The objective of this essay is to investigate the circulation of knowledge about rationalization in industrial management between 1910-30 in Sweden. It builds on and tries to fill a gap in previous scholarship on the topic of industrial relations and the “rationalization movement” in Sweden. This essay focuses on the industrial employers affiliated with the biggest Swedish industrial union; Sveriges Industriförbund, and how they understood, presented and shared their knowledge about rationalization with each other. Why did the conceptualization of rationalization change during the years in question, and how did this knowledge in transit adapt?  One key finding is that the idea of rationalization changed and came to mean more things, and include more things as the industries faced more social and political challenges from the workers movement. The language surrounding rationalization came to include more demands for cooperation, mutual understanding and more humane working conditions as time went on. Rationalization also tended to be more professionalized and specialized as time went on, as a response to a larger and more intricate industrial apparatus. Because of the need for more skilled engineers and white-collar staff, industrial employers started to advocate for sharing the knowledge about rationalization with their workers. By the end of the 1920’s the industrial employers also knew that mental stimulation, and a general knowledge about the work process was required both for the smooth functioning of the company, but also for the mental functioning of the worker.

Submitted by Celso Magalhaes (celsomagalhaes@ufrrj.br) on 2017-07-10T13:42:06Z No. of bitstreams: 1 2016 - Emilio Possidente Daher.pdf: 6377828 bytes, checksum: 1b72ec0c17b9c0829e7a5c7abb93866c (MD5) / Made available in DSpace on 2017-07-10T13:42:06Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 2016 - Emilio Possidente Daher.pdf: 6377828 bytes, checksum: 1b72ec0c17b9c0829e7a5c7abb93866c (MD5) Previous issue date: 2016-01-22 / The objective of this research is to show the contribution of Process Management in the improvements implemented in selected critical processes linked to the Administrative Support Services Sector of the Instituto National de C?ncer Jos? Alencar Gomes da Silva (INCA). Its research topic Process Management and, as a thematic issue, and Analysis Management Process Improvement and inspection services contracts. For this purpose the theorist referencial emphasizes the concepts of Process Management, Administrative Management and Contracts Management and Quality Management. The methodology used in this study was the method of action research, using to collect data to literature, documentary and field research through semi-structured interviews. Involving those responsible for activities related to the investigated processes was established a focus group, making it possible to obtain as a result the diagnosis of the current situation of selected critical processes, draw your business process diagrams (BPD), identify problems, prioritize the resolution and develop an action plan with the implementation of new (BPD) of these processes. It stands out as key benefits: more transparency, fluency and rationality in the process execution, enabling the achievement of improvements in quality and productivity in accountability and management of public resources. / O objetivo desta pesquisa ? apresentar a contribui??o da Gest?o de Processos nas melhorias implementadas nos processos cr?ticos selecionados vinculados ao setor de Servi?o de Apoio administrativo do Instituto Nacional de C?ncer Jos? Alencar Gomes da Silva (INCA). Tem como tema de pesquisa a Gest?o de Processos e, como tem?tica, a An?lise e Melhoria de Processos da Gest?o e fiscaliza??o de contratos de servi?os. Para tal, o referencial te?rico privilegia os conceitos da Gest?o de Processos, Gest?o de Contratos Administrativos e Gest?o da Qualidade. A metodologia aplicada neste trabalho foi o m?todo de pesquisa-a??o, utilizando-se para a coleta de dados a pesquisa bibliogr?fica, documental e de campo por meio de entrevistas semiestruturadas. Com a participa??o dos respons?veis pelas atividades relacionadas aos processos pesquisados foi constitu?do um grupo focal, viabilizando obter como resultados o diagn?stico das situa??es atuais dos processos cr?ticos selecionados, desenhar seus diagramas de processos de neg?cios (DPN), identificar os problemas, priorizar a resolu??o e desenvolver um plano de a??o com a implanta??o de novos (DPN) destes processos. Destacam-se como principais benef?cios: mais transpar?ncia, flu?ncia e racionalidade na execu??o do processo, possibilitando a obten??o de melhorias na qualidade e produtividade na presta??o de contas e na gest?o dos recursos p?blicos.