Essa dissertação relata, a partir de um estudo etnográfico, a experiência de duas oficinas de fotografia pinhole de que participei igualmente como pesquisadora e professora da técnica, realizadas nos bairros Partenon e Lomba do Pinheiro na cidade de Porto Alegre. A partir das experiências vividas com os alunos dessas atividades, analisam-se aspectos sobre itinerários urbanos e a troca de olhares e imagens na paisagem urbana. A técnica pinhole consiste na utilização de câmeras sem lentes que, pelo princípio da câmara escura, permite a obtenção de imagens de maneira bastante simplificada. As câmeras são construídas a partir de latas de tintas forradas de preto, onde a passagem da luz é controlada por um pequeno furo de agulha. As oficinas, ministradas pelo grupo de fotógrafos Lata Mágica, serviram como ponto de partida para a análise desse ato fotográfico diferenciado abordado a partir das “artes de fazer” dos alunos ao construírem suas imagens de forma mais artesanal do que na fotografia convencional. Assim, a fotografia pinhole é considerada enquanto uma ruptura em relação à fotografia que utiliza câmeras com lentes e é significada pelos alunos das oficinas de acordo com a construção de seus olhares. Consideram-se suas relações com a imagem que construíram e com o artefato fotografia enquanto um objeto de apropriações sociais, evocando o trabalho da memória e suas trajetórias conformadas por visões de mundo e estilos de vida diferenciados. O olhar apresentado nas imagens possibilita a reflexão sobre os alunos enquanto habitantes do espaço urbano da cidade de Porto Alegre e suas relações com os locais, nos termos de espaços vividos, e pessoas que fotografaram. / Based on an ethnographic study, this paper tells the experience of two pinhole photography workshops taken place in the locations of Partenon and Lomba do Pinheiro, in the city of Porto Alegre. Having taken part of such workshops, both as a researcher and as a teacher of this technique, I have analysed some aspects of urban itineraries and the trade of sights and images of the urban landscape considering the experiments lived by the students of such activities. Pinhole technique consists on the use of lenses-free cameras, which allow the obtainance of images through the camera obscura principle in a rather simplified manner. These cameras are manufactured out of black covered paint tins, where the light goes through controlled by a small hole made with a pin. The workshops, given by a team of photographers called Lata Mágica (Magic Tin), were taken as start line for the analysis of this differential photographic act, based on the arts of making of the students while building the images more hand-craftily than in conventional photography. Thus, pinhole photography is considered to be a burst related to photography obtained through cameras provided of lenses and it is meant by the workshop students while building their sights. The relations to the built image and the photography artefact are considered as an object of social appropriation, evoquing memory work and its trajectory conformed to different world views and lifestyles. The sight presented in the images allows the reflection on the students as inhabitants of the urban zone of Porto Alegre and their relations to the locations, in terms of lived spaces, and the photographed people.

Essa dissertação relata, a partir de um estudo etnográfico, a experiência de duas oficinas de fotografia pinhole de que participei igualmente como pesquisadora e professora da técnica, realizadas nos bairros Partenon e Lomba do Pinheiro na cidade de Porto Alegre. A partir das experiências vividas com os alunos dessas atividades, analisam-se aspectos sobre itinerários urbanos e a troca de olhares e imagens na paisagem urbana. A técnica pinhole consiste na utilização de câmeras sem lentes que, pelo princípio da câmara escura, permite a obtenção de imagens de maneira bastante simplificada. As câmeras são construídas a partir de latas de tintas forradas de preto, onde a passagem da luz é controlada por um pequeno furo de agulha. As oficinas, ministradas pelo grupo de fotógrafos Lata Mágica, serviram como ponto de partida para a análise desse ato fotográfico diferenciado abordado a partir das “artes de fazer” dos alunos ao construírem suas imagens de forma mais artesanal do que na fotografia convencional. Assim, a fotografia pinhole é considerada enquanto uma ruptura em relação à fotografia que utiliza câmeras com lentes e é significada pelos alunos das oficinas de acordo com a construção de seus olhares. Consideram-se suas relações com a imagem que construíram e com o artefato fotografia enquanto um objeto de apropriações sociais, evocando o trabalho da memória e suas trajetórias conformadas por visões de mundo e estilos de vida diferenciados. O olhar apresentado nas imagens possibilita a reflexão sobre os alunos enquanto habitantes do espaço urbano da cidade de Porto Alegre e suas relações com os locais, nos termos de espaços vividos, e pessoas que fotografaram. / Based on an ethnographic study, this paper tells the experience of two pinhole photography workshops taken place in the locations of Partenon and Lomba do Pinheiro, in the city of Porto Alegre. Having taken part of such workshops, both as a researcher and as a teacher of this technique, I have analysed some aspects of urban itineraries and the trade of sights and images of the urban landscape considering the experiments lived by the students of such activities. Pinhole technique consists on the use of lenses-free cameras, which allow the obtainance of images through the camera obscura principle in a rather simplified manner. These cameras are manufactured out of black covered paint tins, where the light goes through controlled by a small hole made with a pin. The workshops, given by a team of photographers called Lata Mágica (Magic Tin), were taken as start line for the analysis of this differential photographic act, based on the arts of making of the students while building the images more hand-craftily than in conventional photography. Thus, pinhole photography is considered to be a burst related to photography obtained through cameras provided of lenses and it is meant by the workshop students while building their sights. The relations to the built image and the photography artefact are considered as an object of social appropriation, evoquing memory work and its trajectory conformed to different world views and lifestyles. The sight presented in the images allows the reflection on the students as inhabitants of the urban zone of Porto Alegre and their relations to the locations, in terms of lived spaces, and the photographed people.

Essa dissertação relata, a partir de um estudo etnográfico, a experiência de duas oficinas de fotografia pinhole de que participei igualmente como pesquisadora e professora da técnica, realizadas nos bairros Partenon e Lomba do Pinheiro na cidade de Porto Alegre. A partir das experiências vividas com os alunos dessas atividades, analisam-se aspectos sobre itinerários urbanos e a troca de olhares e imagens na paisagem urbana. A técnica pinhole consiste na utilização de câmeras sem lentes que, pelo princípio da câmara escura, permite a obtenção de imagens de maneira bastante simplificada. As câmeras são construídas a partir de latas de tintas forradas de preto, onde a passagem da luz é controlada por um pequeno furo de agulha. As oficinas, ministradas pelo grupo de fotógrafos Lata Mágica, serviram como ponto de partida para a análise desse ato fotográfico diferenciado abordado a partir das “artes de fazer” dos alunos ao construírem suas imagens de forma mais artesanal do que na fotografia convencional. Assim, a fotografia pinhole é considerada enquanto uma ruptura em relação à fotografia que utiliza câmeras com lentes e é significada pelos alunos das oficinas de acordo com a construção de seus olhares. Consideram-se suas relações com a imagem que construíram e com o artefato fotografia enquanto um objeto de apropriações sociais, evocando o trabalho da memória e suas trajetórias conformadas por visões de mundo e estilos de vida diferenciados. O olhar apresentado nas imagens possibilita a reflexão sobre os alunos enquanto habitantes do espaço urbano da cidade de Porto Alegre e suas relações com os locais, nos termos de espaços vividos, e pessoas que fotografaram. / Based on an ethnographic study, this paper tells the experience of two pinhole photography workshops taken place in the locations of Partenon and Lomba do Pinheiro, in the city of Porto Alegre. Having taken part of such workshops, both as a researcher and as a teacher of this technique, I have analysed some aspects of urban itineraries and the trade of sights and images of the urban landscape considering the experiments lived by the students of such activities. Pinhole technique consists on the use of lenses-free cameras, which allow the obtainance of images through the camera obscura principle in a rather simplified manner. These cameras are manufactured out of black covered paint tins, where the light goes through controlled by a small hole made with a pin. The workshops, given by a team of photographers called Lata Mágica (Magic Tin), were taken as start line for the analysis of this differential photographic act, based on the arts of making of the students while building the images more hand-craftily than in conventional photography. Thus, pinhole photography is considered to be a burst related to photography obtained through cameras provided of lenses and it is meant by the workshop students while building their sights. The relations to the built image and the photography artefact are considered as an object of social appropriation, evoquing memory work and its trajectory conformed to different world views and lifestyles. The sight presented in the images allows the reflection on the students as inhabitants of the urban zone of Porto Alegre and their relations to the locations, in terms of lived spaces, and the photographed people.

The Diploma thesis deals with the analysis of the risks that may arise in international trading. The aim of this work is on the basic of the identified analyses to design appropriate measures to eliminace the risk. In the theoretical part are described theoretical insights on international trading and concepts from the field of risk management. In the practical part comes to the performance of the enterprise and business areas. Furthermore, here we find assessment of the current situation of the company, containing an analysis of the external and internal enviroment. The results will be drawn up a risk analysis method RIPRANTN. The last part of the diploma thesis is a proposal for measures to eliminace risk.

<p>Generally, the trade supervisors are seen swapping stories about how they have done things differently in their previous projects that had resulted in saving man-hours and resources. Since most of them are doing repetitive tasks for years, they rely mainly on their judgments and intuition while making decisions and have developed a plethora of knowledge throughout their experience. They often find it difficult to articulate the knowledge they have acquired most of which is tacit. There is a need to identify this tacit dimension of knowledge to harness it effectively as tacit knowledge is one of the factors determining the competitiveness of a construction firm. The skills shortage in the industry is further aggravated by the growing workforce. Employee retirements and knowledge loss are compelling the specialty contracting firms to capture this tacit knowledge to prepare the future workforce. This study posits an instrument to gauge the reliance of the field supervisors on tacit knowledge and identifies barriers to knowledge sharing through case studies involving electrical contracting firms. The findings of this research clearly show that the experience level of an individual is related to the reliance on tacit knowledge. Most of the experienced field supervisors rely on the tacit dimension of knowledge to perform the major day-to-day routine tasks at the construction site. The education level of an individual seems to have no significant relation with the acquisition and usage of tacit knowledge. Findings also suggest that the viewpoint of the management and the field team are disparate regarding the barriers to knowledge sharing. Management feels that lack of formal processes prevents the trade professionals from sharing their knowledge among themselves whereas according to the field team lack of socialization is identified as the key barrier. Similarly, managers' resistance to change is identified by management as the key barrier that prevents supervisors or managers from sharing their knowledge with the subordinates whereas, for the field team it is the lack of encouragement from the management. Moreover, according to management, lack of formal processes is the key barrier at the organizational level but for the field team, it’s the silo mentality of the managers. The organizations must incorporate the feedback from the field team into the decision making related to knowledge management (KM). The developed framework will benefit the trade contractors to identify on what type of knowledge the field supervisors are relying to perform a particular task and eventually categorizing knowledge into explicit and tacit.</p>

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This study focused on the role of and the relationship between the traditional apprenticeship system and cooperative education in British Columbia (BC) as experiential strategies to facilitate the transition from school to work. A literature review traced the conceptual foundations, origins and evolution of apprenticeship training and cooperative education and their interaction in the training of apprentices. Thereafter, the provision of the school-to-work strategies in Canada on federal and provincial levels with special reference to British Columbia was described. The literature indicated that apprenticeship has remained the principal route for the training of skilled blue-collar workers. However, the relevance of apprenticeship has been questioned. Although the apprenticeship system has not essentially changed in BC, the system has become increasingly regulated. Industry, advocates of more flexible training delivery methods and the BC Provincial Government through Bill 34 have challenged apprenticeship training. Cooperative education originated as a result of individual thinking, a changing society and system of post-secondary education linked to industry's training needs. It has grown in number, application, fields of study and constituency and its mode of operation has been modified to meet institutional needs. There are strong indications that the cooperative model has been an effective educational model, particularly in training apprentices within the traditional apprenticeship system. Thus, a need arose to explore the level of satisfaction of employers with cooperative education as a valid methodology to train apprentices within the context of the new apprenticeship training model in British Columbia. An empirical investigation combining quantitative and qualitative approaches conducted in two phases was conducted. A survey with a random sample of employees and semi-structured interviews with a small sample of employees selected by purposeful sampling were undertaken to explore perceptions and experiences of employers who have been involved with both training methods during the last four years. The research design is described including the selection of participants, data gathering and analysis. The main findings emerging from the data are presented and integrated with the findings of the literature. The study concludes with a set of recommendations for practice and with recommendations for future research. / Educational Studies / (D.Ed. (Comparative Education)

Health and safety issues have always been a major problem and concern in the construction industry. Wherever reliable records are available, construction is found to be one of the most dangerous on health and safety criteria, particularly in developing countries. Efforts have been made to address this problem, but the results have been far from satisfactory, as construction accidents continue to dominate the overall construction industry. Despite the programs implemented by government authorities and measures introduced by companies themselves, the number of construction accidents still remains alarmingly high. In developing countries, safety rules usually do not exist; if they do, the regulatory authority is usually very weak in implementing such rules effectively. The UAE is one of developing countries that are currently enjoying a strong growth in construction activities. Unfortunately, some sectors of its construction industry suffer from poor safety and health conditions. Any framework of the existing occupational and health conditions is fragmented and inadequately enforced, making construction sites more hazardous. It may even be argued that relevant regulations are outdated and irrelevant in day-to-day construction operations. From this perspective this research explores the approved methods adopted in the UK in order to improve the existing code of practice in the UAE and thus introduce the foundations on which appropriate health and safety systems may be built. A framework for Health and Safety management in the UK is suggested. To reach this objective an overview of the published materials as well as the legislation has been undertaken. Questionnaires were designed and distributed to potential construction industry players and interview sessions have been conducted to meet the first objective of the project which to determine the health and safety measures currently applied on construction sites. In addition, structured interviews were carried out with selected managers from a selection of construction and oil companies, medium and large size. This thesis specifically, it investigates the safety perceptions, attitudes, and behaviour of construction workers and management safety practices. Based upon the analysis of the results, this study has demonstrated that the majority of those questioned UAE construction companies have a poor degree of risk awareness and do not seems to take health and safety as an important issue.

Denna studie presenterar ett branschspecifikt perspektiv som tillägg till forskningen angående faktorer som påverkar underprissättning i börsintroduktioner. Mätningarna har ämnat att undersöka om det föreligger branscher som har avvikande förstadagsavkastning i förhållande till genomsnittet för samtliga branscher. Studien ämnade också att undersöka om avkastningsvariationerna för börsintroduktioner kan förklaras av att bolag tillhör olika branscher. Det underliggande argumentet för hypoteserna byggs från tidigare forskning som stödjer att bolag inom olika branscher står inför olika förutsättningar vilket kan påverka värderingen inför en börsintroduktion. Som tillägg i studiens huvudsakliga forskningsproblem har även en nyare typ av mätning tillämpats för en djupare analys av börsintroduktioner. Denna mätning ger indikationer till investerare om vilken del av börsintroduktioner som genererar mest avkastning. Studiens mätningar visade att det inte rådde signifikanta avkastningsavvikelser för någon bransch i förhållande till genomsnittsavkastningen för samtliga branscher. Mätningarna kunde inte heller påvisa att variationer i förstadagsavkastning förklaras av att bolag tillhör olika branscher då förklaringsgraden för dessa variabler var låga. Däremot påvisades signifikanta skillnader i genomsnittliga avkastningar mellan specifika branscher i samband med studiens regression. Detta indikerar att ytterligare undersökningar borde göras i syfte att undersöka genomsnittliga förstadagsavkastningar mellan specifika branscher. / This paper adds an industry-specific perspective to the research concerning factors that affect underpricing in Initial Public Offerings. The measurements are intended to investigate whether there are industries that have deviating initial returns in relation to the average for all industries. The study also intends to examine whether the return variations for Initial Public Offerings can be explained by the fact that companies belong to different industries. The underlying argument for the hypotheses is built from previous research that supports that companies in different industries are faced with different conditions when they are to be valued for their Initial Public Offerings. In addition to the study's main research problems, a more recent type of measurement has also been applied for a deeper analysis of IPOs. The more recent type of measurement gives indications to investors over which time around an Initial Public Offerings the most money is earned. The study's measurements showed no significant return deviations for any industry in relation to the average return for all industries. Nor could it be demonstrated that variations in the first day return are explained with that companies belong to different industries since the degree of explanation for these variables were low. However, significant differences were found in average returns between specific industries in connection with the study's regression. This indicates that further investigations should be carried out to examining the average first day yield between specific industries.

L’emploi public administratif territorial regroupe l’ensemble des agents publics travaillant pour le compte d’un service public administratif relevant de la compétence d’une collectivité territoriale ou d’un de ses établissements publics. Cet emploi, initialement conçu afin d’être majoritairement pourvu par des fonctionnaires, est en réalité occupé au cinquième par des agents contractuels dont la présence constante et incompressible déstabilise profondément l’édifice statutaire. L’emploi du contrat y est en effet révélateur de l’inadaptation du statut de la fonction publique à l’ensemble des missions de l’emploi public administratif territorial. La multiplicité et la banalisation des cas de recrutements contractuels l’attestent. Une contractualisation de l’emploi public administratif territorial pourrait permettre d’en assurer la modernisation. Plusieurs possibilités seraient alors envisageables: une privatisation de l’emploi public administratif territorial ou, au contraire, une amélioration du régime juridique actuellement en vigueur par l’accroissement de ses composantes contractuelles. La logique de carrière, véhiculée par la construction statutaire de l’emploi public depuis désormais plus de trente ans, serait alors nécessairement remise en cause. La présente thèse, après avoir établi l'inadaptation du statut de la fonction publique à l'ensemble des missions de l'emploi public administratif territorial, discute la faisabilité des réformes conjecturées. / Administrative jobs of local authorities cover all public employees working on behalf of an administrative public service managed by a local authority or one of its subsidiary. Those jobs, originally conceived to be mainly occupied by civil servants, are in fact occupied by a fifth of contract agents. Contract agents demonstrate that civil servants alone are not able to fulfill every tasks of local authorities. Contractualization could be a way to ensure modernization of those jobs: either a global privatization or an increase of their contractual components could be solutions. The career logic, used for more than thirty years, would then necessarily be called into question. This thesis, after having established that civil servants alone are not able to fulfill every tasks of local authorities, discusses the proposed solutions.