Management practices and competitiveness: A multisector study in the Brazilian industry



Título del documento: Management practices and competitiveness: A multisector study in the Brazilian industry
Revista: BAR - Brazilian Administration Review
Base de datos: CLASE
Número de sistema: 000496270
ISSN: 1807-7692
Autores: 1
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Instituciones: 1Fundacao Getulio Vargas, Escola de Administracao de Empresas, Sao Paulo. Brasil
2Universidade de Sao Paulo, Departamento de Engenharia de Producao, Sao Paulo. Brasil
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Periodo: Oct-Dic
Volumen: 15
Número: 4
País: Brasil
Idioma: Inglés
Tipo de documento: Artículo
Enfoque: Analítico, descriptivo
Resumen en inglés The Practice-Based View (PBV) is an insightful approach among alternative theories of firm competitiveness. However, it hardly addresses industry level effects on the adoption of management practices and consequent performance impacts. We investigate if industrial sectors that are technologically sophisticated, more exposed to competition, and receiving greater government support adopt more advanced management practices and achieve superior performance. We built an intentional sample in seven industrial sectors, representative of the diversity of local industry, by selecting ten firms in each sector following specific criteria. Data collected following the method proposed by Bloom and Van Reenen was analyzed through Ordinary Least Squares regressions designed to assess our hypotheses. The outcomes confirm previous findings and reveal two insights. First, governmental support does not necessarily enhance management practices at the firm level. Second, the relationship between practices and performance seems to be jeopardized by the turbulence of the local business environment. We contribute to the PBV by shedding light on the implications of the sectoral perspective for the analysis of best practices adoption and performance impacts
Disciplinas: Administración y contaduría,
Economía
Palabras clave: Administración de la producción,
Economía industrial,
Brasil,
Prácticas administrativas,
Competitividad industrial,
Sector industrial,
Intensidad tecnológica,
Incentivos fiscales
Texto completo: https://biblat.unam.mx/hevila/BARBrazilianadministrationreview/2018/vol15/no4/5.pdf