Effective knowledge sharing within project teams is critical to knowledge-intensive professional service firms. Prior research studies indicate a positive association between trust, social-cognitive factors, and effective knowledge sharing among co-workers. The conceptual framework proposed here builds on these studies, and draws from theoretical foundations from the organizational behavior, psychology, information studies, sociology, and management literature on organizational trust and knowledge sharing, and identifies the most significant factors found to influence organizational knowledge sharing directly and indirectly through trust. The study makes methodological contributions in the form of conceptualizations for knowledge sharing behavior, trust, and tie strength. Also, it provides a more nuanced and focused analysis, by factoring for knowledge type and co-worker working relationship. Data were collected from 275 knowledge workers (‘legal professionals’ and paralegals) engaged in shared legal project work, at one of Canada’s largest multijurisdictional law firms. The nature of their work required a significant reliance on co-workers, for both explicit and tacit knowledge. Multiple regression analysis, among other statistical techniques, was used to test the hypotheses and determine significant relationships. Of the factors examined in the study, the three found to have the strongest effect on respondents’ trust in their co-workers were shared vision, shared language, and tie strength. Furthermore, the two factors found to have the strongest effect on organizational knowledge sharing behavior were trust and shared vision. Overall trust was also found to have a mediating effect between shared vision and knowledge sharing behavior, and between shared language and knowledge sharing behavior. A significant implication for practitioners is that effective knowledge sharing among co-workers requires a nurturing manager to work on developing co-worker trust and shared vision. Furthermore, a manager wanting to promote trust between co-workers must nurture shared language and shared vision.

Submitted by Arthur Sodré Prado (arthurprado@gmail.com) on 2017-04-28T01:23:21Z No. of bitstreams: 1 dissertação.pdf: 1534989 bytes, checksum: 1b6a97b7575ab02982a348774ca888e9 (MD5) / Approved for entry into archive by Vera Lúcia Mourão (vera.mourao@fgv.br) on 2017-04-28T18:18:01Z (GMT) No. of bitstreams: 1 dissertação.pdf: 1534989 bytes, checksum: 1b6a97b7575ab02982a348774ca888e9 (MD5) / Made available in DSpace on 2017-05-02T12:17:13Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 dissertação.pdf: 1534989 bytes, checksum: 1b6a97b7575ab02982a348774ca888e9 (MD5) Previous issue date: 2017-04-05 / This work examines the Prosecutorial discretion in corruption cases through a case study. Using a qualitative approach, I have observed a group of criminal procedures since their common beginning until the Judge’s appraisal of several indictments of São Paulo’s city hall public agents, their family members and colleagues accused for public extortion, conspiracy and money laundering (called by me as 'The ISS agents case'). The idea was to understand how the Public Prosecutors, in the Brazilian practice, chooses the investigation targets and selects individuals to be considered liable for corruption events. I observed the results under three main theoretical models frequently used to explain the Prosecutorial discretion: The mandatory model, the opportunity model and a model in their middle, the legally bounded opportunity model. I also have adopted a cross-cut view to see how the differences between public extortion and bribery are considered in both criminal and criminal procedure angles. The conclusion was that the ISS agents case shows a trend to enlarge the prosecutorial discretion with no clear indicia of how to control their choices. The prosecutors work in an institutional multiplicity environment; they choose corruption crimes to investigate 'following the money'. The need of evidences of the quid pro quos and about new facts, however, stimulates the Prosecutors to settle with suspects. In the ISS agents case, the use of an unclear distinction between bribery and public extortion reveals a way to bypass the Brazilian criminal plea agreement statutes by the exchange of immunity to the companies for evidences of bribe payments and data about new facts. This trend is not necessarily sign of an evolution. Brazil is dealing with a dilemma: Massive corruption scandals are being revealed, but the civil rights can be affected and seriously harmed by the guidance of the criminal procedure just for the increase of the social control without considering the respect for the due process clauses and the right for a fair trial. / Por meio de um estudo de caso, este trabalho investiga como, na prática, o Ministério Público seleciona quem serão os investigados e denunciados por crimes contra a Administração Pública. A amostra selecionada para um estudo qualitativo foi o que chamei de 'caso dos fiscais do ISS'. Adotei como estratégia de pesquisa o exame documental e a realização de entrevistas semiestruturadas. As unidades de análise foram um procedimento interno de investigação, denúncias e decisões que as apreciaram, relativas a acusações de pertinência a organização criminosa, concussão e lavagem de dinheiro, imputadas a um grupo de funcionários públicos do Município de São Paulo, seus colegas e familiares. Os resultados foram observados sob o ponto de vista das diferentes concepções sobre o funcionamento do sistema de justiça criminal, no que toca à liberdade do Ministério Público para decidir quem será denunciado em determinado caso. Foram considerados os modelos teóricos da obrigatoriedade da ação penal, da oportunidade pura e da oportunidade regrada (ou obrigatoriedade mitigada). Também adotei uma abordagem transversal entre o direito penal material e adjetivo, para investigar como exigências processuais, relacionadas à estratégia de coleta de provas, podem influenciar os critérios diferenciadores de crimes contra a Administração Pública. Foi possível observar uma tendência de aumento nas margens de discrição dos Promotores em casos de corrupção, sem que se possa notar claros indícios de um controle das seleções ministeriais. O Ministério Público atua em um ambiente de multiplicidade institucional; a instituição prioriza os casos de corrupção investigar seguindo o caminho do dinheiro, no âmbito de procedimentos internos. A necessidade de obter provas de que a incompatibilidade patrimonial de funcionários públicos decorria do recebimento de propinas, entretanto, estimulou os Promotores a celebrar acordos com envolvidos. O caso dos fiscais do ISS indica que a falta de clareza na distinção entre corrupção e concussão pode ser um meio para celebrar acordos informais em que a imunidade criminal é concedida mediante a confissão dos fatos, a entrega de provas e a regularização tributária. Essa tendência não necessariamente indica uma evolução, mas expõe um dilema atual: Diversos escândalos envolvendo corrupção estão sendo revelados, mas os direitos fundamentais podem ser letras mortas se o Processo Penal estiver unicamente orientado para o aumento o controle social, sem considerar as garantias e formalidades inerentes ao exercício do direito de defesa.

Assessment is an integral component of outcomes-based education which requires a paradigm shift in assessment processes. Outcomes-based assessment is more intense than traditional assessment since it reports on many dimensions of performance. Performance is analysed in relation to outcomes and the learning demonstrated and record-keeping is more complex. This study explored the experiences of the Senior Management Team and Foundation Phase educators of a selected primary school regarding outcomes-based education, outcomes-based assessment and its management. A literature review of outcomes-based education, outcomes-based assessment and instructional leadership and an empirical study using a qualitative approach were conducted. Document analysis and semi-structured interviews with educators and school management were used for data-gathering. Findings indicated that the initial implementation of outcomes-based education was problematic, however, effective instructional leadership had improved educators' understanding and implementation of assessment. Thereafter recommendations were made for the improvement of practice. / Educational Studies / Thesis (M.Ed.)

Quelle relation lie un élu à son parti ? Cette thèse se propose d’analyser le phénomène de dépendance au parti des députés en comparant le PS et l’UMP durant la XIIIe et la XIVe législature. La relation de dépendance au parti influence, avec une intensité variable, le comportement du député, dans de nombreuses sphères d’action du mandat et tout au long de sa carrière politique. La thèse d’un cycle de la dépendance est ainsi confrontée empiriquement, en croisant méthodes qualitatives et quantitatives. Plusieurs profils de dépendance au parti chez les députés ont été dégagés : l’utilitariste, le fataliste, le fidèle, et l’éléphant du parti. Ceux-ci sont déterminés par l’appartenance à un des deux partis, ainsi que par un effet fort de la carrière. Une analyse séquentielle de la carrière du député permet ensuite de souligner la multidimensionnalité du phénomène qui varie à la fois selon les temps de la carrière (conquérir, exercer et conserver son mandat) et les caractéristiques du député. / What kind of relationship binds an elected official to his party ? This study aims to analyse French Deputies' Party dependency by comparing the Socialist Party and the Union for a Popular Movement during the XIIIth and the XIVth legislature. The party dependency affects MPs behaviour with a varying intensity over time and space. The thesis of a party dependency cycle is tested empirically, by using both qualitative and quantitative methods. Different types of party dependency among MPs has been found : the utilitarian, the fatalistic, the believer and the grandee. These profiles are determined by party membership and political longevity. A sequential study of MPs’ careers underlines the multidimensionality of party dependency in relation to career-stage (whether it be conquering, exercising, or keeping one’s mandate) as well as MP’s individual characteristics.

The goal of this dissertation was to conduct an analysis of domain name accounting according to HGB and IFRS, based on generic, qualified and personal domain names and in consideration of the effect of the relationship to brands and websites as related assets on their recognition, measurement and presentation in the balance sheet. In this regard, the focus of interest lied in clarifying the differences and similarities in domain name accounting, between the rather creditor-oriented HGB and the more capital market-oriented IFRS, between the major types of domain names and between theory and practice.

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