O presente artigo aborda a satisfação de clientes inserida em um contexto de serviços na área da saúde. A discussão é fundamentada no resgate conceitual da satisfação, considerando a qualidade percebida como um de seus antecedentes, contemplando as expectativas e percepções dos clientes, e vislumbrando a retenção e a lealdade de clientes como resultados possíveis. Para atribuir uma dimensão teórico-empírica ao estudo, direcionou-se a pesquisa à realidade de um plano de saúde, aferindo-se a percepção de seus associados quanto à sua satisfação. Como objetivos centrais do trabalho destacam-se a identificação dos principais atributos do serviço que compõem a avaliação da satisfação dos associados de um plano de saúde, a identificação das dimensões de análise que compõem a avaliação da satisfação por parte dos usuários dos serviços de saúde e o desenvolvimento de um modelo de avaliação da satisfação de clientes para empresas de medicina de grupo no Brasil. Nesse sentido, foram identificadas dimensões de avaliação dos serviços relativas ao atendimento prestado, estrutura do plano de saúde, Médicos, preço dos serviços, comunicação do plano e conveniência.

R R R R RESUMO ESUMO ESUMO ESUMO ESUMONeste artigo os autores elaboraram um inventário das características metodológicas básicas da produção científica da área de marketing no Brasil na década de 90 (até 1998 6%). No trabalho ainda são examinadas características metodológicas como: apresentação e relevância do problema de pesquisa, desenho da pesquisa, tipo de dado coletado, validade, bem como menção a limitações e recomendações para pesquisas futuras.Palavras-chaves: marketing; pesquisa em marketing; metodologia de pesquisa científica.

Purpose-This paper aims to develop and test a conceptual model of organizational structure design that incorporates some factors influencing strategy implementation. The research also aims to consider inter-functionality in new product development (NPD) processes and marketing decisions, measured from the dispersion of these activities among functional areas. Design/methodology/approach-The research was conducted across 424 small and medium-sized furniture manufacturing companies. In total, eight hypotheses were proposed and tested using structural equation modeling. Findings-Most important among the study's findings was that inter-firm relationships and inter-functional processes are relevant for the study of organizational structure design. It was found that the dispersion of the new product development process and of marketing decisions exert a positive influence on architectural marketing capabilities. The results showed that the dispersion of NPD processes and marketing decisions influence the development of marketing capabilities only in those companies with inter-firm relationships. The paper also found that inter-firm design did not affect the impact of the relationship between the dispersion of marketing decisions and NPD process on specialized capabilities. Research limitations/implications-The study focuses research on Brazilian small to medium-sized furniture enterprises and could have single-source bias in its data collection process. Practical implications-The findings provide insights into ways of integrating structures. It is observed that a higher integration of areas in marketing decisions is related to the dispersion of the NPD process. Given that dispersion in NPD is a disseminated practice, it is found that higher dispersion in marketing activities has an impact on product development. Originality/value-The paper's findings confirm the influence of organizational design on the development of planning capabilities and on the implementation of marketing strategies.

Impulsionadas pela globalização, empresas transnacionais, instaladas no Brasil, estão colaborando para a formação de um novo perfil profissional para executivos brasileiros. As mudanças que derivam deste cenário passam a exigir dos profissionais conhecimentos e aptidões diferenciadas para a atuação no ambiente atual de negócios. O presente estudo busca traçar o perfil ideal do executivo em face das exigências do mercado globalizado, destacando-se os principais atributos que este profissional deve apresentar, segundo a visão de profissionais decisores das 500 maiores empresas do ranking da revista Exame (1997). Realizou-se uma pesquisa descritiva, a partir de duas etapas: uma exploratória, na qual se geraram os atributos a serem avaliados e uma quantitativa, para a mensuração do grau de importância de cada indicador arrolado. Os atributos referentes ao perfil do executivo no mercado considerados mais importantes são: integridade, visão estratégica, liderança, conhecimento das operações da empresa, capacidade de decisão, negociação e coordenação de trabalhos em equipe, foco nos resultados, ética no trato das questões profissionais e sociais, motivação, pró-atividade e habilidade para o trato interpessoal.

R R R R RESUMO ESUMO ESUMO ESUMO ESUMOEste artigo apresenta um levantamento das pesquisas empíricas do tipo survey publicadas na déca-da de 90 nos periódicos Revista de Administração de Empresas da Fundação Getúlio Vargas (RAE) e Revista de Administração da Universidade de São Paulo (RAUSP), além dos anais dos Encontros Anuais da Associação Nacional dos Programas de Pós-Graduação em Administração (ENANPAD). Entre as variáveis analisadas para cada artigo estão: natureza da pesquisa, embasamento conceitual e questão de pesquisa, desenho de pesquisa, instrumento de medida e coleta de dados, confiabilidade e validade dos constructos, tipos de análises dos dados empregados e apresentação dos resultados. A partir desta análise e do cruzamento entre as variáveis, algumas conclusões sobre a qualidade do conjunto de artigos avaliados são emitidas.Palavras-chaves: marketing; pesquisa tipo survey; metodologia de pesquisa científica. A A A A ABSTRACT BSTRACT BSTRACT BSTRACT BSTRACT This paper presents an inventory of survey research published in the years 90. This production is available in the periodics Revista de Administração de Empresas da Fundação Getúlio Vargas (RAE) and Revista de Administração da Universidade de São Paulo (RAUSP) and in the anuals of Encontros Anuais da Associação Nacional dos Programas de Pós-Graduação em Administração(ENANPAD). The analised variables for each paper were: nature of research, theorical base and research problem, research design, measuring instruments, reliability and validity from the constructs, kind of data analysis and finding presentations. Considering this analysis and correlations of the variables, some conclusions are emitted about the quality of the set of evaluated papers.

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to discuss the different approaches to the corporate reputation construct, in order to identify a comprehensive definition that can be used for measurement purposes, gaps identified by previous literature identified. Design/methodology/approach This is a theoretical essay. The authors analyzed studies that involve the relationship between corporate reputation and organizational performance, and the attributes of national and international corporate reputation ratings. Findings The authors identified a more comprehensive definition for the reputation construct, and indicated courses for the construct’s measurement, by considering: the judgment by the stakeholders (internal, suppliers, clients and the financial market); periodical evaluations under different organizational perspectives; attention to theoretical assumptions, among other aspects. Research limitations/implications The study is a theoretical paper that presents that the research field has many definitions that cannot be used interchangeably. It indicated how the reputation construct should be operationalized for measurement purposes. This study presented a reflection on the relationship between corporate reputation and performance, showing that it is not a settled topic in the academy. Practical implications The study advances the understanding of the reputation construct measurement, considering the adopted definition and the discussion of the attributes of the main ratings on corporate reputation. The adoption of a measurement method that takes into account the definition used in this study and the features of the methodologies discussed will improve the corporate reputation assessment. Social implications Literature indicates that a good corporate reputation can affect organizational performance and the inverse relationship is also true. As a social implication, it is extremely relevant to improve the understanding the definition and measurement methods of this construct. Originality/value This study discusses one of the most important intangible resources for organizations, contributing to the understanding of the difference between the market value and the book value of public companies. Besides it should be considered that there is one lack of a definition directly related to the measurement of the reputation construct in the literature, a gap in which this study contributes.

Marketization—the entry of the market logic into a field originally insulated from it—is a transformative force that has reshaped many fields, including education, healthcare, the arts, and religion. Marketization brings a unique set of challenges for established organizations: it opens a field to market-style mechanisms of consumer choice and competition, which undermines the legitimacy of established organizations, and it creates contradictory demands for organizational actions. How can established organizations adapt to marketization? To answer this question, we study the adaptation of five established religious schools to the marketization of education in Brazil. We develop the novel hybridization strategy of nested coupling and explain that established organizations respond to marketization by balancing competing demands for differentiation and conformity. We show how religious schools nest the market logic within the religious logic by reconfiguring their resources to conform to market demands while differentiating themselves through their religious orientation. Nested coupling provides a novel strategic approach for established organizations in marketized or marketizing fields, such as hospitals, museums, and schools, to capitalize on a logic that pre-exists marketization and to create a unique competitive positioning in the market.

Albeit the development of the capacity to implement strategic change being a challenge to modern organizations, the studies in this area have prioritized intern issues of the organization, relegating it as a secondary plan, the contextual factors. Implementing a new strategy implies in the alignment of resources and internal capabilities to the organizational reality, adjusting them to the needs or external impositions. Thus, this study aims to identify research suggestions on strategy implementation and relate them to the characteristics of the countries belonging to the BRICS, through a systematic review. In order to meet this goal, the coevolution perspective was used to support the discussion of strategy implementation, stimulating reflections on the role of management and the environment in the context of strategic change. Academically speaking, the results point to an update on the research agenda on implementation strategy; at the managerial level, we present insights for managers of companies operating or that intend to settle in the BRICS countries.