Made available in DSpace on 2016-08-10T10:50:29Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 BRUNO ALENCAR RODRIGUES.pdf: 423376 bytes, checksum: 8d089a6f54755fda7c972ed92bbdee05 (MD5) Previous issue date: 2009-03-19 / In the eighteenth century, when contrasted with practices theoretical trade management of the state and economy, the scottish philosopher Adam Smith formulated theses and utopias that have started the tradition known as liberalism. In the nineteenth century, the english economist David Ricardo acknowledged the validity of the various ideas of Smith and advanced further the study of the production and distribution of wealth among people and among nations. In the last quarter of the twentieth century, the ideas proposals by these two classic authors were resumed and served as a backdrop to various policies proposed and implemented in several countries. One of the exponents of this shift in thinking was the liberal north american economist Michael Porter updated that the ideas of Smith and Ricardo through the concept of competitive advantage. Moreover, Porter developed the concept of clusters to explain the success of companies of various industries in countries which concentrate capital and technology. / No século XVIII, ao se contrapor às práticas mercantilistas de gestão do Estado e da economia, o filósofo escocês Adam Smith formulou teses e utopias que deram início à tradição que ficou conhecida como liberalismo. No século XIX, o economista inglês David Ricardo reconheceu a validade das várias idéias de Smith e complexificou ainda mais o estudo da produção e distribuição da riqueza entre as pessoas e entre as nações. No último quarto do século XX, as idéias propugnadas por estes dois autores clássicos foram retomadas e serviram de pano de fundo para várias políticas propostas e concretizadas em diversos países. Um dos expoentes desta guinada do pensamento liberal foi o economista norte-americano Michael Porter que atualizou as idéias de Smith e Ricardo através do conceito de vantagem competitiva. Além disso, Porter elaborou o conceito de clusters para explicar o êxito de empresas de diversos países em indústrias que concentram capital e tecnologia.

Mercantilism was a very complex phenomenom and, as such, can be examined from different angles. To begin with, it is the first important chapter of the history of economic thought. Second, it can be studied —or criticized— by the theory of international trade, that usually opposes its own free trade philosophy to the mercantilist doctrines. And third, the mercantilist policies of the European powers —both colonial and noncolonial—, from the XVI to the XVIII century, constitute an important topic of the world economichistory. Nevertheless, despite its complexity,  mercantilist thought is usually presented ina very simple, almost naive, way: as a school that mistook precious metals for richness; that made the accumulation of those metals an end by itself, justifying with this purpose negative policies of protectionism and of intervention of the state in the economy. Here we will try to present mercantilism from its different angles, underlining its complexity,and emphasizing an aspect that it is not usually emphasized: the commercial colonial policies of the European powers from the XVI to the XVIII centuries. Finally, we make some questions on mercantilism, questions that we think have yet to be answered. / El mercantilismo fue un fenómeno muy complejo y puede ser estudiado desde diversos ángulos. En primer lugar, constituye el primer capítulo de importancia de la historia del pensamiento económico. En segundo lugar, puede ser estudiado —o criticado— por la teoría del comercio internacional, la cual suele contraponer su propia filosofía librecambista a las doctrinas mercantilistas. En tercer lugar, las políticas mercantilistas de las potencias europeas —tanto coloniales como no coloniales—, desde el siglo XVI hasta el siglo XVIII, constituyen un tópico importante de la historia económica mundial.A pesar de su complejidad, el mercantilismo suele ser presentado de una manera muy simple, casi simplona: como autores que confundieron riqueza con metales preciosos, que convirtieron la acumulación de estos en un fin en sí mismo, para lo cual justificaronperniciosas políticas proteccionistas y de intervención del Estado en la economía.Tratamos acá de presentar al mercantilismo desde sus diferentes ángulos, enfatizando su complejidad, y resaltando un aspecto del mercantilismo que casi siempre se pasa por alto: las políticas comerciales coloniales de las potencias europeas entre los siglosXVI y XVIII. Finalmente, planteamos algunas preguntas sobre el mercantilismo que pensamos están aún pendientes de ser contestadas.

The background of this examination is that we live in a dynamic and complex global business environment which requires entrepreneurial thinking and action in organisations (intrapreneurship) if they are to secure viability. Companies in dynamic environments have to deal efficiently with operational tasks in existing businesses and at the same time achieve innovation in existing and new business with a medium to long term focus. This requires flexibility and adaptability to be able to use the opportunities and threats arising from changes in the business environment. The research work in this thesis clarifies the role of intrapreneurship and develops the design concept for holistic intrapreneurship. In the research process a frame of reference with five central findings on the role of intrapreneurship in a dynamic business environment is firstly introduced. In this process, the idea is that holistic and economic thinking together with management oriented theoretical concepts form a fruitful basis for the examination of intrapreneurship. Subsequently in the literature study there follows a synoptic illustration of the individual theoretical concepts on the role of intrapreneurship, the business environment and systems theory concepts. In a further literature analysis, the tasks identified for holistic intrapreneurship are examined and conveyed as a design concept in the synthesis. Three empirical studies reflect the theoretical findings in practical situations. Taking into account the results of the survey, the design concept is extended by elements for the development of a vital, entrepreneurial learning organisation. Entrepreneurial organisations have equally to understand the role of intrapreneurship as a concept for shaping the future as the external environments and the interaction between the organisation and its environment. This complex of themes is worked on in chapter 3 and nine design elements for the specification of the role of intrapreneurship are derived. On the basis of this, entrepreneurial information gathering, shaping of the future and organisation design are derived as central tasks of the entrepreneurial organisation and are analysed in chapter 4. A design concept for holistic intrapreneurship with a role model for the organisation, a conceptual framework for the understanding and analysis of the global business environment as well as a qualitative systems model for the interaction of the entrepreneurial organisation with the business environment is introduced in chapter 5 to aid with implementation of the entrepreneurial tasks. The role of intrapreneurship and the implementation of the role model in practice are examined in chapter 6. In this process, implementation of the role model based on the division of labour is recorded and condensed across all firms. In chapter 6.4, learning areas for the development of an entrepreneurial orientation and for a context-related strengthening of the five entrepreneurial roles in a vital entrepreneurial learning organisation are outlined. The novel contribution of the thesis is to present an integrated concept of holistic intrapreneurship derived from theory-based exploration which thus focuses on the entrepreneurial action of the organisation as a whole and the achievement of viability in a global and dynamic environment. This concept contains learning by the entrepreneurial actors, the entrepreneurial teams and the whole entrepreneurial organisation and defines the building blocks of a vital, entrepreneurial learning organisation. / Thesis (PhD)--University of Pretoria, 2012. / Graduate School of Technology Management (GSTM) / unrestricted

In Hicks’s IS-LM model, where it is assumed that production is determined in the goods marketand the interest rate is determined in the money market, when the marginal propensity to spend is greater than one, the IS has a positive slope. Modigliani (1944), Varian (1977) and Sargent (1987) determined that in this special case the IS-LM model is stable when the LM slope isgreater than the IS.In line with Samuelson (1941), this article shows that in this case the model is stable when the IS slope is greater than the LM slope. However, in this stable case the model does not have a useful economic meaning.One solution to this theoretical problem is to abandon the Keynesian adjustment mechanism and replace it with the Classical mechanism where the interest rate is determined in the goods market and production is determined in the money market. In this case, the IS-LM model is stable when the LM is steeper than the IS. / En el modelo IS-LM de Hicks, en el que se asume que la producción se determina en el mercado de bienes y la tasa de interés en el mercado de dinero, cuando la propensión marginal a gastar es mayor que uno, la IS tiene pendiente positiva. Modigliani (1944), Varian (1977) y Sargent (1987), determinaron que en este caso especial el modelo IS-LM es estable cuando la pendiente de la LM es mayor que la de la IS.En línea con Samuelson (1941), este artículo muestra que en este caso especial el modelo es estable cuando la pendiente de la IS es mayor que la de la LM. Sin embargo, en este caso estable, el modelo no tiene un significado económico útil.Una solución a este problema teórico es abandonar el mecanismo de ajuste keynesiano y reemplazarlo por el mecanismo clásico, donde la tasa de interés se determina en el mercado de bienes y la producción en el mercado de dinero. En este caso el modelo IS-LM es estable cuando la LM es más empinada que la IS.

BARTAKOVIČOVÁ, Sylva. Questions of Economics Understanding of Primary School Students. Prague, 2014. Diploma thesis. UK, PedF. The aim of this thesis is to analyze the economic thinking of third grade students in primary school. On the basis of identified deficiencies, a set of ideas leading to more effective teaching is proposed. The theoretical section includes an examination of the state of economic thinking in primary school pupils in the Czech Republic and abroad. This explains the present form of financial education in the Czech Republic, and examines children's understanding, particularly in relation to constructivism. The practical section describes the preparation and implementation of qualitative research in the form of semi-structured individual interviews with pupils in their 3rd year, and 1st grade of primary school. In the conclusion, a set of ideas aimed to develop the financial thought processes of younger school students, supplement their knowledge, and strengthen their overall economic thinking, is proposed.