Eugenio José Silva Bitti, Cintya Lanchimba, Diego Vilcacundo, Shirley Jamileth Narváez
{"title":"Multi-Unit Franchising and Relational Governance: A Study of Operating Networks in Brazil","authors":"Eugenio José Silva Bitti, Cintya Lanchimba, Diego Vilcacundo, Shirley Jamileth Narváez","doi":"10.1590/1807-7692bar2023220068","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1590/1807-7692bar2023220068","url":null,"abstract":"The relationship between relational governance mechanisms and multi-unit franchising, where a single franchisee owns and operates multiple units, has received limited attention in the existing literature. Previous studies primarily focus on the role of trust in such arrangements. Consequently, this study aims to develop and test a theoretical model that explores the association between a higher allocation of units to this type of franchisee and key attributes of relational governance, such as participation and communication. Adopting the franchisors’ perspective, our sample consists of 170 networks affiliated with the Brazilian Franchising Association (Associação Brasileira de Franchising [ABF]), and data were collected from various sources, including a self-administered questionnaire (based on data from 2018). The results provide support for our general hypothesis, indicating a positive association between relational aspects of the franchisor-franchisee partnership and a higher proportion of units owned by multi-unit franchisees. Additionally, we find that the operational sector (retail/service) and specific local investments diminish the explanatory power of the model’s variables related to relational governance, suggesting a secondary influence on the decision-making process concerning the contractual mix.","PeriodicalId":53636,"journal":{"name":"BAR - Brazilian Administration Review","volume":"43 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"135783837","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Henrique Geraldo Rodrigues, Diógenes de Souza Bido
{"title":"Positive Error Orientation as a Promoter of the Learning Process in Organizations","authors":"Henrique Geraldo Rodrigues, Diógenes de Souza Bido","doi":"10.1590/1807-7692bar2023230019","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1590/1807-7692bar2023230019","url":null,"abstract":"Objective: through the recognition of how important a procedural approach is to the study of individual learning from errors, in this article, we propose and test a model of orientation to individual learning from one’s own error. Methods: by means of a survey questionnaire involving 298 Brazilian workers, we analyzed the data using partial least squares structural equation modeling (PLS-SEM). Results: we contribute to academic knowledge, first, by modeling and empirically identifying the relationships of positive influence between positive error orientation and error detection, and between error correction and individual learning from error; and second, by the identification of the significant practical importance of positive error orientation for error detection. Conclusions: we point out implications for investigations concerned with measuring more accurately the individual positive error orientation phenomenon, as well as those that seek to deepen the understanding of the influence of the organizational context on the direction of individual error orientation. As implications for managerial practice, we highlight positive error orientation as a promoter of learning in individuals, which means that managers should include, in the training programs, learning activities about situations of error in the workplace.","PeriodicalId":53636,"journal":{"name":"BAR - Brazilian Administration Review","volume":"36 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"136007889","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Alessandro Carlos da Silva Junior, Magnus Luiz Emmendoerfer
{"title":"Innovation Labs in South American Governments: Congruencies and Peculiarities","authors":"Alessandro Carlos da Silva Junior, Magnus Luiz Emmendoerfer","doi":"10.1590/1807-7692bar2023220173","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1590/1807-7692bar2023220173","url":null,"abstract":"This study aims to identify and characterize innovation laboratories in South American governments by employing a comprehensive and exploratory multiple-case study approach. Data were obtained from documentary and bibliographic sources, as well as through structured questionnaires containing both open and closed questions. The collected data were then classified using the content analysis technique. The findings revealed consistencies and peculiarities between the labs, corroborating the extant literature. Specifically, there is a greater prevalence of government labs with a focus on organizational aspects, particularly at the local and regional levels, compared to citizen-oriented labs. Furthermore, these labs primarily serve as educators (77.78%) and innovators/developers (72.22%), with an emphasis on improving services, administrative processes, concepts, and public policies. The presence of innovation labs can facilitate systemic changes within the public sector, enhancing its capacity to deliver efficient and effective solutions to complex problems. Lastly, the study provides an overview of its practical and academic implications, particularly when highlighting the concept of governmental innovation poverty. Additionally, the study acknowledges its inherent limitations and suggests potential avenues for future research.","PeriodicalId":53636,"journal":{"name":"BAR - Brazilian Administration Review","volume":"30 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"135550495","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Fernanda Souto Machado, V. C. S. Zonatto, Larissa Degenhart, Debora Londero Kieling, Márcia Bianchi
{"title":"Enabling Cognitive Effects of Vertical Information Sharing on Psychological Capital, Managerial Attitudes, and Performance","authors":"Fernanda Souto Machado, V. C. S. Zonatto, Larissa Degenhart, Debora Londero Kieling, Márcia Bianchi","doi":"10.1590/1807-7692bar2022210085","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1590/1807-7692bar2022210085","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":53636,"journal":{"name":"BAR - Brazilian Administration Review","volume":"51 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"85812735","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
L. Oliveira, J. B. Ferreira, M. Peixoto, Fernando Januário Lopes Soares
{"title":"Adoption of Non-Technological Health Innovations: The Case of Mask Use during the COVID-19 Pandemic in Brazil","authors":"L. Oliveira, J. B. Ferreira, M. Peixoto, Fernando Januário Lopes Soares","doi":"10.1590/1807-7692bar2022210108","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1590/1807-7692bar2022210108","url":null,"abstract":"The use of masks to prevent COVID-19 infections generated much controversy and disagreements among the population, infectious disease specialists, and government representatives. Western countries were not used to using facial masks, and their adoption can be considered a non-technological innovation. This article explores the determinants of the intention to adopt, the actual use, and the continued intention to use a facemask to prevent COVID-19 infections in Brazil. Through structural equation modeling (SEM), relationships between constructs from the theory of planned behavior (TPB) and the construct of trust in the authorities were applied to test the study's hypotheses. The results suggest that perceived behavior control, subjective norms, and trust in the authorities are significant motivators for the actual use and continued intention to use facial masks in Brazil.","PeriodicalId":53636,"journal":{"name":"BAR - Brazilian Administration Review","volume":"60 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"89484855","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Wilquer Silvano de Souza Ferreira, G. M. G. Vale, V. S. Corrêa
{"title":"Diffusion of Innovation in Technological Platforms: The Uber Case","authors":"Wilquer Silvano de Souza Ferreira, G. M. G. Vale, V. S. Corrêa","doi":"10.1590/1807-7692bar2022210101","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1590/1807-7692bar2022210101","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":53636,"journal":{"name":"BAR - Brazilian Administration Review","volume":"1 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"89760883","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Reidene de Oliveira Silva, Gercione Dionizio Silva
{"title":"Curiosity Unlocked the Cat: The Relationship between Curiosity at Work and Worker Creativity","authors":"Reidene de Oliveira Silva, Gercione Dionizio Silva","doi":"10.1590/1807-7692bar2022220065","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1590/1807-7692bar2022220065","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":53636,"journal":{"name":"BAR - Brazilian Administration Review","volume":"34 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"76611630","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Is IPSAS Implementation Related to Fiscal Transparency and Accountability?","authors":"Víctor Castañeda-Rodríguez","doi":"10.1590/1807-7692bar2022210071","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1590/1807-7692bar2022210071","url":null,"abstract":"IPSAS implementation is usually seen as a step toward improving the quality of public financial information, accountability, and transparency. However, it is worrying that many governments around the world are involved in the process of implementing IPSAS and transitioning to accrual base without certainty about the reality of those desired outcomes. This paper contributes to the matter by studying quantitatively whether there is any association between the use of accrual accounting and IPSAS for financial reporting purposes and both fiscal transparency and accountability. Using a cross-sectional dataset that includes observations from more than 70 countries in 2018, we find that other variables such as the degree of citizens’ political participation and media freedom are more important for analyzing differences in fiscal transparency and accountability than the degree of IPSAS implementation.","PeriodicalId":53636,"journal":{"name":"BAR - Brazilian Administration Review","volume":"47 18 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"83294828","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
M. A. C. Paschoalotto, J. E. F. Lopes, Pedro Henrique de Oliveira, P. Barros
{"title":"Performance of Subnational Governments in the COVID-19 Pandemic: An Analysis of the Public and Private Health Services in Brazil","authors":"M. A. C. Paschoalotto, J. E. F. Lopes, Pedro Henrique de Oliveira, P. Barros","doi":"10.1590/1807-7692bar2022220034","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1590/1807-7692bar2022220034","url":null,"abstract":"This article analyzes the differences between public and private health services regarding infrastructure and human resources at the state (subnational) and macro-regional levels in Brazil. The research collected monthly data on inpatient beds and the number of nurses, physiotherapists, and doctors from Brazilian states for 2020. Indicators were created following quarterly changes and comparing the actions of public and private healthcare entities. Variations were analyzed using temporal graphs based on means and standard deviation. The findings suggest: (1) exponential growth in health care infrastructure and human resources led by public sector investment in the second quarter, followed by a slowdown;(2) a more significant variation in the acceleration and deceleration of the public sector response in the North of Brazil and the states of Maranhäo, Rio Grande do Norte, and the Federal District;(3) the public sector was the primary response mechanism to the pandemic considering the variations throughout the year. The study concludes that the government was the leading actor in response to the COVID-19 pandemic in Brazil in 2020, pointing out that responses were uneven in the states.","PeriodicalId":53636,"journal":{"name":"BAR - Brazilian Administration Review","volume":"65 1 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"90478625","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}