Pub Date : 2021-01-02DOI: 10.1080/10978526.2020.1761258
F. Paula, Rodrigo Jorge Silva Rocha
Abstract This paper investigates the influence of internal R&D and patent applications by Latin American firms on firm performance. Patents should have a positive direct influence on performance. Internal R&D, in turn, should have a positive direct and indirect influence (mediated by patents) as R&D generates innovations regardless of whether they are patented or not. A sample of 751 firms from six Latin American countries showed that when performance is measured by turnover growth, internal R&D has a positive influence and patents have a negative influence. Internal R&D also affects patents, showing a negative indirect influence on performance. The discussions that follow seek to explain these unexpected results.
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Pub Date : 2020-11-11DOI: 10.1080/10978526.2020.1844011
M. de Souza, Rafael Tezza
Abstract The purpose of this paper is to develop an instrument for measuring young Brazilians’ perceived risk of mobile banking privacy and performance. To build the instrument, a set of 25 items was developed and applied to a sample of 350 young mobile banking users in Brazil. We identified that factors such as the amount of time spent transacting, access to the banking application, and the possibility of interception of the connection are perceived as factors that most influence the perception of performance and privacy risk.
{"title":"Measuring Perceived Risk of Privacy and Performance of M-Banking in Brazil: An Investigation Applying Item Response Theory","authors":"M. de Souza, Rafael Tezza","doi":"10.1080/10978526.2020.1844011","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/10978526.2020.1844011","url":null,"abstract":"Abstract The purpose of this paper is to develop an instrument for measuring young Brazilians’ perceived risk of mobile banking privacy and performance. To build the instrument, a set of 25 items was developed and applied to a sample of 350 young mobile banking users in Brazil. We identified that factors such as the amount of time spent transacting, access to the banking application, and the possibility of interception of the connection are perceived as factors that most influence the perception of performance and privacy risk.","PeriodicalId":35384,"journal":{"name":"Latin American Business Review","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2020-11-11","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1080/10978526.2020.1844011","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"44421907","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}
Pub Date : 2020-10-22DOI: 10.1080/10978526.2020.1837632
Jesús Perdomo-Ortiz, Carlos Valencia, William Fernando Durán, Oswaldo Heredia
Abstract The competitive environment of universities has increased the application of managerial practices such as human resource management. However, little research exists regarding the effects of these practices on knowledge workers. The study attempts to contribute to fill this gap, examining the effect of high-performance work practices (HPWP) on academic research productivity (ARP). A survey was completed by 442 researchers and the analysis supported a positive relationship between the adoption of HPWP and ARP. Specifically, HPWP promoting education, training and autonomy, and teamwork are better antecedents of ARP than practices focusing on performance management, reward systems, and selection.
{"title":"Effect of High-Performance Work Practices on Academic Research Productivity","authors":"Jesús Perdomo-Ortiz, Carlos Valencia, William Fernando Durán, Oswaldo Heredia","doi":"10.1080/10978526.2020.1837632","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/10978526.2020.1837632","url":null,"abstract":"Abstract The competitive environment of universities has increased the application of managerial practices such as human resource management. However, little research exists regarding the effects of these practices on knowledge workers. The study attempts to contribute to fill this gap, examining the effect of high-performance work practices (HPWP) on academic research productivity (ARP). A survey was completed by 442 researchers and the analysis supported a positive relationship between the adoption of HPWP and ARP. Specifically, HPWP promoting education, training and autonomy, and teamwork are better antecedents of ARP than practices focusing on performance management, reward systems, and selection.","PeriodicalId":35384,"journal":{"name":"Latin American Business Review","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2020-10-22","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1080/10978526.2020.1837632","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"44521570","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}
Pub Date : 2020-10-08DOI: 10.1080/10978526.2020.1827414
J. Baena-Rojas, Juan Gabriel Vanegas-López, Diego A. López-Cadavid
Abstract Taking into account the importance of business internationalization, the aim of this paper is to implement a multicriteria methodology using factors and variables found in the literature to assess the importance that the chemical sector gives them when selecting a market to export. Using a non-random sample of 10 chemical firms, the valuations of the businessmen were collected through telephone interviews and questionnaires, and finally the general and local valuation of each factor was obtained, as well as which countries were more suitable to carry out exports. The analyses show that most important factors for choosing a market in its order are: price at destination, transit time, international transport cost, import cost, and tariff barriers.
{"title":"Determining Factors in the Choice of Export Markets for Chemical Products","authors":"J. Baena-Rojas, Juan Gabriel Vanegas-López, Diego A. López-Cadavid","doi":"10.1080/10978526.2020.1827414","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/10978526.2020.1827414","url":null,"abstract":"Abstract Taking into account the importance of business internationalization, the aim of this paper is to implement a multicriteria methodology using factors and variables found in the literature to assess the importance that the chemical sector gives them when selecting a market to export. Using a non-random sample of 10 chemical firms, the valuations of the businessmen were collected through telephone interviews and questionnaires, and finally the general and local valuation of each factor was obtained, as well as which countries were more suitable to carry out exports. The analyses show that most important factors for choosing a market in its order are: price at destination, transit time, international transport cost, import cost, and tariff barriers.","PeriodicalId":35384,"journal":{"name":"Latin American Business Review","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2020-10-08","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1080/10978526.2020.1827414","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"42091121","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}
Pub Date : 2020-09-17DOI: 10.1080/10978526.2020.1798245
M. Guedes, C. Araujo
Abstract The objective of the article is to develop a conceptual model that jointly examines the perception of doctors and patients regarding the quality of services provided by public and private hospitals in Rio de Janeiro. We interviewed 61 doctors and 40 inpatients; the results indicated that the gap in the perceived quality of health services, according to the perception of doctors and patients, is a function of failures in the institution’s infrastructure, in the relationship between doctors and patients, and in the access to services. Such gaps may impair the outcome of care delivered to patients.
{"title":"Perceived Quality of Hospital Services from the Perspective of Doctors and Patients: An Integrative Model","authors":"M. Guedes, C. Araujo","doi":"10.1080/10978526.2020.1798245","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/10978526.2020.1798245","url":null,"abstract":"Abstract The objective of the article is to develop a conceptual model that jointly examines the perception of doctors and patients regarding the quality of services provided by public and private hospitals in Rio de Janeiro. We interviewed 61 doctors and 40 inpatients; the results indicated that the gap in the perceived quality of health services, according to the perception of doctors and patients, is a function of failures in the institution’s infrastructure, in the relationship between doctors and patients, and in the access to services. Such gaps may impair the outcome of care delivered to patients.","PeriodicalId":35384,"journal":{"name":"Latin American Business Review","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2020-09-17","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1080/10978526.2020.1798245","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"41403673","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}
Pub Date : 2020-09-01DOI: 10.1080/10978526.2020.1812399
André Laranjeira de Carvalho, Felipe Gerhard, Ana Augusta Ferreira de Freitas
Abstract This study aims to advance the understanding of the ethnic food transformation and motivation to prepare ethnic food at home. By mapping the identities and roles of the family caregivers, the study also focuses on the importance of ethnic cuisine in pleasing and fulfilling family’ needs. Conducted over three years using quantitative and qualitative research techniques such as interviews, surveys, and netnography, this study explores how and in what ways everyday experiences are impacted by ethnic food. Research findings may reach beyond food choices or ethnic discussions to shed light on women’s roles in cultural encounters. It has been shown that consumers appropriate foreign cultural elements when reorganizing the intrinsic meanings of their own cultural context. In this case, research findings show that since cultural values related to ethnic cuisine are not entirely transferred to Brazilian homes, the concepts of “fusion food” and “food controversy” arise.
{"title":"Food Experiences at Home: The Role of Ethnic Food in Brazilian Family Relations","authors":"André Laranjeira de Carvalho, Felipe Gerhard, Ana Augusta Ferreira de Freitas","doi":"10.1080/10978526.2020.1812399","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/10978526.2020.1812399","url":null,"abstract":"Abstract This study aims to advance the understanding of the ethnic food transformation and motivation to prepare ethnic food at home. By mapping the identities and roles of the family caregivers, the study also focuses on the importance of ethnic cuisine in pleasing and fulfilling family’ needs. Conducted over three years using quantitative and qualitative research techniques such as interviews, surveys, and netnography, this study explores how and in what ways everyday experiences are impacted by ethnic food. Research findings may reach beyond food choices or ethnic discussions to shed light on women’s roles in cultural encounters. It has been shown that consumers appropriate foreign cultural elements when reorganizing the intrinsic meanings of their own cultural context. In this case, research findings show that since cultural values related to ethnic cuisine are not entirely transferred to Brazilian homes, the concepts of “fusion food” and “food controversy” arise.","PeriodicalId":35384,"journal":{"name":"Latin American Business Review","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2020-09-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1080/10978526.2020.1812399","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"42116423","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}
Pub Date : 2020-08-08DOI: 10.1080/10978526.2020.1787177
D. Amorim, Marcos Antônio de Camargos, Aureliano A. Bressan
Abstract This paper presents a method for constructing price-earnings ratios (P/Es) for the Brazilian stock market. The objective was to assess whether the P/E ratios exhibit mean reversion, in addition to assessing whether there is a long-run equilibrium relationship between the stock price index and the earnings per share index used in calculating the valuation ratios. The bounds testing approach to cointegration evidenced that the time series of these indexes are cointegrated. Using the ADF, KPSS, and Lee–Strazicich unit root tests, evidence of mean reversion was found in the series of one of the proposed P/E ratios.
{"title":"Mean Reversion of the Ibovespa Price-Earnings Ratios","authors":"D. Amorim, Marcos Antônio de Camargos, Aureliano A. Bressan","doi":"10.1080/10978526.2020.1787177","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/10978526.2020.1787177","url":null,"abstract":"Abstract This paper presents a method for constructing price-earnings ratios (P/Es) for the Brazilian stock market. The objective was to assess whether the P/E ratios exhibit mean reversion, in addition to assessing whether there is a long-run equilibrium relationship between the stock price index and the earnings per share index used in calculating the valuation ratios. The bounds testing approach to cointegration evidenced that the time series of these indexes are cointegrated. Using the ADF, KPSS, and Lee–Strazicich unit root tests, evidence of mean reversion was found in the series of one of the proposed P/E ratios.","PeriodicalId":35384,"journal":{"name":"Latin American Business Review","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2020-08-08","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1080/10978526.2020.1787177","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"49040582","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}
Pub Date : 2020-08-08DOI: 10.1080/10978526.2020.1802286
C. Guarcello, Eduardo Raupp de Vargas
Abstract In recent decades, healthcare innovation improvements in product technology, treatments, and care delivery have successfully increased patient life expectancy and quality of life, and made access to care, treatments, and diagnostic-path options easier. Innovation in healthcare is also generating efficiency, reducing costs and human errors. Due to this bivalent behavior, innovation is playing a fundamental role in the healthcare ecosystem scenario. With a growing focus on innovation, interaction among healthcare actors is constantly increasing and improving care outcomes, providing a more personalized care, and bringing a new way to provide and co-create value. This study presents a systematic literature review, seeking to analyze and summarize the evidence regarding how service innovation in healthcare is promoting personalized care solutions and how the increasing interaction between healthcare actors is generating new ways to co-create value.
{"title":"Service Innovation in Healthcare: A Systematic Literature Review","authors":"C. Guarcello, Eduardo Raupp de Vargas","doi":"10.1080/10978526.2020.1802286","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/10978526.2020.1802286","url":null,"abstract":"Abstract In recent decades, healthcare innovation improvements in product technology, treatments, and care delivery have successfully increased patient life expectancy and quality of life, and made access to care, treatments, and diagnostic-path options easier. Innovation in healthcare is also generating efficiency, reducing costs and human errors. Due to this bivalent behavior, innovation is playing a fundamental role in the healthcare ecosystem scenario. With a growing focus on innovation, interaction among healthcare actors is constantly increasing and improving care outcomes, providing a more personalized care, and bringing a new way to provide and co-create value. This study presents a systematic literature review, seeking to analyze and summarize the evidence regarding how service innovation in healthcare is promoting personalized care solutions and how the increasing interaction between healthcare actors is generating new ways to co-create value.","PeriodicalId":35384,"journal":{"name":"Latin American Business Review","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2020-08-08","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1080/10978526.2020.1802286","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"47439625","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}
Pub Date : 2020-07-11DOI: 10.1080/10978526.2020.1788392
N. C. Filho, A. S. Catarina, Marcos Ferasso, I. J. Cunha
Abstract This research intends to contribute to the literature by exploring current changes in de-regionalization of intervention forms in clusters to transform them into eco-innovative industrial clusters. The regions of Emilia-Romagna (Italy) and Santa Catarina (Brazil) are analyzed as longitudinal case studies. Our findings revealed that Emilia-Romagna industrial districts are targeting innovation and sustainability, allowing the Italian clusters to benefit from the shift from regionalized “100% made in Italy” to greater value added through innovation and “green.” The Santa Catarina region is a pioneer Brazilian State in the de-regionalization of clusters through Innovation Centers and thus contrasts with the Italian region. Contributions for considering third-level government in microregions are addressed for Latin American practitioners, scholars, and decision makers.
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Pub Date : 2020-06-16DOI: 10.1080/10978526.2020.1777558
Rodrigo de Oliveira Leite, Rodrigo S. Dias, L. Mendes
Abstract Because of its very nature, corruption is hard to be measured, and thus most indices rely on people’s perception of it. However, judgments are known to be biased, and therefore perception of corruption may not reflect actual corruption. Nevertheless, how individuals perceive corruption is important: the perception that corruption is high can cause mistrust among individuals, and it may actually affect corruption. Thus, in this paper, we investigate what affects people’s perception of corruption. We find that individuals with a high moral identity internalization and those endorse the individualizing foundations of morality tend to perceive corruption to be greater.
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