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Publication date: 25 June 2018

Liana Holanda Nepomuceno Nobre, John E. Grable, Wesley Vieira da Silva and Fábio Chaves Nobre

The purpose of this paper is to establish a conceptual model for managerial risk taking that considers objective measures related to an organization’s characteristics and…

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Abstract

Purpose

The purpose of this paper is to establish a conceptual model for managerial risk taking that considers objective measures related to an organization’s characteristics and subjective factors related to a decision maker’s profile.

Design/methodology/approach

A multilevel process-centered managerial decision-making framework was developed based on previously published risk taking models. The framework accounts for the conflict between agents and principals, as well as the macro- and micro-level environments in which risky decisions are made.

Findings

The integrative model presented in this paper provides a theoretically robust tool that can be used to further explore the interrelationships among known risk concepts that influence decision making in corporate settings.

Research limitations/implications

The present research is a conceptual model for managerial risk-taking. Further research is needed to test the linkages and propositions within the model, developing measures of the constructs and empirically testing the relationships among the dimensions of risk.

Practical implications

The proposed model can help firms define what manager profile is most suitable in terms of a match to the company’s investment strategy.

Originality/value

This paper is theoretically valuable in describing the relationships among several elements of risk: risk need, risk capacity, risk profile, risk perception, and risk tolerance. Future directions for empirical research are also presented.

Details

Management Decision, vol. 56 no. 11
Type: Research Article
ISSN: 0025-1747

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Article
Publication date: 13 February 2020

Júlio César Rodrigues de Sousa, Elisabete Stradiotto Siqueira, Erlaine Binotto and Liana Holanda Nepomuceno Nobre

The purpose of this paper is to analyze the perception of professors, students, administrative staff and academic directors about social responsibility in four universities of Rio…

Abstract

Purpose

The purpose of this paper is to analyze the perception of professors, students, administrative staff and academic directors about social responsibility in four universities of Rio Grande do Norte (RN) – Brazil.

Design/methodology/approach

The research was carried out in four universities in RN, Brazil. A survey was conducted with 1,318 students, 118 members of the administrative team, 104 professors and 29 academic directors, to whom a Likert-type questionnaire was applied, with 65 items allocated in seven dimensions as follows: organizational governance, human rights, work practices, environment, legal practices, consumer issues and community involvement and development. Exploratory factorial analysis and Cronbach’s alpha were the statistics used to analyze the data.

Findings

The research showed difficulties in assessing social responsibility aspects because of the lack of discussion and little socialization and debate of the data. Concerning everyday issues such as student service, environment issues, working conditions and local development is an exception because they have explicit opinions and often negative perceptions.

Research limitations/implications

The data used were self-reported they were subjected to bias, such as self-attribution and selective perception by community members. The lack of a theoretical model of social responsibility to study a non-profit organization. This study offers a theoretical contribution to analyzing six variables in non-profit organizations.

Practical implications

The data collection instrument also contribute to Brazilian universities can meet the evaluation criteria of higher education institutions in Brazil by Law 10.861/04, which established the national higher education evaluation system.

Social implications

This contribution allowed the authors to understand, which of them find the most consensus among stakeholders and which are the most contradictory, as well as to promote improvements in the implementation of social responsibility policies. The proposal of the instrument results in concrete actions for the adoption of the university, to accelerate the implementation of ISO 26000 in its statutes.

Originality/value

The study on social responsibility at universities of RN, Brazil, under dimensions of organizational governance, human rights, work practices, environment, legal practices, consumer issues, and community involvement and development is innovative and supports other universities to think their processes and better contribute in training new generations of citizens and professionals.

Details

Social Responsibility Journal, vol. 17 no. 2
Type: Research Article
ISSN: 1747-1117

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