Denise Lourenço

University social responsibility and empathy in organizations... Purpose The purpose of this paper is to analyze the relationship between empathy and social responsibility (SR) practices in a university organization in Brazil during the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020. Design/methodology/approach The research was qualitative, using case study methodology. The case study was about the Brazilian organization Ânima Educação, which is the greatest among the five largest publicly traded education companies in Brazil. Secondary data collection and content analysis was carried out. Findings As emotional response toward the problems caused by the pandemic, the company's leadership adopted an empathic behavior, allowing traces of its empathic culture to emerge. Empathy was expressed through the implementation of SR practices aimed at workers (policy of not firing in the first two months of the pandemic), at students (provision of technological apparatus, online classes, physical/psychological assistance and negotiation of late fees) and at the society (assistance to the elderly). Originality/value It was concluded that empathy can be taken as the emotional motivator for companies to engage in SR practices, especially in extreme circumstances in society, as the economic and health challenges that the world is experiencing with the COVID-19 pandemic nowadays. SR practices, in turn, can foster even more empathy in organizations, mobilizing leaders and their respective groups in the creation and implementation of new practices, thus demonstrating that the relationship between empathy and SR practices is a “two-way street.” https://lnkd.in/db4xY59a #socialresponsibility #empathy #mba #pesquisa #pesquisaqualitativa

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As a good Brazilian-born researcher and consultant focused on innovation, innovation systems, and high-tech industries, I wrote a paper about @Embraer titled “From Technology Transfer to Disruptive Innovation: The Case of Embraer.” The paper was published and presented at the PICMET conference in 2018. Relying mostly on secondary sources of information (I never worked for or with the company), the main findings were: 1.       Embraer's success as a global aircraft manufacturer from a developing country is attributed to its systematic approach to innovation and technology transfer over decades. 2.       The company evolved from relying heavily on government support to becoming an early technology follower, high in collaborative knowhow, and capable system integrator through strategic partnerships. 3.       Embraer disrupted the regional jet market by identifying an underserved segment (70-130 seat aircraft) and developing products with superior value propositions. They disrupted the market by exploiting a new value curve (they did not try to make better 737 or Airbus A320, but something else completely different and better fitted for secondary markets). 4.       The company's innovation strategy focuses on continuous improvement and matching technological capabilities with market needs rather than pushing technological boundaries (on the market pull side, rather than on the technology push side of the spectrum). 5.       Embraer's development path demonstrates how a company can leverage technology transfer and partnerships to build R&D capabilities and eventually compete globally. There is a lot more to unpack from the five points above, but I would rather focus on more general questions. As things continue to change: 1.       Can Embraer's model of innovation and technology transfer be applied to companies in other high-tech industries? What are the key factors for success? 2.       How might regional innovation ecosystems replace or complement the role of government support in fostering globally competitive companies like Embraer? 3.       How can other companies learn from Embraer's approach of being an effective "early technology follower" to disrupt established markets? #Innovation #DisruptiveInnovation #EmergingMarkets #TechTransfer #AerospaceInnovation

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Felicidade em divulgar este artigo (2024), de tema tão importante, em periódico internacional de alto impacto, relacionado ao empreendedorismo feminino no Brasil. Em parceria com @Lady Pereira de Souza Mara Rosalia @Michele Estarnecks https://lnkd.in/eZvudNPw Abstract: The aim of this paper is to analyse fear in learning among women entrepreneurs during the COVID-19 pandemic in Brazil. Basic qualitative research was conducted through online interviews with women entrepreneurs in Brazil who are micro enterprise owners pertaining to the food service segment. Learning experiences of the women entrepreneurs were identified, taking into account their experiences and fears: learning how to use new technologies as a means of communication with the client; and, learning to organise the business in terms of care, facing the context of crisis. This paper contributes by adding fear as an intrinsic emotion of the exploitation and exploration processes, so that the transformation between entrepreneurial experiences into entrepreneurial knowledge is experienced with the different fears that permeate entrepreneurial practice. #entrepreneurial learning, #femaleentrepreneurs, #microentrepreneurs, #fear

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Segue o Painel que estou organizando para o 12. Congresso da WCSA, que será em maio de 2025. Interessados em apresentar pesquisa sobre Tributação Internacional e OCDE podem me enviar mensagem privada. São até sete vagas no painel. Os resumos, entre 200 e 400 palavras, podem ser enviados para mim até 25 de novembro. Ao final, link para o call for papers geral do Congresso. The complexity of international taxation post BEPS   Abstract Since the late 90’s, the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) has largely surpassed its early role in International Tax Law, then basically restricted to guidance on double taxation treaties. Integrating Economics and Politics, OECD overcame the proposals of transfer pricing and methods to enter the definition of harmful practices and harmful tax competition among States, including the conclusions and demands of the Global Forum on Transparency and Exchange of Information for Tax Purposes. As a follow up to these initiatives, OECD and the G20 came up with the Base Erosion and Profit Shifting project (BEPS). The final report was released in 2015 with fifteen actions to be implemented in different levels and different times. More recently, the Two Pillar Solution to address the tax challenges arising from the digitalization of the economy had important consequences. Among them, the multilateral convention to implement “amount A” of Pillar One and the Countries’ internal legislation on the minimum effective tax rate for multinational enterprises, ensuring that MNE pay at least 15% of income tax in each jurisdiction they operate. From the legal point of view, the OECD reports and guidance have been studied as a special case of soft law as a source of international tax law, different from the traditional hard law of international treaties and the international customary law. At the same time, these norms have been studied as the exercise of power, in which developed countries decide on how the whole world should deal with international taxation and, in practice, forbidding unilateral tax incentives that could be a powerful tool in overcoming poverty and inequality in developing countries. Considering this framework, this panel welcomes social sciences research in different fields such as Economics, Political Science, Sociology, Law and International Relations, including interdisciplinary and transdisciplinary studies on the various aspects of international taxation under the coordination of OECD.   Proponent and Chair: André Parmo Folloni Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Paraná – Brazil [email protected] Short bio: Full professor of Tax Law and Law School Dean of Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Paraná. Doctor degree from Universidade Federal do Paraná. Visiting Professor at Sapienza Università di Roma and Università Degli Studi Roma Tre, Italy. Vice-President of World Complexity Science Academy – WCSA.   https://lnkd.in/dQXxW22v

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