The search for a strategic positioning that allows the creation of sustainable competitive advantages and the consequent generation of extraordinary returns can be studied through several methodologies. From the rich set of tools that can be used to analyze strategic positioning, Levinthal...

The aim of the article is to study the relation between product innovation and its associated risk, particularly in the Brazilian manufacturing industry in the period of 1995-2005. A statistical model is developed based on the study realized by Bromiley (1991), seeking to identify whether...

Purpose: To study the Brazilian bond and stock markets for testing the stock market development theory of Demirgüc-Kunt & Maksimovic (1996). Originality/Gap/Relevance/Implications: This paper tests the substitution hypothesis of stock market development, from debt to stocks, in a context of...

Purpose: To study the Brazilian bond and stock markets for testing the stock market development theory of Demirgüc-Kunt and Maksimovic (1996).Originality/gap/relevance/implications: This paper tests the substitution hypothesis of stock market development, from debt to stocks, in a context of...

We propose an alternative measure to compare the sizes of the Chinese and American economy. The relevant exchange rate to compare both economies is the value of money in the Unites States divided by the value of money in China, taking into consideration the relationship between hours of labor

This study makes usage of CIV (Calculated Intangible Value) and ICE (Intellectual Capital Efficiency) to measure IC stock and flows respectively. It applies static panel data models, to study the influence of IC on companies ROE (Return-on-Equity), ROA (Return-on-Assets) and ROS...

The objective of this article is to examine four theories that consider an explanation and measurement for the value of liquidity. Liquidity will be understood as cash, that is, we are leaving aside assets of lesser degree of liquidity than cash. The article begins with the Keynesian view about...

A project for rational occupation of the Amazon, considering the characteristics of the region and the sustainability of initiatives, is discussed in this article. The authors initially discuss a panoramic view of the Amazon Region with some data to help in the understanding of this paper,...

The object of the present work was the study of the macroeconomics behavior in the decade of 90, of the economies of Brazil, Argentina, Chile, Colombia and Mexico concerning the process of a larger liberalization of the controls of capitals. Due to several disastrous unfoldings that happened in...

This work presents a proposal to eliminate hunger in Brazil, with the creation of a legal tender, the money of citizenship, without implying in money creation to avoid any attempt of feeding inflation. The "barter market" that appeared in Buenos Aires inspired this work. This market, in reality,...