ABSTRACT The moderating force that institutional pressures can exert on the relationship between eco-innovation and performance has received little attention. In In this context, the present study aims to investigate the relationship between eco-innovation and environmental and financial performance, as well as the moderating role of institutional mimetic pressure in this relationship. We surveyed 175 brazilian companies from the organic production sector. For the analysis, we used Structural Equation Modeling to verify the relationship between the variables. The main results point to (i) a positive relationship between eco-innovation and environmental performance; (ii) the relationship between eco-innovation and financial performance does not occurs directly, but indirectly, due to environmental performance; and (iii) mimetic pressure attenuates the influence of eco-innovation on environmental and financial performance. This finding had not yet been verified in the literature on innovation, an unprecedented contribution of this work. Therefore, business managers can use the findings to implement innovation management systems under eco-innovative perspectives to produce goods with less environmental impact.

Resumo Objetivo Fornecer uma perspectiva mais ampla de como a institucionalização da cooperação (rede) por meio das práticas de trabalho de atores locais pode gerar impacto social positivo e reduzir a vulnerabilidade social. Metodologia Analisamos a experiência de muitos atores locais, na região amazônica brasileira, que cooperam na extração e processamento da castanha-do-pará até a formação de uma rede colaborativa. Foram realizadas entrevistas e ficamos imersos no campo. Além disso, utilizamos documentos secundários. Resultados A cooperação em rede em torno da extração e processamento da castanha-do-pará se desdobra em fases sequenciais ao longo de projetos colaborativos e ajuda a reduzir a vulnerabilidade social. Contribuições Descobrimos uma relação hierárquica entre os tipos de trabalho institucional para institucionalizar a cooperação e destacamos que alguns tipos de trabalho institucional podem desenvolver diferentes condições para o estabelecimento de redes de negócio.

Abstract Purpose To provide a broader perspective on how the institutionalization of cooperation (in a network) through the work practices of local actors can generate a positive social impact and reduce social vulnerability Design/methodology/approach We analyzed the experience of many local actors in the Brazilian Amazon region, who cooperate in the extraction and processing of Brazil nuts, up to the formation of a collaborative network. Interviews were conducted and we became immersed in the field. In addition, we used secondary documents Findings The network cooperation around the extraction and processing of Brazil nuts unfolds over sequential phases throughout collaborative projects that help to reduce social vulnerability. Originality/value We discovered a hierarchical relationship between the types of institutional work carried out to institutionalize cooperation and we highlighted that some types of institutional work can develop different conditions for the establishment of business networks.

O artigo relata uma pesquisa empírica desenvolvida, numa perspectiva psicossocial, numa biblioteca universitária. Objetivou explorar como a variabilidade do comprometimento dos empregados no trabalho estava sustentado em aspectos da estrutura da organização e do comportamento organizacional (motivação, valores organizacionais, satisfação, significado do trabalho). Desenvolveu-se a pesquisa durante o primeiro trimestre do ano de 2002, quando aplicaram-se diversas técnicas de coleta de dados (análise documental, observação, entrevista e aplicação de questionários estruturados) e, por conseqüência, várias técnicas de análise de dados entre as quais técnicas quantitativas (por exemplo, correlações). Encontraram-se que dificuldades motivacionais, insatisfações salariais e com promoções, cultura organizacional frágil, diversidade de vínculos empregatícios e ausência de um plano de carreira atualizado não permitiam as atitudes comprometidas se concretizarem no comportamento organizacional dos participantes das amostras de estudo. Ações de gestão, como a institucionalização de espaços de participação e investimento na gerência média, podem ajudar a superar os problemas identificados.

An empirical research was developed under the psychosocial approach in a system of university libraries. Its objective was to explore how the variability of work commitment depended on aspects of organizational structure and organizational behavior (motivation, organizational values, satisfaction, work meaning). The data was collected during the first quarter of 2002, using techniques such as document analysis, observation, interview and structured questionnaires, leading to varied strategies of data analysis among which were quantitative techniques as, for example, correlation. The results showed that motivational difficulties, dissatisfactions about wages and promotions, weak organizational culture, diversity of employment contracts, and absence of career plan did not permit that attitudes of commitment were converted into organizational behavior by the participants of the study. Management actions, as the institutionalization of participation and investments on intermediary management may help to overcome the identified problems.