The objective of this article is to investigate whether, despite of the goal of utility maximization defended by the neo-classic economic theory, the altruism can prevail inside organizations. Initially, one brief discussion of the altruism will be presented, analyzing this concept from some...

Due to uncertainties and economic turbulence on the domestic and international markets there is a constant need to adapt to new business conditions. As a business branch, logistics has accepted and implemented new types of knowledge(intellectual capital) in the logistics process, thus allowing...

This paper aims to contribute to a theoretic and analytical basis to analyze Public Private Partnerships (PPPs) as a particular institutional arrangement from the point of view of its transaction costs, an approach that still has been neglected. That negligence has frequently jeopardized the...

The purpose of this work is the exploration of statistical methods and evaluation criteria of relational technology diversification of technical-scientific services provided by the infrastructure of Brazilian scientific and technological research. The technical and scientific services of a...

This article evaluates the trajectory of foster family care services in Brazil, since its entry into the federal government's select public policy agenda, from the elaboration of the National Plan for Living in Family and Community (2006) which brought, among its objectives, the promotion and...