Apertura "inbound" en la empresa industrial española: resultados y factores de influencia

A modo de resumen de la introducción, objetivos, bases conceptuales-teóricas, resultados y conclusiones fundamentales de nuestra tesis titulada “Apertura “Inbound” en la Empresa Industrial Española: Resultados y Factores de Influencia”, señalamos lo siguiente… En un entorno dinámico como el actual, en el que las ideas valiosas pueden darse en el interior y en el exterior de las fronteras de la empresa (Chesbrough, 2003 a), cobra especial relevancia el estudio del impacto que la Innovación Abierta podría producir sobre sus resultados y comportamiento. En esta tesis, analizaremos la cuestión a través de un Modelo General de Investigación (MGI) dividido en dos partes. En la primera (Submodelo 1) estudiaremos si la innovación abierta tipo “inbound” podría: a) Potenciar el logro de resultados de innovación de acuerdo con las premisas del Manual de Oslo actual (OECD, 2005) y b) potenciar la mejora de la “performance” productiva y comercial. Tras su análisis, observamos –empíricamente- que la apertura “entrante” puede potenciar estos resultados, pero también tenderá a generar costes. Por tanto, parece razonable recomendar no sólo una “mayor” apertura “inbound” del proceso innovador, sino además su gestión eficiente. Ahora, si el “nuevo paradigma” estratégico parece tan interesante, ¿cómo podemos potenciarlo en nuestras empresas? En la segunda parte de nuestro modelo de investigación (Submodelo 2), tratamos de hallar una respuesta. Analizaremos cuáles podrían ser los factores “potenciadores” e “inhibidores” de este comportamiento, y lo haremos bajo un enfoque recomendado por la literatura: El enfoque contingente. De este modo, llegamos a la conclusión de que la apertura “inbound” puede ser vista como una capacidad dinámica (Teece, 2007) pues sustentaría su ventaja competitiva sostenible. En suma, la empresa deberá elegir cuál es el grado de apertura más ajustado a sus propios recursos, capacidades, negocio y/o visión estratégica; y todo ello, a lo largo del tiempo...

A imagem do destino turístico alemanha na perspectiva do turista brasileiro que pretende visitar o país

Diante da importância que a imagem de um destino turístico pode ter, este trabalho permite compreender melhor o seu papel, tanto na comercialização do destino em estudo, neste caso a Alemanha, quanto na sua divulgação e suas expectativas. A correspondência entre a imagem que o turista possui do País, com a expectativa gerada do que pretende encontrar ao realizar a visita, são fundamentais para a sua satisfação e consequente possibilidade de fidelização, ou seja, esta percepção que o turista tem em relação a um determinado destino influi tanto em sua eleição como na satisfação que venham a ter em futura viagem. Desta forma, quanto maior e melhor for a informação que o turista disponha com relação ao destino, mais a imagem que este terá de referido destino tenderá a corresponder a realidade. Sendo assim, a metodologia aplicada baseou-se em 204 inquéritos respondidos por turistas brasileiros que ainda não haviam visitado a Alemanha. Após a coleta dos dados, os mesmos foram tabulados e passaram para análise e formulação dos resultados e conclusão.

An examination of verbal descriptors of cancer-induced bone pain and neuropathic cancer pain

Aims: The aim of the thesis was to identify verbal descriptors of cancer induced bone pain (CIBP) and neuropathic cancer pain (NCP). An examination of the verbal descriptors associated with these two pain syndromes further considered the relationship between common verbal descriptors, cancer type, performance status and analgesia. Methods: The project was conducted in two phases; Phase one was a systematic review of the literature to examine current evidence of verbal descriptors in CIBP and NCP. Phase two utilised secondary data analysis methodology. Data from 120 patients with confirmed CIBP and 61 patients with confirmed NCP were deemed eligible for entry into a de novo database for secondary analysis. Key descriptive data were considered such as gender, ECOG and pain scores to characterise the patient population. Verbal descriptors of CIBP and NCP were considered in detail across the secondary de novo database. Results: Gender was not identified as a diagnostic characteristic of CIBP and NCP with similar distribution across prevalence of pain reporting and also pain severity. Patients with breast (n=52,43.3%), prostate (n=35,29.2%) and lung (n=14,11.7%) cancer were found to be at an increased risk of CIBP. Those with NCP more was found more commonly among patients with breast cancer (n=21,34.4%). Patients with CIBP were found to have an ECOG performance of 1 (n=49, 40.8%) or 2 (n=43, 35.8%) which was lower than those with NCP with an ECOG of 0 (n=32, 52.5%) or 2 (n=18, 29.5%). Comparisons were made across analgesia and treatment options for CIBP and NCP. Patients with CIBP received a greater variety of treatment options including bisphosphonates and radiotherapy while patients with NCP were more commonly treated with analgesia alone. Patients with CIBP and NCP were taking strong opioids, however those with NCP (n=45, 73.8%) were more likely to utilise strong opioids than those with CIBP (n=61, 50.8%). It was noted that those with NCP required a daily morphine equivalence of almost 50% higher than those with CIBP. Average consumption of opioids was 155.6mg, for patients with NCP, compared to 76mg in patients with CIBP. Common verbal descriptors of CIBP and NCP were identified. The most common verbal descriptors for CIBP were aching, gnawing and throbbing and the most common verbal descriptors of NCP were aching, tender and sharp. Of the most common 6 descriptors for CIBP and NCP only one descriptor was unique to each pain type, gnawing for CIBP and stabbing for NCP. Conclusions: Patients with CIBP and NCP use similar verbal descriptors to characterise their pain with gnawing being unique to CIBP and stabbing being unique to NCP in the data considered within project. Further research is required to explore verbal descriptors which are both common and unique to CIBP and NCP. Further exploration of verbal descriptors would assist development of a comprehensive pain assessment tool which would enhance pain assessment for nurses, clinicians and patients.

La aplicación del principio de transparencia en los procesos de selección en la contratación estatal colombiana a través del Secop

El Principio de Transparencia aplicado a los procesos de selección en la contratación estatal colombiana a través del SECOP es un rito confesional, es decir, debe estar presente tanto y desde la licitación pública como y hasta en la contratación directa, pues ese ‘derecho de acceso de los ciudadanos a la información pública y la transparencia de la actuación política y administrativa que a través de él se asegura son considerados hoy con toda razón (…) elementos esenciales para la formación de una opinión pública libre y garantías imprescindibles para el buen funcionamiento de las instituciones y para el ejercicio de los derechos fundamentales sobre los que descansa todo sistema democrático’

Prenatal education: profile and expectations of the couples.

Characterize the profile and describe the expectations of a sample of couple's participants in prenatal education programs integrated into the 'Tender Adventure - Preparation for childbirth and parenting' ", an outreach project of Nursing School of Coimbra.

Variation in myogenic differentiation 1 mRNA abundance is associated with beef tenderness in Nelore cattle.

The myogenic differentiation 1 gene (MYOD1) has a key role in skeletal muscle differentiation and composition through its regulation of the expression of several muscle-specific genes. We first used a general linear mixed model approach to evaluate the association of MYOD1 expression levels on individual beef tenderness phenotypes. MYOD1 mRNA levels measured by quantitative polymerase chain reactions in 136 Nelore steers were significantly associated (P ? 0.01) with Warner?Bratzler shear force, measured on the longissimus dorsi muscle after 7 and 14 days of beef aging. Transcript abundance for the muscle regulatory gene MYOD1 was lower in animals with more tender beef. We also performed a coexpression network analysis using whole transcriptome sequence data generated from 30 samples of longissimus muscle tissue to identify genes that are potentially regulated by MYOD1. The effect of MYOD1 gene expression on beef tenderness may emerge from its function as an activator of muscle-specific gene transcription such as for the serum response factor (C-fos serum response element-binding transcription factor) gene (SRF), which determines muscle tissue development, composition, growth and maturation.