TECHNOLOGICAL CAPABILITY AND PERCEPTION OF ENVIRONMENTAL UNCERTAINTY (ONE-MULDIMENSIONAL) OF UNDERGRADUATE STUDENTS TAKING MANAGEMENT COURSES

Authors

  • Elvis Silveira-Martins Professor: UFPel - Universidade Federal de Pelotas – RS- Brasil. End: Av. Juscelino K. de Oliveira, 3231 - ap. 201- bairro areal - CEP: 96.080-000 - Pelotas/RS. http://orcid.org/0000-0002-3189-3767
  • Deosir Flavio Lobo de Castro Junior Professor Titular IFSC - Instituto Federal de Santa Catarina End: R. 14 de Julho, 150 – Enseada dos Marinheiros - Coqueiros –Florianópolis/SC - CEP: 88075-010. http://orcid.org/0000-0002-0883-1031
  • Márcio Nakayama Miura Professor: UNIOESTE - Universidade Estadual do Oeste do Paraná End: Rua Universitária, n° 2069. Jardim Universitário. Cascavel – PR - CEP: 85819-110. http://orcid.org/0000-0003-1188-1889
  • Jean Carlos de Abreu Professor no Centro Universitário da Estácio. http://orcid.org/0000-0001-7437-8071

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.14210/alcance.v28n1(Jan/Abr).p20-32

Keywords:

Technological capability. Environmental uncertainties. Capability. Strategy. University.

Abstract

Technological Capability (TC) has been exploited by decision makers of different organizations as a driver of strategies, due to Environmental Uncertainties (EU). This study aims to correlate the TC with the perception of EU, both one-dimensional and multidimensional, to determine the strategy and its congruence with environmental perception. A survey was carried out using quantitative research. The sample was comprised of 123 undergraduate students of the business courses of a public federal university. The data collection was carried out in loco, using a structured questionnaire. The data were analyzed using the Kolmogorov-Smirnov test and Spearman's correlation, developed in the software program PASW Statistics. The results indicate that TC has a one-dimensional and multidimensional positive and significant association with the perception of EU, as well as being in keeping with what the seminal theory advocates. Likewise, it was found that strategies focused on the use of information technology add more information and, consequently, a better understanding of factors and events that can threaten the organization (EU), which are generated by dynamic and complex scenarios.

Author Biographies

Elvis Silveira-Martins, Professor: UFPel - Universidade Federal de Pelotas – RS- Brasil. End: Av. Juscelino K. de Oliveira, 3231 - ap. 201- bairro areal - CEP: 96.080-000 - Pelotas/RS.

Doutor em Administração e Turismo pela Universidade do Vale do Itajaí - Brasil. Professor permanente do PROFIAP - Programa de Mestrado Profissional da Universidade Federal de Pelotas – RS. Professor permanente do PPGDTSA - Programa de Mestrado Acadêmico da Universidade Federal de Pelotas – RS. Editor Chefe Revista Eletrônica de Administração e Turismo - ReAT ISSN 2316-5812 (online) – Qualis B3.

Deosir Flavio Lobo de Castro Junior, Professor Titular IFSC - Instituto Federal de Santa Catarina End: R. 14 de Julho, 150 – Enseada dos Marinheiros - Coqueiros –Florianópolis/SC - CEP: 88075-010.

Doutor em Administração e Turismo pela Universidade do Vale do Itajaí - Brasil. Pós-Doutor Kent State University - Ohio - USA Editor Chefe: Revista eletrônica Ciências da Administração e Turismo – ReCAT - ISSN: 2448-0126. Novo Qualis B3.

Márcio Nakayama Miura, Professor: UNIOESTE - Universidade Estadual do Oeste do Paraná End: Rua Universitária, n° 2069. Jardim Universitário. Cascavel – PR - CEP: 85819-110.

Pós-Doutorado - Universidade Estadual de Maringá, UEM, Brasil. Doutor em Administração e Turismo pela Universidade do Vale do Itajaí - Brasil. Professor permanente do PPGADM - Programa de Mestrado Profissional em Administração da Universidade Estadual do Oeste do Paraná. Editor Chefe: Revista Eletrônica Científica do CRA-PR - RECC- ISSN: 2358-7083. Qualis B3.

Jean Carlos de Abreu, Professor no Centro Universitário da Estácio.

Doutorando em Ciências Empresariais - Unigrendal. Pós-graduado em gestão de projetos pela Fundação Getulio Vargas, MBA executivo pela Universidade da Califórnia em Irvine - UCI. Graduado em Administração de Empresas pelo Centro Universitário Estácio. Diretor técnico e gerente de projetos do PROCEL Software. Sócio fundador da COMPUPACK Consultoria em T.I. Diretor executivo da SISPACK Sistemas de App.

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Published

2020-12-29

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Vol. 28 No. 1(Jan/Abr) (2021)

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