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Internationalization in the hotel industry and modes of entry
Publication . Moskalenko, Anna Sergiyvna; da Silva, Inês Cruz Reis da; Gonçalves, Juliana; Brito, Mafalda; Moreira, Antonio; M.
Commitment-trust dynamics in the internationalization process: a case study of market entry in the brazilian market
Publication . Moreira, Antonio; Alves, Carolina Batista; Information Resources Management Association
This chapter describes the market entry process of Portuguese small and mediumsized enterprise (SME) into the Brazilian. This chapter explores an under-researched strand in the studies of internationalization of SMEs, namely how trust and commitment leveraged the relationship orientation of the Portuguese SME in entering into the Brazilian market. Through a Case Study the chapter explores the concept of relationship orientation, trust and commitment to analyze how a Portuguese SME managed to turn around a difficult situation transforming its associates in business partners and prevented a process of desinternationalization.
Strategic challenges of the Portuguese automotive industry: in search of an iberian sourcing strategy
Publication . Moreira, Antonio; Carvalho, Ana Carolina Soares de; Farinha, L.; Ferreira, J.; Smith, H.; Bagchi-Sen, S.
The importance of collaboration in knowledge management in public services: creating value for stakeholders
Publication . Moreira, Antonio; Zimmermann, Ricardo Augusto; AL-SHAMMARI, M.
Knowledge management, understood as a means of value creation for stakeholders, has become one of the main concerns of the “New Economy,” and therefore, is receiving a great deal of interest from academics as well as the business world.
Formerly restricted to private companies, the concern for knowledge management is now studied in public institutions in order to understand the influence of customers’ demands. As public services are part of a complex network in which citizens are the main players, public authorities are increasingly trying to identify and deploy programs that promote the modernization and simplification of Portuguese public services. Knowledge management activities play an important role in these programs; therefore,
this study seeks to understand how collaborative knowledge practices are implemented in Portuguese public services.
This study aims primarily at understanding the importance of collaboration in knowledge management having the value creation for Portuguese public institution stakeholders’ in mind. In order to gain a better understanding of this theme, this chapter presents a case study involving the Simplex Program, created and managed by Agência para a Modernização Administrativa (AMA) and its implementation in the municipal councils of Porto and Águeda and the Inter-municipal Community of Vale do Minho.
National culture and Its relationship with innovation and corruption
Publication . Silva, Pedro Miguel Freitas da; Moreira, Antonio; Nedelko, Z.; Brzozowski, M.
Innovation is a driver of economic growth, wealth and prosperity. On the other hand, corruption emerges as a worldwide problem responsible for sapping resources, inequality, human suffering and poverty.
This study hypothesizes that national culture, measured using Hofstede’s six cultural dimensions, have an impact on corruption and innovation, and that highly corrupt nations are less innovative. Data were obtained from Hofstede’s, Transparency International, and Global Innovation websites for the year 2012. The findings support the claim that most national culture aspects have an impact on corruption, although their impact on innovation is less measurable. Corruption was found to have a strong and negative effect on innovation. Our results draw attention to the usefulness of Hofstede’s six-dimension framework in research and the need for further analysis on how corruption influences innovation through
mechanisms other than national culture.