Magister Commercii (Information Management) - MCom(IM) / This thesis explores and explains the existence of a best practice model to optimise the transfer of funds (the transfer funding process) between funders and service providers in the public sector. Using ideas about best practice in a specific context, the Health environment, it investigates the perceptions of managers about the transfer of funds between the Provincial Government of the Western Cape and the Local Authority of the City of Cape Town, the existence of a formula that will indicate appropriate amounts to transfer to service providers, and how information systems might assist with the process and the formula. / South Africa

This Master's thesis called "Labour as a Social Determinant and its Influence on the Health of Medical Staff in Selected Hospitals" is divided into two main sections. The first section summarizes current knowledge from both Czech and world literature from the field of social determinants related to health and labour. The second part of this work deals with the aim of the research, data collection and data processing methods as well as with the very evaluation of the output information and a discussion of the results elicited. The theoretical part is divided into four chapters and consists of basic issues related to the aim of this Master's thesis. The first chapter describes social determinants of health from various points of view. One of the chapter's components is a description of a current conception of these determinants. The second chapter deals with the construct of health, its definition and its conception. Last but not least it treats health as a determiner. The third chapter summarizes a social determinant of labour and labour-related terms. The author is further concerned with the importance of work for humans and with labour safety and hygiene. The fourth and last chapter is dedicated to public health of the Czech republic, its history, the system of health care and further focuses on the structure and services of Ostrov hospital and Sokolov hospital. The aim of this Master's thesis is proposed in the empirical part of this work. The aim was to map the influence of labour as a social determinant of the health of medical staff in selected hospitals. Next, constitutive objectives were established. Their purpose was to map the impact of workplace relationships and their influence on the overall health of medical staff as well as the impact of working environment including salary, working hours, work agenda and workplace security on the overall health of medical staff. The following hypotheses were assessed in connection with the objectives of this work: H1: Workplace relations of medical staff affects their overall health. H2: Salary affects the overall health of medical staff. H3: Working hours affects the overall health of medical staff. H4: Work agenda affects the overall health of medical staff. H5: Workplace safety affects the overall health of medical staff. Based on the statistical testing hypotheses 1, 3 and 4 were confirmed. Hypotheses 2 and 5 were not confirmed. The enquiry within the framework of this Master's thesis was conducted using a quantitative research. The interviewing method and the technique of questionnaire were used for data acquirement. The questionnaire was composed from questions regarding the matter of inquiry, questions evaluating subjective health of the respondents, questions related to the occupation of the people addressed. The round of questions was finally targeted at the issue of respondents' health vs. their work. The questionnaire was anonymous. The research distribution was accomplished via Deputy Minister of health care in both hospitals. The research file was formed by a medical staff who work in Sokolov hospital and Ostrov hospital. The resulting data were entered and processed using SPPS program vision 16.0 and 23.0 (Statistical Package for Social Science). The data were further evaluated and processed via graphs and tables in absolute numbers and percentages. After the evaluation of all questions in the questionnaire I reached a conclusion that labour as a social determinant of health has impact on the health of medical staff. I shall also assume that the majority of respondents were quite positive while rating the overall complacence with their jobs. Their complacence appears despite the mental rather than physical demand which undoubtedly goes with medical careers as well as despite their work conditions and workplace relationship which all impact their overall health.

The thesis is focused on health promotion quality reasearch and determination of main risk factors affecting the health of pacients. The thesis consists of theoretical part and practical research in the Pelhřimov Hospital. In the theoretical part were defined determinants of the health and recommended prevention and health promotion based on healthy lifestyle. The aim of practical part was to determine the awareness of patients about health promotion, identification of risk factors for patients, offering health-promoting activities and subsequent confirmation of established hypotheses. The research was conducted through anonymous questionnaires to the patients. The obtained data were statistically processed by standard methods, and presented in the form of graphs. Information-educational brochure was drawn up according to the results. This brochure is mainly focused on risk areas like smoking, eating and physical activities.

The submitted M.A. thesis builds on the B.A. thesis entitled On general questions of psycholinguistics and develops factual points of departure related to the topic of adoption of a foreign language by a child. A part of the theoretical section is the definition of basic concepts in the field of psycholinguistics, in particular developmental psycholinguistics, and the design of the notion of adoption of a foreign language by a child. The primary goal of the study is to provide a comparative listing of the individual theories of adoption of a foreign language by a child, not only at the level of the mother tongue, but at the level of a second language as well. The basic theoretical concepts of adoption of a foreign language are based on linguistic, psychological and especially psycholinguistic scientific research. The other goals of the thesis include the definition of extensive variable determinants which participate in the process of adoption of a foreign language by a child and also influence the resultant level of adoption of a non-native language. In the concluding part of the theoretical compilation, space is provided for the psycholinguistic aspects of adoption, such as enunciative, speech and written displays of a foreign language. The empirical part is built up in a way so that it highlights the applicability of the process of adoption of a foreign language by a child in a natural environment, i.e. in a bilingual family environment where the resultant process is the most effective and verifiable. For this reason, it is not possible to talk about learning a foreign language but rather about the adoption of a second language.

Submitted by Rodrigo Fernandes Malaquias (rodrigofmalaquias@yahoo.com.br) on 2012-04-17T22:25:22Z No. of bitstreams: 1 Tese_Rodrigo_F_Malaquias.pdf: 576659 bytes, checksum: 8f69c77c88c361b0ff739ef8c6b56262 (MD5) / Approved for entry into archive by Gisele Isaura Hannickel (gisele.hannickel@fgv.br) on 2012-04-18T12:03:43Z (GMT) No. of bitstreams: 1 Tese_Rodrigo_F_Malaquias.pdf: 576659 bytes, checksum: 8f69c77c88c361b0ff739ef8c6b56262 (MD5) / Made available in DSpace on 2012-04-18T12:40:01Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 Tese_Rodrigo_F_Malaquias.pdf: 576659 bytes, checksum: 8f69c77c88c361b0ff739ef8c6b56262 (MD5) Previous issue date: 2012-03-20 / The aim of this study was to analyze the performance of Brazilian multimarket investment funds, using a measure that is more adequate to the characteristics of their returns distribution. Given that these class involve the Brazilian funds which most resemble the foreign hedge funds, traditional measures such Sharpe’s Ratio and Jensen’s Alpha may not be appropriate to analyze the ability of its managers to add extraordinary value. The measure used is related to the paper of Amin and Kat (2003), which compares the expected return of the fund with the returns generated by a strategy that, in the absence of arbitrage, has no cost to be implanted and yields a risk-free rate. With monthly data of 107 multimarket funds in the period from January 2005 to August 2011, the main results showed that the average net performance of the funds was lower than zero. On the other hand, the average gross performance (measured with returns before management fees and performance) was statistically greater than zero, indicating that managers can add extraordinary value, but these gains are eroded by management and performance fees. The work also showed that periods of crisis not only have a significantly (and negative) impact on the performance of the funds, but also on the relationship of this performance with its determinants. Thus, the results of this work may have important contributions to the development of the theory on investment fund performance in Brazil, both because it involves the use of a more adequate analysis tool and considers the crisis as a variable that moderates the relationship between performance and its determinants. / A proposta deste trabalho foi analisar a performance dos fundos multimercados brasileiros com uma medida mais adequada às características da distribuição de frequência de seus retornos. Tendo em vista que estes são os fundos brasileiros que mais se assemelham aos hedge funds estrangeiros, medidas tradicionais, como o Índice de Sharpe e o Alfa de Jensen, podem não ser adequadas para analisar a habilidade dos gestores em agregar valor extraordinário para os seus cotistas. A medida utilizada está relacionada com o trabalho de Amin e Kat (2003), que compara o retorno esperado do fundo com o retorno gerado por uma estratégia que, na ausência de arbitragem, possui custo zero para ser implantada e rende a taxa livre de risco. Com dados mensais de 107 fundos multimercados no período de Janeiro/2005 a Agosto/2011, os principais resultados mostraram que a performance líquida média dos fundos foi estatisticamente menor que zero. Já a performance média medida com base nos retornos brutos (antes das taxas de administração e de performance) foi estatisticamente superior a zero, indicando que os gestores podem até agregar valor extraordinário, mas esses ganhos são corroídos por taxas de administração e de performance. Destacam-se também resultados mostrando que períodos de crise impactaram significativamente não só a performance dos fundos, mas também a sua relação com seus determinantes. Desta forma, entende-se que os resultados podem introduzir importantes contribuições para a construção da teoria sobre a performance de fundos de investimentos brasileiros, tanto por envolver a utilização de uma ferramenta de análise mais adequada quanto por considerar a crise como uma variável moderadora da relação entre a performance e seus determinantes.

Submitted by José Gonçalves (jjvsgoncalves@gmail.com) on 2017-03-14T22:15:52Z No. of bitstreams: 1 1-2016-17_S1-26282-16-José_Gonçalves.pdf: 1687210 bytes, checksum: b98c061a1cb9f1c2ebfb3d59184c3cd3 (MD5) / Approved for entry into archive by Josineide da Silva Santos Locatelli (josineide.locatelli@fgv.br) on 2017-03-15T12:39:58Z (GMT) No. of bitstreams: 1 1-2016-17_S1-26282-16-José_Gonçalves.pdf: 1687210 bytes, checksum: b98c061a1cb9f1c2ebfb3d59184c3cd3 (MD5) / Made available in DSpace on 2017-03-15T16:41:05Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 1-2016-17_S1-26282-16-José_Gonçalves.pdf: 1687210 bytes, checksum: b98c061a1cb9f1c2ebfb3d59184c3cd3 (MD5) Previous issue date: 2017-01-24 / This work project is an empirical study on the key price driven factors of the European Union Emissions Trading Scheme. The research examines the prices on the secondary market, from 2009 until 2016, comprehending the second and third phases of the program, performed with an Ordinary Least Squares regression. The independent variables under the scope of this project are not only energy based, but also structured spreads, economic growth proxies and a temperature dispersion indices.First, the results are due to respect of the whole period to present a global picture of the main determinants on the carbon price changes then, the sample is divided according with institutional measures to avoid over allocation and price instability. Evidence suggests the impact of energy-related variables such as Brent, Coal and the Power Price in Germany and in the U.K. on the price of European Union Allowances, especially during the 3rd phase of the scheme. Moreover, fluctuations in the coefficients and in the explanatory variables are highly related with institutional changes on the European program. / Este projeto é um estudo empírico sobre os principais fatores que afetam o preço do Sistema de Comércio de Emissões da União Europeia. A pesquisa examina os preços no mercado secundário, de 2009 até 2016, compreendendo a segunda e terceira fases do programa, através do método dos mínimos quadrados ordinários. As variáveis ​​independentes no âmbito deste projeto não são apenas baseadas na energia, mas também spreads estruturados, aproximações do crescimento económico e índices de dispersão de temperatura. Inicialmente, é analisado todo o período de forma a apresentar uma imagem global dos principais determinantes sobre as mudanças de preços de carbono e, em seguida, a amostra é dividida de acordo com medidas institucionais para evitar a alocação e instabilidade de preços. Os resultados sugerem o impacto das variáveis ​​energéticas, como o preço indicativo dos contractos futuros de Brent, carvão e de energia na Alemanha e no Reino Unido, sobre o preço dos subsídios da União Europeia, especialmente durante a 3ª fase do regime. Posteriormente, as flutuações nos coeficientes e nas variáveis ​​explicativas aparentam estar altamente relacionadas com as mudanças institucionais no programa europeu.

Submitted by Fernanda Rampim Latronico (latronicofernanda@gmail.com) on 2017-08-24T19:17:02Z No. of bitstreams: 1 Dissertação 2108.pdf: 762360 bytes, checksum: eef548218915fdfd8082477b960e2fba (MD5) / Approved for entry into archive by Joana Martorini (joana.martorini@fgv.br) on 2017-08-25T16:46:55Z (GMT) No. of bitstreams: 1 Dissertação 2108.pdf: 762360 bytes, checksum: eef548218915fdfd8082477b960e2fba (MD5) / Made available in DSpace on 2017-08-25T20:38:35Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 Dissertação 2108.pdf: 762360 bytes, checksum: eef548218915fdfd8082477b960e2fba (MD5) Previous issue date: 2016-08-16 / Balance expenses of families, governments and companies can bring sustainability on medium and long term for Brazil. Therefore, comprehending what could bring it to a balance, analyzed by the household savings, could be the base to form public policies strategies. In the light of this work, a sample of actual financial movement of users of the financial control application Minhas Economias was analyzed, for appointing which characteristics and behaviors of a individual could impact its savings rate, considering the hypothesis that planning and habituality could imply higher savings rates. Some of the results are in line with the theories of Dholakia et al. (2016) and Shefrin & Thaler (1988), attesting that habituality and planning could impact the families savings rate. Furthermore, it was possible to conclude that income and expenses, as well as its standard deviations, also generate, in level, significant statical impact over the savings rate. Furthermore, it was possible to conclude that income and expenses, as well as its standard deviations, also generate, in level, significant statical impact over the savings rate. However, longitudinal analysis showed that planning, measured by the dummy variable budget, loses significance. That fact can be explained due to the non-observable effects (fixed characteristics of each individual), and as it is controlled, the dummy has no longer an effect. Therefore, the budget can reveal something peculiar in the individual and that, certain way, is controlled in the panel. / Equilibrar os gastos das famílias, governos e empresas pode trazer sustentabilidade no médio e longo prazo para o Brasil. Desta forma, compreender o que pode levar a um equilíbrio, analisado pela poupança familiar, pode ser a base para formar estratégias de políticas públicas. Para a realização do trabalho, portanto, uma amostra de movimentação financeira real de usuários do aplicativo de controle financeiro Minhas Economias foi analisada, levando a entender quais características e comportamentos de um indivíduo podem impactar a sua taxa de poupança, trabalhando com a hipótese que planejamento e habitualidade podem fazer com este tenha maiores taxas de poupança. Alguns dos resultados obtidos corroboraram com as teorias de Dholakia et al. (2016) e Shefrin & Thaler (1988), que a habitualidade e planejamento podem impactar a taxa de poupança das famílias. Além disso, foi possível concluir que receitas e despesas, bem como seus desvios padrão, também geram impacto estatisticamente significativo sobre a taxa de poupança em nível. No entanto, quando da análise longitudinal observou-se que o planejamento, medido pela variável dummy orçamento, perde significância. Tal fato pode ter se dado devido aos efeitos não observáveis (características fixas de cada indivíduo), e ao haver controle sobre isso, a dummy não possui mais efeito. Desta forma, o orçamento pode revelar algo que está no indivíduo e que no painel é de certo modo controlado.

Made available in DSpace on 2010-04-20T20:52:02Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 3 129981.pdf.jpg: 17685 bytes, checksum: e95d4aeeb8d8bf7a179ada24e9002e97 (MD5) 129981.pdf: 308873 bytes, checksum: fdaeeb83e019b4b3da3069e95dd3028d (MD5) 129981.pdf.txt: 170683 bytes, checksum: fb6c1b3c5c0b56eaf18ff3b8a774eab0 (MD5) Previous issue date: 2006-11-21T00:00:00Z / Tomando como base o referencial teórico existente, o presente trabalho estuda os fatores determinantes da estrutura de capital das empresas brasileiras abertas e fechadas, com base em uma amostra de 6.396 empresas dos anos de 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003 e 2004, em um total de 31.980 observações. Utilizando o procedimento econométrico de análise de dados em painel, foram realizados testes com base nos modelos de pooled OLS sem dummies de tempo, pooled OLS com dummies de tempo, efeitos fixos, efeitos aleatórios e primeiras diferenças. Para cada um destes modelos, foram feitas regressões para o endividamento de curto prazo(Y1), de longo prazo(Y2) e total(Y3). Os fatores tangibilidade, rentabilidade, liquidez, tamanho da empresa, taxa de crescimento do ativo, giro do ativo, taxa de imposto paga pela empresa, natureza do capital (aberto/fechado), segmento de atuação (classificação industrial) e o fato de uma empresa pertencer a grupo econômico apresentaram evidências de serem fatores que influenciam na estrutura de capital das empresas. Os fatores non debt tax shields (benefícios fiscais não provenientes do endividamento), idade da empresa e região geográfica de localização da empresa não se mostraram conclusivos. E, por último, os fatores singularidade e origem do capital (nacional privado, nacional estatal e estrangeiro) pareceram não exercer influência sobre o grau de endividamento das empresas. / Based on the existing literature, the present work studies the determinants of the capital structure of the Brazilian companies with open and closed capital. The sample was composed of 6.396 companies with information of the years of 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003 and 2004, in a total of 31.980 observations. Using the econometrical procedure of analysis of panel data, tests were made based on the models of pooled OLS without dummies of time, pooled OLS with dummies of time, fixed effect, random effect and first differences. For each one of these models, regressions were made for the short-term indebtedness (Y1), long-term indebtedness (Y2) and total indebtedness (Y3). The factors tangibility, profitability, liquidity, size of the company, growth of total assets, assets turnover, tax rate of company, nature of capital (opened/closed), economic segment (industrial classification) and the fact that a company belongs to an economic group have presented evidences to be factors that influence the capital structure of the companies. The factors non debt tax shields (tax benefits not proceeding from the indebtedness), age of the company and geographic region of location of the company have not revealed conclusive. And, finally, the factors singularity and origin of capital (national private, national state and foreign) have seemed not to exert influence on the degree of indebtedness of the companies.

Submitted by Cristiane Oliveira (cristiane.oliveira@fgv.br) on 2011-05-27T19:05:29Z No. of bitstreams: 1 68070200644.pdf: 703915 bytes, checksum: 9202bd2a2f744fa1d41f4cbf4eba4654 (MD5) / Approved for entry into archive by Gisele Isaura Hannickel(gisele.hannickel@fgv.br) on 2011-05-27T19:15:53Z (GMT) No. of bitstreams: 1 68070200644.pdf: 703915 bytes, checksum: 9202bd2a2f744fa1d41f4cbf4eba4654 (MD5) / Approved for entry into archive by Gisele Isaura Hannickel(gisele.hannickel@fgv.br) on 2011-05-27T19:17:47Z (GMT) No. of bitstreams: 1 68070200644.pdf: 703915 bytes, checksum: 9202bd2a2f744fa1d41f4cbf4eba4654 (MD5) / Made available in DSpace on 2011-05-27T19:53:09Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 68070200644.pdf: 703915 bytes, checksum: 9202bd2a2f744fa1d41f4cbf4eba4654 (MD5) Previous issue date: 2010-04-14 / Studies that investigate the reasons about the cash holdings are gain importance around academicals and still are in early stage, according to global academic research. Additionally, empirical studies have found significant high levels of cash holdings among international companies. We found three theories that support academic explanation of the determinants of the cash holdings: tradeoff theory, pecking order theory and agency theory. This study has the purpose to investigate empirically the determinants of the cash holdings among Brazilian companies, as well investigate the existence of a pro-active cash management policy. We use panel data to evaluate 198 Brazilian companies, between 1998 and 2008, according to Economatica source of data. The evidences lead us to conclude that cash management is an important decision to be made in corporate level. Theories support the explanation of the determinants in a complementary way. / Estudos que investigam as razões do acumulo de caixa e a existência de uma política de gestão ativa do caixa têm ganhado evidência na literatura acadêmica internacional nos últimos anos. As pesquisas que consideram os determinantes do nível de caixa e suas implicações ainda encontram-se em um estágio inicial. Adicionalmente, pesquisas ao redor do mundo têm encontrado elevado nível de caixa acumulado pelas empresas. De acordo com as principais linhas de investigação empírica, três correntes teóricas podem explicar o nível de caixa a partir das variáveis denominadas determinantes: tradeoff theory, pecking order theory e a teoria de agência. Este estudo tem por objetivo investigar empiricamente os determinantes do caixa e identificar a existência ou não de uma política de gestão ativa nas empresas brasileiras. Foi realizada uma pesquisa com amostra de 198 empresas listadas na BOVESPA, no período de 1998 a 2008, totalizando 2178 observações. A pesquisa utilizou modelos econométricos de regressão linear e painel de dados. Com as evidências empíricas encontradas, podemos concluir que a gestão do nível de caixa acumulado é uma importante decisão a ser tomada pelas empresas brasileiras. As teorias que suportam as explicações dos determinantes do nível de caixa podem ser aplicadas de modo complementar ao invés de divergentes.

Submitted by Cristiane Shirayama (cristiane.shirayama@fgv.br) on 2011-06-02T19:30:03Z No. of bitstreams: 1 66080100241.pdf: 230548 bytes, checksum: acf3b99268af7bca332c69f2674ddd1e (MD5) / Approved for entry into archive by Vera Lúcia Mourão(vera.mourao@fgv.br) on 2011-06-02T20:17:23Z (GMT) No. of bitstreams: 1 66080100241.pdf: 230548 bytes, checksum: acf3b99268af7bca332c69f2674ddd1e (MD5) / Approved for entry into archive by Vera Lúcia Mourão(vera.mourao@fgv.br) on 2011-06-02T20:39:01Z (GMT) No. of bitstreams: 1 66080100241.pdf: 230548 bytes, checksum: acf3b99268af7bca332c69f2674ddd1e (MD5) / Made available in DSpace on 2011-06-03T17:53:48Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 66080100241.pdf: 230548 bytes, checksum: acf3b99268af7bca332c69f2674ddd1e (MD5) Previous issue date: 2011-02-03 / This thesis analyzed the determinants of the capital structure for Brazilian companies. A relevant contribution of this study, especially in the Brazilian environment, was the use of debt on a disaggregated level (local currency loans, foreign currency loans and synthetic local currency loans), in order to examine the key determinants of corporate financing under an environment of high foreign currency volatility. The understanding of these forces interest not only the academy but mainly the managers of our companies on its capital structure decisions, as well as the financial market players on their roles of advisory and portfolio management. We used panel data models, according to recent methodology trends, to test the main characteristics that determine the utilization of one or another type of debt in Brazil, comparing to the theoretical predictions. Our data set was provided by Economática and included all non-financial corporation listed in Bovespa, for the years 2006 through 2009, complemented by a deep analysis of the annual reports and financials notes published at CVM. Our results show that the significance of the variables size (positive relation), growth opportunitiy (negative) and profitability (negative) as expected by the Static Trade-Off, Costly Monitoring & Agency and Pecking Order theories respectively. At the disaggregated level, we find common results for these three components, and also unique factors such as foreign EBIT and foreign cash, which determines the type and level of the financing instrument by the company according to the Risk Management theory, and also confirming the ideas presented in the studies of Allayannis and Brown (2003). / Este trabalho analisou quais são os principais determinantes do endividamento das empresas brasileiras. A principal contribuição em relação aos trabalhos já publicados está relacionada à desagregação dos tipos de endividamento de acordo com a moeda (dívida em moeda local, dívida em moeda estrangeira e dívida sinteticamente local através do hedge), esclarecendo os principais determinantes do endividamento das empresas, de acordo com o tipo empregado, num ambiente de alta volatilidade cambial. O entendimento de tal dinâmica interessa não apenas à academia, mas principalmente aos administradores de empresas em suas decisões sobre estrutura de capital bem como aos participantes do mercado financeiro nos papéis de assessores dos seus clientes. Outra importante contribuição do trabalho, já no aspecto metodológico, foi o uso de Dados em Painel para testarmos quais características determinam a utilização de um ou outro tipo de endividamento no Brasil, de acordo com as principais teorias de estrutura de capital na literatura e comparando os resultados com as expectativas de cada uma dela. Nossa base de dados foi estruturada com empresas brasileiras não financeiras, utilizando-se da ferramenta Economática bem como da análise cuidadosa das demonstrações financeiras anuais disponibilizadas na CVM, para os anos de 2006 a 2009. Os resultados encontrados indicam a significância e consistência dos coeficientes de tamanho da empresa (positivo), oportunidade de crescimento (negativo) e lucratividade (negativo), em linha com as teorias de "Static Trade-Off", "Costly Monitoring & Agency" e "Pecking Order". No nível desagregado, nossos modelos encontraram resultados comuns ao caso agregado, mas também fatores únicos, como receitas e caixa em moeda estrangeira, que determinam o tipo e o nível do endividamento, corroborando com a teoria de "Risk Management", e confirmando alguns dos pressupostos de Allayannis e Brown (2003).