A importância das redes de relacionamento para se formar uma parceria : um estudo de caso na ALESAT

This paper consists in a study case at the Alesat company, which aims at analyzing how the networks from the former companies Ale and Sat influence the formation of partnerships. The study was based on literature by Burt (1992), Granovetter (1973), Uzzi (1997), Contractor and Lorange (1988), Gulati (1998), Child and Faulkner (1998), and others, to verify how important the social relations were between the companies to the formation of a strategic alliance. The research method we adopted analyzed the first partnership between Ale and Sat and the last one that ended up with the merger of the companies resulting in a new company, Alesat. Semi-structured interviews were conducted in 2008 with the council board of the company. Secondary data were also collected from specific web sites from the area, such as ANP, Sindicom and Fecombustíveis, as well as from important newspapers in the market. The primary data were analyzed through the content analysis technique from Triviños (1987). The secondary data were analyzed through the documental analysis technique from Richardson (1985). This way, through the data collected, it can be concluded that the social ties between the companies were important in the partnership, and among the reasons that made the companies get together, the key one was the fact that the union would make possible to the companies act in regions in which they didn t have too much market share, making them a bigger player nationally wise

Geschichten erzählen als Methode im Musikunterricht. Ergebnisse und Forschungsmethoden einer historischen Studie

Storytelling as a teaching method in the music classroom can no longer be found in repertoires of music teaching methods, even though stories are still being told in music lessons nowadays and storytelling has a long teaching tradition. Numerous sources of the late 18th century and beyond account for different kinds of storytelling in the German music classroom. They have systematically been analysed with regard to certain aspects and teaching patterns. In this way the present study takes account of a decades- old demand within the discipline of historical music pedagogical research, which has postulated a structural historiography. Starting with a reflection of the historiographical research method the author finally illustrates the benefits of combining historical classroom research and the research of current teaching practices. (DIPF/Orig.)

Sports sponsorship as a channel for brand engagement on social media

The purpose of this Mater’s Thesis was to examine how sports sponsorship can be used as a channel for brand engagement on social media. All these three concepts have been researched previously, however, up until now they have been studied separately. Therefore, the aim was also to investigate the interrelations between these three concepts, as there is a lack of academic base on the matter. The theory of the research was based on existing academic researches of social media, brand engagement and sports sponsorship. The empirical part of the research was conducted by utilizing quantitative research method. An online questionnaire was published on Facebook pages of two Liiga ice hockey teams. In the end the total sample consisted of 322 viable respondents. The collected data was analyzed by using statistical analysis software, SPSS. The findings of the empirical research reveal that information, enjoyment, personal identity, social interaction and compensation motivate consumers to engage with brands on social media. However, the behavior of consumers is more passive than active brand engagement. Personal identity and compensation serve as motivational reasons for brand engagement on both active and passive level, while the rest are only passive brand engagement. Besides motivation there are other variables that affect consumers. Support for the team reflects to brand engagement, which is passive brand engagement. The visibility of the brand during the event is linked to both active and passive brand engagement. Prior information of sports team and event and frequency of attendance can be linked only to active brand engagement. On the other hand, congruence between the team and brand reflects only to passive brand engagement.

Charakter ekologiczny opłaty produktowej

W niniejszym opracowaniu dokonano analizy opłaty produktowej ponoszonej w przypadku niezapewnienia wymaganego poziomu zbierania zużytych baterii i zużytych akumulatorów przenośnych. Ponadto podjęto próbę zdefiniowania terminu „opłata produktowa”. W opracowaniu przedstawione zostały także cechy tej opłaty oraz jej rola jako rodzaju opłaty ekologicznej. Podstawową metodą badawczą jest metoda analityczna uzupełniona przez metodę dogmatyczno-egzegetyczną. Analizie poddano przede wszystkim poglądy wyrażone w literaturze przedmiotu. Ponadto odwołano się do wykładni przepisów ustawy z dnia 24 kwietnia 2009 r. o bateriach i akumulatorach. Źródłem danych empirycznych były raporty o funkcjonowaniu gospodarki bateriami i akumulatorami oraz zużytymi akumulatorami sporządzone przez Głównego Inspektora Ochrony Środowiska za lata 2010-2014. W opracowaniu uwzględniono stan prawny na dzień 31 marca 2016 r.

Atuação dos conselhos de políticas públicas do fundo de manutenção e desenvolvimento da educação básica e de valorização dos profissionais da educação no combate à corrupção

Dissertação (mestrado)—Universidade de Brasília, Faculdade de Economia, Administração e Contabilidade, Programa de Pós-Graduação em Administração, Mestrado Profissional em Administração, 2015.

Pk-yritysten ympäristöllisen kestävyyden kehittäminen palvelumuotoilua hyödyntäen

Ympäristöllinen kestävyys on ajankohtaisempi asia kuin koskaan ja sen merkitys yritysten yhtenä kestävyyden osa-alueena kasvaa jatkuvasti. Erityisesti suuret yritykset pyrkivät erottumaan kilpailijoistaan ympäristöllisen kestävyyden avulla, mutta myös pk-yritykset olisi tärkeää saada mukaan toiminnan kehittämiseen. Aikaisemmat tutkimukset yritysten ympäristöllisestä kestävyydestä ovat keskittyneet pääosin käytössä oleviin menetelmiin ja kestävyyden kehittämisen suurimpiin haasteisiin. Tärkeää olisi tutkia myös sitä, miten pk-yritykset saataisiin mukaan kehittämään toimintaansa ympäristöllisesti kestävämmäksi. Tähän pyritään löytämään vastauksia tässä diplomityössä. Diplomityön tarkoituksena on tutkia sitä, millä tavoin pk-yritykset haluavat kehittää toimintaansa ympäristöllisesti kestävämmäksi. Työn tavoitteena on suunnitella pk-yritysten tarpeita vastaava palvelukonsepti niiden ympäristöllisen kestävyyden kehittämiseksi. Tutkimuksessa hyödynnetään palvelumuotoilua ja sen prosessin kolmea ensimmäistä vaihet-ta: asiakasymmärryksen hankintaa, luovaa ideointia sekä palvelukonseptin kehittämistä. Tutkimus on laadullinen tutkimus, jonka tutkimusmetodina toimii palvelumuotoilun tärkein osa-alue eli yhteissuunnittelu. Yhteissuunnittelu toteutettiin visuaalisten työpajojen avulla suunnitteluun osallistuvien pk-yritysten kanssa. Tutkimuksen tuloksena saatiin suunniteltua pk-yritysten tarpeisiin räätälöity palvelukonsepti niiden ympäristöllisen kestävyyden kehittämiseksi. Palvelun tärkeimpiä ominaisuuksia ovat jatkuva tiedon lisääminen, kokonaisuuden hahmottamista helpottava visuaalisuus sekä palvelun virallisiin standardeihin pohjautuva kokonaisuus. Lisäksi palvelu mahdollistaa toiminnan kehittämisen pienin askelin sen porrastetun menetelmän ansiosta. Yksi tärkeä ominaisuus on myös palvelun tarjoama mahdollisuus tietojen helppoon ja nopeaan doku-mentointiin sekä jalostamiseen.

Suomen essiivi

Essiivi on suomen kielen sijamuoto, jota käytetään nykykielessä erilaisten olotilojen ilmaisemiseen (Hän on opettajana ~ sairaana). Se on taustaltaan lokatiivi, jonka paikanilmaisutehtävä näkyy edelleen erilaisissa kiteytymissä (kotona, luona). Essiivi kuuluu myös ajankohdanilmaisujärjestelmään (lauantaina, ensi vuotena). Tässä tutkimuksessa kuvaan essiivisijan käyttöä erityisesti olotilan ilmaisemisen näkökulmasta. Kiinnitän huomiota sijan merkitykseen ja pyrin tarkentamaan sen lauseopillista kuvausta hyödyntämällä yleislingvistis-kielitypologisia olotilanilmausten kategoriointitapoja. Tutkimukseni aineisto on kolmijakoinen. Pääaineistonani on Lauseopin arkisto, jota koskevan haun tuloksena olen saanut 9096 essiivisijaisen sanan sisältävää lauseketta virkekonteksteineen. Täydennän tätä aineistoa käytöstä poimituilla esimerkeillä ja intuitioon pohjautuvilla ns. selvillä tapauksilla. Tutkimusmenetelmänä on pääosin aineiston kvalitatiivinen tarkastelu, mutta tarkastelen essiiviä myös teoreettisemmin sääntöjärjestelmän näkökulmasta. Tärkeimpänä lähtökohtanani on tuottaa tutkimustietoa, joka kykenee käymään vuoropuhelua kielitypologisen tutkimuksen kanssa siten, että tutkimus kuitenkin tapahtuu yksittäiskielen ehdoilla. Erityisesti semantiikan kuvauksessa tarkastelutapani on kognitiivisen kielitieteen mukaisesti orientoitunut. Essiivin tehtävänä on pelkistetyssä nominaalilauseessa ilmaista olotilan tilapäisyyttä ja muutoksellisuutta, kun taas merkitystä kantavan verbin yhteydessä essiivisijainen olotilan ilmaus saa usein muita merkityksiä ja voi ilmaista myös vaihtoehtoisen tai tilanteen syynä olevan olotilan. Aspektinäkökulmasta essiivi tuo tilaan toimin¬nallisia piirteitä, ja se myös muodostaa selvästi omanlaisensa reviirin suhteessa muihin olotilaa ja sen lähimerkityksiä ilmaiseviin kieli- ja johto-opin kategorioihin. Syntaktisen luokittelun näkökulmasta essiivisijaiset predikoivat olotilanilmaukset jakautuvat kolmeen pääryhmään sen perusteella, millainen niiden suhde lauseen predikaattiin on. Ne voivat toimia kopulalauseen nominaalipredikaatteina, merkitystä kantavien verbien täydennyksinä ja sekundaarisina predikaatteina, jotka ovat määritteitä. Lisäksi essiivisijaiset olotilan ilmaukset voivat toimia predikoimattomina lauseadverbiaaleina. Tutkimus on essiivisijan laaja aineistopohjainen kuvaus, joka osoittaa, että yleislingvistis-kielitypologinen lähestymistapa sopii suomen essiivin kuvaukseen. Alakategorioinnissa joudutaan kuitenkin turvautumaan semantiikkaan. Myös pääkategorioiden jatkumomaisuus on hyväksyttävä. Tulosten perusteella on mahdollista käydä keskustelua siitä, olisiko predikoivien lauseenjäsenten syntaktista luokittelua mahdollista uudistaa. Lisäksi tutkimus avaa uusia kysymyksiä tutkittavaksi erityisesti sijojen käyttöä vertailevasta näkökulmasta.

O sistema de informação do tribunal colectivo dos géneros alimentícios: Estudo orgânico-funcional, produção e tramitação documental

Este trabalho é um estudo sobre o sistema de informação Tribunal Colectivo dos Géneros Alimentícios, como nasceu e como se desenvolveu, através do estudo orgânico-funcional, análise da produção e tramitação documental, desde a sua criação (1930) até à sua extinção (1976), através da aplicação do método de investigação quadripolar. Este método vai desenrolar-se mediante três actividades, cujo exercício se integra numa abordagem sistémica: a) Estudo da natureza da instituição a partir da análise dos seus fins, dos seus órgãos, das suas funções e da sua prática administrativa, tendo em conta tanto a evolução destes elementos ao longo do tempo como as relações que se estabelecem entre eles, através da análise de leis orgânicas e outros diplomas legais. b) Identificação e delimitação das séries documentais a partir da análise dos modos de produção documental, as características externas e internas destes tipos de documentos e as operações de conservação, descrição e organização arquivística. c) Apresentação do quadro de classificação: estrutura hierárquica e lógica que reflicta as funções deste sistema de informação. Pretende-se dar resposta às seguintes questões: 1- como classificar arquivisticamente a documentação acumulada no Arquivo Tribunal Colectivo dos Géneros Alimentícios? 2- Classificar arquivisticamente os processos de infracções/crimes do Tribunal de Recurso da Intendência-Geral da Segurança Pública e os processos de infracções/crimes até 1936 no sistema Tribunal Colectivo dos Géneros Alimentícios. 3- A produção e o circuito documental do Tribunal Colectivo dos Géneros Alimentícios são semelhantes à produção documental dos tribunais de jurisdição ordinária? 4- Quais a(s) especificidade(s) a nível processual e de tipologias documentais. ABSTRACT: This thesis is a study on the information system of the Tribunal Colectivo dos Géneros Alimentícios: how it started and how it was developed, and we do so proceding with the study of the organizational system, of the channeling of the proceedings and documents, since its creation (1930) until its ending (1976), using the quadripolar research method. This method will develop into three different steps, following a systemic approach and using the Quadripolar Method: a) A study of the nature of the institution supported by the analysis of its purposes, its organs, its functions and its administrative practices, bearing in mind the evolution of these elements throughout time and the connections that are established between them, with the support of some organic laws and other legal diplomas. b) Identification and caracterization of the document series; the method that it will be used will include an analysis of the process of document production, and also of both the internal and external characteristics of that type of documents and the archival conservation, description and organization. c) Demonstration of the classification board: hierarchic structure and the logic that is behind the institution of this documental base. This work intends to answer the following questions: 1. How to classify archival documentation accumulated in the Tribunal Colectivo dos Géneros Alimentícios? 2. How to classify the offense/crimes processes at the Tribunal de Recurso at Intendência-Geral da Segurança Pública and the offense/crimes processes until 1936 at Tribunal Colectivo dos Géneros Alimentícios? 3. Are the circuit and the document production of the Tribunal Colectivo dos Géneros Alimentícios similar to the production of documents in regular jurisdiction courts? 4. What are the specific level procedural and documentary types?

Manual de produção das artes do espetáculo

O presente estudo visa efetuar um enquadramento teórico e metodológico do Manual de Produção das Artes do Espetáculo, projeto concebido como um guia orientador para os profissionais das artes do espetáculo e para todos aqueles que queiram investir na área da produção. O manual visa compreender, orientar, sistematizar e valorizar o trabalho do produtor ao longo do processo de produção das artes do espetáculo, da ideia à pós-produção. A construção do manual teve como método de pesquisa a análise e seleção de fontes bibliográficas e documentais, dando a conhecer diferentes perspetivas, compilando a informação existente, e abrindo a possibilidade de novas práticas na área da produção das artes do espetáculo em Portugal.

Diretrizes para o gerenciamento de riscos em contratos de obras públicas : estudo de caso da contratação integrada

Dissertação (mestrado)—Universidade de Brasília, Faculdade de Tecnologia, Departamento de Engenharia Civil e Ambiental, 2015.

Elsa Köhler (1879-1940): Eine fast vergessene Pionierin der Bildungsforschung

Nach der Biographie der österreichischen Pädagogin und Psychologin Elsa Köhler (1879-1940) werden in diesem Beitrag ihre Pionierleistungen bei der Grundlegung der empirischen Bildungsforschung beschrieben. Als Lehrerin war sie früh um den Einbezug des Entwicklungsstands von Schülern in die Didaktik im Sinne der Entwicklung differentieller Unterrichtsansätze bemüht. Am Psychologischen Institut der Universität Wien lernte sie bei Karl Bühler die für longitudinale Einzelfallanalysen der Entwicklung von Kindern und Jugendlichen konzipierten quantitativen und qualitativen Beobachtungs- und Protokolltechniken kennen und weitete diese Methoden als erste auf die pädagogische Situation im Unterricht, auf Schülergruppen und auf die Analyse der Entwicklung ganzer Schulklassen aus. Sie trug Wesentliches dazu bei, dass empirische Forschungsmethoden in reformpädagogische Ansätze der 1920er und 1930er Jahre Eingang fanden und machte ihre in der pädagogischen Situation durchgeführten Entwicklungsanalysen für die Entwicklungsberatung zur Optimierung der Selbststeuerung von Schülern fruchtbar. Elsa Köhler verband Grundlagenforschung mit einem starken Anwendungsbezug in den klassischen Bereichen der auf die Kindheit und das Jugendalter bezogenen Entwicklungspsychologie sowie in den Bereichen der Pädagogischen Psychologie und Pädagogik, die heute unter der Bildungsforschung subsumiert werden. Die Beschäftigung mit ihr ist von fachhistorischer Bedeutung und kann zudem auch Impulse für die moderne interdisziplinär ausgerichtete Bildungsforschung geben. (DIPF/Orig.)

Os efeitos das reclamações online na lealdade dos consumidores: um estudo experimental

In an environment of constant change, technological developments, market competition and more informed consumers, the search for a lasting relationship through the conquest of loyalty has become the objective of companies. However, several authors suggest that this loyalty can be affected by negative comments available on the internet. Therefore, this dissertation has as objective to examine if the complaints are available on the internet impact the loyalty to a brand of mobile phone. The research used as the basis the Expanded NCSB model suggest by Johnson et al. (2001), studying five prominent drives of loyalty: image/brand reputation, affective commitment, calculative commitment, perceived value and trust, beyond the satisfaction construct as moderator variable. The research method adopted was the experimental design which included 285 undergraduate students, with the trial which included 285 undergraduate students, with the field study of the mobile industry, specifically, the brands of cell phones. The research approach was quantitative and methods were descriptive statistics, factor analysis, cluster analysis, linear regression and non-parametric test of Wilcoxon for data analysis. Of the 16 hypothesis stemmed from the research model proposed, 12 were confirmed. The results showed that the complaint available on the internet, here represented by the available on the site Reclame Aqui, may impact consumer perceptions about brand loyalty, as well as its antecedents, being that these complaints can affect all the consumers, regardless of historical satisfaction with the brand. It also noted the positive relationship between the independent variables trust, image/brand reputation, perceived value, affective commitment and calculative commitment and the dependent variable - loyalty, even when considering the data obtained after exposure to the complaint. However, no unanimous conclusion that the relationship between these variables was strongest in the group with satisfactory experience. At the first moment of the research, the trust was the most important variable for the formation of loyalty. However, after exposure to treatment, the image/brand reputation, was more relevant. Contributions of the study, limitations and recommendations for future researches are approached in the present investigation

Albrecht Wacker / Uwe Maier / Jochen Wissinger (Hrsg.): Schul- und Unterrichtsreform durch ergebnisorientierte Steuerung. Empirische Befunde und forschungsmethodische Implikationen. Wiesbaden: VS Verlag 2012 (324 S.) [Rezension]

Rezension von: Albrecht Wacker / Uwe Maier / Jochen Wissinger (Hrsg.): Schul- und Unterrichtsreform durch ergebnisorientierte Steuerung. Empirische Befunde und forschungsmethodische Implikationen. Wiesbaden: VS Verlag 2012 (324 S.; ISBN 978-3-531-16615-5)

Forming the link between strategic performance and operational success: The development of a balanced scorecard at Lisbon Consulting Group

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Analysis of maternal and child health policies in Malawi: The methodological perspective

The question of why most health policies do not achieve their intended results continues to receive a considerable attention in the literature. This is in the light of the recognized gap between policy as intent and policy as practice, which calls for substantial research work to understand the factors that improve policy implementation. Although there is substantial work that explains the reasons why policies achieve or fail to achieve their intended outcomes, there are limited case studies that illustrate how to analyze policies from the methodological perspective. In this article, we report and discuss how a mixed qualitative research method was applied for analyzing maternal and child health policies in Malawi. For the purposes of this article, we do not report research findings; instead we focus our dicussion on the methodology of the study and draw lessons for policy analysis research work. We base our disusssion on our experiences from a study in which we analyzed maternal and child health policies in Malawi over the period from 1964 to 2008. Noting the multifaceted nature of maternal and child health policies, we adopted a mixed qualitative research method, whereby a number of data collection methods were employed. This approach allowed for the capturing of different perspectives of maternal and child health policies in Malawi and for strengthening of the weaknesses of each method, especially in terms of data validity. This research suggested that the multidimensional nature of maternal and child health policies, like other health policies, calls for a combination of research designs as well as a variety of methods of data collection and analysis. In addition, we suggest that, as an emerging research field, health policy analysis will benefit more from case study designs because they provide rich experiences in the actual policy context.