The World Health Organization has pointed to climate change as the most significant issue in the 21st century as a result of greenhouse gas emissions and environmental pollution. Organizations are leaning toward corporate social responsibility (CSR) and environmental management systems (EMS) to reverse the current trend; however, these efforts are often ineffective or pooly implemented. The purpose of this quantitative study was to determine the extent to which employees' proenvironmental behavior relates to their protection motivation and organizational identification, as well as their perception and knowledge of the organization's CSR and EMS, respectively. Using social identity as the theoretical framework, this research addressed how organizational and intrapersonal factors influence employees' proenvironmental behavior. One hundred-twenty employees from American-based organizations completed an online survey measuring self-assessed proenvironmental behaviors, among other variables. The results from a Pearson correlation analysis indicated that all of the independent variables had a significant positive relationship with employee proenvironmental behaviors. Multiple regression analysis showed that while each variable was a significant predictor of proenvironmental behaviors, only the economic dimension of CSR (β = .300, p = .014) and the self-efficacy dimension of protection motivation (β = .269, p = .037) significantly contributed to the model. Leaders' use of the findings may lead to positive social change through improved environmental performance in the form of decreased pollution, a more efficient use of natural resources, and reduced greenhouse gas emissions, all toward a more sustainable future.

Ce mémoire propose l’étude de l’exposition universelle de Paris 1900 par l’analyse discursive des articles de journaux, de La Presse et de La Patrie qui se penchent sur l’évènement. En ce sens, notre étude se situe au croisement de différents champs historiographiques. Le milieu de la presse imprimée subit d’importants changements dans la seconde moitié du 19e siècle autant en ce qui concerne le contenu des journaux que les planches en elles-mêmes. Les expositions universelles, ces « lieux-moments », évoluent également et culminent en cette célébration du 19e siècle se déroulant à Paris en 1900. Plusieurs questions de recherche animent ce mémoire, notamment : quel traitement la presse réserve-t-elle au Québec et au Canada français à l’exposition? Quelle est la place de l’Autre dans les articles? Y a-t-il des différences dans le contenu des articles qui portent sur les nations européennes et ceux qui se penchent sur la présence, à l’exposition, des colonies et des pays de ce qu’on appelait l’Orient? Dans un premier temps, le corpus de sources médiatiques est sujet à une rapide analyse quantitative qui nous permet de classer les articles dans différentes catégories soit, publicités, articles politiques, articles de divertissement et chroniques. Cette première étape de l’analyse nous permet de prendre le pouls du poids qu’occupe l’exposition universelle dans les quotidiens étudiés. L’analyse discursive de ces articles de journaux nous permet, dans un second temps, de relever certains aspects de la présence canadienne à l’exposition. Ils nous éclairent sur le contenu de l’exposition ainsi que sur l’image que le Canada cherche à projeter de lui- même sur la scène internationale. Le discours de presse témoigne ainsi de la volonté du Canada de s’élever au niveau des autres nations euroaméricaines « civilisées », comme la France, l’Allemagne ou encore les États-Unis. D’un autre côté, il éclaire également sur la perception que le Canada se fait de l’Autre racialisé puisqu’il rend compte de l’exposition des populations colonisées, régulièrement tenu pendant les expositions universelles du tournant du 20e siècle. En ce sens, le discours de presse entretient des relations de pouvoir inégal fondées sur une justification de la domination coloniale ancrée dans un racialisme scientifique européen. / This M.A thesis studies the Paris 1900 World’s Fair through the analysis of newspaper articles in La Presse and La Patrie. In doing so, this research situates itself at the crossroads of numerous historiographical fields. In the second half of the 19th century, both the press and the World’s Fair undergo significant changes. These changes affects newspapers in the way they look and are printed, but also in their content. For the World’s Fair, they evolve and culminate in the celebration of the 19th century in Paris in 1900. The changes affecting the press and the World’s Fair beg questions such as : How is the press talking about the presence of Quebec and French Canada at the Fair? What place do the Others take in the press discourse regarding the Fair? Is there a difference between the discourse surrounding the European nations, and those that are viewed as « Oriental » nations at the Fair? Firstly the newspaper articles that make up our body of sources are separated into four different categories: advertising, political articles, entertainment articles and chronicles. This analysis, though not exhaustive, will examine the significance that the Paris 1900 Wold’s Fair had in the La Presse and La Patrie newspapers. Secondly, the discursive analysis of these articles helps us understand the way Canada presents itself at the Fair. The press reveals how the Canadian exhibits were displayed, and consequently how the country tried to present itself on the international stage. The newspaper’s discourse also illustrates Canada’s will to appear on the same level as other euroamerican « civilized » nations, such as France, Germany or even the United- States, both culturally and economically. Also, the newspaper exposes how Canada perceived the Occident and it’s racialized view of other races. The later are often exhibited during the Fair in « human spectacles » that occasionally take place throughout the end of the 19th century and the beginning of the 20th century. Canada’s presentation of itself at the World’s Fair and the broad strokes of Canada’s ideals at the time, as shown through the newspaper articles, demonstrates unequal racial power relationships stemming from the justification of Occident’s colonial domination grounded in a European scientific racialism.

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We propose a preliminary model for perception analyses of professional identity based on quantitative criteria as applied to a specific academic area. The identity is a largely discussed by social sciences and there is a consensus about the difficulties in describing its social construction and even its perception by the subjects themselves. Professional identity is not different. Here, we studied how public policies aimed at academic and professional consolidation and training for the microelectronics sector may have had influence on its trainees and professionals over the last decade. We used social network analysis tools on Lattes curricula to determine semantic similarities between bibliographic productions of researchers who applied projects to the CNPq CA-ME and of trainees under CI-Brazil Program. We then used the colected data to characterize, from the distribution of keywords colleted throughou time, the identity evolution of the subjects. This paper concerns itself also with a brief presentation and evaluation of the CI-Brasil program as such (i.e., a program). Initiated in 2002, it has helped the alteration of the microelectronic ecosystem in the country, especially regarding training and fixation of human resources for the integrated circuit design sector. Embedded electronics have been partially responsible for deficits in the Brazilian trade balance. Therefore, public policy must be formulated cautiously and responsibly so as to increase sector infrastructure and form adequate human resources regarding market demand, be it at technician, undergraduate or graduate levels, and training these professionals. This paper focuses on undergraduate degrees and other training initiatives. Finally, this paper aims to indicate indispensable requirements for the assimilation of these professionals by the market, with public support and financing in partnership with universities and private enterprises (triple helix.) / Buscamos um modelo de análise de percepção da identidade profissional com bases mais quantitativas. Identidade é um tema muito discutido nas ciências sociais, onde há um consenso da dificuldade na forma de identificar sua construção social e, mesmo, sua percepção pelos próprios indivíduos. A identidade profissional não é diferente. Assim, nosso propósito foi mostrar como uma política pública de formação e fixação de indivíduos para o setor de microeletrônica afetou nos últimos 10 anos os profissionais da área. Para tanto usamos ferramentas de análise de redes sociais, para identificar semelhanças semânticas na produção acadêmica e técnica de pesquisadores vinculados ao CA-ME e de bolsistas do programa CI-Brasil. A seguir usamos os dados coletados para caracterizar, a partir da distribuição de palavras-chave recolhidas ao longo do tempo, a evolução da identidade dos sujeitos. Esta Tese trata também de uma discussão e avaliação do Programa CIBrasil iniciado em 2002, mostrando como este tem colaborado na alteração do ecossistema da microeletrônica no país, marcadamente no que toca à formação, capacitação e fixação de recursos humanos para o setor de design de circuitos integrados. O setor de eletrônica embarcada de modo geral tem causado déficits na balança comercial brasileira, assim, as Políticas Públicas para o setor devem ser formuladas com extrema cautela e responsabilidade de forma a aumentar a infraestrutura do setor e formar recursos humanos adequados às demandas de mercado, quer sejam formação em nível técnico quer na graduação quer na pósgraduação e ainda capacitar estes técnicos em nível de aperfeiçoamento. O enfoque deste trabalho estará na graduação e aperfeiçoamento. Por fim, busca-se apontar condições para que estes profissionais sejam assimilados pelo mercado com apoio e financiamentos públicos em parceria com as Universidades e Empresas (tripla hélice).