transfer, and absorption capacity), this paper analyzes how a country’s absorptive capacity may moderate the transfer of knowledge. By collecting and analyzing secondary data of FDI inflows and education, we examine the case of Mozambique. Data show that a country’s low educational level, and thus low absorptive capacity, may prevent effective knowledge transfer. We argue that policies that are aimed at expatriation, emigration, and tertiary education can help to increase the potential impact of FDI inflows. The main contribution of this paper to the literature is to examine how absorptive capacity and transfer of knowledge inter-relate within LDCs. n n xa0 n n Key words: FDI inflows, transfer of knowledge, absorptive capacity, education.

Consumer Behavior Toward Electrical Energy: A Social and Societal Issue

The study focuses societal and social marketing. A qualitative research was taken to know the consumers attitudes toward three programs referring the avoidance of energy power wastage. Some considerations were made aimed to guide marketing decisions. The marketing activities would be improved not just to reach the consumer satisfaction but the society as a whole.