Purpose This study aims to assess future prospects for Russian energy exports until 2040, as global energy markets are undergoing major changes, with possible impacts on Russia. Design/methodology/approach Qualitative and quantitative approaches are integrated under a proposed foresight...

Purpose – The present study aims to overview Brazilian human resources and scientific output in astronomy, immunology and oceanography during the last decade. Design/methodology/approach – Data on human resources and on scientific output were obtained from the Brazilian database, the...

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to propose a new typology to leverage the different knowledge gaps existing between universities and industries. This new typology classifies interactions into training-oriented, diffusion-oriented, service-oriented, development-oriented, and...

Purpose – Data mining registers of transactions allows for benchmarking customer's evaluation strategies. The purpose of this paper is to provide information on the application of different approaches to explore this kind of data. Design/methodology/approach – Traditionally, heuristics based...

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to test the applicability and benefits of benchmarking as a tool for quality analysis in Brazilian laboratory medical services. Design/methodology/approach – A primary observational study is performed in eight hospital laboratories by tracking the...