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No. of bitstreams: 1 flaviacarvalhodossantos.pdf: 1715148 bytes, checksum: 8d3b3a1bad0d54e229909d7945245b96 (MD5) Previous issue date: 2018-07-30 / O presente texto, desenvolvido no âmbito do Mestrado Profissional em Gestão e Avaliação da Educação Pública (PPGP) do Centro de Políticas Públicas e Avaliação da Educação da Universidade Federal de Juiz de Fora (CAEd/UFJF), compreende um caso de gestão que analisa o setor de cultura do campus avançado de Governador Valadares da UFJF (UFJF-GV), implantado em 2012, por meio do Programa de Apoio a Planos de Reestruturação e Expansão das Universidades Federais (Reuni). A partir das observações no cotidiano profissional, com o trabalho de produção cultural dentro do setor de Comunicação, Cultura e Eventos (CCE), foi possível identificar problemas que dificultam o planejamento e a efetivação de ações de cunho artístico-cultural no campus. A dificuldade encontrada na UFJF-GV apresenta-se como algo comum às instituições públicas de educação superior, limitando o papel das universidades de garantirem que seus estudantes tenham acesso à produção e à apreciação de ações de cunho cultural, estando assim na contramão de um projeto de país que visa o desenvolvimento integral dos cidadãos. O objetivo geral deste trabalho foi analisar as principais barreiras no desenvolvimento de projetos e ações de cultura na UFJF-GV. Os objetivos específicos foram apresentados como: (I) descrever os fatores que dificultam o desenvolvimento das atividades culturais na UFJF-GV; (II) analisar a perspectiva dos gestores da Pró-Reitoria de Cultura da Universidade Federal de Juiz de Fora (UFJF) e da Diretoria Geral do campus avançado sobre a gestão cultural no campus de Governador Valadares, bem como as demandas da comunidade acadêmica no campo cultural e (III) propor um Plano de Ação Educacional (PAE) coerente com a realidade do campus avançado e que possibilite o desenvolvimento de atividades culturais de forma bem sucedida. Para isso, foi aplicado um questionário sociocultural junto aos estudantes da UFJF-GV. Por meio da aplicação do instrumento, identificamos a carência de formação no campo artístico-cultural dos discentes, bem como uma demanda relevante para a prática de ações de cunho cultural, tendo em vista que a atual formação acadêmica tem se limitado às questões tecnicistas. Também foram realizadas entrevistas com os gestores da UFJF-GV e da Pró-Reitoria de Cultura da UFJF. Entre as principais questões identificadas pelas entrevistas está a indefinição da responsabilidade pela gestão do trabalho cultural no campus avançado, bem como o déficit de recursos e de servidores atuando na área. A partir desses diagnósticos, o Plano de Ação Educacional propõe a realização de sete ações que visam, entre outras coisas, minimizar os impactos da formação tecnicista imposta às universidades públicas, bem como a criação de um planejamento que defina responsabilidades e ações a serem executadas pela área cultural do campus avançado. De um modo geral, o plano busca intervir nas lacunas identificadas com a pesquisa e com as entrevistas, contribuindo para que a UFJFGV cumpra a sua missão como instituição de ensino e espaço de promoção à diversidade e à cultura, cooperando, assim, para o desenvolvimento regional. / The present text, developed in the scope of the Professional Master in Management and Evaluation of Public Education (PPGP) of the Center for Public Policies and Education Evaluation of the Federal University of Juiz de Fora (CAEd / UFJF), comprises a management case that analyzes the (UFJF-GV), implemented in 2012 through the Support Program for Restructuring and Expansion of Federal Universities (Reuni). From the observations in the professional daily life, with the work of cultural production within the sector of Communication, Culture and Events (CCE), it was possible to identify problems that make difficult the planning and the accomplishment of actions of an artistic and cultural nature in the campus. The difficulty found in the UFJF-GV is something common to public institutions of higher education, limiting the role of universities to ensure that their students have access to the production and appreciation of cultural actions, thus being against a project country that aims at the integral development of citizens. The general objective of this work was to analyze the main barriers in the development of projects and actions of culture in the UFJFGV. The specific objectives were presented as: to describe the factors that hinder the development of cultural activities in the UFJF-GV; to analyze the perspective of the managers of the UFJF's Pro-Rectory of Culture, the General Directorate and the UFJF-GV students on cultural management at the Governador Valadares campus; and propose a plan of intervention consistent with the reality of the advanced campus and that enables the development of cultural activities in a successful way. For this, a sociocultural questionnaire was applied to the students of UFJF-GV, which identified the lack of training in the cultural artistic field of the students, as well as a relevant demand for the practice of cultural actions, considering that the current formation has been limited to technical issues. Interviews were also conducted with the managers of UFJF-GV and the UFJF's Department of Culture. Among the main issues identified by the interviews are the lack of definition of the responsibility for the management of cultural work in the advanced campus, as well as the deficit of resources and servers working in the area. Based on these diagnoses, the Educational Action Plan proposes to carry out seven actions that aim, among other things, to minimize the impacts of technical training imposed on public universities, as well as the creation of a plan that defines responsibilities and actions to be carried out by the advanced campus cultural area. In general, the plan seeks to intervene the gaps identified with the research and interviews, contributing to the UFJF-GV fulfilling its mission as an educational institution and space for the promotion of diversity and culture, thus cooperating for development regional level.

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El presente artículo tiene el objetivo de sistematizar el modelo de gestión cultural comunitaria del Festival de Cine de Villa María del Triunfo y Lima Sur, organizado por la Asociación Cultural Cinco Minutos Cinco. El estudio se realizó a partir de métodos cualitativos: ocho entrevistas semiestructuradas a los organizadores, los voluntarios y los participantes del festival de cine. Las principales actividades del festival son las proyecciones de cortometrajes y largometrajes en asentamientos humanos y los talleres de realización audiovisual en instituciones educativas de los distritos de Lima Sur. La movilización efectiva de las organizaciones, las comunidades e individuos aliados que brinden recursos materiales y humanos son clave para la realización y el desarrollo del festival. El rol de la comunidad se resume en la participación durante el proceso de curaduría, la selección de las películas ganadoras del festival y la realización de actividades logísticas. / This article is aimed at systematization of the community cultural management model of the Villa Maria del Triunfo and Lima Sur Film Festival, organized by the Cinco Minutos Cinco Cultural Association. The study was based on qualitative methods: eights semi-structured interviews with the organizers, volunteers and participants of the film festival. The main activities of the festival are the screening of short and feature films in shanty towns and audiovisual production workshops in educational institutions in the districts of South Lima. The effective mobilization of allied organizations, communities and individuals that provide material and human resources is key to implementation and development of the festival. The role of the community is summarized in the participation during the curation process, the selection of the winning films of the festival and the realization of logistics activities. / Tesis

Hoy en día, nuestro país está atravesando por uno de los momentos más difíciles de las últimas décadas a consecuencia de la crisis sanitaria que afecta al mundo entero. Es así como nuestra sociedad, consciente de la situación y confinamiento en el que vive, se ha ido adecuando a las nuevas formas de convivencia impuestas por esta nueva realidad, donde predomina lo digital y la necesidad de las personas por conectarse con el mundo exterior. Tomando como premisa lo antes mencionado, Plataforma de teatro en vivo y por streaming nace bajo la idea de ofrecer un producto audiovisual para los amantes del teatro, los cuales no pueden asistir debido al confinamiento a raíz de la pandemia. De este modo, la presente idea de negocio ofrecerá una propuesta de valor que genere satisfacción tanto para su público objetivo como para los usuarios que buscan experimentar una nueva forma de distracción. Asimismo, este emprendimiento tendrá como cimientos y diferencial en su propuesta las mejores herramientas tecnológicas actuales, las mismas que permitirán una interrelación entre los administradores de la plataforma y/o clientes finales del producto. En cuanto al mercado objetivo, este se encuentra conformado por personas entre los 20 y 60 años de edad que valoran la calidad de contenidos culturales, principalmente que sean asiduos al teatro y que también disfruten de contenidos audiovisuales a través del streaming. / Today, our country is going through one of the most difficult moments in recent decades as the result of the health crisis that affects the entire world. This is how our society, aware of the situation and confinement in which it lives, has been adapting to the new forms of coexistence imposed by this new reality, where the digital predominates and the need for people to connect with the outside world. Taking the aforementioned as a premise, Live and streaming theater platform was born under the idea of offering an audiovisual product for theater lovers, who cannot attend due to confinement as a result of the pandemic. In this way, the present business idea will offer a value proposition that generates satisfaction both for its target audience and for users seeking to experience a new form of distraction. Likewise, this undertaking will have as foundations and differential in its proposal the best current technological tools, which will allow an interrelation between the administrators of the platform and / or end customers of the product. As for the target market, it is made up of people between 20 and 60 years of age who value the quality of cultural content, mainly those who are regulars at the theater and who also enjoy audiovisual content through streaming. / Trabajo de investigación

Bakgrund: Företagskultur är de trossystem, normer, värderingar och underliggande antaganden vars syfte är att bidra till en målkonkgruens inom organisationen. Litteraturen talar således för vikten av kulturstyrning, det framgick dock att det fanns en brist på studier kring hur företag aktivt styr sin företagskultur vid distansarbete. Något som Covid-19 pandemin gav upphov till genom restriktioner för att minska smittspridningen, då det tvingade bolag att flytta arbetet från kontoret till hemmet. Studien ämnar således i att undersöka hur kulturstyrning genomförs vid en övergång till distansarbete och specifikt till följd av covid-19 pandemin. Syfte: Syftet med denna studie är att bidra med kunskap kring hur chefer aktivt arbetar med att styra med kultur under vid distansarbete, tillika hur den kan skilja sig gentemot när arbetet äger rum på plats.  Metod: Studien har genomförts genom en kvalitativ intervjustudie där empirin insamlats via semistrukturerade intervjuer med ledare på IKEA. Slutsats: Kulturstyrning vid distansarbete skiljer sig inte i någon avsevärd utsträckning som sådan, gentemot hur den bedrivs på plats. Vid distansarbete så styr dock företag i en större utsträckning genom ett formaliserande av informella ritualer- och processer. De styr likväl kulturen med hjälp av de formella ritualer och symboler som de haft innan distansarbetet, men med skillnaden att det praktiska genomförandet av dem nu sker digitalt.  Rollen som kulturspridare får likväl en mer prominent roll under distansarbetet då det finns ett behov av att framföra kulturen ytterligare när den inte manifesterar sig lika tydligt som på kontoret. / Background: Corporate culture is defined by the belief systems, norms, values, and underlying assumptions whose purpose is to contribute to goal congruence within the organization. The literature thus speaks of the importance of cultural management but there’s a lack of studies regarding how companies actively control their corporate culture during telecommuting. The Covid-19 pandemic led to restrictions to reduce the spread of infection and thus, forced organizations to work from home. The study, therefore, aims to investigate how cultural management is implemented during a transition to teleworking and specifically because of the Covid-19 pandemic. Purpose: The aim of this study is to investigate how leaders actively work with cultural management during tele-work and thus how cultural management is affected by a transition to telecommuting. Method: The study was conducted through a qualitative interview study. The empirical material has been collected through semi-structured interviews with leaders from swedish IKEA firms. Conclusion: Cultural management during telecommuting does not to any significant extent differ from how it is conducted in the office. Companies tend however to a greater extent, to control corporate culture through a formalization of informal rituals and processes. Corporate culture is still controlled through formal rituals and symbols during telecommuting but with the difference that the practical implementation of them takes place digitally. Furthermore, is the role of a cultural spreader given a more prominent role during telecommuting due to a greater need to promote the culture since it does not manifest itself as clearly as in the office.

[ES] La incursión de las tecnologías emergentes y los procesos de digitalización están presentes en la mayoría de los sectores productivos de la sociedad. En el caso del sector cultural, esta relación todavía no está completamente desarrollada. Por ello, está investigación tiene como objetivo el análisis de la aplicación de la transformación digital en las empresas de Gestión Cultural en España como forma de impulsar su innovación y rentabilidad. Todo esto, considerando que las empresas con el giro de gestión cultural se dedican al desarrollo, ejecución y evaluación de proyectos transversales a todos los subsectores de las industrias culturales y creativas. La metodología por emplear consiste en 3 fases: 1) una revisión bibliográfica para aterrizar los conceptos, 2) un mapeo de las empresas de Gestión Cultural en España y una muestra estadística (encuestas, entrevistas y grupos de discusión) con sus profesionales y directivos, y 3) el diseño de una herramienta que permita medir el grado de madurez digital para las empresas de gestión cultural. Los objetivos que se persiguen tienen como eje hacer un mapeo del estado de las empresas dedicadas a la gestión cultural, sus metodologías, servicios y los indicadores clave que permitirán su proceso hacia la transformación digital. El producto resultante de esta investigación consistirá en el desarrollo de una metodología que permita medir los indicadores y el grado de madurez digital en las empresas objeto de estudio. / [CA] La incursió dels processos de digitalització i les tecnologies emergents estan presents en la majoria dels sectors productius de la societat i el sector cultural no és alié a l'evolució de les estratègies de transformació digital. Per això, està investigació té com a objectiu l'anàlisi de l'aplicació de la transformació digital en les empreses de gestió cultural a Espanya com a manera de millorar les seues condicions i per a impulsar la seua innovació. Tot això considerant que les empreses amb el gir de gestió cultural es dediquen al desenvolupament, execució i avaluació de projectes transversals a tots els subsectors de les indústries culturals i creatives. La metodologia va consistir en: 1) una revisió documental de l'estat de l'art de les estratègies digitals, 2) un mapatge de les empreses actives de gestió cultural a Espanya i 3) l'aplicació de dos instruments de recol·lecció de dades, entrevistes a profunditat i una enquesta dirigida a professionals i especialistes del sector. Els resultats van permetre aterrar la definició d'empreses de gestió cultural, les bones pràctiques en la implementació d'estratègies de transformació digital i la percepció de millora en les entitats. / [EN] The incursion of digitalization processes and emerging technologies are present in most of the productive sectors of society and the cultural sector is no stranger to the evolution of digital transformation strategies. Therefore, this research aims to analyze the application of digital transformation in cultural management companies in Spain as a way to improve their conditions and to boost their innovation. All this, considering that cultural management companies are dedicated to the development, implementation and evaluation of cross-cutting projects in all subsectors of the cultural and creative industries. The methodology consisted of: 1) a documentary review of the state of the art of digital strategies, 2) a mapping of active cultural management companies in Spain and 3) the application of two data collection instruments, in-depth interviews and a survey of professionals and specialists in the sector. The objectives allowed to ground the definition of cultural management companies, good practices in the implementation of digital transformation strategies and the perception of improvement in the entities. / Fragoso Mora, M. (2024). La transformación digital en las empresas de gestión cultural en España [Tesis doctoral]. Universitat Politècnica de València. https://doi.org/10.4995/Thesis/10251/203437

The Mexican bean beetle, Epilachna varivestis Mulsant, is a major pest of snap beans, Phaseolus vulgaris L. in the Central Appalachian region of the United States. To develop pertinent research objectives, background information on this pest was gathered from literature sources and personal communications with growers, extension agents and other agricultural professionals. In objective one, Mexican bean beetle preference, developmental success and plant injury were compared among three snap bean and three lima bean cultivars in field and greenhouse trials. The cultivar 'Dragon's Tongue' was the most preferred, suitable for development, and prone to injury. Growers may benefit from growing less susceptible cultivars, or by using 'Dragon's Tongue' in trap cropping or push-pull strategies. In objective two, Mexican bean beetle densities, feeding injury, and yield were compared among snap beans grown on metallized plastic (highly reflective), white plastic, black plastic, and bare soil. Metallized plastic provided the greatest level of control, and resulted in the highest yields. Managing Mexican bean beetle by growing beans on metallized plastic may be used as a stand-alone method, or in a push-pull strategy. In the final objective, the effects of snap beans grown from thiamethoxam (a neonicotinoid insecticide)-treated seeds on Mexican bean beetle were assessed in greenhouse and field experiments. Thiamethoxam-treated plants killed 40 to 50% of Mexican bean beetle adults and larvae up to 16 days after planting. In the field, thiamethoxam-treated plants mitigated Mexican bean beetle densities and damage in one out of five experiments, resulting in a yield increase. In none of the five field experiments were differences detected in predatory arthropod species between thiamethoxam and non-insecticide treated beans. In summary, the results of this project suggest that non-chemical management methods, such as cultivar selection and planting beans on reflective mulch, can provide effective control of Mexican bean beetle. Thiamethoxam-treated seed may also provide control of this pest, but only within two to three weeks after planting; otherwise, there is typically no effect on beetles, injury or yield. This doctoral research has laid a foundation for an integrated pest management approach for Mexican bean beetle. / Ph. D. / Integrated pest management (IPM) is an economical and environmentally-sensible approach to pest management that considers numerous control and decision-making strategies. This dissertation examined non-chemical strategies and the use of an insecticide seedtreatment for management of Mexican bean beetle, a major pest of green beans in the Central Appalachian region of the United States. To develop pertinent research objectives, background information on this pest was gathered from literature sources and personal communications with growers, extension agents and other agricultural professionals. In objective one, Mexican bean beetle preference, developmental success and plant injury were compared among various bean cultivars in field and greenhouse trials. The cultivar ‘Dragon’s Tongue’ was the most suitable host for Mexican bean beetle, and consequently incurred the greatest injury. Growers in high risk areas for Mexican bean beetle may benefit from growing less susceptible cultivars. In objective two, Mexican bean beetle severity and yield were compared among green beans grown on reflective metallized plastic, white plastic, black plastic, and bare soil. Metallized plastic provided the greatest level of control, and resulted in the largest yields. Our results suggest that growing beans on reflective surfaces may be an effective, chemical-free management strategy for Mexican bean beetle. In the final objective, the effects of green beans grown from thiamethoxam (a neonicotinoid insecticide)-coated seeds was examined on Mexican bean beetle severity, non-pest arthropods, and crop performance in greenhouse and field experiments. Bean plants grown from insecticide-coated seeds were highly-toxic to Mexican bean beetle for about 16 days after planting. In one out of five experiments, thiamethoxam-treated plants reduced pest levels, resulting in increased yields. More often, Mexican bean beetles arrived after the insecticide had disappeared from plants and there was no effect. There were no detectable effects from the thiamethoxam treatment on non-pest arthropods in any experiment. Overall, seed-treatments may provide occasional control of Mexican bean beetle, but non-chemical methods may be as effective and more practical. This doctoral research project has provided a foundation for an integrated pest management approach for Mexican bean beetle.

Companies adopt codes of conduct to set minimum standards on ethical issues, minimums that suppliers must keep. Problems has been found by other researchers regarding suppliers motivation to comply to the code. This study develops a conceptual model for how motivation can be adjusted to different countries, depending on economic situation, politic stability and culture of the country.   Country-Adjusted Motivation is made  by shaping motivating in relation to the human need that dominates in the country and by using the national culture to colour motivation. The model is applied in the context of how to motivate suppliers to a code of conduct in different countries. The model Country-Adjusted Motivation could as well be applied to other multinational contexts, where strong motivation is needed.

La reconversion des friches industrielles constitue depuis les années 1950 un phénomène important en Europe. Bien qu’elle soit connue comme un mouvement de réaménagement urbain, elle porte aussi un sens particulier en ce qui concerne les pratiques culturelles et artistiques d’aujourd’hui. Ces vastes espaces abandonnés par la science et les industries de l’époque moderne deviennent de plus en plus des lieux d’expression alternatifs qui sont propices aux échanges entre l’art, l’industrie et la science de l’époque contemporaine. Ainsi, ces lieux de mémoires incarnent par leurs caractéristiques particulières l’entité des sociétés occidentales contemporaines. A commencer par leurs infrastructures, le modèle d’organisation de travail, et l’approche de production industrielle qu’ils reflètent ; ces usines, laboratoires et centrales sont au croisement de plusieurs questionnements artistiques. L’objectif principal de la présente thèse est d’analyser la possibilité d’une interaction entre l’art, la science, l’industrie mais aussi avec l’ institution académique au sein d’un projet de friche culturelle particulier réalisé à Istanbul en Turquie en mettant l’accent sur les retombées socio‐économiques d’une telle reconversion au niveau urbain. En partant de l’exemple unique de Santralistanbul ‐une initiative de l’université de Bilgi Istanbul qui a redonné vie à l’ancienne centrale électrique de Silahtarağa‐, il s’agit de mettreen lumière les particularités du projet et de se focaliser principalement sur ce qui concerne le domaine des arts du spectacle. / Since the 1950’s, the conversion of industrial wastelands constitute an important phenomenon in Europe. Even if it is more known as a movement of urban redevelopment, it also holds a particular meaning for today’s cultural and artistic practices. These huge (vast) spaces that were abandoned by science and industries of the modern era start to become the places of alternative expressions which are convenient for exchanges between art, industry and science of contemporary times. Thus, these memorial places‐ through their particular characteristics incarnate the entity of the western contemporary societies. Starting by their facilities, the model of organization of work, and the industrial production approach that they reflect; their factories, laboratories and centers are at the crossroads of several artistic questions. The major objective of this thesis is to analyze the possibility of an interaction between art, science, and industry but also academia within the project of a particular cultural wasteland realized in Istanbul in Turkey by putting the emphasis on social –economicalechoes of such a conversion at urban level. Observing the unique example of Santralistanbul – an initiative of Bilgi University that gave life again to the ancient electricity power station of Silahtaraga‐, the point is to highlight theparticularities of the project and to focus principally on the activities concerning the domain of performing arts.

Despite policy efforts by the Chinese state to eradicate gender inequality, statistics show that the issue of gender discrimination in the work domain has become increasingly acute in modern day China. The prevailing gender inequality derives from China’s deeply rooted masculine oriented cultural and societal structure, and traditional norms and values towards women in the work domain are fighting the policies against gender inequality that the Chinese state has implemented. Studies show that foreign affiliations have the ability to transplant corporate culture internationally, which also infers a transplantation of certain policies. One of the many western countries that have seen its corporations establish offices in China is Sweden - a country which puts a lot of focus and emphasis on promoting gender equality. Chinese and Swedish cultural and societal structure differs a lot, and so does the focus on gender equality. The theory suggests that gender equality is highly prioritized in Sweden, while it is less prioritized in China. This constitutes an interesting phenomena regarding how managers at Swedish based corporations, established in Shanghai, manage Swedish gender equality policies cross-culturally. The purpose of this study is to describe and explore how Swedish based corporations that are established in Shanghai, China, manage gender equality policies cross-culturally. In order to answer our research question, we performed four face to face semi-structured interviews together with four suitable Swedish based corporations at their offices in Shanghai. The results from this study concluded that the Swedish based corporations transfer the vast majority of their policy framework to their offices in Shanghai, particularly gender equality policies. The gender equality policies were often included in the corporations Corporate Social responsibility (CSR) framework. The study could conclude that even though no adaption was done to the policy documents per se, the Swedish corporations did adapt modestly to how they manage the policies in practice in Shanghai. This followed as a consequence of a wish to respectfully adapt to Chinese legal and cultural prerequisites. Due to China's legal prerequisites, some policies, such as parental leave, could not be fully implemented at the Shanghai offices. In other words, in those instances, the policy documents were trumped by legal employment regulations. Cultural prerequisites affected how the managers in the shanghai offices dealt with the policy documents in practice. Our study could found that policy management was closely connected to the corporate culture in the Shanghai offices. Our study could thus conclude that the Swedish based corporations adapt the policy management in practice to the meet Chinese culture, without compromising the Swedish corporate culture and values. / Oberoende av de satsningar som den kinesiska staten har infört för att utrota ojämlikhet mellan män och kvinnor visar statistik att könsdiskriminering inom kinas företagsvärld ökar. Den rådandeojämlikheten härstammar från Kinas maskulint orienterade samhälle, och traditionella normer och värderingar motarbetar de jämställdhetsfrämjande policyer som den kinesiska staten har implementerat. Studier visar att globala företag har möjlighet att överföra och etableraföretagskulturen internationellt, vilket även innefattar specifika policyer. Ett land vars företag har etablerat många företagskontor i Kina är Sverige: ett land som har ett högt fokus på att främjajämställdhet. Den kinesiska kulturen och dess samhällsstruktur skiljer sig avsevärt från den svenska, vilket även inkluderar att arbetet för jämställdhet skiljer sig mycket mellan de två länderna. Teorin förklarar att jämställdhet är högt prioriterat i Sverige, medan den är mindre prioriterad i Kina. Avvikelsen mellan länderna leder till ett spännande forskningsfenomen, nämligen kring hur de svenska företag som är etablerade i Shanghai hanterar jämställdhetspolicyer interkulturellt. Syftet med vår studie är att beskriva och utforska hur svenska företag som är etablerade i Shanghaihanterar jämställdhetspolicyer interkulturellt. För att besvara vår forskningsfråga har vi genomfört fyra semi-strukturerade intervjuer med fyra lämpligt utvalda svenska företag på deras kontor i Shanghai. Resultatet av vår studie visar att de svenska företagen överför majoriteten av sina policyer till kontoren i Shanghai, framförallt de policyerna som är relaterade till jämställdhet. Dessa jämställdhetspolicyer är oftast inkluderade i företagens ramverk för Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR, företagets samhällsansvar). Studien kan dra slutsatsen att svenska företag inte anpassar innehållet och betydelsen av sina jämställdhetspolicyer, men att de anpassar och förändrar hur de hanterar och arbetar med dem på kontoren i Shanghai. Anledningen till anpassningen är att de svenska företagen vill bemöta kinas kulturella och legala förutsättningar. Till följd av Kinas legala förutsättningar kan inte alla policyer etableras likadant i Shanghai som i Sverige; exempelvis vad gäller föräldraledighet. Sådana policyer övervins av de lokala legala bestämmelserna. De kulturella skillnaderna påverkar hur chefer på de kinesiska kontoren hanterar policyerna i praktiken. Studien visar att policyhantering är nära relaterat till företagskultur, och att det är genom företagskulturen som policyerna hanteras i praktiken. Således visar studien att de svenska företag som deltog i vår forskning anpassar hur de hanterar jämställdhetspolicyer i praktiken för att bemöta den kinesiskakulturen, utan att kompromissa den svenska företagskulturen och dess värderingar.