Esta pesquisa é um estudo exploratório-descritivo que relaciona avaliação de desempenho organizacional, sustentabilidade e o questionário do Índice de Sustentabilidade Empresarial. A avaliação de desempenho organizacional é um importante instrumento de gestão, que por meio de diferentes modelos teóricos pode auxiliar empresas a realizarem seus objetivos. A incorporação da sustentabilidade na gestão é uma realidade, e têm-se realizado esforços no sentido de aprimorar a gestão socioambiental das organizações. Neste contexto, foi elaborado o modelo de avaliação de desempenho organizacional SIGMA Sustentabilidade, o qual analisa a empresa sob a ótica de cinco diferentes capitais: natural, social, humano, manufaturado e financeiro. A criação do Índice de Sustentabilidade Empresarial, que visa reunir as organizações com destaque em governança corporativa, responsabilidade social e sustentabilidade, também é reflexo deste contexto. O índice utiliza um questionário, enviado à um conjunto de empresas que possuem ações negociadas na bolsa de valores, para avaliar e selecionar as companhias que se encaixam no perfil descrito. Este estudo pretende identificar e descrever a presença dos cinco capitais no questionário do Índice de Sustentabilidade Empresarial. Para tal, foi analisada a teoria acerca de modelos de avaliação de desempenho organizacional, do modelo SIGMA sustentabilidade, bem como levantadas as teorias e indicadores acerca de cada um dos capitais. A metodologia escolhida foi a análise descritiva e qualitativa das perguntas que compõem o questionário, à luz da teoria dos capitais levantada. Os resultados apontam para uma concentração dos capitais natural e social no questionário, bem como para uma presença reduzida do capital manufaturado. A análise do questionário apontou também pontos de alinhamento com o modelo SIGMA, como a presença frequente da prestação de contas e a interdependência dos capitais. Ao final sugere-se um rol de variáveis que podem ser utilizadas para identificação dos diferentes capitais em outros estudos, questionários ou documentos em geral. / This research is a descriptive and exploratory study which relates organizational performance measurement, sustainability, and the Corporate Sustainability Index questionnaire. The measurement of organizational performance is an important management tool, which through different theoretical models can help companies achieve their goals. The incorporation of sustainability management is a reality, and has improved the environmental management of organizations. SIGMA, an organizational performance model, was designed in that context, and it analyses a company from the perspective of five different capitals: natural, social, human, manufactured, and financial. The creation of the Corporate Sustainability Index, which aims to bring together organizations with an emphasis on corporate governance, social responsibility and sustainability, also reflects that context. The index uses a questionnaire, which is sent to a group of companies with publicly traded shares, to evaluate and select those that fit the profile described. This study aims to identify and describe the presence of the five capitals in the Corporate Sustainability Index questionnaire. To this end, the theory about organizational performance evaluation, the SIGMA sustainability model, and the theories and indicators of each capital were analyzed. The methodology chosen employed qualitative and descriptive analysis of the questionnaire questions, based on the capitals theories raised. The results indicate a concentration of natural and social capital in the questionnaire, as well as a reduced presence of manufactured capital. Analysis of the questionnaire also showed points of alignment with the SIGMA model, such as the frequent presence of accountability and interdependence of capitals. At the end a list of variables that can be used to identify the different capitals in other studies, questionnaires and documents in general is suggested.

Title:                 Talent Management   Author:             Simon Kjellman Level:               Master Thesis 30, hp Keywords: Talent management, Organizational Performance, Employee engagement, Human resource management Background: Today business is pressured to provide result and profit, but at the same time provide health and stimulate work environment for the employees. Human resource is rising to be the organizations new winner to get a competitive advantage. In order to be successful and continue to grow, companies need to attract and maintain their talent. Research question: Which tensions between organizational performance and employee engagement can arise when using talent management?  Purpose: The purpose of this thesis is to develop an understanding of which tensions    between organizational performance and employee engagement that can arise when using talent management. By focusing on employee engagement and organizational performance, I put the emphasis on the approaches used when using talent management and therefore I also developing what characterizes the used approach. Method: A qualitative research approach was applied, which included a case study design consisting of multiple cases. Unstructured interviews and observations were the methods used for collecting the empirical data. The seven respondents were selected from two Swedish companies, based on a theoretical sampling method. The data analysis method included a cross-case analysis. Theoretical framework: Based on the purpose, the concepts that I find most relevant and coherent with Talent Management, Employee engagement and Organizational performance will be introduced and explained in the following sections. At first, Talent Management is defined and explained and then the employee engagement and organizational performance come as following. The theories will provide the basis for a detailed investigation and analysis over Talent Management. Findings: Swedish companies uses a collective approach to talent management. What characterizes the work with talent management in a collective culture are inclusion, democracy, soft culture and communication. They are using democratic and human ways of treating their employees. This causes the tension to be low in overall because usually the desires are met on both sides. Signs of separation in developments plans between different professionals can start a tension. The communication is important when using talent management to get a stable work environment.

No description available.

A teoria dos stakeholders tem apresentado significativos avanços conceituais quanto a criação e distribuição de valor para os stakeholders. No entanto, algumas questões ainda são pouco exploradas nessa literatura. Uma delas refere-se à relação entre a distribuição de valor para os stakeholders e o desempenho organizacional. Esta pesquisa contribui com esta questão ao analisar a relação entre distribuição de valor tangível e intangível para o stakeholder funcionário e o desempenho organizacional. Como objetivos específicos, definiu-se: a) analisar a relação entre distribuição de valor tangível para os funcionários e o desempenho de curto e longo prazo da empresa; b) analisar a relação entre distribuição de valor intangível para os funcionários e o desempenho de curto e longo prazo da empresa. Para operacionalização da pesquisa foi selecionado o stakeholder funcionário, uma vez que este é um dos stakeholders mais estreitamente ligado à criação de valor da empresa, tem acesso a informações chaves, possui competências críticas para a geração de renda, e, consequentemente, um custo de reposição muito alto. A Revisão de Literatura abordou três teorias. A primeira foi a Teoria dos Stakeholders, da qual emergiu o problema de pesquisa. A segunda teoria utilizada foi a Gestão Estratégica de Recursos Humanos que contribuiu para a discussão sobre atendimento do stakeholder funcionário e desempenho organizacional. Por fim, foram empregadas teorias de motivação para explicar como o valor distribuído ao funcionário afeta sua motivação e, consequentemente, o desempenho organizacional. O método utilizado compreende uma abordagem quantitativa, cuja análise dos dados foi realizada por meio da técnica de regressão. Foram analisadas 40 empresas ao longo de quatro anos. A amostra compreendeu o conjunto de empresas que responderam ao questionário do Índice de Sustentabilidade Empresarial (ISE), da BM&FBovespa, nos anos de 2010 à 2013. Este conjunto incluiu tanto empresas de capital aberto, listadas na Bolsa de Valores, quanto suas controladas. Os resultados desta pesquisa indicam que o valor tangível está mais associado ao desempenho de curto prazo enquanto o valor intangível tem efeitos no desempenho de longo prazo. Esta pesquisa apresenta contribuições teóricas e gerenciais. Sob o ponto de vista teórico, apresenta os mecanismos pelos quais a distribuição de valor para o stakeholder funcionário afeta o desempenho organizacional e testa empiricamente essa relação. Em termos gerenciais, os resultados são úteis para os gestores na decisão de que tipo de valor distribuir para o atendimento do funcionário que resulte em um melhor desempenho organizacional. / The Stakeholder Theory has shown significant conceptual advances regarding the value creation and distribution for stakeholders. However, some issues remain little explored in this literature. One of these issues is relate to the relationship between value distribution for stakeholders and organizational performance. This research contributes to this issue since analyze the relationship between the distribution of tangible and intangible values for the employee stakeholder and organizational performance. The specific objectives are: a) analyze the relationship between distribution of tangible value for employees and short and long-term organizational performance; b) analyze the relationship between distribution of intangible value for employees and short and long-term organizational performance. In order to perform the research it was selected the employee stakeholder, since this is one of the most closely stakeholder associated with the firm\'s value creation, has access to key information, critical skills to generate rent, and high replacement cost. The Literature Review section covers three theories. The first one is the Stakeholders Theory, from which the research problem emerged. The second theory is the Strategic Human Resource Management (SHRM), which contributed to the discussion on the employee stakeholder and organizational performance. Finally, theories of motivation were used to explain how the value distributed for employees affects their motivation and therefore organizational performance. The method comprised a quantitative approach, which analysis was performed through the regression technique. It was analyzed 40 firms over four years. The sample is composed by firms that responded the Corporate Sustainability Index (ISE) questionnaire, from the BM&FBovespa, in the years from 2010 to 2013. This set of firms included both publicly traded companies listed on the Stock Exchange, and their subsidiaries. The results indicate that the tangible value is more associated with short-term performance while the intangible value has effects on long-term performance. This research presents theoretical and managerial contributions. From the theoretical point of view, this study presents the mechanisms through which the distribution of value for employees affects organizational performance and test empirically this relationship. In terms of management, the results are useful to managers decide what kind of value distribute to employees in order to achieve a better firm performance

O objetivo principal da tese é investigar a relação entre a distribuição de valor para os stakeholders e o desempenho financeiro corporativo. O estudo foi realizado em uma amostra de 62 empresas que responderam o questionário do Índice de Sustentabilidade Empresarial (ISE) da Bolsa de Valores B3 - Brasil, Bolsa Balcão em 2011, 2012 e 2013. A distribuição de valor para stakeholders foi mensurada pelo questionário ISE e a variável de desempenho financeiro pelo retorno sobre o ativo (ROA). As hipóteses foram testadas por modelos de regressão para dados em painel. Os resultados revelaram uma relação positiva entre distribuição de valor para stakeholders e o desempenho financeiro das empresas. Os achados da pesquisa suportaram a hipótese de que o valor relacional está mais associado ao desempenho financeiro que o valor transacional. Os resultados também mostraram que o equilíbrio na distribuição de valor incremental entre stakeholders primários está associado ao desempenho financeiro corporativo. Concluiu-se que distribuição de valor relacional e o equilíbrio na distribuição de valor incremental para os stakeholders primários podem levar a empresa a obter vantagens competitivas que levam a um desempenho superior. A contribuição da pesquisa consiste na classificação do valor incremental como uma ferramenta de análise da estratégia de distribuição de valor para stakeholders, que envolve o balanceamento dos interesses e a priorização de stakeholders. A pesquisa também contribui para evidenciar a importância do valor relacional para a obtenção de vantagens competitivas e desempenho financeiro superior. / The main purpose of this thesis is to investigate the relationship between value distribution to stakeholders and corporate financial performance. The sample is composed by 62 companies that answered the questionnaire of the Corporate Sustainabity Index (ISE) of the Brazilian Stock Exchange B3 - Brasil, Bolsa Balcão in 2011, 2012 and 2013. The value distribution to stakeholders was measured by the ISE questionnaire and the financial performance variable was the return on assets (ROA). The hypotheses were tested by panel data regression models. The results revealed a positive relationship between value distribution to stakeholders and financial performance. The findings supported the hypothesis that relational value is more associated with financial performance than transactional value. The results also showed that the equilibrium in the incremental value distribution among primary stakeholders is associated with the corporate financial performance. It was concluded that the distribution of relational value and the balance in the distribution of incremental value to the primary stakeholders can lead the company to obtain competitive advantages and superior performance. The research contribution consists in the classification of the incremental value as a tool to analyze the value distribution strategy for stakeholders, which involves balancing interests and stakeholder prioritization. The research also contributes to highlight the importance of relational value to obtain competitive advantage and superior financial performance.

Many managers of Puerto Rican corporations have not been able to assist employees in their recovery from the devastation left by Hurricane Maria. This lack of assistance has resulted in high employee attrition rates, low productivity, anxiety, isolation, anguish, despair, panic attacks, and depression. Scholarly literature lacks research on emotional intelligence and learning in corporate, postdisaster contexts; both capacities may mitigate employee stress due to the uncertainty inherent in postdisaster conditions and motivate employees to persevere in the face of adversity. The purpose of this quantitative study was to assess the relationship between employee learning, emotional intelligence, and organizational performance. The theoretical framework applied was human capital theory. The research questions focused on how employee learning and emotional intelligence are related to organizational performance. The sample was 90 full-time employees of multinational corporations in Puerto Rico. Data were collected through SurveyMonkey using the Workplace Learning Scale, the Trait Meta-Mood Scale, and the Organizational Performance Scale. Regression analysis was used to analyze the data, and both employee learning and emotional intelligence were found to have a statistically significant positive relationship with organizational performance (β = .563, p = .000; β = .348, p = .000). To more fully capture participants' thoughts and feelings, a mixed methodology is recommended for future research. The results of this study could assist human resources managers in their selection of training that enables employees to gain the skills needed to support business continuity and personal welfare in postdisaster environments.

O principal objetivo desta pesquisa é analisar, de forma empírica, a relação do alinhamento entre a materialidade dos stakeholders e o valor distribuído pela empresa no desempenho organizacional. O estudo foi realizado com 56 empresas que divulgaram a matriz de materialidade nos padrões GRI em seus relatórios de sustentabilidade e responderam ao questionário ISE nos ciclos de 2015/2016, 2016/2017 e 2017/2018, resultando em 105 observações. A materialidade foi identificada, para cada grupo de stakeholder primário, pela análise das matrizes de materialidade e foi proposto um framework de temas materiais. Questões do ISE foram selecionadas para se obter o score do valor distribuído pelas empresas. Na sequência, foi calculado o alinhamento de valor, que é o percentual da materialidade sobre o valor distribuído. O ROA e o ROAt+1 foram utilizados como proxy de desemprenho. Modelos de regressão linear múltipla foram utilizados e os resultados da pesquisa mostraram, empiricamente, uma associação positiva entre o alinhamento do valor e o desempenho, suportando a hipótese. Conclui-se que o alinhamento entre a materialidade e a distribuição de valor está positivamente relacionada com o desempenho. A pesquisa apresenta contribuições teóricas por mostrar como a distribuição de valor alinhada à materialidade se relaciona com o desempenho e a importância da gestão de todos os grupos de stakeholder primários para obtenção do resultado; contribuições metodológicas por trazer a matriz de materialidade como uma ferramenta capaz de identificar, de forma clara, as necessidades e demandas dos stakeholders; e contribuições gerenciais pois, a utilização do framework proposto tem potencial de auxiliar o gestor na tomada de decisão em relação à distribuição de valor. / The main goal of this research is to empirically assess the relation of the alignment between the stakeholders\' materiality and the value distributed by the company in the organizational performance. The study was carried out with 56 companies that published the GRI materiality matrix in their sustainability reports and answered the ISE questionnaire in the 2015/2016, 2016/2017 and 2017/2018 cycles, resulting in 105 observations. Materiality was identified for each primary stakeholder group by the analysis of materiality matrices, leading to the proposition of a material themes framework ISE questions were selected to obtain the score of the value distributed by the companies. Then, the value alignment was calculated as the percentage of materiality over the distributed value. ROA and ROAt+1 were used as a proxies for performance. Multiple linear regression models were used and the research results showed, empirically, a positive relation between value alignment and performance, supporting the hypothesis That leads to the conclusion that the alignment between materiality and value distribution is positively related to performance. The research presents theoretical contributions by showing how the value distribution aligned to materiality is related to the performance and the importance of the management of all the primary stakeholder groups to obtain this result; methodological contributions by bringing the materiality matrix as a tool capable of clearly identifying the needs and demands of stakeholders; and managerial contributions because the use of the proposed framework has the potential to assist the manager in decision making regarding the value distribution

As infrastructure networks grow more complex, regulatory requirements become greater, populations grow, budgets become more limited, and the expectations of customers increase, municipalities are progressively being required to provide more for less. This is presenting some particular challenges to the long-term sustainability of buried water and wastewater infrastructure in Ontario. In response, municipalities are increasingly seeking to improve their business processes and asset management capabilities as a path to optimize the lifecycle of their infrastructure assets and ensure public safety, community development, and financial sustainability. This thesis presents an organizational performance measurement framework for municipal infrastructure asset management which was validated through interviews and surveys with international discipline experts. The resultant framework provides a high-level outline and suggestions for implementation of key objectives, 11 core critical success factors, and 135 quantitative performance indicators for municipal water and wastewater asset management organizations.

As infrastructure networks grow more complex, regulatory requirements become greater, populations grow, budgets become more limited, and the expectations of customers increase, municipalities are progressively being required to provide more for less. This is presenting some particular challenges to the long-term sustainability of buried water and wastewater infrastructure in Ontario. In response, municipalities are increasingly seeking to improve their business processes and asset management capabilities as a path to optimize the lifecycle of their infrastructure assets and ensure public safety, community development, and financial sustainability. This thesis presents an organizational performance measurement framework for municipal infrastructure asset management which was validated through interviews and surveys with international discipline experts. The resultant framework provides a high-level outline and suggestions for implementation of key objectives, 11 core critical success factors, and 135 quantitative performance indicators for municipal water and wastewater asset management organizations.

In this knowledge explosion environment, knowledge management systems increasing organizational capability and performance.This research investigates play an important role in relationships among several major factors: service quality, knowledge management system quality (include System Quality and Content Quality), system usage, organizational capability (include Agility and Innovativeness) and organizational performance. An empirical study was performed to examine their relationships. The findings show significant positive relation among Service Quality, Knowledge Management System Quality and System Usage; System Usage and Organizational Capability, and Organizational Capability and organizational performance.The result is consistent with existing literature to support the value of knowledge management systems.