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Purpose This paper aims to deal with the skills for sustainable development in engineering courses. The main objective is to identify which competences should be developed in these courses to contribute to the resolution of conflicts related to sustainability, as well as the means used by universities for their development. Design/methodology/approach The research is divided into two strands: a theoretical and an empirical one. Concerning the theoretical part, the webibliomining method was adopted, to select the articles that were relevant to the theme, and 22 works were selected. Regarding the empirical study, structured questionnaires were applied to 30 specialists in the field, aiming at validating the competencies found in the literature. Findings In the literature, eight main competencies required to the engineering professional, related to sustainability, were found. The empirical study showed that some competences are considered more relevant than others by the interviewees. Practical implications The competencies verified in the present study and the relative relevance between them found in the empirical study can contribute to the engineering courses that wish to develop the sustainable behavior of the engineers in their professional or daily life. Originality/value The originality of the work consists in presenting to engineering students and teachers as well as professionals of the market and the government the competencies that can contribute to the formation of an engineer capable of bringing adequate solutions to the conflicts of sustainability in the twenty-first century. This paper also presents learning teaching methodologies indicated for this purpose. No other works were found with these results.

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Atualmente, as empresas são cobradas cada vez mais a disseminar comunicados prestando contas de seu papel social e ambiental baseado no conceito de sustentabilidade. O Relato Integrado (RI) apresenta uma proposta de incorporação de dados financeiros e não financeiros relevantes sobre as atividades empresariais, integrando voluntariamente as preocupações sociais e ambientais às atividades operacionais e à tomada de decisões das empresas. Nesse sentido, este artigo tem como objetivo analisar o desenvolvimento da Responsabilidade Social Corporativa (RSC) na produção científica internacional sobre RI nas perspectivas da plataforma teórica, paradigmas de pesquisa, metodologias de investigação utilizadas e processo contábil. Para tanto, realizou-se uma revisão na base indexadora Scopus, pertinente à produção científica sobre o tema. Na análise dos dados consideram-se 52 artigos, publicados em revistas acadêmicas, no período de 2010 a junho de 2019, aplicando-se revisão estruturada da literatura para levantamento dos dados e utilizando a análise bibliométrica para tratamento e exame do seu conteúdo. Os resultados do estudo evidenciam a pouca ênfase dada à questão social e ambiental nas pesquisas acadêmicas sobre Relato Integrado, principalmente no que tange ao reconhecimento, classificação, mensuração e divulgação de eventos dessa natureza nesse tipo de relatório. O desafio está em desenvolver redes de pesquisa fortes e atuantes, com pesquisadores de diferentes áreas atuando de forma interdisciplinar na investigação de questões sociais, ambientais e de sustentabilidade em pesquisas de RI. Uma rede, apenas, foi identificada com duas publicações, revelando o pouco interesse no estudo de elementos que associem as práticas de RSC no processo de adoção e divulgação do RI pelas empresas. Também é importante que haja maior integração entre acadêmicos e profissionais, para que os resultados das pesquisas tenham resultados efetivos e práticos.

PurposeThis paper aims to identify the critical success factors (CSFs) that affect the implementation of total quality management (TQM) and to investigate, from the perspective of Brazil, the latent factors for TQM implementation in the construction industry.Design/methodology/approachThe methodology consists of two methods. First, a literature review was conducted to identify CSFs for TQM implementation. Then, empirical research was conducted from a survey questionnaire applied to 130 professionals who have experience in the Brazilian construction industry. SPSS version-25 was used for data analysis, using descriptive statistics, and, finally, principal component analysis for identifying the latent factors.FindingsThe study findings portray convergences regarding the practitioners' perception in the light of the 20 critical factors identified in the literature, which can serve to make construction professionals aware of the key factors to TQM implementation. In addition, two latent factors, quality practices and human factor were identified, and they can assist the leaders and decision-makers for the implementation of TQM in the construction industry of a developing country.Originality/valueIt fills the gap of practical studies that compare the academic and practitioners' perspectives regarding the CSFs for TQM implementation in construction industry.

Goal: Raise in the literature of project and process management the critical success factors needed to implement a competitive strategy aiming to rank them and to recommend guidelines for a successful competitive strategy implementation. Design / Methodology / Approach: In order to reach the desired objectives, a research was carried out in the literature, enabling the creation of the questionnaire applied as a data collection instrument and the use of relative frequency analysis and measure of central tendency, mode, as the statistical treatments. Results: All the 42 requirements raised in the literature were considered as critical success factors for competitive strategy implementation and the analysis of the professionals' answers made it possible to include a further 12 critical success factors. Limitations of the investigation: The size of the sample, which was conditioned to the number of respondents of the questionnaire distributed by electronic means. And because the size of the population is unknown it is not possible to realize generalizations. Practical implications: A recommendation for companies was prepared through four priority actions in the competitive strategy implementation. The research concluded that beyond the pillar’s strategy, processes and projects, people, in the figure of client or employees, need to be included as one of the bases for competitive advantage. Originality / Value: The scheme ranking the requirements relevance for competitive strategy implementation is a way to support companies to promote actions to adapt the corporate environment so that all of productive links are aligned with the strategic objectives.

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