Magister Legum - LLM (Criminal Justice and Procedure) / As states continue to rapidly transition from conflict or autocracy to democracy, there has been need to address past gross human rights violations. To address these past egregious violations, transitioning countries often relied on immunities and prosecutions. However, prosecutions and amnesties presented several challenges that necessitated a recourse to truth and reconciliation commissions (hereafter TRCs). Since then, TRCs have evolved to be an essential accountability mechanism in transitional justice.

As pequenas empresas vêm ganhando destaque no contexto econômico brasileiro dado o importante papel que desempenham. Dentre estas empresas, destacam-se as pequenas empresas de base tecnológica (PEBTs), as quais são caracterizadas por focalizar a estratégia competitiva na inovação, participar ativamente das mudanças tecnológicas e atuar como fornecedores em diferentes cadeias produtivas. O processo de desenvolvimento de produtos (PDP) representa o conjunto de atividades pela qual as informações sobre o mercado são transformadas em requisitos de produto. É um processo complexo e com um elevado grau de incertezas. Grande parte da literatura sobre o tema está relacionada com o contexto das grandes empresas, entretanto, uma série de particularidades torna a realidade das pequenas empresas bastante diferente. Sendo assim, o objetivo deste trabalho é explorar as particularidades do PDP das PEBTs. Foi conduzido um levantamento dos fatores críticos de sucesso de PEBTs através de uma pesquisa qualitativa. Na sequência, foi realizado um mapeamento de artigos publicados em periódicos internacionais, entre os anos de 2002 e 2011, sobre a velocidade do PDP. Por fim, foi efetuado um estudo quantitativo para identificar associações entre as melhores práticas de gestão e os problemas mais frequentes encontrado no PDP destas empresas. / Small businesses are gaining prominence in the brazilian economic context given the important role they play. Among these firms, there are the small high technology companies, which are characterized by the competitive strategy focused on innovation, by the actively participation in technological changes and as suppliers in different production chains. The new product development (NPD) is a set of activities in which information about the market are transformed into product requirements. It is a complex process with a high degree of uncertainty. Most part of the literature on the topic is related to the large companies context, however, a variety of particularities makes the reality of small firms quite different. Therefore, the aim of this work is to explore the particularities of the NPD small high technology firms. It was conducted a survey of critical success factors through qualitative research. Further, a research mapping the articles published in international journals, between the years of 2002 and 2011, about the speed of the NPD. Finally, a quantitative study was conducted to identify associations between best management practices and most common problems found in the NPD of these companies.

As pequenas empresas vêm ganhando destaque no contexto econômico brasileiro dado o importante papel que desempenham. Dentre estas empresas, destacam-se as pequenas empresas de base tecnológica (PEBTs), as quais são caracterizadas por focalizar a estratégia competitiva na inovação, participar ativamente das mudanças tecnológicas e atuar como fornecedores em diferentes cadeias produtivas. O processo de desenvolvimento de produtos (PDP) representa o conjunto de atividades pela qual as informações sobre o mercado são transformadas em requisitos de produto. É um processo complexo e com um elevado grau de incertezas. Grande parte da literatura sobre o tema está relacionada com o contexto das grandes empresas, entretanto, uma série de particularidades torna a realidade das pequenas empresas bastante diferente. Sendo assim, o objetivo deste trabalho é explorar as particularidades do PDP das PEBTs. Foi conduzido um levantamento dos fatores críticos de sucesso de PEBTs através de uma pesquisa qualitativa. Na sequência, foi realizado um mapeamento de artigos publicados em periódicos internacionais, entre os anos de 2002 e 2011, sobre a velocidade do PDP. Por fim, foi efetuado um estudo quantitativo para identificar associações entre as melhores práticas de gestão e os problemas mais frequentes encontrado no PDP destas empresas. / Small businesses are gaining prominence in the brazilian economic context given the important role they play. Among these firms, there are the small high technology companies, which are characterized by the competitive strategy focused on innovation, by the actively participation in technological changes and as suppliers in different production chains. The new product development (NPD) is a set of activities in which information about the market are transformed into product requirements. It is a complex process with a high degree of uncertainty. Most part of the literature on the topic is related to the large companies context, however, a variety of particularities makes the reality of small firms quite different. Therefore, the aim of this work is to explore the particularities of the NPD small high technology firms. It was conducted a survey of critical success factors through qualitative research. Further, a research mapping the articles published in international journals, between the years of 2002 and 2011, about the speed of the NPD. Finally, a quantitative study was conducted to identify associations between best management practices and most common problems found in the NPD of these companies.

Submitted by Bruno Ely Silveira (bruno_ely@hotmail.com) on 2018-07-16T17:05:34Z No. of bitstreams: 1 BRUNO ELY SILVEIRA2.pdf: 439586 bytes, checksum: 547657cc4d1fc11d86f0cbddf72eae46 (MD5) / Approved for entry into archive by Thais Oliveira (thais.oliveira@fgv.br) on 2018-07-18T17:15:03Z (GMT) No. of bitstreams: 1 BRUNO ELY SILVEIRA2.pdf: 439586 bytes, checksum: 547657cc4d1fc11d86f0cbddf72eae46 (MD5) / Approved for entry into archive by Suzane Guimarães (suzane.guimaraes@fgv.br) on 2018-07-19T12:49:23Z (GMT) No. of bitstreams: 1 BRUNO ELY SILVEIRA2.pdf: 439586 bytes, checksum: 547657cc4d1fc11d86f0cbddf72eae46 (MD5) / Made available in DSpace on 2018-07-19T12:49:23Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 BRUNO ELY SILVEIRA2.pdf: 439586 bytes, checksum: 547657cc4d1fc11d86f0cbddf72eae46 (MD5) Previous issue date: 2018-06-20 / O presente estudo trata da figura do advogado de negócios e aborda o contexto econômico do qual decorre o seu surgimento. Após, analisa vetores do exercício da profissão que podem contribuir para a solidificação do contexto negocial brasileiro, notadamente a ausência de conflito de interesses, a atuação para produzir consensos e o papel como intermediário reputacional. Por fim, expõe obrigações que são impostas por legislações heterônomas e seus efeitos sobre prerrogativas da profissão, sugerindo instrumento de regulamentação privada como mecanismo de contribuição ao mundo dos negócios. / This paper addresses the business lawyer and the economic context that leaded it emergence. After that, analyze the professional practice and ways it could contribute to the consolidation of a more solid and reliable market, notably absence of conflict of interest, performance to generate agreement and the role as a reputational intermediary. It also analyzes the limitations to professional practice which are imposed by heteronomous legislation and its effects prescribing duties of conduct to lawyers, proposing private regulation mechanisms to cooperate in the business world.

Orientador : Eugenio Jose Zoqui / Tese (doutorado) - Universidade Estadual de Campinas, Faculdade de Engenharia Mecanica / Made available in DSpace on 2018-08-04T00:03:38Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 Bonifacio_MarioCesarReis_D.pdf: 3374698 bytes, checksum: 08efda539f8a8b14b196b06f4d6ece60 (MD5) Previous issue date: 2004 / Resumo: O aumento da concorrência internacional e as medidas adotadas pelo governo brasileiro, sobretudo a partir da década de 90, alteraram profundamente as relações existentes no complexo automobilístico brasileiro. Neste aspecto, o setor de autopeças, situado num mercado de extrema concorrência e de instabilidades, tem procurado a adoção de práticas de fabricação com vistas a promover aumentos em seus índices de qualidade e produtividade. O objetivo deste trabalho é analisar o panorama das indústrias fornecedoras do complexo automobilístico brasileiro, no que diz respeito à adoção das melhores práticas de fabricação. A metodologia utilizada foi o estudo de caso do tipo survey, questionário enviado pelo correio e posteriormente analisado através do uso de técnicas estatísticas. Os resultados obtidos permitiram concluir que a realidade da maioria das empresas analisadas está muito distante quando comparados com as melhores práticas de produção preconizadas pela literatura em questão / Abstract: The increase of international competition and the policies adopted by the Brazilian Government, in the beginning of the decade of 90, have altered the relationships between market and industry. In this point, the automotive suppliers, located in a market of extreme competition and instabilities, has been seeking the adoption of world class manufacturing, to promote increases in their quality metrics and productivity. The aim of this work is to analyze the panorama of the Automotive Brazilian Suppliers, regarding the adoption of ¿world class manufacturing parctices¿. The used methodology was the survey, questionnaire sent by mail and later analyzed through the use of statistical techniques. The obtained results allowed that the reality of most companies is very distant when compared with the best production practices found by the literature in subject / Doutorado / Materiais e Processos de Fabricação / Doutor em Engenharia Mecânica

Master of Agribusiness / Department of Agricultural Economics / Brian P. Niehoff / The purpose of this thesis was to provide recommendations for improving the existing Farm Credit of the Virginia's, ACA (FCV) "Training of Today’s/Tomorrow's Association Leaders" (TOTAL) leadership development program. In the wake of pending retirements and increased competition for experienced and talented leaders, FCV has developed the TOTAL leadership development program. TOTAL is a competency based program designed to enhance the interpersonal skills of high potential leaders. An extensive literature review was performed to identify leadership development best practices. The best practices identified were as follows: having an organizational culture of leadership development, leaders developing leaders, 360-degree feedback, coaching and mentoring, and job assignments and action learning. An analysis of the existing TOTAL program yielded the identification of strengths, opportunities, and challenges. Finally, recommendations for improving the effectiveness of TOTAL were provided.

Magister Legum - LLM

In the present day planning and budgeting is a vital and an irreplaceable instrument for managers. Through planning and budgeting they control management and development of a company. Planning and budgeting no longer is a competitive advantage, but has become a necessary condition for an efficiently run company. Increasing complexity of the environment impacts the requirements for planning and budgeting -- the need to be more complex, the need to include more relations and more specifications. Company's reaction to these demands is usually an implementation of special tools that allow the company to accomplish these requirements. Although, implementation of these instruments along with planning and budgeting generally troubles many companies, some are already looking for new ways to further develop planning; better said budgeting. Today companies are believed to receive a competitive advantage from compiling consolidated budgets for a business unit that is to say from the possibility to budget a business unit as a whole. The main purpose of this research paper is to develop a methodology for budgeting a business unit and its technology support. This methodology due to its newness of this issue has not yet been defined. Reaching the set goal depends on completion of predefined sub goals. The main content of sub goals, as defined in literature and based on my own experience with planning and budget analysis, is to describe this issue and thus enable the reader to understand and be able to implement this methodology on the job. The text of this research paper is divided into five chapters. In the first chapter the reader is introduced to the issue of planning, and learns about the goals, results and conceptual solutions of this paper. The second chapter is dedicated to the issue of planning and budgeting -- it explains its importance, analyzes its functions and aspects that are influenced by it. The third chapter ties back to the general definitions of budgeting from the second chapter and provides further details. This chapter identifies and describes techniques of compiling budgets, the techniques' strengths and weaknesses. The chapter describes the most common shortfalls of budgeting and its solutions; also, outlines the best budgeting practices. The fourth chapter stems from chapter two and three -- following the issue in which the reader is introduced to the characteristics of budgeting for a business unit, and moreover defines the methodology presumption and the methodology itself. The end of the chapter evaluates the results of the execution of the presumed methodology and its usability on the job. The fifth chapter summarizes the conclusions and the level of success on execution of this paper. Keywords: Planning, Budgeting, Budgeting Techniques, Consolidation, Business Unit, Corporate Performance Management (CPM), Best Practices.

This diploma thesis deals with Cloud computing, in particular its implementation of Microsoft's Windows Azure platform. The following objectives were defined for the thesis, which is analyzing and identifying the essential characteristics of Cloud computing with a focus on the Windows Azure platform, characterizing the key differences of applications in the cloud than on-premise applications, formulate recommendations for enabling transformation of existing applications into the Microsoft Cloud computing, which is delivered as a service. The main contribution of the work is to identify key differences between Windows Azure and on-premise solution. Creating recommendations to minimize the negative impact of these differences and maximize the benefits associated with the use of Windows Azure Cloud Computing platform.

Data boxes and eGovernment have become a very important part of communication with the public administration recently. I dedicated my thesis to problem of data boxes in Czech Republic. I focused on period after 2011, because the period before I described in my bachelor thesis. The practical part consists of task of effective implementation data boxes to enterprise (small firm up to 20 employees). The important part of thesis is description of key processes associated with data boxes and evaluating their efficiency. The solution of practical task should serve as a guide for anyone who wants to implement data boxes into company. The procedure described in practical part of this diploma thesis helps companies in proper using of electronic documents.