Esta dissertação possui o objetivo de mapear os atores de inovação do Québec, no Canadá, através de um estudo exploratório, com base no Modelo da Tríplice Hélice de Etzkowitz (2008). Em seguida, buscou-se identificar o papel de cada um dos atores, que através da inovação e da cooperação favorecem o desenvolvimento regional, explorando-se os elementos da inovação e o impacto dos mesmos nos atores estudados. Utilizou-se o método de análise qualitativa, descritiva e exploratória com análise de conteúdo, através do software Atlas.ti®, versão 7. Os resultados encontrados na pesquisa realizada no Québec vão de encontro com a teoria de Etzkowitz (2008), que sugere que a universidade, o governo e a indústria trabalhem em conjunto em prol da inovação. Através das organizações híbridas, que surgem a partir da cooperação entre os três atores, percebeu-se um impacto positivo no fomento a inovação e ao desenvolvimento regional. O levantamento dos atores e a identificação dos elementos regionais contribuem para que outras regiões possam utilizar o modelo das organizações estudadas, com o objetivo de fomentar a inovação através da cooperação para o desenvolvimento regional. A identificação do Quartier de l’Innovation, das Sociedades de Valorização Universitária e do Programa do Governo SR&ED estão entre os principais modelos de organizações/programas identificados que buscam o desenvolvimento da região, através da inovação e da cooperação. / The aim of this dissertation is to map the innovation actors of Quebec, Canada, through an exploratory study based on Etzkowitz’s (2008) triple helix model. We sought to identify the role of each one of the actors that favor local development through innovation and cooperation, exploring the elements of innovation and their impact on the studied actors. The method used was qualitative, descriptive and exploratory analysis with content analysis through the software Atlas.ti®, version 7. The results of the research conducted in Quebec are according to the theory of Etzkowitz (2008) which suggests that the university, the government and the industry work together in favor of innovation. A positive impact has been perceived in promoting innovation and local development through hybrid organizations that emerge from the cooperation among the three actors. The resurgence of the actors and the identification of the regional elements contribute so that the other regions are able to use the model of the studied organizations with the objective of promoting innovation through cooperation for local development. The identification of Quartier de l’Innovation, of the University Valorization Society and the government program SR&ED are among the main models of organizations/programs identified that seek the development of the region through innovation and cooperation.

Orientador: Paulo Roberto de Oliveira / Tese (doutorado) - Universidade Estadual de Campinas, Faculdade de Educação Fisica / Made available in DSpace on 2018-08-06T12:36:56Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 Prudencio_Nelson_D.pdf: 2508081 bytes, checksum: 54e9776b26e77072bcaf76a87f815f57 (MD5) Previous issue date: 2006 / Resumo: Os atletas brasileiros do salto triplo têm participado da história olímpica com destaque e conquistaram até o presente momento seis medalhas. No entanto, nos últimos anos nossa participação em eventos internacionais na prova não tem sido satisfatória, fato este observado com base na análise dos resultados obtidos em campeonatos mundiais nas categorias menor (1999 ¿ 2003), juvenil (1986 ¿ 2004), adulto (1983 ¿ 2003) e participação em Jogos Olímpicos em que não marcamos presença no pódio desde 1980. A inquietude gerada por esta situação é que me levou a apresentar uma proposta de um modelo de programa para formação de saltadores de triplo, a ser desenvolvida em longo prazo, na tentativa de poder reverter este quadro. O sistema de preparação proposto, desenvolvido em três etapas, tem como diretriz o fortalecimento e desenvolvimento gradativo das estruturas dos segmentos do corpo mais diretamente envolvidos na execução da prova do salto triplo e, apresenta-se com conteúdos de cargas que acreditamos ser o ideal para o desenvolvimento da habilidade para saltar dos praticantes, que após a conclusão das etapas de preparação previstas estarão em condições de apresentar relativo domínio da técnica de execução da prova do salto triplo. A proposta contempla a criação de núcleos de treinamento e medidas operacionais que permitem viabilizar o desenvolvimento e permanência do possível talento no programa, assim como um sistema de avaliação que faculta a promoção do talento em potencial nos diferentes níveis em concordância com o desempenho apresentado; estabelece ainda critérios quanti-qualitativos para a denominação de níveis de talento acima da média. De forma a complementar o estudo foi submetido à apreciação dos técnicos e experts do atletismo um questionário com o propósito de saber suas opiniões quanto aos aspectos técnico/tático, características antropométricas, capacidades físicas e neuromotoras de maior relevância para a prova / Abstract: Brazilian athletes of triple jump have taken part in the history of the Olympics with some evidence, having won 6 medals so far. However, our participation in international events has not been quite satisfactory. This fact is given looking at the results from world championships in the categories underage (1999-2003), juvenile (1986-2004), adult (1983-2003) and in the Olympic Games, in which Brazil has not won a medal since 1980. The restlessness arising from this situation led me to propose a model of a programme to form triple jumpers to be carried out in the long run so as to try to change this scenery. The preparation system proposed, developed in three phases, has as its main aim the strengthening and gradual development of the body parts more directly involved in the execution of the triple jump and carry loads we believe to be ideal for the development of the jumps hability by the young men, who will in turn present relative control of the execution technique at the end of the tests. The proposal has as an objective to open up training sites and work on operational steps to develop and retain the 'would-be talent¿ in the programme. Besides, it also has the purpose of designing an evaluation system to promote the potential athlete according to the performance shown. The programme establishes qualitative and quantitative criteria to identify prime level talents. To complement this study a questionnaire was submitted to athletics experts and trainers so that we could know their opinions as to the technical/tactical aspects, anthropometrical characteristics, physical and neuromotor conditions mostly relevant to the jum / Doutorado / Doutor em Educação Física

O propósito desta tese é investigar como a gestão do conhecimento e a colaboração universidade-empresa-governo incluindo as três hélices se relacionam influenciando o desempenho das organizações. Como principal contribuição, pretende-se propor um modelo analítico que relaciona as teorias da Gestão do Conhecimento e da Tripla Hélice, modelo mais referenciado para aprofundar esse tipo de cooperação, e as dimensões propostas (que são a estrutural, a relacional, a cognitiva e o contexto), considerando as particularidades do contexto brasileiro. No ambiente competitivo contemporâneo, a capacidade de as organizações criarem e utilizarem o conhecimento torna-se cada vez mais fundamental para a busca da vantagem competitiva sustentável, o que leva inclusive à busca de novas formas de arranjos interorganizacionais. A escolha do tema se justifica pela escassez de pesquisas empíricas que relacionem os tópicos de gestão do conhecimento e de colaboração universidade-empresa-governo de forma integrada com foco no contexto brasileiro. Os representantes desse tipo de colaboração selecionados para compor o estudo são Institutos Nacionais de Ciência e Tecnologia (INCTs). Como técnica qualitativa de análise de dados foi utilizada a análise de conteúdo categorial. Os principais resultados mostram que a estrutura organizacional (estrutural) influencia tanto o relacionamento entre os integrantes (relacional) quanto o fluxo de conhecimento (cognitiva), bem como os elementos relacionais (cultura colaborativa, confiança e liderança) facilitam o compartilhamento de conhecimento. Além disso, o contexto afeta essas três outras dimensões. Como principais barreiras no processo de transferência de conhecimento são identificadas as diferenças culturais, a burocracia e a realidade socioeconômica, e como facilitadores a presença de parques tecnológicos e incubadoras, a proximidade geográfica entre universidade e empresa e os incentivos governamentais. / This thesis focuses on an investigation into the way knowledge management and university-industry-government collaboration influence the performance of organizations. As the main contribution, an analytical model that relates the theories of Knowledge Management and the Triple Helix, the most referenced model for such cooperation, and the structural, relational, cognitive dimensions, as well as the context is proposed. The model takes into consideration the particularities of the Brazilian context. In todays competitive environment, the ability of organizations to create and use their knowledge has become fundamental for their pursuit of sustainable competitive advantages and new forms of organizational arrangements. The choice of the topic is justified by the scarcity of studies on the identification and analyses of the main aspects of this form of collaboration in an integrated way and focused on the Brazilian context. A categorical content analysis was used as a qualitative technique applied for a multiple case study of National Institutes of Science and Technology (INCTs). The results show both context and organizational structure (structural dimension) influence the relationship between members (relational dimension) and flow of knowledge (cognitive dimension) and the relational elements (collaborative culture, trust and leadership) facilitate knowledge sharing. Cultural differences, bureaucracy and socioeconomic reality were identified as the main barriers in the process of knowledge transfer, whereas facilitators included presence of science parks and incubators, geographical proximity between university and business and government incentives.

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Essas mudanças, que ocorrem em média a cada 50 anos, são ocasionadas pela inserção de inovações disruptivas que revolucionam incessantemente a estrutura econômica, destruindo o antigo e criando novos elementos, não apenas a nível econômico, mas institucional, organizacional e social. Na década de 90, com o desenvolvimento da microeletrônica e das tecnologias de comunicações, emergiu o paradigma da tecnologia da informação, caracterizado pela intensidade de informação que, transformada em conhecimento e inovação, desempenha um papel crucial para desenvolvimento. Entretanto, para que isso ocorra, é necessário que os países construam arranjos institucionais apropriados. Com isso, surge o modelo de sistemas de inovação da Tríplice Hélice. Este modelo compreende a inovação e o progresso técnico, numa Economia do Conhecimento, como o resultado de um conjunto complexo de relações entre universidade-empresa-governo, atores diretamente envolvidos na produção, distribuição e aplicação do conhecimento. Neste contexto, o presente estudo teve o objetivo de identificar o impacto da produção de conhecimento e das políticas públicas para a produção de depósitos de patentes dos pesquisadores pertencentes ao domínio científico Ciências da Vida e da Saúde, das universidades federais mineiras. A análise considerou o período de 1995 a 2016. Para isso, foram utilizadas as técnicas de análise exploratória dos dados e de análise em painel. Os resultados mostraram que fatores educacionais (orientações em pós-graduação), econômicos (produtos tecnológicos e prestação de serviços tecnológicos) e políticos (arcabouço legal, recursos financeiros e políticas de estímulo) impactaram a produção de depósitos de patentes dos pesquisadores pertencentes ao domínio científico Ciências da Vida e da Saúde das universidades federais mineiras. A experiência acadêmica e o conhecimento científico, principal insumo para gerar inovação, não foram determinantes para a produção de depósitos de patente. Já os fatores políticos apresentaram um forte impacto, tanto na produção de conhecimento quanto nos depósitos de patente. Isso demonstra os esforços do Governo para tentar diminuir o hiato tecnológico. / Due to the evolutionary nature of the economic system, paradigm shifts induce the growth patterns called long waves. These changes, which occur on average every 50 years, are brought about by the insertion of disruptive innovations that unceasingly revolutionize the economic structure, destroying the old and creating new elements, not only at an economic but institutional, organizational and social level. In the 1990s, with the development of microelectronics and communications technologies, the paradigm of information technology emerged, characterized by the intensity of information that, transformed into knowledge and innovation, plays a crucial role in development. However, to trigger this process, countries need to build appropriate institutional arrangements. Appears, with it, the model of systems of innovation of the Triple Helix. This model comprises innovation and technical progress in a Knowledge Economy as the result of a complex set of relations between university-business-government. Being these the actors that are directly involved in the production, distribution, and application of knowledge. In this context, the present study aimed to identify the impact of the production of knowledge and public policies to produce patent deposits of researchers from the scientific field of Life Sciences and Health, from the federal universities of Minas Gerais. The analysis considered the period from 1995 to 2016. For this, the techniques of exploratory data analysis and panel data analysis were used. The results showed that educational factors (post-graduation orientations), economic (technological products and technological services provision) and political (legal framework, financial resources, and stimulus policies) impact the production of patent deposits of researchers belonging to the scientific domain Life Sciences and Health of the federal universities of Minas Gerais. Academic experience and scientific knowledge, the main input to generate innovation, were not decisive to produce patent deposits. On the other hand, the political factors had a strong impact, both in the production of knowledge and in patent deposits. This demonstrates the efforts of the Government to try to reduce the technology gap.

Context. With the development of computer software, hardware, and communication technologies, a new type of human-centered computing model, called Cloud Computing (CC) has been established as a commercial computer network service. However, the openness of CC brings huge security challenge to the identity-based access control system, as it not able to effectively prevent malicious users accessing; information security problems, system stability problems, and also the trust issues between cloud service users (CSUs) and cloud service providers (CSPs) are arising therefrom. User behavior trust (UBT) evaluation is a valid method to solve security dilemmas of identity-based access control system, but current studies of UBT based access control model is still not mature enough, existing the problems like UBT evaluation complexity, trust dynamic update efficiency, evaluation accuracy, etc. Objective. The aim of the study is to design and develop an improved UBT based CC access control model compare to the current state-of-art. Including an improved UBT evaluation method, able to reflect the user’s credibility according to the user’s interaction behavior, provides access control model with valid evidence to making access control decision; and a dynamic authorization control and re-allocation strategy, able to timely response to user’s malicious behavior during entire interaction process through real-time behavior trust evaluation. Timely updating CSUs trust value and re-allocating authority degree. Methods. This study presented a systematical literature review (SLR) to identify the working structure of UBT based access control model; summarize the CSUs’ behaviors that can be collected as UBT evaluation evidence; identify the attributes of trust that will affect the accuracy of UBT evaluation; and evaluated the current state-of-art of UBT based access control models and their potential advantages, opportunities, and weaknesses. Using the acquired knowledge, design a UBT based access control model, and adopt prototype method to simulate the performance of the model, in order to verify its validation, verify improvements, and limitations. Results. Through the SLR, two types of UBT based access control model working structures are identified and illustrated, essential elements are summarized, and a dynamic trust and access update module is described; 23 CSU’s behavior evidence items are identified and classified into three classes; four important trust attributes, influences, and corresponding countermeasures are identified and summarized; and eight current state-of-art of UBT based access control models are identified and evaluated. A Triple Dynamic Window based Access Control model (TDW) was designed and established as a prototype, the simulation result indicates the TDW model is well performed on the trust fraud problem and trust expiration problem. Conclusions. From the research results that we obtained from this study, we have identified several basic elements of UBT evaluation method, evaluated the current state-of-art UBT based access control models. Towards the weaknesses of trust fraud prevention and trust expiration problem, this paper designed a TDW based access control model. In comparing to the current state-of-art of UBT models, the TDW model has the following advantages, such as it is effectively preventing trust fraud problem with “slow rise” principle, able to timely response to malicious behavior by constantly aggravate punishment strategy (“rapid decrease” principle), effectively prevent malicious behavior and malicious user, and able to reflect the recent credibility of accessing user by expired trust update strategy and most recent trust calculation; finally, it has simple and customizable data structure, simple trust evaluation method, which has good scalability.

Purpose: The purpose of this research is to explore how CSR reporting of supply chain management indicators and metrics in the textile and apparel industry relate to the Triple Top Line framework. Design/methodology/approach: This thesis is conducted by doing a content analysis of sustainable supply chain management performance metrics and indicators in a first step which is then matched within the conceptual framework of the Triple Top Line. Finally, a content analysis of branded marketers’ and retailers’ corporate social responsibility reports is conducted using the conceptual framework as a guideline. Findings: The results showed that certain segments of the conceptual framework were under represented in the terms of sustainable supply chain management performance indicators and metrics, and that the reporting of the metrics and indicators is still lacking as a whole within the textile and apparel industry. Research limitations/implications: The limitations of the thesis are that the analysis of the CSR reports was conducted through a manifest content analysis and could be improved by using a latent approach and whilst the CSR reports of branded manufacturers and retailers were analysed, the researcher could have included the analysis of fabric and fibre producers to have an even more complete vision of the industry. Originality/value: The value of this thesis is that it offers academics and practitioners a new conceptual framework to evaluate their CSR reporting and measuring of sustainable supply chain management indicators and performance metrics.

Residential and commercial buildings account for almost 40 % of total U.S. energy consumption and U.S. carbon dioxide emissions (Pew Center, 2009). Nearly all of the greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from the residential and commercial sectors can be attributed to energy use in buildings, making high performance energy efficient buildings central to addressing diminishing resources and transitioning to a green economy. However, energy efficiency in buildings receives inadequate attention because first least cost decision-making as opposed to life cycle cost analysis (Romm, 1999). When life cycle analysis is used, it typically captures only the ‘hard’ financial cost benefits of operational energy and maintenance savings, but rarely includes environmental capital or human capital savings. This thesis proposes an empirical approach to triple bottom line calculations that integrates the economic, environmental and human cost benefits to accelerate investments in high performance building technologies. The development of a new methodology for capital expenditures in investments in the built environment can provide compelling arguments for decision makers and encourage the widespread adoption of high performance building technologies. In the first bottom line, this research quantifies the ‘financial’ or capital costs and benefits of high performance building investments, by broadening the category of associated benefits beyond energy savings from an investment (Birkenfeld et al., 2011). Traditionally, building investment decisions are made using a value engineering approach, which is driven by the agenda of cost reduction rather than valuing the benefit of different alternatives. Using net present value (NPV) and return on investment (ROI) indices, well-known in financial practices, the first bottom line calculation in this thesis moves away from a ‘first least cost’ to a life cycle approach to account for multiple non-energy financial benefits that can directly be quantified for the building decision maker. To advance a second bottom line that can be translated into Corporate Sustainability Reporting, the thesis provides a methodology for capturing the environmental benefits of reducing electricity demand related to carbon, air quality and water resources. These calculations are based on three levels of information - electricity fuel sources and power plant quality, the respective air pollution and water consumption consequences, and emerging valuation incentives for pollution reduction. The methodology focuses on critical greenhouse gases CO2, CH4; SOx, NOx, as well as particulates and water use, for three global scenarios – an emerging economy such as India, a country with mid-level sustainability goals such as the US, and a leading economy with low carbon growth goals such as the EU - in order to represent the range of environmental impacts of electric energy use. The capital saved by avoiding the environmental impacts of electricity use based on fuel source and mix can thus be added to each kilowatt-hour of electricity saved in a second bottom line calculation. To advance the third bottom line, this thesis engages a methodology for measuring and quantifying human benefits from building investments based on ongoing development of CMU CBPD's BIDS toolkit. The methodology is built on the field and laboratory research findings that link high performance building design decisions to human health and individual and organizational productivity. This thesis advances an approach to handling the third bottom line calculations, including an approach to establishing baselines, applying a broad base of laboratory and field findings. Given first cost data from vendors, first bottom line simple paybacks for 12 energy retrofit measures ranges from 2-20 years - with energy and facility management savings. When the environmental benefits are included, simple paybacks were accelerated to 1.5-18 years. Most strikingly, when human benefits are included - from reduced headaches and absenteeism to improved task performance or productivity - paybacks for investments in energy efficiency in US offices are often less than 1 year. To support the validity and reliability of results, both quantitative and qualitative methods were used to validate how Triple Bottom Line (TBL) cost benefits might impact and shift decision-making patterns from a least-first-cost approach to an approach that includes TBL information. Field testing of the potential influence on decision makers to move beyond first-cost decision-making to support investments in high performance, energy efficient technologies revealed the positive impact of Triple Bottom Line accounting for decision makers (p<0.05). The introduction of triple bottom line accounting for decision-makers in the built environment may be the most critical catalyst for investments in building energy improvements.

L'omniprésence du collagène dans le corps humain et les nombreuses pathologies qui sont associées à ses anomalies de structure en font un objet d'étude de premier plan. Le collagène possède dans sa séquence primaire de nombreux cycles pyrrolidines stabilisant une structure secondaire de type polyproline II (PPII) et une structure tertiaire en triple hélice correspondant à un superenroulement de trois chaines peptidiques. Lors de ce travail, nous nous sommes intéressés à la synthèse et la caractérisation structurale de peptides mimes de collagène (CMP), seuls ou en présence de collagène de type I. Pour appréhender les différents niveaux de structuration des CMP: conformation locale, structures secondaires, assemblages trimériques et supramoléculaires, nous avons privilégié une approche muti-échelle. Les études que nous avons menées par dichroïsme circulaire et RMN ont visé à analyser en détail les relations entre triples hélices et les différentes espèces monomériques présentes en solution. Grâce à l'utilisation de peptides modèles marqués, nous avons pu mesurer par RMN des paramètres structuraux locaux et les comparer à des simulations de dynamique moléculaire. La présence d'assemblages supramoléculaires a été mise en évidence et analysé d'un point de vue qualitatif, quantitatif et cinétique par des études de DLS, RMN et par différentes approches de microscopies. Enfin, l'ensemble de nos observations nous ont conduit à proposer de nouvelles molécules CMP. Nous avons ainsi entrepris la synthèse de peptidomimétiques fluorés en vue d'améliorer la cinétique de formation et la stabilité de la triple hélice et pour également favoriser des assemblages supramoléculaires ordonnés. / The collagen is omnipresent in the human body and many diseases are associated with its structural anomalies, these are the main reasons to study its stability. Collagen has in its primary sequence many pyrrolidine cycles, which stabilize a secondary structure such polyproline II (PPII), and a triple helix structure where three left-handed helical polypeptide chains are supercoiled. In this work, we focused on the synthesis and structural characterization of collagen model peptides (CMP), alone or in the presence of type I collagen. To understand the different levels of CMP structuration: local conformation, secondary structures, trimeric and supramolecular assemblies, we favoured a multi-scale approach. The studies we conducted by circular dichroism and NMR aimed to analyze the relationship between triple helices and the different monomeric species present in solution. Through the use of labeled peptides models, we were able to measure NMR local structural parameters and compare them to molecular dynamics simulations. The presence of supramolecular assemblies was demonstrated and analyzed from a qualitative, quantitative and kinectics point of view by DLS, NMR and different microscopies approaches. Finally, all of our observations have led us to propose new CMP molecules. We undertook the synthesis of fluorinated peptidomimetics to improve the kinetics formation and stability of the triple helix, and also promote ordered supramolecular assemblies.

Background: Sustainability is a growing trend which companies should acknowledge and incorporate. The role HR can be a direct contributor in the integration of sustainability. SMEs’ characteristics can facilitate the implementation of sustainability, which can be a source of competitive advantage.   Purpose: To examine the integration of sustainability through HR practices in SMEs, in the Jönköping region.   Method: An exploratory and an abductive approach were used to fulfill the purpose of the thesis. The explanation building strategy was used to analyze the data. Theories from the literature were compared with the empirical findings to identify patterns, based on the categories within the HR practices. The empirical data followed a qualitative method and was based on a multiple-case study, consisting of ten interviews with SMEs.   Main findings: SMEs in the Jönköping region had a high level of understanding in terms of sustainability. The HR practices were utilized for a better integration of sustainability. Incorporating sustainability in the firm’s values was the most effective way. This was achieved through integrating sustainability in the different HR practices; by communicating its value to employees, emphasizing it during the recruitment to assure value alignment, as well as explaining it during training activities.   Managerial implications: The findings showed that managers could benefit from considering the suggested HR practices for the integration of sustainability. As a result, other regions in Sweden can take advantage and learn from the case of the Jönköping region.

This thesis considers parental psychological well-being and the acceptability of parenting support for those who have an adolescent with type one diabetes (T1D). Within the literature it is acknowledged that T1D diagnosis and management can have an effect on all family members. Furthermore poor parental well-being can impact negatively on adolescent well-being. It is therefore important to understand parental well-being in the context of adolescent T1D. Paper one presents a literature review of the psychological status of parents of adolescents with T1D. The review highlighted that adolescent T1D diagnosis has the potential to impact on parental psychological well-being, with some parents experiencing clinically concerning symptoms of anxiety, depression or psychological distress at different time points during their adolescent’s chronic illness. Over recent years it has increasingly been recognised that psychosocial variables can impact on physical well-being and illness management. It is important that individuals who experience distress are offered appropriate support. With regard to families and parents, psychological support may be offered through parenting interventions. Paper two aimed to explore whether Teen Triple P Positive Parenting Programme resources were acceptable to parents of adolescents with T1D and whether they would be interested in undertaking a parenting intervention. It also explored whether adolescent behaviour difficulties, parental psychological distress or diabetes-related family conflict were related to parents’ acceptability ratings and intentions to participate. Diabetes factors, such as time since diagnosis and levels of blood glucose control were also considered. The results indicated that the Teen Triple P resources have the potential to be acceptable to parents and that they would be interested in participating in a parenting intervention if one was available to them. The critical reflection considers both the literature review and the scientific study. Within this paper the approaches used, the challenges encountered, and the implications for clinical practice, and future research, are considered.