Vinicius Picanço Rodrigues

• PhD
• Professor (Assistant) at Insper

The governments' isolation measures to contain the transmission of COVID-19 imposed a dilemma for the people at the bottom of the pyramid. Since these people have very unreliable sources of income, a dilemma arises: they must either work under risky conditions or refrain from work and suffer from income cuts. Emergency donations of food and cleanin...

The electrical and electronic equipment (EEE) industry requires a Circular Economy (CE) transition, and decision-makers need support to deal with the complexities of such change. The goal of this research is: (1) providing an SD-based conceptual model for CE systems that clarifies their potential for decelerated flow of resources; (2) providing a s...

In the last decade, business models for sustainability have gained increasing attraction by corporate sustainability scholars with international conferences and scientific journals encouraging the development of the debate on their design, use and innovation processes. Capitalizing on the basic principles, requirements, and methodological limitatio...

Renewable Energy Systems (RES) have been proposed as an effective solution for sustainable development. However, the impact of municipal contextual conditions on the development of RES is still unclear. One of the literature gaps is the lack of understanding of whether the balanced development of economic, social, and environmental aspects of susta...

The lack of quantitative mechanisms aimed at evaluating the potential business benefits of ecodesign prior to implementation is a major barrier to wider adoption in manufacturing companies. Ecodesign is defined as the consistent integration of environmental aspects into product development processes. Within this frame, there is a need to understand...

Purpose Punctuality has become a critical customer satisfaction feature in attended home deliveries (AHDs). Since much of a customer’s satisfaction is built upon expectations, the purchase context plays a key role, particularly in the face of recurrent or sporadic events. This study has two purposes. First, we investigate the effect of punctuality...

This paper aims to investigate delegation decisions in supply chains, exploring the metaphor that consumers who make environmentally and socially responsible choices are equivalent to voters in an election. We rely on the principles of agency theory to shed light on fundamental challenges that shape our ability to transform supply chains. This pape...

Purpose This paper aims to investigate delegation decisions in supply chains, exploring the metaphor that consumers who make environmentally and socially responsible choices are equivalent to voters in an election. Design/methodology/approach This theoretical paper relies on the principles of agency theory to shed light on fundamental challenges t...

Food production and consumption systems are at the center of the sustainability debate. The alternative meat sector is emerging as a promising response to food production and consumption’s overwhelming environmental and social impacts, such as high carbon emissions, biodiversity destruction, pollution, food insecurity, and animal suffering. This ch...

Fresh food supply chains (FFSC) are pivotal in food and agricultural systems, with effective management crucial for addressing hunger and poverty globally and contributing to various Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Increasing consumer demand for safer, eco-friendly, and sustainably produced fresh products has highlighted the importance of sus...

A growing number of emerging Industry 4.0 technologies are claimed to be one of the most important enablers of the sought-after transition to the Circular Economy (CE). The technological aspects are of crucial importance for the establishment of CE as a solid paradigm. On the one hand, Industry 4.0 technologies can improve existing operations – thu...

The environment significantly influences individuals’ food choices. Vulnerable urban areas, such as favelas, can have a decisive impact on discouraging the consumption of fresh, nutritionally rich foods. This issue is exacerbated by the urban infrastructure required to deliver fresh foods to these locations. Therefore, it is essential to understand...

Resumo O ambiente influência nas escolhas alimentares dos indivíduos. Áreas urbanas vulneráveis, como favelas, podem ter um efeito decisivo em desestimular o consumo de alimentos frescos, com alto poder nutritivo. Essa questão é ampliada pela infraestrutura urbana necessária para que os alimentos frescos cheguem a esses locais. Assim, é essencial e...

Paper aims: Map the life cycle of metal packaging, investigate the barriers and enablers to the adoption of circular practices in the steel packaging sector in Brazil.subject of study: Consist of adoption of a circular model of production and consumption, in which post-consumer raw materials are reintegrated into their respective value chains.Resea...

Social media has become a one-stop shop for consuming news and expressing political views. Politics has become increasingly emotional, and the ensuing polarization has created echo chambers that favor narratives and stories that repeat only one point of view. In this article, we investigated the role of political activity through Twitter (now ‘X’)...

**** FREE ACCESS - https://rdcu.be/dxX2S **** The overarching paradigm of circular economy has fundamentally challenged the established, linear supply chains across several industries and geographies. While this new paradigm has been increasingly driving transitions toward circular supply chains, its social potential and implications have not earn...

The textile sector is considered one of the most polluting sectors of society. In order to generate a transformation in value-added products from the textile production chain, the educational sector plays a strategic role. This paper validates theoretical propositions about teaching good practices in sustainability and circular economy. The theoret...

Business model innovation can be a key driver to realizing the transformation needed to achieve the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). At the same time, the SDGs can support organizations as they identify and tackle opportunities for business model innovation. This study uses a constructive research method to build a managerial ap...

Animal agriculture and the meat industry raise serious concerns regarding environmental, social, and animal welfare issues. The alternative protein industry has progressed globally, driven by circular economy practices, but the innovations in this industry need to be understood for further advances in circularization. This study examines the key en...

Public policies, incentives, and infrastructure are top-down instruments that can align stakeholders' roles and expectations for Circular Economy (CE) transitions, but it is crucial to analyse the possible effects of such instruments before implementation. This research investigates the Brazilian Industrial Agreement for Electrical and Electronic E...

This article is a perspective paper that provides a critical assessment of ESG's governance pillar. Specifically, we reflect on the implications of considering “governance” from a broader perspective, which combines corporate governance and the analysis of the governance mechanisms used by firms in the search for greater sustainability. We argue th...

Different organizational arrangements have supported the adoption of sustainable-oriented innovations (SOIs) in the agri-food industry. However, despite the promises of SOIs, diffusion has been slow. We claim that the gap between the creation and diffusion of SOIs is due to the neglect of the governance dimension of sustainable agri-food value chai...

Populations living in favelas are facing even more vulnerabilities with the sudden escalation of the COVID-19 pandemic, as social distancing is challenging in such settings. Furthermore, these populations typically lack proper sanitation and hygiene conditions, which are requirements to adequately control the outbreak. This paper proposes the use o...

Populations living in favelas are facing even more vulnerabilities with the sudden escalation of the COVID-19 pandemic, as social distancing is challenging in such settings. Furthermore, these populations typically lack proper sanitation and hygiene conditions, which are requirements to adequately control the outbreak. This paper proposes the use o...

This study has two purposes. First, we assessed the reliability and factor structure of the English-language version of the Entrepreneurial Behavior Scale. Second, we measured its convergent validity. We used two data sets from previous studies exploring entrepreneurial behavior among public school teachers in the United States. Data set #1 consist...

Adequate software selection among available alternatives in the market is considered one of the most critical factors for successful software implementation. Identifying the commercial software that could better support a company's business processes is a demanding effort. Current software selection methods do not always take advantage of the knowl...

This study attempted to identify the predictors of entrepreneurial behavior by assessing a series of variables that included teamwork skills and demographic variables, and to explore teachers' experiences with teamwork. A sample of 367 K-12 public school teachers completed the survey. The findings indicated that teamwork predicts entrepreneurial be...

Business model innovation can be a key element for realizing the transformation needed to accomplish the Sustainable Development Goals. However, literature on Sustainable Business Models still lacks quantitative-oriented approaches and tools supporting the implementation and assessment of business model innovations for sustainability. This study pr...

The design of business models for sustainability has gained increased attention recently. A common understanding of the principles and requirements for the development sustainability-oriented business model is sought. Literature has endeavoured into a profound analysis of design tools for business models. Results show methodological gaps that could...

With data from 311 K-12 public school teachers working in the United States, we tested a predictive model of entrepreneurial behaviour that included demographic characteristics and career adaptability, and identified differences between highly and minimally entrepreneurial teachers on how and why they adapt their teaching practices. Statistical ana...

This study aimed at investigating the influence of creative thinking on teachers' entrepreneurial behavior and the demographic characteristics correlated with teachers' entrepreneurial behavior. Participants were 344 U.S. public school teachers. The mean age was 42.1 (SD = 11.5) and the mean years of teaching experience was 14.6 (SD = 10). Female t...

The business benefits attained from ecodesign programs in manufacturing companies have been regularly documented by several studies from both the academic and corporate spheres. However, there are still significant challenges for adopting ecodesign, especially regarding the evaluation of these potential business benefits prior to the actual ecodesi...

With the growth in the machinery and agricultural implements sector the importance of the area of Product Development Process (PDP) has expanded significantly in the last decades. The surge is due to increased competition among manufacturers, thus requiring high quality products with greater efficiency in their production processes. In addition, th...

This study aimed to: (1) assess the unique contributions of self-efficacy to entrepreneurial behavior among teachers; (2) identify the best instrument(s) to measure such contributions by testing a domain specific instrument (teacher self-efficacy) vs. a general (occupational self-efficacy) one; (3) identify the demographic characteristics associate...

Many potential business benefits have been widely associated with the implementation of PSS. Still, several significant challenges for transitioning to PSS persist, especially in regards to materializing the business benefits. To tackle such difficulty, this paper suggests a theory-driven concept of a business case for PSS implementation and manage...

This study analyzes a routing and scheduling problem of cabotage oil ships motivated by the actual operation of an oil company along the Brazilian coast. Maritime transportation costs from offshore platforms to coastal terminals are an important issue in the search for operational excellence in the oil industry, and the prospects for growth in oil...

Several potential business benefits obtained from ecodesign are consistently reported by academic studies and companies. These benefits comprise increased innovation potential, development of new markets and business models, reduction in risks and costs, improvement of organizational brand, among others. However, there are still significant challen...

Manufatura aditiva compreende uma classe de processos de produção com aplicação crescente em diversas áreas e cadeias produtivas. Devido à flexibilidade para a produção em baixos lotes e versatilidade de materiais e geometrias, essa tecnologia é tida como capaz de revolucionar processos produtivos e de alterar estratégias de produção atualmente emp...

This exploratory study has two goals: exploring the relationship between entrepreneurial behavior and job satisfaction among teachers, and identifying the demographic characteristics associated with both variables. Using a snowball technique, a sample of 385 K-12 Brazilian teachers from public and private schools responded to the survey. Statistica...

In this article, we present our findings regarding promoting group drawing activities in order to facilitate the learning of systemic aspects of projects. We discuss the approach we used to engage the students and foster learning in our classes. We used group drawing activities in two project management undergraduate courses. The courses, which inv...

Ecodesign plays an important role in manufacturing companies’ quest for improved sustainability performance. However, many ecodesign efforts are geared towards tackling single-issue discrete improvements, in contrast to operationalizing, measuring and acting upon the consistent improvement of ecodesign implementation and management. To enable a sys...

This paper examines a ship routing problem with pickup and delivery and time windows for maritime oil transportation, motivated by the production and logistics activities of an oil company operating in the Brazilian coast. The transportation costs from offshore platforms to coastal terminals are an important issue in the search for operational exce...

Developing products with improved environmental performance is regarded as a crucial component of companies’ commitment towards sustainable development. The potential benefits derived from ecodesign are constantly highlighted in the literature, and go beyond the pure environmental dimension. However, the primary focus has been positioned on evaluat...

A manufatura aditiva tem sido apontada como a tecnologia capaz de revolucionar os processos produtivos das empresas e de alterar as estratégias de produção atualmente empregadas. No entanto, hoje a manufatura aditiva ainda é essencialmente utilizada na produção de protótipos, em que se requer alta flexibilidade e baixos custos de ferramental especí...

A gestão do ciclo de vida de produtos (do inglês Product Lifecycle Management-PLM) visa a configuração otimizada dos processos de negócio relacionados com os produtos. Dentro deste contexto, um especial destaque neste trabalho é dado para o PLM como ferramenta para aumentar a produtividade da engenharia nas empresas. Dessa forma, torna-se crucial e...

Using a mechanical analog of a solid we have demonstrated the Ohm's law showing the proportionality between the flux of current and the applied field. Introducing a vibrating motion into the device, the temperature effect was simulated showing the variation of the analog of conductivity with temperature for a normal conductor. The model is convenie...

Condutividade elétrica é um dos conceitos mais importantes dentro dos aspectos da física moderna com grande extensão à ciência dos materiais. Ela é responsável por grande parte das aplicações de materiais metálicos e semicondutores. O entendimento de modelos microscópicos que reproduzem certas características, é um passo importante para o entendime...