Criação e aplicação de um Plano de Classificação no Tratamento do Fundo Arquivístico da Associação Naval de Lisboa

O estudo e tratamento de fundos arquivísticos de arquivos associativos, constituem um tema até agora por explorar no âmbito da teoria arquivística. A presente Dissertação pretende contribuir para a identificação e análise deste tipo de fundos arquivísticos, tendo por base uma abordagem teórica complementada pelo estudo dos casos concretos dos fundos arquivísticos do Clube Naval de Lisboa, da Associação Naval de Lisboa e do sub-fundo de arquivo do Grupo Náutico Portuguesa/Clube Náutico de Portugal, que se encontram à guarda do Arquivo Histórico Municipal de Cascais ao abrigo do PRADIM – Programa de Recuperação de Arquivos e de Documentos de Interesse Municipal. A abordagem teórica, baseia-se na análise de bibliografi geral e normativa sobre os tipos de arquivos de acordo com as entidades produtoras e sobre criação de planos de classificação de documentação de arquivo. Recorremos também à bibliografia mais específica sobre Câmaras Municipais, uma vez que estas instituições são conotadas como tendo uma forte organização interna e perante a ausência de bibliografia sobre a temática específica dos arquivos associativos, optamos pela analogia com os Arquivos Municipais, como forma de identificar o estado da arte e as políticas a este nível arquivístico. O estudo dos casos concretos enunciados, e consequente criação de um Plano de Classificação, e de um Inventário específico para cada um dos casos em análise, são o objecto da presente investigação, pretendendo contemplar a perspectiva prática do Tratamento dos Arquivos Associativos. Avaliamos o paradigma das agremiações náuticas de modo a construir um modelo válido para futuras classificações de fundos similares ou congéneres se encontrem por organizar nos locais onde se conservam os repectivos documentos de Arquivo, de modo a enriquecer a História do Associativismo e do meio em que estes se inserem, bem como para contribuir para o desenvolvimento do estudo arquivístico aplicado a este tipo de arquivos. Quando outras fontes não subsistem para contar a história de uma Vila, Cidade ou Região, os Fundos dos Arquivos Associativos, podem revelar-se fontes preciosas para o Conhecimento ou enriquecimento da História Local, dos seus lugares, e das suas gentes. Considera-se que este estudo poderá contribuir para o conhecimento da longa vida e do enquadramento local das instituições em análise, mas também para uma eventual aplicação mais ampla a outras instituições congéneres, nacionais e internacionais que têm igual perfil e idênticas necessidades de tratamento arquivístico dos seus fundos.

Classification and compensation plans as tools in personnel administration : notes on definitions, principles, and developments /

"Presented at the A.M.A. Office executives' conference, Chicago, February, 1926."

Land use at privatized Australian airports : classification and analyses

In recent years the air transport industry has experienced unprecedented growth, driven by strong local and global economies. Whether this growth can continue in the face of anticipated oil crises; international economic forecasts and recent influenza outbreaks is yet to be seen. One thing is certain, airport owners and operators will continue to be faced with challenging environments in which to do business. In response, many airports recognize the value in diversifying their revenue streams through a variety of landside property developments within the airport boundary. In Australia it is the type and intended market of this development that is a point of contention between private airport corporations and their surrounding municipalities. The aim of this preliminary research is to identify and categorize on-airport development occurring at the twenty-two privatized Australian airports which are administered under the Airports Act [1996]. This new knowledge will assist airport and municipal planners in understanding the current extent and category of on-airport land use, allowing them to make better decisions when proposing development both within airport master plans and beyond the airport boundary in local town and municipal plans.

Public sector strategy classification system for shared service identification

The purpose of this conceptual paper is to address the lack of consistent means through which strategies are identified and discussed across theoretical perspectives in the field of business strategy. A standardised referencing system is offered to codify the means by which strategies can be identified, from which new business services and information systems may be derived. This taxonomy was developed using qualitative content analysis study of government agencies’ strategic plans. This taxonomy is useful for identifying strategy formation and determining gaps and opportunities. Managers will benefit from a more transparent strategic design process that reduces ambiguity, aids in identifying and correcting gaps in strategy formulation, and fosters enhanced strategic analysis. Key benefits to academics are the improved dialogue in strategic management field and suggest that progress in the field requires that fundamentals of strategy formulation and classification be considered more carefully. Finally, the formalization of strategy can lead to the clear identification of new business services, which inform ICT investment decisions and shared service prioritisation.

Strategy taxonomy and classification system development : study of two state governments

There is limited understanding about business strategies related to parliamentary government's departments. This study focuses on the strategies of departments of two state governments in Australia. The strategies are derived from department strategic plans available in public domain and collected from respective websites. The results of this research indicate that strategies fall into seven categories: internal, development, political, partnership, environment, reorientation and status quo. The strategies of the departments are mainly internal or development where development strategy is mainly the focus of departments such as transport, and infrastructure. Political strategy is prevalent for departments related to communities, and education and training. Further three layers of strategies are identified as kernel, cluster and individual, which are mapped to the developed taxonomy.

Science-based restoration monitoring of coastal habitats, Volume One: A framework for monitoring plans under the Estuaries and Clean Waters Act of 2000 (Public Law 160-457)

Executive Summary: The Estuary Restoration Act of 2000 (ERA), Title I of the Estuaries and Clean Waters Act of 2000, was created to promote the restoration of habitats along the coast of the United States (including the US protectorates and the Great Lakes). The NOAA National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science was charged with the development of a guidance manual for monitoring plans under this Act. This guidance manual, titled Science-Based Restoration Monitoring of Coastal Habitats, is written in two volumes. It provides technical assistance, outlines necessary steps, and provides useful tools for the development and implementation of sound scientific monitoring of coastal restoration efforts. In addition, this manual offers a means to detect early warnings that the restoration is on track or not, to gauge how well a restoration site is functioning, to coordinate projects and efforts for consistent and successful restoration, and to evaluate the ecological health of specific coastal habitats both before and after project completion (Galatowitsch et al. 1998). The following habitats have been selected for discussion in this manual: water column, rock bottom, coral reefs, oyster reefs, soft bottom, kelp and other macroalgae, rocky shoreline, soft shoreline, submerged aquatic vegetation, marshes, mangrove swamps, deepwater swamps, and riverine forests. The classification of habitats used in this document is generally based on that of Cowardin et al. (1979) in their Classification of Wetlands and Deepwater Habitats of the United States, as called for in the ERA Estuary Habitat Restoration Strategy. This manual is not intended to be a restoration monitoring “cookbook” that provides templates of monitoring plans for specific habitats. The interdependence of a large number of site-specific factors causes habitat types to vary in physical and biological structure within and between regions and geographic locations (Kusler and Kentula 1990). Monitoring approaches used should be tailored to these differences. However, even with the diversity of habitats that may need to be restored and the extreme geographic range across which these habitats occur, there are consistent principles and approaches that form a common basis for effective monitoring. Volume One, titled A Framework for Monitoring Plans under the Estuaries and Clean Waters Act of 2000, begins with definitions and background information. Topics such as restoration, restoration monitoring, estuaries, and the role of socioeconomics in restoration are discussed. In addition, the habitats selected for discussion in this manual are briefly described. (PDF contains 116 pages)

Classification of Coastal Communities Reporting Commercial Fish Landings in the U.S. Northeast Region: Developing and Testing a Methodology

The National Marine Fisheries Service is required by law to conduct social impact assessments of communities impacted by fishery management plans. To facilitate this process, we developed a technique for grouping communities based on common sociocultural attributes. Multivariate data reduction techniques (e.g. principal component analyses, cluster analyses) were used to classify Northeast U.S. fishing communities based on census and fisheries data. The comparisons indicate that the clusters represent real groupings that can be verified with the profiles. We then selected communities representative of different values on these multivariate dimensions for in-depth analysis. The derived clusters are then compared based on more detailed data from fishing community profiles. Ground-truthing (e.g. visiting the communities and collecting primary information) a sample of communities from three clusters (two overlapping geographically) indicates that the more remote techniques are sufficient for typing the communities for further in-depth analyses. The in-depth analyses provide additional important information which we contend is representative of all communities within the cluster.