Formação profissional e a produtividade no sector hoteleiro: um problema para o desenvolvimento sustentável da Madeira

Esta dissertação tem por objectivo avaliar o impacto da formação na produtividade do sector hoteleiro da Madeira e no valor acrescentado bruto (VAB) regional. Para tal, foram realizadas duas análises. Primeiro foram utilizados dados microeconómicos de um conjunto representativo de empresas do sector hoteleiro da Madeira, com o objectivo de avaliar o impacto da formação na produtividade do sector hoteleiro regional. Os dados foram obtidos através de entrevistas individuais aos directores de pessoal de 42 empresas do sector hoteleiro, realizadas em Outubro de 2001 e Outubro de 2004 na região da Madeira. Solicitou-se informação anual sobre a formação promovida aos trabalhadores e que avaliasse em que medida essa formação teve impacto num conjunto de variáveis associadas à produtividade, tais como, qualidade do produto, produtos inovadores, quota de mercado, crescimento dos salários, entre outras. Deste modo foi possível obter dados para o período de 1998-2003. Em segundo utilizou-se dados macroeconómicos para analisar a relação entre o investimento na formação e o valor acrescentado bruto na Madeira. As conclusões desta dissertação são basicamente duas. Primeiro, a formação no sector hoteleiro da Madeira tem um impacto positivo e significativo na produtividade dos trabalhadores. O efeito estimado é de 36%. Observou-se ainda, que a produtividade das empresas que promovem formação aos seus trabalhadores é superior à das empresas que não promovem formação. A segunda conclusão é que existe uma relação positiva entre o investimento na formação e o valor acrescentado bruto quer no sector hoteleiro madeirense quer na economia regional. Os resultados indicam que um aumento de 100.000 horas de formação irá aumentar o valor acrescentado do sector hoteleiro regional em 7,2% e o valor acrescentado da região em 1,5%.

Betão autocompactável na Região Autónoma da Madeira: da composição de laboratório à comercialização

A durabilidade das estruturas de betão armado é atualmente encarada como uma grande preocupação,é uma das principais incertezas e com graves consequências económicas, ambientais e sociais. Com a crescente falta de durabilidade e com a necessidade de construir estruturas sustentáveis, surge a preocupação do desenvolvimento do betão autocompactável (BAC). Este betão surge no final dos anos 80 no Japão e insere-se nos betões especiais, com capacidade de garantir à construção grandes benefícios tecnológicos, económicos e ambientais. Trata-se de uma tecnologia sustentável cuja principal vantagem é a qualidade dos trabalhos de compactação em obra, pois este surge para colocar inteiramente de parte o processo de compactação, obtendo-se assim um material homogéneo e consequentemente mais durável. Apesar do BAC possuir excelentes propriedades, a sua implementação na indústria da construção na RAM encontra-se ainda numa fase embrionária. O presente trabalho consiste no estudo e desenvolvimento experimental deste novo material, utilizando os materiais correntemente utilizados na Região Autónoma da Madeira (RAM). Esta dissertação pretende, em parte, ser um contributo para o estabelecimento de uma metodologia que conduza a composições otimizadas, baseando-se num procedimento de tentativa-erro, de forma a satisfazer todos os requisitos de desempenho. Verificou-se ao longo do desenvolvimento deste trabalho, aplicabilidade do BAC na RAM. Foram realizados alguns dimensionamentos de composições autocompactáveis, para isso, inicialmente realizaram-se vários estudos em pastas, argamassas e consequentemente em betões. De forma, avaliar a autocompactabilidade e caracterizar este tipo de betão no estado fresco, foram realizados um conjunto de ensaios em laboratório e ensaios de caracterização mecânica no betão endurecido. Com o objetivo de validar o estudo das composições analisadas em laboratório, foram realizadas algumas aplicações em condições reais, isto é, em produção industrial. Conseguiram-se alcançar as propriedades adequadas de um BAC, sem alterar significativamente os procedimentos de amassadura, transporte e colocação estabelecidos para o betão convencional. Os resultados obtidos foram satisfatórios e culminaram com a apresentação de uma proposta de betão autocompactável otimizada para o lançamento do produto no mercado.

A relevância da educação ambiental diante do desafio do desenvolvimento sustentável e (re) estruturação da escola como agente mediador de um novo paradigma: desenvolvimento sustentável e preservação ambiental

A Educação Ambiental já apresenta uma “exigência” da sociedade e tende a se tornar uma realidade institucional. Tal realidade se mostra na rotina de determinadas escolas que estão instaurando e instalando uma prática pedagógica inovadora. A Educação Ambiental no contexto escolar ainda precisa ser pensada e organizada de forma coletiva, entre todos os atores que formam o corpo escolar. A sustentabilidade do planeta e a relação homem/natureza são discussões relevantes no atual contexto da ordem mundial que está inserida numa crise universal de paradigmas. A escola aparece, nesse contexto, como elemento imprescindível e capaz de efetivar a Educação Ambiental. Porém, é sabido que a escola passa por uma crise de paradigmas em todas as suas esferas e que não tem conseguido alicerçar uma nova proposta de educação que a insera no mundo pós-moderno - já que a escola continua ancorada no longíquo e defasado modelo fabril de educação - ou seja, a escola sofre de referências em sua práxis pedagógica e dessa forma se faz urgente e necessário que uma nova pedagogia seja inserida nesse momento em que a escola sofre de uma crise que vai além de uma crise de valoresm mas também passa por um momento de estresse em sua pedagogia. E nesse contexto que surge a necessidade de uma Inovação Pedagógica com a proposta de romper com as práticas em educação que já não são requeridas na atualidade; as práticas tradicionais já não atendem ao atual contexto do mundo o qual encontra-se inserido na ótica do paradigma da complexidade, e esta Inovação deve criar situações novas capazes de criar aprendizagens significativas em um arranjo combinado na relação ensino-aprendizagem capaz de atender às novas demandas desse novo paradigma que se delineia. Neste novo mundo o professor não é mais um mero transmissor de saberes e o aluno deixa de ser um mero ouvinte: o foco deve ser a construção autônoma e significativa do conhecimento pelo estudante. Este trabalho aqui apresentado tem como propósito fazer uma análise das práticas que foram observadas na turma do Segundo Ano do Ensino Fundamental I, onde a da Educação Ambiental é trabalhada durante todo o ano letivo e a partir das diversas observações, entrevistas com alunos, professores, coordenadors e leituras acerca do tema, chegar à conclusão se de fato as práticas ali inseridas remetem a uma Inovação Pedagógica.

Comunidades virtuales y producción de inteligencia económica y competitiva

CARVALHO, Andréa Vasconcelos . Comunidades virtuales y producción de inteligencia económica y competitiva. Inteligencia y Seguridad: revista de análisis y prospectiva, v. 3, p. 13-45, 2007

Auditoria de inteligência: um método para o diagnóstico de sistemas de inteligência competitiva e organizacional

CARVALHO, Andréa Vasconcelos ; ESTEBAN NAVARRO, Miguel Ángel. . Auditoria de Inteligência: um método para o diagnóstico de sistemas de inteligência competitiva e organizacional. In: XI ENANCIB - Encontro Nacional de Pesquisa em Ciência da Informação, 2010, Rio de Janeiro. Anais do XI ENANCIB. Rio de Janeiro: ANCIB, 2010.

Fatores críticos de sucesso das empresas familiares: uma abordagem competitiva

The present objective study to inside identify the critical factors of success of the local family companies of a competitive boarding. For in such a way the same it understands the culture and the management of the family companies of success, identifies the essential areas of performance, it establishes the restrictive factors of the success, and analyzes the level of influence of the critical factors of success in the competitiveness of this type of company. In function of the subject little to be explored, and of this study to provide a general vision concerning the factors that take the family companies to get success, this research is explorer. On the other hand, for describing characteristic of the familiar companies in prominence in the local scene and for being worried about the practical performance, the same one also is descriptive. The sample in turn is the not-probabilist one of the intentional type, for accessibility. For operacionalization of the collection of data, the direct contact was used, being the composed instrument of research for variable as management, culture, critical factors of success and competitiveness. The study it evidences that in regards to the management and the culture of the family companies of success, some variable are turned aside from the standard of the conventional family companies cited by literature. Of general form in the familiar companies of success it has a bigger level of professionalization of the management. As for the value given to the knowledge, the study sample that the conventional family companies give little importance to it, in contrast of the family companies in prominence, who value of significant form the search for the knowledge. He is demonstrated despite the family companies of success, even so total are not professionalized, possess a bigger level of professionalization of the management, ratifying of certain forms the reason for which the majority develops the Strategical Planning formal periodically. In short, the results point 17 critical factors of success with respect to the family companies, in special factors as the product quality and services, and the use of the technology

Práticas da ti verde que contribuem para o desenvolvimento sustentável: um estudo de caso em indústrias do RN

This dissertation aims to describe the practices of Information Technology Green contributing to sustainable development, in computers and textile industries in the state of Rio Grande do Norte. The goal is to understand the importance and contribution of IT Green for sustainable development. The research methodology used involved a survey of the theoretical approach prepared, involving two case studies in industries of Rio Grande do Norte. The analysis was supported by an analysis of content, which allowed the understanding of the phenomenon of the Information Technology Green sustainable development in the case studies. In conclusion, is that the Green Information Technology contributes to sustainable development, even so through incipient aspects that highlight the competitive business with a focus on cost reduction, and efforts in sustainable practices

Gestão colegiada da cadeia produtiva da cajucultura: o papel do comitê gestor no Rio Grande do Norte à luz do desenvolvimento regional sustentável

The theme of this dissertation is the collegiate management in the cashew cultivation s productive chain by the reading of the Managerial Committee s role in accordance with Sustainable Regional Development. The research had as aim to reveal the way as Managerial Committee s members of cashew cultivation s productive chain interpret the economic, social and environmental dimensions to the sustainability of entrepreneurships, using as interpretative base Sachs (2004) theoretical model. The theoretical reference is based in precepts of Solidarity Economy as a strategy to the Sustainable Regional Development. To reach this aim was done a case study, based in analysis of contents and semi-structured interviews with the solidarities economic entrepreneurships that integrate the Committee and with the group of Entities of Support and Fomentation responsible for formulating and conducting actions in favour of development of the chain. The research permitted to conclude that the economic, mainly, and social dimension, secondly, to super-impose the environmental dimension. The actions in favour of the chain are yet restricted and with low effectiveness when interpreted, in an integrated way, by a side, by the informers of this research and, by another side, in accordance with precepts of sustainable development

Mobilidade urbana sustentável em projetos estruturantes: analise urbanística e ambiental do corredor de transporte da Avenida Bernardo Vieira Natal/RN

The search for a sustainable urban mobility, has recast the public policy of transport and movement for all, in order to contribute to the welfare economic, social and environmental. Within this context, has as its main objective review here in the city of Natal in the state of Rio Grande Norte, the deployment of the new road infrastructure of the transport corridor of Bernardo Vieira Avenue and checking at least with regard to urban areas and environmental chosen here, as will indicators to assess sustainable urban mobility, that the theory has been well constructed, but in practice little way to apply the proposed guidelines for sustainability. To achieve this result, is initially a literature review with the principal investigators of the matter, since the concepts of indicators of sustainable urban mobility. And a second time, participating in to the case study, using the methodology of environmental awareness, through analysis photographs, notes and testimony in the study area ace to reach conclusions

Comunidades tradicionais em áreas protegidas: convergências e lacunas da Política Urbana e Ambiental na Reserva de Desenvolvimento Sustentável Estadual Ponta do Tubarão/RN

This work presents a reflection on possibilities and boundaries of consolidation and expansion of human settlements characterized as traditional communities that are located within protected areas, using as study reference the State Sustainable Development Reserve Ponta do Tubarão, at Rio Grande do Norte state. The main topics highlight the conflict between the right to housing and the prevalence of fundamental rights of traditional populations, opposed to the diffuse right to environment, according to the regulatory framework of the Brazilian Urban and Environmental Policies. At the same time that these settlements, historically built, are substantiated by the principles of recognition of rights to traditional populations, they are in a condition of complexity to the resolution of conflicts in its urban dimension and lead to an impairment of natural sites. This work questions how the instruments of land use and occupation are defined and relate to environmental planning, especially considering that the settlements are located in Permanent Preservation Areas (APP). It aims to further the discussion of the urban dimension in settlements, characterizing its formation and growth process, to identify the gaps and convergences between the Urban and Environmental Policy, under the foundations of a socio-environmental approach. The results spotlights the conflicts between occupation and natural areas, inferring that the definition of Urban Policies instruments and its integration with Environmental Policies instruments account for essential and priority actions to the achievement to the rights to a sustainable city, as determined in the Cities Statute and environmental protection goals, defined for the Conservation Units

Natureza morta...edifício com vida: uma arquitetura sustentável para o Serviço de Verificação de Óbitos

Sustainability in buildings, while reducing the impact on the environment, contributes to the promotion of social welfare, to increase the health and productivity of occupants. The search for a way of build that meets the aspirations and development of humanity without, however, represent degradation of the environment, has become the great challenge of contemporary architecture. It is considered that the incorporation of principles that provide a sustainable building with careful choices of design solutions contribute to a better economic and thermal performance of the building, as well as functional and psychological comfort to its users. Based on this general understanding, this paper presents an architecture project aimed to health care whose the solutions adopted follow carefully the relevant legislation and sets his sights on the theme of sustainability. The methodology began with studies on the themes of verification service of deaths, sustainability and those application in construction developed through research in academic studies and analysis of architectural projects, using them like reference for the solutions adopted. Within the project analysis was performed a visit to the verification service of deaths in the city of Palmas in Tocantins, subsidizing information that, plus the relevant legislation, led to functional programming and pre-dimensional of the building to be designed. The result of this programming environments were individual records with information from environmental restrictions, space required for the development of activities, desirable flow and sustainability strategies, that can be considered as the first product of relevance of the professional master's degree. Finally we have outlined the basic design architecture of a Verification Service of Death SVO/RN (in portuguese), whose process of projecting defined as a guiding line of work four points: the use of bioclimatic architecture as the main feature projectual, the use of resources would provide minimal harm to the environment, the use of modulation and structure to the building as a form of rationalization and finally the search for solutions that ensure environmental and psychological comfort to users. Importantly to highlight that, besides owning a rare theme in literature that refers to architectural projects, the whole project was drawn up with foundations in projective criteria that contribute to environmental sustainability, with emphasis on thermal performance, energy efficiency and reuse of rainwater

Uma metodologia para a análise do desempenho sustentável dos postos de revenda de combustível na cidade de Natal/RN, com o uso de data envelopment analysis-DEA

The increasing use of fossil fuels in line with cities demographic explosion carries out to huge environmental impact in society. For mitigate these social impacts, regulatory requirements have positively influenced the environmental consciousness of society, as well as, the strategic behavior of businesses. Along with this environmental awareness, the regulatory organs have conquered and formulated new laws to control potentially polluting activities, mostly in the gas stations sector. Seeking for increasing market competitiveness, this sector needs to quickly respond to internal and external pressures, adapting to the new standards required in a strategic way to get the Green Badge . Gas stations have incorporated new strategies to attract and retain new customers whom present increasingly social demand. In the social dimension, these projects help the local economy by generating jobs and income distribution. In this survey, the present research aims to align the social, economic and environmental dimensions to set the sustainable performance indicators at Gas Stations sector in the city of Natal/RN. The Sustainable Balanced Scorecard (SBSC) framework was create with a set of indicators for mapping the production process of gas stations. This mapping aimed at identifying operational inefficiencies through multidimensional indicators. To carry out this research, was developed a system for evaluating the sustainability performance with application of Data Envelopment Analysis (DEA) through a quantitative method approach to detect system s efficiency level. In order to understand the systemic complexity, sub organizational processes were analyzed by the technique Network Data Envelopment Analysis (NDEA) figuring their micro activities to identify and diagnose the real causes of overall inefficiency. The sample size comprised 33 Gas stations and the conceptual model included 15 indicators distributed in the three dimensions of sustainability: social, environmental and economic. These three dimensions were measured by means of classical models DEA-CCR input oriented. To unify performance score of individual dimensions, was designed a unique grouping index based upon two means: arithmetic and weighted. After this, another analysis was performed to measure the four perspectives of SBSC: learning and growth, internal processes, customers, and financial, unifying, by averaging the performance scores. NDEA results showed that no company was assessed with excellence in sustainability performance. Some NDEA higher efficiency Gas Stations proved to be inefficient under certain perspectives of SBSC. In the sequence, a comparative sustainable performance and assessment analyzes among the gas station was done, enabling entrepreneurs evaluate their performance in the market competitors. Diagnoses were also obtained to support the decision making of entrepreneurs in improving the management of organizational resources and promote guidelines the regulators. Finally, the average index of sustainable performance was 69.42%, representing the efforts of the environmental suitability of the Gas station. This results point out a significant awareness of this segment, but it still needs further action to enhance sustainability in the long term

Interação competitiva do zinco e ferro após administração oral e venosa de zinco em crianças eutróficas

The aim of this study was to assess the acute and chronic effects of zinc in serum iron profile of children aged 6-9 years in relation to nutritional status and dietary intake. The study participants were 11 children regardless of sex, aged 6-9 years. They were selected from three public schools of the city of Natal, Brazil. Body mass index was used to assess nutritional status. In order to determine the patterns of childhood growth and ideal weight we used the standards of the World Health Organization. The dietary intake assessment was based on information from a three-day prospective food survey. The variables were energy intake, protein, lipids, carbohydrates, fiber, calcium, iron and zinc. All children underwent an intravenous administration of zinc (IVAZn) before and after oral administration of zinc (OAZn) (5 mg Zn / day) for three months. We measured serum iron, hematocrit, hemoglobin and total protein, before and after the use of oral zinc. The analysis of hematocrit, hemoglobin and total protein was performed using standard methods of clinical laboratory. Zinc levels and serum iron were measured by atomic absorption spectrophotometry. The project was evaluated and approved by the Ethics in Research Committee of Federal University of Rio Grande do Norte. Results: All children had normal weight. The consumption of energy, fat, fiber, calcium and iron were below recommended levels. However, the levels of protein and carbohydrates were high. Protein and zinc increased significantly after OAZn. Carbohydrate and protein were elevated in the blood. After OAZn, both protein and zinc increased, being statistically significant. Conclusion: The potential inhibitory effect of physiological or pharmacological doses of zinc on the profile of serum iron was observed in children with healthy weight and aged between 6 and 9 years. This negative effect of zinc did not affect the levels of hematocrit or hemoglobin, and therefore did not cause anemia. This was a multidisciplinary study, involving researchers from medicine, nutrition and pharmacy. This met the requirements of multidisciplinarity of the Post Graduate Program in Health Sciences of Federal University of Rio Grande do Norte.

Uso sustentável da Copernicia prunifera (Miller) H. E Moore no semiárido potiguar: valorização de saberes e conservação dos recursos genéticos

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Desenvolvimento (in) sustentável das indústrias cerâmicas da microrregião do Vale-do-Açu/RN

A great discussion of this work refers to development that is related to the common census of economic growth, in addition, another component of this discussion is related to socio-cultural and environmental impacts of this conception of progress. Giving economic progress is not necessary, since the development in its fullness, that progress depends, but what is sought is a harmony between capital accumulation and environmental limits and social interactions between men and between them and nature. The presence or absence of this harmonious relationship can be observed in various industrial activities, more punctual can cite the example of the developed ceramic activity in the meso-Valley-Acu in Rio Grande do Norte where such activity has great economic representativeness for the region, but that does not have good relations with social and environmental issues and is more focused on the accumulation of capital by increasing its level of industrial activity. Given this debate, the present paper aims to present the profile of a ceramic tile Valley-of-Acu and impacts, ecosocioambientais generated as a result of this activity as well. Methodologically the research will be conducted through literature research papers in books and other work carried out on the same theme, the second time will be held the empirical part of the research through interviews with managers of industries (selected through sample with the criteria set later ) as well as with employees working on the factory floor and city managers in the region under analysis and other agencies responsible for regulation and control of activity potter in the state