https://tede.unioeste.br/handle/tede/516 Sat, 10 Oct 2026 06:48:44 GMT 2026-10-10T06:48:44Z https://tede.unioeste.br/handle/tede/8659 Title: Reconfiguração estratégica dos meios de pagamento frente à regularização das apostas esportivas no Brasil Autor: Bertocchi, Michele Primeiro orientador: Ribeiro, Ivano Abstract: The formal regulation of sports betting in Brazil has reconfigured the payments and financial services ecosystem, positioning intermediaries at the center of market governance, traceability, and enforcement. Although Institutional Theory explains how coercive, normative, and mimetic pressures shape organizations in regulated fields, studies examining how these pressures are converted into strategic responses remain limited, particularly in markets mediated by financial infrastructure. This study analyzes which institutional mechanisms shape the strategic responses of organizations in this ecosystem in the context of sports betting regulation in Brazil. A qualitative, exploratory, and descriptive approach was adopted through a multiple-case study. Fifteen semi-structured interviews were conducted with managers from 13 organizations, subsequently transcribed and subjected to content analysis with the support of MAXQDA, including within-case and cross-case analyses. The results show that regulation intensified institutional pressures, especially coercive pressures, but its effects were not linear and were mediated by managerial interpretations of regulatory, reputational, and operational risks. Strategic responses included strengthened compliance practices, expanded monitoring, technological investments, partnership reconfiguration, greater commercial selectivity, and reassessment of risk appetite. The study contributes by demonstrating that managerial interpretation is a key mechanism in converting institutional pressures into strategic decisions, expanding the understanding of Institutional Theory in contexts of financial infrastructure and intensive regulation. Publisher: Universidade Estadual do Oeste do Paraná Tipo do documento: Dissertação Thu, 16 Apr 2026 00:00:00 GMT https://tede.unioeste.br/handle/tede/8659 2026-04-16T00:00:00Z https://tede.unioeste.br/handle/tede/8635 Title: Governança Corporativa e Estruturas de Controle e Risco no Desempenho das Instituições Financeiras Autor: Falconi, Tamara Gonçalves Primeiro orientador: Mello, Gilmar Ribeiro de Abstract: Corporate governance in financial institutions has been discussed in light of environments marked by information asymmetry, regulatory pressure, and risk exposure, in which control and monitoring structures may affect funding decisions, the granting of resources, and outcomes. Grounded in Agency Theory and Stakeholder Theory, this dissertation aims to analyze the influence of corporate governance on funding costs, credit granting conditions, and the financial performance of financial institutions in BRICS countries. The study is organized in the format of three quantitative articles and uses panel data from listed financial institutions, extracted from the Refinitiv Eikon® database, covering the period from 2020 to 2024, including Brazil, Russia, India, China, South Africa, Saudi Arabia, Egypt, the United Arab Emirates, and Indonesia. The analyses were conducted using the Stata® software, through panel data regressions for aggregated models and country-level models. The results indicate that the governance pillar and board independence do not present homogeneous effects across countries and across the three dimensions analyzed, with different signs and levels of statistical significance observed for funding costs, debt financing, and financial performance, which reinforces the dependence on the institutional and regulatory context. It is concluded that corporate governance is related to financial performance and financial decisions in a manner conditioned by the institutional and regulatory characteristics of each country. As a theoretical contribution, the study expands the understanding of the relationship between corporate governance and financial performance in financial institutions by demonstrating that such associations are not homogeneous across countries and depend on the institutional context. As a practical contribution, the findings provide support for boards of directors, managers, and policymakers in defining corporate governance structures and practices more aligned with national characteristics and with the objectives of stability and efficiency of the financial system. At the social level, the study is linked to the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) by evidencing how the relationships between corporate governance, funding costs, credit granting, and financial performance dialogue with the expansion of access to financial services, institutional strengthening, and the promotion of more transparent and responsible decision-making structures in the financial sector in emerging economies. The originality of the study consists of the integrated approach to three dimensions: funding costs, credit granting, and financial performance, in the context of BRICS, offering recent comparative evidence in a field still marked by fragmented results. Publisher: Universidade Estadual do Oeste do Paraná Tipo do documento: Dissertação Mon, 30 Mar 2026 00:00:00 GMT https://tede.unioeste.br/handle/tede/8635 2026-03-30T00:00:00Z https://tede.unioeste.br/handle/tede/8534 Title: Intermediação e compartilhamento de conhecimento para sustentabilidade em cadeias de suprimentos: evidências de uma rede de concessionárias de máquinas agrícolas Autor: Guilherme, Bruna Nunes Primeiro orientador: Santos, Manoela Silveira dos Abstract: In a context increasingly marked by institutional pressures and stakeholder demands regarding sustainability, knowledge sharing along supply chains emerges as a strategic element for disseminating sustainable practices. This research analyzed the role of the Máquinas & Cia Group as an intermediary agent in the flow of knowledge about sustainability between a global manufacturer and local suppliers in an agricultural machinery supply chain in Paraná. The research adopted a qualitative approach, with data collection through Likert scale questionnaires applied to suppliers and semi-structured interviews with managers, complemented by documentary research. The results revealed a critical duality in the knowledge flow: while the relationship between the manufacturer and the dealership is highly structured, supported by KPIs, periodic audits, and formal mechanisms such as Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs), the relationship between the dealership and local suppliers operates predominantly informally, with dependence on unsystematized digital channels. The Máquinas & Cia Group demonstrated a high absorptive capacity, internalizing the manufacturer's guidelines and converting them into concrete operational improvements, while simultaneously acting as a "transcoder," adapting global requirements to the local reality. The coexistence of certified and non-certified suppliers proved to be a determining factor in the intensity of knowledge sharing: the former showed greater alignment with sustainable practices, while the latter exhibited greater viscosity in the flow of knowledge, characterized by cognitive barriers and a lack of structured bidirectional feedback. Five dimensions of limitations were identified that compromise the group's effectiveness as an intermediary agent: organizational, operational, communicational, educational, and relational, with the cognitive barrier—suppliers being unaware of their own socio-environmental certifications—being the most prominent. Based on the findings, practical recommendations were proposed aimed at formalizing communication processes, actively training suppliers, and institutionalizing bidirectional feedback loops, with a view to transforming suppliers from passive recipients into co-producers of sustainable knowledge. This study contributes both academically, by advancing the understanding of the role of intermediary links in global supply chains, and managerially, by offering a roadmap for intervention applicable to the context of agribusiness in Paraná. Publisher: Universidade Estadual do Oeste do Paraná Tipo do documento: Dissertação Fri, 17 Apr 2026 00:00:00 GMT https://tede.unioeste.br/handle/tede/8534 2026-04-17T00:00:00Z https://tede.unioeste.br/handle/tede/8533 Title: Práticas sociais de acolhimento e integração de imigrantes no município de Toledo (PR), com ênfase na dimensão social da sustentabilidade. Autor: Ribeiro, Carla Rech Primeiro orientador: Silveira, Aline Dario Abstract: The growth of migratory flows in Brazil has highlighted the importance of understanding how the processes of social inclusion of migrants develop in medium-sized municipalities. In this context, the municipality of Toledo (PR) is a relevant field of investigation, given the increased presence of immigrants and the mobilization of different social actors in actions aimed at their inclusion. This dissertation aimed to investigate how social practices of welcoming and integrating immigrants develop in the municipality of Toledo (PR), with an emphasis on the social dimension of sustainability. The research adopted an interpretative perspective, with a qualitative approach, of an applied nature and of an exploratory and descriptive character, using the case study as a methodological procedure. The analysis was guided by the Theory of Social Practice and by the analytical categories of guarantee of rights and regularization of documentation, socioeconomic inclusion, access to public services, non- discrimination and social recognition, and linguistic and cultural mediation, in order to support the examination of how values, meanings and daily actions structure the local dynamics of social inclusion. The data were obtained through semi-structured interviews, participant observation, and document analysis. The interviews were examined using content analysis, while the other materials were organized through a descriptive-analytical systematization of the identified practices. The results allowed for the systematization of social practices related to the reception and integration of immigrants, highlighting gaps and potential that contribute to social sustainability and can support the formulation and improvement of public policies in the local context. As a technical-technological product, a booklet was developed to organize and disseminate these practices, expanding the reach of the results among institutions and communities involved with migration issues. Publisher: Universidade Estadual do Oeste do Paraná Tipo do documento: Dissertação Fri, 13 Mar 2026 00:00:00 GMT https://tede.unioeste.br/handle/tede/8533 2026-03-13T00:00:00Z