Universidade do Vale do Itajaí

Frugal geeks: how founder knowledge boosts performance through bricolage and innovation

Purpose This study explores the relationship between founder’s knowledge on information and communication technology (ICT) and startup performance through frugal innovation (FI) and entrepreneurial bricolage (EB) in the product/service development strategy by using the lens of th...

Influence of fluoxetine on the gastric healing process: experimental evidence of sexual dimorphism

Previous studies have demonstrated that fluoxetine, a selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor, exerts gastroprotective effects in models of acute gastric ulceration. However, its ability to promote the healing of established gastric ulcers remains unclear. This study investigated...

Multidrug-Resistant Bacteria in South Atlantic Cetaceans over a Decade of Surveillance

This decade-long surveillance study (2016–2025) investigates the acquisition of multidrug-resistant (MDR) bacteria in South Atlantic cetaceans to evaluate how ecological niches modulate exposure to biological pollution. Analyzing clinical isolates from stranded cetacean carcasses...

Dynamic Capabilities May Not Be Efficient: A Multiyear Econometric Analysis of Multiple Performance Dimensions Shows the Robust Absence of Systematic Relationships

Although dynamic capabilities (DCs) theoretically constitute the evolution of a firm’s capabilities, the research tends to examine this phenomenon from a static perspective. This paper presents a methodology for capturing dynamic capabilities to understand their longitudinal effe...