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  • The Global ETD Search service is a free service for researchers to find electronic theses and dissertations. This service is provided by the Networked Digital Library of Theses and Dissertations.
    Our metadata is collected from universities around the world. If you manage a university/consortium/country archive and want to be added, details can be found on the NDLTD website.
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SME Performance and Its Relationship to Innovation

Abouzeedan, Adli January 2011 (has links)
Current SME performance models suffer from a number of disadvantages. The models use intensively a business ratio approach, they look at SMEs as a homogenous group, they consider firms to be closed systems, they do not directly incorporate the impact of an enterprise’s innovation activities, and finally they are complex and rely on sophisticated statistical refining methods making them unpractical to use by SME managers. There are four major challenges when one tries to build SME performance models that lack these deficiencies. The first challenge is that the desired performance evaluation model must optimally incorporate both quantitative and qualitative input. The second challenge is that the model must incorporate non-financial input parameters, such as firm size and age (among others), in the performance evaluation models. The third is that the model must consider the variety of SMEs as concerns their business sectors, nationalities, sizes, and ages. The final challenge is that the model must be able to utilize existing limited information available from the SMEs bookkeeping practices in an optimal way. The thesis addresses three questions related to constructing a better SMEperformance model, namely (1) What are the advantages and disadvantages of the existing models used in evaluating SME performance? (2) What characterizes a comprehensive model for measuring SME performance with acknowledgement of the firm’s innovation activities? (3) How can a firm’s innovation activities be enhanced in relation to the firm’s external environment? To construct a model that copes with these challenges, I used a literature-based selection of parameters as well as a theory-based selection. I used both a conceptual approach and an empirical approach to discuss and propose a model, the Survival Index Value (or SIV) model, as an alternative to the existing performance models for SMEs. The major contributions of this thesis to the field of SME performance can be summarized in three outcomes: the SIV model as a new model of SME performance evaluation, the ASPEM as a new tool for strategic utilization of SME performance models, and a new approach to account for innovation in relation to the external environment of the firm using the IBAM tool. The work adds to the theory of the firm, as it presents a new way of evaluating firm performance. It also contributes to bridging the theory of the firm to organizational theory, by elevating the significance of networking and its impact on SME efficiency.
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Relação entre o comportamento de indicadores econômico-financeiros do agronegócio com a variação de índices econômicos / Relationship between the behavior of economic-financial indicators of agribusiness and the variation of economic indices

Santana, Oto Tertuliano de Oliveira 17 January 2018 (has links)
A pesquisa conduzida nesta dissertação estudou a relação entre a flutuação de índices econômicos e o comportamento de indicadores econômico-financeiros das empresas de capital aberto do agronegócio brasileiro. Inserida num contexto de aumento da importância deste setor na economia do país, concomitante a um período de flutuações macro e microeconômicas negativas. Esta dissertação teve como objetivo geral analisar como aconteceram as relações entre a flutuação de variáveis relacionadas ao contexto econômico do país e do setor, com o comportamento dos indicadores econômico-financeiros de Liquidez, Administração do Capital de Giro e Estrutura Patrimonial das empresas do agronegócio listadas na Brasil, Bolsa, Balcão S.A. (B3 S.A.) no horizonte temporal entre 2010 e 2016. Compuseram as variáveis independentes deste estudo, índices macroeconômicos (Taxa de Juros (SELIC), inflação (IPCA), Taxa de Câmbio (dólar/real) e PIB), índices microeconômicos (Saldo da Balança Comercial e os PIB específicos do setor) e índices relativos à atividade do setor com o mercado externo. As variáveis dependentes (indicadores econômico-financeiros), foram derivadas dos demonstrativos extraídos de 33 empresas da Plataforma Economática. Para a comparação destes dois grupos de variáveis, operacionalizou-se a Análise de Regressão Múltipla pela técnica da Análise de Dados em Painel, levantando-se resultados de suporte, como a evidenciação de que o perfil de atuação das empresas do agronegócio abrange um raio maior do que o proposto nos segmentos agrícolas presentes na bolsa de valores. E constatando-se que mesmo com indicadores microeconômicos positivos (PIB do agronegócio, da agricultura e da pecuária), quando a economia do país está em declínio (2014, 2015 e 2016) o agronegócio tem demonstrado pelo comportamento de seus indicadores econômico-financeiros, ser um setor resistente as intempéries econômicas, em que a perenidade de um contexto macroeconômico desfavorável está associada a uma piora dos índices de atuação do setor no mercado externo. Identificado este perfil de atuação do setor, atuou-se investigando as relações propostas pela análise de 33 painéis balanceados. Como principais resultados, concluiu-se que a relação entre os indicadores de liquidez e os índices econômicos estão associados no curto prazo para as empresas que atuam em atividades de suporte à cadeia, e para o longo prazo a relação foi constatada para as empresas que atuam no agronegócio de modo direto. Para a Administração do Capital de Giro, foram constatados mais indicadores negativos em tempos onde a crise econômica se agravou, e isto piorou a estrutura de capital de giro quanto ao risco de mercado a que se expõe, principalmente para as empresas que atuam nas atividades de suporte. Para os Indicadores de Estrutura Patrimonial, identificou-se a falta de significância estatística entre as relações observadas, lastreada empiricamente pela boa saúde econômico-financeira do setor, evidenciado na gestão eficiente de captação e aplicação de recursos de longo prazo. As tendências gerais estabeleceram que mesmo altamente alavancado, o agronegócio brasileiro apresenta um endividamento de boa qualidade, evidenciando uma sobra de recursos de longo prazo que são aplicados em ativos de alta liquidez entre 2010 e 2016. / The research conducted in this dissertation studied the relationship between the fluctuation of economic indices and the behavior of economic and financial indicators of the Brazilian public agribusiness. Inserted in a context of increasing the importance of this sector in the economy of the country, concomitant with a period of macro and microeconomic fluctuations negative. The purpose of this dissertation was to analyze how the relationships between the fluctuation of variables related to the economic context of the country and the sector occurred, as well as the behavior of the economic and financial indicators of Liquidity, Working Capital Management and Equity Structure of listed agribusiness companies in Brazil, Bolsa, Balcão SA (B3 SA) in the time horizon between 2010 and 2016. The independent variables of this study were macroeconomic indices (SELIC), inflation (IPCA), exchange rate (dollar / real) and GDP), microeconomic indices (balance of trade balance and sector specific GDP) related to the activity of the sector with the foreign market. The dependent variables (economic and financial indicators) were derived from the statements extracted from 33 companies of the Economática Platform. For the comparison of these two groups of variables, the Multiple Regression Analysis was performed using the Panel Data Analysis technique, raising support results, such as the evidence that the agribusiness companies' performance profile encompasses a larger radius than that proposed in the agricultural segments present in the stock exchange. It is evident that even with positive microeconomic indicators (agribusiness, agriculture and livestock GDP), when the country's economy is declining (2014, 2015 and 2016), agribusiness has been shown by the behavior of its economic and financial indicators, be a sector resistant to economic inclement, where the continuity of an unfavorable macroeconomic context is associated with a worsening of the indices of the sector in the external market. Having identified this sector's performance profile, we investigated the relationships proposed by the analysis of 33 balanced panels. As main results, it was concluded that the relationship between liquidity indicators and economic indices are associated in the short term for companies that operate in chain support activities, and for the long term, the relation was verified for the companies that act in agribusiness directly. For the Working Capital Management, indicators that are more negative were observed in times when the economic crisis worsened, and this worsened the working capital structure in relation to the market risk to which it is exposed, especially for companies that operate in the activities of Support. For the Indicators of Asset Structure, the lack of statistical significance between the observed relationships was identified, empirically backed by the economic and financial health of the sector, evidenced in the efficient management of funding and application of long-term resources. The general trends established that even highly leveraged, Brazilian agribusiness presents good quality debt, evidencing a surplus of long-term resources that are applied in highly liquid assets between 2010 and 2016. / Dissertação (Mestrado)
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[pt] CURSOS DE PEDAGOGIA A DISTÂNCIA DOS GRUPOS EDUCACIONAIS DE CAPITAL ABERTO: A LÓGICA EMPRESARIAL NA FORMAÇÃO DE PROFESSORES / [en] DISTANCE LEARNING PEDAGOGY COURSES OFFERED BY OPEN CAPITAL EDUCATIONAL GROUPS: BUSINESS LOGIC IN TEACHER TRAINING

LUDMILA BIANCA SCHULZ DE SOUZA 01 April 2024 (has links)
[pt] Nas últimas décadas, o capital financeiro tornou-se cada vez mais fortemente presente na educação nacional, refletindo a influência crescente de organismos internacionais na formulação de políticas para a área. Segundo dados do Censo da Educação Superior (ES) de 2022, o Brasil contava com 1.449 Instituições de Ensino Superior (IES) privadas com fins lucrativos, as quais tinham apenas 34 por cento de seu alunado matriculado em cursos presenciais. O aumento de 189 por cento no número de cursos a distância entre 2018 e 2022 se reflete em números particularmente preocupantes no que diz respeito à formação de professores oferecida em cursos de Pedagogia. Em 2022, quase 80 por cento do total de 821.864 matrículas nesses cursos concentrava-se no Ensino a Distância (EaD). Nesse contexto, caracterizado por uma forte presença da tecnologia e uma ótica mercantil da educação, a presente pesquisa teve como objetivo analisar como se apresentam os cursos de Pedagogia, na modalidade a distância, das IES que compõem os principais grupos educacionais de ES privado de capital aberto do Brasil. Esse objetivo desdobrou-se nos seguintes objetivos específicos: (1) Analisar as concepções de educação presentes nos discursos dos sites dos principais grupos educacionais da rede privada do país; (2) Examinar o papel ocupado pela tecnologia na formação de professores nos programas apresentados nos sites dos principais grupos educacionais da rede privada; (3) Analisar as articulações estratégicas baseadas em ideias de inovação dos principais grupos educacionais da rede privada, utilizadas para apresentar suas ofertas como soluções modernas. Foi conduzida uma pesquisa documental de cunho qualitativo, tendo como corpus uma seleção de materiais de divulgação dos cursos de Pedagogia a distância oferecidos por duas instituições integrantes dos maiores conglomerados em operação no país: a Ahanguera, pertencente ao Grupo Cogna Educação, e a Estácio de Sá, que faz parte do Grupo Yduqs. Além dos materiais disponibilizados abertamente nos sites dessas IES, o corpus incluiu os relatórios de sustentabilidade dos respectivos grupos às quais pertencem as instituições escolhidas para o estudo. Os materiais foram submetidos a uma análise de conteúdo categorial temática, informada por literatura pertinente à formação de professores, suas políticas e oferta na modalidade a distância, bem como a aspectos relativos à presença da tecnologia na educação. A análise sugere que a formação inicial do docente se constitui, na divulgação feita pelas empresas, como um processo acelerado, pragmático, focado em competências e habilidades voltadas principalmente para demandas escolares imediatas. O papel do professor é redefinido como o de um facilitador do processo de aprendizagem, uma ideia associada à necessidade de readequação do perfil docente às ditas exigências da reestruturação produtiva e às demandas do mercado de trabalho. Sugere-se, também, que, à formação de professores a distância, associa-se uma demanda secundária por produtos como soluções integradas de gestão, recursos didáticos e plataformas educacionais, tanto para o ensino superior quanto para a educação básica. A pesquisa aponta para a necessidade de estudos que rompam com o reducionismo tecnicista presente na formação docente a distância, cuja ênfase recai sobre os métodos de integração de tecnologias no contexto educacional para que alunos e professores desenvolvam as competências necessárias ao alcance de objetivos e resultados previamente definidos para um mercado em crescente expansão. / [en] In recent decades, financial capital has become increasingly present in national education, reflecting the growing influence of international organizations in policy formulation in the area. According to data from the 2022 Higher Education (ES) Census, Brazil had 1,449 private, for-profit Higher Education Institutions (HEIs), which had only 34 percent of their students enrolled in face-to-face courses. The 189 percent increase in the number of distance learning courses between 2018 and 2022 is reflected in particularly worrying numbers related to teacher training offered in Pedagogy courses. In 2022, almost 80 percent of the total 821,864 enrolments in these courses were concentrated in Distance Learning (EaD). In this context, characterized by a strong presence of technology and a commercial perspective of education, the present research aimed to analyse how distance learning Pedagogy courses are presented that are offered by the main private HE groups in Brazil. This objective unfolded into the following specific objectives: (1) to analyse the conceptions of education presented in websites of the main educational groups in the country s private network; (2) to examine the role played by technology in teacher training in programs as presented on the websites of the main private educational groups; (3) to analyze strategic articulations based on innovation ideas from the main educational groups in the private network, used to present their offers as modern solutions. A qualitative documentary research was conducted, using as corpus a selection of promotional materials for distance Pedagogy courses offered by two institutions that are part of the largest conglomerates operating in the country: Ahanguera, which belongs to the Cogna Educação Group, and Estácio de Sá, which is part of the Yduqs Group. In addition to the materials made openly available on the websites of these HEIs, the corpus included the sustainability reports of the respective groups to which the institutions chosen for the study belong. The materials were subjected to a thematic content analysis, informed by literature pertinent to teacher training, its policies and distance learning offerings, as well as aspects relating to the presence of technology in education. The analysis suggests that initial teacher training is, as advertised by companies, an accelerated, pragmatic process, focused on skills and abilities aimed mainly at immediate school demands. The role of the teacher is redefined as that of a facilitator of the learning process, an idea associated with the need to readjust the teaching profile to the so called demands of productive restructuring and the demands of the job market. It is also suggested that distance teacher training is associated with a secondary demand for products such as integrated management solutions, teaching resources and educational platforms, both for higher education and basic education. The research points to the need for studies that break with the technical reductionism present in distance teaching training, whose emphasis is on methods of integrating technologies in the educational context so that students and teachers develop the skills necessary to achieve objectives and results previously defined for a growing market.

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