Rapid changes in the global economy forces Industry to continuously seek competitive advantages; the University on the other hand pursue additional funding. Both Industry and University are trying to keep up with the accelerating pace of change, therefore partnership become critical in achieving key objectives. Research collaborations become essential and offer direct benefits for University and company participants. The impact extends well beyond the direct partners. When potential partners have the resources and knowledge to accomplish individual goals, working with outside experts can improve the quality of the research and help to reduce costs. Industry-sponsored research allows the University to obtain financial support as well as Industry exposure for its educational and research missions. The Technology and Human Resources for Industry Programme (THRIP) aims to boost South African Industry by supporting research and technology development, and by enhancing the quality and quantity of appropriately skilled people. THRIP brings together the best of South Africa's researchers, academics and industry players in funding partnerships that enable participants to improve the quality of their products, services and people. In 13 years it has become a powerful formula for stimulating innovation in South Africa - innovation leads to competitiveness and competition leads to growth. There are many difficulties in managing projects across organisational boundaries; their cultures and their mission differ. The goal and the prime objective of the industries are to make a profit and build-value for shareholders. The universities‟ missions are to develop new knowledge and educate the next generation. Factors that may prevent research collaboration with Industry from being successfully accomplished are: • The practical difficulties of managing a collaboration, • Deleterious effects on faculty and students, • Impact on the mission, • Reputation and financing of the University. Industry needs to overcome the following hurdles in order to foster greater collaboration: • Respect the value of research collaboration, • Incorporate University research into product development, • Management barriers. / Thesis (MBA)--North-West University, Potchefstroom Campus, 2013.

Nation states of the world are driven by socio-economic imperatives that are rapidly degrading the natural resources that sustain life on Earth. This paradox has led to numerous initiatives to better understand and measure sustainability and sustainable development through indices. The primary objective of this research is to critically analyse the plethora of indices developed and used by institutions and organisations globally that have a role to play in measuring the sustainability and sustainable development of nation states, and distil the analysis into one integrated Sustainable Development Index (SDI) that compares all countries. A secondary objective is to review South Africa‟s response to measure sustainability and determine how well it performs compared to other nation states. A qualitative approach is used to review the literature in three steps, namely to consider the challenges of measuring what matters, to reflect on the response to govern and measure sustainability, and then to identify outcomes in terms of specific indices related to triple bottom line dimensions. The review considers the scope and level of integration of global indices as well as South Africa‟s response to measure sustainability. The analysis phase normalizes all the data to establish an integrated SDI for all countries, it then analyses and interprets the data to determine the variation and correlation between all the global indices, and then benchmarks countries and specifically South Africa. The review finds that twenty-one years after the Agenda 21 agreement at the Rio Earth Summit, no acceptable or established SDI has been developed and implemented by the United Nations, and the analysis develops two options for an integrated SDI at nation state level. In terms of both these SDI‟s South Africa performs poorly from a benchmarked perspective. From both the nation state and global indices perspectives, the appraisal of the single integrated SDI finds significant variations in the results, coupled with a wide range of correlation outcomes which distil into well correlated single integrated SDIs. The findings indicate that recent SDI developments are moving towards human wellbeing indicators, however although environmental priorities are considered, they play a secondary role. This “inconvenient truth” alludes to a “business as usual” approach as the policy makers of the world continue to focus on short-term socio-economic imperatives. Environmental thresholds and “limits to growth” considerations need to be fundamental aspects of all SDIs. This argument continues by factoring thresholds and priorities into the triple bottom line dimensions - a Sustainability Intelligence Quotient is developed from the integrated SDI, which suggests that only two countries meet the requirements. / (Master of Environmental Management), North-West University, Potchefstroom Campus, 2013

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This study investigated the effectiveness of the Triple P Programme to reduce non-compliant behaviour in three solo father families. Using behavioural monitoring, observational coding, and self-report questionnaires, outcome measures included non-compliant behaviour, the quality of the parent-child relationship, parenting efficacy, parental mental health, and parenting practices. A measure of change was also included to identify change points in the therapeutic process. Results suggest that parent training is effective in the reduction of non-compliant behaviour, as positive changes were found across all the measures employed. This early intervention has the potential to increase child compliance with solo fathers, and contributes to the knowledge base about this under-reported population. Limitations of the study and directions for future research are discussed.

Effect of Organic Amendments on Phosphorus Fractionation in a Lead-Contaminated Urban Soil Abstract: A sequential phosphorus extraction scheme was applied to a lead-(Pb) contaminated soil in Herculaneum, MO for both a field and incubation study. The objectives of this project were; (1) lower soil P fixation and retention through the addition of organically amended P sources; (2) identify the distribution of P among five operationally defined pools of extractable phosphate following treatment incorporation; (3) determine portion of labile P derived from vermicompost (VC); and (4) identify treatments that could potentially lower bioaccessible Pb over an eight-week period. Sequential fractionation identified the Aluminum-associated P (Al-P) fraction as the fraction responding the most to treatment addition. Retention as Al-P could be effectively reduced using the organic amendments evaluated in this study in combination with VC. Amended triple super phosphate (TSP) and VC lowered bioaccessible Pb concentration compared to a non-amended plot. This finding may provide some experimental justification for the application of VC in combination with TSP to Pb-contaminated soil. Further research focusing on a combination of these P sources applied to Pb-contaminated soil could elucidate the conclusion postulated by this research.

The aim is to evaluate the involvement of the three spheres of innovation in innovative projects funded by the EU, taking place in South Bohemia. From a methodological point of view of scientific inquiry is used in our study, the logical method, including analysis and synthesis, which in this case means a set of design measures to improve cooperation within the South Bohemia, pro-innovation projects. Own work prior to the study of literature addressed the issue, developing literature search related to the issue. Subsequently, within each sector analyzed three selected projects. These were chosen to implement them in the most studied reflected cooperation spheres. Selection of suitable projects had to precede the analysis of grant programs that currently support such cooperation and support included. The analysis of the subsidized projects followed separate survey, which is again from a different perspective to reveal how much the projects are implemented between the spheres together or separately. The present study demonstrated that the involvement of three basic spheres in innovation projects is not ideal. Not only are projects implemented by at least two spheres, often shows that the innovative project is designed rather isolated and only executor, that the applicant for the grant. The result of this work is a set of measures based on research that will improve the coherence of three spheres in the implementation of pro-innovation projects.

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CoordenaÃÃo de AperfeiÃoamento de Pessoal de NÃvel Superior / Esta dissertaÃÃo teve como objetivo principal avaliar as relaÃÃes entre os fatores componentes do modelo de estratÃgia corporativa sustentÃvel, modelo esse que tem como base o modelo ECP-Triplo de Abreu (2001). As discussÃes acerca da preocupaÃÃo ambiental e social que deve haver por parte das empresas e o retorno que elas devem aos seus diferentes stakeholders levam a novas consideraÃÃes nos modelos apresentados mais recentemente. Abreu (2001), diante da necessidade de avaliar a estratÃgia utilizada pela empresa, nÃo somente na dimensÃo econÃmica, mas tambÃm social e ambiental, propÃs o Modelo de AvaliaÃÃo da EstratÃgia TrÃplice, denominado de ECP-Triplo (Estrutura-Conduta-Performance). Diferente do modelo SCP que enfatiza apenas a dimensÃo econÃmica como aspecto de desempenho, o modelo ECP_Triplo inclui tambÃm os aspectos sociais e ambientais. Mas, mesmo assim, maioria dos modelos, incluindo aà o ECP-Triplo, baseia sua anÃlise unicamente em estatÃsticas descritivas sem poder explicativo das relaÃÃes entre as variÃveis de estrutura/conduta/performance. Chegou-se a realizar atà uma regressÃo linear mÃltipla, no caso de Abreu e outros (2009), no entanto, somente com um Ãndice social criado a partir das condutas e o desempenho. Em busca de um elo mais forte entre o construto teÃrico e sua medida, este trabalho utilizou-se de Modelagem de EquaÃÃes Estruturais (MEE) para avaliar e medir, por meio da anÃlise quantitativa multivariada, as relaÃÃes entre os atores e prÃticas das organizaÃÃes, bem como a relaÃÃo de ambos com os resultados da firma. Os dados utilizados foram da pesquisa de Abreu (2008) realizada no ano de 2009 com empresas que atuam no Brasil. Foram obtidos 112 questionÃrios vÃlidos na survey realizada por Abreu (2008). A maioria delas de mÃdio (42,0%) e grande porte (38,4%), com mais da metade de suas vendas para o mercado interno (54,5%) e um forte retorno de respondentes da indÃstria quÃmica (27,7%). Os resultados obtidos confirmaram a relaÃÃo existente entre os construtos que compÃem o modelo de estratÃgia corporativa sustentÃvel, no entanto, apenas a relaÃÃo entre a influÃncia dos stakeholders e a responsabilidade corporativa foi significante. As relaÃÃes entre stakeholders e estratÃgias de negÃcios, estratÃgias de negÃcios e responsabilidade corporativa, estratÃgias de negÃcios e vantagens competitivas, bem como entre a responsabilidade corporativa confirmaram a ser positivas, porÃm nÃo se apresentaram significantes, sendo necessÃrio um estudo mais aprofundado dessas relaÃÃes e com uma amostra mais robusta. Sob o ponto de vista de gestÃo, as organizaÃÃes podem se beneficiar dos resultados, pois, mesmo com amostra mÃnima necessÃria para tÃcnicas estatÃsticas mais sofisticadas (caso da AnÃlise fatorial e da MEE) a relaÃÃo entre os construtos influÃncia dos stakeholders e responsabilidade corporativa mostrou-se significativa, indicando o interesse cada vez maior das partes interessadas na forma como a empresa trata as questÃes social e ambiental. Assim, a partir do conhecimento gerado, pode-se alcanÃar vantagens competitivas a partir da relaÃÃo empresa-stakeholders.

Os papéis científicos estão cada vez mais eliminando as fronteiras entre ciência e negócios. A tríplice hélice (TH) é reconhecida como uma abordagem que propõe um modelo de sistema de inovação para o desenvolvimento regional, que incentiva a criação de spin-offs através de ambientes de inovação constituídos por atores locais (academia, indústria e governo), incentivando transição para uma sociedade baseada no conhecimento. O objetivo do estudo é medir o quanto a Universidade de Caxias do Sul pode ser considerada empreendedora na percepção dos seus stakeholders. O objeto de pesquisa é a Universidade de Caxias do Sul (UCS) que desenvolve, entre suas atividades, programas específicos para o empreendedorismo como o Startucs, a Incubadora Tecnológica (ITEC), escritório de transferência de tecnologia (ETT-UCS) e o Parque de Ciência, Tecnologia e Inovação (TecnoUcs). Este estudo se caracteriza de natureza quantitativa, com finalidade exploratória e descritiva. Referente aos procedimentos de análise, optou-se por realizar análise descritiva e análise multivariada (análise fatorial confirmatória, regressão linear e anova post-hoc). Os principais resultados encontrados apontam convergência na percepção em todos os perfis de stakeholders onde a média geral do estudo apontou que a UCS tem média de μ4,53 em uma escala de 1 a 7. Notou-se que os stakeholders que se utilizam das atividades filantrópicas da instituição tendem a atribuir médias maiores, enquanto empresários e professores são mais criteriosos em suas avaliações. / The scientific papers are increasingly eliminating the boundaries between science and business. The triple helix (TH) is recognized as an approach that proposes a model of innovation system for regional development, which encourages the creation of spin-offs through innovation environments made up of local actors (academia, industry and government), encouraging transition to a knowledge-based society. The main objective of the study is to measure how much the University of Caxias do Sul can be considered entrepreneurial in the perception of its stakeholders. The research object of this study is the University of Caxias do Sul (UCS), which develops, among its activities, specific programs for entrepreneurship such as Startucs, Technological Incubator (ITEC), technology transfer office (ETT-UCS) and the Science, Technology and Innovation Park (TecnoUcs). This study is characterized by a quantitative nature, with an exploratory and descriptive purpose. Regarding the analysis procedures, it was chosen to perform descriptive analysis and multivariate analysis (confirmatory factor analysis, linear regression and post-hoc anova). The main results show a convergence in perception in all the profiles of stakeholders where the general mean of the study indicated that the UCS has a mean of μ4,53 on a scale of 1 to 7. It was noted that the stakeholders who use the philanthropic activities of the institution tend to attribute higher averages, while entrepreneurs and teachers are more judicious in their evaluations.