Tradução e validação da Multidimensional Outcomes Expectations for Exercise Scale para a população portuguesa

Introdução: A prática de exercício físico, para além de combater o sedentarismo, contribui de forma significativa para a manutenção da aptidão física nos idosos, seja na sua vertente de saúde, como nas capacidades funcionais, e na melhoria das funções orgânicas e cognitivas, garantindo maior independência pessoal e prevenindo doenças. É essencial a tradução, adaptação e validação de instrumentos para Portugal que considerem a perceção do idoso em relação ao exercício físico, uma vez que não existem escalas que avaliem esta vertente na população portuguesa. Objetivos: Traduzir a MOEES para a língua portuguesa (português europeu); Adaptar transculturalmente a MOEES para a população portuguesa; Determinar as propriedades psicométricas da versão portuguesa da MOEES; Comparar as propriedades psicométricas da versão portuguesa da MOEES com a MOEES original; Verificar as expectativas dos idosos em relação aos resultados do exercício físico na melhora da sua qualidade de vida. Metodologia: A Adaptação transcultural da MOEES foi realizada segundo as guidelines da American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons, que consistiu em tradução inicial, síntese de traduções, retroversão e MOEES-VPT, e análise psicométrica (validade e fiabilidade). Foram incluídos no estudo 88 indivíduos, idosos, fisicamente ativos, maioritariamente do género feminino. Resultados: Segundo a análise estatística, a MOEES revelou ótima validade de constructo (KMO=0,879, TEB X2=1094,253 e variância total explicada=61,7%), muito boa consistência interna (α-Cronbach Geral= 0,928, α-Cronbach Dimensões entre 0,829 e 0,897) e reprodutibilidade (p=0,000 para todas as dimensões), tornando-se num instrumento válido, fiável e eficaz para a população portuguesa. Conclusão: A MOEES revelou ser um instrumento com boas propriedades psicométricas para a população portuguesa, uma vez que se obtiveram resultados iguais e superiores que a escala original.

Conflicting expectations in transforming government service processes: the story of e-payment for social welfare in Ireland

Despite its clear potential and attractiveness as a solution to a broad range of societal problems, E-Government has not been adopted to levels predicted in early 2000 literature. Whilst case studies of punctual development of E-Government initiatives abound, few countries have progressed to high levels of maturity in the systematic use of ICT in the relationship between government and citizens. At the same time, the current period brings challenges in terms of access to public services and costs of delivering these services which make the large scale use of ICT by governments more attractive than ever, if not even a necessity. This paper presents a detailed case study of a specific E-Government initiative in Ireland in the area of E-payments for G2C, in the social welfare area. Locating the current initiative in its historical context, it analyses the varied motivations and conflicting requirements of the numerous stakeholders and discusses the constraints that bear on the potential scenarios that could be followed at this point in time.

Changing Attitudes And Expectations In A University Setting: A Case Study

First and second year students enrolled in a four-year movement education based university Physical Education program completed a questionnaire regarding their expectations on entering university. In addition, graduates of the program were interviewed, one year after graduation, with regard to their understanding of and attitude towards movement education and how these had developed relative to their overall degree program. Most students had no knowledge of movement education prior to entering the program and the selection of this particular program was simply coincidental with their desire to pursue physical education. Whereas the students did participate in an activity course and a theory course in Year 1, it was only when participating in a Year 2 movement course which combined theory and practice within the same course that students recognized the movement base of the content. The progress of the students through the program reflects distinct declarative and procedural stages in knowledge development followed by an ability to generalize that knowledge a conceptual stage. The real understanding of movement education came as the students were required to teach movement education to students, children, and other groups.

Concerns and Expectations of Students Participating in Study Abroad Programs: Blogging to Reveal the Dynamic Student Voice

Study abroad programmes (SAP) have become increasingly popular with university students and within academia. They are often seen as an experiential opportunity to expand student learning and development, including increases in global, international, and intercultural competences. However, despite the increasing popularity of and participation in study abroad programmes, many student concerns and uncertainties remain. This research investigates initial pre-departure concerns and apprehensions of students undertaking a one-semester study abroad programme and uses these as context for an examination of violated expectations of students during their programme. The research uses interpretative phenomenological analysis to interpret data collected from regularly-updated blogs composed by students throughout their SAP experience. The process of using blogs to collect data is less formalised than many other approaches of interpretative phenomenological analysis, enabling ‘in the moment’ feedback during the SAP and lending greater depth to the understanding of student perceptions.

Designing gainsharing model variations with logistics service company

This thesis studies, in collaboration with a Finnish logistics service company, gainsharing and the development of a gainsharing models in a logistics outsourcing context. The purpose of the study is to create various gainsharing model variations for the use of a service provider and its customers in order to develop and enhance the customer’s processes and operations, create savings and improve the collaboration between the companies. The study concentrates on offering gainsharing model alternatives for companies operating in internal logistics outsourcing context. Additionally, the prerequisites for the gainsharing arrangement are introduced. In the beginning of the study an extensive literature review is conducted. There are three main themes explored which are the collaboration in an outsourcing context, key account management and gainsharing philosophy. The customer expectations and experiences are gathered by interviewing case company’s employees and its key customers. In order to design the gainsharing model prototypes, customers and other experts’ knowledge and experiences are utilized. The result of this thesis is five gainsharing model variations that are based on the empirical and theoretical data. In addition, the instructions related to each created model are given to the case company, but are not available in this paper

Fear of labor rigidities: the role of expectations on employment growth in Peru

Se han realizado muchos estudios que analizan el efecto de la estricta legislación de protección del empleo. Sin embargo, casi todos ellos se han enfocado en un impacto a posteriori; dejando de lado un segundo canal, pero igualmente importante: las expectativas. Este trabajo tiene como objetivo analizar el papel de las expectativas en el mercado laboral formal e informal peruano.

A Study of The Skills Sectors’ learners’ expectations and experiences of the digital environment

A Study of The Skills Sectors’ learners’ expectations and experiences of the digital environment - A Literature review

Literature Review: A Study of The Skills Sectors’ learners’ expectations and experiences of the digital environment

Literature Review - A Study of The Skills Sectors’ learners’ expectations and experiences of the digital environment

Percepción de valor de los clientes de una firma de consultoría oferente del servicio de Business Process Outsourcing (BPO) en cultura corporativa y gestión humana en la ciudad de Medellín

Este estudio describe la percepción de valor de los clientes actuales y potenciales de la firma consultora Penta sobre el servicio BPO de cultura corporativa y gestión humana en la ciudad de Medellín -- El trabajo fue de tipo descriptivo y de corte cualitativo, mediante la técnica de estudio de caso, sobre una población de catorce empresas -- Los resultados encontrados no solo ayudarán a que la firma consultora tome la decisión de implementar o no este nuevo servicio, sino que lleva a una reflexión frente al valor estratégico de la gestión humana y la reconfiguración a la que está llamada, luego de la aparición de la nueva generación de trabajadores conocida como millennials -- Las respuestas de las empresas entrevistadas permitieron conocer cómo el comportamiento de esta nueva generación incide en el funcionamiento y la competitividad de las empresas -- Luego del estudio se concluye que existe el potencial para crear el servicio, que se persigue que se convierta en una herramienta para las micro y las pequeñas empresas, de modo tal que les permita crecer en el mercado mediante el fortalecimiento y la estructuración del componente humano y cultural frente a un entorno competitivo de empresas medianas, nacionales y multinacionales

Outsourcing en servicios de tecnología informática

Históricamente las organizaciones han venido soportando totalmente la infraestructura de tecnología, pero actualmente ha surgido la herramienta gerencial de subcontratar (en inglés Outsourcing) la gestión tecnológica que no sea parte integral del negocio. Pero el problema de esta situación radica en que las organizaciones han llevado a sus departamentos de sistemas a utilizar esta herramienta desde criterios muy subjetivos y no sobre políticas y procedimientos claros. A su vez, el mercado en nuestro medio está en una etapa de florecimiento y no existen metodologías que permitan a las organizaciones establecer con nitidez conceptual la conveniencia del uso del Outsourcing.

The emergence and evolution of optimistic expectations in schoolchildren

When we study optimism in children, we note the temporary emergence of a bias that leads them to make optimistic predictions. In this study we intend to learn more about changes that can be observed in the optimistic bias of 6- to 12-year old schoolchildren when they predict future events, and in the way they justify those predictions. A total of 77 pupils participated in this study; we evaluated each one of them individually with a Piagetian interview, asking them to formulate predictions about a series of hypothetical situations. After analyzing whether a child's prediction implied that the situation would maintain itself or would change for better or for worse, we classified the justifications they provided for their predictions. Results show that these subjects regarded positive change as more likely in the case of psychological or hybrid events than for purely biological ones, and that younger children tended to display a greater bias in favor of the likelihood of positive change. These younger children justified their predictions stating that nature or the passing of time could be responsible for the changes, without needing further intervention on the part of other agents. Older children, on the other hand, tended to provide similar kinds of explanations to justify their expectation of stasis.