CAPES Research Fund Award 2008/2009 Management Research in Brazil
Sustaining the dissemination of knowledge in Brazil by supporting management research
Announcing the winners
Emerald and CAPES library consortia (A Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superioris) are offering a funding grant for a research project that will contribute to the development of management in Brazil. The funding grant of £2,500 (US $4,000 equivalent) is available for research that addresses the dissemination of knowledge for the social good with a specific focus towards the benefit of Brazil.
The judging panel have now completed their assessment of all submissions and Emerald and CAPES are happy to announce the results. A great number of high-quality submissions were received, making the decision of the judging panel an extremely difficult one. Ultimately the panel selected the following winning proposal:
"Idea competitions for new product development: low-income consumers as a source of innovation?"
Prof. Dr. Aguinaldo dos
Santos,
Federal University of Paraná,
Design & Sustainability
Research Center
with the following research team:
Aline Krämer,
PhD Candidate,
Technische Universität
München, TUM School of
Management
Prof. Dr. Frank-Martin Belz,
Technische Universität
München, TUM School of
Management
In conjunction with ten other researchers, the project proposes to develop 'Aguinaldo' household products from the needs of a low-income community. For this, the project had the participation of the people of Águas Claras, a town in the metropolitan region of Curitiba.
The most urgent demand detected by the researchers was the expansion of living space. As a workaround, two guidelines were suggested: better organization of space and the inclusion of multifunctional products; and using materials linked to the idea of self-sustainability.
The award ceremony took place during the celebrations of the ninth anniversary of the Portal de Periódicos da Capes. The award was presented by Vice President of Emerald for the Americas, David Butler, to Gheysa Prado, a student of Prof. Dr. Aguinaldo dos Santos, who commented, "We feel very good about receiving this award because it highlights the importance and recognition we have outside of the environment in which we are working."
Emerald and CAPES would like to thank all the many applicants for their research proposals. It is a shame that there can only be one winner.
More details are available on the CAPES website.
Contact
For further information, please contact:
Kieran Booluck
Author Relations Administrative Assistant
Emerald Group Publishing Limited
Howard House
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Bingley BD16 1WA
United Kingdom
Fax: +44 (0)1274 785200
E-mail: kbooluck@emeraldinsight.com
Key dates
- The closing date for applications was 1 June 2009
- Winners will be announced in September 2009