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Until recently, you had the idea that standardized procedures and attitudes were sufficient for success in business. However, this idea is in the transformation process. In this context, the decision model effectuation been proposed as an alternative to the classical decision model based on the principle of causality. The conceptual basis that allows the operationalization of the concept of effectuation is: (a) the idea of tolerable loss, rather than expected returns, (b) strategic alliances and pre - agreed, rather than competitive analysis and (c) the commitments operating contingencies, rather than pre-existing knowledge. By using processes under the effectuation logic to start a business, the entrepreneur can build different types of companies in completely different industries. Thus, the decision model effectuation emerges as an alternative model for the analysis of business creation, often being more appropriate to the current context. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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The present work approaches the theme organizational culture and organizational climate in a Federal Institute of Education's campus situated in a Brazilian northeast state, being product of a research that began in these questions: How does approach the organizational culture and the organizational climate in Federal Institute of Education? How does the Federal Institute of Education's organizational culture influence the organizational climate? Methodologically, this research is a quantitative research, with a functionalist bias, that used a lot of statistic tests, as clusters analysis, discriminant analysis, T-Student test, Pearson correlation analysis, Spearman correlation analysis and canonic correlation analysis. This work looked for accomplishing a sample with all individuals in a Federal Institute of Education's campus and the surveys were answered by 92% of the public servants (57 of the 62 total public servants). The data collection was accomplished by structured and self-filled out survey sent to the answers and returned to the researchers by e-mail. The text concluded that there was a big influence of the organizational culture over the organizational climate, proving empirically what is defended by a lot of researchers [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

From a bibliographic research, this text shows, theoretically, by phenomenological and ontological ways, how the main ideas of Fourier's Utopian Socialism are present in principles of Solidarity Economy. The contemporary society's socioeconomic situation, based in consumerism and competitiveness, has created constraints, both for the capitalist economy and for most individuals. It is in times of crisis that Solidarity Economy appears as answer to inequalities and injustices inherent to capitalist system, focusing beyond the economy dimension, the social and environmental spheres. This not fragmented trend of life was thought in the past and is occurring - though in a limited way - nowadays. To show this understanding, throughout the work are recovered features of Fourier's thought that, today, appear strongly linked to the construct of Solidarity Economy. The realized exercise shows the vitality of the utopian socialism' ideals in the present. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]