First Issue Management and Connections Journal

Dear Readers,

Management & Connections Journal (REGEC) has just published its first issue.

We invite you to review the Table of Contents here and then visit our web site to review articles and items of interest.

The issue has 8 articles:

1. Evolution of Conceptions of Science Policy, Technology and Innovation and institutional models in Uruguay, by Amilcar Garcia Davyt

2.Solidarity Economy (ies) and Public Policies in Brazil, by Alicia Ferreira Gonçalves

3.Applying Foresight and Competitive Intelligence on a R&D Enterprise Center through an Observatory of Trends: challenges and benefits, by Viviane Antunes Masseran Parreiras and Adelaide Maria de Souza Antunes

4. R&D Portfolio Management: the case study of a big energy company in Brazil, by Mariana Savedra Pfitzner and Ruy de Quadros Carvalho

5. About People and Bees: theory and practice in the handling of the concept of culture in managerial contexts, by Luciano D'Ascenzi and Luciana Leite Lima

6. Discourse Analysis of Sustainability in a Company of the Electric Energy Sector, by Ana Lúcia de Araújo Lima Coelho, Christiane Kleinubing Godoi, Christiano Rabbit and Araceli Serrano Pascual

7. The Women's Participation in the Board of Directors of Brazilian Companies: an analysis of the academic characteristics and professional experience in the light of human capital theory, by Kellen Lazzaretti and Christiane Kleinubing Godoi

8. Proposing a Scientific Taxonomy Production Lecturer: application of the methodology in a federal institution of higher education, by Edmundo Inácio Júnior, Newton Hirata, Luciene Rose Helms and Muriel de Oliveira Gavira

Signed by Carlos Eduardo Torres Freire and Flavia Consoni, the last section is dedicated to the dissemination of the book "Metamorphoses from São Paulo: geoeconomical atlas of the City", written by COMIN, Álvaro; FREIRE, Carlos Eduardo Torres; KNEIP, Silvia Anette; WISSENBACH, Thomas Cortez (Organizers).

We take this opportunity to thank everyone who greatly helped us build and start treading this path. Your unconditional willingness to cooperate, your support and credit to the project were fundamental to the achievement of the Journal.

Enjoy your reading!

Glicia Vieira, editor.