Trabalho, subjetividade e gestão gerencialista: um estudo com trabalhadores do comércio / Work, subjectivity and management techniques: a study with commerce workers

O presente estudo teve como objetivo caracterizar e problematizar as técnicas de gestão gerencialistas utilizadas no contexto de trabalho do comércio varejista. Essa análise teve como eixos teóricos os estudos de Vincent de Gaulejac a respeito das técnicas de gestão da subjetividade e os estudos da Psicodinâmica do Trabalho. Realizou-se uma pesquisa qualitativa, por meio de entrevistas semiestruturadas com cinco comerciários da cidade de Porto Alegre. As entrevistas foram submetidas à análise de conteúdo, a partir da qual foram identificadas quatro categorias temáticas. Destacou-se primazia da gestão do desempenho e da excelência, pautada por técnicas que visam à homogeneização de comportamentos e à mobilização subjetiva dos trabalhadores. Os resultados dão luz a particularidades e precarizações no setor do comércio, assim como às implicações dessas técnicas de gestão para a subjetividade dos trabalhadores.

This study aims to characterize and discuss management techniques applied in the retail business. The analysis was based on the studies of Vincent de Gaulejac on techniques for managing subjectivity and on Psychodynamic of Work. We conducted five semi-structured interviews with retailers from Porto Alegre, Brazil, which were analyzed using qualitative methods. The results showed four categories. It was highlighted the primacy of performance management and excellence, ruled by techniques that aim to homogenize behavior management. The results also shed light on particularities and precariousness in the commercial sector, as well as the implications of management techniques on the subjectivity of the workers.

Energy Management in Industry: An Enterprise Engineering Approach

ABSTRACT Companies have needs and experience new opportunities to build their structure and align organizational process to achieve energy management with higher priority facing economic and environmental issues. The objective of this paper is to present the design and modeling of the Energy Management System (EnMS) in energy-intensive industries in an enterprise engineering approach, according to the management discipline called Business Process Management (BPM). The design of the process is based on the ISO 50001 standard and in good practices cited in the scientific literature. The methodology is characterized as basic, experimental, qualitative, and oriented according to the BPM development cycle. The process design created in the "should be" format presents a framework based on the Plan, Do, Check and Act (PDCA) cycle. The process is described in a necessary and sufficient way, arranging activities, actors and roles to establish an energy management process. The key process model of the energy review was developed in the Business Process Model and Notation (BPMN). The design and modeling allows to: analyze the EnMS as a process for understanding the activities; assist decision making; automate processes; enable collaboration; allow alignment of the process with the strategy; support the change and assisting with the evaluation of the organizational potential to implement the EnMS.

Os primeiros 24 meses de uma empresa: um estudo de caso de uma distribuidora de chocolates / The First 24 Months a Business a Case Study of a Chocolate

A abertura de uma nova empresa é um grande desafio. Diversos fatores influenciam no sucesso ou no fracasso de um novo empreendimento. Aspectos internos (finanças internas, recursos humanos, produtos, etc.) e externos (políticos, econômicos, tendências de mercado, novas oportunidades, etc.) são fundamentais no desenvolvimento de um novo negócio. Alguns são mais controláveis e previsíveis enquanto outros necessitam de uma análise mais detalhada, para isso o planejamento é essencial. Esta pesquisa tem como objetivo descrever os primeiros 24 meses de uma empresa e fazer um comparativo com as indicações sugeridas pelo Sebrae. A metodologia utilizada é um estudo de caso de uma empresa de distribuição de chocolates localizada na cidade de São Paulo, durante o período de 24 meses, compreendido entre janeiro de 2015 até dezembro de 2016. Como resultado dessa pesquisa, pretende-se identificar pontos convergentes e divergentes entre as ações tomadas pelo empreendedor e as instruções do Sebrae e seus respectivos impactos no negócio

Opening a new business is a big challenge. Several factors influence the success or failure of a new venture. Internal aspects (internal finance, human resources, products, etc.) and external (political, economic, market trends, new opportunities, etc.) are fundamental in the development of a new business. Some are more controllable and predictable while others require more detailed analysis, so planning is essential. This research aims to describe the first 24 months of a company and make a comparison with the indications suggested by Sebrae. The methodology used is a case study of a chocolate distribution company located in the city of São Paulo, during the period of 24 months, between January 2015 and December 2016. As a result of this research, it is intended to identify convergent points And divergent between the actions taken by the entrepreneur and the instructions of Sebrae and their respective impacts on the business

Experiencia de importacao de equipamentos para pesquisa no ELSA-Brasil / La experiencia de importacion de equipos para investigacion en el ELSA-Brasil / Experience of importation of equipment for research in the ELSA-Brasil

OBJETIVO: Políticas de fomento à pesquisa em saúde foram estabelecidas na última década, avançando a produção científica nacional. Tal movimento não foi acompanhado do aperfeiçoamento do arcabouço legal-institucional, dificultando o desenvolvimento dos projetos de pesquisa. Isso inclusive no que tange às atividades de importação de equipamentos. O objetivo deste artigo foi analisar o processo de importação de equipamentos para o Estudo Longitudinal de Saúde do Adulto (ELSA-Brasil). MÉTODOS: Trata-se de estudo de caso, com dados coletados em documentos internos do ELSA-Brasil em cinco Centros de Investigação e respectivas fundações de apoio. Foram analisados documentos de importação de: velocidade de onda de pulso, bioimagem e retinografia. Adicionalmente, foram realizadas entrevistas não estruturadas com pesquisadores e informantes chave nas fundações. Os dados foram tratados e organizados em três etapas: administrativa-operacional, cambial e fiscal. Foram calculados os intervalos de duração dessas etapas de modo comparativo entre os centros. RESULTADOS: A necessidade de padronização dos equipamentos em estudo multicêntrico exigiu atuação conjunta de instituições executoras e fundações. Dos equipamentos analisados, a primeira etapa, a administrativa-operacional, teve duração variada (mínimo 8 e máximo de 101, com média de 55 dias), sendo mais demorada quando incluía pareceres jurídicos. A segunda etapa, a cambial, mais longa que a primeira, não apresentou entraves ao processo (mínimo 11 e máximo 381, média de 196 dias). A terceira etapa, a fiscal, foi a mais longa (mínimo 43 e máximo 388 dias, média de 215,5 dias), ...

OBJECTIVE: Policies that promote research in health were established in the last decade, developing the Brazilian scientific production. This development has not been accompanied by an improvement in the legal-institutional framework, thus hindering the development of research projects, including equipment importation activities. The present study aimed to analyze the equipment importation process for the Brazilian Longitudinal Study for Adult Health (ELSA-Brasil). METHODS: A case study was performed with data collected from internal ELSA-Brasil documents in five Investigation Centers and their respective supporting foundations. The following importation documents were analyzed: pulse wave velocity, bioimaging and retinography. Additionally, non-structured interviews with researchers and key informers were conducted in the foundations. Data were treated and organized into three stages: administrative-operational, exchange rate, and fiscal. Lengths of duration of these stages were calculated comparatively among centers. RESULTS: The need to standardize equipment in a multicenter study required a joint action of implementing institutions and foundations. Of all pieces of equipment analyzed, the first stage was administrative-operational, with a varying duration (minimum of eight, maximum of 101, and mean of 55 days) which was longer when legal opinions were included. The second stage was the exchange rate, which was longer than the former and did not pose any obstacles to the process (minimum of 11, maximum of 381, and mean of 196 days). The third stage was fiscal, which was the longest one (minimum of 43, maximum of 388, and mean of 215.5 days), due to the release of equipment without registration into the country. There were other factors that posed obstacles: inexperience of investigation centers and institutions in networking; inadequacy of the national legislation on scientific ...

O povo das águas pretas: o caboclo amazônico do rio Negro / The people of the black waters: the Amazon caboclo of the Negro river

Apresenta uma descrição historicamente contextualizada do povo que vive ao longo do rio Negro, afluente brasileiro da bacia do Amazonas. Processos de constituição da população e das comunidades são identificados, nas fontes, a partir da experiência social cotidiana dos partícipes do processo histórico estudado, o qual percorre o século XX até a metade de sua última década. No rio Negro, o contato entre a sociedade brasileira e os diversos grupos indígenas que ali viviam, autóctones e catequizados, foi determinante para a constituição da identidade cabocla do território. A partir do último quartel do século XIX, a nomenclatura consolidou-se e vulgarizou-se, tendo na empresa extrativista um forte elemento propagador, em um contexto em que predominam as relações sociais constituintes da cultura do barracão.

The article constructs a historically contextualized description of the people who live along the Negro river, a Brazilian affluent in the Amazon basin. Drawing on information about the daily social experience of the participants from the dawn of the twentieth century through the mid-1990s, the processes by which the population and communities took shape are identified. On the Negro river, contact between Brazilian society and the autochthonous, catechized indigenous groups living there was determinant in shaping the territory's caboclo identity. Starting in the last quarter of the nineteenth century, this nomenclature took root and entered the popular lexicon. Extractivist activities played a major role in spreading the term, within a context where the predominant social relations derived from the 'cultura do barracão'.

Organization and operation of the marine ornamental fish and invertebrate export fishery in Puerto Rico

This fishery was examined utilizing public records, stakeholder interviews, and operational site visits to describe the fishery for the Puerto Rico Coral Reef Advisory Committee as a first step toward development of policies for the effective management of these natural resources. The fishery is not large, including fewer than 20 licensed fishers operating primarily on the west end of the island. Only three operators export product, with the remaining fishers providing specimens to the exporters based upon customer orders. Most collection of coral reef species occurs over hard rubble zones mixed with relic reef structures and rock, or on the sides and frontal areas of active reefs. Other species are collected from among mangrove prop root zones, tidal flats, and seagrass beds. Collections are made using simple barrier and dip nets for fish and motile invertebrates such as shrimp. Invertebrates such as crabs, starfish, and sea cucumbers are commonly collected by overturning small rocks, gathering the specimens, and then replacing the rocks in their original positions. Specimens are carried to the boat and transferred to individual cup holders to maximize survival. Although statements concerning former use of chemicals to assist capture were noted, no evidence of current chemical use was observed. Specimens are held in re-circulating seawater systems onshore until collections are aggregated and shipped. The fishery strives to operate with mortality of<1%, as mortalities of>3% are described as unacceptable to customers. More than 100 fish species are collected in this fishery, but the top ten species account for >70% of the total numbers and >60% of the total value of the fishery, with a single species, Gramma loreto (Royal Gramma), comprising >40% of the numbers. More than 100 species of invertebrates are collected, but this fishery is also dominated by a handful of species, including anemones, hermit crabs, turbo snails, serpent starfish, and feather duster polychaetes

As implicaçöes da regulamentaçäo e os impactos do uso da Internet no mercado brasileiro de seguro-saúde / The implications of regulation and the impacts of use Internet in Brazilian market of health insurance

Trata dos impactos da regulamentaçäo nos planos de saúde privados do ramo de seguro-saúde, e se estes resultam em um aumento dos gastos operacionais das seguradoras e na cobertura dos diferentes planos de saúde. Analisa os possíveis impactos do uso da Internet pelas seguradoras, com enfoque em modelos de negócio, cadeia de valor e processo de negócio. Aborda as diferentes modalidades da assistência médica suplementar, caracterizando-as e quantificando-as. Realiza uma análise estrutural do mercado de seguro-saúde. Aborda o estágio atual da Internet brasileira.

O capital social (e econômico) do lixo: Unidades de Reciclagem no Município de Porto Alegre / The social capital (and economic) of waste: Unidades de Reciclagem no Município de Porto Alegre

A separaçäo de resíduos para a venda de materiais recicláveis emprega centenas de pessoas na capital gaúcha, num trabalho organizado e apoiado pela prefeitura.

Desenvolvimento sustentável no Mercosul: a proposta de um marco regulatório / Sustainable development in Mercosul: the proposal of a regulatory mark

Tem por objetivo principal prover subsídios para a elaboraçäo de uma política ambiental no Mercosul, sem que signifique a unificaçäo das políticas ambientais dos diferentes países membros.