Made available in DSpace on 2015-03-05T19:14:42Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 0 Previous issue date: 26 / Nenhuma / O presente estudo teve por objetivo evidenciar quais são as informações contábeis- gerenciais utilizadas pelos tomadores de decisão para o Controle Estratégico das Cooperativas. Para isso, foi realizada uma pesquisa junto às empresas Cooperativas da Serra gaúcha e Região Metropolitana da Grande Porto Alegre do Estado do Rio Grande do Sul, constantes no cadastro da Organização das Cooperativas do Estado do Rio Grande do Sul (OCERGS), obtido junto ao Sistema de Crédito Cooperativo (SICREDI Serrana). Os métodos utilizados foram à pesquisa de campo e levantamento, sendo que os dados foram coletados por meio de questionário e de entrevista. A amostra efetiva do questionário foi constituída por trinta Cooperativas, sendo que dezessete com Contabilidade interna e treze com Contabilidade externa. Já a amostra efetiva das entrevistas foi constituída por sete Cooperativas, todas com Contabilidade interna. Foram abordados aspectos referentes à informação contábil-gerencial, como as necessidades informacionais dos gestor / This study had as objective to evidence which are the information on management countable used by decision makers for the Strategic Control in cooperatives. For this was performed a fieldwork with cooperative enterprises of the Serra Gaúcha and in Porto Alegre Metropolitan Region at the Rio Grande do Sul State, which are registered at the Rio Grande do Sul State Cooperative Organization (OCERGS), obtained from the cooperative credit system – (SICREDI Serrana). The used methods were the fieldwork and data being collected by questionnaires and interviews. The questionnaire effective sample was constituted by thirty cooperatives, in which seventeen have intern accountancy and thirteen have extern accountancy. The interview effective sample was constituted of seven cooperatives, all with intern accountancy. They had been boarded referring aspects to the management countable as the necessities of manager’s information, the existing barriers for the efficient flow of the information, the used System of Information,

As project management (PM) and information technology (IT) evolved over the last decades, an increasing number of project management software products have emerged. Project managers in IT consulting can improve the success of projects through the utilization of such software. However, the diversity of software available cannot sensibly be grasped by a single individual. Based on this context, the study aims to examine the key considerations in the selectionof project management software in IT consulting from the project managers' perspective. A literature review identifies key aspects of IT consulting projects that may be relevant to the software selection. No evidence was found that provided a view on the process of the selection of PM software in IT consulting itself. The review also unveils the lack of common terminology in regard to PM software. The study addresses these gaps by utilizing interpretative phenomenological analysis (IPA) to understand the experiences made by project managers. To gather data, 17 semistructured interviews were conducted with experienced project managers. Thematic analysis was used to develop an understanding of the process employed by project managers in the software selection and the considerations they make along the way. The findings were synthesized to create a process guide, supported by a checklist and the working definition of key terminology. This study adds a broader perspective to the field of PM software through the application of qualitative methodology in an otherwise quantitatively dominated field of research. It addresses the lack of existing knowledge on the perspective of the project manager in the selection process through the generation of a 6-staged process guide. The detailed considerations of project managers were compiled into a checklist of selection criteria. These two also contribute to practice by providing a structured approach to PM selection for practitioners. The third output is a working definition of project management software as used in practice, which simplifies an exchange of knowledge between theory and practice.

Made available in DSpace on 2015-04-22T22:11:28Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 Ana Paula.pdf: 562305 bytes, checksum: 4d45fcaefda037e6577f067eeca7c25e (MD5) Previous issue date: 2007-12-21 / Global connections have contributed to expand the companies horizons improving the relationship between clients and suppliers. The survival in a competitive world demands a constant exercise of establishment objectives and goals defined in the strategic planning that shall be shared by the whole organization and monitored constantly. In this environment, the decision to use an integrated system and sophisticated internal controls related to financial management and its tools in order to provide reliable information preferably in real time are seen as competitive advantages, essential to speed up the decision process. The aim of this work is to analyze aspects of the strategic and financial management, their integration and the connections established between them. References to tools and information systems used by the financial management are made and the extension they add value to strategic management is also analyzed. As materials and methods, a case study has taken place in a company that produces electro electronic parts located in the Industrial Pole of Manaus. Three executives directly involved with the strategic and financial planning processes were interviewed. The state of art mentioned in this work admits that, among the different definitions of business strategy, all schools agree concerning the necessity of generating actual and sustainable competitive advantages and defining measurable goals. The integration of strategic and financial management occurs due to the necessity of defining the sources which will allow the achievement of the established goals, also confirmed by the executives who took part in the case study. Based on this approach, this work contributes to reinforce the academic connections between strategy and finance and helps to understand the relationship between them, the importance of the financial tools and information systems. / A globalização tem contribuído para expandir os horizontes das empresas intensificando as relações entre clientes e fornecedores. A sobrevivência em um mundo cada vez mais competitivo demanda um exercício constante de fixação e acompanhamento de objetivos e metas traçadas em seu planejamento estratégico que devem ser compartilhado por toda a organização. Neste contexto, a opção pela adoção de sistemas integrados e a sofisticação do controle interno relacionado a gestão financeira e suas ferramentas a fim de proporcionar informações confiáveis preferencialmente em tempo real são vistos como diferenciais para agilizar o processo decisório. O objetivo desta dissertação é analisar aspectos da gestão estratégica e financeira, sua integração e as relações que se estabelecem entre elas. São ainda levantadas referências a ferramentas e sistemas de informação utilizados pela gestão financeira e até que ponto os dados gerados auxiliam o planejamento estratégico agregando valor. Como materiais e métodos foi realizado um estudo de caso em uma empresa de componentes do segmento eletroeletrônico do Pólo Industrial de Manaus que contou com o depoimento de três executivos diretamente envolvidos com o planejamento estratégico e financeiro da companhia. O estado da arte abordado admite que, dentre as diversas definições de estratégia empresarial, todas as escolas citadas convergem sobre a necessidade de geração de vantagens competitivas atuais e sustentáveis e a fixação de objetivos e quantificá-los. Constata-se a integração da gestão estratégica com a financeira através da necessidade de definição da origem dos recursos que irão viabilizar o alcance das metas estabelecidas para o negócio, ratificada pelas afirmações dos executivos que participam do estudo de caso. Desta forma este trabalho contribui para estreitar os laços acadêmicos entre estratégia e finanças além de auxiliar na compreensão da relação entre elas, a utilização de suas ferramentas e a crescente importância dos sistemas de informação.

Bakgrunden till studien, som inleddes 1991, var en bild av en alltför lång ledtid för ekonomisk information till ledningspersoner i svenska storföretag. Detta gällde speciellt med hänsyn till vad som var tekniskt möjligt att åstadkomma. Resultaten bekräftar i princip denna bild, men de identifierade orsakerna är långt ifrån bara tekniska. Studien kartlägger faktorer som påverkar ledtiden för månatliga ekonomiska rapporter och diskuterar betydelsen av ekonomiska rapporter i svenska storföretag. Dessutom beskrivs storföretagens rutiner vid framställningen av rapporterna, t ex vad som rapporteras och när det sker. Till detta kommer ledningens åsikter om ledtiderna. Studien baseras på intervjuer med representanter för styrelse, ledningspersoner, koncernstab, fristående och en enkätundersökning till Sveriges 200 största företag. / Diss. Stockholm : Handelshögskolan

Knowing ‘what’ to build is an integral part of an Information System Development, and it is generally understood that this, which is known as Requirements, is achievable through a process of understanding, communication and management. It is currently maintained by the Requirements theorists that successful system design clarifies the interrelations between information and its representations. However, this belief can be shown to be based on flawed assumptions, as there are persistent reports of failures, indicating that there is a gap between the theory and the practice, and that this gap needs to be bridged. A year long in-depth case study of a project group, starting with their strategy announcement and ending with the commissioning system hand-over meeting, followed the group in their ‘doing’ of the Requirements. These mundane meetings were recorded and transcribed, forming a detailed data set of ‘what-is-done’ and ‘how-it-is-done’. The developed research approach adhesively maintained the practical situation, aiming to investigate and make sense of the here-and-now actions of the scoping and defining processes that were at work. The results of the investigation led the researcher to question previous beliefs and assumptions in Requirements, because of ambiguities that were uncovered, also because there was no sufficiently distinct process found that could assuredly be labelled as Requirements. This phenomenon evoked further questioning of “how strange?”, which triggered the testing of the validity of the Requirements theory. The second stage adapted an analysis framework on decision-making in order to reveal a causal connection between the actions found in the ‘doing’ and in the stocks of knowledge that form the Requirements theory. This phase analysed the operationalization of the theory to examine its commensurate, incommensurate and defective activities. The analysis revealed the existence of other dominant processes that affect the Requirements theory, leaving it underdetermined, with no true causal connections that can be established. This led to the inevitable conclusion that the current Information Systems thinking on Requirements is on the horns of a dilemma without any prospective resolution, because of the elliptical misalignment between the theoretical and the empirical worlds.

Thesis (M.Eng.)--University of Wollongong, 2006. / Typescript. Includes bibliographical references: leaf 174-183.

Thesis (M.L.A.) -- Mississippi State University. Department of Landscape Architecture. / Title from title screen. Includes bibliographical references.

Due to the universal use of technology and its pervasive connection to the world, organisations have become more exposed to frequent and various threats. Therefore, organisations today are giving more attention to information security as it has become a vital and challenging issue. Many researchers have noted that the significance of information security, particularly information security policies and awareness, is growing due to increasing use of IT and computerization. In the last 15 years, the State of Qatar has witnessed remarkable growth and development of its civilization, having embraced information technology as a base for innovation and success. The country has undergone tremendous improvements in the health care, education and transport sectors. Information technology plays a strategic role in building the country's knowledge-based economy. Due to Qatar s increasing use of the internet and connection to the global environment, it needs to adequately address the global threats arising online. As a result, the scope of this research is to investigate information security in Qatar and in particular the National Information Assurance (NIA) policy. There are many solutions for information security some technical and some non-technical such as policies and making users aware of the dangers. This research focusses on enhancing information security through non-technical solutions. The aim of this research is to improve Qatari organisations information security processes by developing a comprehensive Information Security Management framework that is applicable for implementation of the NIA policy, taking into account Qatar's culture and environment. To achieve the aim of this research, different research methodologies, strategies and data collection methods will be used, such as a literature review, surveys, interviews and case studies. The main findings of this research are that there is insufficient information security awareness in organisations in Qatar and a lack of a security culture, and that the current NIA policy has many barriers that need to be addressed. The barriers include a lack of information security awareness, a lack of dedicated information security staff, and a lack of a security culture. These barriers are addressed by the proposed information security management framework, which is based on four strategic goals: empowering Qataris in the field of information security, enhancing information security awareness and culture, activating the Qatar National Information Assurance policy in real life, and enabling Qatar to become a regional leader in information security. The research also provides an information security awareness programme for employees and university students. At the time of writing this thesis, there are already indications that the research will have a positive impact on information security in Qatar. A significant example is that the information security awareness programme for employees has been approved for implementation at the Ministry of Administrative Development Labour and Social Affairs (ADLSA) in Qatar. In addition, the recommendations proposed have been communicated to the responsible organisations in Qatar, and the author has been informed that each organisation has decided to act upon the recommendations made.

Product Information Management (PIM) is a field that deals with the product master data management and combines into one base the experience and the principles of data integration and data quality. Product Information Management merges the specific attributes of products across all channels in the supply chain. By unification, centralization and standardization of product information into one platform, quality and timely information with added value can be achieved. The goal of the theoretical part of the thesis is to construct a picture of the PIM, to place the PIM into a broader context, to define and describe various parts of the PIM solution, to describe the main differences in characteristics between the product data and data about clients and to summarize the available information on the administration and management of knowledge bases of the PIM data quality relevant for solving practical problems. The practical part of the thesis focuses on designing the structure, the content and the method of filling the knowledge base of the Product Information Management solution in the environment of the DataFlux software tools from SAS Institute. The practical part of the thesis further incorporates the analysis of the real product data, the design of definitions and objects of the knowledge base, the creation of a reference database and the testing of the knowledge base with the help of specially designed web services.

The thesis describes the design of the information system that is supposed to support production process at the Varia, Ltd company. Theoretical background of operative production management and information systems is described in the first part. The second part contains the analysis of the processes inside company in which the problematical areas were identified. Based on the analysis results and the theoretical background, the particular design of information system was created. This system is supposed to support operative production management and to eliminate the production process weaknesses.