If you would like to write for this, or any other Emerald publication, then please use our Emerald for Authors service information about how to choose which publication to write for and submission guidelines are available for all. Please visit www.emeraldinsight.com/authors for more information. About Emerald www.emeraldinsight.comEmerald is a global publisher linking research and practice to the benefit of society. The company manages a portfolio of more than 290 journals and over 2,350 books and book series volumes, as well as providing an extensive range of online products and additional customer resources and services.Emerald is both COUNTER 4 and TRANSFER compliant. The organization is a partner of the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE) and also works with Portico and the LOCKSS initiative for digital archive preservation. AbstractPurpose -The purpose of this paper is to propose and empirically validates a measure of the anticipation of new technologies (ANT) construct, first suggested by Hayes and Wheelwright (1984). ANT allows establishment of a sustained competitive advantage through acquiring new technologies and the capability to use them, in advance of actual need. The theoretical foundation for ANT is developed using the literature on absorptive capacity. Several elements of supply chain management are proposed as antecedents to ANT. Design/methodology/approach -Perceptual survey data from 317 manufacturing plants in ten countries was used to test the hypotheses using structural equation modeling and confirmatory factor analysis. Findings -The key supply chain antecedents of ANT are supply chain planning, internal integration and supplier integration. ANT was related to both operational and cost performance. Research limitations/implications -Potential limitations include the use of an existing database, the plant as the unit of analysis and the need to include customer integration, as well as supplier integration. The results demonstrate the competitive importance of the ANT construct and the key role that relationships with suppliers play in its development. Practical implications -This research sheds new light on a construct whose roots are inherently practical. Suppliers and their extended networks are an important source of external knowledge about technology and future customer needs, thus, supply chain relationships are an important contributor to ANT. Originality/value -Although the role of technology in establishing a competitive advantage has been thoroughly studied, the effectiveness of developing technologies that are expected to be important in the future has not, although this concept was first introduced almost 30 years ago. The authors use absorptive capacity to develop the role of supply chain relationships in building an organization's ANT capability, contributing to the operations strategy literature by grounding a practical construct in the theoretical literature and demonstrating its importance.
This paper investigates if regional differences are able to influence trust-based relationship with suppliers. It presents the results of a survey of 338 processing plants located in Western and Asian countries using structural equation modeling. Findings suggest that supplier involvement in quality is taken for granted, but it is not related to trust or partnership. Regional differences may also affect the development of partnership in the supply chain. The two main aspects are the levels of trust and timeliness in Asian companies. These aspects bring implications for managers dealing with international supply chains.
Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to analyze the relationship between supply planning, trust and integration, and the influence of them on operational performance. Design/methodology/approach – The paper used a survey with 335 respondents from three different industries. The paper analyzed the data with structural equation modeling. Findings – The results suggest that supply planning and trust are positively related and both influence supply integration and operational performance. At the end the paper proposed a classification for supply integration based on planning use and trust. Research limitations/implications – The sample is composed by companies from only three industries (machinery, electronics and automobile), what does not allow generalization. Practical implications – Managers are challenged to develop simultaneously supply chain planning practices and trust-based relationship within buyers and suppliers. They must pay attention to different integration drivers and use them accordingly and in the context analyzed. The study suggests a 2×2 matrix that might help managers’ decision making. Originality/value – Despite the importance of planning in supply and manufacturing management, few papers analyzed the role of supply planning integrated to trust. The combination between these aspects brings a more realistic and pragmatic view of the supply chain management.
O presente artigo analisou o concurso público como instrumento para o ingresso de pessoal no serviço público e as implicações existentes para a Administração Pública, destacando os aspectos positivos e negativos e a possibilidade de aperfeiçoamentos. Para tanto, realizou-se um estudo teórico-empírico, com abordagem qualitativa, por meio da análise de um grupo de servidores públicos concursados de duas Instituições Federais de Ensino Superior - IFES. Os dados coletados por grupo focal e entrevistas estruturadas foram transcritos e posteriormente interpretados mediante análise de conteúdo. Como resultados, observou-se que a estabilidade funcional dos servidores é percebida de formas diferenciadas pelos candidatos e pelas organizações e que os principais problemas são resultantes da falta de planejamento na elaboração dos editais, que não possuem vinculação direta com a atuação prática do servidor, da pouca variedade nas avaliações e da padronização excessiva dos certames. A principal conclusão do trabalho aponta que os concursos públicos tendem a selecionar os candidatos de acordo com a meritocracia e devem ser mantidos. Contudo, aprimoramentos são necessários, principalmente ampliando as fases dos processos seletivos públicos, visando selecionar os mais competentes candidatos para desempenharem com eficiência os serviços públicos.
New technologies and operational performance: an international comparative study Nuevas tecnologías y rendimiento operativo: un estudio internacional comparativo RESUMOEste estudo investiga a influência da antecipação de novas tecnologias sobre o desempenho em empresas de manufatura. Complementarmente, foi realizada uma análise comparativa entre plantas industriais localizadas em outros países e no Brasil. Para testar essas questões, foram coletados dados de 337 empresas em 11 países, incluindo o Brasil. Aspectos-chave na gestão de operações, como estratégia de manufatura, integração funcional, gestão da cadeia de suprimentos e parceria com fornecedores, foram considerados relevantes para antecipação de novas tecnologias por empresas. Os resultados sugerem que estratégia de manufatura, integração funcional e parceria com fornecedores são importantes para a antecipação de novas tecnologias por empresas localizadas em outros paí-ses, enquanto apenas a integração funcional é importante para as empresas brasileiras. Por fim, existem evidências que sugerem um impacto positivo entre antecipação de novas tecnologias e desempenho operacional, tanto para as empresas internacionais como para as empresas brasileiras. PALAVRAS-CHAVE | RAE-Revista de Administração de Empresas | FGV-EAESP
Resumo: As decisões de internacionalização envolvem a localização de subsidiárias, enquanto as operações internacionais decidem a configuração e coordenação das atividades das plantas. Este artigo tem como objetivoAbstract: Internationalization decision-making relates to the location of subsidiaries while international operations define the configuration and coordination of the processing plant activities. This paper aims to identify how internationalization strategies are related to operation strategies decisions. We illustrate this relationship with two case studies of multinational companies in the soybean chain located in Brazil. The analysis of secondary data, on-site visit to the processing plants and interviews, suggest that the location is determinant to all the other strategic operations decision categories. Findings suggest that the study framework is useful to understand international operations in other commodities chains.Keywords: Decision categories; International operations strategy; Internationalization strategy; Multinationals; Soybean chain; Commodities. Relationships between the internationalization and operations strategies decisions of multinational companies in the soybean chainAs relações entre as decisões de atuação internacional e as estratégias de operações das multinacionais da cadeia da soja
A pressão imposta pela globalização dos mercados e pela competitividade crescentemente acirrada entre empresas de todo o mundo posicionam a conhecimento inovador como ferramenta fundamental para sobrevivência dessas organizações. O conhecimento inovador resultante das pesquisas científicas acadêmicas possui potencial para que as empresas produzam produtos novos e de formas inovadoras. Porém, os processos de Transferência de Tecnologia entre Universidade e Empresa (TTUE) não são favorecidos por políticas públicas governamentais que os estimulem, nem há um arcabouço legislativo específico e moderno que contemple as necessidades da TTUE. O objetivo deste trabalho é apresentar o cenário precário atual que dificulta a dinâmica dessas transferências e sugerir um esquema de proposta de Agenda Política de discussão. A metodologia utilizada para elaboração deste artigo foi a revisão bibliográfica conceitual e temática combinada com a análise das leis mais pertinentes e que envolvem em algum grau a transferência de tecnologia. O resultado principal deste artigo foi apresentar uma proposta de Agenda Política de discussão abrangente e atualizada para o tema.
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