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.

Amadeus IT holdings information technology

Equity research report

Estudo do impacte da institucionalização em lares na satisfação das necessidades humanas fundamentais : perspectiva dos idosos residentes

RESUMO O envelhecimento populacional, nos países ditos “desenvolvidos”, tem sido largamente discutido a nível internacional pelas suas implicações económicas, sociais e de saúde. Uma das prioridades de intervenção face a este fenómeno é promover o aumento de pessoas idosas autónomas inseridas no seu contexto social e familiar habitual. No entanto, nem sempre esse objectivo é atingido e a muitas pessoas idosas restam os lares, ou preferem-nos, como opção de alojamento e de satisfação das necessidades humanas fundamentais. O principal objectivo deste estudo foi procurar saber se a institucionalização no lar teve impacte na satisfação habitual das necessidades humanas fundamentais das pessoas idosas. Como objectivos secundários pretendeu-se complementar esta informação com alguns aspectos relacionados com o processo de institucionalização e perceber se existem diferenças significativas no que respeita ao sexo, grupo etário ou tempo de internamento. Foram incluídas no estudo 125 pessoas com 65 ou mais anos, residentes em 15 lares com alvará de iniciativa privada, pertencentes à Região de Lisboa e Vale do Tejo, no distrito de Setúbal. Os dados foram obtidos através de um questionário construído para o efeito pela autora. As principais conclusões do estudo apontaram para um impacte negativo da institucionalização na satisfação habitual de algumas necessidades que se enquadram no plano social, nomeadamente ocupar-se para se sentir útil, recrear-se e comunicar com os semelhantes. Nas diferentes necessidades, de uma forma geral, a institucionalização teve um impacte negativo no que respeita às dimensões relacionadas com privacidade e preferência individual. Por outro lado, a institucionalização parece ter tido um impacte positivo nas dimensões relacionadas com a segurança e a acessibilidade. Não foram encontradas diferenças significativas no que respeita ao número médio de respostas favoráveis ao lar ou à casa entre os grupos etários ou quanto ao tempo de internamento. Apesar disso, encontraram-se diferenças no que respeita ao grau de satisfação em residir num lar, sendo que o nível de satisfação com a institucionalização foi maior nas pessoas que residiam no lar há mais de um ano, comparativamente às que residiam no lar há um ano ou menos.-------------------------------------------- ABSTRACT: The ageing of the population of the more developed countries has been largely discussed internationally because of its economic, social and health implications. One of the priorities of intervention facing the ageing phenomenon is to promote the increase of autonomous elderly, within their usual social and familiar environment. Not always this goal is achieved and many elderly have nursing homes as option, or voluntary choose them, for lodgement and fundamental human needs satisfaction. The main goal of this study was to search whether the nursing home institutionalization had impact in the satisfaction of fundamental human needs. As secondary goals it was established to complement this information with some aspects of the institutionalization process, as well as to analyse if there were significant differences as far as sex, age groups or institutionalization time. The study sample included 125 individuals aged 65 years or more, living in 15 private nursing homes with approved legal certification, belonging to the Lisboa and Tagus Valley Region, in the district of Setúbal. Data were collected through a questionnaire designed for this study by the author. The main conclusions of this study pointed at a negative impact of institutionalization on the usual satisfaction of some human needs included at the social field, namely occupation, recreation and communication. At another level of needs, in a general way, institutionalization had negative impact concerning privacy and individual preferences dimensions. On the other hand, institutionalization appeared to have a positive impact in safety and accessibility dimensions. It was not found significant differences between age groups or institutionalization time as far as the average positive answers in favour to nursing home or house. Notwithstanding, there were differences relating to satisfaction in living at the nursing home being the satisfaction higher in residents who lived at the nursing home for more than a year, comparatively to those that lived at the nursing home for a year or less.

Information Systems Outsourcing Adoption

Dissertação apresentada como requisito parcial para obtenção do grau de Mestre em Estatística e Gestão de Informação

Understanding the internet banking adoption by Portuguese customers - a unified theory of acceptance and use of technology and perceived risk application.

Trabalho de Projeto apresentado como requisito parcial para obtenção do grau de Mestre em Estatística e Gestão de Informação

A technology diffusion perspective of Enterprise Resource Planning across European Small and Medium Enterprises: from determinants to Use to Value

Tese apresentada como requisito parcial para obtenção do grau de Doutor em Gestão de Informação

Technological evolution

The evolution of a technology and the understanding of the moment in its life cycle is of the utmost importance to the entry strategy devised by any company. Having the entry of EDP Brazil on the micro-generation market as background, the present workproject attempts to summarize the most important topics in management literature concerning the theory of technology life-cycles and the updated literature on developments of photovoltaic technology to infer the current positioning of this technology in the theoretical models. The need for this type of work stems from the very common lack of bridging between the academic research of economic aspects relevant to the evolution of technologies and the agents of research on specific technological issues. When this occurs, namely due to the external nature of research to companies, thereby escaping the harsh economic controls of a profit seeking enterprise, the evolution many times lacks the appropriate framework to be studied on a more forward looking manner and to allow for management decisions to be based on.