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REFERÊNCIA: DAVILA, G.; VARVAKIS, G.; NORTH, K.  Influence of Strategic Knowledge Management on Firm Innovativeness and Performance. BBR. Brazilian Business Review (English Ed.), v. 16, p. 239-254, 2019.

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This paper explores what knowledge governance mechanisms can be particularly relevante for innovation in the Brailizian context.

Referência: DÁVILA, G.; ANDREEVA, T.; VARVAKIS, G. (How) are Brazilian firms managing knowledge for innovation?

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Given the relevance and need for studies in the area of organizational resilience, the objective os this work is to understand how the concept of organizational resilience has bem considered in the literature, through na analysis of its analysis units and application contexts. From this understanding, an association of the main resilience factors identified in the literature are presented with the dimension of human, structural, and relational capital and enabling factors, in the organizational context

Referência: FRAGA, B.; CASAGRANDE, C.; VARVAKIS, G.; SELL, D. An integrative review of organizational resilience components. 12th International Forum on Knowledge Asset Dynamics, Pettersburg, 2017

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Organizations are a set of processes, some of which can be knowledge intensive (KIBPs). Nowadays, knowledge is a critical factor of success for competitiveness in organizations and needs to be managed, even more in KIBPs. CommonKADS is a knowledge engineering methodology that aims to build industry-quality-knowledge systems, for improving organizational processes. However there is a lack of theoretical-empirical studies about innovation in KIBPs using CommonKADS in the insurance industry. Consequently, this study aims to explore how KIBP improvement can be supported by CommonKADS in practice, showing the case of a Peruvian insurance company. A literature review has been made to explore these concepts and their relationships, and then, a case of KIBP improvement was analyzed in a core process within a large-sized Peruvian insurance company. According to literature, some findings were identified: 1) when well applied; CommonKADS can trigger innovation in KIBPs, producing improvements in many organizational dimensions, such as efficiency, effectiveness and sustainability. 2) There are knowledge management processes within KIBPs that need to be identified, managed and, if possible, automated. 3) Information Technology, together with CommonKADS methodology, plays and strategic role in KIBPs
innovation, by supporting automation of knowledge processes and also providing other results such as flexibility, scalability, efficiency and valuable information.

Referência: CALLE, G.; DOROW, P.; VARVAKIS, G.; VALLEJOS, R.  Knowledge engineering in the insurance industry: a process improvement-oriented approach. KM Brasil 2014 – Congresso Brasileiro de Gestão do Conhecimento

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The great importance of the Information Systems in the World of Business is notorious for the necessity to be flexible and quickly to take decisions. Now, the publication and use of ISO 14000 standards to the environmental management business, will have a direct impact in the market capacity for the necessity to work process, products and services environmentally correct. The aim of this article is to show how the information systems can help in the managerial innovation process, continuous improvement programs and ISO 14000 standard certification as well as the organizational change and to determine a competitive strategy.

Referência: ÑAURI, M.; VARVAKIS, G.; SELIG, P.; POSSAMAI, O. Sistemas de informação e a variável ambiental- gerenciando o futuro das empresas.  Encontro Nacional de Engenharia de Produção (ENEGEP), 1997.

Ideas are vital for organizations because they are the source for innovation and this in turn is endless source of competitive advantage. The correct definition of concepts not only allows the targeting of academic studies, but its future application in everyday life of organizations. The overall objective of this article is to clarify the terms related to generation of ideas, ideation and idea management. The method used was a literature review, and later, an analysis of the concepts used by the studies surveyed, seeking points of convergence and divergence. As a result we
propose a clarification in order to aid understanding of the terms, setting a benchmark for future research. We conclude that ideation and idea generation are the same, they are the process of creating new ideas and idea management comprises the management of ideas throughout the innovation process.

Referência: DOROW, P.; DÁVILA, G.; VARVAKIS, G.; VALLEJOS, R. Generation of Ideas, Ideation and Idea Management. NAVUS, Florianópolis, SC, v. 5, n.2, p. 51-59, 2015

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This paper aims to verify the relationships that may exist between knowledge absorptive capacity (ACAP), innovation performance, and organisational performance in Brazilian firms. A sample of 111 firms from Southern Brazil was surveyed and PLSSEM was used to test the theoretical hypotheses. The relevance of ACAP for innovation and organisational performance is supported. The research also shows that realised ACAP has more influence on innovation performance compared with potential ACAP. Some guidelines for furthering ACAP models suitable for developing countries are provided as well. The findings are a good reference for practitioners as they identify possible actions which can enhance ACAP and thereby contribute to improving innovativeness and performance. This research complements earlier studies which called for the exploration of the role of ACAP on innovation performance and firm’s competitiveness in developing countries, and it opens new avenues for multidisciplinary research.

Referência: DÁVILA, G.; DURST, S.; VARVAKIS, G. International Journal of Innovation Management. Vol. 22, No. 2, 2018.

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The need to innovate is relevant to many firms around the globe and is particularly pressing for those in emerging markets. They face global competition, are under-resourced, and suffer from weaker institutional support. It is suggested that to innovate successfully in this context, indigenous firms would benefit from focusing on managing their current knowledge base more efficiently. We know little about how
knowledge management works outside developed economies and which knowledge
governance mechanisms have more influence than others in the context of emerging
economies. To address this gap, we explore how context may matter for the use of
knowledge governance mechanisms and their effect on innovation performance in
Brazilian firms. Using the survey data of 109 firms, structural equation modelling, and
cluster analysis, our findings suggest that the joint application of knowledge-focused
rewards, organizational design, and information and communication technologies that
support knowledge processes is critical for boosting innovation performance. We discuss how the peculiarities of the Brazilian context may shape these findings. Our article contributes to the knowledge management and innovation literature by demonstrating that the joint effects of bundles of knowledge governance mechanisms and contextual variables should be explored in order to understand their impact on organizational outcomes.

Referência: DÁVILA, G.; ANDREEVA, T.; VARVAKIS, G. Knowledge Management in Brazil: What Governance Mechanisms are Needed to Boost Innovation? Management and Organization Review, v.FV, p.1-30, 2019.

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