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We live in a society that is constantly developing. New challenges and new opportunities emerge all the time. Fortunately, human beings have a fantastic ability to adapt and find new solutions in new situations, i.e. to be innovative. Not just individuals but also organizations need to make room for innovative development. Organizations need to work on how to develop new products, services and processes. At the same time, each organization needs to work on improving the quality of existing activities. Previous research has shown that high value for the customer, i.e. that which often constitutes the goal of quality work, is achieved by the organization working in parallel on developing existing products, services and processes while at the same time driving innovative development forward. How organizations cope with the balance between these two perspectives has been researched and written about considerably when it comes to manufacturing companies. On the other hand, however, there is a lack of documented knowledge regarding how best to balance these two perspectives in the service sector in general and the public sector in particular. This thesis has been written with a view to contributing to existing knowledge about how innovation can be understood as a possible way of increasing customer value within the public sector. It seeks to create insight into how innovation is perceived as a phenomenon in order to increase value for the customer and into how innovation work relates to other aspects of current quality practices within the Swedish public sector. It has also been written with a view to contributing greater understanding to how some of the quality movement’s tools can increase innovation capacity in the public sector.             To fulfil this aim, a literature study and case studies have been performed. The case studies have been performed in Sweden at Lantmäteriet (Swedish Land Survey) and The Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency, (Sida). One of the case studies also included the Swedish Ministry for Foreign Affairs and the Swedish Government. Three research reports have been written between 2012 and 2014, and these form the basis of the thesis.   The research findings give examples of organizations whose quality work focuses closely on systematic measurement and control of the work process and much less on innovatively developing new ways of increase customer value. The findings also show that there are a number of obstacles which the public administrations studied face to combine quality work with a greater ability to work innovatively. Given that innovative development is an important strategy for increasing customer value, the study indicates that some of the existing quality work is an obstacle to achieving greater customer value in the public sector.     At the same time, there are tools and values in the quality movement that can improve the organization’s ability to innovate. The quality movement’s core values and tools, such as systematic cyclical learning, can constitute important tools with which to create favourable conditions to improve innovative ability. This underlines the need for identifying where quality work strengthens and hinders innovation processes respectively. The research findings also stress the need to radically improve the work on innovative processes in the public sector in order to achieve the overarching goals of public administration more effectively. / Vi lever i ett samhälle som ständigt utvecklas. Nya utmaningar och nya möjligheter dyker hela tiden upp. Som tur är har människan en fantastisk förmåga att anpassa sig och finna nya lösningar i nya situationer, d.v.s. vara innovativ. Inte bara individer utan även organisationer behöver ha utrymme för innovativ utveckling. Organisationer behöver arbeta med hur man skall utveckla nya varor, tjänster och processer. Samtidigt behöver varje organisation också arbeta med att utveckla kvalitén i befintlig verksamhet. Tidigare forskning har visat att ett högt värde för kunden, d.v.s. det som ofta utgör målet för kvalitetsarbete, uppnås genom att organisationen parallellt arbetar med utveckling av befintliga produkter, tjänster och processer samtidigt som man driver en innovativ utveckling. Hur organisationer hanterar balansen mellan dessa två perspektiv har det forskats och skrivits en hel del om för varuproducerande företag. Däremot saknas det dokumenterad kunskap om hur man balanserar dessa perspektiv på bästa sätt inom den tjänsteproducerande sektorn i allmänhet och den offentliga sektorn i synnerhet. Denna avhandling skrivs i syfte att bidra till befintlig kunskap om hur innovation kan förstås som en möjlig väg att öka kundvärdet inom den offentliga sektorn. Avhandlingen söker skapa insikt om hur innovation uppfattas som fenomen i syfte att öka värde för kunden samt hur det innovativa arbetet förhåller sig till andra moment av pågående kvalitetsarbete inom den svenska offentliga sektorn. Avhandlingen har även skrivits i syfte att bidra till ökad förståelse av hur vissa av kvalitetsrörelsens verktyg kan öka innovations-kapaciteten inom offentlig sektor.             För att svara upp mot syftet har en litteraturstudie samt fallstudier genomförts. Fallstudierna har genomförts i Sverige på myndigheterna Lantmäteriet samt på biståndsmyndigheten Sida. I en fallstudie ingick även utrikesdepartementet samt den svenska regeringen. Tre forskningsrapporter har under åren 2012 till 2014 skrivits och dessa utgör underlag för denna avhandling.   Resultatet av forskningen ger exempel på organisationer som i sitt kvalitetsarbete har ett stort fokus på systematisk mätning och kontroll av arbetsprocesser och betydligt mindre på att innovativt utveckla nya sätt att öka värdet för kunden. Resultatet av forskningen visar också att det finns ett antal hinder för de studerade offentliga förvaltningarna att kombinera det pågående kvalitetsarbetet med en ökad förmåga att arbeta innovativt. Givet att innovativ utveckling är en viktig strategi för att öka kundvärdet indikerar studien att delar av befintligt kvalitetsarbete utgör hinder för att nå ökat kundvärde inom offentlig sektor.     Samtidigt finns det inom kvalitetsrörelsen verktyg och värderingar som kan öka organisationens förmåga till innovation. Kvalitetsrörelsens kärnvärden och verktyg som exempelvis systematiskt cykliskt lärande kan utgöra viktiga verktyg för att skapa gynnsamma förutsättningar för ökad innovationsförmåga. Detta understryker behovet av att identifiera var kvalitetsarbete stärker respektive hindrar innovationsprocesser. Resultatet av forskningen understryker samtidigt behovet av att radikalt utveckla arbetet med innovativa processer inom offentlig förvaltning för att därigenom bättre nå den offentliga förvaltningens övergripande mål.

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No. of bitstreams: 1 Aldo_ Jose _Brunhara 15.dez.2017 (4).pdf: 1847598 bytes, checksum: cc07db41a902201f1c611a2b40107b13 (MD5) Previous issue date: 2017-12-05 / The objective of this thesis was to verify the association of the Ambidexterity strategy with the formation of non-localized capacities (NLB-FSAs) in subsidiaries of Multinational Companies. The theoretical framework that underpinned the thesis was the resource-based view in international business and the OLI paradigm reflected in the discussion of the organizational capacities of foreign subsidiaries. The quantitative survey was conducted in April 2017 with foreign subsidiaries operating in Brazil. A total of 289 valid responses were received from various segments: industry, commerce and services. To test the model, multiple regression techniques were applied using the PLS (Partial Least Squares) system. The results confirm that Ambidexterity is associated with NLBFSA formation indirectly. Ambidexterity leads to local capacity building, in the form of LB-FSAs (Located Bound - Firm Specific Advantages). Subsidiaries with LB-FSAs present greater competitiveness, which in turn enables the subsidiary to transfer knowledge in the form of NLB-FSAs for the multinational's network. In theoretical terms, this research strengthens the RBV - Resource Based View and Dunning’s OLI theory (1980), more specifically, Ownership and Internalization, whereby through the ownership and exploitation of its resources abroad, MNEs develop and internalized capabilities, in the form of NLB-FSAs, from emerging markets. Regarding to the studies on Ambidexterity, the thesis shows that ambidextrous companies develop NLB-FSAs from the LB-FSAs capabilities that allow the improvement of Competitiveness. Additionally, it fulfills a gap in the studies on Ambidexterity since there are no studies on the impact of Ambidexterity on the formation of organizational capacities, LB-FSAs and NLB-FSAs in subsidiaries of multinational companies operating in Brazil. In terms of contribution to management, it supports in the definition of the strategic management model of multinationals, since, by using ambidextrous strategies, it enables the development of competitive organizational capacities from an emerging country. / O objetivo desta tese foi o de verificar a associação da estratégia de Ambidestria, com a formação de capacidades não locais (NLB-FSAs - Non Located Bound - Firm Specific Advantages) em subsidiárias de Empresas Multinacionais. O marco teórico que sustentou a tese foi a visão baseada em recursos em negócios internacionais e o paradigma OLI refletido na discussão das capacidades organizacionais de subsidiárias estrangeiras. A pesquisa quantitativa, do tipo survey foi conduzida em abril de 2017 com subsidiárias estrangeiras que operam no Brasil. Foram recebidas 289 respostas válidas, de segmentos variados: indústria, comércio e serviços. Para testar o modelo, técnicas de regressão múltiplas foram aplicadas utilizando-se o sistema PLS (Partial Least Squares). Os resultados confirmam que a Ambidestria está associada à formação de NLB-FSA de maneira indireta. A Ambidestria leva à formação de capacidades locais, em forma de LB-FSAs (Located Bound - Firm Specific Advantages). Subsidiárias com LB-FSAs apresentam maior Competitividade, que por sua vez possibilita a subsidiária transbordar o conhecimento na forma de NLB-FSAs para a rede da multinacional. Em termos teóricos, a pesquisa fortalece a teoria VBR - Visão Baseada em Recursos e do OLI de Dunning (1980), mais especificamente, Ownership e Internalization, em que por meio da propriedade e exploração de seus recursos no exterior, as EMNs desenvolvem capacidades internalizadas, na forma de NLB-FSAs, a partir de mercados emergentes. Com relação aos estudos sobre Ambidestria, a tese evidencia que empresas ambidestras desenvolvem NLBFSAs a partir das capacidades LB-FSAs que possibilitam a melhoria da Competitividade. Adicionalmente, preenche um gap nos estudos sobre Ambidestria, uma vez que há ausência de estudos sobre o impacto da Ambidestria na formação de capacidades organizacionais, LB-FSAs e NLB-FSAs por subsidiárias de empresas multinacionais que atuam no Brasil Em termos de contribuição para gestão, auxilia na definição do modelo de gestão estratégica das multinacionais, uma vez que, ao usar estratégias ambidestras, possibilita o desenvolvimento de capacidades organizacionais competitivas a partir de um país emergente.

Research &amp; Development (R&amp;D) departments are becoming increasingly structured and routine-based, with tight schedules and daily follow-ups. This way of working stems from increased demands for delivering products to customers quickly and with high quality at a low price. At the same time, these organisations are faced with the challenge of coming up with new ideas that can become the foundations of tomorrow’s innovations. This means that R&amp;D departments must achieve both exploration, in terms of coming up with new ideas, and exploitation in terms of turning existing ideas into products available on the market. If these dual perspectives are to be met within a single work unit, the employees in that unit must achieve what we call contextual ambidexterity. Previous research has shown this to be difficult to achieve and has offered little guidance for organisations about how to organise and manage their operations in order to increase their chances of achieving contextual ambidexterity.The aim of this thesis is to explore challenges related to innovation that are encountered at the micro-level in contextually ambidextrous organisations and to shed light on factors that explain those challenges.This study has combined survey data with interview data from several organisations to analyse the relationship between aspects of efficiency and aspects of creativity. It was found that employees in a contextually ambidextrous organisation struggle to ensure enough micro-level exploration space, in other words, they have trouble finding time to explore ideas and making room for novel ideas.This research shows that a contextually ambidextrous approach in R&amp;D will likely exert two main challenges related to innovation. The first challenge is a crowding out of exploratory activities in favour of exploitatory activities. One reason for this is the combination of using productivity goals for exploitation and not using any similar targets for exploration activities. Large discrepancies in how these two types of activities are treated runs the risk that the one that is less monitored – most often exploration – is likely to be crowded out in favour of the one that is more intensely monitored.A second possible challenge is the demand on predictability in project progress that is often built into organisations as a means to enhance exploitation. This aim for predictability might create a reluctance to introduce new projects with high levels of novelty because the introduction of novel ideas contains uncertainties that jeopardise the adherence to the project plan. The combination of this view of novelty in the later phases of product development and the crowding out of exploratory activities could possibly lead to insufficient room for novel ideas to gain ground in the organisation, and this could lead to less innovative output. / <p>QC 20150225</p>

Nel corso degli ultimi anni l'industria finanziaria ha incominciato a identificare nei Big Data una potenziale leva strategica per la relazione banca-cliente. Tuttavia, come evidenziato in vari contributi, le organizzazioni incontrano alcune difficoltà nell’implementare suddette tecnologie poiché il livello di innovazione richiesto si scontra con quelle prassi e norme ben radicate nelle macchine operative degli intermediari finanziari. Il presente lavoro, supportato da una rassegna della letteratura sull'implicazione organizzativa dei Big Data, descrive un progetto realizzato da una banca europea che, nell'ultimo anno, ha introdotto nei propri sistemi informativi i Big Data per supportare l’operatività dei gestori corporate nell'ambito della relazione banca-azienda. Utilizzando “l'ambidestrismo” come framework teorico (basato sul conflitto exploration-exploitation), questa tesi propone alcune soluzioni a livello organizzativo per risolvere le tensioni tra: i soggetti coinvolti in attività di innovazione radicale (exploration activities) e i soggetti coinvolti in attività che mirano alla standardizzazione e all'efficientamento continuo (exploitation activities) delle operation degli intermediari finanziari. Sei mesi di osservazioni dirette e quarantasei interviste condotte trasversalmente su quattro unità della banca costituiscono la base dati principale del contributo empirico di questo lavoro di tesi / In recent years the financial industry has begun to identify Big Data as a potential strategic leverage in the bank-customer relationship. According to different contributions, organizations are generally facing some difficulties in introducing these technologies because the degree of innovation required generally clashes with those standards and practices rooted in the operating machine of the financial intermediaries. This work, supported by a review of the literature on the Big Data organizational implications, describes a project developed by a European bank that, in the last year, introduced these technologies within its information systems to support managers in the bank-corporate relationship. Using the “ambidexterity” as a theoretical framework (based on the tradeoff between exploration and exploitation), this thesis proposes some organizational solutions to resolve tensions between: those subjects involved in activities regarding radical innovations (exploration activities) and those involved in activities aimed at the standardization and at the continuous efficiency (exploitative activities) of the bank’s operations. Six months of direct observations and forty six interviews conducted across four units of the bank represent the main basis of the empirical contribution of this thesis.

We live in a society that is constantly developing. New challenges and new opportunities emerge all the time. Fortunately, human beings have a fantastic ability to adapt and find new solutions in new situations, i.e. to be innovative. Not just individuals but also organizations need to make room for innovative development. Organizations need to work on how to develop new products, services and processes. At the same time, each organization needs to work on improving the quality of existing activities. Previous research has shown that high value for the customer, i.e. that which often constitutes the goal of quality work, is achieved by the organization working in parallel on developing existing products, services and processes while at the same time driving innovative development forward. How organizations cope with the balance between these two perspectives has been researched and written about considerably when it comes to manufacturing companies. On the other hand, however, there is a lack of documented knowledge regarding how best to balance these two perspectives in the service sector in general and the public sector in particular. This thesis has been written with a view to contributing to existing knowledge about how innovation can be understood as a possible way of increasing customer value within the public sector. It seeks to create insight into how innovation is perceived as a phenomenon in order to increase value for the customer and into how innovation work relates to other aspects of current quality practices within the Swedish public sector. It has also been written with a view to contributing greater understanding to how some of the quality movement’s tools can increase innovation capacity in the public sector.             To fulfil this aim, a literature study and case studies have been performed. The case studies have been performed in Sweden at Lantmäteriet (Swedish Land Survey) and The Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency, (Sida). One of the case studies also included the Swedish Ministry for Foreign Affairs and the Swedish Government. Three research reports have been written between 2012 and 2014, and these form the basis of the thesis.   The research findings give examples of organizations whose quality work focuses closely on systematic measurement and control of the work process and much less on innovatively developing new ways of increase customer value. The findings also show that there are a number of obstacles which the public administrations studied face to combine quality work with a greater ability to work innovatively. Given that innovative development is an important strategy for increasing customer value, the study indicates that some of the existing quality work is an obstacle to achieving greater customer value in the public sector.     At the same time, there are tools and values in the quality movement that can improve the organization’s ability to innovate. The quality movement’s core values and tools, such as systematic cyclical learning, can constitute important tools with which to create favourable conditions to improve innovative ability. This underlines the need for identifying where quality work strengthens and hinders innovation processes respectively. The research findings also stress the need to radically improve the work on innovative processes in the public sector in order to achieve the overarching goals of public administration more effectively. / Vi lever i ett samhälle som ständigt utvecklas. Nya utmaningar och nya möjligheter dyker hela tiden upp. Som tur är har människan en fantastisk förmåga att anpassa sig och finna nya lösningar i nya situationer, d.v.s. vara innovativ. Inte bara individer utan även organisationer behöver ha utrymme för innovativ utveckling. Organisationer behöver arbeta med hur man skall utveckla nya varor, tjänster och processer. Samtidigt behöver varje organisation också arbeta med att utveckla kvalitén i befintlig verksamhet. Tidigare forskning har visat att ett högt värde för kunden, d.v.s. det som ofta utgör målet för kvalitetsarbete, uppnås genom att organisationen parallellt arbetar med utveckling av befintliga produkter, tjänster och processer samtidigt som man driver en innovativ utveckling. Hur organisationer hanterar balansen mellan dessa två perspektiv har det forskats och skrivits en hel del om för varuproducerande företag. Däremot saknas det dokumenterad kunskap om hur man balanserar dessa perspektiv på bästa sätt inom den tjänsteproducerande sektorn i allmänhet och den offentliga sektorn i synnerhet. Denna avhandling skrivs i syfte att bidra till befintlig kunskap om hur innovation kan förstås som en möjlig väg att öka kundvärdet inom den offentliga sektorn. Avhandlingen söker skapa insikt om hur innovation uppfattas som fenomen i syfte att öka värde för kunden samt hur det innovativa arbetet förhåller sig till andra moment av pågående kvalitetsarbete inom den svenska offentliga sektorn. Avhandlingen har även skrivits i syfte att bidra till ökad förståelse av hur vissa av kvalitetsrörelsens verktyg kan öka innovations-kapaciteten inom offentlig sektor.             För att svara upp mot syftet har en litteraturstudie samt fallstudier genomförts. Fallstudierna har genomförts i Sverige på myndigheterna Lantmäteriet samt på biståndsmyndigheten Sida. I en fallstudie ingick även utrikesdepartementet samt den svenska regeringen. Tre forskningsrapporter har under åren 2012 till 2014 skrivits och dessa utgör underlag för denna avhandling.   Resultatet av forskningen ger exempel på organisationer som i sitt kvalitetsarbete har ett stort fokus på systematisk mätning och kontroll av arbetsprocesser och betydligt mindre på att innovativt utveckla nya sätt att öka värdet för kunden. Resultatet av forskningen visar också att det finns ett antal hinder för de studerade offentliga förvaltningarna att kombinera det pågående kvalitetsarbetet med en ökad förmåga att arbeta innovativt. Givet att innovativ utveckling är en viktig strategi för att öka kundvärdet indikerar studien att delar av befintligt kvalitetsarbete utgör hinder för att nå ökat kundvärde inom offentlig sektor.     Samtidigt finns det inom kvalitetsrörelsen verktyg och värderingar som kan öka organisationens förmåga till innovation. Kvalitetsrörelsens kärnvärden och verktyg som exempelvis systematiskt cykliskt lärande kan utgöra viktiga verktyg för att skapa gynnsamma förutsättningar för ökad innovationsförmåga. Detta understryker behovet av att identifiera var kvalitetsarbete stärker respektive hindrar innovationsprocesser. Resultatet av forskningen understryker samtidigt behovet av att radikalt utveckla arbetet med innovativa processer inom offentlig förvaltning för att därigenom bättre nå den offentliga förvaltningens övergripande mål.

A literatura acadêmica é omissa quanto a mensuração simultânea da relação indireta dos construtos Capacidades Dinâmicas (CDs) e Ambidestria Organizacional (AMB) sobre a ligação entre Orientação Empreendedora (OE) e Performance Organizacional (PO). Estudos anteriores enfatizam a necessidade de maior aprofundamento teórico-empírico dos construtos CDs e AMB, no entanto de forma isolada. Nenhuma pesquisa anterior buscou analisar, de forma coexistente, as duas relações indiretas. O objetivo geral desta tese é mensurar o impacto das CDs e da AMB como variáveis mediadoras da relação entre OE e PO. Para tanto, realizou-se uma pesquisa de natureza quantitativa e descritiva, de corte transversal, por meio da estratégia de pesquisa survey aplicada com 385 gerentes de empresas de médio e grande porte exportadoras e importadoras do setor de transformação localizadas nos três estados da região sul do país. A escolha deste segmento deu-se em função da representatividade do setor investigado e pela vocação industrial da região sul do Brasil. O questionário de pesquisa utilizado foi validado a partir de trabalhos anteriores, tendo sido composto por 69 questões (para mensuração das questões específicas utilizou-se a escala de 7 pontos de Likert). A análise dos resultados foi baseada na estatística descritiva, Análise Fatorial Exploratória (AFE), regressão linear múltipla, correlação, Análise Fatorial Confirmatória (AFC) e Modelagem de Equações Estruturais (MEE) por meio do software estatístico IBM® SPSS® AMOS. Ao término do estudo, foi possível confirmar todas as hipóteses investigadas. Para efeito desse estudo, foi possível identificar os seguintes achados: forte poder de mediação dos construtos CDs e AMB; relação positiva entre as variáveis latentes OE e PO; o construto OE, por meio das variáveis proatividade e inovatividade, demonstrou-se forte antecedente de CDs; as dimensões exploration e exploitation são importantes antecedentes da variável AMB; o construto CDs contribui para obtenção de um melhor desempenho da firma; as variáveis capacidade absortiva e capacidade de inovação foram identificadas como elementos subjacentes da CDs; o relacionamento com os stakeholders, crescimento nas vendas e lucratividade são elementos-chave para mensuração da PO; e, a strategizing pode ser um elemento de ligação entre CDs e AMB. O estudo ainda apresenta um framework teórico resumido composto pelos quatro construtos investigados, associados às dimensões exploration e exploitation em relação a gestão de recursos, habilidades, competências e core competence. Por fim, a pesquisa revela importantes contribuições para estudos futuros, identifica as principais limitações do trabalho e sugere implicações gerenciais para gerentes de empresas exportadoras e importadoras do setor de transformação dos estados do Rio Grande do Sul/RS, Santa Catarina/SC e Paraná/PR. / Submitted by Ana Guimarães Pereira (agpereir@ucs.br) on 2017-08-03T14:27:47Z No. of bitstreams: 1 Tese Rodrigo Marques de Almeida Guerra.pdf: 2517210 bytes, checksum: ad0c522c3a5471c07589ece74bd79119 (MD5) / Made available in DSpace on 2017-08-03T14:27:47Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 Tese Rodrigo Marques de Almeida Guerra.pdf: 2517210 bytes, checksum: ad0c522c3a5471c07589ece74bd79119 (MD5) Previous issue date: 2017-08-03 / The academic literature is omit on the simultaneous measurement of the indirect relationship between the Dynamics Capabilities (CDs) and Organizational Ambidexterity (AMB) constructs on the link between Entrepreneurial Orientation (OE) and Organizational Performance (PO). Previous studies emphasize the need for greater theoretical-empirical deepening of the CD and AMB constructs, however in an isolated way. No previous research sought to analyze, in a coexisting way, the two indirect relations. The general objective of this thesis is to measure the impact of CDs and AMB as mediating variables of the relation between OE and PO. For this, a cross-sectional quantitative and descriptive research was carried out through the survey research strategy applied with 385 managers of medium and large companies exporting and importing the transformation sector located in the three southern states from the country. The choice of this segment was due to the representativeness of the researched sector and the industrial vocation of the southern region of Brazil. The research questionnaire used was validated from previous studies, and it was composed of 69 questions (for the measurement of the specific questions the 7-point Likert scale was used). The analysis of the results was based on descriptive statistics, Exploratory Factor Analysis (AFE), multiple linear regression, correlation, Confirmatory Factor Analysis (AFC) and Structural Equation Modeling (MEE) using the statistical software IBM® SPSS® AMOS. For the purpose of this study, it was possible to identify the following findings: strong mediation power of the constructs CDs and AMB; positive relationship between the latent variables OE and PO; the OE construct, through the variables proactivity and innovation, demonstrated a strong antecedent of CDs; the exploration and exploitation dimensions are important antecedents of the AMB variable; the CD construct contributes to a better performance of the firm; the variables absorptive capacity and innovation capacity were identified as subjacent elements of the CDs; the relationship with the stakeholders, growth in sales and profitability are key elements for the measurement of the PO; and, strategizing can be a connecting element between CDs and AMB. The study also presents a summarized theoretical framework composed of the four investigated constructs, associated to the exploration and exploitation dimensions in relation to resource management, skills, competences and core competence. Finally, the research reveals important contributions to future studies, identifies the main limitations of the work and suggests managerial implications for managers of export and import companies in the transformation sector of the states of Rio Grande do Sul/RS, Santa Catarina/SC and Paraná/PR.

A literatura acadêmica é omissa quanto a mensuração simultânea da relação indireta dos construtos Capacidades Dinâmicas (CDs) e Ambidestria Organizacional (AMB) sobre a ligação entre Orientação Empreendedora (OE) e Performance Organizacional (PO). Estudos anteriores enfatizam a necessidade de maior aprofundamento teórico-empírico dos construtos CDs e AMB, no entanto de forma isolada. Nenhuma pesquisa anterior buscou analisar, de forma coexistente, as duas relações indiretas. O objetivo geral desta tese é mensurar o impacto das CDs e da AMB como variáveis mediadoras da relação entre OE e PO. Para tanto, realizou-se uma pesquisa de natureza quantitativa e descritiva, de corte transversal, por meio da estratégia de pesquisa survey aplicada com 385 gerentes de empresas de médio e grande porte exportadoras e importadoras do setor de transformação localizadas nos três estados da região sul do país. A escolha deste segmento deu-se em função da representatividade do setor investigado e pela vocação industrial da região sul do Brasil. O questionário de pesquisa utilizado foi validado a partir de trabalhos anteriores, tendo sido composto por 69 questões (para mensuração das questões específicas utilizou-se a escala de 7 pontos de Likert). A análise dos resultados foi baseada na estatística descritiva, Análise Fatorial Exploratória (AFE), regressão linear múltipla, correlação, Análise Fatorial Confirmatória (AFC) e Modelagem de Equações Estruturais (MEE) por meio do software estatístico IBM® SPSS® AMOS. Ao término do estudo, foi possível confirmar todas as hipóteses investigadas. Para efeito desse estudo, foi possível identificar os seguintes achados: forte poder de mediação dos construtos CDs e AMB; relação positiva entre as variáveis latentes OE e PO; o construto OE, por meio das variáveis proatividade e inovatividade, demonstrou-se forte antecedente de CDs; as dimensões exploration e exploitation são importantes antecedentes da variável AMB; o construto CDs contribui para obtenção de um melhor desempenho da firma; as variáveis capacidade absortiva e capacidade de inovação foram identificadas como elementos subjacentes da CDs; o relacionamento com os stakeholders, crescimento nas vendas e lucratividade são elementos-chave para mensuração da PO; e, a strategizing pode ser um elemento de ligação entre CDs e AMB. O estudo ainda apresenta um framework teórico resumido composto pelos quatro construtos investigados, associados às dimensões exploration e exploitation em relação a gestão de recursos, habilidades, competências e core competence. Por fim, a pesquisa revela importantes contribuições para estudos futuros, identifica as principais limitações do trabalho e sugere implicações gerenciais para gerentes de empresas exportadoras e importadoras do setor de transformação dos estados do Rio Grande do Sul/RS, Santa Catarina/SC e Paraná/PR. / The academic literature is omit on the simultaneous measurement of the indirect relationship between the Dynamics Capabilities (CDs) and Organizational Ambidexterity (AMB) constructs on the link between Entrepreneurial Orientation (OE) and Organizational Performance (PO). Previous studies emphasize the need for greater theoretical-empirical deepening of the CD and AMB constructs, however in an isolated way. No previous research sought to analyze, in a coexisting way, the two indirect relations. The general objective of this thesis is to measure the impact of CDs and AMB as mediating variables of the relation between OE and PO. For this, a cross-sectional quantitative and descriptive research was carried out through the survey research strategy applied with 385 managers of medium and large companies exporting and importing the transformation sector located in the three southern states from the country. The choice of this segment was due to the representativeness of the researched sector and the industrial vocation of the southern region of Brazil. The research questionnaire used was validated from previous studies, and it was composed of 69 questions (for the measurement of the specific questions the 7-point Likert scale was used). The analysis of the results was based on descriptive statistics, Exploratory Factor Analysis (AFE), multiple linear regression, correlation, Confirmatory Factor Analysis (AFC) and Structural Equation Modeling (MEE) using the statistical software IBM® SPSS® AMOS. For the purpose of this study, it was possible to identify the following findings: strong mediation power of the constructs CDs and AMB; positive relationship between the latent variables OE and PO; the OE construct, through the variables proactivity and innovation, demonstrated a strong antecedent of CDs; the exploration and exploitation dimensions are important antecedents of the AMB variable; the CD construct contributes to a better performance of the firm; the variables absorptive capacity and innovation capacity were identified as subjacent elements of the CDs; the relationship with the stakeholders, growth in sales and profitability are key elements for the measurement of the PO; and, strategizing can be a connecting element between CDs and AMB. The study also presents a summarized theoretical framework composed of the four investigated constructs, associated to the exploration and exploitation dimensions in relation to resource management, skills, competences and core competence. Finally, the research reveals important contributions to future studies, identifies the main limitations of the work and suggests managerial implications for managers of export and import companies in the transformation sector of the states of Rio Grande do Sul/RS, Santa Catarina/SC and Paraná/PR.

Made available in DSpace on 2016-03-15T19:31:12Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 Laura Meloprot.pdf: 2036246 bytes, checksum: 3ae4e5f90b402eea7a5974ad1ef337b2 (MD5) Previous issue date: 2015-02-03 / This thesis involves the study of the relationship between organizational performance and guidelines for exploration, exploitation and ambidexterity. For the development of this study, two concepts were objects of theoretical considerations and empirical evaluations. The first consists of the types of guidelines used by organizations in the acquisition, organization and management of knowledge, termed as exploration, exploitation and ambidexterity. The second concept refers to organizational performance, this research is based on the Balanced Scorecard - BSC. This study focused on these two concepts can be justified by the importance and influence of the management of organizational knowledge in generating superior performance compared with other companies in the same sector or industry. Besides presenting a theoretical review of the related literature to the issues in question, this study also replicated two scales, a performance measurement proposed by Popadiuk (2006) is divided into four indicators that measure the financial performance indicators that measure 10 customer management, 10 internal management processes and eight that measure learning and growth and other measurement of ambidexterity, exploration and exploitation which consists of 45 indicators, 20 of which classify the company as exploitative and 25 which together rank the company as explotadora. The sample included 249 respondents and the data were processed and validated by means of the technique of Structural Equation Modeling with estimation method Partial Least Squares (PLS) using the SmartPLS 2.0 software. The results were validated empirically. One can also conclude that for this sample the sector of the economy, did not constitute a moderating variable of the relationship between ambidexterity and organizational performance. / Esta tese de doutorado envolve o estudo do relacionamento entre o desempenho organizacional e as orientações para exploração, explotação e ambidestria. Para o desenvolvimento desse estudo, quatro conceitos foram objetos de considerações teóricas e avaliações empíricas. Os três primeiros, consistem nos tipos de orientações utilizadas pelas organizações na aquisição, organização e gestão de conhecimentos, denominadas como exploração, explotação e ambidestria. O último conceito refere-se ao desempenho organizacional que, nesta pesquisa, será baseado no Balanced Scorecard - BSC. O foco deste estudo, nesses conceitos, pode ser justificado pela importância e influência do gerenciamento do conhecimento organizacional na geração de desempenhos superiores comparativamente com outras empresas do mesmo setor ou da indústria. Além de apresentar uma revisão teórica sobre a literatura relacionada aos temas em questão, este trabalho também replicou duas escalas, uma de mensuração do desempenho, proposta por Popadiuk (2006), divide-se em cinco indicadores que mensuram o desempenho financeiro, quatro indicadores que mensuram a gestão dos clientes, quatro de gestão de processos internos e quatro que mensuram a aprendizagem e o crescimento; e outra, de mensuração da ambidestria, exploração e explotação, que consta de 45 indicadores, sendo que 20 classificam a empresa como exploradora e 25 que, em conjunto, classificam a empresa como explotadora. A amostra contou com 249 respondentes e os dados foram processados e validados por meio da técnica de Modelagem de Equações Estruturais, com estimação pelo método PartialLeastSquares (PLS), utilizando o software SmartPLS 2.0. Os resultados foram validados empiricamente, confirmando a influência da orientação ambidestra do desempenho organizacional. Pode-se concluir, também, que para essa amostra o setor da economia, não se constituiu uma variável moderadora da relação entre ambidestria e desempenho organizacional.

Regulatory Focus Theory predicts that the motivation to self-regulate goal-directed thought and behavior depends on two distinct regulation strategies: a promotion focus based on attaining gains and a prevention focus based on avoiding losses. This study took a social-cognitive approach predicting that regulatory focus has an impact on how family startups (several family related founders) explore “new ideas”, exploit “old certainties” and achieve the balance of both (ambidexterity), compared to lone founder startups (only one founder present). It was proposed that the social context of family ties among founders leads them to a prevention focus concerned with avoiding the loss of the socio-emotional benefits of those ties. In order to avoid such a loss, family founders were expected to increase their risk perceptions and thus, explore less than lone founders, who lack such socio-emotional ties. It was also proposed that two commonly used psychological traits in entrepreneurship research --achievement motivation and internal locus of control, predispose entrepreneurs to a promotion focus. Founders with a promotion focus, in turn, were hypothesized to lead startups to more risk-seeking behaviors and to more explorative orientation. The previous argument was used as a springboard to derive hypotheses about ambidexterity (the ability to exploit and explore simultaneously) and survival hazards. Using Regulatory Focus Theory, exploitative orientation, conceptualized as the motivational strength to continue on previous paths of action, was hypothesized to be not significantly different from that of lone founder startups. Taking previous arguments together, lone founder startups were hypothesized to be more ambidextrous than family startups. Finally, ambidexterity and internal locus of control were hypothesized to reduce survival hazards in family startups. The findings suggested that family startups explore less than lone founder startups even after controlling for group effects. Interesting but contradictory findings revealed that internal locus of control have both a positive direct effect and a positive interaction that increases the explorative and ambidextrous orientation gap of family startups over lone founder startups. As expected, ambidexterity and internal locus of control reduced survival hazards on family startups. Implications for practitioners were derived based on a sample of 470 nascent entrepreneurs.