Assessing organizations collaboration readiness: a behavioral approach

Dissertation presented at the Faculty of Sciences and Technology of the New University of Lisbon to obtain the degree of Doctor in Electrical Engineering, specialty of Robotics and Integrated Manufacturing

Environmental pressures and impacts of public sector organizations: the case of the Portuguese Military

Progress in Industrial Ecology, An International Journal, n�� 4(5), p. 363-381

Market expansion and the co-opetition of criminal organizations in Italy

A Work Project, presented as part of the requirements for the Award of a Masters Degree in Management from the NOVA ��� School of Business and Economics

Adaptation as a part of system resilience. insights from fish producers organizations in Portugal

Complex problems of globalized society challenge its adaptive capacity. However, it is precisely the nature of these human induced problems that provide enough evidence to show that adaptability may not be on a resilient path. This thesis explores the ambiguity of the idea of adaptation (and its practice) and illustrates the ways in which adaptability contributes to resilience of social ecological systems. The thesis combines a case study and grounded theory approach and develops an analytical framework to study adaptability in resource users��� organizations: from what it depends on and what the key challenges are for resource management and system resilience. It does so for the specific case of fish producers��� organizations (POs) in Portugal. The findings suggest that while ecological and market context, including the type of crisis, may influence the character of fishers��� adaptation within POs (i.e. anticipatory, maladaptive and reactively adaptive), it does not determine it. Instead, it makes agency even more crucial (i.e. leadership, trust and agent���s perceptions in terms of their impact on fishers��� motivation to learn from each other). In sum, it was found that internal adaptation can improve POs��� contribution to fishery management and resilience, but it is not a panacea and may, in some cases, increase system vulnerability to change. Continuous maladaptation of some Portuguese POs points at a basic institutional problem (fish market regime), which clearly reduces fisheries resilience as it promotes overfishing. However, structural change may not be sufficient to address other barriers to Portuguese fishers��� (PO members) adaptability, such as history (collective memory) and associated problematic self-perceptions. The agency (people involved in structures and practices) also needs to change. What and how institutional change and agency change build on one another (e.g. comparison of fisheries governance in Portugal and other EU countries) is a topic to be explored in further research.

Resilience in organizations: The perspective of managers in Portugal and Germany

The concept of organizational resilience has become popular in Organizational Studies during the last decades - yet researchers have not been able to find one commonly accepted definition for what exactly it is. What are the drivers of resilience in organizations? Are there certain cultural factors and national differences regarding the perception of the concept? This paper aims to answer these questions from a perspective of within institutions. A group of managers from different corporations in Portugal and Germany has been interviewed in order to understand how managers experience and characterize organizational resilience. Based on qualitative inductive research the results show that organizational resilience is built on four main drivers: a sense of proximity, a sense of openness, a sense of challenge and a sense for structure.

Why and how projects in organizations differ? The example of Portuguese profit and non-profit organizations

This research has as a goal to give an overview of what Project Management is in Portugal. The purpose is not to focus on a small picture, but to understand the broad concept and perception of Project Management in Portugal in two very important sectors: Profit- and Non-Profit Sector. Both Profit- and Non-Profit project managers have been interviewed, giving an insight of how different projects are in both sectors and why. This paper will be especially helpful comparing the Project Management maturity of Portugal to other countries regarding these two different point of views.

Seguran��a do doente em cuidados de sa��de prim��rios : aplica����o do Diagrama de Ishikawa �� an��lise de incidentes

RESUMO - A seguran��a do doente constitui um dos grandes desafios dos cuidados de sa��de do s��c. XXI e �� um componente essencial da qualidade em sa��de. Os Cuidados de Sa��de Prim��rios representam o primeiro n��vel de contacto dos indiv��duos, da fam��lia e da comunidade com o sistema de sa��de. O objectivo deste trabalho foi aplicar o Diagrama de Ishikawa no estudo dos incidentes ocorridos numa unidade de Cuidados de Sa��de Prim��rios ��� Unidade de Sa��de Familiar Marginal. A an��lise das causas dos incidentes relatados (n=379) mostrou que os factores associados �� ���tarefa��� foram os mais frequentes (n=196) e os factores associados ao doente foram os menos frequentes (n=22). A an��lise de correla����es mostrou uma associa����o positiva entre os factores da tarefa e os factores da equipa e entre os factores da tarefa e os factores da comunica����o (p<0.05). Esta an��lise mostrou ainda, uma associa����o negativa entre os factores das condi����es de trabalho e os factores da organiza����o (p<0.05). As medidas de discrimina����o aplicadas aos resultados da an��lise de correla����o m��ltipla, mostraram que os factores da comunica����o, os factores individuais, as condi����es de trabalho e o contexto institucional foram as principais associa����es encontradas. A an��lise qualitativa de oito incidentes, permitiu reflectir sobre medidas de melhoria. Este estudo aponta para a utilidade da aplica����o do Diagrama de Ishikawa no apuramento das causas sist��micas mais prov��veis de um incidente, e na identifica����o de necessidades de atua����o na gest��o de risco dentro das organiza����es. Ser��, no entanto, necess��rio testar este instrumento em outras unidades de cuidados de Sa��de Prim��rios.

An analysis of associations between human resources practices, affective commitment, exhaustion and cynicism of temportary workers

This research examines the relationships between Human Resources Practices (HRP) and affective commitment, exhaustion, and cynicism of temporary workers. Furthermore, voluntariness and tenure with the client organization are assumed in the analysis as moderators. A sample of Temporary Agency workers was surveyed. It was assumed that HRP positively relates with affective commitment, while negatively with exhaustion and cynicism. Results confirmed the proposed relationships. Regarding the moderators, it has been proved that voluntariness partially weakens the relationships between HRP and temporary workers��� outcomes. However, contrary to the hypothesis, this effect cannot be affirmed also for the tenure with the client organization. Previous literature as well as implications of the findings are discussed.

Does companionate love express itself unequally in different organizational forms (private companies, hybrid and non-governmental organizations)?

Although, the word ���Love��� in organizations is seen as a rare concept, but it has gained importance in management theoretical foundation. This study seeks to explore the companionate love in distinct of organizational forms (Private companies; Social organizations; NGO and IPSS) through interviews. The results propose that it is a tensional concept with a complex dynamic: tension of personal behavior, tension of professional behavior; tension of individual impact and tension of community impact. The love dynamic has common points to all organizations, but its expression depends on the specific form of the organization.