Performing Arts demand has a special characterisation due to some specific features, as the attendees displacement to a proper location and the allocation of time to a performance appreciation. Otherwise, besides the ticket price, other costs are associated to the Performing Arts consumption, as...

The growing share of the services sector is observed not only in developed countries, but also in many developing economies. In Brazil, services correspond to more than 66% of the valued added in the economy. It is a value close to that observed in richer nations. Notwithstanding, there are few...

The growing share of the services sector is observed not only in developed countries, but also in many developing economies. In Brazil, services correspond to more than 66% of the valued added in the economy. It is a value close to that observed in richer nations. Notwithstanding, there are few...

Portuguese Abstract: As cidades que se reinventam devem se atentar à inclusão social e tecnologias verdes, aliadas à gestão inteligente do território para o desenvolvimento urbano sustentável de novos territórios. Este artigo objetiva identificar os conceitos de Cidades Inteligentes e...

Pelos dados da Wal Mart, a Companhia tinha, no início de 2004, 1.478 Lojas de descontos, 1.471 Supercenters, 538 Sam’s Clubs e 64 Mercados de vizinhança nos EUA. Em outros nove países operava 982 Lojas de descontos, 257 Supercenters, 80 Sam’s Clubs e 36 Mercados de vizinhança,...

Family farms - whether small, medium-sized or large - remain as the largely predominant unit of production in agriculture throughout the world. This work examines the succession process in such entrepreneurships, through which the accumulated knowledge in management and the business assets are...

The promotion of the transition of family farms to the next generations leads to consequences to the whole agricultural sector. Progress and economical and social stability are associated to the continuity of the rural entrepreneurships. Public policies to Brazilian agriculture must consider its...

Portuguese Abstract: Este estudo utiliza dados do Survey of Consumer Finances (SCF) de 2007 e 2013 para examinar a propensão à poupança das famílias americanas no período de pré e pós-crise econômica, baseado-se no modelo de dois períodos de consumo/poupança de Bowman, Minehart e Rabin...

Portuguese Abstract: As Finanças Comportamentais têm sido uma via alternativa para a compreensão da realidade econômica e financeira, por meio de um viés mais abrangente, contrapondo alguns paradigmas e preceitos das Finanças Tradicionais e seus respectivos modelos. Em face disso, este...