Programa de Pós Graduação em Gestão de Organizações, Liderança e Decisão

What Programa de Pós Graduação em Gestão de Organizações, Liderança e Decisão does

The Programa de Pós Graduação em Gestão de Organizações, Liderança e Decisão (PPGOLD) is a stricto sensu graduate program hosted at the Universidade Federal do Paraná (UFPR), Brazil's oldest federal university, founded in 1912. The program operates under the Pró-Reitoria de Pós-Graduação (PROPG) and offers master's and doctoral level education in organizational management, leadership, and decision-making, alongside research training and thesis development. Its primary customer segment is graduate students (Mestrado e Doutorado) seeking advanced academic qualification. The program is administered through institutional infrastructure including Office 365 and UFPR internal systems, with no proprietary technology platform.

The program is not a commercial enterprise. It is funded through public allocations from the Brazilian Ministry of Education (MEC) and research grants from CAPES (Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior) and CNPq (Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Científico e Tecnológico). Selection occurs through formal competitive processes (processos seletivos) governed by published editais. The program has 6 listed employees and is led by Pró-Reitora Edneia Amancio de Souza Ramos Cavalieri. Its distribution model is purely institutional: prospective students are reached through the official PROPG website, digital news announcements, and internationalization portals (Study at UFPR, Estudar en UFPR). Strategic partnerships include CAPES, CNPq, the International Relations Office (ERI), and the student assistance office (P4E), all of which are intra- or intergovernmental entities rather than commercial partners.

Name

Programa de Pós Graduação em Gestão de Organizações, Liderança e Decisão

Legal name

Universidade Federal do Paraná

Website

https://prppg.ufpr.br

Company type

Public

Founded year

1912

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

PPGOLD is a stricto sensu graduate program at UFPR (Brazil's oldest federal university) offering master's and doctoral education in organizational management, leadership, and decision-making, funded by Brazilian federal and state research agencies.

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Postgraduate Higher Education

NAICS

Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools (6113), Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools (61131)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro primary industry

Management Research Institutes & Doctoral (PhD/DBA) Programs (EDAHAHAO)

akta.pro secondary industry

Public Research Universities with Comprehensive Graduate & Professional Schools (EDAHAAAF)

Keywords

• Graduate education programs
• Doctoral degree programs
• Master's degree programs
• Management research programs
• Postgraduate academic training

Headquarters

HQ city

Curitiba

HQ country

Brazil

HQ region

Latin America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure, Others

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels2 records

Core offering

The program delivers graduate-level academic education (Master's and Doctorate degrees) in organizational management, leadership, and decision-making at the Universidade Federal do Paraná (UFPR). It supports advanced academic research, thesis development, and professional qualification through stricto sensu programs coordinated by the Pró-Reitoria de Pós-Graduação (PROPG). Students engage in research activities and benefit from UFPR's institutional infrastructure, scholarship programs (PIBPG, PAEPG), and internationalization initiatives.

Product overview

PROPG (Pró-Reitoria de Pós-Graduação) at UFPR is an institutional administrative body that coordinates graduate education policies rather than a product company. It offers a portfolio of academic programs and services including Mestrado e Doutorado (Master's and Doctorate degrees), Especialização e Residência (Specialization programs), Iniciação Científica e Tecnológica (Scientific Initiation), Internacionalização (Internationalization services), and student support programs including scholarships. These are organized through three administrative units, three coordinations, and two sections.

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Problem solved

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Products and services

• Mestrado e Doutorado (Master's and Doctorate Programs) Sticto sensu graduate programs (Master's/Mestrado and Doctorate/Doutorado) offering thesis-based advanced academic training and research development for graduate students across multiple disciplines at UFPR, including organizational management, leadership, and decision-making.

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Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

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Partnerships

Five partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• CNPq (Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Científico e Tecnológico)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2026CNPq is Brazil's national science and technology agency that provides institutional fellowship programs (PIBPG) for postgraduate students. PROPG coordinates with CNPq for scholarship distribution including master's and doctorate fellowships through published selection processes.
• CAPES (Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2026CAPES is Brazil's federal agency for postgraduate education quality assurance. Implements institutional quota systems for doctorate scholarships (Bolsa DS/CAPES) under Portaria CAPES nº 73/2022, and supports professional postgraduate programs.
• Escritório de Relações Internacionais (ERI)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2026UFPR's International Relations Office collaborates with PROPG on internationalization initiatives, including temporary housing for international students, study abroad programs, and recognition of foreign diplomas.
• Pró-Reitoria de Pertencimento e Políticas de Permanência Estudantil (P4E)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2026Joint implementation of student assistance programs for postgraduate students including PAEPG (Programa de Assistência Estudantil para a Pós-Graduação Stricto Sensu) providing housing and financial support.
• State and National Science and Technology AgenciesminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPROPG maintains external relations with state and national agencies for science and technology development, including research funding and fellowship programs.

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights3 records

Direct peers

• PPGA UFSC (Programa de Pós-Graduação em Administração - Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina): UFSC PPGA is another southern Brazilian federal university management doctoral program located in Florianópolis. It operates under the same CAPES framework, competes for similar regional candidates, and shares the multi-campus federal university context with PPGOLD.
• PPGA UFMG (Programa de Pós-Graduação em Administração - Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais): PPGA UFMG is one of Brazil's top-ranked federal university management doctoral programs. Based at FACE/UFMG, it directly competes with PPGOLD in the CAPES-ranked management program ecosystem, attracting federal scholarship holders and producing management research output.
• PPGA UFRGS (Programa de Pós-Graduação em Administração - UFRGS): PPGA at UFRGS is a federal university master's/doctoral program in administration located in southern Brazil. It shares regional context with PPGOLD (both in southern Brazil), competes for similar candidates, and operates under the same CAPES evaluation framework as a stricto sensu public program.
• Universidade de São Paulo - FEA (Faculdade de Economia, Administração e Contabilidade): USP FEA offers highly ranked master's and doctoral programs in administration and management research. As Brazil's leading public research university's management school, it directly competes with PPGOLD for faculty, students, and research prestige in management doctoral education.
• COPPEAD (UFRJ - Instituto de Pós-Graduação e Pesquisa em Administração): COPPEAD at UFRJ offers master's and doctoral programs in administration/management research and is one of Brazil's top management doctoral programs. As a public federal university program like PPGOLD, it directly competes for doctoral candidates and shares the same CAPES-funded scholarship and evaluation ecosystem.
• PPGA UnB (Programa de Pós-Graduação em Administração - Universidade de Brasília): UnB's PPGA offers master's and doctoral programs in administration as a federal university program in Brasília. Operating under the same CAPES/PNPD evaluation framework, it competes directly with PPGOLD for faculty, students, and federal research funding.

Others

• CAPES (Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior): CAPES is the federal agency that funds and evaluates PPGOLD and similar graduate programs. While not a competing institution, CAPES is the ecosystem enabler — it sets evaluation criteria, distributes scholarships (Bolsa DS), and defines the regulatory environment in which PPGOLD operates.

Emerging players

• PUC-Rio (Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Rio de Janeiro): PUC-Rio's business school offers management master's and doctoral programs with strong research orientation. While private, it competes for high-caliber management doctoral candidates and shares Brazil's management doctoral ecosystem with PPGOLD.
• Insper (Instituto de Ensino e Pesquisa): Insper is a private non-profit institution offering rigorous management master's and doctoral programs in Brazil. While private and more focused on applied/executive education, it competes with PPGOLD for management doctoral candidates and increasingly emphasizes research doctorates.

Broad incumbents

• FGV EAESP (Fundação Getúlio Vargas - Escola de Administração de Empresas de São Paulo): FGV EAESP is one of Brazil's most prestigious business schools offering master's and doctoral programs in management, administration, and leadership. It directly competes for top management doctoral candidates in Brazil and represents the gold standard in private management education, while PPGOLD operates in the same management doctoral space at a public university.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights5 records

Customer concentration

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