Students' choice of a master in management in Portugal: A means-end chain approach

In the increasingly competitive market of higher education introduced by the Bologna Declaration, understanding the decision-making of master in management students is at the center of institutional management and marketing efforts on its mission to attract prospective students in a less costly, more efficient manner. The means-end chain approach, applied to the choice of a Portuguese institution in which to pursue a master in management, points to the position in rankings and to the non-specificity of the program as the most important attributes. Additionally, results show that students with distinct demographic, household, or background characteristics choose in significantly different manners.

The importance of succession planning in family-owned Small and Medium Enterprises in Portugal

This work project addresses the importance of succession planning in family-owned Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs). This is directly related with Human Resources Management (HRM) given that there is an HRM long term vision in order for the succession to be planned on time and benefit the companies. This study focused on SMEs since these are the entities that have a minor focus on HRM practices. A total of 22 in-depth interviews were conducted and analyzed. Selected SMEs owners/managers and successors/antecessors were interviewed with the purpose of acquiring more insight on the level of succession planning, using a qualitative methodology from which the process of succession was derived. This study unveils that the first step in this process is related to the definition of criteria to be a good successor, followed by the choice of possible successors, being the children the natural successors, but also considering other potential ones, and finally some considerations on the future of these companies.

Optimization of export support systems: How to promote exports from Portugal to Germany in the area of information technology and electronics

This work project focuses on developing new approaches which enhance Portuguese exports towards a defined German industry sector within the information technology and electronics fields. Firstly and foremost, information was collected and a set of expert and top managers’ interviews were performed in order to acknowledge the demand of the German market while identifying compatible Portuguese supply capabilities. Among the main findings, Industry 4.0 presents itself as a valuable opportunity in the German market for Portuguese medium sized companies in the embedded systems area of expertise for machinery and equipment companies. In order to achieve the purpose of the work project, an embedded systems platform targeting machinery and equipment companies was suggested as well as it was developed several recommendations on how to implement it. An alternative approach for this platform was also considered within the German market namely the eHealth sector having the purpose of enhancing the current healthcare service provision.

Actas do Encontro Portugal - Galiza. Mosaicos Romanos – Fragmentos de Cultura nas Proximidades do Atlântico

Livro de actas Encontro Portugal – Galiza, dedicado ao tema “Mosaicos Romanos – Fragmentos de Cultura nas Proximidades do Atlântico”, realizado entre 6 e 7 de Julho de 2013 no Museu da Villa Romana do Rabaçal – Município de Penela, Beira Litoral, Museu D. Diogo Sousa – Direcção Regional de Cultura do Norte, e Museu Provincial de Lugo – Galiza.Livro coordenado por Miguel Pessoa, conta com colaboração de inúmeros investigadores da especialidade.

NAV Portugal's performance within the single European Sky Initiative

NAV Portugal is the Air Navigation Service Provider in Portugal, providing air traffic control services in the airspace under the country’s responsibility. Recently, the company has been included in an initiative launched by the European Commission, called the Single European Sky. This aims for a unification of the European airspace, improving it in four main pillars: safety, capacity, environment, and cost-efficiency. To each of them, Key Performance Indicators need to be computed and monitored, all having pre-defined targets. The presented work project will be analyzing how NAV Portugal is doing in the pillar of capacity, proving suggestions if needed.

EDP - Energias de Portugal

Equity research report

CTT - Correios de Portugal, S.A.

Equity research report

“What matters?”: The case of sustainability reporting in Spain and Portugal

This project explores the case of Sustainability Reporting in Spain and Portugal and the recently launched new generation of Global Reporting Initiative Guidelines. The sample of the study is composed of companies included in the “GRI Report list 1999-2015”. In particular 2013 onwards 51 companies that published their G4 Report are taken into consideration. An indirect study is conducted based on the content of the sustainability reports of companies that implemented the Global Report Initiatives (GRI) reporting guidelines in order to identify focus areas of sustainability reporting in Spain and Portugal, analyzing trends and patterns relevant for observation. The project also promotes a discussion of the usability of the G4 guidelines and the adoption of materiality definition.

Consumer behavior: Online grocery shopping in Portugal

Living in the digital era, activities that have for centuries acted one way, have now changed and entered the online world, and online grocery shopping is one of them. It is a worldwide phenomenon and is already a significant part of people’s lifestyle in several countries however, in Portugal, it is still in expansion and improvement. Based on the Theory of Planned Behavior, this study allowed to estimate how the perceived risk and shopping orientation counterbalances the convenience offered to consumers. Furthermore, it validated how usability and access to focused promotions can help speed up this adaptation in Portugal

Lucuma as an exotic high quality fruit imported into Portugal and the UE

This project has two different goals, one of them is to promote the consumption of exotic fruits with high quality. The other goal of the project is to look for the viability of turning this work project into a real business, focusing in two different channels to diversify its revenues: B2B and B2C. In order to achieve this second goal, this project aims to see the best way to commercialize this product (Lucuma powder and Pulp of Lucuma) and how to make it in an efficient way with right companies. Therefore, the project aims to create a company to commercialize the product between the producers in Peru and possibly small businesses interested in acquire the processed fruit and also individuals interested in own consumption in small quantities. This project, if successful, tries to diversify the consumption into other good organic healthy products in the long-term.

Management consulting lab-Portugal Telecom

This paper presents the main developments and learning taken from the Management Consulting Lab at Portugal Telecom. The main purpose of this consulting project was to assess the potential of a specific technology and how could Portugal Telecom maximize the value created. By identifying and evaluating all the business sectors where this technology would have impact, the team was able to address the initial hypotheses stated by the client regarding the importance of the technology and elaborate a set of recommendations based on the main findings obtained through field as well as desk research.

Management consulting labs- Portugal Telecom

The purpose of this work project was to analyze and evaluate the potential impact of a technological innovation in the telecommunications sector, across a wide range of business areas. A cost-benefit and competitive analysis for each pre-selected business area was conducted, as well as national and international benchmarks. As a result of the analysis, a list of prioritized business areas, presenting more immediate opportunities for Portugal Telecom, was created and implications for go-to-market strategies were inferred from the conclusions reached. In addition, a final recommendation that redefined the company’s positioning strategy was made

Jornalistas correspondentes em Portugal. Um retrato socioeconómico dos jornalistas estrangeiros em Portugal

O objetivo da investigação para a produção do relatório de estágio, passa por perceber os contornos do dia-a-dia dos jornalistas correspondentes em Portugal, as dificuldades que, por vezes, esta profissão fomenta e as implicações de fazer jornalismo num país com pouco interesse noticioso a nível internacional. Diariamente abrimos o jornal, acedemos a notícias digitais ou ouvimos reportagens na rádio, mas nunca sabemos quem é o rosto por detrás da notícia. Excetuando os pivôs dos telejornais e programas de informação, o jornalista é um cidadão desconhecido que trabalha para o seu leitor e para o seu ouvinte. Também o jornalista correspondente trabalha todos os dias com o mesmo objetivo. Mas, neste caso, há uma distinção: o seu ouvinte está num país diferente, talvez até do outro lado do mundo. Os jornalistas correspondentes em Portugal são profissionais que, todos os dias, produzem informação para outros países sobre nós, a nossa cultura, a nossa política, os nossos problemas e/ou as nossas conquistas. Neste relatório, o objetivo primordial é descobrir quem é este correspondente, que vive longos anos no nosso país, nunca se tornando parte dele.

A Conquista da felicidade – Relatório de estágio na Relógio d’Água

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