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| Mendonca, Maria Cristina Angelico de; Batalha, Mario Otavio; Santos, Antonio Carlos dos. |
| Tourism in rural space is a tourism modality which has lately been the focus of investitors and students. However there has been little spread of studies focusing such modality, featuring the characteristics of te industry to which it belongs, showing up-to-date discussions and world trends. So, this study, concerned as it is with it, has gathered information on such points and shows that, worldwidely, tourism in rural space is an alternative modality that arose in counter-position to mass tourism, has been seen as a solution to poorer regions and, because of this, has been the aim of many investitors and students. The industry to which it belongs features characteristics like the complementarity of the segments that make it up and due to this it demands a... |
| Tipo: Journal Article |
Palavras-chave: Tourism industry; Tourism in rural space; Rural sector; Community/Rural/Urban Development. |
| Ano: 2002 |
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/45270 |
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| Mendonca, Maria Cristina Angelico de; Batalha, Mario Otavio; Santos, Antonio Carlos dos. |
| This present paper aims to present a historical evolution of the tourism industry, focusing on the reflexes of the industrial management paradigms as well as those of some technological innovations on it, show its features emphasizing its differences in relation to other industry forms and reflect on its trends in Brazil, considering the participation of the rural segment. Through the historical evolution, one verifies that the movements of other forms of industry, as far as growth is concerned, technological innovations and changes in management patterns have reflected directly on tourism industry. There is a trend in formation of networks, as a managerial alternative to small and medium size companies, and it happens to adapt to the tourism industry’s... |
| Tipo: Journal Article |
Palavras-chave: Industry; Tourism; Rural sector.. |
| Ano: 2003 |
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/43559 |
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| Lucchese, Thelma; Batalha, Mario Otavio; Lambert, Jean Louis. |
| Detailed investigations about consumer food practices provide interesting information concerning the different manners consumers think about their own behaviors. Considering that consumers have objectives and different anxieties in terms of food that may result in distinct food models, this paper proposes a low-fat consumer typology. The main goal of this work was to better understand the profile of both consumer types (low-fat and non low fat consumers). A survey was applied about consumption frequency, reasons that lead to his/her acceptation or rejection of low fat products and their opinions about what it means to eat well. Recognizing an extensive data set of qualitative variables, multivariate statistical analyses was adopted. Moreover, a lexical... |
| Tipo: Journal Article |
Palavras-chave: Food practices; Typology for low fat consumers; Cultural influences.. |
| Ano: 2007 |
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/43819 |
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| Cesar, Aldara da Silva; Batalha, Mario Otavio; Pimenta, Marcio Lopes. |
| Food consumers are, in general, concerned with acquiring healthy food which does not pose risks to their health. These preferences are directly related to the way the economic agents organize themselves inside the food sector. In this context, the organic products’ share in the food market is rising considerably, mainly because they consist not only of a healthier product, but also because they contribute positively to the environment. Nevertheless, these characteristics are not immediately observed by the consumers, which makes the certification process an essential mechanism not in the transaction process but also in gaining the confidence of several markets. This article lists some advantages and disadvantages of the certification process raised in the... |
| Tipo: Journal Article |
Palavras-chave: Certification; Transaction costs; Organic products; Organic production; Agribusiness; Agricultural Finance; Industrial Organization. |
| Ano: 2008 |
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/61715 |
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| Mendonca, Maria Cristina Angelico de; Batalha, Mario Otavio; Santos, Antonio Carlos dos. |
| Tourism in rural space is a tourism modality which has lately been the focus of investors and students. However there has been little spread of studies focusing such modality, featuring the characteristics of the industry to which it belongs, showing up-to-date discussions and world trends. So, this study, concerned as it is with it, has gathered information on such points and shows that, world-widely, tourism in rural space is an alternative modality that arose in counter-position to mass tourism, has been seen as a solution to poorer regions and, because of this, has been the aim of many investors and students. The industry to which it belongs features characteristics like the complementarity of the segments that make it up and due to this it demands a... |
| Tipo: Journal Article |
Palavras-chave: Tourism industry; Tourism in rural space; Rural sector; Indústria do turismo; Turismo no espaço rural; Setor rural; Environmental Economics and Policy; International Relations/Trade. |
| Ano: 2002 |
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/101920 |
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| Batalha, Mario Otavio; Chaves, Gisele de Lorena Diniz; Souza Filho, Hildo Meirelles de. |
| Few researches in Brazil have undertaken the issue of quantification and qualification of public expenditure in S&T and Innovation devoted to agriculture and livestock. This paper presents an innovative evaluation and provides inedited information for public and private decision makers. Expenditure undertook by 48 Brazilian research organizations was evaluated. This set of organizations comprised the universe of federal and state institutes and agencies, as well as some other non-profit organizations, which gave support to research in agriculture and livestock. The results showed that the role played by Embrapa is of primary importance to the National System of Agricultural Research. Some deficiencies and barriers to scientific and technological... |
| Tipo: Journal Article |
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness; Technological innovation; Technology.; Agribusiness; Q; Q16.. |
| Ano: 2009 |
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/60817 |
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