Responsabilidade social empresarial: o caso de uma indústria alimentícia no estado do Pará

The theme of corporate social responsibility (CSR) provides discussion and analysis and relatively recent, particularly in the last twenty years, has grown into the world as well as in Brazil, the interest on the involvement of the business sector in social activities or projects facing combating poverty. However, a lack of socialization of successful experiences in the practice of CSR and clarity and consensus concepts generate deviations of understanding on the subject and the structuring of interventions. This research aimed to reveal how corporate social responsibility of the IMA Food was developed from Project Nursery Saci. The research took place under a qualitative approach of descriptive-explanatory, conducted through semi-structured interviews and non-participatory observation and interviewed 35 people in total. The interpretation and analysis of data occurred through a categorical content analysis, having as theoretical approach to socioeconomic CSR. The results showed that the major form of social responsibility of the Food IMA is based on a classical approach of CSR, focusing on philanthropy. The absence of a more systematic management of the project and reflect the fragility, instability and lack of commitment towards the community. The contributions generated by the project are substantial and important, but do not reach the development occasioned by the company. However, none of this invalidates the initiative of the organization's commitment to the community, however, requires a reassessment and restructuring of the proposal in a way that leverages the performance of the project and the company itself and it can more effectively contribute to society

Responsabilidade social empresarial: uma avaliação do projeto "Escola de Informática e Cidadania" da Mineradora "Y" situada no Estado do Pará

The subject Responsibility Enterprise Social (RSE) is relatively recent in the half national academic and the world of the management businesses as practical. For the lack of socialization of experiences and clarity of concepts, shunting lines in the agreement of the subject and the conduction of the interventions occur. It was looked to inquire, in this research, the development of the project of Social Responsibility Enterprise ―School of Computer science and Citizenship‖ of a situated company in the State of Pará, objectifying to evaluate it and later to understand it. For this, one searched to describe the characteristics and structure of the School, to identify to the lines and lines of direction adopted for this Project and to identify to the influence and results of the same in the life of pupils, professors and egresses of the School. It is characterized for a study of case with qualitative boarding of descriptive character, carried through interviews structuralized in a sample of 21 divided members of the School between professors, pupils and egresses. It was used of the analysis of categorical content, having as axle for the interpretation of the data the Social Responsibility, the Digital Inclusion and the Education. The gotten results inform that the infrastructure has challenges to face, point disparities between the conception and practical of the categories characterized in the Politician-Pedagogical Project of the EIC and the influence that, exactly under limits, the life of the professors, pupils reaches and egress. One evidenced that Social action for damages of this company when come back toward this project, they had not been evidenced. For this prism, these actions had only remained in the assistencialist speech and not structural, being thus, the company is not fulfilling its paper of transforming element of the reality of its clientele and the population that lives in it s around

El asociacionismo responsable. Guía de recomendaciones para implantar políticas de responsabilidad social corporativa en el movimiento asociativo de la discapacidad

La Responsabilidad Social Corporativa (RSC) se ha consolidado como una de las tendencias fundamentales en la gestión de todo tipo de organizaciones. El compromiso con las personas, con la sociedad y el entorno busca un modo de añadir valor y el beneficio de todas las partes implicadas, también en el movimiento organizado de las personas con discapacidad y sus familias. En este sentido, el CERMI, a través de su Comisión de RSC/Discapacidad, pone a disposición de todas sus entidades miembro un conjunto de recomendaciones para que, de forma progresiva, estas se impregnen de una cultura ética y responsable, en la que el fin último sea dar una respuesta eficaz y ajustada a las necesidades y expectativas de nuestro grupo de interés principal: las personas con discapacidad y sus familias y que al tiempo sirva para proporcionar una mayor legitimidad, sostenibilidad y trasparencia a nuestras organizaciones.

Determinación de brechas estructurales para la integración de la Responsabilidad Social en una empresa del sector BPO de la ciudad de Manizales

El estudio realizado sobre la determinación de brechas estructurales para la integración de la Responsabilidad Social en una empresa del sector BPO (Business Process Outsourcing) de la ciudad de Manizales tuvo como objetivos: caracterizar los enfoques de responsabilidad social empresarial-RSE-; establecer la relación entre las políticas, prácticas, valores y objetivos corporativos con los principios y materias fundamentales de la RSE, identificar mecanismos de relación con los stakeholders, e identificar las estrategias de comunicación y las acciones para la integración de la RSE. El estudio fue realizado por mediante la aplicación de instrumentos metodológicos basados en la ISO 26000, OHSAS 18001 e ISO 14001, a las áreas de control interno, comercial, operaciones, nómina, compras y presupuesto. Los resultados evidencian brechas en la integración de grupos de interés, en los mecanismos de comunicación interna y externa y en las materias fundamentales, en especial las relacionadas con prácticas laborales y medio ambiente. La implementación del Sistema de Seguridad y Salud en el trabajo basado en las OHSAS 18001 y el Sistema de Gestión ambiental según la ISO 14001 puede contribuir al cierre de brechas detectadas; por otra parte, es fundamental definir estrategias corporativas que fortalezcan la relación y comunicación con los diferentes stakeholders.

Estudio de Pre-factibilidad para el establecimiento de una granja avícola de ponedoras semi tecnificada en el municipio San Sebastián de Yalí, departamento de Jinotega en el periodo (2016-2019)

Se presenta un estudio de pre - factibilidad para el funcionamiento de una granja avícola de gallinas ponedoras en el municipio de San Sebastián de Yalí para la producción de huevos de consumo en un sistema de manejo semi - tecnificado . En la propuesta se contempla que la granja operara con una base de 3,000 aves . Uno de los objetivos de la granja además del abastecimiento de huevos , es pro mover el consumo de huevo de gallina en la dieta cotidiana de la población de San Sebastián de Yalí . El análisis del mercado realizado en la zona determino, que la granja operara en una zona donde la oferta de huevos es baja y la demanda es alta lo que asegura la venta total de los huevos p roducidos tanto en el municipio , a su vez se ofertara a los productores de la zona gallinaza como fertilizante o para la alimentación animal lo que ayudara a disminuir el impacto que tiene el uso agroquímicos en los su elos de la zona y a mejorar la alimentación de los animales . El plan de inversiones supone la construcción de una galera equipada para el manejo de l as aves . .El análisis financiero demostró que la propuesta es factible de implementación debido a que logra una rentabilidad del 50.23 % con una rel ación beneficio costo de C$ 1.20 . Se comprobó que tan sensible es la propuesta obteniendo que la mism a soporte una disminución del 19 % en los ingresos lo que genera una relación beneficio costo de 1.10 , en cambio al incrementa rse los costos de producción (11.5 %) se obtiene una relación beneficio costo de 1.08 . Por lo anterior se puede afirmar que la propuesta es viable en los términos en que la misma fue formulada.

Detection of mesoscale thermal fronts from 4km data using smoothing techniques: Gradient-based fronts classification and basin scale application

In order to optimize frontal detection in sea surface temperature fields at 4 km resolution, a combined statistical and expert-based approach is applied to test different spatial smoothing of the data prior to the detection process. Fronts are usually detected at 1 km resolution using the histogram-based, single image edge detection (SIED) algorithm developed by Cayula and Cornillon in 1992, with a standard preliminary smoothing using a median filter and a 3 × 3 pixel kernel. Here, detections are performed in three study regions (off Morocco, the Mozambique Channel, and north-western Australia) and across the Indian Ocean basin using the combination of multiple windows (CMW) method developed by Nieto, Demarcq and McClatchie in 2012 which improves on the original Cayula and Cornillon algorithm. Detections at 4 km and 1 km of resolution are compared. Fronts are divided in two intensity classes (“weak” and “strong”) according to their thermal gradient. A preliminary smoothing is applied prior to the detection using different convolutions: three type of filters (median, average and Gaussian) combined with four kernel sizes (3 × 3, 5 × 5, 7 × 7, and 9 × 9 pixels) and three detection window sizes (16 × 16, 24 × 24 and 32 × 32 pixels) to test the effect of these smoothing combinations on reducing the background noise of the data and therefore on improving the frontal detection. The performance of the combinations on 4 km data are evaluated using two criteria: detection efficiency and front length. We find that the optimal combination of preliminary smoothing parameters in enhancing detection efficiency and preserving front length includes a median filter, a 16 × 16 pixel window size, and a 5 × 5 pixel kernel for strong fronts and a 7 × 7 pixel kernel for weak fronts. Results show an improvement in detection performance (from largest to smallest window size) of 71% for strong fronts and 120% for weak fronts. Despite the small window used (16 × 16 pixels), the length of the fronts has been preserved relative to that found with 1 km data. This optimal preliminary smoothing and the CMW detection algorithm on 4 km sea surface temperature data are then used to describe the spatial distribution of the monthly frequencies of occurrence for both strong and weak fronts across the Indian Ocean basin. In general strong fronts are observed in coastal areas whereas weak fronts, with some seasonal exceptions, are mainly located in the open ocean. This study shows that adequate noise reduction done by a preliminary smoothing of the data considerably improves the frontal detection efficiency as well as the global quality of the results. Consequently, the use of 4 km data enables frontal detections similar to 1 km data (using a standard median 3 × 3 convolution) in terms of detectability, length and location. This method, using 4 km data is easily applicable to large regions or at the global scale with far less constraints of data manipulation and processing time relative to 1 km data.

Mobile Platforms and monetising the Second Screen.

Discussion paper commissioned by the RSE for its official working group on BBC Charter Renewal. The paper sought to investigate evolving mobile digital platforms and audience habits. Beyond this the research was intended to highlight areas where the BBC might develop a more commercial strategy in the new charter period. The paper fed into the discussions around the RSE response to the government consultation on BBC Charter renewal. The paper is significant to measure the impact of research around interactive Second Screen activity in the media landscape.

Responsabilidade social das empresas: caso de estudo

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Los valores éticos en la responsabilidad social corporativa

La significación de responsabilidad social corporativa (RSC) o empresa socialmente responsable (RSE) ha pasado de ser un concepto abstracto y mal entendido, a ser un apellido que otorga prestigio a las empresas que deciden adoptarlo. Las empresas han adoptado y adaptado esta concepción con el objetivo de seguir lucrándose con sus actividades empresariales, pero poseyendo un argumento perfecto para venderse ante una sociedad cada vez mejor educada en temas sociales y medioambientales: ser socialmente responsable o, lo que es lo mismo, buena con el entorno más próximo que le rodea y en el que crece.Se puede afirmar que una empresa es socialmente responsable cuando su modelo de actuación promueve el desarrollo de prácticas transparentes en el foro interno y externo de la empresa, marco de actuación que no solo se limita al área de confort de la organización sino a un saber hacer ético. Los códigos éticos y corporativos deben ser accesibles y comunicados correctamente ante todos los públicos de una empresa. El objetivo de este estudio se centra en analizar la relación existente entre la Ética y la RSC, ya que ambas deben ser inseparables en la construcción del eje transversal que recorre la estrategia organizacional. Se desarrolla una metodología de tipo cualitativo, justificado por el enfoque conceptual-teórico desde el punto de vista social, cultural y económico del tema objeto de estudio. 

L’intégration de la responsabilité sociale des organisations sportives professionnelles : cas d’étude des Aigles de Trois-Rivières

L’objectif de cet essai est d’élaborer des suggestions pour l’application de pratiques volontaires de responsabilité sociale des organisations au sein d’une équipe sportive professionnelle de baseball de Trois-Rivières. Cet essai s’appuie sur une définition de la responsabilité sociale des organisations qui comprend quatre dimensions telles que la santé et la sécurité, l’éthique et la gouvernance, l’environnement et la relation avec la communauté. Dans le cadre des organisations sportives, l’application de la responsabilité sociale diffère, car elle peut être véhiculée par les ligues, les équipes ainsi que les athlètes. En ce sens, la nécessité d’outiller ce milieu pour permettre l’implantation et l’amélioration continue de pratiques responsables doit d’abord s’effectuer par l’identification des enjeux sectoriels. Suite à l’analyse des pratiques intégrant la responsabilité sociale de seize organisations sportives de différents domaines comme le hockey, le football, le soccer, le baseball et le basket-ball ainsi qu’une entrevue avec un athlète professionnel, huit enjeux sectoriels sont ressortis. Ceux-ci sont: la santé et la sécurité, les comportements éthiques, la réduction des impacts environnementaux générés lors des parties, la gouvernance axée sur la responsabilité sociale des organisations, la sensibilisation des parties prenantes, la protection de la biodiversité et de la nature, la promotion du sport, de l’éducation et de la santé et finalement, le soutien aux associations caritatives et aux groupes sociaux vulnérables. Cette analyse ainsi que l’étude des normes ISO 26 000 et BNQ 21 000 ont permis de créer une grille de maturité des pratiques de responsabilité sociale des organisations, dans le but de parvenir à un niveau jugé optimal. Cette grille est basée selon quatre niveaux d’avancement de pratiques responsables qui permettent de positionner les pratiques des Aigles de Trois-Rivières, une équipe de baseball évoluant dans une ligue professionnelle indépendante. Les conclusions de l’analyse des pratiques de cette équipe mettent en évidence leur positionnement caractérisé comme « stable ». Ainsi, plusieurs pistes de solutions découlent de cette analyse autour des dimensions telles que la gestion des matières résiduelles, la divulgation d’information RSE sur le site Internet, les déplacements des partisans, la sensibilisation des parties prenantes, les mesures préventives des blessures, l’opération du stade ainsi que les achats responsables.

A revised L-band radio-brightness sensitivity to extreme winds under tropical cyclones: The 5 year SMOS-Storm database

Five years of SMOS L-band brightness temperature data intercepting a large number of tropical cyclones (TCs) are analyzed. The storm-induced half-power radio-brightness contrast (ΔI) is defined as the difference between the brightness observed at a specific wind force and that for a smooth water surface with the same physical parameters. ΔI can be related to surface wind speed and has been estimated for ~ 300 TCs that intercept with SMOS measurements. ΔI, expressed in a common storm-centric coordinate system, shows that mean brightness contrast monotonically increases with increased storm intensity ranging from ~ 5 K for strong storms to ~ 24 K for the most intense Category 5 TCs. A remarkable feature of the 2D mean ΔI fields and their variability is that maxima are systematically found on the right quadrants of the storms in the storm-centered coordinate frame, consistent with the reported asymmetric structure of the wind and wave fields in hurricanes. These results highlight the strong potential of SMOS measurements to improve monitoring of TC intensification and evolution. An improved empirical geophysical model function (GMF) was derived using a large ensemble of co-located SMOS ΔI, aircraft and H*WIND (a multi-measurement analysis) surface wind speed data. The GMF reveals a quadratic relationship between ΔI and the surface wind speed at a height of 10 m (U10). ECMWF and NCEP analysis products and SMOS derived wind speed estimates are compared to a large ensemble of H*WIND 2D fields. This analysis confirms that the surface wind speed in TCs can effectively be retrieved from SMOS data with an RMS error on the order of 10 kt up to 100 kt. SMOS wind speed products above hurricane force (64 kt) are found to be more accurate than those derived from NWP analyses products that systematically underestimate the surface wind speed in these extreme conditions. Using co-located estimates of rain rate, we show that the L-band radio-brightness contrasts could be weakly affected by rain or ice-phase clouds and further work is required to refine the GMF in this context.

Responsabilidade social: visões e perspectivas de empresários do segmento industrial do Rio Grande do Norte

The theme Corporate Social Responsibility is relatively recent both in the academic field and in the business practice. Because of the lack of socialization of experiences and precision of concepts, there are gaps regarding the understanding of the subject and, also, how to conduct operations. This study just seeks to investigate such matter, focusing applications of social responsibility in business. It takes, as empirical field, winners of the PSQT - SESI Prize of Quality at Work in Rio Grande do Norte (2002-2007) in order to systematize the various approaches on the issue, aiming to reveal subjective visions and perspectives of the theme. It is characterized as a qualitative study, carried out by structured interview. The universe was composed by 15 companies. It was used analysis of content categorical as an axis for the interpretation of the information. Three approaches guided the analysis: Business Ethics, (normative); Business & Society (contractual); Social Issues Management (strategic). The findings are related in three ways: 1) reasons for the CSR practice; 2) the results obtained; 3) the means of CSR. It was found that the award participation occurs, mostly, linked to SESI invitations, so, as an articulated movement of industrial corporations in Brazil it occurs, also, because of the organizational commitment with the society and the possibility of internal and social growths and because of the importance attributed to the report as an instrument of consultancy. There are no indicators to check impacts of organizational interventions, in spite of the existence of planning for the actions. Social responsibility appears as a tool to reinforce the organizational image and to increase satisfaction of the employees. There is a tendency of large and medium firms to a contractual commitment while the small and the micros firms are on strategic or normative level. The analysis of the perspectives of social responsibility future revealed trends towards for strategic approach

Alternate Conformations Regulate Ribosomal Recoding in a Positive-sense RNA Virus

Positive-sense RNA viruses are important animal, plant, insect and bacteria pathogens and constitute the largest group of RNA viruses. Due to the relatively small size of their genomes, these viruses have evolved a variety of non-canonical translation mechanisms to optimize coding capacity expanding their proteome diversity. One such strategy is codon redefinition or recoding. First described in viruses, recoding is a programmed translation event in which codon alterations are context dependent. Recoding takes place in a subset of messenger RNA (mRNAs) with some products reflecting new, and some reflecting standard, meanings. The ratio between the two is both critical and highly regulated. While a variety of recoding mechanisms have been documented, (ribosome shunting, stop-carry on, termination-reinitiation, and translational bypassing), the two most extensively employed by RNA viruses are Programmed Ribosomal Frameshifting (PRF) and Programmed Ribosomal Readthrough (PRT). While both PRT and PRF subvert normal decoding for expression of C-terminal extension products, the former involves an alteration of reading frame, and the latter requires decoding of a non-sense codon. Both processes occur at a low but defined frequency, and both require Recoding Stimulatory Elements (RSE) for regulation and optimum functionality. These stimulatory signals can be embedded in the RNA in the form of sequence or secondary structure, or trans-acting factors outside the mRNA such as proteins or micro RNAs (miRNA). Despite 40+ years of study, the precise mechanisms by which viral RSE mediate ribosome recoding for the synthesis of their proteins, or how the ratio of these products is maintained, is poorly defined. This study reveals that in addition to a long distance RNA:RNA interaction, three alternate conformations and a phylogenetically conserved pseudoknot regulate PRT in the carmovirus Turnip crinkle virus (TCV).

Responsabilidade social empresarial: o caso de uma indústria alimentícia no estado do Pará

The theme of corporate social responsibility (CSR) provides discussion and analysis and relatively recent, particularly in the last twenty years, has grown into the world as well as in Brazil, the interest on the involvement of the business sector in social activities or projects facing combating poverty. However, a lack of socialization of successful experiences in the practice of CSR and clarity and consensus concepts generate deviations of understanding on the subject and the structuring of interventions. This research aimed to reveal how corporate social responsibility of the IMA Food was developed from Project Nursery Saci. The research took place under a qualitative approach of descriptive-explanatory, conducted through semi-structured interviews and non-participatory observation and interviewed 35 people in total. The interpretation and analysis of data occurred through a categorical content analysis, having as theoretical approach to socioeconomic CSR. The results showed that the major form of social responsibility of the Food IMA is based on a classical approach of CSR, focusing on philanthropy. The absence of a more systematic management of the project and reflect the fragility, instability and lack of commitment towards the community. The contributions generated by the project are substantial and important, but do not reach the development occasioned by the company. However, none of this invalidates the initiative of the organization's commitment to the community, however, requires a reassessment and restructuring of the proposal in a way that leverages the performance of the project and the company itself and it can more effectively contribute to society

Dimensão ética da conduta das empresas e dos trabalhadores: Factos empíricos de um estudo exploratório realizado em Portugal

O artigo apresenta uma selecção dos resultados de um estudo empírico realizado em Portugal em 2004, numa amostra por conveniência, sobre diversos aspectos da conduta ética das empresas e seus trabalhadores. A dimensão ética da conduta das empresas e dos trabalhadores foi assumida como conceito composto pelos seguintes aspectos: reflexão ética, legalidade da conduta, relações entre a ética e a eficiência, responsabilidade das empresas, percepção da conduta não ética e denúncia da sua ocorrência, institucionalização e formalização da ética nas empresas. Dos resultados destacam-se: o impacto positivo ao nível cognitivo da implementação dos elementos de ética formal na empresa, o qual pode, contudo, conduzir à supressão da responsabilidade e à desculpabilização pelos actos potencialmente imorais; o crescimento da imagem positiva do tecido empresarial com a ascendência na posição hierárquica e o inverso com o decréscimo do poder organizacional; o decréscimo de confiança nas empresas nacionais à medida que o sentimento de segurança de/no emprego se reduz e a sua transferência para as empresas estrangeiras; o crescimento de confiança depositada pelos inquiridos nas empresas com o aumento da dimensão destas últimas; a predominância de documentos escritos de ética nas empresas de origem estrangeira e a sua escassez nas empresas nacionais.