This study analyzes the characteristics of publications on sustainability topics and education for sustainability in the Web of Science (WOS) database during the period ranging from 2005 to 2014. We identified the topics that are being studied within those subjects and other relevant topics. We also analyzed a special edition of the Journal of Cleaner Production on “Higher Education for Sustainable Development: Emerging areas,” published in January, 2014. Our approach was both qualitative and quantitative and aimed at qualifying and quantifying certain variables related to the scientific literature on the broad subject of sustainability. The number of published pieces in the WOS focusing on sustainability issues during the period from 2005 to 2014 was 5,924. In our analysis of the special edition of the Journal of Cleaner Production, we found and analyzed 17 abstracts and full papers. The main results of our survey highlight the education, educational research, environmental sciences, ecology, and engineering areas as including the greatest number of publications. Articles, as opposed to conference proceedings or reviews, accounted for 63% of the published documents, and the year 2013 showed the largest number of publications. Huisingh, Suciu, Katane, and Barth are the most published authors on these topics. Furthermore, management, environmental studies, ecology, and environmental sciences are the “hot topics” with the best search results, meaning articles of impact and high quality. Finally, it should be emphasized that publications on the subject of sustainability appear most often in the sciences.

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A importancia de atividades praticaspara o ensino de gestão e empreendedorismo um estudo de caso The importance of practical activities for teaching management and entrepreneurship a case study

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Purpose: The purpose of this study is to understand how inter-organizational relationships can contribute to innovation in service firms, by identifying practices used in a given alliance or dyad. Originality/value: Literature development on inter-organizational relationships and innovation confirms that this debate has become relevant in management studies. However, given the variety of drivers in this process, we identified the need for an in-depth understanding of the role of inter-organizational relations in innovation, a gap that this study sought to fill. Much of the knowledge on innovation management stems from the understanding of manufacturing industries, requiring a greater understanding of the management process, strategy and practices in the service industry. Based on this, this study offers theoretical and managerial contributions. Design/methodology/approach: We carried out a single case study, through an exploratory qualitative approach, with a focus on a strategic alliance between a startup and a traditional bank in the Brazilian financial industry. Findings: Motivations for engaging in an alliance, selection of partners, practices adopted for sharing complementary resources, including knowledge, collaboration and learning were identified in the case under analysis as factors that favored both the creation of an environment of innovation and the innovation results for both companies.