Submitted by isabela.moljf@hotmail.com (isabela.moljf@hotmail.com) on 2017-08-14T11:56:41Z No. of bitstreams: 1 simonedasilvabatista.pdf: 5148930 bytes, checksum: aaab7380b775e6beabe627903b11bb70 (MD5) / Rejected by Adriana Oliveira (adriana.oliveira@ufjf.edu.br), reason: on 2017-08-14T17:03:55Z (GMT) / Submitted by isabela.moljf@hotmail.com (isabela.moljf@hotmail.com) on 2017-08-14T18:44:17Z No. of bitstreams: 1 simonedasilvabatista.pdf: 5148930 bytes, checksum: aaab7380b775e6beabe627903b11bb70 (MD5) / Approved for entry into archive by Adriana Oliveira (adriana.oliveira@ufjf.edu.br) on 2017-08-15T11:49:14Z (GMT) No. of bitstreams: 1 simonedasilvabatista.pdf: 5148930 bytes, checksum: aaab7380b775e6beabe627903b11bb70 (MD5) / Made available in DSpace on 2017-08-15T11:49:14Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 simonedasilvabatista.pdf: 5148930 bytes, checksum: aaab7380b775e6beabe627903b11bb70 (MD5) Previous issue date: 2016-10-25 / Esta dissertação buscou analisar as práticas gestoras do Colégio Estadual Ministro Raul Fernandes que possam ter contribuído para a melhoria de seus resultados, representados pelos indicadores de IDEB e IDERJ, no período de 2011 a 2013, o colégio está situado na Regional Centro Sul, com sede na cidade de Vassouras no Estado do Rio de Janeiro e está sob a jurisdição Secretaria Estadual de Educação do Rio de Janeiro. O texto está organizado em três capítulos. No primeiro capítulo é apresentado o cenário da unidade escolar, seus resultados internos e externos, analisados a partir do panorama nacional, estadual, regional e municipal, além das estratégias implantadas pela Secretaria Estadual de Educação visando à melhoria dos indicadores educacionais, e as ações da escola para alcance dos resultados apresentados. Considerando a pesquisa de campo, pesquisa documental e bibliográfica, no segundo capítulo, será realizada uma análise crítica e reflexiva sobre práticas de gestão estratégica e sucesso escolar a partir de Farias (2012), Lück (2009), Ferreira (2009), Ribeiro (2011), Carvalho (2010), Soares (2012) e a entrevista com roteiro semiestruturado articulará os dados apresentados e a teoria estudada, buscando as práticas e ações desenvolvidas pela escola que possam ter contribuído para o alcance de seus resultados. Após apresentação e análise dos resultados internos e externos da escola, tabulação dos dados coletados na pesquisa de campo e identificação das práticas gestoras que possam ter contribuído com os bons resultados, no terceiro capítulo, é apresentado o Plano de Ação Educacional, com a proposta de padronizar práticas exitosas para a unidade escolar e compartilhar possibilidades de ações bem sucedidas com as outras unidades escolares da Diretoria Regional Pedagógica, visando à troca de experiência. / This dissertation investigates the management practices of the State College Minister Raul Fernandes, located in the Southern Regional Center, based in the city of Vassouras, the State Department of Education of Rio de Janeiro, which may have contributed to the improvement of its results, represented by indicators of IDEB and IDERJ in period from 2011 to 2013. The text is organized into three chapters. The first chapter presents the scenario of the school unit, its internal and external results, analyzed the national, state, regional and municipal panorama, besides the strategies implemented by the State Department of Education aimed at improving educational indicators, and the school's actions to range of results presented. Considering the field research, document and literature in the second chapter there will be a critical and reflective analysis of strategic management practices and school success starting Farias (2012), Lück (2009), Ferreira (2009), Ribeiro (2011), Carvalho (2010), Smith (2012) and the semi-structured interview articulate the data presented and studied theory, seeking the practices and actions developed by the school that may have contributed to the achievement of results. After presentation and analysis of internal and external results of the school, tabulation of data collected in the field research and identification of management practices that may have contributed to the good results in the third chapter presents the Educational Action Plan, the proposal to standardize successful practices for school unity and sharing possibilities successful actions with other school units of educational Regional Board, in order to exchange experience.

Submitted by Geandra Rodrigues (geandrar@gmail.com) on 2018-10-09T18:30:56Z No. of bitstreams: 1 elsilenelavaredanogueira.pdf: 909175 bytes, checksum: f5124499068671c59ab1314bbf8327a1 (MD5) / Approved for entry into archive by Adriana Oliveira (adriana.oliveira@ufjf.edu.br) on 2018-10-16T12:57:38Z (GMT) No. of bitstreams: 1 elsilenelavaredanogueira.pdf: 909175 bytes, checksum: f5124499068671c59ab1314bbf8327a1 (MD5) / Made available in DSpace on 2018-10-16T12:57:38Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 elsilenelavaredanogueira.pdf: 909175 bytes, checksum: f5124499068671c59ab1314bbf8327a1 (MD5) Previous issue date: 2018-07-31 / A presente dissertação investiga os fatores influentes na melhoria dos índices educacionais em uma escola dos anos iniciais do Ensino Fundamental, em Manaus. Os objetivos definidos foram: analisar as práticas gestoras e docentes influentes nos índices educacionais; descrever as avaliações externas (Prova Brasil e SADEAM) e os dados da escola; analisar quais fatores do contexto escolar tem contribuído para a melhoria dos resultados e propor a sistematização de um banco de práticas internas com o propósito de documentar as práticas que refletem nos resultados da escola, de modo que ela tenha suas principais práticas documentadas como forma de uma identidade institucional. O objeto desse estudo foi uma escola de tempo integral que se destaca por seus resultados nas avaliações em larga escala. Assumimos como hipótese que a simples ampliação de carga horária escolar não é o fator principal dos resultados, mas sim as práticas de gestão e pedagógicas ali existentes. Utilizamos como fonte de dados as avaliações externas, sendo elas: o Índice de Desenvolvimento da Educação Básica (IDEB) – aferido a partir da Prova Brasil – e o Sistema Estadual de Desempenho do Estado do Amazonas (SADEAM). A metodologia utilizada foi o estudo de caso com perspectiva qualitativa. A partir das questões levantadas na pesquisa e posterior análise, é apresentado um conjunto de proposições para a instituição a fim de melhor organizar as ações internas recorrentes na escola. / This present dissertation investigates the influential factors linked to the improvement of the educational indexes in a school that gives classes for beginners students of an Elementary School in Manaus. The core aimed objectives are: to analyze how the management practices and teachers approaches have got to do with the educational performance index achieved; to describe the Brazil Educational Evaluations Tests (Prova Brasil and SADEAM) and the school performance score data achieved; to analyze which factors within school context have contributed to the improvement of the results; to propose a systematization of a written guidance including school own actions and initiatives, aiming to issue a kind of school-booklet-practices that lead to the performance achieve by the school. This written document would represent “The School Institutional Approaches Identity”. The object of this study was a Full-Time Elementary School that stands out for its amazing growing results in large-scale evaluations. We hypothesized that, not only the simple increase of school class hours, is the main factor of the results achieved. But also the management style and pedagogical practices that have been carried out within school. We used external evaluations as data source as it is: the Basic Education Development Index (IDEB) - measured from the Brazil Test; The State System Performance Evaluation of The Amazonas’ State (SADEAM). The methodology applied was “Case Study” focused at Qualitative Perspective. Based on the questions raised in the research template and after all analysis, some suggestions are presented out to this school aiming to provide ideas on how to organize and document its internal teaching actions and practice in a better systematic way.

A pesquisa teve como objetivos identificar quais as práticas gerenciais criadas internamente, ou simplesmente absorvidas de outras empresas que estão sendo utilizadas pelas empresas inovadoras; e analisar como estas práticas contribuem para a capacidade de inovação manifestada nas empresas pesquisadas. As questões de pesquisa respondidas foram: quais as práticas gerenciais adotadas nas empresas inovadoras em estudo que contribuem para a capacidade de inovação manifesta; e como estas práticas gerenciais contribuem para a capacidade de inovação das empresas em estudo. A pesquisa parte do pressuposto que a inovação não é gerada apenas por resultados de pesquisa e desenvolvimento (P&D). As práticas gerenciais antecedem e, em princípio, podem contribuir para a capacidade de inovação da empresa. O pressuposto assumido nesta tese é que a inovação é de natureza empresarial e não simplesmente de natureza tecnológica. O método utilizado foi o estudo de múltiplos casos. Foram analisadas 5 empresas de grande porte, consideradas inovadoras. Os instrumentos de coleta de dados foram a entrevista, a observação direta e a análise de dados secundários, tais como relatórios anuais, artigos publicados em periódicos nacionais e internacionais e o conteúdo das páginas institucionais destas empresas na Internet. As práticas gerenciais foram classificadas em cinco categorias: estratégia e posicionamento de mercado, estrutura e ambiente organizacional interno, gestão de tecnologia, gestão de pessoas e gestão de parcerias. Entre as práticas identificadas estão: antecipar necessidades dos clientes; prospecção tecnológica; avaliação constante de produtos; ambientes abertos; comunicações horizontais e verticais; poder descentralizado; estrutura em rede; formação de grupos multidisciplinares; acompanhamento contínuo de processos; estímulo ao empreendedorismo corporativo; estímulo à criatividade; tolerância ao erro; desenvolvimento de competências; horário de trabalho flexível; criação e manutenção de laboratórios; registro de patentes; proteção das tecnologias; formação de parcerias; entre outras. Os resultados da pesquisa replicam a teoria, mostrando que as práticas adotadas acrescentam contribuições para a capacidade de inovação das cinco empresas inovadoras analisadas. As pessoas são motivadas a inovar. As práticas promovem a sinergia entre as pessoas e as diversas áreas da empresa, criando um ambiente propício à inovação. / The objective of this research is to identify the internal management practices created or absorbed by other firms that are being used by innovation firms and to analyze how it contributes to the innovation capability present in the firms analyzed. The questions research answered were: what are the management practices used in the innovation firms studied that contribute to innovation capability and how they contribute to the innovation capability of the firms studied. There is a presupposition that innovation is not only created by research and development results. The management practices are preceding and can contribute to the innovation capability of firms. The nature of innovations is entrepreneurial and not only technological. The method used was a multiple case study. Five big firms, considerate innovative, were analyzed. The data collected was by interview, direct observation and secondary data analyzes, such as annual reports, papers from national and international periodicals and the content of institutional sites of firms in the Internet. The management practices were classified into five classes: strategy and market position, network and internal organization environment, technology management, people management and partnership management. Among the practices identified there are: anticipating consumer needs; technology prospecting; constantly product evaluate; open door policy; horizontal and vertical open communication; power decentralized; networks; multidisciplinary groups; continued accompaniment of process; incentive intrapreneurship; stimulus to creativity; mistakes tolerance; competence development; time work flexible; create and maintenance of laboratory; patent registers; technology protections; partnership formation. The results of research reply the theory and it shows that the management practices adopted ads contributions to innovation capability of five innovation firms analyzed. People are motivated to innovate; the management practices do a synergy among the people and the different areas of company and it creates an environment propitious to innovation.

L'objectif de cette recherche est de comprendre comment la valeur perçue des démarches managériales peut devenir un levier de performance. Les pratiques managériales mobilisées sont la responsabilité Sociétale, le système de management Environnemental, la Qualité, et les Innovations technologiques. Elles sont destinées : à améliorer la performance de l'organisation et à émettre un signal aux parties prenantes. Nous mobilisons la théorie évolutionniste, car elle questionne la logique d'évolution et de transformation de l'organisation dans son environnement institutionnel. En outre, la phase empirique repose sur la méthodologie expérimentale. Celle-ci permet de mettre en lumière les préférences réelles et non biaisées des individus qui sont difficiles à évaluer avec les méthodes classiques. Cette phase empirique est complétée par huit focus groups qui permettent de vérifier les hypothèses obtenues ainsi que de neutraliser les biais. Au niveau théorique, grâce à l'approche évolutionniste, nous proposons une analyse évolutive de la performance des démarches managériales via la valeur perçue de l'organisation. Au niveau méthodologique, l'approche évolutionniste permet d'aborder l'organisation publique dans sa dualité d'organisation comme terrain de jeux d'acteurs et d'institutions porteuses de règles qui doivent être cohérentes tant pour les joueurs internes (le personnel) qu'externes (les usagers). Au niveau pratique, cette recherche propose des réponses fonctionnelles aux décideurs et aux manageurs qui s'interrogent sur l'efficacité des démarches managériales et se heurtent aux dissonances classique entre « communication interne » et « communication externe ». / The purpose of this research work is to understand how the perceived value of managerial approaches can leverage the sustainable performance.That is the company's assessment as regards the value of the services it offers. The management practices taken into account are: Corporate Social Responsibility, Environmental Management System, Quality, and Technological Innovations. They are designed 1) to improve the performance of the organization 2) to transmit a signal to stakeholders. We focus on the evolutionary theories. The empirical phase is based on the experimental methodology. It allows to highlights the real and unbiased preferences of the individuals which are difficult to assess with conventional methods. This phase is completed by six focus groups that control the hypotheses and allow us to go further into the analysis. On the theoretical level, through the evolutionary theory, we suggest an evolutionary analysis of the performance of the managerial approaches through the perceived value which, as far as I know, has never been proposed before. On the methodological level, the evolutionary approach can address the public organization in its organizational duality both as organizational behaviours place for players and as an institution supporting rules that must be consistent for both internal players (staff) and external players (users). As for the practical level, this research work offers realistic answers to policy makers and managers who are concerned by the efficiency of managerial actions and have to face the standard dissonance between "internal communication" and "external communication".

The “Great Recession” of 2007 created havoc in the homebuilding industry, more than any other previous economic down cycle. Countless seasoned local homebuilders across the country did not survive. The impact of their failure on the economy, community, employment, lenders, suppliers, and subcontractors was devastating. While previous studies have sought to identify the symptoms and causes of business failure, very little research has been done on home builder business failure due to acts, omissions, characteristics, or other events which are non-financial. Specifically, those that are attributable to the failed entities' top management and leadership during the housing crisis and the Great Recession. Therefore, the purpose of this qualitative inquiry is to uncover those nonfinancial factors and help to fill the gap in the literature Additionally, we seek to find specific strategies that could be incorporated into the business models of local homebuilders which allow them to anticipate and navigate turbulent economic times. The ultimate goal of such strategies, however, is to shield the organizations of those builders from the negative effects of recessions and allow them to thrive in the aftermath.

Doctor of Philosophy / Department of Agronomy / Charles W. Rice / Soil C sequestration in agricultural ecosystems is an immediate and significant option to mitigate the increase in the atmospheric CO2 concentration. The objectives of this study were to determine 1) the influence of crop and soil management practices applicable to Kansas (i.e., tillage, N fertilization, and crop rotations) on soil C and N, C sequestration rates, soil aggregation and aggregate-associated C and N; and 2) the influence of long-term tillage practices on SOC and total N, soil aggregation and aggregate-associated C and N in three soil types: an Oxisol (Brazil), a Vertisol (Argentina), and a Mollisol (Kansas, USA). The Kansas experiments included: tillage (conventional tillage (CT), reduced tillage (RT) and no-tillage (NT)) and native prairie; nitrogen (N) fertilization rates; and crop rotations comprising various combinations of winter wheat (Triticum aestivum L.), grain sorghum (Sorghum bicolor L. Moench), and soybean (Glycine max L. Merrill). The presence of a fallow period negatively affected C sequestration rates even under NT systems. Nitrogen fertilization generally increased C sequestration rates. Rotations that contained wheat or sorghum had the greatest C sequestration rates while continuous soybean had the lowest rates. Cultivation decreased the amount of macroaggregates with a concomitment increased in the amount of microaggregates. Wheat and sorghum increased total C in the macroaggregate fraction (>250 mm) under NT while soybean had the lowest C concentration. Cultivation reduced microbial biomass C and N and potentially mineralizable C and N. The combination of conservation tillage and rotations that produced a greater amount of residue had greater C sequestration rates. In the Oxisol, NT had greater amounts of large macroaggregates (>2000 mm) than CT, however no differences between tillage practices were detected in the Vertisol and Mollisol. Cultivation of native grassland reduced the amount of macroaggregates and the associated C and N concentration; however NT tended to be more similar to the native grassland. Overall, our results indicated that the use of conservation tillage could be an important strategy to sequester C in these agroecosystems. The adoption of management practices that enhance C sequestration would be important for reducing GHGs emissions and maintaining the sustainability of agricultural systems.

This study aims to explain the relationship between FET policy origination and management practices at college level in Gauteng. Empirical evidence shows that there exist a gap between policy and practice. Literature points out that since 1994 South Africa has passed laws that created favorable conditions for policy development. The success or failure of government FET policies can be judged at college level. According to research some managers in former technical colleges lack skills and knowledge to successfully implement government transformation initiatives. Lack of management capacity at college level is cited as the reason for the non-implementation of policy. Policy makers derive policy from political, social and economic imperatives and infuse this with theoretical sources that describe how the policy process works and are often less sensitive to the practical conditions in which the policy is to be implemented. Conversely, policy implementers are primarily guided by contextual and systemic considerations as they implement policy. In this thesis it is argued that understanding the processes of policy development and implementation can assist in explaining the relationship between government policy and management practices at college level. The study interrogates policy intentions by analyzing the original meaning of FET policy from the originators’ perspective and juxtaposes this with the understanding of policy implementation from the implementers’ perspective and describe the relationship between intended and implemented policy. A qualitative research design using semi-structured interviews to gather data from participants was used. Purposive sampling was used to select participants from policy originators and college managers. Six main themes were distilled from the data collected: centralization vis-a vis decentralization; resources; structures; curriculum; governance, and strategic planning. Findings revealed how issues of power and authority affect policy development and implementation. The study establishes that policy implementers need capacity, power and authority to plan and make decisions on policy implementation, but decision-makers at higher levels of the system often subjugate these powers. For policy implementation to match policy intentions policy implementers need capacity and authority to understand, plan and make policy implementation decisions. / Thesis (PhD (Education Management, Law and Policy))--University of Pretoria, 2008. / Education Management and Policy Studies / PhD / unrestricted

Healthcare is continuously changing through means of project work. Small projects in healthcare settings are of particular interest since they are usually not adequately supported by the health institution, and present many challenges of their own. However, collective successful completion of small projects has the potential to significantly impact and improve health service delivery. This thesis examined the common and successful project management practices in small projects in Canadian hospital settings to acquire new knowledge on this understudied kind of project and propose basic project management practice guidelines for future small projects conducted within these settings. Data collection was conducted in two hospitals in the form of 23 semi-structured interviews with five interprofessional project teams composed of 4-10 healthcare professionals. Each project was considered as the unit of analysis. Qualitative within-case and cross-case inferential processes were applied and a consolidated list of 43 project management practices deemed important by the majority of participants from all cases was revealed and could serve as basic project management practice guidelines for future small projects conducted in hospitals. Findings also shed light on the beneficial value of adapting principles of project management to small projects in hospital settings. Given the bottom-up nature of small projects, results suggest it is of significant importance to clearly define and understand the small project, as well as perform a thorough stakeholder analysis to be able to gain the right approvals. Insufficient time dedicated to small project management governed these shortcomings, thus team members need to regularly allot time to managing their small project. Lastly, the presence of a team leader was a significant factor influencing continuous project execution. Future studies should take into consideration allied disciplines’ contributions such as organizational behaviour to help explain the interplay between group dynamics and small project outcome.

Emotional intelligence can be defined as a multifunctional array of interrelated emotional, personal and social abilities which influence one's overall ability to actively and effectively cope with demands and pressures (Bar-On & Parker, 2000). Dulewicz and Higgs (1999) define emotional intelligence as being aware of, and managing one's own feelings and emotions; being sensitive to, and influencing others; sustaining one's motivation; and balancing one's motivation and drive with intuitive, conscientious, and ethical behavior. Successful leadership today is about how well leaders manage themselves and how well they manage others. Successful leadership is not about intellectual ability or technical expertise; it is about personal characteristics and human qualities that include empathy and compassion, flexibility, and influence. Today's leaders must have the ability and flexibility to adapt to an ever-changing workforce, and it's these human abilities that set apart successful leaders. Emotional intelligence has become as important as, if not more important than, intellectual quotient (IQ) and cognitive abilities. This study's hypotheses were tested with multiple regression analysis by regressing the four dimensions of emotional intelligence on LPI, the dependent variable. Only one of the emotional intelligence factors, the appraisal of emotion in self or others, is significantly related to leadership (LPI) (beta coefficient = .520 and p&ndashvalue of .000). In addition, there is one demographic variable that is significantly related to LPI (beta coefficient =.094 and p&ndashvalue of .033). Therefore, years of supervision is positively related to leadership. Today, successful leaders are defined by inspiring and motivating others, promoting a positive work environment, perceiving and understanding emotions, and fostering an organizational climate in which people turn challenging opportunities into successes. This investigation explored the relationship between emotional intelligence and leadership practices. This researcher used the Schutte Self Report Emotional Intelligence Test (SSEIT) (Schutte et al., 1998) to assess emotional intelligence of managers, and Kouzes and Posner's (1995) Leadership Practices Inventory (LPI) to measure leadership practices. Emotions play a key role in decision-making. This study supports the position that emotional stability and emotional intelligence are important factors for organizational leadership.

The expansion of urban and suburban areas is a world-wide phenomena. One product of this development is a dramatic increase in impermeable surfaces and a consequent increase in stormwater runoff. Bioretention cells are one best management practice frequently used to mitigate the environmental impacts of urban stormwater runoff. To ensure that a bioretention cell will continue to perform adequately in the long term, it is imperative that the environmental conditions it will experience and their effect on its performance through time are considered during its design. Although bioretention cells are frequently used for stormwater management, very few quantitative data exist on how they perform through time and in varied physical environments. In regions with seasonal freeze-thaw cycles, it is important to understand the effects of freeze-thaw cycles on the infiltration rate of bioretention cell soil mixtures so that the integrity of the design will not be compromised by seasonal change. This project uses laboratory tests to investigate the effects of freeze-thaw cycles and sediment input on the infiltration capacity of three different bioretention cell soil mixtures. These results will provide an analog for long-term changes in bioretention cell infiltration rates due to freeze-thaw cycles, providing critical data on which soil mixture would be best implemented in geographic regions susceptible to freeze-thaw activity. Furthermore these results will inform design standards for bioretention cells to ensure their long-term performance.