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As mudanças pela quais vem passando a área de gestão de pessoas têm suscitado o desenvolvimento de novas práticas, algumas ainda não validadas pela ciência, como é o caso da grafologia e do shiatsu e, outras, consideradas “ocultas" e, na melhor das hipóteses, metafísica, por sua origem mística, e que, alguns anos atrás, seria impensável o seu emprego como ferramentas em gestão empresarial, dentre elas a astrologia, a numerologia, o feng shui e a radiestesia. Este estudo identificou, descreveu e consolidou os dados de empresas que aplicam uma ou mais dessas práticas, revelando suas expectativas, quando optam por utilizá-las e os resultados alcançados. O referencial teórico, que deu sustentação à pesquisa, pautou-se na dimensão psíquica, através da análise da psicodinâmica organizacional e da psicologia analítica de Jung, na dimensão sociológica, através da cultura organizacional, na dimensão holística, que incorporou a perspectiva espiritual, e na dimensão administrativa, via análise das mudanças na gestão de pessoas e qualidade de vida no trabalho. Abordou-se ainda, de forma resumida, informações acerca das principais práticas alternativas. A metodologia de pesquisa consistiu de levantamentos quantitativo e qualitativo em empresas localizadas no eixo São Paulo/Rio de Janeiro, com o aprofundamento do estudo através da análise de multicasos. Foram entrevistados especialistas que atuam como consultores externos e gestores de 11 empresas de distintos portes e segmentos de atuação, que utilizam uma ou mais dessas ferramentas. Concluiu-se, dentre outros aspectos, que práticas alternativas são adotadas por diversos tipos, segmentos e portes de empresas, na maior parte das vezes, por definição da alta direção, e apenas em alguns casos, por iniciativa da área de recursos humanos.

Ho Ka Yip. / Thesis submitted in: December 2003. / Thesis (M.Phil.)--Chinese University of Hong Kong, 2004. / Includes bibliographical references (leaves 144-152). / Abstracts in English and Chinese. / Abstract --- p.i / 論文摘要 --- p.iii / Acknowledgements --- p.v / Table of Contents --- p.vi / List of Tables --- p.ix / List of Figures --- p.xi / Chapter Chapter 1 --- Introduction --- p.1 / Chapter 1.1 --- Background to the Study --- p.1 / Chapter 1.1.1 --- Feng Shui Woodlands --- p.1 / Chapter 1.1.2 --- Landscape Ecology --- p.4 / Chapter 1.2 --- Objectives of the Study --- p.6 / Chapter 1.3 --- Significance of the study --- p.7 / Chapter 1.4 --- Definitions --- p.9 / Chapter 1.5 --- Organization of the Thesis --- p.11 / Chapter Chapter 2 --- Literature Review --- p.13 / Chapter 2.1 --- Landscape Ecology --- p.13 / Chapter 2.1.1 --- Definition --- p.13 / Chapter 2.1.2 --- Applications --- p.16 / Chapter 2.1.3 --- Landscape Metrics --- p.18 / Chapter 2.1.4 --- Applications of Landscape Metrics --- p.24 / Chapter 2.1.5 --- Sensitivity of the Metrics --- p.29 / Chapter 2.2 --- Feng Shui woodlands --- p.34 / Chapter 2.2.1 --- General Characteristics --- p.34 / Chapter 2.2.2 --- Physical and Spatial Characteristics --- p.37 / Chapter 2.2.3 --- Ecological Importance --- p.41 / Chapter 2.2.4 --- Functions of Feng Shui Woodlands --- p.43 / Chapter 2.2.5 --- Threats to Feng Shui Woodlands --- p.46 / Chapter 2.3 --- Summary --- p.48 / Chapter Chapter 3 --- Methodology --- p.49 / Chapter 3.1 --- Introduction --- p.49 / Chapter 3.2 --- Study Site Description --- p.51 / Chapter 3.3 --- Identification of Feng Shui Woodlands --- p.53 / Chapter 3.3.1 --- Acquisition and Pre-processing of Remote Sensing Data --- p.53 / Chapter 3.3.2 --- Identification of Feng Shui Woodlands --- p.57 / Chapter 3.4 --- Extraction of Landscape Metrics and Landuse composition --- p.62 / Chapter 3.4.1 --- Landscape Metrics of Feng Shui Woodlands --- p.62 / Chapter 3.4.2 --- Estimation of Landuse Composition in Feng Shui Woodlands' Neighbourhood --- p.66 / Chapter 3.5 --- Construction of a Geographical Information System (GIS) Database --- p.68 / Chapter 3.6 --- Analysis of Landscape Ecology of Feng Shui Woodlands --- p.68 / Chapter 3.7 --- Summary --- p.70 / Chapter Chapter 4 --- Results and Discussion (I)´ؤPhysical Characteristics of Feng Shui woodlands --- p.71 / Chapter 4.1 --- Introduction --- p.71 / Chapter 4.2 --- Identification of Feng Shui Woodlands --- p.71 / Chapter 4.3 --- Interpretation of Landscape Metrics --- p.79 / Chapter 4.4 --- Factor Analysis Results of Landscape Metrics --- p.95 / Chapter 4.5 --- Summary --- p.100 / Chapter Chapter 5 --- Results and Discussion (II)一Interaction between Landuse Composition and Feng Shui woodlands --- p.101 / Chapter 5.1 --- Introduction --- p.101 / Chapter 5.2 --- Estimation of Landuse Composition --- p.101 / Chapter 5.3 --- Change of Landuse Composition in Feng Shui Woodlands' Neighbourhood --- p.106 / Chapter 5.4 --- Factor Analysis of Landuse Composition --- p.115 / Chapter 5.5 --- Interaction Between Landuse Composition and Feng Shui Woodlands --- p.120 / Chapter 5.5.1 --- Correlation Analysis --- p.120 / Chapter 5.5.2 --- Cluster Analysis --- p.124 / Chapter 5.6 --- GIS Database --- p.133 / Chapter 5.7 --- Summary --- p.135 / Chapter Chapter 6 --- Conclusion --- p.137 / Chapter 6.1 --- Summary of The Study --- p.137 / Chapter 6.2 --- The Landscape Ecological Value of Feng Shui Woodlands --- p.138 / Chapter 6.3 --- Limitations of This Study --- p.142 / Bibliography --- p.144 / Appendix 1´ؤResults from Factor Analysis and Clustering Analysis --- p.153 / Appendix 2´ؤChange of Percentage of Landuse for Feng Shui Woodlands across 500 meters --- p.156

published_or_final_version / Geography and Geology / Master / Master of Philosophy

Thesis (M.F.A.)--Rochester Institute of Technology, 2007. / Typescript. Includes bibliographical references (leaves 20-26).

Thesis (M. Phil.)--University of Hong Kong, 1998. / Includes bibliographical references (leaves 129-138).

As mudanças pela quais vem passando a área de gestão de pessoas têm suscitado o desenvolvimento de novas práticas, algumas ainda não validadas pela ciência, como é o caso da grafologia e do shiatsu e, outras, consideradas “ocultas” e, na melhor das hipóteses, metafísica, por sua origem mística, e que, alguns anos atrás, seria impensável o seu emprego como ferramentas em gestão empresarial, dentre elas a astrologia, a numerologia, o feng shui e a radiestesia. Este estudo identificou, descreveu e consolidou os dados de empresas que aplicam uma ou mais dessas práticas, revelando suas expectativas, quando optam por utilizá-las e os resultados alcançados. O referencial teórico, que deu sustentação à pesquisa, pautou-se na dimensão psíquica, através da análise da psicodinâmica organizacional e da psicologia analítica de Jung, na dimensão sociológica, através da cultura organizacional, na dimensão holística, que incorporou a perspectiva espiritual, e na dimensão administrativa, via análise das mudanças na gestão de pessoas e qualidade de vida no trabalho. Abordou-se ainda, de forma resumida, informações acerca das principais práticas alternativas. A metodologia de pesquisa consistiu de levantamentos quantitativo e qualitativo em empresas localizadas no eixo São Paulo/Rio de Janeiro, com o aprofundamento do estudo através da análise de multicasos. Foram entrevistados especialistas que atuam como consultores externos e gestores de 11 empresas de distintos portes e segmentos de atuação, que utilizam uma ou mais dessas ferramentas. Concluiu-se, dentre outros aspectos, que práticas alternativas são adotadas por diversos tipos, segmentos e portes de empresas, na maior parte das vezes, por definição da alta direção, e apenas em alguns casos, por iniciativa da área de recursos humanos.

Traditionally, squaring the circle has been about bringing the incommensurable work of the gods within the realm of the commensurate by using infinite cosmic principles to regulate the finite world. The American architect Claude Bragdon (1866-1946) squared the circle using his Theosophic architectural theory that was based on a neo-Pythagorean emphasis on Number, which he believed to have contained the secret of the universe. America at the turn of the 20th century was interested in Eastern spirituality at the beginning of an age of scientific relativity when the world and universe were being questioned due to new scientific discoveries based on higher-dimensional mathematical speculations that challenged relationships between humankind and the cosmos. Paralleling this scientific search was the Western conquest of the world on earth, which brought back speculations about the Near and Far East, including translations of their ancient scriptures and encyclopedias of their architecture. The fourth dimension was an imaginary mathematical (re)creation of great interest to Bragdon and common to scientific relativity and Eastern spirituality; two cultural constructs that altered the perception of time and space to affect the American imagination and architectural production. Within this context, Squaring the Circle investigates the relationship of theory to practice by considering Bragdon's architecture as the material manifestation of his Theosophic architectural theory. / Ph. D.

published_or_final_version / abstract / toc / Geography and Geology / Master / Master of Philosophy

The subject of this project is a new building of art school in the administrative area Brno – Královo Pole. It is a stand-alone building with two above-ground floors. The building is made of brick from (lime-sand blocks). The ceiling above the 1st floor is made of reinforced concrete, the ceiling above 2nd floor is made of pre-stressed reinforced concrete roof panels of spiroll type. The roofs are designed as a flat surcharge. The walls are double-layered, contact-insulated with fiber-cement cladding. The object is designed according to Feng Shui and as barrier-free for people with reduced mobility and orientation.