880 resultados para Best practices of transformation
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Aps escndalos em gesto como o caso da Enron, Parmalat e Xerox, as boas prticas da Governana Corporativa so consideradas uma ferramenta de auxilio na gesto, exigindo que a organizao tenha mais transparncia, equidade, responsabilidade corporativa e prestao de contas. Mediante a isto, este trabalho de pesquisa tem como objetivo principal verificar as prticas da governana corporativa que so praticadas em empresas de capital fechado consideradas pequenas e mdias (PME`s) no segmento de portaria e limpeza e, se as boas ou algumas destas prticas trazem gerao de valor para as organizaes. Essa pesquisa ser realizada nas cidades de Santo Andr, So Bernardo e So Caetano do Sul, Estado de So Paulo. A justificativa para este projeto de pesquisa se d pelo fato de existir carncia de estudos medindo diretamente as prticas de governana corporativa em empresas de servio (PME s) e tambm porque a taxa de mortalidade entre as empresas prestadoras de servios segundo dados do IBGE (2008) considerada alta devido a vrios fatores, sendo um em especial, mensurado como deficincia do gestor. A governana corporativa trata diretamente do controle interno e a gesto de risco da organizao (MOTTA, SILVEIRA E BORGES 2006), portanto as falhas gerencias podem ser minimizadas com a adoo desta prtica. As informaes foram obtidas atravs de survey de questionrios a partir de gestores das empresas estudadas previamente mapeados e escala com dados primrios e quantitativos. Os resultados apresentaram que existe uma relao com a Governana Corporativa e Desempenho nas empresas da amostra. Os construtos responsabilidade corporativa, prestao de contas e transparncia tiveram maior significncia enquanto equidade apresentou sentido inverso com o desempenho.(AU)
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Aps escndalos em gesto como o caso da Enron, Parmalat e Xerox, as boas prticas da Governana Corporativa so consideradas uma ferramenta de auxilio na gesto, exigindo que a organizao tenha mais transparncia, equidade, responsabilidade corporativa e prestao de contas. Mediante a isto, este trabalho de pesquisa tem como objetivo principal verificar as prticas da governana corporativa que so praticadas em empresas de capital fechado consideradas pequenas e mdias (PME`s) no segmento de portaria e limpeza e, se as boas ou algumas destas prticas trazem gerao de valor para as organizaes. Essa pesquisa ser realizada nas cidades de Santo Andr, So Bernardo e So Caetano do Sul, Estado de So Paulo. A justificativa para este projeto de pesquisa se d pelo fato de existir carncia de estudos medindo diretamente as prticas de governana corporativa em empresas de servio (PME s) e tambm porque a taxa de mortalidade entre as empresas prestadoras de servios segundo dados do IBGE (2008) considerada alta devido a vrios fatores, sendo um em especial, mensurado como deficincia do gestor. A governana corporativa trata diretamente do controle interno e a gesto de risco da organizao (MOTTA, SILVEIRA E BORGES 2006), portanto as falhas gerencias podem ser minimizadas com a adoo desta prtica. As informaes foram obtidas atravs de survey de questionrios a partir de gestores das empresas estudadas previamente mapeados e escala com dados primrios e quantitativos. Os resultados apresentaram que existe uma relao com a Governana Corporativa e Desempenho nas empresas da amostra. Os construtos responsabilidade corporativa, prestao de contas e transparncia tiveram maior significncia enquanto equidade apresentou sentido inverso com o desempenho.(AU)
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What motivates a university lecturer to consider introducing a new e-learning approach to their educational practice? Accounts of e-learning practice can invite discussion and reflection on the approaches taken, reinforcement of a particular model, connection with the experience of others, vicarious learning opportunities and glimpses into tacit knowledge. If these examples provoke thinking, could they have the sticky qualities, the memorable inspiration and ideas that move us to action, when we observe the practice of others? (Szulanski, 2003) Case studies have the capacity to inspire but also to provoke and to challenge. (JISC, 2004) This paper will discuss a process followed for sharing best practices of e-learning. It will explain how good practices were identified and gathered by the EUNIS E-Learning Task Force collaboration, using a database and a weblog (EUNIC, 2008). It will examine the methods used for the developing and compiling of the practices and the communication of these. Actual examples of some of the case studies gathered will be included in an appendix. Suggestions of ways to develop this process further and the tangible benefits identified will be examined to ask if effective practice can also become embedded practice.
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Following its inception in 1994, the certification of European Registered Toxicologists (ERT) by EUROTOX has been recognized as ensuring professional competence as well as scientific integrity and credibility. Criteria and procedures for registration are contained in the ERT "Guidelines for Registration 2012". The register of ERT currently has over 1900 members. In order to continue the harmonisation of requirements and processes between national registering bodies as a prerequisite for official recognition of the ERT title as a standard, and to take account of recent developments in toxicology, an update of the ERT Guidelines has been prepared in a series of workshops by the EUROTOX subcommittees for education and registration, in consultation with representatives of national toxicology societies and registers. The update includes details of topics and learning outcomes for theoretical training, and how these can be assessed. The importance of continuing professional development as the cornerstone of re-registration is emphasised. To help with the process of harmonisation, it is necessary to collate and share best practices of registration conditions and procedures across Europe. Importantly, this information can also be used to audit compliance with the EUROTOX standards. As recognition of professionals in toxicology, including specialist qualifications, is becoming more important than ever, we believe that this can best be achieved based on the steps for harmonisation outlined here together with the proposed new Guidelines.
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O presente relatrio tem como principal objetivo apresentar a caracterizao do estgio realizado na Equipa Mvel de Desenvolvimento Infantil e Interveno Precoce (EMDIIP) no mbito da promoo do desenvolvimento infantil de crianas em contexto de creche, ao longo do segundo ano do mestrado em Reabilitao Psicomotora. Toda a interveno psicomotora foi planeada consoante os resultados das avaliaes formais, das observaes informais de cada criana e das preocupaes e dificuldades enunciadas pela Educadora de Infncia da creche tendo sempre em conta as prticas recomendadas da Interveno Precoce. Para alm das sesses de psicomotricidade realizadas em grupo e individualmente, foi desenvolvido um trabalho de formao parental, com o intuito de promover as interaes familiares e divulgar informao sobre o desenvolvimento normal das crianas, e um ajustamento do contexto da sala Arco-ris. A psicomotricidade revelou ser uma ferramenta essencial na promoo do desenvolvimento infantil no s na sua vertente (re)educativa e teraputica mas tambm na sua vertente preventiva.
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Dissertao de Mestrado, Gesto Empresarial, Faculdade de Economia, Universidade do Algarve, 2016
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The five installations operated by the Department of Defense (DoD) in the Front Range region of Colorado do not meet the DoD non-hazardous solid waste diversion goal of 40 percent, further impacting landfills and generating greenhouse gases. This applied capstone project identifies and evaluates best management practices of a Materials Recovery Facility (MRF), qualitatively and quantitatively, to increase solid waste diversion at a DoD MRF. An environmental benefits model quantified the externalities of increasing solid waste diversion at the installations. By implementing best management practices at a MRF, the DoD would divert an additional 1,400 tons of solid waste per year, resulting in the equivalent of 1,502,567 gallons of gasoline being saved, among many benefits presented in this capstone.
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There is significant national evidence the language development of four year-olds is a critical area for later school success (Brooks-Gunn, Fuligni, & Berlin, 2003; Cunningham, & Stanovich, 1998). This study originated as part of Literacy Intervention X (LIX), a larger national study conducted to examine the effectiveness of early literacy curricula implemented in subsidized childcare centers. The professional development of childcare center providers is key to improving the quality of subsidized care. In exploring the mentoring practices of nine LIX literacy coaches, the researcher investigated the perceptions of what best mentoring practices facilitated the implementation of literacy curricula by childcare providers. A qualitative case study was conducted using a combination of participant observer notes, document analysis, and focus group semi-structured interviews. The researcher is a participant observer, one of the nine Literacy Coaches. The best mentoring practices from the perspective of the literacy coaches are related to building relationships including trust, mutual respect, support, empathy, and encouragement with the childcare providers, the center directors, and with fellow literacy coaches. Clear, constant, and consistent communication with the childcare providers was a vital mentoring practice in building a relationship between the literacy coach and childcare provider. Another best mentoring practice in building a relationship with the childcare provider was the perceptions of the literacy coaches as co-learners in the mentoring process. The best mentoring practices highlighted in this study exemplified the kind of effective professional development that builds on the strengths of the childcare providers and does not disrupt the childcare centers or the services provided by the subsidized childcare programs that meet the needs of children and families. The experience of these nine literacy coaches, including their perceptions of effective mentoring practices, along with lesson learned about relationships, mentoring team structures, and general project design sheds light on the challenge of mentoring subsidized childcare providers in future literacy intervention projects.
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In this article, as part of the Erasmus+ project Divercity, we focus on the collection and analysis of good practices in Spain and other countries in Europe. The project revolves around the development of methods that valorize cultural diversity and in this respect, identifying and sharing best practices on diversity and inclusion through artistic mediation inside museums, culture institutions, our urban walks, forms an mandatory stage of the research process.
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Digitalization has been widely adopted by private organizations of all sizes. As customers we are starting to expect a certain level of digital services from businesses and these expectations are evolving to consider the public sector services as well. Moreover, the Finnish municipalities are under pressure to cut costs and make their operation more efficient. This research aims in exploring the field of municipal digitalization in Finland with three main questions to answer: what are the motivations for municipalities for digital service transformation, what the main benefits of this transformation are and what are the challenges for the transformation. The research starts with examining the characteristics of municipal operation and reviewing some of the relevant digital service opportunities. In the empirical part of the research, 11 professionals related to the municipal field were interviewed using a semi-structured interview design. These interviewees were chosen from three important groups for the change: the service provider, municipal administration and municipal employees. The data gained from the interviews was first summarized according to the main topics chosen from the literature and then reflected on the digital services opportunities presented in the research. The motivations discovered in both the service provider and the city of Porvoo interviews were: tightening resources combined with increasing expectations, transparent structuring of information, supporting the shift into mobile and providing new channels for customers to participate. The benefits discovered in all groups were: efficiency, customer experience, transparent structuring of information, reducing manual input and responding to customer needs in service development. The challenges perceived by multiple groups were: change resistance, innovating new with no best practices and defining the scope and new operation model. The results of this research suggest that even with some challenges along the way, digitalization is a likely future for the Finnish public sector. The business case for the transformation is becoming increasingly evident on both municipal- and governmental levels.
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Ever since the birth of the Smart City paradigm, a wide variety of initiatives have sprung up involving this phenomenon: best practices, projects, pilot projects, transformation plans, models, standards, indicators, measuring systems, etc. The question to ask, applicable to any government official, city planner or researcher, is whether this effect is being felt in how cities are transforming, or whether, in contrast, it is not very realistic to speak of cities imbued with this level of intelligence. Many cities are eager to define themselves as smart, but the variety, complexity and scope of the projects needed for this transformation indicate that the change process is longer than it seems. If our goal is to carry out a comparative analysis of this progress among cities by using the number of projects executed and their scope as a reference for the transformation, we could find such a task inconsequential due to the huge differences and characteristics that define a city. We believe that the subject needs simplification (simpler, more practical models) and a new approach. This paper presents a detailed analysis of the smart city transformation process in Spain and provides a support model that helps us understand the changes and the speed at which they are being implemented. To this end we define a set of elements of change called "transformation factors" that group a city's smartness into one of three levels (Low/Medium/Fully) and more homogeneously identify the level of advancement of this process. 2016 IEEE.
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The development and optimization of efficient transformation protocols is essential in new citrus breeding programs, not only for rootstock, but also for scion improvement. Transgenic 'Hamlin' sweet orange (Citrus sinensis (L.) Osbeck) plants were obtained by Agrobacterium tumefaciens-mediated transformation of epicotyl segments collected from seedlings germinated in vitro. Factors influencing genetic transformation efficiency were evaluated including seedling incubation conditions, time of inoculation with Agrobacterium and co-culture conditions. Epicotyl segments were adequate explants for transformation, regenerating plants by direct organogenesis. Higher percentage of transformation was obtained with explants collected from seedlings germinated in darkness, transferred to 16 hours photoperiod for 2-3 weeks, and inoculated with Agrobacterium for 15-45 min. The best co-culture condition was the incubation of the explants in darkness, for three days in culture medium supplemented with 100 muM of acetosyringone. Genetic transformation was confirmed by performing beta-glucoronidase (GUS) assays and, subsequently, by PCR amplification for the nptII and GUS genes.
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In recent years, Semantic Web (SW) research has resulted in significant outcomes. Various industries have adopted SW technologies, while the deep web is still pursuing the critical transformation point, in which the majority of data found on the deep web will be exploited through SW value layers. In this article we analyse the SW applications from a market perspective. We are setting the key requirements for real-world information systems that are SW-enabled and we discuss the major difficulties for the SW uptake that has been delayed. This article contributes to the literature of SW and knowledge management providing a context for discourse towards best practices on SW-based information systems.
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Lean is common sense and good business sense. As organizations grow and become more successful, they begin to lose insight into the basic truths of what made them successful. Organizations have to deal with more and more issues that may not have anything to do with directly providing products or services to their customers. Lean is a holistic management approach that brings the focus of the organization back to providing value to the customer. In August 2002, Mrs. Darleen Druyun, the Principal Deputy to the Assistant Secretary of the Air Force for Acquisition and government co-chairperson of the Lean Aerospace Initiative (LAI), decided it was time for Air Force acquisitions to embrace the concepts of lean. At her request, the LAI Executive Board developed a concept and methodology to employ lean into the Air Forces acquisition culture and processes. This was the birth of the Lean Now initiative. An enterprise-wide approach was used, involving Air Force System Program Offices (SPOs), aerospace industry, and several Department of Defense agencies. The aim of Lean Now was to focus on the process interfaces between these enterprise stakeholders to eliminate barriers that impede progress. Any best practices developed would be institutionalized throughout the Air Force and the Department of Defense (DoD). The industry members of LAI agreed to help accelerate the government-industry transformation by donating lean Subject Matter Experts (SMEs) to mentor, train, and facilitate the lean events of each enterprise. Currently, the industry SMEs and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology are working together to help the Air Force develop its own lean infrastructure of training courses and Air Force lean SMEs. The first Lean Now programs were the F/A-22, Global Hawk, and F-16. Each program focused on specific acquisition processes. The F/A-22 focused on the Test and Evaluation process; the Global Hawk focused on Evolutionary Acquisitions; and the F-16 focused on improving the Contract Closeout process. Through lean, each enterprise made many significant improvements. The F/A-22 was able to reduce its Operational Flight Plan (OFP) Preparation and Load process time of 2 to 3 months down to 7 hours. The Global Hawk developed a new production plan that increases the annual production of its Integrated Sensor Suite from 3 per year to 6 per year. The F-16 enterprise generated and is working 12 initiatives that could result in a contract closeout cycle time reduction of 3 to 7 years. Each enterprise continues to generate more lean initiatives that focus on other areas and processes within their respective enterprises.
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In this paper we set out what we consider to be a set of best practices for statisticians in the reporting of pharmaceutical industry-sponsored clinical trials. We make eight recommendations covering: author responsibilities and recognition; publication timing; conflicts of interest; freedom to act; full author access to data; trial registration and independent review. These recommendations are made in the context of the prominent role played by statisticians in the design, conduct, analysis and reporting of pharmaceutical sponsored trials and the perception of the reporting of these trials in the wider community.
