Purpose The purpose of this paper is to deal with the topic internationalization of higher education institutions (IHEI), in terms of the research they engage in. The main motivation for the study is to understand the role of researchers in the internationalization of the institutions in which they work through the academic activities they perform. Based on the assumption that each of the researcher’s internationalization activities leads, to some extent, to a greater internationalization of HEI in which it operates, the following question was proposed: Do researchers’ personal characteristics and academic activities affect the internationalization of their (higher education) institutions? Design/methodology/approach This qualitative study adopted as main methods a review of the literature on internationalization of higher education and in-depth interviews based on a semi-structured script with an intentional sample. A sample of 16 researchers was selected for interview using the snowball technique of sample selection. Findings The paper provides theoretical and empirical insights into the characteristics of researchers that influence the internationalization of HEIs. These include the researchers’ international academic experience; insertion in international collaboration networks; international co-authorship; and experience in international publications. These are the four main factors that emerge at the individual level (researcher) that positively impact IHEI. Originality/value The paper responds to a gap found in the literature on the underestimated role of researchers in the internationalization process of HEIs in which they work.

Rankings de periódicos elaborados por bases científicas têm influenciado pesquisadores, programas de Stricto Sensu e instituições que integram nossa academia. Diante do reduzido número de estudos de base empírica e quantitativa sobre esse tema, acessamos Web of Science (WoS), Scopus, Google Scholar, Scielo e Spell com a finalidade de respondermos a seguinte questão: Qual é a classificação dos periódicos brasileiros de Administração, Contabilidade e Turismo nas diferentes bases que calculam fator de impacto? Como resultados, notamos (i) ínfima presença e crescimento do impacto dos periódicos nas bases Scopus e Scielo, (ii) crescimento razoável na WoS, porém oriundo principalmente de autocitações, de citações nacionais de periódicos e de citações de autores brasileiros, (iii) alta correlação entre diferentes medidas de impacto, (iv) inexistência de diferença significante das médias de impacto entre alguns estratos Qualis em diferentes medidas e (v) variação considerável no impacto de um mesmo periódico em diferentes bases internacionais e nacionais.

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Purpose Although faculty members are regarded as one of the main agents of internationalization in higher education (IHE), research has focused on the upper levels of analysis (e.g. country or educational institution) rather than the individual. The purpose of this paper is to draw from social exchange theory (SET) to examine how the perceptions of costs and expected rewards affect faculty members’ choices of international activities. Design/methodology/approach This qualitative study adopted as main methods a review of the literature on IHE and in-depth interviews based on a semi-structured script with an international sample. A sample of 16 researches was selected for interview using the snowball technique of sample selection. Findings The authors verified that faculty may seek internationalization in search of job opportunities, greater social approval, greater autonomy and greater security. On the other hand, temporal, monetary, psychological and physical costs discourage faculty members from seeking international insertion. Based on these tradeoffs, our findings suggest that although the basic tenets of SET do apply, the theory does not explicitly address two issues: the fact that costs and rewards are intricately related, and the apparent mismatch between (short-term) costs and (long-term) expected rewards. Originality/value This study contributes to the IHE literature by highlighting the crucial role of faculty – that is, the level of analysis of the individual – which has been under-researched and by setting out the reasoning that supports the decision of faculty members to seek (higher) international insertion. Furthermore, this study extends SET as a plausible explanation for the self-internationalization decision by scholars.

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Objetivo -A inserção de periódicos científicos em indexadores de relevância tem representado papel fundamental para a disseminação de publicações da comunidade acadêmica. Todavia, as implicações desta inserção não têm sido satisfatoriamente tratadas no campo brasileiro de Administração, Contabilidade e Turismo. A partir do levantamento da população de 304 revistas acadêmicas brasileiras, o objetivo de nosso estudo é o de investigar o cenário de indexação destes periódicos.Metodologia -A partir da identificação dos principais indexadores mencionados pela literatura, realizamos o levantamento do conjunto de periódicos do campo de Administração, Contabilidade por meio de critérios de inclusão e exclusão na lista da plataforma Sucupira. Em seguida, com base em algumas categorias de análise, verificamos a presença do conjunto de 304 periódicos brasileiros nos diversos indexadores existentes.Resultados -Os resultados revelam que grande parte dos periódicos atinge presença baixa ou muito baixa em diversos indexadores que são relevantes para a comunidade acadêmica. Os periódicos considerados de melhor qualidade para a Capes tendem a possuir uma média maior de indexadores quando comparados a periódicos de qualidade inferior, o que demonstra a relevância do conjunto de indexadores para a qualidade do periódico e disseminação do conhecimento.Contribuições -A Capes tem a cada período de avaliação estreitado os critérios ao considerar a indexação como um dos requisitos centrais para a qualidade de periódicos. Portanto, nosso artigo traz contribuições fundamentais para o campo de Administração, Contabilidade e Turismo ao demonstrar as implicações do levantamento realizado para as políticas de avaliação e para a atuação dos periódicos de nosso campo. Reflexão esta oportuna e que se estende a outros cenários locais e heterogêneos de disseminação do conhecimento.

The objective of this study was to identify and analyze the main factors that explain the resistance to distance education (DE) in corporate education (CE) in a military institution. The present study was structured with quantitative and explanatory approach, based on the theoretical framework of the READEC model, which was developed and validated by Albertin and Brauer (2012). From a technical point of view, a bibliographic survey and a field survey were carried out by means of an electronic questionnaire. Data collection was carried out with a sample of 345 Brazilian Army personnel who were part of the Training Course for Sergeants (TCS). The data of this research were treated with the Structural Equation Modeling (SEM), technique based on Partial Least Squares (PLS). The results of the research showed that the self-efficacy and performance expectation dimensions directly and positively influence the resistance to the DE in the CE, and the effort expectation, facilitating conditions and interactivity dimensions are constructs antecedent to the performance expectation. Contrary to the previous theory, the results also indicated that the perception about the organizational infrastructure was not significant to explain the resistance to DE, which allows us to bring new insights about this phenomenon.

Resumo: A inserção de periódicos científicos em indexadores de relevância tem representado papel fundamental na disseminação e na qualidade da publicação científica de diversas áreas. Todavia, esta discussão tem sido negligenciada no campo de Administração, Contabilidade e Turismo. A partir do levantamento da população de 304 periódicos brasileiros do campo, o objetivo deste estudo é o de analisar o cenário destes periódicos a partir de seus principais indexadores. Demonstramos que os periódicos brasileiros ainda não atingiram presença significativa nos principais indexadores científicos, principalmente nos mais consolidados, tais como Web of Science, Scopus e Scielo. Identificamos que os periódicos estão inseridos em uma elevada quantidade de indexadores, todavia, esta quantidade não confere qualidade, mas sim, tal qualidade pode ser verificada a partir da inclusão destes periódicos em indexadores que são centrais para a comunidade científica. Diante destes resultados, discutimos as principais implicações deste cenário para a publicação científica do campo. Palavras-Chave: Publicação Científica; Periódicos Científicos; Indexadores; Qualidade. Abstract:The inclusion of scientific journals in relevance indexes has played a fundamental role in the dissemination and quality of scientific publication in several areas. However, this discussion has been neglected in the field of Administration, Accounting and Tourism. From the survey of 304 brazilian journals in the field, the objective of this study is to analyze the scenario of these journals from their central indexes. We have shown that the brazilian journals have not yet reached a significant presence in the main indexes, especially in the most consolidated ones, such as Web of Science, Scopus and Scielo. We identified that the journals are inserted in a high number of indexes, however, this quantity does not confer quality, but rather, such quality can be verified from the inclusion of these journals in indexers that are central to the scientific community. Given these results, we discuss the main implications of this scenario for the scientific publication of the field.