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Republic of Macedonia – Reform Priorities in Public Administration for a Pro- European Country
Authors: Mehmedi Suzana , Mehmedi Ilir
Published: October 2017

The problem of research is very current for several reasons. Namely, the dominant approach on the basis of which are based all have developed and established theories of European integration, developing modern theories of international relations is a realistic basis. Neo-functionalism, inter-guvernmentalism , neo-liberalism, institutionalism (in most of its variants) as the most developed branches of the theory of European integration, despite differences in their settings to keep the basic premise that states are rational, unitary actors, whose interest stems from the assessment of their position in the system of states. For our study caused a special interest model of constructivism using Habermas theory of communicative action according to which entities in mutual interaction is open to other arguments and their validity appreciate having regard to the outgoing reasons and norms on which they are based, thereby seeking consensus as a common goal. Apply to the European Union, this approach allows European institutions were perceived as a place of discussion to reach consensus on solving common problems, rather than just the arena for bargaining. Functional adaptation to the numerous petitions which sets the European Union , requires thorough and integrated activities in the economic, institutional, administrative and legislative spheres. This process should be understood as a continuous, painstaking and long process, not a single radical surgery. Republic of Macedonia, as countries aspiring for membership in the European family must meet the political and economic criteria and to adapt political institutions in the country with those of the European Union and their needs and requirements. The aim of this paper is to perceive the key features and trends in the politics of enlargement and to make a comparison between the policy of expansion applied in the process of accession Central and Eastern Europe and the policy of expansion in the process of stabilization and association, with special emphasis on the Republic of Macedonia. Of course, previously been necessary to develop theoretical and practical approach to the concept of policy integration, development and its major elements and modalities.
Immigrant and Urban Re-Generation
Authors: Petrella Bianca , de Biase Claudia
Published: October 2017

This study has started from the knowledge of the juridical-normative frame regulating the foreigners’ social rights in EU and in Italy and from the reading of directives, programs and documents produced from the EU and from the Region Campania. After this, the study has moved toward the tab of around fifty national and international case studies related to the activity of inclusion and of integration of the immigrated ones. From the comparative reading of the case studies, some immediately transferable strengths have been individualized. Then, we compared the cases studies with the European, Italian and regional Program; the next step has been the examination of the weight of the population immigrated in Italy and in the Region Campania and of its burden in the variation and formation of the real estate. In this way we have had useful "suggestions" for the elaboration of Urban Plans able to support the construction of the inter-cultural city and urban community (Consiglio d’Europa, 2003). In fact, in conclusion, the paper proposes an urban design in the city of Castel Volturno, which is one of four municipalities, along with Mondragone, Sessa Aurunca and Cellole, that belongs to the Domitian coast (Caserta). Since the nineties, the migrants who arrived on Italian territory recognized in the Domitian coast a new attraction center. This immigrant’s presence has led a change in the morphology of settlement. They live in a small town where there is social, urban and environmental decay.
Predictors of ICT Use in Teaching in Different Educational Domains
Authors: Zubković Barbara Rončević , Pahljina-Reinić Rosanda , Kolić-Vehovec Svjetlana
Published: October 2017

This study explored the implementation of the information and communication technology (ICT) into teaching and learning processes in three educational domains (STEM, language education, and other humanities and social sciences). Specificaly, the aim of the current study was to explore the effects of teachers' attitudes towards ICT use in classroom, self-efficacy in the ICT use, and perceived school-level barriers on teachers' ICT use as well as possible domain specific differences in the assessed variables. The data were collected as a part of a larger study conducted within the first phase of the “e-Schools” pilot project (CARNet). An online survey methodology was employed involving a sample of nearly all teachers in 13 middle (N=256) and 7 high schools (N=275). The results revealed that perceived self-efficacy in ICT use proved to be the best predictor of the use of ICT based activities regardless of the domain. Perceived benefits of ICT use significantly predicted the use of ICT in STEM and humanities and social sciences, while school-level barriers negatively predicted ICT use in STEM and in language education. Comparison of educational domains showed that STEM teachers saw more benefits of ICT use in teaching than teachers in humanities and social sciences. STEM teachers perceived themselves as more competent in ICT use compared to other two groups. They also reported that they use ICT more often in lesson preparation and in classroom activities. However, teachers’ perception of possible risks and barriers of ICT use in education did not differ in three educational domains.
Sex Differences in Victimization from Low Intensity Intimate Partner Aggression in South Sudan
Authors: Ndoromo Owen , Österman Karin , Björkqvist Kaj
Published: October 2017

The aim of the study was to investigate sex differences in victimisation from low intensity forms of intimate partner aggression in South Sudan. A questionnaire was filled in by 420 respondents (302 females and 118 males) in two cities in South Sudan. The mean age was 22.5 years (SD 8.4) for women and 25.6 years (SD 7.8). Victimisation from intimate partner aggression was measured with the Victim Version of the Direct Indirect Aggression Scales (DIAS-Adult; Österman & Björkqvist, 2009) which includes six scales measuring verbal and nonverbal aggression, direct and indirect aggressive social manipulation, cyber aggression, and economic aggression. The results showed that males had been significantly more victimised from physical and verbal aggression than females. A tendency was also found for males to be more victimised from nonverbal aggression and direct aggressive social manipulation. No sex differences were found regarding victimisation from indirect aggressive social manipulation, cyber aggression, or economic aggression. Males had significantly more often been bit, hit, had their belongings damaged, scratched, spit at, and shoved by their female partner. Males had also been significantly more often subjected to quarrels, to being told nasty or hurtful words, and to being yelled at by their female partner. No sex difference was found for being interrupted when talking, been called bad names, or having been angrily nagged at by their partner. For females, age correlated positively with victimisation, while for males, the correlations were mostly negative. As far as more severe forms of violence are concerned, males have generally been found to be more aggressive against their partner than vice versa; the impact of male aggression has also usually been found to be more severe. The fact that males in domestic settings are also victimised by their spouses, although to less severe forms of aggression, has received much less attention.
Elective Course for Medical Students: Topicality, Development, Implementation, Benefits
Authors: Koka Rudīte , Koķe Tatjana , Kroiča Juta , Meškovska Linda
Published: October 2017

A growing trend in Latvia’s healthcare is patients’ choice to use phytotherapy alongside pharmaceutical drugs both as a preventive measure and means of therapy for various diseases. A number of medical students of the Faculty of Medicine at Rīga Stradiņš University (hereinafter – RSU) plan to become general practitioners in the future. These specialists should have an overall understanding of phytotherapy, skills to evaluate its effects on the body and possible side effects in order to professionally advise and give suggestions to their patients. Therefore an innovative elective course Medicinal Plants and Their Use was introduced in the curriculum of the Medicine programme in 2011. In order to be chosen by the students the course must correspond to the highest quality standards. Important aspects of quality are the evaluation of implementation and perfection. The university by involving students in the content creation of elective courses promotes the belonging of students, extends the range of courses, develops maximum practical benefit of students and is able to ensure high quality of education. The article summarizes the experience in developing the elective course, analyses its implementation, evaluation and perfection as well as benefits for medical students.
The EU: Big on Big Things and Smaller on Smaller Things
Authors: Filiz Bilge
Published: October 2017

Welfare regime is composed of the social and economic policies that are adopted to protect and promote the economic and social well-being of its citizens. While neoliberal principles extend through globalization, welfare regimes have been suffering from this process since policies are developed with the emphasis on individual empowerment rather than collectively shared welfare. While spending a great deal of efforts not to lose its competitiveness, the European Union tries to create an alternative for the structure of its social policies. However, this attempt remains highly vulnerable due to the impact of capitalist economic system on development of EU social policy/model since the beginning of the EU integration process. This article analyzes the roots of underdeveloped social policy in EU history at three stages: explanation of underdevelopment of social Europe from several theoretical paradigms; examination of deep-rooted problems of European social policy within the dynamics of European integration; elaboration of EU modernization process; and clarification of this deficiency with the example of European Social Model deemed as a politically constructed project.
Addressing Sensitive Issues in Family Mediation: An Albanian Study of Mediator Perceptions
Authors: Rafti Klodiana , Veliu Sofjana
Published: October 2017

Family mediation is proposed as an alternative approach to conflict resolution, whereby two or more parties to a dispute attempt by themselves, on a voluntary basis, to reach an agreement on the settlement of their dispute with the assistance of a mediator. The objective of this qualitative study was to explore the way mediators address salient issues in mediation, and how it may have an impact on resolving family disputes. The study focused on which are the mediators’ perceptions with respect to a range of sensitive issues in mediation process; with regard to sensitive controversy how do mediators identify the needs of mandatory mediation; how mediators consider the inclusion of children in family mediation process; how mediators position themselves in issues such as child and spousal abuse situations in relation to mandatory mediation; and finally, what are the mediators perception with regard to issues linked to pathological behavior from the part of the disputants in relation to mandatory mediation. Consistent with a qualitative approach, semi-structured interviews were chosen to access the actual experience of mediators. The sampling frame was purposive in the study. Furthermore, the sample consisted of interviews with twenty mediators drawn from the Albanian National Chamber of Mediators. Regarding the debate whether mandatory mediation is one of these successful practices for solving family disputes in contrast to voluntary mediation, the findings suggest that most of mediators agree that mediation should only be on a voluntary basis. Most of them disagree with mandatory mediation, since it may have a negative impact on mediation, where possible manifested physical or psychological abuse is screened during mediation sessions. The findings also reveal that most of mediators are not in favor of mandatory mediation, since it may contribute to the failure of mediation, especially where dispute cases related to pathological behavior from the part of one of the disputants is identified during mediation. Furthermore, the decision on whether to include children or not in the mediation process is linked to context, expertise, professional experience from the part of the mediator, and other related factors. As opposed to including children in mediation, most of mediators in the study listed that children should not be included in the mediation process for the following reasons such as, the unwillingness of parents to include children in mediation, the age of the child, and the psychological/emotional state of children. In conclusion, the findings show that the way family mediators address sensitive issues in the field is not only related to mediator’s competence of working methods, but it is also linked to nature of conflict, and disputants’ individual characteristics. However, further research is needed to determine the effectiveness of family mediation in Albania with regard to models of practice, techniques, strategies, and salient issues in the field.
Cooperation and Coopetition as a Tools Which Could Improve Leading Startups all over the World
Authors: Ejsmont Aneta
Published: October 2017

Building own business is a long-term and laborious process. A person who leads a startup tries to start with building own business by taking first steps toward financial independence. Analyzing conditions in Poland, on average every second startup sells its services abroad, admittedly it is good news, although half of them do not export at all. Half of the startups which export their services and goods generates more than 50% of their revenues outside Poland. Very interesting is the fact that 60% of exporters have conducted their foreign sale since the moment of establishing their business. On which markets do they sell their services? It turns out that the most popular are markets in the European Union (54%), including the United Kingdom 14% and Germany 9%. Only about 25% of Polish startups exports their products and services to the United States. Taking the United States into consideration, in 2008 the USA lost their leading position in the number of startups which are newly created and achieving success in business. Currently in terms of the number of new startups the USA is on a quite distant place after Denmark, Finland, Sweden, Hungary, New Zealand, Israel or Italy. In short, more companies were closed than created, so it was, as a matter of fact, like in Poland. Therefore, the condition to improve the development of startups both from Poland and other countries all the world is to increase cooperation and coopetition.
Free-Time Management among Master’s Degree Students of Georgia
Authors: Kharadze Natalia , Gulua Ekaterine , Davit Dugladze
Published: October 2017

Attitude to time management in modern literature becomes more and more topical. According to (Orlikowsky and Yates 2002), increased competition causes the necessity of effective utilization of time. The part of free time in time budget of employed Master’s degree students becomes smaller, and the importance of free time is almost disregarded. (Garhammer M. 2002) supposes that short period of time includes such types of activities, which have direct impact on energy restoration of Master’s degree students. We can’t completely share the opinion of Marquis and Huston (2009), who think that only event management and not time management is possible in life, and we consider that proper use of time resource causes formation of self-management culture CITATION KharadzeGulua \l 1033 (Kharadze N. Gulua E., 2016) Our article deals exactly with mentioned issues. Research was organized by Human Potential Management Laboratory (HPML) of TSU. Research was carried out in 5 leading universities of Georgia: Iv. Javakhishvili Tbilisi State University, Georgian Technical University, Gori State University, Telavi State University and Shota Rustaveli Batumi State University. Research was referred only to Master’s degree students. Number of respondents amounted to 523. The questionnaire included 37 questions and 117 versions of answers. We laid an emphasis on that part of time budget, which doesn’t represent the part of working time, in particular the time allotted for everyday rest, part of activities scheduled on Saturday and Sunday, time spent in social networks, personal hygiene, transportation, sport, physical activities, time devoted to sleep and nutrition. Research showed that in time budget of employed Master’s degree students less attention is paid to free-time management that is the basis of increase of stress situations. Thus, conflict situation management among Master’s degree students became the subject of consequent research of our laboratory. Except for employment or teaching activities, one has to devote certain time to personal life. Psychological or physical health predetermines better accomplishment of intended objectives. Proceeding from peculiarities of free-time management the recommendations were elaborated, which requires: development of self-management abilities, implementation of changes at organization level and amendments in the Law on Education System. In-depth study of time budget of Master’s degree students is topical, since exactly these youngsters are potential labor resource of our country. Availability of healthy labor resources, in its turn, predetermines the potential of long-term development of organization and country as a whole.
Latvian Teachers’ Perspectives on Early Childhood Educational Practice
Authors: Ozola Aija
Published: October 2017

The Education Law of Latvia recognizes early childhood education as an educational level in which multi-dimensional development of the child as an individual, strengthening of health and preparation for the acquisition of primary education takes place. Currently, early childhood education is undergoing considerable transformations and transition to a competence-based approach. Teachers’ perspectives serve as significant indicators for analysis of current educational situation and therefore highlight the core areas for enhancing early childhood educational practice. The design of the study is based on qualitative research using data from a survey and focus group discussions. The aim of the study is to identify and analyse teachers’ perspectives on early childhood educational practice. In accordance to the aim, the following research questions were posed: (1) what is early childhood teachers’ personal meaning of good educational practice; (2) what factors could contribute to enhance the early childhood educational practice in future? To identify teachers’ perspectives, a survey was conducted with early childhood teachers implementing curriculum in municipal early childhood education institutions around Latvia. The answers to two open-ended questions as a part of a larger questionnaire were analysed. The in-depth examination of perspectives was reached by implementing several focus group discussions. Data were analysed using the method of qualitative content analysis. The findings revealed wide diversity in teachers’ personal meaning of good educational practice. The issues related to developmental psychology-based learning outcomes and school-readiness still dominate among teachers’ perspectives. Postmodern views on a child emphasizing children’s diversity and uniqueness were often mentioned as well. The factors contributing to good educational practice were categorized into four main areas such as organization of the pedagogical process, teachers’ competences, environment of an early childhood setting, collaboration with parents. In general, Latvian teachers’ perspectives demonstrate readiness for transition to a competence-based approach in early childhood education. However, identified contributing and hindering factors should be taken into account during the process of transformations.
The Value Orientations Of The Adolescents: Differences And Similarities
Authors: Murtezani Lulzim
Published: October 2017

The values, i.e. the value orientations are significant elements of a person's constitution. They mainly depend on the context, i.e. the culture to which the individual belongs. Hence, the factors, such as the family surrounding (the degree of education of the parents and their style of upbringing children), the national and religious background, and other demographic characteristics have a significant role in their formation. Having these influences adequately, the goal of this research is to examine the value preferences of the youth from different cultural origins.
Thought and Metaphor: Does Philosophy Teaching Clash or Collaborate with Literary Education?
Authors: Baranova Jūratė
Published: October 2017

M. Mahlios, D. Massengill-Show and A. Bary in the article “Making Sense of Teaching through Metaphors: a Review across the Studies” investigated how metaphors influence teachers approach to teaching, curriculum and their work with pupil (Mahlios, Massengill-Show, Barry 2010: 49-71). The aim of this thesis is rather different: to investigate the relation between the thought (concept) an the image described by words (metaphor). The question would be asked: is it possible such a phenomenon as the literary argument, which was formulated by Jacques Derrida in discussion with Habermas. If it is possible, next question; how it is possible? How can the consequences of this clash between metaphor and concept be reflected in the philosophy of education? Can literature as interdisciplinary subject on equal grounds be included into philosophy curriculum? Can philosophy on equal grounds be included into literature curriculum? If not - what is the reason for their separation? If on the contrary on chooses the opposite premise that they can be included - what are the philosophical suppositions for their meeting? This article tries to overview the problem from the historical perspective and to suggest the theoretical approach relying on Jacques Derrida conception.1
The Evaluation of Characteristics of Turkish Z Generation Living Abroad Through Graphology
Authors: KARA Neriman
Published: October 2017

The characteristics of Z generation individuals constituting the majority of today’s youth are quite different from those of previous generations’ individuals. The individuals of this generation who spend their each and every moment on the internet and live their social life on this environment can shape their real life with this virtual life as well. While the fact that they can reach any information they want at any time enables them to be more brilliant on the one hand, this also prevents their emotional intelligence from improving. These individuals have some features like being rather self-confident, independent, introvert, dissatisfied, communicating only via social media, knowing what they want, expressing themselves quite well and desire to have all the control on their hand. Besides observations and empirical studies, it’s also possible to evaluate the characteristics of the individuals and their lives by means of Graphology, whose validity and reliability have already been proved to be true and which has well-established in literature today. Graphology elicits the characteristics of the individual under the umbrella of the information based on his writing and signature. The aim of this study is to evaluate by means of Graphology whether the characteristics of Z generation living in Turkey and those of living in abroad are similar to each other or not. In this study, a group of 15 Turkish people living in England, who are Z generation individuals, will be investigated with the help of Graphology. Thanks to this study, Z generation individuals’ features already available in the literature in Turkey will be compared with the findings that will be available at the end of our study.
Learning Communities as a New Way to Learn
Authors: Castañeda de la Cruz Edelia Denisse
Published: October 2017

A Learning Community (CA) for its acronym in Spanish, is an organized human community that builds and engages in its own educational and cultural project to educate itself, its children, its youth and its adults, within the framework of an endogenous, cooperative and supportive effort, based on a diagnosis not only of their hortcomings but, above all, of their strengths to overcome such weaknesses (Elboj et al., 2006). The only way to ensuring education for all and quality lifelong learning is to make education a necessity and a task for all, developing and synchronizing the resources and efforts of the local community in order to ensure more sustainable conditions. We are then, confronted with one of the most difficult and complex contemporary challenges: to think twice and to rebuild the bonds that the human develops, through society, in conjunction with the environment.
The Issue of the Didactic Aspect of the Activity of Play
Authors: Tasevska Alma
Published: October 2017

The application of the activity of play for educational purposes has caused heated debates among the scientific audience. The content of the didactic games is mainly determined by the program, thus it takes up the shape of a task that should be solved. What is of great significance are the rules that the pupils should follow in order to achieve the desired goal, which is in fact solving the task and finishing the game. In every didactic game, there is the expected result, which on the one hand carries the feeling of satisfaction from the achieved success, while on the other hand, represents a marker of the degree of development. In the orientation of the didactic games, two extremes can be differentiated: The child’s development is left fully to the children’s spontaneous activities, which are most often the children’s self-created games; Didactization of games – its complete transformation and inclination towards strictly directed and previously established educational goals. Hence, the question posed regards whether the activity of game can be freed from its didactic aspect or whether it can be interpreted more freely, in the holistic spirit of contemporary pedagogy. The subject of research in this work is directed towards the didactic aspect of the activity of play. The methods and techniques that were applied are the following: the method of analysis, the inductive, descriptive and the method of generalization, as well as the techniques of analysis of pedagogical documentation, observation and surveying. On the basis of the received results, it can be concluded that: The professional readiness of the teachers is of vital importance to the organization and the realization of the activities of play; Equivalents of the teaching programs are necessary for the realization of the activity of play in the first educational cycle; There is a need for respect towards children’s interests, needs and previous knowledge as the foundation in the didactic-methodic preparation of the activity of play; There is need for creating a contemporary concept of didactic materials that shall be applied in the realization of the activity of play.
The Impact of War on Emergence of Depression and Posttraumatic Stress Disorder on Iranian Veterans of Iran-Iraq War
Authors: Mansouri Aylar
Published: October 2017

Iran has been involved in many wars throughout its ancient history, a vivid example is the Iran-Iraq war. This imposed war was ongoing during September 1980 – August 1988 (Mohsenian, 2008). ).The main goal of this study was to investigate differences depression and PTSD symptoms in veterans who participated in the Iran-Iraq compared to community sample. The objectives of this research were: 1.Comparing depression in soldiers who are PTSD patients and ordinary people. 2. Comparing PTSD symptoms in soldiers and ordinary people. The research hypotheses were formulated according to the defined objectives. The statistical population included the Iran-Iraq war veterans and the ordinary male individuals within the age range of 25-50 residing in Tehran. . The data analysis for present research was down descriptively. The Foundation of Martyrs and Veterans’ Affairs of the city of Tehran permitted the researcher to select the statistical samples through the families of martyrs and veterans in person. The related questionnaires were handed in to the testees in person. The research objectives and nondisclosure of information were explained to the testees prior to distribution of the questionnaire. The data was collected using a PTSD checklist by Weathers, Litz, Herman, Huska, Kean etal (1993) and the Beck depression inventory. The multivariate effect indicates a significant difference between the depression and PTSD in war veterans and ordinary individuals aged 25-50. Depression and PTSD in Iran-Iraq war veterans it was higher compared to ordinary individuals.
RESEARCH ON ELECTROCHEMICAL METHODS TO REMOVE FLUORIDE FROM WATER
Authors: Khuê Võ Anh
Published: October 2017

The use of electrochemical methods such as micro-electrolysis, electrocoagulation, and micro-electrolysis combined with electrocoagulation to remove fluoride from water were studied in this paper. The results indicated that the micro-electrolysis (using Fe/C particles) and the electrocoagulation (using iron electrodes) are not suitable for removal of fluoride from water solution. The electrocoagulation method with aluminum electrodes for removal efficiency of fluoride is very good. But it is not as good as the micro-electrolysis (using Fe/C particles) combined with the electrocoagulation method (using aluminum electrodes). At the optimal condition of the micro-electrolysis (using Fe/C particles) combined with the electrocoagulation method (using aluminum electrodes) and the initial concentration of fluoride ion of 50 mg/L, the removal efficiency of fluoride ion is 94.03% and the residual concentration is 2.986 mg/L.
O papel da ergonomia na satisfação dos trabalhadores e consequente aumento de produtividade
Authors: Gonçalves Maria Antónia
Published: October 2017

Efetivamente, o objetivo da ergonomia é o estudo integrado da envolvente do trabalho, cujo objetivo é aumentar a eficiência, a segurança e, consequentemente, a produtividade dos trabalhadores. O posto de trabalho enquanto o espaço que o trabalhador ocupa quando desempenha uma tarefa, a organização do trabalho, com modos operatórios e meios adequados de trabalho, com planeamento eficiente, formação adequada, tempo e pausas de trabalho estipuladas e em que os trabalhadores tenham responsabilidades definidas e autonomia de decisão, o conteúdo do trabalho, o ambiente de trabalho que engloba as condições em que as tarefas são executadas são essenciais para o bom desempenho das tarefas. Para além do impacto evidente sobre a segurança e saúde dos trabalhadores, a ergonomia tem um papel fundamental na produtividade, eficiência e, consequentemente, na motivação. Em síntese, este artigo visa mostrar que a ergonomia não se debruça apenas nas dimensões corporais para a conceção dos postos de trabalho e equipamentos, mas atende também a outras questões relacionadas com ambiente, organização e conteúdo do trabalho que determinam o desempenho humano com impacto na motivação dos trabalhadores. E sabendo que um trabalhador motivado produz mais e melhor, o seu desempenho espelha-se consequentemente na produtividade da sua organização.
Os sistemas de informação e as práticas de recursos humanos nas organizações da região de Setúbal
Authors: Santos José Manuel Gameiro Rebelo , Pedro Maria de Lurdes Cardina , Cordeiro João Pedro
Published: October 2017

Os sistemas e as tecnologias de informação vêm assumindo um lugar de cada vez mais importância para as práticas organizacionais em geral e para as práticas da Gestão de Recursos Humanos em particular. Atendendo a que frequentemente não se trata de sistemas integrados perdem-se sinergias. A questão que se coloca é se isso se deve ao desconhecimento dos produtos existentes no mercado e das suas potencialidades e/ou à impreparação técnica dos profissionais de Gestão de Recursos Humanos. Com esta comunicação propomo-nos apresentar dados preliminares relativos a: identificação e caracterização das principais Tecnologias de Informação existentes no mercado para a Gestão de Recursos Humanos; identificação das Tecnologias de Informação mais utilizadas nas organizações da região e as razões da escolha; e caracterização das opções privilegiadas pelas organizações no âmbito da utilização. Os resultados esperados centram-se no conhecimento do software disponível para Gestão de Recursos Humanos, bem como nas suas características e potencialidades, o que constitui um dos aspetos a concretizar de inegável mais-valia. Um outro resultado reporta à perceção relativa às Tecnologias de Informação utilizadas para gerir Recursos Humanos, bem como à forma como estas são utilizadas permitindo uma melhor compreensão daquilo que é atualmente valorizado pelas organizações com atividade na região de Setúbal.
A gestão de recursos humanos numa organização familiar: estudo de caso
Authors: Oliveira Daniel Cruz Correia de
Published: October 2017

O presente trabalho é um estudo de caso da Gestão de Recursos Humanos de uma organização de cariz familiar com 31 anos, com sede na cidade do Porto, presente de norte a sul do país, com cerca de 20 lojas e cuja atividade principal é o comércio a retalho de mobiliário e artigos de decoração. No estudo de caso será feita uma análise das práticas e políticas de Recursos Humanos praticadas na organização. O presente trabalho irá incidir sobre as práticas de formação e desenvolvimento dos tabalhadores e em particular dos trabalhadores que têm funções comerciais. Será estudado se as políticas que a organização tem desenvolvido ao nível da formação contínua têm contribuído para a produtividade dos trabalhadores.
A implementação de uma universidade corporativa
Authors: Camelo Cláudia , Quoniam Luc
Published: October 2017

As Universidades Corporativas (UC) surgem como o resultado da evolução das atividades de formação promovidas pelos Departamentos de Recursos Humanos. Uma UC é uma entidade educacional que, através da promoção da educação corporativa, ajuda a organização a atingir a sua missão, criando uma cultura de aprendizagem individual e coletiva. Na generalidade dos casos, as UC nascem no seio e por iniciativa de empresas ou instituições. Alguns exemplos são as UC da General Electric, a UC do Banco do Brasil "Universidade Corporativa do Banco do Brasil", 2009; a Universidade Petrobrás, a Motorola University, a UCUF - Union Fenosa - Universidad Corporativa, entre outras. A maior concentração de criação de Universidades Corporativas (UC) ocorre a partir da década de 80. Em 1988 havia cerca de 400 nos Estados Unidos da América, passados 10 anos cerca de 1200 e, em 2000, cerca de 1600. Na Europa, os números não são tão expressivos, em 2001 eram cerca de 100, com maior incidência na França, cerca de 30. Em 2007, uma Instituição Portuguesa de Ensino Superior decidiu-se por uma nova abordagem à implementação de UCs no país, criando-as a partir de uma parceria entre a Universidade e as Empresas. Dando o exemplo, essa mesma instituição implementou a sua própria UC para a qualificação de colaboradores (docentes e não-docentes) e alunos. Apresentaremos neste trabalho as diferentes fases de implementação desta UC: preparação, conceção do modelo, planeamento e execução.
Os recursos humanos no centro do desenvolvimento das organizações: um estudo sobre a comunicação interna na Universidade Fernando Pessoa
Authors: Rosmaninho Ágata , Cairrão Álvaro , Ramos Áurea , Barros Carla , Camelo Cláudia , Sampaio Francisco M. , Trigo Miguel
Published: October 2017

O presente artigo versa a temática da comunicação interna numa instituição de ensino superior - a Universidade Fernando Pessoa (UFP). Para efetuar o diagnóstico da comunicação interna na UFP, foi desenvolvida uma metodologia qualitativa, que permitiu a posterior elaboração da principal ferramenta de aferição do estado da comunicação interna, um questionário, designado pela equipe de trabalho por QUESCI. Os resultados, de uma forma genérica, mostraram-se bastante positivos; não obstante conseguiu-se identificar algumas situações que não dispensam uma intervenção futura.
Empregabilidade e inserção profissional de recém-licenciados: mais-valias de um modelo inovador de formação-ação
Authors: Vinha Elisabete , Lima-Santos Nelson
Published: October 2017

Este trabalho visa apresentar as mais-valias de um modelo de intervenção orientado para a promoção da empregabilidade e para a inserção profissional de recém-licenciados, no âmbito de um projeto inovador de formação-ação. Este projeto foi organizado em torno de uma metodologia ancorada numa tripla relação de cooperação/parceria - entre uma Associação Empresarial, uma Instituição de Ensino Superior e uma Entidade de Consultoria -, com o objetivo de prosseguir a formação de recém-licenciados em contexto de trabalho e de fomentar a implantação de projetos de inovação num conjunto de PME do norte do país. Assim, foi constituída uma equipa multidisciplinar em cada PME participante, incluindo um Estagiário/recém-licenciado (executor do produto/serviço inovador na Empresa), um Professor do Ensino Superior (orientador científico do trabalho do Estagiário), um Consultor (elo teórico-prático de ligação da equipa) e o Empresário (responsável pelo compromisso da Empresa com o projeto). A avaliação de resultados e do impacto deste projeto permitiu a identificação das mais-valias do modelo de formação utilizado, a saber: (a) Mais-valias da parceria: aproximação entre o meio académico e o meio empresarial, promovendo o seu conhecimento mútuo e favorecendo futuras relações de cooperação; (b) Mais-valias profissionais para os atores envolvidos: alargamento do leque de conhecimentos e desenvolvimento de competências de todos os intervenientes, com particular destaque para o desenvolvimento de competências de empregabilidade dos Estagiários; (c) Mais-valias organizacionais/institucionais: resultados dos projetos inovadores desenvolvidos, melhorias implementadas e contactos gerados; (d) Mais-valias para a Região: desenvolvimento do tecido empresarial da região, nomeadamente em termos de inovação e competitividade.
Qualidade de vida no trabalho: um tema essencial da investigação e da intervenção em recursos humanos
Authors: Rafael Manuel
Published: October 2017

Se adotarmos uma perspetiva dos Recursos Humanos centrada no capital humano, o tema da Qualidade da Vida no Trabalho (QVT) é inquestionavelmente de extrema importância. Salientar essa importância é uma tarefa que cumpre aos profissionais da Psicologia dos Recursos Humanos, em especial, num momento histórico em que se vivem dificuldades de natureza financeira e económica. Nesta comunicação, descreve-se uma investigação em curso sobre QVT que, entre outros aspetos, pretende desenvolver instrumentos de avaliação da QVT e relacionar a QVT com outras dimensões psicológicas. Apresentam-se alguns dados obtidos em amostras de adultos trabalhadores em que se aplicou um novo instrumento, designado Inventário sobre a Qualidade de Vida no Trabalho (Rafael & Lima, 2007a, 2008a) organizado, na sua primeira versão, em cinco grandes dimensões gerais: Emprego, Carreira, Relações de trabalho, Vida pessoal e Condições de trabalho. Nos mesmos participantes foram também avaliadas outras dimensões psicológicas, a saber: stress profissional, satisfação profissional, empenhamento organizacional e intenção de turnover. Discutem-se as implicações do estudo da QVT e dos resultados obtidos para o desenvolvimento de estratégias de intervenção em Recursos Humanos e de práticas de desenvolvimento e de gestão de carreira para promover a QVT nas organizações.
Impacto da revisão do Código do Trabalho nas organizações sem contratação coletiva
Authors: Jesus Élia Isabel Gamito de
Published: October 2017

A recente revisão do Código do Trabalho suscitou alguma polémica desde que o projeto de Lei foi submetido a apreciação, como tem vindo a ser habitual em todos os projetos que visam alterações em matérias tão sensíveis como são as relações laborais. Mas será que esta revisão implicará alterações significativas face à Lei de 2003? Quais os verdadeiros impactos na vida das organizações? Se o Código do Trabalho aprovado em 2003, além de sistematizar a legislação laboral concentrando-a num único documento de base, constituiu uma reformulação da génese de cariz protecionista do trabalhador, conquistada no pós 25 de abril maioritariamente por força da negociação coletiva, introduzindo cláusulas com vista a uma maior flexibilização das relações laborais, não nos parece que a recente revisão tenha surtido grandes impactos face à anterior. Atrevemo-nos até a considerá-la retrógrada nos princípios de flexibilidade que nortearam o primeiro Código do Trabalho, por exemplo através da redução da duração máxima dos contratos a termo. O Código de 2003 terá ainda contribuído para evidenciar a crise qua há muito já se vinha a sentir no âmbito da contratação coletiva. Assim, cinco anos após a modernização da legislação laboral, os impactos apenas são algo significativos em empresas com problemas e contextos específicos, sem nenhum IRCT aplicável. Isto porque ainda que a negociação coletiva almeje a uma maior equidade nas relações laborais, não deixou de introduzir já há algum tempo conceitos e cláusulas de adaptabilidade e flexibilidade, necessárias para as empresas fazerem face aos desafios dos mercados globais. A presente reflexão crítica não pretende ser exaustiva, mas apenas refletir e debater sobre as verdadeiras implicações do novo código de trabalho nas organizações que por força das circunstâncias próprias, não estão abrangidas por contratação coletiva, sendo para tal necessário revisitar a problemática da contratação coletiva, bem como o Código do Trabalho aprovado em 2003.
Práticas de gestão de recursos humanos no setor bancário português: estudo de caso
Authors: Esteves Teresa Pereira , Caetano António
Published: October 2017

O estudo caracteriza as práticas de Gestão de Recursos Humanos no setor bancário português e averigua se estas se aproximam das designadas na literatura como práticas de elevado desempenho. Compara também a perceção das práticas de Gestão de Recursos Humanos com indicadores de produtividade. A informação foi recolhida através de entrevistas e questionários realizados a diretores de Recursos Humanos de 8 bancos e a 600 bancários. Os resultados sugerem que os bancos estão a utilizar práticas de Gestão de Recursos Humanos congruentes com as que na literatura são designadas como práticas de elevado desempenho. Não foram encontradas diferenças significativas na perceção de práticas de Gestão de Recursos Humanos para grupos funcionais distintos dentro da mesma organização. Foram encontradas diferenças, ainda que de dimensão reduzida, de práticas de Gestão de Recursos Humanos entre organizações que surgem associadas com indicadores de produtividade. O estudo realizado em Portugal contribui para a investigação que evidencia existir uma relação positiva entre práticas de Gestão de Recursos Humanos de elevado desempenho e resultados organizacionais, alargando o contexto geográfico e sociocultural de análise a Portugal. A nível metodológico, salienta-se a importância de considerar na análise do impacte das práticas de elevado desempenho, não apenas um indicador global, mas também a influência das práticas individuais. Selecionaram-se, ainda, indicadores suscetíveis de contribuir para elaborar uma escala de práticas de Gestão de Recursos Humanos de elevado desempenho.
Hábitos de utilização da internet nos alunos do ensino superior: caso de estudo
Authors: Rodrigues Ana Cláudia , Pinto Mário , Queirós Ricardo , Babo Rosalina , Lopes Carla Teixeira , Oliveira Paulo Coelho de
Published: October 2017

As Tecnologias de Informação e Comunicação (TIC) assumem um papel preponderante na nossa sociedade, ao nível dos diversos setores de atividade económica, das instituições de ensino, da Administração Pública e mesmo em casa. Mas é na vida dos jovens, nomeadamente daqueles que nasceram a partir de 1980 (a geração net), que estas tecnologias têm um papel modelador uma vez que fazem parte integrante da sua vida quotidiana, desde que nasceram. Os computadores e, especificamente, a Internet permitem aceder a grande variedade de conteúdos e de oportunidades de aprendizagem, tanto formal como informal, na escola e em casa. Dada a exposição constante à tecnologia, esta geração desenvolveu uma forma de aprender diferente dos seus educadores, o que coloca a estes profissionais, ao mercado de trabalho que vão integrar e à sociedade em geral, um grande desafio. Partindo deste cenário pretende-se com este estudo caracterizar os hábitos de utilização da Internet nos alunos do Ensino Superior, através da realização de um questionário dirigido aos alunos de várias Escolas do Politécnico do Porto. Com este estudo pretende-se aferir o grau e o tipo de utilização que os alunos fazem da Internet e conhecer a importância que os alunos do maior Politécnico do país atribuem à Internet no processo de ensino/aprendizagem.
A prática do Coaching corporativo nas organizações do séc. XXI
Authors: Barosa-Pereira Alexandra
Published: October 2017

Vivemos no tempo da flexibilidade e da criatividade, e para ajudarmos as nossas organizações a evoluírem nesse sentido, temos que nos envolver na mudança. A cultura organizacional é o resultado do comportamento individual de cada um dos seus colaboradores, com principal destaque do comportamento de liderança. Ora, apenas mudaremos a cultura se alicerçarmos valores comuns, mudarmos atitudes, e ajustarmos cada comportamento. A disponibilidade para a mudança, o surto de criatividade e a rapidez de todo este processo é conseguido apenas com uma grande dose de confiança - confiança na organização, confiança na sua liderança, mas sobretudo confiança de que o desenvolvimento do todo vai contribuir para o desenvolvimento individual. O Coaching é uma nova forma de desenvolver cada um dos potenciais que as empresas integram, produzindo o talento. Tornando cada um mais produtivo, porque verdadeiramente alinhado com os objetivos estratégicos da organização, e com confiança para criar e inovar, de forma a marcar a diferença e superar obstáculos. Esta apresentação, que pretende constituir apenas um documento de reflexão sobre Coaching nas Organizações, procura contribuir para a clarificação do conceito de Coaching corporativo e das suas vantagens para as Organizações, explorando a Cultura de Coaching como uma prática de intervenção nas Organizações do séc. XXI.
Responsabilidade social nas organizações: o exemplo do coaching parental
Authors: Belo Sandra , Coelho Ângela
Published: October 2017

No âmbito da Responsabilidade Social e de acordo com a Resolução do Conselho de Ministros n,º 70/2008, cabe às empresas desenvolver iniciativas que permitam a conciliação da vida pessoal, familiar e profissional. A Family Coaching, empresa especialista na área do coaching parental, tem desenvolvido o seu trabalho, em contexto empresarial, realizando workshops temáticos de curta duração. Das primeiras experiências em contexto empresarial, a avaliação global, a nível de satisfação dos colaboradores de uma empresa onde se desenvolveram ações na área do coaching parental, é muito positivo. Ressalta a necessidade de pensar a continuidade do trabalho e definir formas futuras de intervenção.