Eliete Bernal Arellano, Andre Wakamatsu and Rodolfo Ribas
The paper aims to identify the prevailing values of the public sector in Brazil, based on the tri-axial model. The study proposes to capture the dynamics between different values…
Abstract
Purpose
The paper aims to identify the prevailing values of the public sector in Brazil, based on the tri-axial model. The study proposes to capture the dynamics between different values axes of Brazilian public sector as well as to detect cultural differences between genders, level of commitment, and nature of work. An additional contribution is expected in understanding Brazilian values at public sector as a necessary approach to obtain a new order of public administration based on efficiency.
Design/methodology/approach
The paper opted for an exploratory study developed within the scope of a larger study aiming to understand the meaning of values in different cultures with an exclusive focus on the public sectors. Using a pre-validated questionnaire, 137 respondents, who work on Brazilian public sector, participated in the survey. A frequency analysis was conducted for various demographic variables. Descriptive statistics were used to understand the profile of the respondents in Brazil's survey. We have used the criteria recommended to all countries that participated in the study.
Findings
This empirical work demonstrate that the methodology based on the tri-axial model was able to capture the dynamics between different values axes of Brazilian public sector as well as to detect cultural differences between genders, level of commitment and nature of work. The dominant values perceived in almost every analysis, belong to pragmatic-economic axis such as professionalism, teamwork, adventure, knowledge, and challenge. This strong orientation to pragmatism is consistent with the needs of the Brazilian public sector to have a more entrepreneurial vision and focus on optimization the use of the financial resources.
Research limitations/implications
Because of the chosen sample approach, the research results may lack generalizability.
Practical implications
The paper includes implications for a management based on values as a model to obtain efficiency at public sector in Brazil
Originality/value
This research is part of an international project interesting in investigating values within different countries and cultures. It provides data from a country that belongs to an emergent group of world economy such as BRICs and has different scenery compared to traditional actors of global business.
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Pedro Rodrigues de Oliveira, Ana Lúcia Kassouf and Juliana Maria de Aquino
The purpose of this paper is to present evidences on the spillover effects of a cash transfer addressed to poor elders in Brazil.
Abstract
Purpose
The purpose of this paper is to present evidences on the spillover effects of a cash transfer addressed to poor elders in Brazil.
Design/methodology/approach
Using the Brazilian National Households Survey (PNAD) the authors assess the effects of an income transfer to the elders on household composition and the labor supply of elders and co-residing relatives, under a regression discontinuity design.
Findings
The authors do not find strong evidences of changes in the household composition due to the program. However the authors found reductions in the elders’ labor force participation, indicating that the program allow elders to retire. Moreover, the transfer yields a decrease in the labor force participation of co-residents, depending on their age. The authors also observe decreases in child labor.
Originality/value
Along with the cash comes context-dependent effects, showing there are many latent aspects of these transfers yet to be uncovered.