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Implementation of Brazil's energy policy through the national oil company: From institutional chaos to strategic order

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  • Silvestre, Hugo Consciência
  • Gomes, Ricardo Corrêa
  • Lamba, Jorge Routte
  • Correia, Aldenisio Moraes

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This study aims to understand the implications for strategy and organizational structures of state-owned enterprises (SOEs) facing chaotic events. Applying chaos theory, this case study focuses on Petrobras, a listed corporation controlled by the Brazilian government, in its role of implementing the national energy policy. The main findings of semi-structured interviews show that the slump in oil prices in 2015 associated with a corruption scheme in the company led to institutional and organizational chaos. Recent events led to Petrobras’ internal reorganization in favor of the national market instead of internationalization. Nowadays, strategic management policy is the board of directors’ primarily responsibility, and without political interference at the organizational decision-making level, Petrobras can be a social and economic policy tool while achieving its own financial goals. SOEs can make strategic decisions that allow facing chaotic events, thus restoring the internal equilibrium. Finally, the political will to define institutional rules leading to improved corporate governance is essential for successful organizational achievements.

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  • Silvestre, Hugo Consciência & Gomes, Ricardo Corrêa & Lamba, Jorge Routte & Correia, Aldenisio Moraes, 2018. "Implementation of Brazil's energy policy through the national oil company: From institutional chaos to strategic order," Energy Policy, Elsevier, vol. 119(C), pages 87-96.
    • Handle: RePEc:eee:enepol:v:119:y:2018:i:c:p:87-96
    DOI: 10.1016/j.enpol.2018.04.028
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    1. Rodrigo da Silva Souza & Leonardo Bornacki Mattos, 2023. "Macroeconomic effects of oil price shocks on an emerging market economy," Economic Change and Restructuring, Springer, vol. 56(2), pages 803-824, April.
    2. Hasan, Qaraman Mohammed, 2019. "The power of constitution for enacting energy law and managing natural resources: The case of the Kurdistan Regional Government's oil contracts," Energy Policy, Elsevier, vol. 128(C), pages 744-751.

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