Finansvärlden är avantgardistisk i sitt höga arbetstempo och i att bana väg för en abstrakt informationsekonomi, och pengar styr verksamheten på ett sätt som föregripit förändring i samhället i denna riktning. Svenska finansmänniskor uppvisar en urban, stockholmsk övremedelklasskultur men är samtidigt del av en framåtriktad,västerländsk elitkultur. Nationella drag slätas ut efter en amerikansk modell. Svensk finansmarknad kan ha mer av amerikansk, kalvinistiskt-puritansk arbetsetik än med luthersk av svenskt snitt. Mina intervjupersoner bär på protestantisk arbetsetik i form av individualism, flit och asketism. Finansmänniskors nyktra affärssinne liknar puritanens tidigkapitalistiska mentalitet. Individer på finansiella marknader kan svårligen se konsekvenser av sina handlingar. Finansmarknaden är en amoralisk näring, där många aktörer avstår från att ta moralisk ställning. / Diss. Stockholm : Handelshögskolan, 2001

Under de senaste tre decennierna har populära managementböcker erbjudit snabba och enkla recept för hur ledare ska leda personal på ett effektivt sätt. Dessa böcker har blivit bästsäljare och har inspirerat många ledare inför nya utmaningar angående personalfrågor. Kända managementförfattare har alltså stor påverkan för hur individ och ledarskap uppfattas i samhället, samt för att förstärka en viss vision om hur människors beteende borde utformas för att företagsmässiga mål skall kunna uppnås. Denna studies syfte var att öka förståelsen för populär managementlitteraturs maktdimensioner. Tre bästsäljande managementböcker från sekelskiftet analyserades genom en foucaultinspirerad diskursanalys, med fokus på styrningsmentalitet, disciplin och människosyn. I analysen visas hur de utvalda böckerna innebär en styrningsmentalitet som präglas av interna kontroll- och utvärderingsformer, samt en disciplinär dimension som kristalliseras ut i definitioner av vad norm och avvikelse är i dagens organisation. / Over the past three decades, popular management books have offered quick and easy recipes for how leaders have to lead staff in an effective manner. These books have become bestsellers and they have inspired many leaders to face challenges regarding management of people. Famous management writers have thus a big influence on how individuals and leadership are perceived in society, as well as a big influence to reinforce a certain vision of how human behavior should be designed in order for that entrepreneurial goals will be achieved. The study's aim is to increase understanding about the power dimensions in popular management literature. Three best-selling management books from the turn of the century were analyzed using a Foucault-inspired discourse analysis, focusing on management mentality, discipline and view of human beings. The analysis shows how the selected books implies a management mentality  that is characterized by internal monitoring and evaluation, as well as a disciplinary dimension that crystallizes in the definitions of what norm and deviation are in today's organization.

This paper deals with hill-forts located on and directly south of Selaön, in the center of Mälardalen, Södermanland, dated to the late roman period and the migration period. Of special interest is differences and similarities between the forts when it comes to their morphology and the hills where they were built. Furthermore, their landscape has been examined and I have tried to put the hill-forts in relation to any iron age settlements.

PEREIRA, Marcos Paulo Torres. Resíduos culturais e literários do medievo europeu cristalizados na identidade do herói sertanejo. 2010. 145 f. Dissertação (Mestrado em Letras) – Universidade Federal do Ceará, Departamento de Literatura, Programa de Pós-Graduação em Letras, Fortaleza-CE, 2010. / Submitted by Liliane oliveira (morena.liliane@hotmail.com) on 2012-07-09T12:05:06Z No. of bitstreams: 1 2010_DIS_MPTPEREIRA.pdf: 1330788 bytes, checksum: 5fba4716a5e2425e26f6ac5a58f3d46e (MD5) / Approved for entry into archive by Maria Josineide Góis(josineide@ufc.br) on 2012-07-24T11:22:44Z (GMT) No. of bitstreams: 1 2010_DIS_MPTPEREIRA.pdf: 1330788 bytes, checksum: 5fba4716a5e2425e26f6ac5a58f3d46e (MD5) / Made available in DSpace on 2012-07-24T11:22:44Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 2010_DIS_MPTPEREIRA.pdf: 1330788 bytes, checksum: 5fba4716a5e2425e26f6ac5a58f3d46e (MD5) Previous issue date: 2010 / The Romance of the Stone Kingdom is narrated by the protagonist Pedro Dinis Ferreira Quaderni that after being arrested by authorities of the Estado Novo in Taperoá writes his epic, his memorial, from the stories of their ancestors. The imagery that colors the stone of the kingdom in a fantastic setting in which the transfiguration of the world backcountry is filtered through the eyes of the narrator Quaderni, from a remnant of the medieval mind thought Europe, presents the daily life of wilderness surrounded by what we call the Northeast Medieval To be understood in the work by the Theory of Literary and Cultural Waste. The theory seeks to prove the role of imagination, memory and culture of the peoples of literary production, bringing to light the mental substrates that have been absorbed by the author and who were employed in the production of literary texts, aesthetically recycled through crystallization. The crystallization of cultural and literary waste is the constant re-elaboration of the experiences, memory and tradition in a new imaginative context, the work that brings new creative possibilities that will become responsible for generating a speech act between reader and text by the process of identifying oneself and for others, besides allowing to enunciate a plan "openness of meaning" which establishes new relations between signifiers and their meaning, forged in the mind, consciously or unconsciously, creating a permanent waste reality, sediment (ethnic, cultural, historical, artistic, etc..), which will again create symbolic materials / O romance da Pedra do Reino é narrado pelo protagonista Pedro Dinis Ferreira Quaderna que, ao ser preso por autoridades do Estado Novo, em Taperoá, escreve sua epopéia, seu memorial, a partir das histórias de seus ancestrais. O imaginário que colore a Pedra do Reino, num fantástico cenário no qual a transfiguração do mundo sertanejo é filtrada pelos olhos do narrador Quaderna, a partir de um pensamento remanescente da mentalidade medieval européia, apresenta o cotidiano do sertão envolto pelo que denominamos de Nordeste Medieval, a ser compreendido na obra mediante a Teoria dos Resíduos Literários e Culturais. A teoria busca comprovar o papel do imaginário, da memória e da cultura dos povos na produção literária destes, trazendo à luz os substratos mentais que foram absorvidos pelo autor e que foram empregados na produção do texto literário, reciclados esteticamente através da cristalização. A cristalização de resíduos culturais e literários é a re-elaboração constante das experiências vividas, memória e tradição, em um novo contexto imaginativo, que traz à obra novas possibilidades criativas que se tornarão responsáveis pela geração de um ato discursivo entre leitor e texto, mediante o processo de identificação de si e do outro, além de possibilitar ao plano enunciativo uma “abertura da significação” na qual se estabelecem relações novas entre os significantes e seu sentido, forjados na mentalidade, de forma consciente ou inconsciente, gerando a permanência de resíduos de realidade, sedimentos (étnicos, culturais, históricos, artísticos etc.), que serão novamente materiais de criação simbólica

This thesis is about life of homosexuals and repercussion on their mentality. It strives to compare results of my own research made in southern region and results available in professional literature. It is most of all about impact on individual's mentality. There are outlined basic information about this orientation including definition, cause, history and variants of homosexual life. I also deal with public attitude to homosexuality which undoubtedly has influence on individual's mentality. In last chapter, there is also mentions parency of homosexual couples. The goal of this thesis was to find out effect of homosexuality on individual's mentality. To achieve this goal, research questions were made. Asking method was used to collect data - depth interview. Gathered data were processed and compared with existing knowledge of this matter. Matches and disagreements between professional literature and my own research are highlited. This thesis can enrich existing knowledge of this matter and can be a resource for further research.

With Gods help? A qualitative study of Carolean's perceptions about the Great Northern War and Charles XII The purpose of this thesis is to investigate what perceptions Charles XII’s Caroleans had about him, the Great Northern War and how these perceptions changed during the war. There is also an underlying ambition to show how these perceptions differ. The underlying issues for the thesis are thus: - What perceptions/opinions describes the Caroleans of Charles XII as a person and leader? - What perceptions are described about the war as a whole? - In what way do perceptions concerning loyalty and hopes change during the war?   The theoretical point of departure of the thesis is briefly the fatalistic beliefs and image of the King as the elect of God. A majority of the Swedish army was characterized by this approach and based their experiences and values on it to varying degrees.      The methodology in which the essay's research is based on are threefold and consists of narrative diary analysis, microhistory and mentality history.      The study is based on a source material composed of six diaries from six of Karl XII’s Caroleans with varying positions. Based on analyzes of these diaries, each individual’s experiences and perceptions have been distinguished and reported.      The conclusion of this result is that all of the mentioned Caroleans hulded a great respect for the king and saw him to varying degrees as a role model and the election of God. As the result shows they did not hold him personally responsible for the end of the war, likely due to the fatalistic beliefs that’s already mentioned.      Perceptions of the war in whole occur to some extent but not to the extent expected. From this point of view, the chosen Caroleans were fairly value-free. During the war, one can clearly see that perceptions and hopes changed. This change is strictly linked to the Swedes pros and cons in the war.

Made available in DSpace on 2014-06-11T19:29:36Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 0 Previous issue date: 2011-03-09Bitstream added on 2014-06-13T19:17:58Z : No. of bitstreams: 1 silva_ca_me_fran.pdf: 569317 bytes, checksum: 79ab9767087a7195710e69cbd8cdb62b (MD5) / Este trabalho intenciona discutir a produção do conhecimento no único Programa de Pósgraduação em Serviço Social público do estado de São Paulo através do estudo bibliográfico e documental das dissertações produzidas entre 1999 e 2009, da Linha de Pesquisa Mundo do Trabalho, que realizam interface com estudos sobre a indústria calçadista de Franca, por tratar-se de um cenário composto intensificamente de formas antigas de trabalho, como o desenvolvido em âmbito domiciliar, expressões do processo de reestruturação produtiva e precarização das condições de vida, além da predominância de empresas familiares e do perfil empreendedor de diversos atores sociais. Para tanto, utilizou-se como categorias de análise: Mentalidades; Reestruturação Produtiva; Trabalho e Relações de Trabalho. Assim sendo, foram pré-selecionadas doze dissertações através da análise e leitura dos títulos, resumos, palavras-chave, introdução e considerações finais, porém, somente dez contemplaram o objetivo proposto integralmente, que é analisar como se deu a discussão sobre a indústria calçadista e o mundo do trabalho, tendo como enfoque as categorias de análise supracitadas. Realizou-se discussão e interlocução entre os temas propostos através da leitura analítica. Verificou-se que as relações e condições de trabalho em Franca movimentam-se conforme a tendência constante do capital, deteriorando a força produtiva, pois o setor calçadista não apresenta inovações tecnológicas significantes e no trabalho subcontratado os meios de produção são antigos e ultrapassados, além de a indústria apresentar grande dependência de políticas de incentivo governamental. Foi considerado importante que novas pesquisas sejam realizadas na universidade, como propõe Guiraldelli (2006), com o intuito de dar voz e ouvido aos trabalhadores que se encontram imersos... / This paper intends to discuss the production of knowledge in one of the Graduate Program in Social Work from the public through state of the bibliographical and documentary study of dissertations produced between 1999 and 2009 of the Research Line World of Work that interface with research on industry footwear from Franca, because it is composed of a scenario of intensifying ancient forms of work such as that developed in the home environment, expressions of the restructuring process and precarious living conditions, and the predominance of family businesses and entrepreneurial profile of several social actors. For this purpose, as categories of analysis: Mindsets; Productive Restructuring, Employment and Labour Relations. Thus, twelve were preselected dissertations by analyzing and reading the titles, abstracts, key - words, introduction and closing remarks, but only ten fully contemplated the proposed objective, which is examining how was the discussion of the footwear industry and world of work, focusing on the analysis categories above. Thus, through analytical reading was held discussion and communication among the topics proposed. There is that the relations and working conditions in Franca move up as the continuing trend of capital, undermining the productive power, because the footwear sector has no significant technological innovations and the work outsourced production facilities are old and outdated, beyond the industry present a great dependence on government incentive policies. It is considered important that more research is done at the university, as proposed Guiraldelli (2006) in order to give voice and listen to workers who find themselves immersed in the constant changes in the workplace and to provide more performance, conducting research and intervention Social Work, whether as a professional coach, teacher, or student for a role... (Complete abstract click electronic access below)

CoordenaÃÃo de AperfeÃoamento de Pessoal de NÃvel Superior / Este estudo propÃe-se ao exame de cordÃis de metamorfose a fim de identificar resÃduos da mentalidade medieval acerca do pecado e da puniÃÃo no imaginÃrio retratado pelos poetas populares nordestinos. A ideia de pecado nos foi legada como uma transgressÃo das leis divinas e, durante a Idade MÃdia, essa concepÃÃo foi difundida pela Igreja como forma de combater os vÃcios, quase sempre ligados aos pecados capitais, e de disciplinar as condutas a serem seguidas pelos cristÃos. Embora muitos sÃculos nos separem da Idade MÃdia, a mentalidade cristÃ-medieval ainda encontra-se bastante arraigada em nossa cultura. Portanto, nesta pesquisa, apresentamos uma anÃlise da noÃÃo de pecado, e de suas possÃveis implicaÃÃes, dentro do contexto medieval, com o propÃsito de demonstrarmos a presenÃa residual dessa matÃria na literatura de cordel, uma das representantes da cultura popular, a partir da verificaÃÃo de folhetos que narram histÃrias de personagens transgressores de preceitos morais e/ou religiosos e, por isso, transfigurados em animais como meio de puniÃÃo. Desse modo, os cordÃis analisados trazem a metamorfose corporal enquanto penalidade, meio de exclusÃo social que assevera a permanÃncia de uma visÃo de mundo medieva que, durante muito tempo, distinguiu e alijou minorias consideradas desviantes do convÃvio normal em sociedade. Para compreendermos como tal mentalidade sobre o pecado e suas consequÃncias sobrevivem no trabalho poÃtico do cordelista nordestino e, portanto, no imaginÃrio popular, lanÃamos mÃo da Teoria da Residualidade, segundo a qual os resÃduos de um tempo passado remanescem em outras culturas e noutros tempos, aporte que nos autoriza a falar de uma heranÃa residual, isto Ã, de sedimentos mentais e culturais que permaneceram cristalizados no imaginÃrio retratado pelos poetas populares. AlÃm disso, contamos com os estudos realizados por medievalistas a fim de compreendermos melhor o perÃodo analisado, mormente a baixa Idade MÃdia. A literatura popular Ã, assim, ponto de partida para um estudo multidisciplinar e comparativo, na medida em que dialoga com textos de teor literÃrio, bem como histÃricos, pois revisita obras relevantes da literatura, do mesmo modo que revela o substrato mental encontrÃvel nas formaÃÃes sociais da Idade MÃdia e o da cultura nordestina residual que nos remete ao imaginÃrio hibridado a partir do medievo / This study intends to analyze some popular narrative poems known in Brazil as âCordeis de Metamorfoseâ in order to identify residues of medieval mentality regarding sin and punishment in the imagery portrayed by popular poets from northeast Brazil. The idea of sin was transmitted to us as a transgression of divine laws. In the Middle Ages, this conception was propagated by Catholic Church as a way of combating vices, almost always with regard to capital sins, and of disciplining the conduct of Christians. Although many centuries separate us from the Middle Ages, the Christian medieval mentality is still fairly entrenched in our culture. Therefore, in this work, we present an analysis of the notion of sin and its possible implications in the medieval context with the aim of demonstrating the residual presence of that matter in Cordel Literature, a kind of artistic popular manifestation. We show this presence from the research of those popular narrative poems that tell stories in which some characters transgress moral and/or religious principles and, for this reason, are transfigured into animals as punishment. Therefore, in the poems we analyzed, physical metamorphosis is considered a punishment, a mean of social exclusion that asserts the permanence of a medieval worldview. For a long time, this view distinguished and ignored minorities that were seen as individuals without good social practices. In order to understand how such mentality about sin and its consequences are present in the poetic work of the popular poets from northeast Brazil and, therefore, in the popular imagery, we make use of the Theory of Residuality. According to this theory, residues from the past and from an ancient culture remain in other cultures and in other times, which allow us to talk about residual heritage, in other words, there are cultural and mental sediments crystallized in the imagery portrayed by popular poets. Furthermore, we rely on studies of medievalists in order to understand better the Middle Ages, mainly the Late Middle Ages. Thus, popular literature is the starting point of a multidisciplinary and comparative study, as far as it interacts with other types of literary texts, as well as historiographic texts. It revisits important works of literature in the same way it reveals the mental subtract of the medieval social formations and of the residual culture of northeast Brazil that brings us to the imagery hybridized from the Middle Ages.

The aim of this master thesis is to evaluate selected aspects of Romany culture, primary those which influence the school success of Romany children. Through qualitative survey, the information gained from reference books are compared with the information which were gained from Romany pupils attending special primary school in Prague. The thesis includes two parts, a theoretical and a practical one. The theoretical part is divided in two chapters. The first one deals with selected aspects of Romany culture which influence the education of Romany children. The aspects primary include the traditional Romany family and the upbringing of children, the specifics of Romany psyche and mentality and characteristic way of life. The second chapter is focused on education of Roma children and on the problems of these children in Czech schools. There are also mentioned some of the supportive measures which should help those children to overcome their problems and to integrate them in the mainstream society. The practical part of the thesis includes an analysis of the information resulting from interviews with ten Romany pupils who are attending special primary school.

The unreasonable length of Italian civil proceedings goes on filling pages of newspapers and magazines. According to some authoritative views, the inefficiency of the civil justice system helps explain why the Italian model legislation on civil proceedings, as well as its academic research, are not as influential on the European scene as they were in the past. It is interesting to note that an opposed thesis has pointed out that the Italian procedurallaw and recent researches in civil proceedings lack a clear, up-to-date, principle-oriented and comprehensive approach towards problems and challenges that contemporary civil justice systems face today. Such an outdated and overly complicated approach might contribute to the inefficiency of the Italian civiljustice system. The Italian Law Journal, which aims to both spread knowledge (and criticism) of the Italian legal system and foster international debate among lawyers of different traditions, may be an appropriate venue for deepening our understanding of the current performance of the Italian civil justice system. Itmay, in particular, assist in ascertaining the major causes of the inefficiencies, with a view to assessing (in a subsequent article) if the prevailing way of thinking of legal scholars may, in the end, exacerbate the relevant problems. / La longitud poco razonable de los procesos civiles italianos continúa llenando páginas de periódicos y revistas. De acuerdo con algunas opiniones autorizadas, la ineficiencia del sistema de justicia civil ayuda a explicar el motivo por el cual el modelo italiano de legislación en materia de procedimiento civil, así como su investigación académica, no sean tan influyentes en la escena europea como lo fueron en el pasado. Es interesante notar que una tesis opuesta ha señalado que el derecho procesal italiano y las investigaciones recientes sobre el proceso civil carecen de un enfoque claro, integral, actualizado y orientado por principios sobre los problemas y desafíos que el sistema de justicia civil afronta actualmente. Tal enfoque anticuado y demasiado complicado podría contribuir a la ineficiencia del sistema de justicia civil italiano. El Italian Law Journal, cuyo objetivo es la difusión de conocimiento (y crítica) del sistema legal italiano y la promoción del debate internacional entre abogados de distintas tradiciones, puede ser un modo apropiado para profundizar nuestra comprensión del desempeño actual del sistema de justicia civil italiano. Puede, en particular, ayudar a determinar las principales causas de las ineficiencias con el fin de evaluar (en un artículo posterior) si la forma predominante de pensamiento de los estudiosos del derecho posiblemente, al final, exacerba problemas relevantes.