Made available in DSpace on 2016-04-25T16:44:44Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 Valeria Regina Bertoncelo.pdf: 1249074 bytes, checksum: 939a1d6a85060577b070230643de0c21 (MD5) Previous issue date: 2015-08-10 / Mergers and acquisitions (M&As) represent the possibility of creating shareholder value. The decisions for such investment size have different motivations, many justified on economic theories: the maximization of firm´s profits and management utility. The measurement of results of transactions with M&As, in short and long terms, was by the event study method and the Economic Value Added - EVA®, respectively. The industry segment analysis was financial institutions, especially banks with shares traded on the BOVESPA and total assets in excess of R$500 million. The specificity and the preponderance of financial institutions in the Brazilian economy reveal that 22 transactions of Mergers and Acqusitions (M&As) from the year 2003 to 2013 did not achieve, in the short term, cumulative abnormal returns that is statistically significant; on the other hand, the long-term performance, measured by EVA® in most of the studied cases, created shareholder value®. / As fusões e aquisições (F&As) representam a possibilidade de criação de valor para o acionista. As decisões, por tal porte de investimento, têm diferentes motivações, muitas, justificadas em duas teorias econômicas concorrentes: a maximização dos lucros da firma e da utilidade gerencial. A mensuração dos resultados das transações com F&As, em curto e longo prazos, foi pelo método de estudo de caso e pelo valor econômico agregado (Economic Value Added - EVA®), respectivamente. A análise do segmento da indústria foi instituições financeiras, especialmente os bancos com ações negociadas na BOVESPA e ativos totais de mais de R$500 milhões. A especificidade e a preponderância das instituições financeiras na economia brasileira revelam que 22 operações de fusões e aquisições (F&As) do período de 2003 a 2013 não obtiveram retornos anormais acumulados no curto prazo estatisticamente significativos; por outro lado, em longo prazo, o desempenho, medido pelo EVA®, na maioria dos casos estudados, gerou valor para o acionista

Este trabalho avalia os efeitos dos incentivos fiscais concedidos às indústrias instaladas na Zona Franca de Manaus na criação e distribuição de riqueza. A plataforma teórica tem como pilares as teorias sobre comércio exterior e a dos stakeholders, aliadas aos conceitos relativos às políticas de desenvolvimento econômico, às políticas de desenvolvimento industrial e aos incentivos fiscais. O modelo industrial Zona Franca de Manaus é caracterizado como Zona de Livre Comércio. Discute-se os conceitos, vantagens, desvantagens da Demonstração de Valor Adicionado (DVA) como instrumento contábil para medir a criação e distribuição de riqueza. A amostra deste estudo foi selecionada entre as indústrias instaladas na ZFM que publicam as demonstrações financeiras do banco de dados mantidos pela FIPECAFI, base para a edição Melhores e Maiores, da Revista Exame. Dentre essas empresas foram selecionadas 30 (trinta) para análise quanto à forma de contabilização dos incentivos fiscais, totalizando 150 (cento e cinquenta) demonstrações contábeis no período de 2003 a 2007. Para a análise de criação e distribuição de riqueza foram selecionadas todas as indústrias que elaboram e/ou divulgam a Demonstração de Valor Adicionado (DVA). Foram analisadas ao total 73 Demonstrações de Valor Adicionado para o período de 2003 a 2007 e comparadas a criação e a distribuição de riqueza com outros grupos de indústrias, localizados fora da Zona Franca de Manaus. Foram analisados os setores de autoindústria, bens de consumo e indústrias digital e de eletroeletrônicos e um grupo de controle de empresas pares, escolhidas em função da similaridade do setor de atuação e faturamentos. Para a comparação da forma de contabilização dos incentivos fiscais, especificamente o ICMS, foi utilizada a técnica de análise de conteúdo e estatística descritiva entre os grupos que contabilizam de forma correta e os que contabilizam de forma errada. Foram encontradas quatro formas de contabilização, nas quais se destacam 66,7% que contabilizam de forma errada e 20% de forma correta. Para a análise da criação de riqueza pelas empresas foram utilizadas as técnicas estatística análise de regressão e teste de média. Pela técnica de regressão linear as empresas industriais instaladas na Zona Franca de Manaus criam, em média, 30,96% de riqueza em função do faturamento, enquanto as empresas pares situadas fora dessa região criam, em média, 45,08%. Ao aplicar o teste de média, as empresas situadas na Zona Franca de Manaus, criam, em média 31,07% ao passo que as empresas pares situadas fora criam, em média, 54,36%. Destaque-se o fato de que as empresas industriais instaladas na Zona Franca de Manaus que contabilizam os incentivos fiscais, de maneira errada, especificamente o ICMS, evidenciam e publicam, de maneira equivocada, a criação de riqueza, em média, de 42,85% pela regressão linear e 32,41% pela média. Para a distribuição de riqueza foi pesquisada a distribuição para três grupos: pessoal, governos e proprietários. Foi utilizado o teste de média e os achados mostram que enquanto as empresas industriais instaladas na ZFM distribuem 27,28%, 54,42% e 1,82% aos empregados, governos e proprietários, respectivamente, as empresas pares situadas fora distribuem 36,31%, 41,54% e 6,44%, respectivamente. Os resultados finais da pesquisa chegam à conclusão que os incentivos fiscais concedidos pelo modelo industrial Zona Franca de Manaus às indústrias instaladas naquela região criam menos riqueza do que os mesmos setores ou similares instalados fora e sem os incentivos fiscais e distribuem menos riqueza aos empregados e aos proprietários, mas possuem efeitos positivos na parcela de riqueza distribuída aos governos, em função da riqueza criada. / This thesis assesses the effects of tax incentives granted to industrial enterprises located at the Manaus Free Trade Zone as far as generation and distribution of wealth goes. The theories of foreign trade and of stakeholders are the foundation, alongside concepts concerning policies of industrial development and tax incentives. The Free Trade Zone industrial model is characterized as a zone of free trade in its own right. Topics of discussion include the concepts, advantages, and disadvantages of Value Added Statements (VAS) as an accounting tool to measure the creation and distribution of wealth. The research sample was selected among the enterprises operating within MFTZ that disclose financial statements at the database kept by Fipecafi, which in turn feeds the issues of Maiores e Melhores, published by Exame Magazine. Thirty enterprises were then selected for analysis as to the way of accounting tax incentives, totaling 150 (a hundred and fifty) accounting statements in the period comprised between 2003 and 2007. All the industrial enterprises which produce and/or publish Value Added Statements were used in the part dedicated to the analysis of creation and distribution of wealth. On the whole, seventy three Value Added Statements were studied for the 2003-2007 period, and these were compared with the creation and distribution of wealth by other enterprises selected and set up outside Manaus Free Trade Zone. The sectors selected were automobile, consumer goods, digital products, and electric-electronic goods, together with a counterpart control group, chosen due to similarities in type of product and income. In order to compare the way tax incentives, in special ICMS (Value Added Tax on Sale and Services) are accounted, the content technique and the descriptive analysis were used with both, the groups that account these incentives correctly and the ones that do so incorrectly. Four accounting possibilities were found, and among them the emphasis lies on a 66.7% of wrong accounting manner, and a 20% of correct accounting manner. In order to perform the analysis of wealth creation by enterprises, the study resorted to regression analysis and mean test. The linear regression technique showed that industrial enterprises within MFTZ generate around 30.96% of wealth due to income, while counterpart enterprises located elsewhere generate an average 45.08%. The mean test demonstrates that enterprises located within the MFTZ create an average 31.07%, whereas the control group generates an average 54.39% wealth. It must be emphasized that enterprises that are placed within MFTZ, account tax incentives, especially ICMS incorrectly, disclose and publish wealth creation in the wrong way are an average 42.85% by linear regression and an average 32.41% by mean test. As to wealth distribution, three groups of recipients of wealth produced were analyzed: employees, governments, and shareholders. The mean test was used and the findings show that whereas enterprises in MFTZ dispense 27.85, 54.42%, and 1.82% respectively to employees, governments and shareholders, the control group distributes 36.31%, 41.54%, and 6,44% respectively. The final results of the research point to the conclusion that tax incentives granted by the industrial model of Manaus Free Trade Zone to enterprises located in that region generate less wealth than counterpart enterprises located outside the zone and which do not benefit from those incentives; besides, they distribute less wealth to employees and shareholders, but perform positively as to share of wealth granted to governments due to the wealth created.

Este trabalho avalia os efeitos dos incentivos fiscais concedidos às indústrias instaladas na Zona Franca de Manaus na criação e distribuição de riqueza. A plataforma teórica tem como pilares as teorias sobre comércio exterior e a dos stakeholders, aliadas aos conceitos relativos às políticas de desenvolvimento econômico, às políticas de desenvolvimento industrial e aos incentivos fiscais. O modelo industrial Zona Franca de Manaus é caracterizado como Zona de Livre Comércio. Discute-se os conceitos, vantagens, desvantagens da Demonstração de Valor Adicionado (DVA) como instrumento contábil para medir a criação e distribuição de riqueza. A amostra deste estudo foi selecionada entre as indústrias instaladas na ZFM que publicam as demonstrações financeiras do banco de dados mantidos pela FIPECAFI, base para a edição Melhores e Maiores, da Revista Exame. Dentre essas empresas foram selecionadas 30 (trinta) para análise quanto à forma de contabilização dos incentivos fiscais, totalizando 150 (cento e cinquenta) demonstrações contábeis no período de 2003 a 2007. Para a análise de criação e distribuição de riqueza foram selecionadas todas as indústrias que elaboram e/ou divulgam a Demonstração de Valor Adicionado (DVA). Foram analisadas ao total 73 Demonstrações de Valor Adicionado para o período de 2003 a 2007 e comparadas a criação e a distribuição de riqueza com outros grupos de indústrias, localizados fora da Zona Franca de Manaus. Foram analisados os setores de autoindústria, bens de consumo e indústrias digital e de eletroeletrônicos e um grupo de controle de empresas pares, escolhidas em função da similaridade do setor de atuação e faturamentos. Para a comparação da forma de contabilização dos incentivos fiscais, especificamente o ICMS, foi utilizada a técnica de análise de conteúdo e estatística descritiva entre os grupos que contabilizam de forma correta e os que contabilizam de forma errada. Foram encontradas quatro formas de contabilização, nas quais se destacam 66,7% que contabilizam de forma errada e 20% de forma correta. Para a análise da criação de riqueza pelas empresas foram utilizadas as técnicas estatística análise de regressão e teste de média. Pela técnica de regressão linear as empresas industriais instaladas na Zona Franca de Manaus criam, em média, 30,96% de riqueza em função do faturamento, enquanto as empresas pares situadas fora dessa região criam, em média, 45,08%. Ao aplicar o teste de média, as empresas situadas na Zona Franca de Manaus, criam, em média 31,07% ao passo que as empresas pares situadas fora criam, em média, 54,36%. Destaque-se o fato de que as empresas industriais instaladas na Zona Franca de Manaus que contabilizam os incentivos fiscais, de maneira errada, especificamente o ICMS, evidenciam e publicam, de maneira equivocada, a criação de riqueza, em média, de 42,85% pela regressão linear e 32,41% pela média. Para a distribuição de riqueza foi pesquisada a distribuição para três grupos: pessoal, governos e proprietários. Foi utilizado o teste de média e os achados mostram que enquanto as empresas industriais instaladas na ZFM distribuem 27,28%, 54,42% e 1,82% aos empregados, governos e proprietários, respectivamente, as empresas pares situadas fora distribuem 36,31%, 41,54% e 6,44%, respectivamente. Os resultados finais da pesquisa chegam à conclusão que os incentivos fiscais concedidos pelo modelo industrial Zona Franca de Manaus às indústrias instaladas naquela região criam menos riqueza do que os mesmos setores ou similares instalados fora e sem os incentivos fiscais e distribuem menos riqueza aos empregados e aos proprietários, mas possuem efeitos positivos na parcela de riqueza distribuída aos governos, em função da riqueza criada. / This thesis assesses the effects of tax incentives granted to industrial enterprises located at the Manaus Free Trade Zone as far as generation and distribution of wealth goes. The theories of foreign trade and of stakeholders are the foundation, alongside concepts concerning policies of industrial development and tax incentives. The Free Trade Zone industrial model is characterized as a zone of free trade in its own right. Topics of discussion include the concepts, advantages, and disadvantages of Value Added Statements (VAS) as an accounting tool to measure the creation and distribution of wealth. The research sample was selected among the enterprises operating within MFTZ that disclose financial statements at the database kept by Fipecafi, which in turn feeds the issues of Maiores e Melhores, published by Exame Magazine. Thirty enterprises were then selected for analysis as to the way of accounting tax incentives, totaling 150 (a hundred and fifty) accounting statements in the period comprised between 2003 and 2007. All the industrial enterprises which produce and/or publish Value Added Statements were used in the part dedicated to the analysis of creation and distribution of wealth. On the whole, seventy three Value Added Statements were studied for the 2003-2007 period, and these were compared with the creation and distribution of wealth by other enterprises selected and set up outside Manaus Free Trade Zone. The sectors selected were automobile, consumer goods, digital products, and electric-electronic goods, together with a counterpart control group, chosen due to similarities in type of product and income. In order to compare the way tax incentives, in special ICMS (Value Added Tax on Sale and Services) are accounted, the content technique and the descriptive analysis were used with both, the groups that account these incentives correctly and the ones that do so incorrectly. Four accounting possibilities were found, and among them the emphasis lies on a 66.7% of wrong accounting manner, and a 20% of correct accounting manner. In order to perform the analysis of wealth creation by enterprises, the study resorted to regression analysis and mean test. The linear regression technique showed that industrial enterprises within MFTZ generate around 30.96% of wealth due to income, while counterpart enterprises located elsewhere generate an average 45.08%. The mean test demonstrates that enterprises located within the MFTZ create an average 31.07%, whereas the control group generates an average 54.39% wealth. It must be emphasized that enterprises that are placed within MFTZ, account tax incentives, especially ICMS incorrectly, disclose and publish wealth creation in the wrong way are an average 42.85% by linear regression and an average 32.41% by mean test. As to wealth distribution, three groups of recipients of wealth produced were analyzed: employees, governments, and shareholders. The mean test was used and the findings show that whereas enterprises in MFTZ dispense 27.85, 54.42%, and 1.82% respectively to employees, governments and shareholders, the control group distributes 36.31%, 41.54%, and 6,44% respectively. The final results of the research point to the conclusion that tax incentives granted by the industrial model of Manaus Free Trade Zone to enterprises located in that region generate less wealth than counterpart enterprises located outside the zone and which do not benefit from those incentives; besides, they distribute less wealth to employees and shareholders, but perform positively as to share of wealth granted to governments due to the wealth created.

A dynamic movement known as wealth creation education attracts many thousands of people seeking education for the vocation of an entrepreneur in the UK. Entrepreneurship education in these collectives includes venturing know-how but also co-constructs existential meaning and purpose for adherents, a role traditionally fulfilled by religion. This emergent sectarian movement is identified as wealth creationism. Led by charismatic entrepreneurs this newly identified research domain represents rich opportunities to study entrepreneurs in naturally arising settings, but has been neglected and understudied. While publicly subsidised educational support for small-business owners has suffered from low uptake, this study provides new knowledge about the kind of education that is engaged with in large numbers, despite being more expensive. This inquiry critically examines the attraction of these educational collectives and evaluates the social processes of eight wealth creation education providers in England. Teaching content and methods were also investigated. This qualitative study takes an interpreted approach through a social constructionism perspective. Using grounded theory methodology the providers were initially researched through participative observation in the educational settings followed by theoretically sampling data with various collection methods. Interdisciplinary theories, including the sociology of religion, accounted for findings, which were analysed at the meso-group level. The movement teaches entrepreneurship know-how and 'mindset' - ways of thinking and being. Insulating directives of behaviour and the construction of stigmatised out-groups maintain social boundaries. Employing similar narrative features and resources as religious sects, the socially constructed co-extensive nomos and cosmos privileges esoteric knowledge and is closely identified with modern Gnosticism. Participants do not acknowledge religious interpretations of their activities, yet three North American authors provide plausible canonical works that legitimise the movement. Wealth Creationists display entrepreneurial chauvinism, which equates employment with bondage, viewing the employed as slaves. Adherents choose educators with perceived entrepreneurial credibility to lead them on a purposeful mission for the type of knowledge that promises emancipation. This study is significant for both researchers of entrepreneurs and the sociology of religion. It offers participating entrepreneurs critical insights into the charismatic settings, which can be both enabling and disabling for venturing. This study has implications for academics engaged in outreach to small-business owners who may learn from the marketing tactics of these groups, although academics may still lack perceived credibility. Insights into business group formation will be of interest to business group researchers. A map of educational provision may interest researchers and educators of small and microbusiness owners, and those from the fields of entrepreneurial learning.

The aim of this study is to conduct a thorough theoretical study on the relevant aspects involved in knowledge management and organisational learning, and to assess the maturity level of knowledge management within the South African steel industry. Various aspects of knowledge, knowledge management and organisational learning with specific relation to sustainable competitive advantage are discussed in the literature study. During the literature research several factors which either promote or hinder the effective management of knowledge were identified and a list of lessons learned by other successful knowledge focused companies, are discussed. The critical success factors for a successful knowledge management program are also discussed. Knowledge can create a sustainable competitive advantage within an organisation, if successfully applied to make value adding decisions and to enable learning, and if it is applied to make decisions which are superior to that of its rivals across the supply chain. An integrated approach needs to be followed when KM is pursued and the knowledge must be applied to make value added decisions and facilitate learning across all processes in the value chain. The focus must be to retain an organisation’s tacit knowledge as this is a key success factor to ensure a sustainable competitive advantage. The study includes research on whether knowledge management is effectively used as a sustainable competitive advantage in the South African steel industry. The maturity level of the application of knowledge and learning principles implemented within the South African steel industry is assessed and compared to the maturity level of ArcelorMittal, Monlevade, located in Brazil. A survey was designed and distributed to determine the knowledge management and organisational learning maturity levels at two steel facilities of ArcelorMittal in South Africa and one facility in Brazil. The key problem areas as identified through the empirical research are discussed and it is concluded that South African facilities do not effectively use knowledge management as a sustainable competitive advantage. The maturity level of knowledge management in ArcelorMittal, South Africa is low compared to the maturity at Monlevade and rival companies such as Tata and Posco steel. A significant effort needs to be made in order to allow the effective creation, acquisition, sharing and leveraging of knowledge within the South African steel facilities. The key factors which constrain effective knowledge management is related to ineffective Human Resource policies, organisation structure, lack of knowledge exchange forums, collaboration and communication, coaching, and a lack of incentives to share tacit knowledge. It is also evident that knowledge is not seen as a sustainable competitive advantage by many respondents and that they perceive they do not have the time or capacity to transfer knowledge. Ten practical design principles were constructed and a knowledge management framework was developed to guide South African steel companies during the design and execution of a knowledge management programme which will ensure that knowledge management will result into a sustainable competitive advantage. / Thesis (M.B.A.)--North-West University, Potchefstroom Campus, 2011.

The aim of this study is to conduct a thorough theoretical study on the relevant aspects involved in knowledge management and organisational learning, and to assess the maturity level of knowledge management within the South African steel industry. Various aspects of knowledge, knowledge management and organisational learning with specific relation to sustainable competitive advantage are discussed in the literature study. During the literature research several factors which either promote or hinder the effective management of knowledge were identified and a list of lessons learned by other successful knowledge focused companies, are discussed. The critical success factors for a successful knowledge management program are also discussed. Knowledge can create a sustainable competitive advantage within an organisation, if successfully applied to make value adding decisions and to enable learning, and if it is applied to make decisions which are superior to that of its rivals across the supply chain. An integrated approach needs to be followed when KM is pursued and the knowledge must be applied to make value added decisions and facilitate learning across all processes in the value chain. The focus must be to retain an organisation’s tacit knowledge as this is a key success factor to ensure a sustainable competitive advantage. The study includes research on whether knowledge management is effectively used as a sustainable competitive advantage in the South African steel industry. The maturity level of the application of knowledge and learning principles implemented within the South African steel industry is assessed and compared to the maturity level of ArcelorMittal, Monlevade, located in Brazil. A survey was designed and distributed to determine the knowledge management and organisational learning maturity levels at two steel facilities of ArcelorMittal in South Africa and one facility in Brazil. The key problem areas as identified through the empirical research are discussed and it is concluded that South African facilities do not effectively use knowledge management as a sustainable competitive advantage. The maturity level of knowledge management in ArcelorMittal, South Africa is low compared to the maturity at Monlevade and rival companies such as Tata and Posco steel. A significant effort needs to be made in order to allow the effective creation, acquisition, sharing and leveraging of knowledge within the South African steel facilities. The key factors which constrain effective knowledge management is related to ineffective Human Resource policies, organisation structure, lack of knowledge exchange forums, collaboration and communication, coaching, and a lack of incentives to share tacit knowledge. It is also evident that knowledge is not seen as a sustainable competitive advantage by many respondents and that they perceive they do not have the time or capacity to transfer knowledge. Ten practical design principles were constructed and a knowledge management framework was developed to guide South African steel companies during the design and execution of a knowledge management programme which will ensure that knowledge management will result into a sustainable competitive advantage. / Thesis (M.B.A.)--North-West University, Potchefstroom Campus, 2011.

Small-scale Business Enterprises (SBEs) lack proper mechanisms for supporting the provision and access to business information that can nurture their development in Kenya. This study investigated the role that public libraries could play in supporting the development of SBEs in Meru County with a view to developing a model that would enable public libraries to effectively support the development of SBEs. The study used the pragmatic paradigm to explore the identified phenomena. It applied the mixed methods approach and survey research design; collected data from 355 SBEs, 21 staff from three public libraries and two staff from the enterprise development unit of Meru County. Data was collected using questionnaires, interviews and document analysis. The response rate was 83.4% and 95% for SBEs and public library staff respectively. The descriptive and inferential statistics were used with the help of SPSS and Excel. Thematic analysis was applied on qualitative data. The study found that the factors that influence the development of SBEs are anchored in the environmental, cultural and personality factors of SBEs. SBEs have a myriad of business information needs which are sector-specific and cut across all the stages of business development. To fulfil these needs, most SBEs consult informal information sources and places. Technology-related tools were a popular means of accessing business information. Public libraries were poorly stocked with business information sources while business information services were in a desolate state. The study concludes that public libraries have facilitative and functional roles of providing business information solutions to SBEs by collaborating with like- minded stakeholders. The availability and accessibility of business information sources and services at public libraries is critical in addressing the information needs of SBEs. The study recommends repositioning of public libraries as business community development centres by providing value-based information sources and services. Public libraries need to revise their collection development policy, increase budget allocation, establish business information centres, seek partnerships, improve ICT facilities, ensure adequate staffing, engage business services librarians, open more libraries and widen their business outreach activities for effective support of SBEs. Policy framework and support systems for symmetrical access to business information, and entrepreneurial training for SBEs and for public library staff are needed. The proposed model of public library’s support for the development of SBEs is valuable and contribute to knowledge in business development. / Information Science / D. Litt. et Phil. (Information Science)