The relationship between knowledge acquisition on international assignments and career development: an exploratory study with portuguese repatriates

This paper explores the relationship between the expatriates��� knowledge acquisition (KA) and their career development after an international assignment (IA). The purpose of this paper is to examine the role of expatriates in KA and transfer within International Portuguese multinational corporations. Furthermore, with this empirical study we try to analyse how the knowledge that is acquired and transferred translates into a basis for career development after the IA. This phenomenon has a special relevance in the Portuguese context, because this country is known a growing process of globalization in recent years. Furthermore, (a) there are no empirical studies concerning knowledge transfer and career development of repatriates from Portuguese companies; (b) little is known about the repatriates��� contributions to their home company after IA. This paper is one of the first to focus specifically on the repatriates��� role in KA and transfer from the host company to their Portuguese home company. A qualitative research methodology is used, specifically through an exploratory case study approach, which examines how knowledge management (KM) acquisition or transferring during IA are important for the repatriates��� career development in the Portuguese home company. Data were collected through semi-structured interviews to 42 Portuguese international assignees and 18 organizational representatives from nine Portuguese companies. Preliminary results show that KA and transfer made by Portuguese expatriates contributes directly to their career development. Moreover, evidence reveals that not all repatriates were promoted after their IA; rather some repatriates were even demoted after their IA. Furthermore, the results obtained suggest that the type of knowledge which acquired or transferred plays a central role in the career development after repatriation. According to these results, the paper discusses the major theoretical and practical implications. Suggestions for future research are also presented.

The use of indicators and evidence in governance and policy development of science, technology and innovation

This paper was first presented at the 2012 ��� EU SPRI Conference ���Towards Transformative Governance? - Responses to mission-oriented innovation policy paradigms���, Fraunhofer ISI, June 2012, Karlsruhe

Territorial Strategic Planning as a support instrument for Regional and Local Development : a comparative analysis between Lisbon and Barcelona metropolitan areas - a first approach

Trabalho de Projecto apresentado para cumprimento dos requisitos necess��rios �� obten����o do grau de Mestre em Metropoliza����o, Planeamento Estrat��gico e Sustentabilidade.

Territorial Strategic Planning as a support instrument for Regional and Local Development: a comparative analysis between Lisbon and Barcelona Metropolitan Areas

MARQUES, B.P. (2011) "Territorial Strategic Planning as a support instrument for Regional and Local Development: a comparative analysis between Lisbon and Barcelona Metropolitan Areas", in Atas do 17.�� Congresso da APDR, do 5.�� Congresso de Gest��o e Conserva����o da Natureza e do Congresso Internacional da APDR/AECR, Bragan��a e Zamora, pp. 1265-1272, ISBN 978-989-96353-2-6.

Higher education branding: Nova School of Business and Economics and Bocconi University

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

International placement analysis of the German business market for a Nova Achool of Business and Economics graduate student

Changes in today���s society led to the evolution of professional migrations and individual searches for more suitable professional opportunities and careers outside one���s countries. International Placement is nowadays one of the world���s biggest trends in higher education for the future ahead and an appealing demand of the Millennium generations. The following work project aims to study the German business market identifying the most attractive German companies and respective graduate programs for a Nova School of Business and Economics graduate student. The study���s conclusion relies on concrete strategic suggestions regarding the implementation of the results and practical use of the outcome provided.

Geomorphology and land development in the Maraca area of northern Roraima, Brazil.

The geomorphological materials and forms of the Maraca area of Roraima, Brazil are described, an their sgnificance for land development examined. Significant contrasts are noted in areas presently under rainforest and savanna vegetation. Lateritic gravels and extensive shetwash accumulations in savanna areas constrast with incipient or absent plinthite development, few gravels and limited evidence of colluvium under rainforest. Terrain is in general relatively highly-dissected. Slope profiles are characterised, particularly within the savanna zone, by a relatively steep lower concavity. These contrasts are sharply-demarcated by the present savanna/rainforest bondary, unexpectedly in view of the generally accepted hypothesis of repeated contraction an expansion of Amazonian rainforest throughout the Pleistocene. It is concluded that geomorphological conditions in the Maraca area are not favorable for land develoment.

Recommendations for Nova School of Business and Economics to target yhe Colombian market

The growing connotation Internationalization has worldwide, alongside the economic, political and socio-environmental changes, is empowering a progressively global education economy. Therefore, this Work Project aims to help Nova SBE to understand the decision making process of the Colombian tertiary education students, as this market constitutes an enriching opportunity to meet both business and educative objectives. In order to do so, a qualitative research was conducted to comprehend the rationale behind Colombian students to study abroad. The study points out that the reputation of a HE institution and the Portuguese culture are the key attributes to pursue a degree in Portugal.

The relationship between stem vessel parameters and the development of strata in the early stages of secondary forest succession in Amazonia

In order to compare the development of strata in the early stages of secondary forest succession with vessel parameters of the tree species, a forest inventory was carried out in 4-year (Q1: 48 m2), 11-year (Q2: 400 m2) and 20-year (Q3: 400 m2) forests and vessel parameters were investigated from stem cross sections of 18 species obtained in Q2. Thirty three species (21 families), 77 species (35 families), 39 species (20 families) were found in Ql, Q2, Q3, respectively. The percentage of dead individuals, dead stems and the percentage of individuals with multiple stems increased with time after clear cutting. Also, the total D2H of Q3 was 26.1 times that of Q1, and the development of strata started in Q2 and Q3. The image analysis of vessel size, area and number of vessels revealed that species which reach the forest canopy had a large D2H value, vessel diameter and area, while species which remain near the forest floor had smaller ones. Poecilanthe effusa (Huber) Ducke is an example of the latter case, with a large number of individuals and abundant sprouting of new stems from stumps, but with high mortality.

VET: a strategic approach for economic, organisational and personal development in EU countries

Vocational Education and Training (VET) is a continuous long-term process of economic, organisational and personal development. It envisions the construction of dynamic skills to improve performance, productivity and organisational, personal and social development. This article focuses on generating skills. It frames training as a process of work-linked training and as a primary source for generating skills whilst seeking to boost creativity. It sheds light upon the discussion pertaining to learning transfer as a necessary condition to structure performance and competitiveness. It highlights the Learning Transfer System Inventory (LTSI), because it allows to measure the effectiveness of training and it identifies the organisations' weaknesses. The data used were collected from the Eurostat Database.

Postpartum Depression: Is it a condition affecting the mother-infant interaction and the development of the child across the first year of life?

Noting that maternal depression is common during a baby's first year, this study examined the interaction of depressed and non-depressed mother-child dyads. A sample of 26 first-time mothers with postpartum depression at the third month after birth and their 3-month-old infants was compared to a sample of 25 first-time mothers with no postpartum depression at the third month after birth and their 3-month-old infants. The observations were repeated at 6 months and again at 12 months postpartum. The samples were compared for differences in mother interaction behavior, mother's infant care, mother's concern with the baby, infant behavioral difficulties, infant mental and motor development, and infant behavior with the observer. Among the findings are the following: (1) depressed mothers' interaction behavior and care of their infants are less adequate than the non-depressed mothers' interaction behavior and care of their infants at 3, 6, and 12 months postpartum; (2) infants' interaction behaviors during feeding and face-to-face interaction with depressed mothers are less adequate than infants' interactions with non-depressed mothers at 3, 6, and 12 months postpartum; (3) mother-infant interactions are less adequate in the depressed mother dyads than the non-depressed dyads at 3, 6, and 12 months postpartum; (4) depressed mothers are less concerned about their infants than non-depressed mothers at 3, 6, and 12 months postpartum; (5) infants of depressed mothers have more behavioral difficulties at 3, 6, and 12 months postpartum than infants of non-depressed mothers; (6) infants of depressed mothers had lower mental and motor development rates at 6 and 12 months postpartum than infants of non-depressed mothers; and (7) infants of non-depressed mothers behaved in a more positive way with the observer than the infants of depressed mothers. (AS)

Modela����o de processos num servi��o de uma organiza����o de ensino superior

Disserta����o de mestrado integrado em Engenharia e Gest��o Industrial

Reducciones Jesuiticas en el Chaco, Noroeste y Sur Argentino. Emplazamiento Territorial. Desarrollo Urbano y Arquitect��nico entre los siglos XVII y XVIII. Evoluci��n, Funciones y Tipolog��as. Reductions in the Chaco, Argentine Northwest and South. Territorial emplazan. Architectural and Urban Development between the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries. Evolution, Functions and Typologies.

Las reducciones jesu��ticas en Argentina reconocen generalmente un ��nico aporte en la regi��n guaran��. Pero lo cierto es que una cantidad importante de reducciones, equivalente en n��mero con las anteriormente mencionadas, se desarrollaron en el interior del pa��s, fundamentalmente en las regiones del Chaco, noroeste y sur argentino. Muchas de ellas reconocen hoy su continuidad en centros urbanos y otras tan s��lo, y en el mejor de los casos, en vestigios arqueol��gicos. Se propone el an��lisis de este conjunto desde las primeras incursiones en "misiones volantes" en el siglo XVII hasta la expulsi��n de los jesuitas en 1767. Tambi��n se abordar��n las modalidades y procesos generadores de centros reduccionales en estas regiones y sus interrelaciones territoriales. Adem��s se pretende analizar sus funciones y morfolog��as originales, su evoluci��n, traslados y posibles transformaciones posteriores, en las etapas previas al impacto originado ante la ausencia de la Compa����a de Jes��s. Los resultados incluir��n la interpretaci��n de los procesos formativos, con su diversidad de casos, en escalas regionales y locales, la recopilaci��n de cartograf��a regional y urbana, y la determinaci��n de series tipol��gicas de formas de trazados y organizaciones de tejidos, tanto en las demarcaciones de origen como en sus remodelaciones y ensanches cuando as�� correspondiere.

Factores Cr��ticos del Desarrollo Local y Regional Integrado zona serrana y Norte de la Provincia de C��rdoba-. Validaci��n causal estad��stica de Modelos de Ecuaciones Estructurales. Identificaci��n de problemas normativos de las OSC.Critical Factors of Local and Regional Development in north of the Province of C��rdoba. Causal validation with Structural Equation Modeling. Legal regulations of civil society.

En la investigaci��n anterior -en la zona pampeana de la Provincia de C��rdoba- se demostr�� te��rica y emp��ricamente, que el desarrollo de la Sociedad Civil muchas veces libradas a su suerte y con limitaciones legales apoyan decididamente el desarrollo local, sin embargo han logrado solo parcialmente sus objetivos, por lo que es necesario comenzar un camino de fortalecimiento en los nuevos roles que deben asumir. Los gobiernos locales, a la vez, intentan trabajosamente con contados ��xitos detener el procesos de descapitalizaci��n social -financiera y humana- de sus comunidades locales y regionales, peregrinando con escaso ��xito a los centros concentrados del poder pol��tico y econ��mico, para procurar los recursos financieros y humanos necesarios que no alcanzan a reponer los que se fugan desde hace d��cadas de sus localidades. Las empresas, con ciclos recurrentes de crecimiento y decrecimiento vinculados a los mercados en que colocan sus productos, tambi��n se debaten en la b��squeda de los escasos recursos, financieros y humanos, que les permitan consolidar un desarrollo a mediano y largo plazo. El desarrollo alcanzado en Sistemas de informaci��n, instrumentos de relevamiento, an��lisis y elaboraci��n de propuestas para el Desarrollo Local, nos permite avanzar en: 1. La confirmaci��n emp��rica de las hip��tesis iniciales - factores ex��genos y end��genos - en la zona Norte y Serrana de la provincia 2. La validaci��n cient��fica -mediante el An��lisis de ecuaciones estructurales. de tales supuestos, para el conjunto de las poblaciones analizadas en ambas etapas. 3. La identificaci��n de los problemas normativos que afectan el desarrollo de las Organizaciones de la Sociedad Civil (OSC). METODOLOG��A Respecto la validaci��n emp��rica en la zona norte y serrana 1. Selecci��n de las 4 localidades a relevar de acuerdo a las categor��as definidas 2. Elaboraci��n de acuerdos con autoridades e instituciones locales. 3. Relevamiento cualitativo con l��deres locales y fuentes de datos secundarias. 4. Adaptaci��n de instrumentos de relevamiento a las realidades locales y estudios previos 5. Relevamiento cuantitativo de campo, capacitaci��n de encuestadores y supervisores. 6. Procesamiento y elaboraci��n de informes finales locales. Respecto de la construcci��n de modelos de desarrollo 1. Desarrollar las dimensiones especificas y las variables (items) de cada factor cr��tico. 2. Revisar el instrumento con expertos de cada una de las dimensiones. 3. Validar a nivel exploratorio por medio de un An��lisis de Componentes Principales 4. Someter a los expertos la evaluaci��n de una serie de localidades que representan cada uno. Respecto de la identificaci��n de las normas legales que afectan a la Sociedad Civil 1.Relevamiento documental de normas 2. Relevamiento con l��deres de instituciones de la Sociedad Civil 3. An��lisis de las normas vigentes 4. Elaboraci��n de Informes Finales y Transferencia a l��deres e instituciones