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Risk can be perceived in the following three different ways: (1) risk as danger – when the consequences are negative; (2) risk as uncertainty – when the variables are unknown and cannot be measured; and (3) risk as opportunity – when there is a positive return. The internationalization process is when companies expand to the international market to be exposed to high risks, which can negatively influence their performance. However, internationalization can also provide an opportunity for positive returns. Therefore, to understand how risk is analyzed in the internationalization of companies, a rigorous search for case studies was carried out. Accordingly, meta-synthesis by Hoon (2013) proved to be methodologically effective. For the meta-synthesis, 24 internationalization risks were analyzed from 19 articles based on 201 interviews from 94 companies across 17 different countries. We conclude that different internationalization processes (gradual or rapid) can result in different risk perceptions, and that companies do not avoid risks, they manage them. Our theoretical contribution highlights different perceptions of risks for each internationalization process. We propose a theoretical framework derived from this first meta-synthesis on the subject in the literature. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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The goal of the study is to investigate the influence of dynamic capabilities on organizational performance and the role of marketing capabilities as a mediator in this relationship in the context of private HEIs in Brazil. As a research method we carried out a survey with 316 IES and data analysis was operationalized with the technique of structural equation modeling. The results indicate that the dynamic capabilities have influence on organizational performance only when mediated by marketing ability. The marketing capability has an important role in the survival, growth and renewal on educational services offerings for HEIs in private sector, and consequently in organizational performance. It is also demonstrated that mediated relationship is more intense for HEI with up to 3,000 students and other organizational profile variables such as amount of courses, the constitution, the type of institution and type of education do not significantly alter the results. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The aim of this study is to analyze the challenges and motivations that permeate the intrapreneurial initiatives in the Brazilian public sector. The conceptual contribution is the alignment of intrapreneurship and motivation for public service and a focus on the practices of this sector. The study uses a qualitative approach, and the method is a case study conducted at a Brazilian public university that offers a post-graduate program in Bioinformatics. The working relationships between the public university and the teaching staff show a propensity towards civic virtues, given that there are no extraneous rewards or increased remuneration for those involved in intrapreneurship initiatives. Finally, in the case in question, the actors showed strong internal motivation, characterized by an intrapreneurial initiative that sought to provide better services and generate value for society. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The purpose of this article is to analyze the national publications on organizational decisionmaking process in journals (A1 to B2) and events promoted by ANPAD from 2004 to 2014. The analysis of the 275 articles indicates that the subject has little representation in publications, with an average of two articles in each journal in 11 years. Although involving a large number of authors (n = 556), only 4% has over two published articles and 14% of national production is concentrated in seven researchers. Considering the results recommendations are made, as for example, the search for greater rigor and relevance in the methodological procedures and formation of stable research groups, which would allow the maturation of production, now considered initial. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

This study is based on the gap identified in studies of organizational learning and power. For this, it aims to analyze the relationship between knowledge, organizational learning and power, which allows controlling, from implementation, monitoring and evaluation of an English Teaching National Program by the Board of Education and Culture of Coahuila, Mexico. As a benchmark, it makes use of the literature of learning and knowledge, power and controlling. Specifically, it describes the ordering ability of textual elements in a net. Through a qualitative case study it verified how the flow of knowledge (accumulation and utilization) and the exercise of power happen, where mediators act, configuring the process of individual and organizational learning. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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Diversity management has been a recently debated theme in management due to the legal and normative pressure that exist in several countries. In Brazil, this topic became evident after the promulgation of Law 8213/91, which included the obligation of public and private organizations to destine a percentage of their vacancies to people with disabilities. However, few organizations can meet the percentage demanded by law. In addition to the difficulties of finding these new employees, managers need to deal with the differences among the organizational actors, seeking social justice, as well as concern about the consequences of this interaction -- which is not always harmonious. Adjustments are often necessary to avoid segregation and social exclusion in the work environment. Thus, the aim of this paper is to analyze the interface between diversity management in the inclusion of intellectually disabled people in the organizational context and the practices of Human Resources (HR) generated from this new reality. This issue was investigated in a case study at Sesi/PR and Senai/PR -- Paraná/ Brazil, with a qualitative approach through interviews with a female manager, six employees, five intellectually disabled people active in the organization and one external collaborator -- responsible for monitoring the insertion process of people with disabilities in the organization. Among the results, it was verified that the HR practices are essential to make the inclusion of disabled people effective and to make it render good results, and that these practices facilitate the management of diversity in the organization field. It was observed that the practices of human resources mentioned above were well structured at the beginning of the inclusion project, but require maintenance policies. Among the contributions of this paper, we highlight the realization of the relevance of human resource practices (recruitment, socialization and awareness, training) for the diversity management, pointing to the need of organizations to invest in diversity management so the inclusion of this population really occurs, going beyond law enforcement. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]