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- Absorptive capacity and cooperation evidence in innovation from public policies for innovationPublication . Moura, Dulcineia Catarina; Madeira, Maria Jose; Duarte, Filipe A. P.; Carvalho, João; Kahilana, OrlandoPurpose The purpose of this paper is to better understand whether firm cooperation and absorptive capacity foster success in seeking public financial support for innovation activities and, by doing so, how they contribute to innovation output. Design/methodology/approach The authors therefore extend the existing literature focusing on the effects of cooperation and absorptive capacity on specific public financial support for innovation activities in Portuguese firms from local or regional government, central administration and the European Union by using available data from the Community Innovation Survey CIS 2010 and the application of logistic regression models. The empirical analysis enabled a better understanding of the positive relationship of the variables that determine the form of public financial support in the integration of incentives within firms to stimulate innovation. Findings Therefore, as the level of absorptive capacity in Portuguese firms increases, so does the demand for benefits from public financial support to stimulate innovation from the European Union also increases. The same analysis, now considering the determinant cooperation, notes the positive effects of institutional sources of information and cooperation, in the propensity for seeking public financial incentives from the Central Administration and the European Union. As for internal information and cooperation sources, they are positively related to the integration of incentive measures from the local or Regional Administration and Central Administration. Originality/value The paper presents results that allow us to propose some suggestions that both the firms and those responsible for the implementation of public policies can undertake to increment innovation performance.
- Absorptive Capacity and Organizational Mechanisms: A Systematic Review and Future DirectionsPublication . Cordero, Laura; Ferreira, João José de MatosPurpose – This study aims to contribute to fill the gap in the existing absorptive capacity (AC) literature relating to how organizational mechanisms applied both at the national and international level affect a firm’s AC. Design/methodology/approach – A systematic literature review was carried out using analytical articles from two sources – Web of Science and Scopus – aiming to cover as many studies related to the AC research topic. Findings – The results show that the majority of the studies do not include a specific analysis of an organizational mechanism’s role as mediator or moderator of a firm’s AC. The analysis of the reverse knowledge set of mechanisms will provide for international business scholars and practitioners a compilation of specific strategies that MNC apply to improve AC. Originality/value – The study identifies four sets of organizational mechanisms: external search strategy; organizational knowledge management; reverse knowledge; and mechanisms not orientated to knowledge management; and it describes their specific relationships with AC.
- Academic Motivation Scale: Development, Application and Validation for Portuguese Accounting and Marketing Undergraduate StudentsPublication . Silva, Rui; Rodrigues, Ricardo; Leal, CarmemThe purpose of this research is the adaptation of the Academic Motivation Scale (AMS) and its use on Accounting and Marketing college undergraduates. After the AMS had been adapted and changed into the Accounting and Marketing Academic Motivation Scale (AMAMS), it was validated in psychometric terms so that it could become a valid tool to be applied and used in studies involving this type of students. Using structural equation modelling, the AMAMS that resulted from adapting the original AMS model was tested. The new scale thus obtained has produced significant results that were very similar to those of the original scale, which means that it is valid and can be applied to other contexts. The validity and statistical reliability of the new scale made it possible to measure Accounting and Marketing college undergraduates’ motivation in a reliable and robust way. The present research is an important contribution for literature since it is the first time that AMS is adapted to and validated in students of these two areas of management, although it has already been applied to several educational contexts.
- Accommodating renewable energy sources in a small electricity market: An analysis considering the interactions of sources within Portugal and SpainPublication . Afonso, Tiago Lopes; Marques, António Cardoso; Fuinhas, José AlbertoThe Portuguese and the Spanish electricity generation systems are analysed in this paper. The Iberian market hasbeen isolated and has an increasing proportion of renewable sources. The main objective of this study is to un-derstand how electricity generation sources are interacting with electricity wholesale prices. The VAR approachwas used because of its high robustness to cope with the endogeneity detected by Granger block Exogeneity tests.To do this, workweek data recorded since the opening of the Iberian market (July 2, 2007) was used. Despite thegeographical proximity of the countries and their access to natural resources, the results provide empirical evi-dence of different modes of interaction in the market. This outcome could be due to the different sizes of thenational systems. The Portuguese electricity generating system does not have an extensive structure to share back-up with Spain via conventional sources. Spain's substantial generation structure could be used to provide inter-mittent back-up generation for Portugal. Considering the similar supply and demand patterns of the Iberiangeneration systems, their openness to the other markets with different consumption and generation patterns couldallow a more rational utilization of the renewables already deployed and, consequently, bring greater efficiency tothe Iberian electricity market.
- Accounting for Sources of Information in Trade Fairs: Evidence from Portuguese ExhibitorsPublication . Silva, Pedro M. da; Santos, José F.; Moutinho, VictorTrade fairs are important sources of information for decision making in marketing management. Currently, trade fairs are places where participants share useful data and information, while creating relationships between customers (visitors) and suppliers (exhibitors). However, only a limited number of studies have focused on the identification of the sources of information that exhibitors can provide for marketing managers at trade fairs. This study examines the importance of the different types of information resources that can be delivered by exhibitors to managers in order to transfer information about product and market trends. Based on the data from a survey of 172 Portuguese executives from different industries, the theoretical hypotheses are tested, using CFA (Confirmatory Factor Analysis). Consistent with our hypotheses, the results show that Direct Marketing techniques, such as face-to-face contacts and product/service demonstrations, are often used by exhibitors. Information in digital formats and demonstration in digital equipment (Digital Marketing) are also used in trade fairs to display information to potential customers. Additionally, the organization of parallel events (Event Marketing) during a trade fair supplements the package of activities developed by exhibitors to transmit and capture information for their companies. These results provide certain support for the importance of trade fairs in view of being a rich source of market information about not only new technological developments of products, but also major strengths and weaknesses of competitors, and future market trends, among other types of information needed for the marketing planning.
- Adaptação do Questionário Standardized Patient Evaluation of Eye Dryness para Português (SPEED-Vp) numa População Não ClínicaPublication . Sanches, Ana Lúcia; Leite, Sara Gisela; Nunes, António; Caixinha, Miguel; Monteiro, Pedro; Nunes, AméliaIntrodução: O objetivo deste estudo foi traduzir e adaptar o questionário Standardized Patient Evaluation of Eye Dryness para o português europeu, bem como avaliar o desempenho psicométrico da versão traduzida, incluindo repetibilidade e concordância. Material e métodos: O questionário original Standardized Patient Evaluation of Eye Dryness - SPEED foi traduzido e adaptado para o contexto cultural português seguindo uma metodologia cientificamente válida comumente usada no processo de adaptação de instrumentos para outras culturas e línguas. O questionário resultante da tradução para o novo idioma foi sujeito a um pré-teste onde os comentários dos participantes foram escritos e considerados para a versão final do questionário. Para a validação da escala da versão final do questionário traduzido, 89 indivíduos de uma população não clínica, com idades entre 18 e 84 anos, foram convidados a responder ao questionário (61% eram mulheres). Uma semana depois, o mesmo questionário foi repetido por 63 indivíduos. A confiabilidade interna do questionário foi analisada pelo alfa de Cronbach, a estabilidade temporal pelo teste-reteste e a análise de concordância entre medidas pelo método de Bland-Altman. Resultados: A consistência interna do questionário traduzido, SPEED-vP, foi alta (α = 0,871) e todos os itens do questionário contribuíram para o aumento desse índice. Essa consistência também foi confirmada como alta no reteste (α = 0,856) e quando a amostra foi estratificada por idade e sexo. O questionário SPEED-complete também apresentou alta consistência (α = 0,88). A repetibilidade do instrumento foi alta (ICC 0,933; IC 95%: 0,899 e 0,960) e o gráfico de Bland-Altman revelou boa concordância entre as medidas. Conclusão: O Standardized Patient Evaluation of Eye Dryness in Portuguese (SPEED-vP) apresentou boas propriedades psicométricas para a população portuguesa. Portanto, a versão traduzida do questionário SPEED-vP pode ser usada para mensurar quantitativamente a presença de sintomas de olho seco na população portuguesa.
- Adoption of energy efficiency measures in the buildings of micro-, small- and medium-sized Portuguese enterprisesPublication . Cunha, Paulo; Neves, Sónia Almeida; Marques, António Cardoso; Serrasqueiro, ZéliaThis paper seeks to analyse the adoption of Energy Efficiency Measures in non-residential buildings. Based on the concepts of agency theory and absorptive capacity, the propensity of Micro-, Small- and Medium-sized Enterprises in Portugal to adopt energy efficiency in lighting, insulation, and the replacement and operation of heating, was evaluated. To achieve this, an online survey was carried out, and the resultant data was treated using Probit models. The main findings suggest that absorptive capacity factors are a key reason for adopting more efficient and profitable technologies. Policymakers should provide assistance and information to the managers of these enterprises regarding the benefits of energy efficiency measures. Additionally, this paper shows that subsidiary enterprises are more likely to adopt energy efficiency measures. Although subsidiaries suffer pressures due to agency theory factors, they may also benefit from knowledge transfers from their parent enterprises. Most of the decisions and barriers considered by enterprises are not based on audits or the advice of energy management professionals, since more than 65% of the respondents have never performed an energy audit, and over 82% do not have an energy manager.
- An ARDL Approach to the Oil and Growth NexusPublication . Fuinhas, José Alberto; Marques, António CardosoIn the literature, the causal relationship between oil consumption and economic growth has been poorly studied. Portugal is a medium-sized economy, which has experienced several episodes that make it of particular interest in the study of periods of economic expansion and stagnation. Portugal is constrained by external energy dependency and, due to international commitments, it is also faced with energy preservation policies that may have deep implications to its economic growth. This article examines the causal nexus between economic growth and oil consumption in Portugal, using the ARDL bounds test approach with annual time series data from 1965 to 2009. Results suggest that oil consumption causes growth in the long run and short run, and growth causes oil consumption in the long run and short run. Therefore, an energy policy that reduces oil consumption puts a slight constraint on gross domestic product growth, but growth strongly contributes to heightening Portugal’s oil dependence.
- An Evaluation System for University-Industry Partnership Sustainability: Enhancing Options for Entrepreneurial UniversitiesPublication . Kaklauskas, K.; Banaitis, Audrius; Ferreira, Fernando; Ferreira, João José de Matos; Amaratunga, D.; Lepkova, N.; Lepkova, I.; Banaitiené, N.The concept of university–industry partnership sustainability (UIPS) stands for well-adjusted progress among key players from universities and industry by sustaining their welfare, both in the present and in the future. This paper sought to develop an evaluation system for UIPS. The need for such a system is justified at three levels: the micro level (i.e., research and innovation performance, transfer and absorptive capability, and technology development), the meso level (i.e., institutional arrangements, communication networks, and local and indigenous rules) and the macro level (i.e., supply and demand, regulations, financing, taxes, culture, traditions, market, climate, politics, demographics, and technology). The UIPS evaluation system developed in this study offers the possibility of calculating a fair value of UIPS and providing recommendations for improving university–industry (U–I) partnerships. This can be of great importance for entrepreneurial universities that would like to strengthen their corporate links and/or reduce/reverse the “hollowing effect” of globalisation in disadvantaged regions. Additionally, this paper also contains discussions on the advantages, limitations, and managerial implications of this proposal.
- An insight on B2B Firms in the Age of Digitalization and Paperless ProcessesPublication . Oliveira, José; Azevedo, António; Ferreira, João José de Matos; Gomes, Sofia; Lopes, JoãoIn recent years and due to market demand and environmental regulations, firms have been changing their procedures regarding document production, handling, and filling. There has been a paradigm change in document sustention in order to attain such changes, from paper-based to electronic forms, resulting in the Digitization and Paperless Office Program (DPOP). The literature on digitization and paperless processes is profuse; nonetheless, it is outdated, uses only single or multiple case study approaches, and is limited to specific industries, such as healthcare or higher education. To overcome this gap, this research analyses the current implementation of the DPOP in five major sectors by using a country scale approach; consequently, this research study contributes to strengthening the literature in this area of knowledge. The methodology used is quantitative and is based on a questionnaire distributed to the most important economic sectors (education, health, trade, industry, and services) in Portugal. The results show that a DPOP positively impacts companies, as it increases profitability and, in most cases, is a sine qua non condition for negotiating with clients. Additionally, it favours companies’ image, reduces costs, and contributes to environmental sustainability. This research provides new insights into how firms using a DPOP may contribute to dematerialization and paper consumption reduction. It is also original as it covers multiple sectors using a country approach.