Background: Previous researchers have identified perceptions and practices as key barriers to women's advancement opportunities. Moreover, the region of Umeå in Sweden has been experiencing a low representation of female managers, and the manufacturing industry is male-dominated throughout the country. Management perceptions of female managers could be categorized in four different perspectives and these were used after some modification, by adding other, relevant theories from the field of women in management. Organizational practices had shown to be crucial in enforcing gender equality in organizations, and for this study, internal and external recruitment, succession planning and training and development were explored. The intention was to explore how organizational practices had been influenced by management perceptions of female managers, by looking for indicators within these.Purpose: To explore how management, in general, perceive female managers, and how these perceptions might influence organizational practices.Research questions: How do management of several manufacturing companies in the Umeå region perceive female middle managers? and Do these perceptions affect the organizational practices? If so, how?Key concepts:Management perceptions: Subjective constructions of human behavior, more specifically, management attitudes and beliefs towards female middle managers.Middle manager: Someone who deals directly with employees and is in charge of at least one subordinate level and reports to a top-level manager.Organizational practices: Strategic activities in a company.Methodology: This exploratory study was conducted with a qualitative approach using semi-structured interviews. Primary data was collected from six different companies in the Umeå Region and secondary data consisted of scientific articles.Findings and conclusions: The perceptions of female middle managers held by management at manufacturing companies in the Umeå Region did influence the organizational practices. In general, all had positive perceptions of women in terms of the economic benefits that they could bring to the companies. In addition, women’s opportunities in the manufacturing companies were influenced by management perceptions of whether women were considered to have the necessary, technical competencies for management positions. Furthermore, it was concluded that those manufacturing companies whose management prioritized the questions of women in management, had the highest representation of female middle managers.

This study aims to define workforce agility via a literature review and a conducted research survey of the Kennedy Space Center (KSC) Engineering workforce. The survey results will help us determine the workforce agility of the KSC engineering team and understand what has allowed them to transition from the Space Shuttle Program to the new Exploration Ground System (EGS) program. Structural Equation Modeling was used to develop a model of relationships to test the hypotheses. The results show that organizational practices and psychological empowerment significantly support workforce agility. The implications of this study for understanding the characteristics of workforce agility are also discussed.

Made available in DSpace on 2015-03-05T18:36:36Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 0 Previous issue date: 20 / Nenhuma / A vantagem competitiva das organizações pode ser alcançada por meio da mobilização dos fatores internos da empresa, ou seja, dos recursos e das competências, de forma dinâmica, nas suas diferentes áreas e ao longo do tempo. Esta Dissertação é um estudo sobre como as competências organizacionais se mobilizam nos processos internos de uma empresa e se apresentam nas práticas organizacionais, contribuindo para a concretização das estratégias e para um desempenho superior em diferentes mercados. Trata-se de uma pesquisa qualitativa, exploratória e descritiva em uma empresa do setor vitivinícola brasileiro, com o método de estudo de caso único na Vinícola Miolo Ltda. A coleta de dados foi feita com membros da empresa e do setor e utilizou dados primários, através de entrevistas semi-estruturadas, observação não participante, questionário e participação em seminário, além de dados secundários, baseados em pesquisas bibliográficas e documentais. Os resultados encontrados revelaram que as competências da vinícola apr / Organizational competitive advantages can be reached by dynamical use of the company internal factors such as the resources and competencies in its different areas over time. This study is a research on how organizational competencies are articulated in internal processes of a company and how they are presented in organizational practices in order to implement strategies and achieve higher performance in the market. This is a qualitative research developed through an exploratory and descriptive case study conducted at Miolo Winery. The data collection was made with company’s members and participants of the Brazilian winery sector. It used primary data (semi-structured interviews, non-participant observation, questionnaires, conference), and secondary data (documents and references). The results demonstrated that the Miolo’s competencies are presented in all internal processes, at different levels and they are directly connected to agents of the productive chain, showing interdependency and reciprocity among t

Submitted by Tatiana Lima (tatianasl@ufba.br) on 2016-03-18T19:31:59Z No. of bitstreams: 1 Magalhães, Carolina Gusmão.pdf: 1600750 bytes, checksum: 46a8d95e67f258e3df40c600e211df0c (MD5) / Approved for entry into archive by Tatiana Lima (tatianasl@ufba.br) on 2016-03-22T19:01:20Z (GMT) No. of bitstreams: 1 Magalhães, Carolina Gusmão.pdf: 1600750 bytes, checksum: 46a8d95e67f258e3df40c600e211df0c (MD5) / Made available in DSpace on 2016-03-22T19:01:20Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 Magalhães, Carolina Gusmão.pdf: 1600750 bytes, checksum: 46a8d95e67f258e3df40c600e211df0c (MD5) / A presente pesquisa tem como objetivo central reconhecer e analisar a influência da cultura da capoeira sobre as práticas organizacionais de uma associação, pautada por princípios nãoeconômicos e em fase de expansão internacional, a fim de reconhecer os limites e as possibilidades do seu modelo de gestão. Para tanto, foi realizada uma pesquisa qualitativa, de caráter exploratório, com orientação analítico-descritiva, mediante observação participante. Os sujeitos são os dirigentes e membros da Associação Cultural GUETO, organização sem fins lucrativos que tem cinco sedes internacionais. A interpretação do material coletado seguiu os ensinamentos da "análise de conteúdo". Foi constatada uma grande influência da capoeira frente às práticas organizativas, sobretudo pelo viés do sistema iniciático de formação, o aprender fazendo, a oralidade, a expansão dos laços de participação. Independente de avançarmos identificando tais influências, muito há de ser feito na busca pelo desenvolvimento institucional de tais instituições que nem sempre dialogam de maneira harmônica com essa aproximação da cultura organizacional empresarial. This research mainly aimed at recognizing and analyzing Capoeira’s culture influence on an association’s organizational practices, guided by non-economic principles and on an international expansion phase, in order to recognize the limits and possibilities of its management model. Therefore, a qualitative research was carried on, with an exploratory characteristic, also with an analytical-descriptive orientation, through participant observation. The research subjects are the leaders and members of the GUETO Cultural Association, a non-profit organization that has five international offices. The interpretation of the collected data followed the teachings of "Content Analysis". A great influence stemming from Capoeira’s culture was observed towards organizational practices, especially from the perspective of the initiatory graduation system, regarding some of its characteristics, such as learning by doing, teaching and learning by oral means, the expansion of participation bonds. Regardless of our advancement on identifying such influences, much has to be done in the search for institutional development of such institutions that not always dialogue harmoniously with this approach based on business organizational culture.

Submitted by Cláudia Bueno (claudiamoura18@gmail.com) on 2015-11-13T19:41:51Z No. of bitstreams: 2 Dissertação - Camilla Carneiro Silva Queija - 2015.pdf: 1377664 bytes, checksum: 3b09f8b20cfb83ab869c43890ecd385c (MD5) license_rdf: 23148 bytes, checksum: 9da0b6dfac957114c6a7714714b86306 (MD5) / Approved for entry into archive by Luciana Ferreira (lucgeral@gmail.com) on 2015-11-16T09:51:31Z (GMT) No. of bitstreams: 2 Dissertação - Camilla Carneiro Silva Queija - 2015.pdf: 1377664 bytes, checksum: 3b09f8b20cfb83ab869c43890ecd385c (MD5) license_rdf: 23148 bytes, checksum: 9da0b6dfac957114c6a7714714b86306 (MD5) / Made available in DSpace on 2015-11-16T09:51:31Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 2 Dissertação - Camilla Carneiro Silva Queija - 2015.pdf: 1377664 bytes, checksum: 3b09f8b20cfb83ab869c43890ecd385c (MD5) license_rdf: 23148 bytes, checksum: 9da0b6dfac957114c6a7714714b86306 (MD5) Previous issue date: 2015-02-20 / This study aims to map the organizational culture , emphasizing the practices and organizational values . This is a descriptive study , whose data collection instrument used was the Brazilian Instrument for Assessing Organizational Culture - IBACO (Ferreira , Assmar , Stall , Helena and Swan , 2002) , applied to 493 employees of an organization in the sector of mining and manufacturing of fertilizers distributed in the states of Goiás, Minas Gerais and São Paulo. A quantitative approach was adopted with the use of the statistical software SPSS version 20 and the office Excel 2013, through a descriptive analysis and correlation. All seven factors of IBACO instrument were considered, including the 94 questions , three factors for the analysis of practices and four factors to analyze the values. As a result, the cultural map of this organization shows a strong tendency for the Internal Integration of Practice and despite all values being moderate , some issues regarding Professionalism Cooperative Value indicate a moderate value with strong features in the effective and skillful execution of tasks , showing a spirit of cooperation , skill, dedication, professionalism and capacity of initiative of employees, contributing to the achievement of the goals proposed and the welfare of the organization. As for the practice, it can be said that the organization is focused on strategic planning and decisions are taken to meet customers’ needs. / O presente estudo tem como objetivo mapear a cultura organizacional, enfatizando as práticas e os valores organizacionais. Trata-se de pesquisa descritiva, cujo instrumento de coleta de dados utilizado foi o Instrumento Brasileiro para a Avaliação da Cultura Organizacional – IBACO (Ferreira, Assmar, Estol, Helena e Cisne, 2002), aplicado a 493 empregados de uma organização do setor de mineração e fabricação de fertilizantes distribuída por unidades nos estados de Goiás, Minas Gerais e São Paulo. Adotou-se abordagem quantitativa, utilizando-se o software estatístico SPSS versão 20 e o office Excel 2013, através da análise descritivas e de correlação. Foram considerados todos os sete fatores do instrumento IBACO, considerando as 94 questões, três fatores para análise das práticas e quatro fatores para analisar os valores. Como resultado, o mapa da cultura desta organização, mostra uma tendência forte para a Prática de Integração Interna e, apesar dos valores todos darem moderados, algumas questões referentes ao Valor Profissionalismo Cooperativo, indicam um valor moderado com traços fortes em execução das tarefas com eficácia e competências, evidenciando espírito de colaboração, habilidade, dedicação, profissionalismo e capacidade de iniciativa dos empregados, contribuindo para o alcance das metas propostas e bem comum da organização. Quanto à prática, pode-se dizer que a organização está voltada para o planejamento estratégico e as tomadas de decisão apresentam foco nas necessidades dos clientes.

Notre travail a cherché à éclairer une partie des éléments qui peuvent agir sur la productivité du travail, notamment les contrats incitatifs, les technologies de l’information et de la communication (TICS) et les pratiques organisationnelles. Nous avons naturellement tenu compte de la présence d’asymétries d’information, susceptibles d’influencer la relation d’emploi et les choix de l’entreprise en matière de pratiques organisationnelles et d’introduction des technologies de l’information et de la communication. La thèse se divise donc en deux grandes parties : la première se penche sur les contrats incitatifs optimaux ainsi que sur l’effet des différents modes de rémunération sur la productivité. La deuxième partie, quant à elle, met l’accent sur l’introduction et les effets des TICS et des pratiques organisationnelles. Les résultats empiriques tirés de la première partie montrent que l’effet de la rémunération sur la productivité dépend de la forme de rémunération choisie et de la catégorie socioprofessionnelle des employés concernés. Ils mettent également en évidence un effet de la durée du contrat de travail ainsi que du taux d’endettement à court terme sur la productivité. Les résultats issus des études faites dans le cadre de la deuxième partie de la thèse indiquent que les entreprises ont eu besoin d’un temps d’adaptation, entre 1998 et 1999, avant que les effets positifs des TICS et des pratiques organisationnelles puissent se répercuter sur la productivité des salariés. Leurs effets sont intervenus plus rapidement en 2004, compte tenu de ces délais d’accumulation du capital humain. Enfin, nous avons également pu montrer que le gain de productivité s’avère plus important si l’entreprise choisit de mettre en œuvre les deux changements en même temps. / Our work has tried to identify some elements which may have an effect on labor productivity, among which the incentive contracts, the information and communication’s technologies (ICT) and the organizational practices. We took into account the presence of asymmetric information, susceptible to influence the employment relationships and the firm’s choices concerning the organizational practices or the introduction of ICT. The dissertation is divided into two parts: the first one considers the optimal incentive contracts as well as the effect of various remuneration systems on labor productivity. The second part is devoted to the introduction of ICT and the organizational practices. The empirical results drawn from the first part show that the remuneration’s effect on productivity depends on the adopted type of payment and on the social and occupational group of the beneficiaries. They also indicate that the length of the employment’s contract and the rate of short term debts have an effect on productivity. The results obtained within the framework of the second part of the dissertation show that the employees needed some time to adapt, between 1998 and 1999, before the positive effects of the ICT and organizational practices could appear on their productivity. However given the delays of human capital’s accumulation, the effect on labor productivity of various ICT and organizational practices occurred more quickly in 2004. Finally, we showed that the productivity increases more if the company chooses to undertake both changes at the same time.

The problem addressed in this study was whether middle level schools have adopted currently held research findings with respect to organizational structure and decision making processes promoted by the work of the Carnegie Foundation and various state agencies. Purposes included determining the perceptions of principals in schools utilizing interdisciplinary teams of teachers regarding the roles of principals and teachers in decision making processes, differences in campus performance on the Texas Assessment of Academic Skills and specific demographic variables in comparison to perceptions of principals in schools not utilizing interdisciplinary teams on these same questions.

Made available in DSpace on 2015-03-05T18:38:01Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 0 Previous issue date: 23 / Nenhuma / A inovação, mais do que um modismo de gestão, constitui-se em requisito para a sobrevivência das organizações no mundo globalizado. A literatura sobre inovação e organizações inovadoras apresenta uma grande diversidade de modelos teóricos. Analisar as práticas organizacionais voltadas para a inovação e os processos pelos quais essas práticas se institucionalizam nas organizações inovadoras constituiu o objetivo geral deste trabalho. Para sua realização, a metodologia de pesquisa empregada foi do tipo qualitativo, sendo adotado o estudo de casos múltiplos como estratégia de pesquisa. Foram analisadas duas organizações, tendo sido utilizado como instrumento de coleta de dados as entrevistas, consideradas a principal fonte de informações para descrição dos casos e a análise de documentação, tais como relatórios, websites, folders e artigos em jornais e revistas. Para orientar a coleta de dados e para análise dos mesmos, foram definidas três categorias de análise: características inovadoras, institucionalização d / More than a passing style of gestation, innovation is taken as a requirement for the existence of organizations in a globalized world. Literature on innovation and innovative organizations presents a big diversity of theoretical models. Analyzing the organizational practices that have to do with innovation and the processes by which these practices institutionalize themselves in innovative organizations was the general goal of this article. To put this work into practice, a qualitative research methodology was applied, and the study of multiple cases was used as a research strategy. Two organizations were analyzed, and some interviews were taken as instruments for collecting data. Theses interviews were considered the main source of information for the analysis of the cases and documentation, as, for instance, reports, websites, folders and newspaper and magazine articles. To guide data collecting and to analyze them, three categories of analysis were chosen: innovative characteristics, innovative practices i

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Submitted by Luciana Ferreira (lucgeral@gmail.com) on 2018-07-03T13:13:55Z No. of bitstreams: 2 Dissertação - Bárbara Lopes Franco - 2017.pdf: 3437712 bytes, checksum: d6b6f3e65ac5f52e4f6d2aa4be3a53c5 (MD5) license_rdf: 0 bytes, checksum: d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e (MD5) / Approved for entry into archive by Luciana Ferreira (lucgeral@gmail.com) on 2018-07-03T15:43:20Z (GMT) No. of bitstreams: 2 Dissertação - Bárbara Lopes Franco - 2017.pdf: 3437712 bytes, checksum: d6b6f3e65ac5f52e4f6d2aa4be3a53c5 (MD5) license_rdf: 0 bytes, checksum: d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e (MD5) / Made available in DSpace on 2018-07-03T15:43:20Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 2 Dissertação - Bárbara Lopes Franco - 2017.pdf: 3437712 bytes, checksum: d6b6f3e65ac5f52e4f6d2aa4be3a53c5 (MD5) license_rdf: 0 bytes, checksum: d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e (MD5) Previous issue date: 2017-09-28 / In this dissertation, I propose that the daily practices of organizations on the field of popular culture form policies of production and space occupation in cities that resist the logical imposition of the urban space planning. I strongly highlight that the cities are organizational processes, therefore may be based on the daily practices of the organizations that inhabit them. I propose a theoretic approach of the Practice-Based Studies (PBS) in the Administration area with discussions about cities, starting from the discussions proposed by Certeau (2008) having as an empirical context of research the organizational daily routine of cultural entrepreneurs. For the development of these concepts of organizational analysis, I carried a qualitative study in 2017 with a forró subjects in Distrito Federal, considered a popular culture movement. The choice of the organization occurred because the different subjects of forró are constituted by performative shows and events in different locations of the city of Brasilia, that makes possible to comprehend different spaces produced by the organization studied that comprises Brasília. The production of the empirical material for the analysis will occur from the observations of the participants that will be held on a daily bais of the studied organization, as well as interviews of the life history that should be done with the subjects of forró in Brasília. As contribution to the Administration area, I emphasize (1) the relevance of thinking the city as an organizational process; (2) the understanding that daily practices of organizations form policies of production and spaces occupation in the cities; (3) the relevance of thinking popular cultures as organizational processes of resistance against city planning logic; (4) the advance on the theoretical appropriation of Michel de Certeau works to organizational analysis. / Nessa dissertação, proponho que as práticas cotidianas das organizações do campo das culturas populares formam políticas de produção e de ocupação dos espaços das cidades que resistem frente a imposição das lógicas de planificação do espaço urbano. Com efeito, destaco que as cidades são processos organizativos, portanto podendo ser compreendidas com base nas práticas cotidianas das organizações que as habitam. Proponho a aproximação teórica do campo dos Estudos Baseados em Práticas (EBP) na área de Administração com os debates sobre cidades, a partir das discussões propostas por Certeau (2008), tendo como contexto empírico de pesquisa o cotidiano organizativo dos empreendedores culturais. Para o desenvolvimento desses conceitos de análise organizacional, foi realizado um estudo qualitativo no ano de 2017 com dois sujeitos ligados ao forró no Distrito Federal, considerado um movimento de cultura popular. A opção pelo estudo de diferentes sujeitos ligados ao forró ocorreu pelo fato de se constituírem a partir da realização de shows e eventos em diferentes locais da cidade de Brasília, o que possibilita a compreensão dos diferentes espaços produzidos por eles que constituem Brasília. A produção de material empírico para as análises ocorreu a partir das observações participantes realizadas no cotidiano de eventos de forró realizados na cidade de Brasília, bem como das entrevistas de história de vida com dois sujeitos ligados ao forró em Brasília e considerados como referência profissional nesse campo de atuação. Como contribuição ao campo da Administração destaco (1) a relevância de se pensar a cidade como processo organizativo; (2) o entendimento de que as práticas cotidianas das organizações formam políticas de produção e de ocupação dos espaços das cidades; (3) a relevância de se pensar as culturas populares como processos organizativos de resistência frente a lógica de planificação da cidade; (4) avançar na apropriação teórica dos trabalhos de Michel de Certeau para as análises organizacionais.