Export-led growth is important for a number of reasons. At a macro-economic level, it can create profit, allowing a country to balance its finances and manage its debt. Export-led growth can also lead to higher productivity and job creation. At a micro-economic level, exports and export-led growth lead to higher competitiveness and business growth. From an exporter’s perspective, however, participation in the global economy and export to new foreign markets bring with them the challenge of acquiring the required knowledge of an unknown market. Relevant information gathered has to be subjected to analysis and interpretation before it can be applied to strategic business decisions regarding the company and its market. This study proposes that Competitive Intelligence (CI) be used as an instrument to determine the types of export information that exporters require, as it focuses on exporters’ information requirements and enhances their competitiveness. The increasingly competitive business environment places increasing demands on Trade Promotion Organisations (TPOs) to make better use of resources available in order to tailor products and services to the needs of exporters. TPOs are amongst the main sources of information and export assistance for exporters. Other export information sources include publications and a variety of human sources. The assistance of TPOs can take the form of various export-promotion instruments, such as market research, trade fairs and business introductions. TPOs face various challenges, including that of scarce resources. Therefore, such resources must be utilised optimally and in order to achieve efficiency, Realistic Export Opportunities (REOs) need to be prioritised. This study stresses the importance of export diversification and the export of manufactured goods. Export diversification brings its own challenges including the question of which products to promote for export. The application of a Decision Support Model developed by Cuyvers et al. (1995:173) for South Africa identified a number of REOs. Amongst these was the export of South Africanmanufactured extruders to Tunisia. Against the background of the importance of export growth, the types of information that exporters use and the sources of such information were determined by means of a survey of extruder manufacturers, TPOs and users of extruders. With the export potential of extruders to Tunisia as an REO as focus, a market study was conducted using the case study research method. Results of the survey indicate that the only type of information that extruder manufacturers as potential new exporters in South Africa seek on a continuous basis is competitor information, specifically pricing information. However, the findings indicate that this is not typically the type of information supplied by TPOs in South Africa. Furthermore there is no evidence that extruder manufacturers have processes in place to monitor markets and competitors, or to identify key types of information. Concerning the case study, it was found that there is indeed a potential market for extruders in Tunisia and that the industries in which extruders are typically used are significant and growing. It was however also found that there are high trade barriers and high market concentration. Therefore, in terms of an export-promotion strategy for TPOs, an offensive exportpromotion strategy is proposed. In terms of further research, this study points to a need for research of this nature to extend to the wider capital equipment industry. It is further recommended that market profiles of the markets that show the most potential for specific products produced and manufactured in South Africa as evident from the results of Rossouw, Steenkamp, Viviers and Cuyvers (2010) be compiled. / Thesis (Ph.D. (International Trade))--North-West University, Potchefstroom Campus, 2010.

Made available in DSpace on 2015-04-16T15:23:43Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 arquivototal.pdf: 5410765 bytes, checksum: 5281d9c890700ef5e1e636d911d5b44c (MD5) Previous issue date: 2013-08-28 / Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior - CAPES / The general objective of this research is to (re)constitute the memory of the newspaper library at NUT-SECA, in the period of 1980-2012, as a support for future historiographies, and also, to contribute to the dissemination of information existing in the various thematic collections. It results from a descriptive research intending to build a history that emphasizes the diversity of content and the conditions of conservation, preservation and social use of the newspaper library as an artifact of information. The methodology has a quantitative-qualitative approach and uses documentary research to prepare the documents for data collection. For data analysis two techniques were applied: the Documentary Analysis (AD) and Content Analysis (CA). The results presents that the newspaper library collection at NUT- SECA is a historical documentation, as well as one of the memory locations of the drought and of Brazil s northeastern semi-arid, especially in Rio Grande do Norte, and that, depending on use, may contribute to the production of specific knowledge, strengthening the scientific literature on the theme of drought and general research in the field of Social Sciences. The final considerations are expected to have contributed to the construction of new knowledge about the newspaper library at NUT-SECA, as well as we hope the wide socialization of its collection to be a support for historiographies regarding this issue and/or on issues surrounding the NUT -SECA and its newspaper library / Re(constituir) a memória da Hemeroteca do NUT-SECA, no período de 1980 a 2012, como subsídios para futuras historiografias, e também, contribuir para a divulgação das informações existente nas diversas coleções temáticas configura-se como o objetivo geral da pesquisa. Resulta de uma pesquisa descritiva, com vista à construção de uma história que ressalte a diversidade do conteúdo e as condições de conservação, preservação e uso social da Hemeroteca enquanto artefato de informação. A metodologia parte de uma abordagem quantiqualitativa e utiliza a pesquisa documental para preparar os documentos à coleta de dados. Para a análise dos dados duas técnicas foram aplicadas: a Análise documental (AD) e a Análise de conteúdo (AC). Os resultados mostraram que a coleção hemerográfica do NUT-SECA é uma documentação histórica, assim como um dos lugares de memória da seca e do semiárido do nordeste brasileiro, particularmente do Rio Grande do Norte, e que, a depender do uso, pode contribuir para a produção de conhecimento específico, fortalecendo a produção científica acerca da temática da seca e das pesquisas de uma maneira geral no campo das Ciências Sociais. Nas considerações finais espera-se ter contribuído para a construção de novos conhecimentos a respeito da hemeroteca do NUT-SECA, assim como almeja a ampla socialização do acervo hemerográfico, como subsídio para historiografias referentes a essa temática e/ou sobre questões do entorno do NUT-SECA e sua hemeroteca

Submitted by Maike Costa (maiksebas@gmail.com) on 2016-02-12T14:27:11Z No. of bitstreams: 1 arquivototal.pdf: 4021623 bytes, checksum: 88358a309d43748bcf7bb4aa423419a0 (MD5) / Made available in DSpace on 2016-02-12T14:27:11Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 arquivototal.pdf: 4021623 bytes, checksum: 88358a309d43748bcf7bb4aa423419a0 (MD5) Previous issue date: 2015-02-26 / The flow of information in the newsroom of journalism companies poses challenges to professional journalists users of information, specifically in cases involving the news production. These methods comprise the steps of data collection; determination of fact; description of that information; and dissemination of information. In this set, we aimed to investigate the news production processes in journalistic units and their informativeness of conditions for construction of meaning. Therefore, we seek to specifically describe the information flows involving the construction of the news; identify the sources of information that subsidize the construction of the news in journalistic units and their reliability interfaces; check the political and social aspects that influence the organization and communication of news as significant structure; and examine the conditions of informativeness in production processes, communication and use of information in journalistic units. Its universe seven television stations holding public concession in the State of Paraíba: TV Correio (Record), TV Arapuã (TV Network), TV Tambaú (SBT), TV Cabo Branco (Globo), TV Clube (Band) TV Paraíba - (Globo) and TV Borborema (SBT). In the methodological procedures, we adopted the Collective Subject Discourse (CSD), proposed by Lefèvre and Lefèvre (2003), which reveals itself as an orderly and effective tool of communication, which is the basis of all social representations. The study presents a qualitative perspective, the approach deepens the investigation of the universe of meanings of human actions and relations, according to Minayo (1996), this approach is concerned with a level of reality that can not be quantified because it meets the nature of meanings, motives, aspirations, beliefs, values and attitudes, conditions indicated to choose the DSC method. During data collection, we used semi-structured oral interviews with text editors Mail Television System, affiliated to Rede Record in Paraíba and TV Club Band affiliate in Paraíba. The two companies have different aspects as culture, ideology and ratings. Although occupying different in that values the ideological currents, the condition of informativeness these journalistic units is similar on how to approach and editorial referrals. The results show that editorial control mechanisms cover political and economic forces, they regulate the flow of journalistic information. The reliability information is the result of this process, since it is shaped to suit individual interests and therefore the newspaper is diluted in the customary which reads the work ethic. Information sources that support data and journalistic facts become secondary, the spread of journalistic information once meets the reports and dictates of mercantile institutions, understood in this context as expressions of power from the design of Foucault (2012). These events indicate direct interference from political and economic forces in the construction of the meaning of information, so journalists are professionals under the umbrella of these organizations that, in turn, shape the daily events from their interests, compromising aspects of informativeness in production of news in journalistic units / O fluxo de informação nas redações das empresas de jornalismo impõe desafios aos profissionais jornalistas usuários da informação, especificamente, nos processos que envolvem a produção de notícia. Esses processos compreendem as etapas de recepção de dados; apuração do fato; descrição dos elementos informativos; e disseminação da informação. Nesse conjunto, objetivamos investigar os processos de produção de notícia em unidades jornalísticas e suas condições de informatividade para construção de sentidos. Para tanto, buscamos especificamente descrever os fluxos de informação que envolvem a construção da notícia; identificar as fontes de informação que subsidiam a construção da notícia nas unidades jornalística e suas interfaces de confiabilidade; verificar os aspectos políticos e sociais que influenciam na organização e comunicação da notícia enquanto estrutura significante; e examinar as condições de informatividade nos processos de produção, comunicação e uso da informação nas unidades jornalísticas. Tem como universo as sete emissoras de televisão detentoras de concessão pública, no Estado da Paraíba: TV Correio (Record), TV Arapuã (Rede TV), TV Tambaú (SBT), TV Cabo Branco (Globo), TV Clube (Band), TV Paraíba – (Globo) e TV Borborema (SBT). Nos procedimentos metodológicos, adotamos o Discurso do Sujeito Coletivo (DSC), proposto por Lefèvre e Lefèvre (2003), que se revela como um instrumento ordenado e eficaz de comunicação, que está na base de todas as representações sociais. O estudo apresenta-se numa perspectiva qualitativa, cuja abordagem aprofunda a investigação do universo dos significados das ações e relações humanas, conforme Minayo (1996), essa abordagem se preocupa com um nível de realidade que não pode ser quantificada, pois atende a natureza de significados, motivos, aspirações, crenças, valores e atitudes, condições indicadas para escolha do método DSC. Na coleta de dados, foram utilizadas entrevistas orais semi-estruturada com editores de texto do Sistema Correio de Televisão, afiliada a Rede Record na Paraíba e da TV Clube, afiliada Band na Paraíba. As duas empresas apresentam aspectos diferentes quanto à cultura, à ideologia e aos índices de audiência. Embora ocupem espaços diferentes no que preza as correntes ideológicas, a condição de informatividade nessas unidades jornalísticas é semelhante quanto à forma de abordagem e aos encaminhamentos editoriais. Os resultados evidenciam que mecanismos de controle editorial abarcam forças políticas e econômicas, estas regulam os fluxos da informação jornalística. A confiabilidade da notícia é resultante desse processo, uma vez que é modelada para atender a interesses individuais e, por conseguinte, é diluída a praxe jornalística no que reza a ética profissional. As fontes de informação que subsidiam dados e fatos jornalísticos tornam-se secundárias, uma vez a disseminação da informação jornalística atende aos informes e ditames das instituições mercantilizadas, compreendidas nesse contexto como dispositivos de poder a partir da concepção de Foucault (2012). Tais acontecimentos indicam a interferência direta das forças políticas e econômicas na construção do sentido da informação, logo os profissionais jornalistas estão sob a tutela dessas organizações que, por sua vez, dão forma aos acontecimentos cotidianos a partir de seus interesses, comprometendo aspectos de informatividade na produção de notícias nas unidades jornalísticas.

Made available in DSpace on 2015-04-16T15:23:36Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 arquivototal.pdf: 1005663 bytes, checksum: b2641119aa97d5e9307e198562bf42a6 (MD5) Previous issue date: 2014-02-26 / Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior - CAPES / The last few years have been marked by the large amount of information produced, disseminated and consumed daily. The advent of the web and its technological evolution, in particular, resulted in the emergence of mechanisms aimed at social interaction through online networks, virtual communities and open spaces of interaction. These environments are dedicated to the production, exchange, and dissemination of information and intangible assets fully focused on the processes of collaborative production sharing. In this context, Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia, presents itself as one of the most accessed Internet addresses. Throughout its 12years of existence, the collaborative encyclopedia online operates in over 280 countries, being present in five 5 continents, namely Africa, America, Asia, Europe and Oceania. Its major advantage is the fact that it functions through interactions and collaborations done by its own users. However, due to its free nature, Wikipedia faces the daily challenge of the reliability of information. Thus, in the present research, we aimed to analyze the factors affecting the reliability of information produced and shared on Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia. To this end, we seek to specifically describe the structure of this encyclopedia, mapping its general and specific characteristics, to identify the elements found as constituting a policy of production and dissemination of information, to characterize the factors affecting the reliability of information produced, and to explain the guidelines that guide the collaborative production of content. Thus, we performed a qualitative research on a documentary base in a case study. The collection and analysis of data were performed on the basis of Content Analysis of Laurence Bardin (2010), through the combination of the techniques of Relations Analysis and Thematic analysis proposed by Minayo (1996). The results show that Wikipedia is composed of a set of features designed to ensure their most unique characteristics, such as the Five Pillars and Wikipedia is not. Moreover, it has policies and recommendations that support the content production. Wikipedia is concerned with content produced by its publishers, especially regarding to quality, with emphasis on the validity and reliability of information that constitute them. In this context, three aspects stand out. The first corresponds to the categories of Content Production, which constitute the most important notes to be known and adopted by its producers. The second aims to achieve reliability, it corresponds to the "positions of trust , enhancing both the quality of articles and entries produced by Wikipedians as the experience of members dedicated to improving articles and entries. The third refers to the "netiquette", which acts indirectly on reliability regards, informing the most appropriate behaviors so that internal personal conflicts do not reach the quality of the pages. The open and collaborative model of encyclopedia therefore brings to Wikipedia a constant concern with the production of reliable and credible content. Its specifics enable itself to add the elements of reliability of information from different informational sources. The biggest challenge is the constant search for new criteria to evaluate the quality of such content. / Os últimos anos vêm sendo marcados pela grande quantidade de informações produzidas, disseminadas e consumidas diariamente. O advento da web e sua evolução tecnológica, em particular, proporcionaram a emergência de mecanismos voltados à interação social, por meio de redes online, comunidades virtuais e espaços abertos de interação. Esses ambientes são dedicados à produção, à troca, à disseminação e ao compartilhamento de informações e bens imateriais inteiramente focados nos processos de produção colaborativa. Nesse cenário, a Wikipédia, a Enciclopédia Livre, apresenta-se como um dos endereços mais acessados da Internet. No decorrer de seus 12 anos de existência, a enciclopédia online colaborativa opera em mais 280 países, estando presente nos cinco continentes mundiais, a saber, África, América, Ásia, Europa e Oceania. O seu maior diferencial consiste no fato desta funcionar por intermédio de interações e colaborações realizadas pelos próprios usuários. Em contrapartida, em função de seu caráter livre, a Wikipédia enfrenta cotidianamente o desafio da confiabilidade das informações. Assim, na presente pesquisa, objetivamos analisar os elementos que indicam a confiabilidade das informações produzidas e compartilhadas na Wikipédia, a Enciclopédia Livre. Para tanto, buscamos, especificamente, descrever a estrutura dessa enciclopédia, mapeando suas características gerais e específicas, identificar os elementos encontrados como constitutivos de uma política de produção e disseminação da informação, caracterizar os elementos que condicionam a confiabilidade das informações produzidas, e explicitar as diretrizes que norteiam a produção colaborativa de conteúdos. Nesse sentido, realizamos uma pesquisa qualitativa de base documental na forma de estudo de caso. A coleta e a análise de dados foram realizadas com fundamento na Análise de Conteúdo de Laurence Bardin (2010), por intermédio da combinação das técnicas de Análise das Relações e Análise Temática propostas por Minayo (1996). Os resultados evidenciam que a Wikipédia é composta por um conjunto de elementos que visam a assegurar suas características mais particulares, tais como os Cinco Pilares e a O que a Wikipédia não é. Além disso, ela dispõe de políticas e recomendações que fundamentam a produção de conteúdos. A Wikipédia se preocupa com os conteúdos produzidos pelos seus editores, especialmente no que se refere à qualidade, com destaque para a validade e a confiabilidade das informações que os constituem. Nesse contexto, três aspectos se destacam. O primeiro corresponde às categorias de Produção de Conteúdos, que se constituem dos apontamentos mais importantes a serem conhecidos e adotados pelos colaboradores. O segundo, que visa a alcançar a confiabilidade, corresponde aos cargos de confiança, valorizando tanto a qualidade dos artigos e verbetes produzidos pelos wikipedistas quanto a experiência dos membros dedicados à melhoria dos artigos e verbetes. O terceiro refere-se à netiqueta , que age de forma indireta no tocante à confiabilidade, informando os comportamentos mais adequados para que os conflitos pessoais internos não atinjam a qualidade das páginas. O modelo aberto e colaborativo da enciclopédia, portanto, faz com que a Wikipédia tenha uma preocupação constante com a produção de conteúdos fiáveis e credíveis. As especificidades possibilitam que ela agregue os elementos de confiabilidade das informações de fontes informacionais distintas. O desafio maior se encontra na constante busca por novos critérios para avaliar a qualidade desses conteúdos.

Submitted by Irene Nascimento (irene.kessia@ufpe.br) on 2016-10-17T18:07:42Z No. of bitstreams: 2 license_rdf: 1232 bytes, checksum: 66e71c371cc565284e70f40736c94386 (MD5) Dissertação - Everaldo Costa Silva Neto (final).pdf: 1973752 bytes, checksum: 18ff29972829bab54f92cc990addf923 (MD5) / Made available in DSpace on 2016-10-17T18:07:42Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 2 license_rdf: 1232 bytes, checksum: 66e71c371cc565284e70f40736c94386 (MD5) Dissertação - Everaldo Costa Silva Neto (final).pdf: 1973752 bytes, checksum: 18ff29972829bab54f92cc990addf923 (MD5) Previous issue date: 2016-08-24 / Atualmente, um massivo volume de dados tem sido produzido pelos mais variados tipos de fontes de dados. Apesar da crescente facilidade de acesso a esses dados, identificar quais fontes de dados são mais adequadas para um determinado uso é um grande desafio. Isso ocorre devido ao grande número de fontes de dados disponíveis e, principalmente, devido à ausência de informações sobre a qualidade dos dados. Nesse contexto, a literatura oferece diversos trabalhos que abordam o uso de critérios de Qualidade da Informação (QI) para avaliar fontes de dados e solucionar esse desafio. No entanto, poucos trabalhos consideram o aspecto dinâmico das fontes na etapa da avaliação da qualidade. Nesta dissertação, abordamos o problema de avaliação da qualidade em fontes de dados dinâmicas, ou seja, fontes de dados cujo conteúdo pode sofrer modificações com alta frequência. Como contribuição, propomos uma estratégia onde os critérios de QI são avaliados de forma contínua, com o objetivo de acompanhar a evolução das fontes de dados ao longo do tempo. Além disso, propomos a criação de um Perfil de Qualidade, que consiste de um conjunto de metadados sobre a qualidade de uma fonte, onde seu uso pode ser aplicado para diversos fins, inclusive no processo de seleção de fontes de dados. O Perfil de Qualidade proposto é atualizado periodicamente de acordo com os resultados obtidos pela avaliação contínua da qualidade. Dessa forma, é possível refletir o aspecto dinâmico das fontes. Para avaliar os resultados deste trabalho, mais especificamente a estratégia de avaliação contínua da qualidade, utilizamos fontes de dados do domínio Meteorológico. Os experimentos realizados demonstraram que a estratégia de avaliação proposta produz resultados satisfatórios. / Nowadays, a massive data volume has been produced by a variety of data sources. The easy access to these data presents new opportunities. In this sense, choosing the most suitable data sources for a specific use has become a challenge. Several works in the literature use Information Quality as a mean of solving this problem, however, only few works employ a continuous strategy. In this work, we address the problem of performing assessment continuously, looking to dynamic data sources. We also propose the creation of a data source Quality Profile, which consists of a set of metadata about the data source’s quality and may be used to help the selection of data sources. To reflect the real quality values of a data source, we propose a continuous updating of the Quality Profile, according to the data source’s refresh rate. In order to evaluate our proposal, we carried out some experiments with meteorological data provided by institutions that monitor weather conditions of Recife. The experimental results have demonstrated that our strategy produces more satisfactory results than others, regarding the trade off between performance and accuracy.

This work describes the problem of information credibility in state institutions with the help of using various methods (deduction, induction and synthesis). Work describes mainly theory but also some existing approaches in real work of this institutions. The work describes the problem beginning from collecting information, verifying information and information sources, related credibility, concepts, typologies and so on. Then, it describes the phenomenon of misinformation (or disinformation) and clarifies if this phenomenon is a part of real daily work of certain state institutions. Then in work is described the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Czech Republic and their approach to information (typology of information, resources, verifying information, actors which collect information). In addition, work presents such institution as the Office for Foreign Relations and Information, which is also a state institution and is a leading supplier of information to the MFA. Understanding the issue of such a sensitive topic in such closed institutions is based on publicly published sources. In work are also described methodologies of verifying information and procedures of risk management used in the situation of obtaining false information. At the same time, work contains a few of author's solutions for some parts of the work.

The thesis provides an insight into corporate agenda-building process in the Czech media. Using the Czech division of Deloitte as an example, the thesis will demonstrate the common practices companies use to get their topics published in media, how they are successful and how they really influence the media agenda. To answer these questions, the thesis uses quantitative content analysis of 248 pieces of news from Mladá Fronta DNES, Hospodářšké noviny, Lidové noviny, Právo, television stations ČT24, Nova and Prima and also radio station Český rozhlas - Radiožurnál. Besides that, the thesis will provide an insight into the way journalists work with sources of information and their autoregulative techniques, as well as into the work of PR professionals, who are significant actors in the agenda-building process. The aim of this thesis is to introduce the corporate sphere as an influential actor in the agenda-building process and to uncover the influences journalists have to face in their work.

Der Beitrag berichtet Ergebnisse und Erfahrungen eines E-Learning-Projekts zur Förderung von Kompetenzen zum Forschen und wissenschaftlichen Schreiben von Studierenden im Bereich der Sozial- und Wirtschaftswissenschaften. Das Projekt wurde gemeinsam von der Professur für Schlüsselqualifikationen der HTW Dresden und der Professur für Internationales Management und Unternehmensstrategie der TU Bergakademie Freiberg vom 01.07.2020 bis zum 31.12.2021 im Rahmen des Digital Fellowship-Programms durchgeführt und erfolgreich abgeschlossen. Da bestehende Formate wie die Präsenzlehre und digitale Angebote wie Foren hinsichtlich des komplexen Lernfelds die unterschiedlichen Lernstile und -strategien Studierender nur bedingt adressieren können, steht das studienbegleitende Konzept in Ergänzung zu bestehenden Angeboten wie wissenschaftlichen Seminaren und wird bei der Erstellung von Studienarbeiten genutzt. ... [Aus der Einleitung]

Denna studie undersökte skogsägares preferenser avseende hyggesfria metoder och faktorer som är viktiga i deras val av hyggesfria metoder. Genom att använda en webbaserad enkät inkom 84 svar från skogsägare. Plockhuggning identifierades som den mest önskvärda metoden följt av överhållen skärm. Ekonomi och biologisk mångfald var viktiga faktorer vid val av hyggesfri skötselmetod. Respondenterna önskade mer kunskap om olika metoder, ekonomiskt utfall samt påverkan på den biologiska mångfalden vid användning av hyggesfria skogsbruksmetoder. Brist på kunskap var en stor anledning till att tidigare inte ha brukat skogen med hyggesfria metoder.

This research looks at the best practices applied by forensic investigators in conducting lifestyle audits on white collar crime suspects. The researcher explored, firstly, how a lifestyle audit relates to white collar crime investigations; secondly, the best practices in performing lifestyle audits on white collar crime suspects, and lastly, the various sources of information available to forensic investigators when conducting a lifestyle audit of a white collar crime suspect. As lifestyle audits will serve as an investigative tool in future forensic investigations into white collar crime, this study’s aim was to understand and create an awareness of the current best practices applied by forensic investigators within private sector forensic investigation practices while conducting lifestyle audits during white collar crime investigations. It also makes available research data regarding the concept of lifestyle audits in white collar crime investigations, the implementation of these audits, the benefits, and the best practices of these audits. The general purpose of this study was to provide practical recommendations on the best practices for lifestyle audits for forensic investigators within private sector. / Criminology / M. Tech. (Forensic Investigation)