Title: Management system maturity, efficiency and competitiveness assessment of cooperatives and wine industries in south Brazil: an analysis of managers' perception

Authors: Guilherme Bergmann Borges Vieira; Gabriel Vidor; Roque Alberto Zin; Roberto Birch Gonçalves; Carlos Honorato Schuch Santos

Addresses: Programa de Pós-Graduação em Engenharia de Produção, Universidade de Caxias do Sul, Alameda João Dal Sasso, 800, CEP 95705-266, Bento Gonçalves, RS, Brazil; Programa de Pós-Graduação em Administração, Universidade de Caxias do Sul, Rua Francisco Getúlio Vargas, 1130, CEP 95070-560, Caxias do Sul, RS, Brazil ' Programa de Pós-Graduação em Engenharia de Produção, Universidade de Caxias do Sul, Alameda João Dal Sasso, 800, CEP 95705-266, Bento Gonçalves, RS, Brazil; Programa de Pós-Graduação em Administração, Universidade de Caxias do Sul, Rua Francisco Getúlio Vargas, 1130, CEP 95070-560, Caxias do Sul, RS, Brazil ' Programa de Pós-Graduação em Engenharia de Produção, Universidade de Caxias do Sul, Alameda João Dal Sasso, 800, CEP 95705-266, Bento Gonçalves, RS, Brazil ' Programa de Pós-Graduação em Administração, Universidade de Caxias do Sul, Rua Francisco Getúlio Vargas, 1130, CEP 95070-560, Caxias do Sul, RS, Brazil ' Unidade Cidade Alta, Campus Santo Antônio da Patrulha, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande, Rua Barão do Cahy, nº. 125, CEP 95500-000, Santo Antônio da Patrulha, RS, Brazil

Abstract: This study aimed to analyse the influence of management system maturity on the competitiveness of wine cooperatives and industries. In order to do so, the management system maturity, the benefits resulting from this system and the efficiency and competitiveness of wine cooperatives and industries in south Brazil were accessed. Two main hypotheses were tested. The first was that competitiveness varies between cooperatives and wine industries and the second was that the management system has a significant and positive influence on the companies' competitiveness. Regarding the first hypothesis, despite the differences observed in the efficiency comparisons, it was not found a statistically significant relationship between efficiency and perceived competitiveness. As for the second hypothesis, a positive and statistically significant relationship was found between continuity of management system and perceived competitiveness, but this variable was able to explain only a small portion of competitiveness. Despite their managerial usefulness, these results indicate the need to create in future studies a broader construct to analyse competitiveness, combining management maturity analysis, efficiency assessment and other external factors.

Keywords: management maturity; efficiency; competitiveness; wine sector; southern Brazil.

DOI: 10.1504/IJPQM.2024.142314

International Journal of Productivity and Quality Management, 2024 Vol.43 No.3, pp.385 - 406

Received: 24 Jul 2022
Accepted: 14 Jan 2023
Published online: 21 Oct 2024 *

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