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We propose and evaluate a conceptual model explaining how customer engagement and customer-to-customer virtual interactions lead to the intention to co-create in new product development. Based on the theory of trying, the model adds the mechanism of attitudes toward success, failure, and the process to the customer engagement—intention to co-create relationship. The results from two culturally distant regions, represented by the United States and Brazil, partially support the model and demonstrate the moderating impact of trust on the customer engagement—attitudes relationships. Surprisingly, few differences emerged between the two countries. An exception being the relationship between customer engagement and intention to co-create through attitude toward the process was stronger in the United States than Brazil. Implications for global marketing theory and practice are discussed. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

As my research indicates, enterprises based in the Brazilian Amazon already export 60 forest-friendly products, and this trade brings them an average of $300 million per year. How can Brazil level up? Promoting Forest-Friendly Exports in the Brazilian Amazon: From fruit and coffee to tropical fish, the Amazon is home to a diversity of products with the potential to be sustainably produced for a global market. After all, the leading exporters of forest-friendly products are not high-income powerhouses such as France or Japan, or models of good governance such as Denmark or New Zealand, but other tropical countries that face similar or perhaps even worse conditions than those experienced in Brazil and its Amazon. [Extracted from the article]

The presidential and plenitpotentiaries's diplomacy has made efforts for the South American integration process since the Brazilian redemocratization, that resulted in the created of Mercosur and Unasur. This article analyzes the Brazilian diplomatic trajectory in the South American integration, in order to understand geopolitics in the contexts of globalization, how these Blocs were created and the changes occurred in the Brazilian Growth Domestic Product (GDP) and in the Human Development Index (HDI) between 1991 and 2010. The research has showed the efforts of the Brazilian diplomacy during the sub-regional integration process. The hypothetic-deductive method has offered means to analyze the research object and to formulate a conjecture capable to respond to the due problem, that is, how have the South American integration and the Brazilian economic openness assisted the Brazilian economic development between 1991 and 2010? The authors have concluded that the South American integration and the Brazilian economic openness to the international market were important for the economic development of the country, because the intensification of trade exchange between Brazil and the States of the region resulted in the Brazilian GDP and HDI increase in the period (1991-2010). [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

This study aims to analyze the volatility spillover between bond and commodity markets in terms of global liquidity risk. The data covers the daily closing prices of bond markets in specified countries - Brazil, Russia, India, China, and Turkey - and certain commodities - gold and oil - for the period January 2008 to January 2022. We utilized the DCC-GARCH model to analyze volatility spillover between these markets and the Copula DCC-GACRH model to determine dependence structures between them. Additionally, we applied the Hong Causality in Variance Test to determine the direction of the causal relationships between these markets. Our empirical findings indicate the existence of significant volatility spillovers between gold and most of these bond markets (Brazil, China, Russia, and Turkey), and between oil and some of these bond markets (Russia, India and Turkey). Our results indicate a limited diversification benefit for investors and portfolio managers. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

This paper contributes to art marketing and consumption literature by studying how art market participants from Brazil – a market considered "emergent" – position themselves in the global art market. Drawing on qualitative interviews with 60 art market participants and participant observation in Sao Paulo and Rio de Janeiro, the paper shows how position and validation gains are understood as entailing practices of (ex)change (or troca in Portuguese) at the individual and field level. Beyond the extension of their social networks and circulation in art market circuits outside Brazil, art market participants understood their positioning gains as dependent on changes to (the perceptions of) art market practices and operating context, and the negotiation of alternative valuations of Brazilian contemporary art in the global art market, addressing power inequalities. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The international market has recognized the high value of Tectona grandis L.f. plantations, requiring the development of reliable and accurate tools and techniques to quantify forest stocks accurately. In this study, we developed suitable equations to estimate the stem diameters and volume of Tectona grandis trees in the central-western region of Brazil, evaluating the stem form change points (FCPs) and testing the stratification of data as a measure to control their variation. The Schöepfer model was tested in the study of the FCPs of the stem, and single equation, segmented and variable-exponent taper functions were used to describe the stem profile. After the selection of the model for the taper, data stratification in the DBH classes, form parameter "r" and artificial form factor were proposed. The total volumes of each tree were calculated by integrating the Clark III et al. model. The FCPs of the Tectona grandis stems occurred at 28%, 57% and 73% of the total height, corresponding, on average, to the absolute positions of 6.4 m, 13.3 m and 16.5 m. The Clark III et al. equation, without stratification, was the most appropriate equation to estimate the diameters along the stem and the volume of Tectona grandis trees in the central-western region of Brazil. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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• Brazilian & French production chains require ongoing improvement to stay competitive. • Implementation of MSA in Brazil would enable reliable predictions of beef quality. • Such an implementation would be similar to what has already been done in France. • Cutting edge non-destructive technologies can make such an implementation possible. • Successful implementations of these would benefit both industry and consumers. Brazil and France, which are two major beef players, continue to consolidate and strengthen their respective positions on international beef markets. This review summarizes Brazil's and France's recent technological developments in this sector, tracing the recent evolution of their beef markets with attention to indicators of quality, meeting consumer expectations, as well as to future trends in new techniques for predicting beef sensory quality. In addition, this review will focus on the feasibility of implementing the Meat Standards Australia (MSA) grading protocols (known internationally as the Guaranteed Global Grading (3G protocols) by the International Meat Research 3G Foundation. Implementations of the MSA/3G grading scheme as recommended by the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE) are particularly attractive because of MSA's proven record of increasing the reliability and accuracy of predictions of the sensory quality of beef through the use of pre- and post-slaughter factors. Additionally, the feasibility of new technologies for assessing the eating quality of beef has been evaluated by comparing the marbling scores of beef given by accredited graders for the MSA/3G method with those obtained using portable devices based on these new technologies. In this way, it is expected that implementation of the MSA/3G methodology and nondestructive techniques to evaluate the quality and safety of beef in Brazil and France will more reliably predict and further improve sensory quality, similar to what has already been implemented elsewhere. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

International trade is one of the key spheres of economic policy. It is crucial for a country to understand the dynamics of its export markets to create a coherent strategy to improve its position in global markets. Research in this field is particularly interesting for both economists and policy makers. However, due to a lack of data, most of the well-established literature is focused on the national level. Therefore, there is little evidence on the influence of local characteristics on export markets. This research aims to evaluate the influence of regional factors on the competitiveness of firms in international markets, focussing on the importance of agglomeration economies and location, among other local factors. To identify this influence, this paper studies the case of Brazil. This country offers rich disaggregated information that allows this type of research and displays enormous differences across rural and urban areas. Given these differences, the assumption of homogeneous effects is too restrictive. Therefore, to study the patterns across different territories around the country, Geographically Weighted Generalized Linear Model (GWGLM) method is applied. The results indicate an interaction between location and the influence of several local characteristics such as human capital, the degree of development and the local economic structure. This relationship creates virtuous circles in a few locations where urban agglomerations create a suitable environment for firms, while opposite patterns appear in other locations. JEL codes: F14, R11 and R12 [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The soybean exports provide several advantages such as increased profitability, the agroindustry productivity and the positive image around the quality of products on the international market. In contrast, Brazil is dependent on the purchase of non-renewable resources for the production of grain. The objective of this paper is to evaluate, using the Emergy accounting, if Brazil acquires real wealth when exports soybeans, comparing the Emergy of gross resources, through the relationship between the exported Emergy and the money paid by the importer and, also checking, whether there is an advantage in producing / exporting processed (bran and oil) instead of raw grain. Considering the year 2019, three indicators (EBR -Emergy Benefit Ratio, EER - Exchange Emergy Ratio, and OR - Opportunity Ratio) were calculated and the results show that Brazil benefits when it buys / imports non-renewable resources from the international market. The commercialization of grain and bran is, in general, disadvantageous, except when China is the importing country, but the commercialization of oil is advantageous in the studied period. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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This article describes the origin of coffee, and how it became a globalized commodity leading into the current global landscape of coffee exchange. Significant contours of coffee production taking place in the various geographies are examined. Then notable organizations that influence global coffee markets are referenced. Finally, I state a few suggestions for progressive action with respect to global coffee exchange. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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The economic growth of Brazil in the early and mid-2000s has created opportunities for people like my interlocutors, the young and media-savvy residents of Brazilian favelas to consume and partake in a global market of the production of the self. These have nourished their pursuit for both diversity and difference and shaped the eclectic qualities of their consumption practices. In its plural forms, consumption, or eating, which will take center stage in this article, has enabled an expanded palette and palate of being, acting and relishing life in the favela. I argue that eating can be understood as a method of becoming; it can be used as an active attempt at asserting agency over one's body and, by extension, at asserting subjectivity in a lifeworld open to multiple dimensions of uncertainty and insecurity. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

This article aims to understand the place of Brazilian audiovisual advertising production in the global field, considering its relations with the dominant markets. Therefore, we seek to map which agencies operating in Brazil are internationally recognized, using as a parameter the performance of these companies in the Film category of the Cannes Lions Festival, between 1971 and 2015, associating information on the development of the national and global advertising markets. From quantitative and qualitative analysis, of an exploratory and descriptive character, we conclude that the award-winning Brazilian productions have decreased over the decades, while the world market is concentrated in large communication conglomerates. In addition, it is noted that the Brazilian films that are awarded prizes progressively resemble the technical-stylistic standards of advertising created by the dominant countries in this space, especially the US standard. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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This paper aims at investigating the international marketing strategy of luxury small- and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), with a focus on food SMEs operating in the luxury global niche of truffle products. The paper proposes two qualitative case studies of highly internationalized Italian luxury SMEs in the truffle industry. It discusses market selection, entry modes, and international marketing mix in foreign markets. The U.S. and Brazil are considered as emblematic international markets in the empirical investigation. The study shows the need for luxury food SMEs to implement control over the distribution channels. Trust-based relationships with commercial partners are pivotal to this purpose. Moreover, the need to educate consumers and to exploit experiential rely on peculiar promotion strategies. The paper discusses five pillars of the international marketing strategy of luxury food SMEs. Lessons learned from the truffle case can be extended to the study of other luxury SMEs' international marketing strategies. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

This study examined the relationship between sports performance and economic-financial performance in the subsequent year based on the revenue sources of Brazilian sports clubs from 2013 to 2017. Sports performance was measured by the position in the national league and the overall team performance in all championships. To measure economic-financial performance, we used net revenue and other revenue sources, such as broadcasting, matchday, commercial, and player sales. Using panel data analysis, we found that team performance positively and significantly affects clubs' economic-financial performance in the subsequent year. However, these effects were shown to be very heterogeneous when we compared different measures of team performance and types of revenue sources. The findings confirm the export market pattern in Brazil since the revenue from player sales was the variable most explained by previous sports performance. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Compared to other issues examined in the exporting literature, less attention has been paid to the performance implications of following a standardisation or adaptation strategy. In addition, despite the interest in the psychic distance construct in the international marketing literature, there has been also little empirical research on the effect of managers' psychic distance on the international marketing strategies of the firm. To address these issues the present study offers an empirical investigation of the relationship among psychic distance, international marketing strategies, and export performance of Brazilian firms. A sample of senior managers of industrial firms in Brazil is used to test the hypotheses. The results reported here indicate that the degree of international marketing strategy adaptation is affected by the manager's psychic distance towards the foreign markets. Product and promotion adaptation were found to have a positive effect on export performance while surprisingly, distribution and price adaptation were found to influence export performance negatively. Contrary to expectations, the results also confirm that psychic distance has a positive effect on the export performance of the firm. Implications of these findings along with the limitations of the study are discussed. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

An important strategy for commodity trading firms is geographical diversification through acquisitions and greenfield development, often justified with the quest for multiple origins. This strategy can be interpreted as a "switching option" which tend to be undervalued using traditional valuation techniques. This paper develops a stochastic binomial real options model to value networks of export elevators. It is applied to soybean trading for shipments from ports in the United States, Brazil, and Ukraine. The paper estimates the value of the option of being able to switch origins in export trade. This option value is substantial and is determined partly by margin distributions and correlations among these. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The article presents international marketing abstracts. They include "Exporting Industrial Products via Commission Agents," by C. R. Russell, "Application of Systems Theory to Development Planning in Northeast Brazil," by Martin Stoller and Thomas Webb, and "They Take Millions Here."

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• A standardized nomenclature for electricity market design comparison. • An international benchmark based on physical characteristics and market mechanisms. • Short- and long-term markets aspects are considered in the comparisons. • Recommendations for the Brazilian electricity market based on selected benchmarks. • Transitioning from centralized and bid-based markets is discussed. The Brazilian power-market design features were based on the system's physical and economic characteristics in the '90s. However, some of the approximations and assumptions adopted for the regulatory framework are no longer valid. Failing to adapt the regulatory framework to the current system and economic reality may provide poor market signals, possibly threatening the sustainability and supply adequacy of the long-run system. Despite the national consensus on the need for modernization, there are still many concerns about which changes should be carried out. The vast literature and international experience in the subject notwithstanding, each system's par- ticularities challenge any simplistic attempt to match the Brazilian case with previously reported experiences. Thus, this work aims to 1) define a general market design nomenclature and clas- sify relevant market structures, 2) draw a systematized panorama of the physical characteristics that have influenced the selection of different market designs and mechanisms, and 3) compare the Brazilian market design, to the international experience. Based on that, we contribute with an updated and standardized panorama of a few relevant market designs and structures. Addi- tionally, we raise awareness and discuss the lessons from the international experience applicable to support and foster the Brazilian market modernization agenda. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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This article compares the Russian and British marketing channels for Brazilian beef distribution. The results show that the framework hereby developed aids understanding of the differences and the reasons for the organizational form of these channels. The findings also show that there is a difference in the way these channels are organized to seek efficiency in their business transactions. Institutional environment attributes are able to influence the distinction between channels in terms of transaction efficiency. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

This exploratory and descriptive study tested one application of the IMP Interaction Model developed by the International Marketing and Purchasing Group (IMP Group) researchers. The sample with 83 dairy farmers and 28 respondents from milk processing companies revealed, with a statistical significance level of 0.05, that geographical concentration and information exchange (technical and administrative) constructs contribute for buyers and sellers collaborative relationship. This result leads to conclude that logistics systems and the adoption of both process and information technologies are essential for Brazilian milk production chain competitiveness. In addition, IMP Interaction Model has been proved to be efficient in showing the main constructs contribution for development and maintenance of collaborative relationships between buyers and sellers. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The current social politics in Latin America is increasingly inclusive. In the case of Brazil, this is being achieved, nowadays, by means of the reduction of the external economic vulnerabilities and its substitution by the increase of the internal demand. Nevertheless, the macroeconomic stability also generates new vulnerabilities, since they attract immense quantities of external volatile capital that depreciates the dollar in the internal market and values the national currency, with negative effects on the export competitiveness of the country and stimulating the imports of countries such China, which has kept its currency devaluated for many years. China and India are important buyers of goods, affecting the price of the commodities on the international market. The widespread increase of prices allows it to increase the income of exporting countries, but maintains a strong imbalance in the relations of international exchange and promotes the gradual deindustrialisation of the country. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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The article presents the first chapter of the study that discussed globalization and time-space reorganization in North and South America. It relays that the chapter was based on the fieldwork conducted on 26 farms in the S&#00E3;o Francisco valley in Northeast Brazil. It mentions that the study utilized literature that are related to global capitalist restructuring and agro-food systems to determine the impact of retailer power and export market condition on labor force organization.

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The brands add value to the products and this is the article's subject. For this, the analyse focus the brand's elements that can be improved in order to strengthen the brazilian brand of specialty coffees in the international markets. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

This article seeks to make an analysis of the luxury market and of Brazilian jewelry companies. The main objective is to analyze the attraction of external marketing to luxury brands internationalization, emphasizing Brazilian jewelry companies. First, the national environment of luxury market an jewelry in Brazil is presented. In sequence, it will address the possible goals, risks and opportunities that internationalized jewelry companies face in the expansion process and its difficulties in foreign markets. Finally, some forms of internationalization will be presented based on the case of the Brazilian jewelry companies H Stern and Talento Jóias. The methodology used in this article is exploratory, with documental analysis and in depth interview. As theoretical foundations for the article, the themes luxury, exportations, company internationalization and global market were addressed. The main author(s) researched were: Allérès (2006), Almeida (2007), Czinkota (2001), Grande (2007), Lipovetsky e Roux (2005). Among the main conclusions, Brazilian jewelry companies have great advantages compared to other countries, having the possibility to use Brazilian nature resources, like precious stones and gems, thus, it become more interesting and viable to innovate and conquer external market. Besides, jewelry market attractions make several entrepreneurs interested in opening business in this field, and lately internationalize them, such as H Stern case. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

This work aims to identify the relationship between marketing strategies of exporting Taquari Valley firms, export performance and export market orientation. To achieve the goal sought proposed is the development of theoretical benchmark, made up items strategies for international marketing, export performance and export market orientation. In epistemological level was conducted a survey, applying for a questionnaire to a sample of 25 exporting companies that have industrial activities, chosen in a not probabilistic manner. Finally, it was observed that the key decisions on how to act in various markets in terms of strategies for international marketing - satisfaction with the internal market, international consistency, adaptation and localization level of the strategies - have correlation with the export market orientation and the export performance of studied companies. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The present paper examines the process of formation and destruction of the Cooperative of production, service and marketing Earth Life / COOPERVIDA, located in the settlement Ceres, City of Jóia, Rio Grande do Sul (RS). This settlement was formed in 1997 as a result of the purchase of the so-called by INCRA Granja Ceres, considered as highly productive, modern and specialized in intensive production of milk. COOPERVIDA would be responsible of using productive infrastructure of the former farm and productively use an area of 200 hectares with dairy, and tutor farmers-settlers both in production and in dairy milk marketing. However, the circumstances of the occurrence of FMD in 2000, the recovery in the price of bag of soybean, the introduction of transgenic seeds from the international market of milk, the application of credits from PROCERA, beyond the logic of the roll, were determinants for both the unstructured Coopervida and its physical productive base (area of land, infrastructure, machinery and equipment), in addition, making the cooperative lose its social base and reliability. Thus, the present paper examines and presents the trajectory of Coopervida from the processes that triggered its creation until its destruction. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]