Abstract: Higher Education Institutions (HEIs) are planning their actions with a focus on sustainability in order to stimulate the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Therefore, this study aimed to identify the sustainable practices of Brazilian public universities based on the disclosure of information from the 2018 Management Report. The Management Reports of 63 public universities were analyzed. Therefore, as universities have environmental actions and practices, however, they need to align with the 2030 Agenda. The analysis of Environmental Evidence helps to understand the 'green' practices of universities and allows organizations to be a reference for other universities that wish to implement practices environmental.

RESUMO Objetivo: Explorar e compreender os Arranjos Produtivos Locais (APLs) Agroindustriais Familiares sob a ótica da inovação social. Originalidade/lacuna/relevância/implicações: A inovação social permite compreender como os problemas globais podem ser resolvidos a partir de elementos locais. A originalidade deste estudo está na análise dos APLs como uma inovação social, destacando que a sua formação impacta de forma determinante no desenvolvimento econômico e social da região na qual está inserido. Principais aspectos metodológicos: Os trabalhos de investigação tiveram ênfase em entrevistas semiestruturadas com membros da governança do APL foco do estudo, além da análise das atas das reuniões da governança desde o surgimento do APL. A análise do conteúdo coletado foi realizada com o auxílio do software NVIVO 11. Síntese dos principais resultados: A inovação social foi analisada sob o ponto de vista do processo, da formação de rede, do planejamento, da governança e dos resultados. Essas categorias, fruto do referencial teórico, permitiram explicar o APL da Agroindústria Familiar a partir da inovação social. Principais considerações/conclusões: Os resultados apontam que o APL da Agroindústria Familiar analisado pode ser considerado uma inovação social na medida em que possui os elementos necessários para sua caracterização, com destaque para a governança como construto central e sua cultura de coalizão com os atores públicos, privados e do terceiro setor na busca de soluções às necessidades sociais.

ABSTRACT Objective: To explore and understand the Family Agro-Industry Clusters from the social innovation perspective. Originality/gap/relevance/implications: Social innovation allows us to understand how global issues can be resolved based on local elements. The originality of this study is in the analysis of the cluster as a social innovation, highlighting its formation impacts decisively in the economic and social development of the region in which they operate. Main methodological aspects: This study had emphasis on semi-structured interviews with governance members from the investigated cluster, as well as on the analysis of the governance meeting minutes since the emergence of the clusters. The analysis of the collected content was performed with NVivo 11 software. Summary of key findings: Social innovation was analyzed based on the viewpoint of the process, network formation, planning, governance, and results. These categories from the theoretical framework enabled the Family Agro-Industry cluster from social innovation to be explained. Key considerations/conclusions: Results indicate that the clusters of Family Agro-Industry analyzed can be considered a social innovation because they have the necessary elements for its characterization, emphasizing the governance as a central construct and culture of coalition with actors from the public, private and third sectors in finding solutions for social needs.

RESUMEN Objetivo: Explorar y comprender los Arreglos Productivos Locales (APL) Agroindustria de la familia desde la perspectiva de la innovación social. Originalidad/laguna/relevancia/implicaciones: La innovación social nos permite entender cómo los problemas globales pueden resolverse a partir de elementos locales. La originalidad de este estudio es el análisis de los APLs como una innovación social, señalando que su formación impacto de manera decisiva en el desarrollo económico y social de la región en la que opera. Aspectos metodológicos principales: La investigación tuvo énfasis en entrevistas semiestructuradas con los miembros de gobierno de lo APL investigado, así como el análisis de las actas de las reuniones de gobierno desde los albores de la APL. El análisis de los contenidos recogidos se llevó a cabo con la ayuda del software NVivo 11. Resumen de las principales conclusiones: La innovación social se analizó desde el punto de vista, la formación de redes, planificación, gestión y los resultados del proceso. Estas categorías, debido al marco teórico, permite explicar el conjunto de la familia de Agronegocios de la innovación social. Consideraciones dominantes/conclusiones: Los resultados indican que el grupo de la familia de Agronegocios analizó puede considerarse una innovación social en que tiene los elementos necesarios para su caracterización, con énfasis en la gobernanza como un constructo central y cultura de coalición con los actores públicos, el sector privado y la tercera en la búsqueda de soluciones a las necesidades sociales.

This study aims at identifying the practices of water use management and the business performance in industries in the Brazilian mineral sector. To this end, a descriptive and quantitative study was developed, using the survey method, in industries associated with the Brazilian Mining Institute - IBRAM. The water use management practices were identified based in a model addressing the following aspects: water accounting, risk assessment, direct operations, supply chain, and stakeholders engagement. The business performance was measured from a model involving the following dimensions: economic, environmental and social. Among the results, the risks assessment involved and the direct operations practices stand out, in order to reduce the amount of water used and waste discharges. The need for greater engagement of industries with the stakeholders and the supply chain, through a more integrated and collaborative management, was also evident.

RESUMO Este estudo teve como objetivo analisar a relação entre a adoção de estratégias de gestão sustentável e o desempenho exportador em empresas industriais do setor de gemas e joias. As estratégias sustentáveis foram analisadas a partir da adaptação do modelo estratégico do Instituto Americano Battelle, apresentado por Placet, Anderson e Fowler (2005), que aborda a interação dos aspectos econômico, social e ambiental com a perspectiva de inovação e reflexos na empresa e na sociedade. O desempenho exportador foi analisado com base na adaptação do modelo de Papadopoulos e Martín (2010), que desenvolve e testa uma medida formativa do desempenho exportador e identifica e quantifica a contribuição relativa das suas consequências nas dimensões econômica e estratégica. A pesquisa caracteriza-se como descritiva e quantitativa, e foi conduzida por meio de um survey. Sendo assim, evidenciou-se que as dimensões da sustentabilidade estão relacionadas com o desempenho exportador das empresas do setor de gemas e joias. Dessa forma, ficou sugerido que estratégias de negócios sustentáveis podem contribuir substancialmente para o desempenho exportador, por meio da orientação para resultados econômicos, sociais e ambientais à organização e a seus stakeholders.

ABSTRACT This study had the aim of analyzing the relation between the use of sustainable management strategies and the export performance in manufacturing companies of the gems and jewelry industry. Sustainable strategies were analyzed from the adaptation of the strategic model of the American Battelle Institute, introduced by Placet, Anderson and Fowler (2005), which addresses the interaction of economic, social and environmental aspects with the perspective of innovation, and impacts on the company and on the society. The export performance was analyzed based on the adaptation of the model of Papadopoulos and Martín (2010), which develops and tests a formative measure of the export performance, and identifies and quantifies the relative contribution of its consequences to the economic and strategic dimensions. The research is characterized as descriptive and quantitative, and was conducted through a survey. Therefore, it was highlighted that the sustainability dimensions are related to the export performance of companies in the gems and jewelry industry. Thus, it was suggested that sustainable business strategies can substantially contribute to the export performance, through the guidance towards economic, social and environmental results to the organization and its stakeholders.

RESUMEN El objetivo de este estudio es analizar la relación entre la adopción de estrategias de gestión sostenible y el rendimiento en el sector industrial de gemas y joyas. Las estrategias sostenibles fueron analizadas a partir de la adaptación del modelo estratégico del Instituto Americano Battelle, hecho por Placet, Anderson y Fowler (2005), que aborda la interacción económica, social y medioambiental, con la perspectiva de la innovación y los reflejos en la empresa y la sociedad. El desempeño de las exportaciones fue analizada en base a la adaptación del modelo de Papadopoulos y Martin ( 2010 ), que desarrolla y pone a prueba una medida formativa de las exportaciones e identifica y cuantifica la contribución relativa de sus consecuencias en el ámbito económico y estratégico. La búsqueda caracterizada como descriptiva y cuantitativa se llevó a cabo por medio de una encuesta. Era evidente que las dimensiones de la sostenibilidad están relacionados con el desempeño de las exportaciones de las empresas de piedras preciosas y joyas, lo que sugiere que las estrategias de negocio sostenibles pueden contribuir sustancialmente a los resultados de exportación, a través de los resultados orientados hacia el desarrollo económico, social y medioambiental de la organización y de sus grupos de interés.

A avaliação da qualidade de um curso superior de graduação envolve, necessariamente, a identificação do perfil profissional dos egressos. A primeira pesquisa realizada com os egressos do Curso de Graduação em Administração da Universidade Federal de Santa Maria (UFSM), objeto deste estudo, foi efetuada por Schuch Jr. (1976). Esta pesquisa foi retomada agregando novas dimensões de análise, visando a abordar o desenvolvimento de competências conforme estabelecem as Diretrizes Curriculares Nacionais (DCNs). O estudo foi realizado com egressos formados no período de 2005 a 2009. Com a realização da pesquisa, buscou-se conhecer a realidade profissional, identificar as competências profissionais exigidas e a contribuição do curso em termos de formação acadêmica para o desenvolvimento das competências. A estratégia metodológica utilizada caracterizou-se como um estudo de caso descritivo e quantitativo. A coleta de dados foi realizada por meio da aplicação de dois tipos de questionários estruturados, com questões fechadas e abertas envolvendo uma amostra formada por 121 egressos A aplicação da técnica de análise fatorial permitiu identificar as principais competências exigidas pelo mercado profissional: padrões e valores, adaptação e negociação, conhecimento e técnico-profissional. Os resultados sugerem que as expectativas propostas pelas DCNs estão sendo plenamente desenvolvidas pelo Curso de Administração da UFSM.

The evaluation of quality of a bachelor's program necessarily involves the identification of graduated professionals' profiles. The first research conducted with graduates of Business Administration Bachelor's Program of the Federal University of Santa Maria (UFSM), object of this study, was conducted by Schuch Jr. (1976). This research was retaken and new dimensions of analysis were added, aiming to approach the development of competences according to what is established by the National Curricular Guidelines. The study was conducted with bachelors graduated between 2005 and 2009. Through this research it was intended to know the professional reality, to identify the professional competences required and the contribution of the program in terms of academic training to the development of competences. The methodological strategy used was a descriptive and quantitative case study. Data collection was conducted through the application of two kinds of structured questionnaires, with closed and open questions, involving a sample of 121 graduates. The application of factorial analysis technique allowed the identification of the main competences demanded by the professional market: standards and values, adaptation and negotiation, knowledge and technician-professional. The results suggest that the expectations proposed by the National Curricular Guidelines are thoroughly developed by the Business Administration Bachelor's Program of Federal University de Santa Maria.

O desenvolvimento econômico e social de uma região deve estar baseado nos princípios da sustentabilidade ambiental, pois, não sendo assim, corre-se o risco de se deixar para as gerações futuras uma herança de escassez e miséria. Portanto, este trabalho procurou identificar os tipos de produção e manejos dados às áreas agrícolas. Foi realizado com produtores de hortifrutigranjeiros dos municípios de Silveira Martins, Nova Palma e Ivorá, no Rio Grande do Sul, selecionados por sua área territorial encontrar-se inserida nas encostas da Serra Geral, cuja fragilidade ambiental é maior. Foram aplicados questionários do tipo fechado a todos os produtores de hortifrutigranjeiros dos referidos municípios com base em listas fornecidas pelas secretarias de agricultura municipais e Condesus. Concluiu-se que a maioria dos cultivos se dá nas encostas pela própria topografia regional. A maioria dos produtores conduz suas atividades para produção e comércio e são majoritariamente conscientes dos riscos e interessados em projetos que viabilizem a unidade de produção de forma sustentável.

The socioeconomic development of a region must be based on principles of environmental sustainability; otherwise, we may leave our future generations a legacy of shortage and misery. Therefore, this work aims at identifying the types of production and management in agricultural areas. The study was conducted with farmers from Silveira Martins, Nova Palma and Ivorá in Rio Grande do Sul State. These areas were selected due to their location — sloping lands of Serra Geral, whose environmental fragility is significant. Closed-ended questionnaires were used with all Horticulture Agro-industrial farmers studied, based on lists provided by the cities' agriculture departments and Condesus. The results indicate that the majority of crops take place in sloping lands because of the regional topography. Most of farmers conduct their activities for production and commerce and are aware of the risks and become interested in projects that enable the unit of production in a sustainable way.

The study looks to analyze the adoption of strategies for sustainable business and the performance of Brazilian industrial companies. The quantitative character research has involved the execution of a survey. The results have permitted to conclude that the Brazilian companies are enlarging their participation in the international market. However, one must observe that some factors still limit this performance in terms of innovation management and socio-environmental management. Concerning the technological innovation management, one observes that, in spite of the growth of use of external sources of innovation over the last few years, one must still go a long way in the sense of developing a corporate culture that may value the partnership and the collaboration between the companies. Concerning socio-environmental management, the research data confirm the studies by authors mentioned in the literature review who maintain that most Brazilian companies still adopt a reactive stance in relation to these issues.

The goal of the project is to analyze the effect of the hydrological policy on the technological change of infrastructure for the treatment of sewage waters in Distrito Federal on the lapse time from 1970 to 2010, specifically on the Cerro de la Estrella plant. On this case, the hypothesis that environmental regulations generate positive effects on the technological development and favour the innovation has not been met. The plant of study has an obsolete infrastructure, centered on the efficiency on the treatment of sewage waters for the recovery of water of industrial use and on not developing technologies.

El objetivo del trabajo es analizar el efecto de la política hídrica en el cambio tecnológico en la infraestructura para el tratamiento de las aguas residuales en el Distrito Federal en el periodo de 1970 a 2010, en la planta Cerro de la Estrella. En este caso la hipótesis de que las regulaciones ambientales generen efectos positivos en el desarrollo tecnológico y favorezcan la innovación no se ha cumplido. La planta en estudio tiene una infraestructura obsoleta, concentrada en la eficiencia en el tratamiento de aguas residuales para recuperación de agua de uso industrial y no en desarrollar tecnologías.

The technological development that results from innovation can lead to considerable environmental impact. Yet, companies and other stakeholders have not done enough to develop strategies for minimizing waste management. The present study contributes to research in this area, by empirically examining the link between the management of technological innovation and sustainability. A case study was carried out to examine the extent to which there is strategic orientation towards both technological innovation and sustainability in a large public university in Brazil. The results show the importance of integrating sustainability activities within the organisation’s corporate strategy: although the researched organisation had sufficient theoretical knowledge about waste management, the lack of an integrated strategy led to uncoordinated attempts at recycling within the university.

To provide new inferences on the relation between the management of technology information, sustainable development and the innovative performance of firms, a survey was carried out among Brazilian industrial enterprises with innovative characteristics. The study sought to understand how technological innovation management practices that take social and environmental responsibility into account influence firms' internationalization process. The independent and dependent variables suggest that there is a connection between managing technology for sustainable development and innovative performance. We tried to identify the main technological management practices that reflect commitment to sustainable development. The results suggest that firms' international success and high degree of competitiveness are based on offering innovative technology solutions that show commitment to the environment. The study identifies important elements of an emerging area of knowledge in the field of management sciences.

O estudo propõe-se a compreender o processo de gestão de fontes externas de informação tecnológica, focalizando as práticas adotadas pelas empresas, visando construir um referencial teórico-prático para o desenvolvimento de um processo de inovação tecnológica sustentável. A gestão de fontes de informação não ajuda somente a organização a combinar as fontes de informação internas e externas a serem consideradas, mas também a ampliar as suas atividades de inovação. As empresas estão incrementando as alianças para o uso de fontes externas de informação para inovação, porém ainda carecem de uma estratégia explícita de gestão. A pesquisa survey foi realizada em empresas industriais brasileiras com características inovadoras visando contribuir para as inferências sobre a relação da gestão de fontes externas de informação tecnológica e o desempenho inovador das empresas. A hipótese formulada buscou verificar a existência de associação entre a gestão de fontes externas de informação tecnológica e o desempenho inovador. Para a comprovação da hipótese, foram realizadas análises bivariadas e univariadas por meio da utilização das técnicas estatísticas de análise fatorial, correlação de Spearman e regressão logística. As análises bivariadas e multivariadas das variáveis independentes e dependentes sugerem a existência de associação entre a gestão de fontes externas de informação tecnológica e o desempenho inovador destacando-se a influência do tipo de fonte de informação nos indicadores relativos à inovação em produtos e do tipo de modalidade de acesso à tecnologia nos indicadores relacionados à inovação em processos.

The aim of this study is to understand the different processes for managing outside sources of technology information with a major focus on practices that companies actually adopt. The specific goal of the study is to construct a theoretical and practical frame of reference for developing processes of sustainable technological innovation. Managing sources of information not only helps an organization harmonize the potential inside and outside sources of information but also helps organizations broaden their activities geared to stimulating and bringing about innovation. Companies today are setting up more and more alliances in order to make use of outside sources of information for innovation, but they still lack explicit management strategies. A survey was carried out in Brazilian industrial companies with innovative characteristics, and the aim was to provide new inferences on the relationships between the management of outside sources of technology information and the innovative performance of the companies studied. The objective of the research presented in this paper is to study the relationship between practices for managing external sources of information and the innovative performance of the enterprise. The research can be characterized as quantitative. The data were collected through questionnaires from enterprises seen as having substancial technological innovation activities. The bivariate and multivariate independent and dependent variables suggest the existence of an association between the management of outside sources of technology information and innovative performance. Especially important here is how the different types of sources of information influence the indicators related to products innovation and how the type of access to technology affects the indicators related to processes innovation. The findings of the study suggest many significant relationships between the innovation performance of the enterprise and the types of sources of technological information used and the access modalities to their external sources of technolgical information. The results indicate a trend towards increased use of external sources of information.

The aim of this article is to describe and to analyze how the consolidation in the international markets of Brazilian construction companies occurred. The methodological procedures had been classified as descriptive conclusive research and data was collected under a qualitative orientation. A study of four companies was conducted: Andrade Gutierrez, Mendes Júnior, Norberto Odebrecht and Queiroz Galvão. A theoretical model with four analytical levels was considered: the macro context, the institutional environment, the industry and the firm. The results indicate that consolidation in international markets occurred largely as a result of factors concerning strategic management in response to the institutional processes and the appropriateness of the sector's competitive conditions. In theoretical terms, this article makes progress when understanding internationalization processes is concerned in that it proposes a model that integrates knowledge from the fields of study of administration, organizations and international business. Although the model may be refined in future research, we believe that it reflects an important step toward the development of a broad theoretical frame of reference capable of covering the wealth and diversity that are typical of international activity.

The study presents the result of a research that had the objective of evaluate the influence of the size of the company in the practices of management of external sources of technological information and the correspondent impacts of these practices in the innovation performance of the enterprise. The survey was carried based on data collected from a set of Brazilian industrial companies that are considered innovative The analysis of the relation between the management of external sources of technological information and the performance, according to the size of the companies disclosed that although being limited to a smal number there are some significant differences in aspects related to the access to technology and the types of external sources of technological information used by the firms. Some significant differences between small and larger firms on how these managerial practices affect the innovative performance were also detected.

O estudo constitui parte de uma pesquisa maior, que procurou analisar a relação de algumas práticas de gestão de fontes externas da informação tecnológica com o desempenho inovador da empresa. No presente artigo são apresentadas as principais praticas para a gestão de fontes externas de informação tecnológica e os principais indicadores de desempenho inovador. A amostra foi composta por empresas do setor industrial que são associadas à ANPEI ou/e integrantes do cadastro do PGT/USP. A amostra contém 72 empresas (38% do universo da pesquisa). Os resultados evidenciaram que a maioria das empresas é de grande porte e de setores tecnologicamente sofisticados. As principais modalidades de acesso às informações tecnológicas são: a aquisição por compra de tecnologia, a parceria com fornecedores, a aproximação com as universidades e a contratação de consultores. As principais fontes de informação são: Departamento de P&D, Outros Departamentos, os Fornecedores, as Feiras e Exibições, as Universidades, Clientes, Network e os Institutos de Pesquisa. Os principais indicadores de desempenho inovador utilizados estão relacionados a produtos e/ou processos. Finalmente, a pesquisa sugere que o processo da gestão de fontes externas de informação para inovação tecnológica é pouco formalizado e carece de uma perspectiva estratégica.

The study is part of a larger research project that sought to analyze the relationship between some management practices of external sources of technological information with the innovative performance of the enterprise. In this paper are presented the main practices for the management of external sources of technological information and some of the main indicators of innovation performance. The sample was composed of industrial enterprises associated with ANPEI and by companies on the mailing list of PGT/USP. The final sample had 72 subjects (38% of the research universe). The results suggest that most of the companies in the sample are large and belong to technologically sophisticated industrial sectors. The main access modalities to technological information are performed by: technology acquisition, partnership with suppliers and with universities. The main sources of technological information are: the R&D Department, Other Departments, Suppliers, Fairs and Exhibitions, Universities, Clients, Network and Research Institutes. The main innovation performance indicators used are closely related to products and/or processes. Finally, the results of the research suggest that the management of external sources of technological information for innovation lacks more formalization and strategic perspective.