Resumo: A gestão de riscos tem relação tanto com o ambiente externo quanto com o interno das organizações. Assim, a mentalidade de riscos habilita a identificar e minimizar os efeitos negativos, maximizando as oportunidades e potencialidades do negócio. O objetivo deste estudo é identificar como a inserção de requisitos de gestão de risco nas normas ISO 9001 e 14001 pode contribuir para difundir a mentalidade de risco nas organizações. Foram entrevistados 11 auditores e consultores, com experiência e formação na área, que estivessem atuando em empresas certificadas no estado do Espírito Santo. Para analisar os dados, foi utilizada a técnica de análise de conteúdo de modo a identificar categorias temáticas e relacionar os dados com a literatura. Os resultados apontam que as empresas certificadas passarão por um processo de incorporação dos requisitos de gestão de riscos que pode ser catalisado por aspectos ambientais: tamanho e natureza da empresa, barreiras à gestão de riscos, profissionalização e padronização dos processos e influência do cliente. Conclui-se que empresas com estrutura mais complexas, de natureza dinâmica e mais sujeitas a rupturas, a integração da gestão de riscos na estratégia de negócio representava um valor, e empresas menores em mercados estáveis representa um custo para atender aos requisitos da norma.

Abstract: Risk management is related to both the external and the internal environments of organizations. Thus, the risk mentality enables the identification and minimization of negative effects, maximizing the opportunities and potential of the business. The aim of this paper is identify how the insertion of risk management requirements in ISO 9001 and 14001standards may contribute to spreading the risk mentality in organizations. We interviewed 11 auditors and consultants, with experience and training in the area, who were working in certified companies in the brazilian state of Espírito Santo. To analyze the data, the technique of content analysis was used to identify thematic categories and to relate the data to the literature. The results indicate that the certified companies have undergone a process of incorporation of risk management requirements that can be catalyzed by environmental aspects: size and nature of the company, barriers to risk management, professionalization and standardization of processes and client influence. We conclude that for companies with more complex structure, dynamic and more subject to ruptures, the integration of risk management in the business strategy represented a value, and for smaller companies in stable markets represents a cost to meet the requirements of the standard.

Abstract Public sector managers and researchers have emphasized the importance of performance measurement. Nevertheless, few theoretical and empirical studies are found in Brazilian Judiciary Courts’ literature. In order to empirically identify which variables (IT investments, own or outsourced human capital) are more relevant for improving productivity, the current research proposes a model using secondary data extracted from the Justiça em Números (Justice in Numbers) report, using structural equation modeling for the analysis. The results suggest that: (a) all variables are relevant for improving productivity in Brazilian Courts, confirming our first three theoretical hypotheses; and (b) own human capital has a greater impact on productivity than outsourced, confirming the fourth. For those who are responsible for reforms, this finding indicates that IT is not the most important investment. However a question remains: Seen as a cure for almost all problems in the public sector, is it possible to improve performance without hard IT investments? For future research there are some additional questions: Why is own human capital more relevant than outsourced? Which variables should be included in the model for improving the general significance? The answers can help improve Brazilian court productivity.