937 resultados para Coaching (Transportation)


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Regional development could present different strategies: •Relocation of industry clusters •Foreign Direct Investment attraction •Innovation based on new business models The Regional Government of Madrid (3rd largest GDP in the EU) selected strategic industries to compete & innovate: •Travel & Transportation •Aerospace •Nanotech. & •Biotech. •ICTs. •Energy

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Escalator and moving walkway are multibody systems with a design of more than a century. Developed methodology allows studying and improving any subsystem of both systems. In addition, new concepts can be developed and tested without the necessity and cost of a real construction. CITEF (Railway Technologies Research Centre) has been modelling escalators for more than four years. Several complex and innovative models has been developed to characterize static, kinematic and dynamic escalator behaviour. The high number of mechanical elements that are part of escalators complicate modelling task. In this way, methodologies and tools have been developed in order to automate these task and saving computational and time costs. Developed methodologies have been validated with the results of comparing real measurements and simulated outputs from a dynamic model.

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Travel time savings, better quality of the supplied services, greater comfort for the users, and improved accessibility are the main factors of success of High Speed Rail(HSR)links. This paper presents the results from a revealed and stated preference survey conducted to both HSR and air transport users in the Madrid Barcelona corridor. The data gathered from the stated preference survey was used to calibrate a modal choice model aiming at explaining competition between HSR and air transportation in the corridor. From the model, the authors obtain that prices and service frequency are the most important variables to compete with the other mode. In addition, they found that check-in and security controls at the airport are a crucial variable for the users in their modal choice. Other policies, such as the improvement of parking facilities at the train stations, play a secondary role.

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Firm location patterns emerge as a consequence of multiple factors, including firm considerations, labor force availability, market opportunities, and transportation costs. Many of these factors are influenced by changes in accessibility wrought by new transportation infrastructure. In this paper we use spatial statistical techniques and a micro-level data base to evaluate the effects of Madrid?s metro line 12 (known as Metrosur) expansion on business location patterns. The case study is the municipality of Alcorcon, which is served by the new metro line since 2003. Specifically, we explore the location patterns by different industry sectors, to evaluate if the new metro line has encouraged the emergence of a ?Metrosur spatial economy?. Our results indicate that the pattern of economic activity location is related to urban accessibility and that agglomeration, through economies of scale, also plays an important role. The results presented in this paper provide evidence useful to inform efficient transportation, urban, and regional economic planning.

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Generalmente la formación que reciben los estudiantes de Ingeniería está directamente relacionada con el aumento de su capacidad intelectual y la adquisición de conocimientos y destrezas técnicas. Sin embargo, aunque la formación técnica que adquieran los alumnos es importante, tanto o más lo es la forma en que aprendan a relacionarse consigo mismos y con los demás. Cualidades personales tales como la iniciativa, la empatía, la flexibilidad, el optimismo o la autoconfianza son determinantes en su rendimiento académico actual y lo serán en su éxito profesional en el futuro. El objetivo general de algunos de los proyectos que se han desarrollado en la Universidad Politécnica de Madrid (UPM) durante los últimos tres cursos académicos ha sido apoyar a los alumnos participantes en la adquisición de este tipo de competencias transversales relacionadas más que con el aumento de su inteligencia racional, con el mejor aprovechamiento de su potencial intelectual, fomentando el que su mundo emocional y social trabaje a su favor. Paralela y complementariamente, se ha formado a profesores de la UPM en técnicas de Coaching a utilizar en su desempeño diario en el aula y en la acción tutorial con sus alumnos. En este artículo se presentan los principales resultados de la última edición del proyecto correspondiente al curso académico 2011-2012 y la proyección a futuro de los trabajos realizados para que los beneficios obtenidos alcancen a todo el colectivo universitario de la UPM: profesores, alumnos y personal de administración y servicios.

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An integrated approach composed of a random utility-based multiregional input-output model and a road transport network model was developed for evaluating the application of a fee to heavy-goods vehicles (HGVs) in Spain. For this purpose, a distance-based charge scenario (in euros per vehicle kilometer) for HGVs was evaluated for a selected motorway network in Spain. Although the aim of this charging policy was to increase the efficiency of transport, the approach strongly identified direct and indirect impacts on the regional economy. Estimates of the magnitude and extent of indirect effects on aggregated macroeconomic indicators (employment and gross domestic product) are provided. The macroeconomic effects of the charging policy were found to be positive for some regions and negative for other regions.

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In this demo paper we describe an iOS-based application that allows visualizing live bus transport data in Madrid from static and streaming RDF endpoints, reusing the Web services provided by the bus transport authority in the city and wrapping them using SPARQLStream

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Transportation modes produce many external costs such as congestion, accidents, and environmental impacts (pollution, noise and so on). From the microeconomic theory it is well known that in order to maximize social welfare, transportation modes should internalize the marginal costs they produce. Allocative efficiency is achieved when all transportation modes are priced at their social marginal cost. The objective of this research is to evaluate to what extent different passenger transport modes internalize their social marginal costs. This analysis is important since it affects the competitiveness of the different transport modes for a given OD pair. The case study analyzed is the corridor Madrid-Barcelona in Spain and the different transport modes have been considered (cars, buses, high-speed train and air). The research calculates the marginal social cost per user for each transportation mode, and it compares it with the average fare—allowing for the effect of discriminatory taxes—currently paid by the users. The external costs are calculated according to the guidelines established by the European Union. The gap between the marginal social cost and the price paid by users will provide the extra cost per passenger that each transport mode should have to pay for internalizing the external cost it produces. The research shows that external costs already produced by road and air transport modes are much higher than those produced by rail. However, the results show that road transport already internalizes every external costs it produces because users pay high fuel taxes. In other words, although rail transportation produces lower external costs, road transportation pays more than it should on the basis of the social marginal costs. The results of this work might be of help for Europ ean policy actions to be undertaken in the future.

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This paper describes a theoretical model based primarily on transaction costs, for comparing the various tendering mechanisms used for transportation Public-Private Partnership (PPP) projects. In particular, the model contrasts negotiated procedures with the open procedure, as defined by the current European Union legislation on public tendering. The model includes both ex ante transaction costs (borne during the tendering stage) and ex post transaction costs (such as enforcement costs, re-negotiation costs, and costs arising from litigation between partners), explaining the trade-off between them. Generally speaking, it is assumed that the open procedure implies lower transaction costs ex ante, while the negotiated procedure reduces the probability of the appearance of new contingencies not foreseen in the contract, hence diminishing the expected value of transaction costs ex post. Therefore, the balance between ex ante and ex post transaction costs is the main criterion for deciding whether the open or negotiated procedure would be optimal. Notwithstanding, empirical evidence currently exists only on ex ante transaction costs in transportation infrastructure projects. This evidence has shown a relevant difference between the two procedures as far as ex ante costs are concerned, favouring the open procedure. The model developed in this paper also demonstrates that a larger degree of complexity in a contract does not unequivocally favour the use of a negotiated procedure. Only in those cases dealing with very innovative projects, where important dimensions of the quality of the asset or service are not verifiable, may we observe an advantage in favour of the negotiated procedure. The bottom line is that we find it difficult to justify the employment of negotiated procedures in most transportation PPP contracts, especially in the field of roads. Nevertheless, the field remains open for future empirical work and research on the levels of transaction costs borne ex post in PPP contracts, as well as on the probabilities of such costs appearing under any of the procurement procedures.

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A pesquisa teve como objetivo geral analisar as principais razões pelas quais as empresas públicas paulistas utilizam coaching e mentoring como práticas de compartilhamento de conhecimento. No ano de 2009, foi instituído pelo governador do Estado de São Paulo, o decreto nº 53.963 que instituiu a Política de Gestão do Conhecimento e Inovação para as empresas públicas. Kuniyoshi e Santos (2007) realizaram uma pesquisa, na qual identificaram práticas e iniciativas de gestão do conhecimento adotadas por algumas empresas, dentre elas, coaching e mentoring. As práticas são processos que necessitam de investimento não somente financeiro, mas de tempo e pessoas adequadas, por serem processos mais complexos, instigam a investigação de ações no contexto organizacional de empresas públicas. Este estudo busca contribuir para o desenvolvimento de estudos na área pública. O método utilizado neste estudo de abordagem qualitativa é do tipo exploratória. O objeto desta pesquisa foram as empresas públicas paulistas, que, atualmente, somam 21. Foi realizado estudo de caso, com entrevista e análise documental em duas destas empresas, A Sabesp, empresa do segmento de saneamento de água e esgoto, teve como objetivo analisar a prática de coaching e, o Instituto de Pesquisa Tecnológicas (IPT), referência nacional em metrologia, teve como objetivo analisar a prática de mentoring. Uma vez que não existem práticas exclusivas à Gestão do Conhecimento, e o sucesso de uma prática está relacionado ao contexto na qual está inserida. No caso da Sabesp, a prática de coaching é utilizada como uma das atividades dentro de dois programas, visando desenvolver o capital humano como força competitiva. O IPT teve como objetivo da aplicação do programa de mentoring, especificamente, o compartilhar conhecimento tácito. Foi constatado que as práticas de coaching e mentoring podem ser utilizadas como recurso capaz de tornar a empresa singular perante as demais, mesmo empresas públicas não tendo foco em competitividade, mas utilizam o conhecimento de forma estratégica para melhorar a qualidade de atendimento à sociedade.

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Esta investigación explora el impacto del coaching de equipos en la mejora de los procesos y la eficacia de los equipos de trabajo. Entre los procesos de equipo se estudia de manera separada el impacto sobre la seguridad psicológica y las conductas de aprendizaje en el equipo. Se basa en un estudio realizado con dos equipos gestores del área de TI (Tecnologías de la Información) pertenecientes a dos organizaciones diferentes del sector financiero-asegurador de dos países distintos, España y Arabia Saudí. Se aplica un diseño cuasi experimental con grupos no equivalentes y medidas pre/post, a través del cual se miden los efectos de un programa de coaching de equipos y se comparan con mediciones de grupos de cuasi control. Se demuestra que existe una relación positiva significativa entre la intervención de coaching de equipos y los procesos del equipo, teniendo un efecto moderado en las conductas de aprendizaje del equipo. En cambio, no se obtiene evidencia empírica sobre el aumento de la seguridad psicológica y la eficacia del equipo. Este estudio se construye desde la revisión de enfoques teóricos y prácticos desarrollados desde la disciplina emergente del coaching de equipos aportando evidencia y claridad sobre estos enfoques, así como indicaciones para futuras investigaciones y para la práctica del coaching de equipos en las organizaciones.

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El coaching es un fenómeno que se ha extendido por las organizaciones, especialmente en las empresas. Se ha convertido en un negocio que mueve mucho dinero a través de consultoras y de colaboradores externos (“freelance”). Entendemos por coaching una serie de conversaciones y ejercicios entre dos personas mentalmente sanas, coach y coachee, cuyo objetivo es elevar el potencial profesional del coachee, acompañándole en el logro de sus metas profesionales. La tesis se ha centrado en el coaching ejecutivo e individual. Se ha trabajado con profesionales que son responsables de equipos o proyectos importantes para sus empresas y han participado en procesos de coaching individual. No hemos trabajado el coaching grupal por la dificultad de encontrar empresas que lo hayan implantado y por las grandes diferencias de conceptos, proceso e incluso planteamiento de los autores. La metodología empleada ha sido cualitativa en el marco del análisis de discurso y del construccionismo como base teórica. Se descartó una metodología cuantitativa, en especial a través de encuesta, debido a que la terminología del coaching no es estable y diversos autores y escuelas difieren en cuanto a conceptos. Matices que sí podíamos trabajar a través de entrevistas, pero no con una encuesta. Se ha entrevistado a diez coaches y diez coachees de distintas empresas. Las entrevistas se han transcrito y se ha trabajado buscando conceptos y familias de conceptos que pudieran dar lugar a encontrar conclusiones sobre la experiencia de coaches y coachees. También se ha trabajado desde la experiencia del doctorando que es coach profesional, en diálogo con las aportaciones de las entrevistas. En la primera parte de la tesis se ha realizado una investigación de las bases teóricas del coaching a través de los libros fundamentales del tema. Se ha realizado un estudio de las distintas definiciones de coaching para buscar los puntos en común y las discrepancias de las mismas. Señalamos las causas que, a nuestro entender, han facilitado la extensión del coaching en las organizaciones y especialmente en las empresas. También se buceó en las definiciones históricas de aquellos filósofos que son señalados como antecedentes por los coaches actuales. En esta primera parte se estudiaron las conexiones del coaching con otras teorías y terapias como puede ser el construccionismo, la terapia familiar o breve, y teorías basadas en el relato. Esta primera parte se presentó como investigación para la obtención del Diploma de Estudios Avanzados...

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Since the passage of the Federal-Aid Highway Act of 1956, the automobile has become the primary form of transportation on the Mississippi Gulf Coast. As the rate of motor vehicle use continues to rise faster than population growth, the benefits of the current transportation system are coming at a price that rivals annual household expenditures for housing. Furthermore, the automobile-centric transportation system incurs environmental costs. Carbon dioxide emissions, motor fuel use, health care costs for chronic illness, and the loss and impairment of natural resources due to sprawling development, continue to escalate. This project analyzes the environmental costs associated with automobile-centric planning for the urbanized area of the Mississippi Gulf Coast and compares these costs to those of alternative transportation modes.