Accounting logic and new professional in healthcare: a case study

The central place hospitals occupy in health systems transforms them into prime target of healthcare reforms. This study aims to identify current trends in organizational structure change in public hospitals and explore the role of accounting in attempts to develop controls over professionals within public hospitals. The analytical framework we proposed crosses the concept of ���new professionalism��� (Evetts, 2010), with the concept of ���accounting logic��� for controlling professionals (Broadbent and Laughlin, 1995). Looking for a more holistic overview, we developed a qualitative and exploratory study. The data were collected trough semi-structured interviews with doctors of a clinical hospital unit. Content analysis suggests that, although we cannot say that there is a complete and generalized integration of accounting information in the clinical decisions, important improvement has been made in that area. Despite the extensive literature developed on this topic, there is any empirical studies of authors are aware that allow us to realize how real doctors in reals day-to-day work integrated these trends of change in theirs clinical decisions.

Aprender brincando: a atividade l��dica na constru����o de aprendizagens, na educa����o Pr��-Escolar e no 1�� ciclo do Ensino B��sico

Mestrado (PES II), Educa����o Pr��-Escolar e Ensino do 1�� Ciclo do Ensino B��sico, 26 de Junho de 2014, Universidade dos A��ores.

Agreement between data obtained from repeated interviews with a six-years interval

The objective of the study was to compare information collected through face-to-face interviews at first time and six years later in a city of Southeastern Brazil. In 1998, 32 mothers (N=32) of children aged 20 to 30 months answered a face-to-face interview with structured questions regarding their children's brushing habits. Six years later this same interview was repeated with the same mothers. Both interviews were compared for overall agreement, kappa and weighted kappa. Overall agreement between both interviews varied from 41 to 96%. Kappa values ranged from 0.00 to 0.65 (very bad to good) without any significant differences. The results showed lack of agreement when the same interview is conducted six years later, showing that the recall bias can be a methodological problem of interviews.

Particularidades do ensino do canto a adolescentes no contexto da Escola de M��sica do Conservat��rio Nacional: relat��rio de est��gio

Resumo I - O presente Relat��rio de Est��gio foi elaborado no ��mbito da Unidade Curricular (UC) de Est��gio do Ensino Especializado (EEE) do Mestrado em Ensino da M��sica da Escola Superior de M��sica de Lisboa, ramo de especializa����o em Canto. Incide sobre a Pr��tica Pedag��gica desenvolvida com tr��s alunos de Canto da Escola de M��sica do Conservat��rio Nacional (EMCN), no ano letivo de 2012/2013, em diferentes n��veis de desenvolvimento vocal, adolescentes, ou tendo sa��do h�� pouco tempo da adolesc��ncia. Nesta sec����o, encontram-se enumeradas as principais linhas pedag��gicas seguidas, assim como os principais motivos das op����es tomadas. Descreve-se tamb��m a forma como foi organizado e planeado o trabalho t��cnico e musical desenvolvido com os alunos, adequado �� fase de desenvolvimento f��sico e vocal de cada um, al��m do conjunto de atividades escolares realizadas, as quais tiveram como finalidade promover o seu desenvolvimento art��stico.

O educador de Inf��ncia tamb��m ���brinca���?

Relat��rio da Pr��tica Profissional Supervisionada Mestrado em Educa����o Pr��-Escolar

Conflito Russo-Ucraniano: o agendamento noticioso da SIC

Relat��rio de est��gio apresentado �� Escola Superior de Comunica����o Social como parte dos requisitos para obten����o de grau de mestre em Jornalismo.

A contribui����o do marketing interno para o sucesso das empresas

Disserta����o apresentada �� Escola Superior de Comunica����o Social como parte dos requisitos para obten����o de grau de mestre em Publicidade e Marketing.

Relat��rio de est��gio: aulas de grupo de obo��

I (Pr��tica Pedag��gica) - Neste relat��rio de est��gio apresenta-se uma caracteriza����o do Conservat��rio de M��sica de Santar��m (CMS). D��-se a conhecer um pouco da sua hist��ria, o seu funcionamento e os seus objetivos pedag��gicos. Caracterizam-se tamb��m os alunos que participam no est��gio e faz-se uma pequena descri����o dos seus percursos acad��micos; suas influ��ncias, motiva����es e expectativas. Nas pr��ticas desenvolvidas apresentam-se os princ��pios pedag��gicos ��� A Motiva����o, como condi����o fundamental para o sucesso escolar dos alunos; e ainda a import��ncia da aquisi����o de compet��ncias metacognitivas, ao permitirem a reflex��o sobre os processos de aprendizagem. �� feita uma descri����o sobre as estrat��gias que o professor deve adotar com o objetivo de obter a motiva����o dos alunos; e apresentam-se os objetivos pedag��gicos propostos para este est��gio. Por ��ltimo �� feita uma an��lise do trabalho desenvolvido com os alunos e uma an��lise cr��tica da atividade docente, onde a criatividade, a autoavalia����o e a reflex��o devem estar sempre presentes no ��ntimo do professor. Ainda no encerramento da sec����o pedag��gica d��-se conta do novo paradigma do ensino vocacional de m��sica, ap��s a Portaria n�� 691/2009 de 25 de junho, e a necessidade do professor se adaptar a esta nova realidade.

A articula����o da linguagem na educa����o pr��-escolar

Relat��rio da Pr��tica Profissional Supervisionada Mestrado em Educa����o Pr��-Escolar

A Passagem do 1.�� para o 2.�� CEB. Continuidade ou Recome��o?

Relat��rio de Est��gio apresentado �� Escola Superior de Educa����o de Lisboa para obten����o de grau de mestre em Ensino do 1.�� e do 2.�� Ciclo de Educa����o B��sica

A vis��o e a voz do diretor: a constru����o do seu projeto de Interven����o

Disserta����o apresentada para obten����o do grau de Mestre em Ci��ncias da Educa����o - ��rea de especializa����o em Administra����o Escolar

Knowledge management in multinational companies: the repatriates��� role in the competitive advantage in subsidiaries

This paper addresses the topic of knowledge management in multinational companies (MNCs). Its purpose is to examine the role of expatriates in knowledge acquisition and transfer within MNCs. Specifically it focuses on knowledge acquisition and transfer from one MNC head office located in Germany to two Portuguese subsidiaries as a basis for competitive advantage in their Portuguese subsidiaries. A qualitative research methodology is used, specifically through an exploratory case study approach, which examines how international assignments are important for the role of expatriates In knowledge acquisition and transfer between foreign head offices and their Portuguese subsidiaries. The data were collected through semi structured interviews to 10 Portuguese repatriates from two Portuguese subsidiaries of one foreign MNC. The findings suggest that the reasons that lead to expatriating employees from Portuguese subsidiaries to foreign head offices are connected to (1) knowledge management strategies to development the subsidiary���s performance; (2) new skills and knowledge acquisition by future team leaders and business/product managers in Portuguese subsidiaries; (3) procuring knowledge, from agents in head office, to be disseminated amongst co-workers in Portuguese subsidiaries; (4) acquiring global management skills, impossible to acquire locally and; (5) developing global projects within MNC. Also our results show that knowledge acquisition and transfer from foreign head office, through subsidiaries��� expatriates, contributes directly to the Portuguese subsidiaries��� innovation, improved performance, competitive advantage and growth in the economic sectors in which they operate. Moreover, evidence reveals that expatriation is seen as a strategy to fulfil some of the main organisational objectives through their expatriates (e.g., create new products and business markets, develop and incorporate new organisational techniques and processes, integrate global teams within multinational corporation with a responsibility on the definition of global objectives). The results obtained suggest that expatriates have a central role in acquiring and transferring strategic knowledge from MNC head office to their subsidiaries located in Portugal. Based on the findings, the paper discusses in detail the main theoretical and managerial implications. Suggestions for further research are also presented. The study���s main limitation is the small size of the sample, but its findings and methodology are quite original and significant.

The influence of pre-departure training on expatriate adjustment: an empirical investigation with portuguese international assignees

This chapter examines the cross-cultural influence of training on the adjustment of international assignees. We focus on the pre-departure training (PDT) before an international assignment. It is an important topic because in the globalized world of today more and more expatriations are needed. The absence of PDT may generate the failure of the expatriation experience. Companies may neglect PDT due to cost reduction practices and ignorance of the need for it. Data were collected through semi-structured interviews to 42 Portuguese international assignees and 18 organizational representatives from nine Portuguese companies. The results suggest that companies should develop PDT programs, particularly when the cultural distance to the host country is bigger and when there is no previous experience of expatriation to that country in the company. The study is original because it details in depth the methods of PDT, its problems, and consequences. Some limitations linked to the research design and detailed in the conclusion should be overcome in future studies.

Empreendedorismo feminino em Portugal

Disserta����o apresentada ao Instituto Polit��cnico do Porto para obten����o do Grau de Mestre em Gest��o das Organiza����es, Ramo Gest��o de Empresas Orientada por Prof. Doutora Maria Clara Dias Pinto Ribeiro

Students��� perceptions about assessment using an e-learning platform

ISCAP���s Information Systems Department is composed of about twenty teachers who have, for several years, been using an e-learning environment (Moodle) combined with traditional assessment. A new e-assessment strategy was implemented recently in order to evaluate a practical topic, the use of spreadsheets to solve management problems. This topic is common to several courses of different undergraduate degree programs. Being e-assessment an outstanding task regarding theoretical topics, it becomes even more challenging when the topics under evaluation are practical. In order to understand the implications of this new type of assessment from the viewpoint of the students, questionnaires and interviews were undertaken. In this paper the analysis of the questionnaires are presented and discussed.