This study aims to analyze the perceptions of the Baby Boomers, X and Y generations, about environmental sustainability, environmental practices and sustainable consumption. Regarding the methodology used, this was a quantitative and descriptive research, through a survey, applied in the northern region of Rio Grande do Sul. The results highlight that the current generations are concerned about the future of th...
To achieve a higher organizational performance is desirable to ensure the permanence and growth of companies. However, a business environment marked by rapid technological and market changes demands from companies new responses or a combination of different strategies. The purpose of this study was to verify the influence of market orientation on product and process innovation, as well as of these on organizati...
The management of a philanthropic hospital is more complex than it appears to be. Even though the hospital receives tax benefits, its managementdepends on decision-making just like private companies. The organization studied is a philanthropic institution, that is, a non-profit institution, created by a visionarygroup in the 80’s, which founded a hospital to better serve the community. However, the financial ma...
A importância da inovação, para o desenvolvimento socioeconômico de uma região, reside na capacidade de transformação econômica, porém é necessário que a empresa adote a inovação como parte de sua estratégia e que isto esteja atrelado a um padrão setorial de comportamento inovador para ampliar a capacidade competitiva da organização, neste sentido o Arranjo Produtivo local (APL) tem um papel fundamental no dese...
Como resposta ao contexto competitivo das organizações, as inovações têm a capacidade de transformar economicamente a situação de uma organização, contribuindo para melhorar a performance das empresas com a otimização dos recursos. As inovações desenvolvidas nas empresas ocorrem através de mudanças no intuito de promover melhorias de resultados econômicos, podendo incidir sobre os processos, produtos/serviços, ...
The relevance of the study of innovation in educational services employed by graduate Business Administration degree programs comes from the appreciation of the role it plays in training citizens in our society. The Inter-institutional Seminar in Management Research (ISMR), an initiative that originated at the University of Caxias do Sul, was jointly designed by the Coordinators of Business Administration Gradu...
The furniture industry of Rio Grande do Sul has a significant importance on the national scene, because it was the second largest exporter in 2010. This position puts the emphasis on the state in the national production and export of furniture. In this context, operates more than 50 years, the Italian Plastics, an industry founded by Alcides had the entrepreneurial vision to diversify production, working in the...
In 1993, the Valley do Rio dos Sinos manufacturing park located in Rio Grande do Sul had about 1,950 footwear companies accounting for approximately 129,000 jobs and responsible for exporting around 201 million pairs of shoes. However, from 1994, significant changes took place in the competitive environment of these Brazilian footwear companies. The Valley do Rio dos Sinos footwear industries felt the impacts o...
Esta dissertação apresenta um sistema de avaliação e melhoria da qualidade dos produtos e processos, em células de manufatura, em uma empresa metalúrgica, situada em Vacaria no estado do Rio Grande do Sul. O sistema proposto baseia-se no uso da lista de verificação (Check-List), como fonte para a construção de um banco de dados, capaz de evidenciar os principais defeitos encontrados durante o processo produtivo...