Dissertations / Theses: 'Regional manager'

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Cook, Paul Stephen. "Operation and Funding of the Regional Wartime Construction Manager." Thesis, Monterey, California: Naval Postgraduate School, 1990. http://hdl.handle.net/10945/43857.

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This thesis prepares a training exercise scenario for the Navy's Regional Wartime Construction Manager - Mediterranean (RWCM). The RWCM is a reserve organization which has the responsibility for wartime or contingency construction management. To aid in the training exercise cf the management of resources, a Resource Cost Model is developed. First, a context for the use of the model is provided by examining the two funds used in contingency construction; Operations and Maintenance (0 & M) and Military Construction (MILCON). Next, the policies of Titles 10 and 41 of the U.S. Code, which permit the use of unobligated MILCON funds and deficiency spending, are discussed. Finally, the direct labor and overhead costs of the RWCM1 staff, the deputy, and the area managers are estimated. The total cost is estimated to range from $12.5 to $15.2 million per year.

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Mischiatti, João Augusto Wendt. "Proposição da implementação do city manager em municípios brasileiros." Universidade Tecnológica Federal do Paraná, 2017. http://repositorio.utfpr.edu.br/jspui/handle/1/2597.

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Atualmente, na realidade brasileira, muitos municípios enfrentam dificuldades para implementar uma gestão eficiente e diminuir os índices de corrupção. Essa constatação motivou a busca por um novo modelo de governo e gestão a ser analisado. Logo, o objetivo geral deste estudo é propor a utilização do city manager nas prefeituras municipais brasileiras, sendo suas funções adaptadas ao contexto e realidade do país. Inicialmente, procede-se com uma análise bibliográfica e documental realizada para subsidiar o desenvolvimento da proposta de estudo. Assim, para tal, foram analisados artigos e legislações internacionais relativas ao city manager. A pesquisa, quanto a seus objetivos gerais, apresenta-se como exploratória e explicativa. A abordagem utilizada para este estudo foi a qualitativa. A etapa qualitativa foi operacionalizada por meio de uma análise bibliométrica e documental. A fim de concretizar o estudo bibliométrico buscaram-se periódicos nas bases de dados Scopus, Web of Science e SciELO, utilizando como palavra-chave o termo “City Manager”. Da mesma forma, foram realizadas buscas em legislações e contratos atinentes ao cargo de City Manager. Posteriormente à coleta de informações, os resultados obtidos foram interpretados com a utilização da técnica análise de conteúdo. Dentre os resultados apresentados, destaca-se a sugestão da proposta de Lei no que tange à implementação do city manager nas prefeituras brasileiras. Tal proposta foi elaborada posteriormente à análise de diversas legislações americanas e artigos científicos ilustrando os principais pontos em comum e importantes sobre o tema. Cabe ressaltar que para propor esta legislação foi necessário adaptar o cargo às exigências e características dispostas na legislação brasileira.
Currently, in the Brazilian reality, many municipalities face difficulties to implement an efficient management and to reduce the corruption rates. This comprovation motivated the search for a new model of government and management to be analyzed. Therefore, the main objective of this study is to propose the use of the city manager in the brazilian´s cities, whose functions will be adapted to the context and reality of the country. Initially, a bibliographic and documentary analysis was carried out to support the development of the study proposal. Thus, international articles and legislation relating to the city manager were analyzed. As for its purpose, it is an applied research and an exploratory and explanatory research as its general objectives. The approach used for this study was qualitative. The qualitative step was operationalized through a bibliometric and documentary analysis. In order to complete the bibliometric study, journals were searched in the Scopus, Web of Science and SciELO databases, using the term "City Manager" as a key word. In the same way, searches were made on legislation and contracts related to the position of City Manager. Subsequent to the collection of information, the results obtained were interpreted using the technique of content analysis. Among the results presented, we highlight the suggestion of a Law proposed regarding the implementation of the city manager in Brazilian prefectures. This proposal was elaborated after the analysis of several American legislation and scientific articles illustrating the main common and important points on the subject. It should be noted that in order to propose this legislation, it was necessary to adapt the position to the requirements and characteristics established in Brazilian legislation.

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Tam, Swing Dauphin, and 譚詩詠. "Challenges of property manager in managing a regional shopping centre without mature transportation network: a casestudy of MegaBox." Thesis, The University of Hong Kong (Pokfulam, Hong Kong), 2009. http://hub.hku.hk/bib/B42556119.

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Pfafflin, Elizabeth Laura. "Benchmarking San Luis Obispo's Municipal Energy Use: An Audit Implementation Plan." DigitalCommons@CalPoly, 2013. https://digitalcommons.calpoly.edu/theses/985.

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As energy cost and climate change become increasingly prevalent concerns in the planning world, more and more jurisdictions are creating energy efficiency and climate action plans. As of 2011, over 120 cities and counties around the United States had already completed climate action plans (Boswell, Greve, & Seale, 2012, p. 24). A major factor in reducing energy use, and subsequently greenhouse gas emissions, is in making buildings more energy efficient. According to the EPA, buildings account for 36 percent of overall energy use in the United States (U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, 2013). Although many of these plans set target energy reduction levels for buildings, the process for actually meeting these goal levels is often disorganized, cost-prohibited, and behind schedule. In order to meet energy reduction goals, a jurisdiction must first establish a system for tracking and monitoring energy use, pinpointing areas in needs of improvements, and sharing this information with decision makers. Energy Star’s Portfolio Manager benchmarking system provides a tool for public workers and building managers to meet these needs. The County of San Luis Obispo’s climate action and energy reduction plan, titled the EnergyWise Plan (2011), sets a goal for the County’s municipal buildings to reduce their energy use by 20 percent from 2006 levels by the year 2020 (pg. 171). This report uses the Portfolio Manager Tool to analyze the current energy use of the County’s municipal buildings, pinpointing the areas most in need of further examination in order to meet the EnergyWise Plan’s goal. The report concludes with an audit and retrofit implementation plan for the County’s top energy users, as well as a set of recommendations to improve the County’s overall energy use which include: 1. Organization and collaboration between departments should be encouraged, in order to more efficiently share data. 2. Yearly reports should be produced as a measure of progress towards meeting 2020 reduction levels. 3. Efforts should be focused on audits and retrofits of the twelve selected buildings first, followed by analysis and audits in the remaining County buildings. 4. The Public Protection Department’s energy use levels should be monitored and improved when feasible. 5. Those buildings that are Energy Star qualified should apply for certification. 6. The County should continue to seek funding sources for implementing audits and retrofits.

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Tam, Swing Dauphin. "Challenges of property manager in managing a regional shopping centre without mature transportation network a case study of MegaBox /." Click to view the E-thesis via HKUTO, 2009. http://sunzi.lib.hku.hk/hkuto/record/B42556119.

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Davis, Stephanie D. "Why Local Governments Collaborate: Perspectives from Elected Officials and Local Government Managers on Regional Collaboration." VCU Scholars Compass, 2018. https://scholarscompass.vcu.edu/etd/5598.

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This study examined the factors that influence a local government’s decision to engage in regional collaborations. Analysis of 7 local government managers and eleven elected officials revealed that the decision to engage in regional collaboration was influenced by external factors, organizational factors, and internal motivations. Elected officials and local government managers identified a disaster occurrence, fiscal stress, outside agencies, jurisdictional benefit, and communication as key factors. Further, this research highlights the importance of the role of the elected official in intergovernmental arrangements, the role of the local government manager as the policy entrepreneur, and the influence of shared norms and values.

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Mrkvica, Jakub. "Návrh rozvoje motivačního programu regionálních manažerů v jedné z agentur vybrané společnosti." Master's thesis, Vysoké učení technické v Brně. Fakulta podnikatelská, 2018. http://www.nusl.cz/ntk/nusl-442343.

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Diploma thesis deals with Development Propsal of a Motivation Program for Regional Managers in the Southern Moravia Agency which is one of eight agencies of the examined company. Diploma thesis first focuses on the theoretical basis of solved problems, then on the analysis of internal and external influences on the solved problems. At the end of the thesis the proposals are submitted. These proposals should lead to improvements in the motivation and adaptation system and reduction in staff turnover in the Southern Moravia Agency.

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Farro, Lazo Jorge. "Implementación de Sistema Integrador de Comunicaciones de Voz y Datos para el Gobierno Regional de Lima - Utilizando Plataforma Cisco Unified Communications Manager 7.0." Bachelor's thesis, Universidad Ricardo Palma, 2010. http://cybertesis.urp.edu.pe/handle/urp/87.

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Technology nowadays is evolving at rates that surpass anything imagination could perceive and it certainly affects every public or private enterprise. Well, according to this topic, I’m suggesting the improvement of the communications network of the Regional Government of Lima based on an integrated data and voice platform which includes a Cisco Centralized IP Telephony solution, called Cisco Unified Communications Manager 7.0, that works as a main element in order to achieve meaningful and complete management of internal and external telephone calls within MPLS Networks. Regional Government of Lima has been chosen because of its importance related to the economic activities of the population and the support that could be brought by an institution which could make success and generate productivity about rapid administrative processes . The thesis is divided into distinct chapters that make up the context of the investigation which involves network planning and design as an iterative process, encompassing topological design, network realization, IT asset sourcing and operations planning. For this purpose, information about the old and non sophisticated network status was raised. Costs and more details such as hardware and software features and more ways to make this network work so much better, with all the resources at its disposal, will be found on this whole solution

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Jones, Gareth Martin. "The development of a leadership styles competency framework (LSCF) associated with effective leadership in the role of regional rugby development manager in schools in the United Kingdom / Gareth M. Jones." Thesis, North-West University, 2008. http://hdl.handle.net/10394/2118.

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Delgadillo, Giselle, and Jenny Blom. "Första linjens chefers upplevda behov av stöd -En jämförelse av tre förvaltningar inom en regional organisation." Thesis, Uppsala universitet, Institutionen för pedagogik, didaktik och utbildningsstudier, 2019. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:uu:diva-385066.

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Första linjens chefers position mellan arbetstagare och högre chefer innebär att det ställs höga krav både uppifrån och nedifrån på dessa chefer då de befinner sig mitt i mellan det operativa och det strategiska arbetet. Emellertid kan dessa krav variera i förhållande till verksamhetens komplexitet och de resurser som tillhandahålls av organisationen. För att säkerställa en balans mellan krav och resurser för cheferna måste organisationen tillhandahålla det organisatoriska stöd som behövs för att de ska få förutsättningar till att utöva sitt ledarskap. Vidare ska chefernas utvecklingsprocess gynnas genom en hanterbar arbetsbelastning. I denna uppsats fokuseras på hur eventuella brister på organisatoriskt stöd hos första linjens chefer kan påverka denna utvecklingsprocess. Studien syftar till att undersöka och skapa kunskap kring hur eventuella brister av upplevda behov av organisatoriskt stöd kan vara ett hinder för utveckling hos första linjens chefer inom en offentlig verksamhet. Detta undersöks genom en jämförelse av tre olika förvaltningar inom organisationen, där samtliga är hälso- omsorgs- och serviceverksamheter. I studien har kvalitativa intervjuer genomförts med tolv chefer på första linjens nivå. Resultatet visade att utbildningar som organisationen tillhandahöll var användbara stöd i chefernas ledarskap. Dock prioriterades dessa tillfällen till lärande bort av en del chefer på grund av tidspress i arbetet, vilket skapar ett hinder för utveckling både hos individen och organisationen. Stödfunktionerna HR, IT och ekonomi framkom att upplevas bristfälliga av flera av de undersökta cheferna. En viss skillnad kunde ses avseende förvaltning, typ av verksamhet samt antal underställda medarbetare. Slutsatsen är att organisationen gör insatser för lärande och utveckling vilka dock inte når samtliga chefer. De uttalade faktorerna var bland annat hög arbetsbelastning och brist på organisatoriskt stöd.
The position of the first line managers between employees and senior managers means that high demands are placed on these managers from the top and bottom, as they are in the middle of the operational and strategic work. However, these requirements may vary according to the complexity of the business and the resources provided by the organization. In order to ensure a balance between requirements and resources for the managers, the management must provide the support that is needed for them to have the conditions to exercise their leadership. Furthermore, the managers' development process must be promoted through a manageable workload. This paper focuses on how any deficiencies in support and resources at the first line managers can influence this development process. The study aims to investigate and create knowledge about how any deficiencies of perceived need for support and resources can be an obstacle to the development of first-line managers within a public service. This is examined through a comparison of three different administrations within the organization, where all are health care and service activities. In the study, qualitative interviews were conducted with twelve managers at the first line level. The result showed that training provided by the organization was useful support in the managers' leadership. However, these opportunities for learning were prioritized by some managers due to time pressure in the work, which creates an obstacle to development both at the individual and at the organization. The support functions HR, IT and finances emerged that many of the investigated managers found it to be deficient. A certain difference could be seen regarding management, type of business and number of subordinated employees. The conclusion is that the organization makes efforts for learning and development which, however, do not reach all managers. The stated factors were, among other things, high workload and lack of organizational support and resources.

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Rocha, Alexandre Almeida. "Federalismo e políticas públicas de saúde: a institucionalidade da regionalização e da Comissão Intergestores Bipartite no Estado do Paraná." Universidade Estadual de Ponta Grossa, 2018. http://tede2.uepg.br/jspui/handle/prefix/2608.

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O presente trabalho de tese tem por objetivo analisar a institucionalidade da regionalização da política de saúde no Estado do Paraná e da Comissão Intergestores Bipartite (CIB/PR), no período de 2011 a 2015, a parir da discussão do federalismo e das políticas públicas de saúde. Trata-se de pesquisa documental consistente na análise das atas das reuniões da Comissão Intergestores Bipartite do Estado do Paraná, do Plano Diretor de Regionalização e do Plano Estadual de Saúde, além dos principais atos normativos federais e estaduais relacionados à regionalização e à CIB/PR. A técnica adotada para a realização do trabalho é a análise de contéudo. O referencial teórico para análise da regionalização da política de saúde foi o neo- institucionalismo, especificamente, na vertente do institucionalismo histórico. A tese está dividida em quatro capítulos. O primeiro capítulo analisa o processo de reconhecimento do direito fundamental à saúde, no âmbito internacional e no âmbito interno, em especial, quando a sua caracterização como direito prestacional e como bem fundamental. No segundo capítulo se analisa o federalismo e as políticas públicas de saúde, para demonstrar as implicações existentes entre ambos. No terceiro capítulo, faz-se uma trajetória normativa da política de saúde para demonstrar o caminho percorrido após a Constituição de 1988 até a regionalização, tendo como referencial o Decreto nº 7.508/2011. No quarto capítulo realiza-se a análise temática categorial a partir de categorias pré-definidas e das unidades de registro, tendo-se por base as informações contidas nas atas das reuniões ordinárias da Comissão Intergestores Bipartite (CIB/PR) realizadas no período de 2011-2015, para análise da dimensão da institucionalidade. Os resultados da pesquisa demonstram que a institucionalidade da regionalização e a institucionalidade da Comissão Intergestores Bipartite (CIB/PR) classifica-se como avançada, tendo contribuído para a implantação das Redes de Atenção à Saúde e, por conseguinte, para garantia do direito à saúde.
The present thesis aims to analyze the institutional framework of the regionalization of health policy in the State of Paraná and the Bipartite Interagency Commission (CIB/PR), from 2011 to 2015, starting from the discussion of federalism and public health policies. It is a documentary research related to the analysis of the rules of the Paraná State Interagency Committee, the Regionalization Master Plan and the State Health Plan, as well as the main federal and state regulations related to regionalization and the CIB/PR. The technique adopted to carry out the work is a content analysis. The theoretical reference for the analysis of the regionalization of health policy was the neo-institutionalism, specific, on the slope of historical institutionalism. The thesis it is divided into four chapters. The first chapter analyze the recognition process of the fundamental right to health, in the international ambit and in the internal ambit, in special, when its characterization as utility right and as fundamental asset. In the second chapter is analyzed the federalism and the publics health policies, to demonstrate the implications existing between both. In the third, a normative trajectory of the health policy is made to demonstrate the way traveled after the Constitution of 1988 until the regionalization, has as referential the Decree n° 7.508/2011. In the fourth chapter realizes the analysis of the categorical from categories pre-defined and of the records units taking into account the informations contained in the minutes of ordinary meetings of the BIC/PR realized in the period from 2011 to 1015, for analyzed the dimension of the institutionality. The results of the search demonstrate that the institutionality of regionalization and the institutionality of the Bipartite Interagency Committee (BIC/PR) it is classified as advanced, having contributed for the implantation of the health care networks and, therefore, of guarantees of the right to health.

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Trydegård, Gun-Britt. "Tradition, Change and Variation : Past and Present Trends in Public Old-age Care." Doctoral thesis, Stockholm University, Department of Social Work, 2000. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:su:diva-695.

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The general aim of this dissertation is to describe and analyse how public old-age care in Sweden has developed and changed during the last century. The study applies a provider perspective on how care has been planned and professionally carried out. A broader social policy perspective, studying old-age care at central/national as well as local/municipal level, is also developed. A special focus is directed at the large local variation in care and services for the elderly. The empirical base is comprised of official documents and other public sources, survey data from interviews with elderly recipients of public old-age care, and official statistics on publicly financed and controlled old-age care and services.

Study I addresses the development of old-age care in Sweden during the twentieth century by studying an important occupation in this field – the supervisors and their professional roles, tasks and working conditions. Throughout, the roles of supervisors have followed the prevailing official policy on the proper way to provide care for elderly people in Sweden; from poor relief at the beginning of the 1900s, via a generous level of services in the 1960s and 1970s, to today’s restricted and economy-controlled mode of operation.

Study II describes and compares two main forms of public old-age care in Sweden today, home help services and institutional care. The care-load found in home-based care was comparable to and sometimes even larger than in service-homes and other institutions, indicating that large care needs among elderly people in Sweden today can be met in their homes as well as in institutional settings.

Studies III and IV analyse the local variation in public old-age care in Sweden. During the last decades there has been an overall decline in home help services. The coverage of home help for elderly people shows large differences between municipalities throughout this period, and the relative variation has increased. The local disparity seems to depend more on historical factors, e.g., previous coverage rates, than on the present municipal situation in levels of need or local economy and politics.

In an introductory part the four papers are linked together by an outline of the demographic situation and the social policy model for old-age care in Sweden. Trends that have been apparent over time, e.g. professionalisation and market orientation, are traced and discussed. Conflicts between prevailing ideologies are analysed, in regards to for instance home-based and institution-based care, social and medical culture, and local and central levels of decision-making. ’Welfare municipality’, ‘path dependency’, and ‘decentralisation’ are suggested as a conceptual framework for describing the large and increasing local variations in old-age care. Finally, implications of the four studies with regard to old-age care policy and further research are discussed.

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Vilkienė, Dalia. "Bendruomenės įtaka regiono rekreacinės infrastruktūros plėtros procese." Master's thesis, Lithuanian Academic Libraries Network (LABT), 2008. http://vddb.library.lt/obj/LT-eLABa-0001:E.02~2008~D_20080924_182822-49755.

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Mokslinė ir techninė pažanga, kultūriniai, ekonominiai, teisiniai, politiniai, socialiniai, ekologiniai aplinkos pokyčiai veikia, keičia situaciją aplinkoje, kurioje žmonės dirba, gyvena. Dėl to susiformuoja ir nauji žmonių mąstymo stereotipai, gaminant prekes, teikiant paslaugas, naudojant išteklius, taip pat ir žmogaus galimybes. Tai yra susiformuoja žmonių tam tikras etiškas ar neetiškas elgesys, atitinkantis arba neatitinkantis pasaulinės ar šalies kultūrines, socialines normas, galiojančius įstatymus, vienaip ar kitaip veikiantis žmonių tarpusavio santykius dėl jų tinkamo ar netinkamo žmonių bendravimo, elgesio stiliaus, elgesio normų paisymo ar nepaisymo, patenkinamos ar nepatenkinamos aplinkos (darbo, namų būsto, visuomenės ir kita). Žmonės yra skirtingų asmeninių siekių, orientacijos, motyvacijos, sveikatos, išsimokslinimo, išsilavinimo, paprasčiausiai skirtingų charakterio bruožų. Visuose gyvenimo procesuose dalyvauja žmogus. Žmogus, naudodamas visus turimus šalies išteklius (materialinius, kultūrinius, intelektualinius, gamtinius), kitų žmonių galimybes, pats būdamas aplinkos dalimi, dalyvauja visuose gyvenimo dvasinių, materialinių, kultūrinių vertybių kūrimo procesuose, darydamas poveikį aplinkai, o aplinka daro teigiamą ar neigiamą fizinį, psichologinį, socialinį poveikį žmogui. Tad žmogaus, žmonių tarpusavio santykių, sąveikos su aplinka vaidmuo yra labai didelis. Žmogus apie trečdalį savo darbingo amžiaus praleidžia darbe, tai yra darbinėje aplinkoje. Tad... [toliau žr. visą tekstą]
The purpose of the work named „Role of a community during development of a regional recreation infrastructure“ to survey and analyse feature of a recreation, as the sociocultural phenomenon, aspects of management and development of recreational opportunities of concrete region in contact with public work. Economic, cultural and public transformations influences structure of human needs and the same time the maintenance of a recreation. But recreational processes remain the factor, integrating a community, playing socializing role in a society. The recreation is not only returning of health, physical strengths, a positive spiritual, cultural and psychoemotional condition. During a recreation the fundamental purpose of a recreation comes to light – that is socialization of the person. Recreational activity is also a parameter of changes in a society, reflection of a free choice, an opportunity to see a way of life of others social groups without ideological censorship. Value of a recreation grows in connection with increase in activity of the individual in a public life. All time increases demand of the managers working in sphere of a recreation. In a province where sociocultural workers especially do not suffice or they in general are not present, are created - though is small - local communities which take the initiative. In present conditions here and there the recreation can make economic sense, can be the engine of development of local regions. But it is necessary to... [to full text]

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Schwing, Patrick. "A Sedimentary Record of Regional Land-Use and Climate Change in the Manatee River, Manatee County, Florida." Scholar Commons, 2011. http://scholarcommons.usf.edu/etd/3337.

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The Manatee River Watershed (Manatee County, FL) has experienced heavy anthropogenic development over the last 100 years and was relatively pristine previous to this development. The population growth within the watershed has surpassed the national trends and has doubled in the last 30 years. The heavy anthropogenic development has led to depletion in natural resources, nutrient loading, coastal erosion, and increased pollution. This study constructs records of sedimentological processes to compare the pre-development records to the past 100 years of anthropogenic development. The first portion of this study identifies specific changes in sedimentation attributed to anthropogenic activity in the Manatee River. Anthropogenic development has increased the input of terrigenous material into the river by as much as an order of magnitude (0.3-3.0 g/cm2/yr) over three periods; 1) the predevelopment period (1900-1941), 2) the agricultural development period (1941-1970's), and 3) the urban development period (1970's-2010). The second portion of this study examines records of heavy metal (As, Cu, Pb) enrichment in the Manatee River. There are areas in the Manatee River that currently have, or recently have had, concentrations of heavy metals above the EPA regional screening levels. Throughout all of the Manatee River sediment cores there has been a continuous increase in the concentration of arsenic (0.32-20.91 ppm), lead (0.35-35.79 ppm) and copper (1.49-49.55 ppm) from 1900-2010. The third portion of this study utilizes calcareous tests from benthic foraminifera (Ammonia beccarii) in the longest sediment core to determine the Mg/Ca, 18O/ 16O, and 13C/ 12C ratios as proxies for river water temperature, salinity and nutrient content. These proxies allow for the assessment of changes in rates and range of river water parameters from the pre-anthropogenic to the anthropogenic periods. A Manatee River temperature record, precipitation/evaporation record and nutrification record have been constructed for the last 450 years (1550-2009 CE). These records are necessary to inform and enhance future coastal resource management practices.

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Martin, Emeline. "Place brand efficiency : resident, manager and tourist perceptions of the region brand." Thesis, Université Clermont Auvergne‎ (2017-2020), 2017. http://www.theses.fr/2017CLFAD011/document.

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Dans un contexte de mondialisation, la concurrence accrue entre les territoires, dont l’objectif premier est de capter des habitants, des touristes et des entreprises, exacerbe les enjeux liés à leur attractivité. Afin de se différencier les collectivités territoriales et leurs agences de développement adoptent des approches de marketing territorial et commencent à mettre en place des techniques de marquage (dites place branding). Le place branding reprend plusieurs outils issus du domaine de la marque commerciale. Toutefois, le territoire est un « produit particulier » qui regroupe diverses parties prenantes dont les visions et les attentes peuvent diverger. Le succès d’une marque territoire reposera alors en partie sur la gestion de ces parties prenantes. Dès lors, ce travail doctoral entreprend d’adapter au contexte du place branding des concepts de marketing, en considérant les perceptions de trois groupes de parties prenantes, en vue d’améliorer l’efficacité de la marque territoire. Cette problématique de recherche est abordée selon trois questions de recherche: (1) Quelle est la légitimité publicitaire d’une marque territoire, telle que perçue par ses habitants ? Influence-t-elle l’efficacité des actions de place branding ? (2) Dans quelle mesure les gestionnaires de marques territoires ont recours à des stratégies de marketing communautaire afin d’implémenter une communication marketing intégrée (CMI) ? (3) Dans quelle mesure l’image de la marque région constitue-t-elle un vecteur pertinent de la promotion d’une destination, complémentaire à celle de la marque pays, auprès des touristes internationaux ? D’un point de vue théorique, cette recherche doctorale souligne l’importance d’adopter une approche parties prenantes à la compréhension de la marque territoire. Ce faisant, ce travail contribue à développer des preuves empiriques dans le domaine, notamment à l’échelle de la région qui est sous-représentée dans la littérature. Cette thèse met en évidence les similitudes entre la marque territoire et la marque commerciale, et renforce ainsi la validité externe de trois concepts issus du marketing classique. Différentes approches méthodologiques ont été développées et mobilisées. Ces éléments renforcent par ailleurs la validité interne de la présente recherche et contribuent à exclure l’existence d’un biais déclaratif. Les contributions managériales de cette thèse sont liées à ses implications méthodologiques dans la mesure où diverses grilles d’analyse sont proposées aux gestionnaires de marques territoires. Ces outils prennent en compte les spécificités et les enjeux associés aux principales parties prenantes de la marque, et visent à les impliquer dans les initiatives de place branding. Enfin, la mise en place d’une approche de communication marketing intégrée est conseillée. Premièrement, il est proposé que cette approche soit appliquée entre les différents acteurs du territoire. Les résultats montrent ainsi que l’intégration des habitants dans la démarche de place branding est un véritable enjeu qui nécessite une approche distincte de celle préconisée traditionnellement en marketing. Deuxièmement, l’approche de communication marketing intégrée devrait s’appliquer entre les différents niveaux de territoires de façon à tirer parti de l’image du territoire d’ordre supérieur
In the globalized world, Nowhere, Place, is directly competing against Powerful, World, to attract residents, tourists and talent, as well as firms and investments, whether the place is a meta-region, a country, a region, a city or other locations. Whilst places and destinations around the world have been proclaiming their qualities for a long time, mainly to create awareness or maintain preference, those marketing communications campaigns are short-term and don’t contribute to unifying the place. To compete in such cutthroat environments, public authorities and place agencies have started to recognize the value of adopting branding techniques by way of practising place branding. Place branding adapts several tools developed in the field of commercial branding to contribute to place development and establish image-building strategies that render places more attractive to identified markets. As such, this doctoral work endeavours to adapt mainstream marketing concepts to the context of place branding, taking into account the views of three groups of stakeholders to enhance place brand efficiency. I address these research questions in a French region-branding context, according to three sub-questions that summarise the chapters of this thesis. First, what is the advertising legitimacy of a place brand as perceived by the residents? Does it influence place-branding efficiency? Second, to what extent do place brand managers use community marketing strategies to operationalize the integrated marketing communications (IMC) role of the place brand? Third, to what extent does the region brand image constitute a relevant vehicle for promoting a destination integral to the nation brand image, as perceived by international tourists? Results show that the representational and functional dimensions of a destination brand impact differently implicit attractiveness and intentions to visit. International tourists also perceive the region and the nation brand images as congruent overall, which contributes positively to their intentions to visit the region. From a theoretical point of view, this research highlights the importance of adopting a multi-stakeholder approach to understanding place branding. Doing so contributes to the development of empirical evidence in the domain, by studying the understudied region branding form. This dissertation also highlights similarities with commercial branding and reinforces the external validity of three classic marketing concepts. The methodological implications of this work come from the different methodological approaches (i.e. measurement tools and methods), developed to meet the specificities and stakes associated with the main stakeholders of a place brand. In addition, this approach reinforces the internal validity of the present research and contributes to ruling out the existence of a declarative bias. The managerial contributions of this thesis are connected with the methodological implications, inasmuch as it provides place brand managers with diverse analysis grids that will enable them to take into account the specificities and stakes associated with the main stakeholders of the place brand, and also involve stakeholders in the place-branding process. Finally, I demonstrate the need for an IMC approach that is per se—for example, through the use of an overall brand positioning that covers shared elements between stakeholders so that they all relate to the place brand, or through the adoption of a bottom-up rather than top-down approach to place branding. This approach also should be able to extend to other place scales, by leveraging the image of a higher-order place

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Dickau, Ruth. "Paleoethnobotany of the Lake Managua region, Nicaragua." Thesis, National Library of Canada = Bibliothèque nationale du Canada, 1999. http://www.collectionscanada.ca/obj/s4/f2/dsk2/ftp01/MQ38529.pdf.

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Chatterton, T. "Regional and urban scale modelling of particulate matter : can PM10 be managed at a local level?" Thesis, University of East Anglia, 2001. http://eprints.uwe.ac.uk/11261/.

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In March 1997, the British government launched the United Kingdom National Air Quality Strategy. The Strategy sought to reduce levels of PM10 in the UK so that the objective of 50µg/m3 , measured as a daily maximum of running 24-hour means, was exceeded on no more than four days per year. Within three years this objective had been relaxed to allow for thirty five exceedences per year, albeit of a slightly lower level (because of changes in measurement technique), due to concerns that longrange transport of secondary particles would prevent local authorities from achieving this objective through local air quality management techniques. The study presented in this thesis seeks to contribute to the current body of work examining this issue. Two models, one at a regional/European scale, the other at an urban scale, have been used to estimate contributions to atmospheric PM10 levels from various sources. The results of the models, both independently and combined, have been used alongside relevant monitoring data to assess effect that local management techniques might have upon levels of PM10 in both urban and rural locations. The results suggest that, in many locations where the original air quality objective may not have been achieved, local emissions of primary combustion related sources may not have contributed more than 10-15% of total observed PM10 levels. This raises questions regarding exactly what the nature of the remaining portion of PM10 is comprised of, as current modelling techniques are unable to estimate this accurately: either due to an inability to represent the physics and chemistry, or due to lack of information about the sources. However, in the absence of a full understanding of either the composition or health effects of PM10, what factors should be considered in deciding whether or not local management strategies should be applied to the pollutant?

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Win, Maung Aye. "Ecological Studies on Locally-managed Mangrove Forests in Taninthayi Region, Myanmar." Kyoto University, 2020. http://hdl.handle.net/2433/253396.

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Löfstedt, Marie. "Rehabkoordinator i primärvården inom Region Gotland : för en förbättrad sjukskrivningsprocess." Thesis, KTH, Ergonomi, 2011. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:kth:diva-47776.

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Problem finns inom hälso- och sjukvårdens hantering av sjukskrivningsärenden och har visat sig vara extra stora inom primärvården. Många sjukskrivningar löper risk att bli långvariga, rehabiliteringsärenden drar ut på tiden och missförstånd uppstår mellan patienter och myndigheter samt myndigheter emellan. Mellan 1 september 2009 och 31 maj 2011 har man på Gotland bedrivit ett projekt med syfte att effektivisera sjukskrivningsprocessen med hjälp av Rehabkoordinator i primärvården. Denna studie utgör den kvalitativa utvärderingen utav projektet. Syftet med denna studie var att utvärdera om sjukskrivningsprocessen har underlättats för de samverkande aktörerna och för patienter efter inrättandet av Rehabkoordinator. Detta har genomförts genom en explorativ metod genom intervjuer och enkät. I studien beskrivs och analyseras införandet av Rehabkoordinator som ett förbindelseorgan mellan primärvården, Försäkringskassan, Arbetsförmedlingen och socialtjänsten för bättre samordning kring patienter. Resultatet av studien visar att merparten av aktörerna upplever arbetsformen som positiv och gynnar samarbete och samordning vid arbetslivsinriktad rehabilitering. Aktörerna upplever att processen, effektiviteten och kvalitén i arbetet runt patienten har förbättrats. Kommunikationen och samordningen mellan berörda aktörer har underlättats och den psykosociala arbetsmiljön har förbättrats även om det framgår att det är för lite resurser för rehabiliteringssamverkan. Patienterna upplever det positivt med Rehabkoordinatorns stödjande, förmedlande och koordinerande insatser vilket ses vara en framgångsfaktor för patienten. Majoriteten känner att de blivit respektfullt bemötta, känt sig delaktiga i sin rehabilitering samt fått det stöd och den information som de behövde av Rehabkoordinatorn. Studien visar också att merparten av aktörerna har funnit fungerande rutiner för sin arbetsform och samverkan. Kvarstående hinder tycks bero på framförallt organisatoriska faktorer som till exempel förankring av verksamheten i de samverkande organisationerna, kunskap och kommunikation om och mellan olika professioner och organisationer, samt incitament och legitimitet för deltagande i rehabiliteringssamverkan.
The identified problems within the health care management concerning cases of sickness have proven to be particularly severe in the area of primary care. A large number of sick leaves are at risk of being long term, cases of rehabilitation drags on, and misunderstandings occur both between authorities and patients, and authorities. Between 1 September 2009 and 31 May 2011 Gotland has pursued a project with the intention to streamline the process of sick leave with the help of a Rehab coordinator in primary care. This study is the qualitative evaluation of the project. The aim of this study was to evaluate whether the process of sick leave have been facilitated both for the interacting actors and for the patients, after the establishment of the Rehab coordinator. This has been implemented through an exploratory approach through interviews and questionnaires. This study describes and analyzes the introduction of a Rehab coordinator as a liaison body between primary care, social insurance, employment service and social services for a better coordination concerning the patients. The results of this study show that the majority of actors experience that the method is positive and benefits cooperation and coordination of vocational rehabilitation. The actors feel that the process, the efficiency and the quality of work around the patient has improved. The communication and coordination between actors have been facilitated and the psychosocial work environment has improved, although it is clear the there are not enough resources for the rehabilitation agreement. The patients finds the support, the mediating and coordinating actions of the rehab coordinator positive, which is considered a factor of success to the patient. The majority feel they have been met with respect, felt involved in their rehabilitation and received the support and information they needed by the Rehab coordinator. The study also shows that majority of the actors have found successful routines to support their method of work and collaboration. The remaining obstacle appeared to be particular organizational factors for example the anchoring of activities for the collaborating organizations, knowledge and communication about and between different professions and organizations, as well as incentives and legitimacy for participation in the rehabilitation agreement.

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Mah, Victor Agha-Ah. "Sustainability of community-managed projects in the North West Region of Cameroon." Thesis, Cardiff Metropolitan University, 2016. http://hdl.handle.net/10369/8266.

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There is wide recognition among contemporary researchers that sustaining community-managed projects in rural areas remains a herculean challenge. Empirical evidence shows that about 65% of community-managed projects in sub-Saharan Africa including Cameroon are not sustainable. Community management is one of the strategies widely adopted by project providers at grassroots levels to ensure the sustainability of community projects, yet sustaining these projects after the depature of donor agency has remained a difficult task. It was in furtherance of this approach that this study set out to gain insights into why sustaining community-managed projects in the NWRC after being handed down to the grassroots has proven to be challenging despite the widespread popularity of community management as a bottom-top development strategy that allows grassroots community members to have overall support for their project ongoing operations. The study was guided by five objectives, and data were collected through 4 focus group discussions held with projects end-users, 12 interviews granted to project committee staffs, traditional authorities and political elite. Additional data were gathered through a survey questionnaire administered to 77 respondents in the four chosen community-managed project sites, documentary review and on-the-spot appraisal of projects. Qualitative and quantitative analyses of the data paved the way for the drawing up of meaningful conclusions and suggestions of ways to improve the sustainability of community-managed projects in the NWRC. What emerges from the data collected, analysed and interpreted enabled the study to conclude that the strategies adopted so far by community project providers in the NWRC were not effective. The implementation of these projects disregarded the traditional beliefs and practices of end-users and engendered loss of access to shrines, groves and forest-based or water-based resources without providing alternatives. The findings equally show that increasing temperature and reducing amount of rainfall result in a greater incidence of bushfires, which threaten the sustainability of some community-managed projects. Handing down project management to a local community is not synonymous with sustainability. If community-managed projects are to be sustainable, they require the project end-users to have a real sense of ownership and control over the project‟s ongoing operations as well as an increase in governance capacity and environmentally friendly practices.

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Ollhoff, Barbara Jean. "A study to identify essential management skills needed to manage chain apparel specialty stores in regional shopping centers." Diss., This resource online, 1991. http://scholar.lib.vt.edu/theses/available/etd-07282008-134216/.

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Sohler, Stefan A. "Owner-manager learning in small firms : a study of technology-rich firms in the Rhine Valley region." Thesis, University of Gloucestershire, 2014. http://eprints.glos.ac.uk/2917/.

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Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) with fewer than 250 employees are the category of firm which accounts for the majority of businesses worldwide. In spite of their strategically important role as 'engines of economic growth', scant research has been devoted thus far to the underlying owner-manager learning processes in SMEs. In the literature on learning, little distinction is made between micro, small and medium-sized businesses in terms of company size or ownership structure. The literature also provides few reference points for the question of how ownermanagers learn in start-ups and small family firms as their businesses develop. The investigation of both types of owner-managers in small firms enriches the research context. The research main aim is to explore the learning of founding owner-managers ('founders') and initial successor owner-managers ('successors') in small family firms in greater depth, focusing on both content and process which lead to the growth of start-ups and small family firms, taking into account the development of Human Capital (HC). The social and contextual integration of owner-managers into the business environment is also considered. The research interest and emphasis are directed at analysing the learning of owner-managers on the basis of their understanding and interpretation of critical events during the development of the firm within its business and social environment. In order to capture these learning processes of the individual owner-managers, a phenomenological research paradigm is adopted. To fulfil the research aim, extensive literature research was carried out on the themes of entrepreneurial learning, learning at the workplace, Intellectual Capital (IC) and HC as well as the development of small and family firms. In order to explore these themes in the context of entrepreneurial development in the Rhine Valley, the research topic was extended to include regional business and training development in this geographical area (with its bordering countries Austria, Liechtenstein and Switzerland). The research sample with a multiple-case study design encompasses six owner-managers, founders and initial successors of technology-based small firms with fewer than 50 employees in the Rhine Valley region. The empirical data collection was based on a pilot interview phase with the owner-managers, followed by two interview phases in autumn 2008 and spring 2010 as part of a longitudinal study. The iterative data analysis integrates several systematic approaches to code, analyse and compare these six case study firms to identify the learning approaches of the owner-managers. The key findings obtained are described with the aid of the developed 'Hexagon Framework'. This model visualises the dynamics of continuous learning for ownermanagers, founders and successors in small firms. The knowledge contribution of the thesis lies in the identification and analysis of the different learning trajectories of the owner-managers, who either founded a start-up or took over a firm as initial successor. The findings make a significant contribution towards an enhanced understanding of the dynamics of continuous learning processes for ownermanagers in small firms during development phases. In addition, the developed framework of the owner-manager learning continuum contributes to entrepreneurial learning theory.

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Carolus, D. C. (David Charles). "Investigation of the major burning people management issues facing Telkom SA : western region managers." Thesis, Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2001. http://hdl.handle.net/10019.1/49698.

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Thesis (MBA)--Stellenbosch University, 2001.
People and change management within an organisation deals with the philosophies, policies, procedures, practices and decisions that affect individuals and groups who are employed by an organisation. The overall purpose of people management is to create a synergistic environment for both the functional (or line groups) and the cross functional groups so that the operational and strategic objectives can be achieved. Globalisation and innovation, the new knowledge economy and re-engineering of corporations have presented new challenges to both management and leadership of organisations in South Africa. It is becoming increasingly evident that competitiveness is locked in peoples' knowledge and skills. The implication is that if South African businesses are to survive and grow, companies must include executive development as an essential part of their corporate strategy. However, these changes have left many managers around the world confused, anxious and disillusioned, with a decreased ability to understand the situations and their future significance, and therefore cannot plan for change. Resistance to change may result, which is detrimental to the organisation and its most important resource - human capital. Emotionally, they may feel that their careers' existence is threatened and that derailment is imminent. Summarising their feelings would indicate that there are issues - particularly important issues - that need to be identified, understood, and respected. Interventions to address these very hot ''burning issues" then need to be actioned and evaluated. The study investigated a homogenous population, represented by the Western Region Managers of Telkom SA, to identify current or impending burning issues, and recommend specific interventions for Telkom SA. The company is currently the sole provider of fixed line telephony in the country. The South African State owns 70% of Telkom SA and the company is currently preparing for a public listing on the Johannesburg Stock Exchange (JSE) in October 2001. Almost all of Telkom SA's business processes have been reviewed and changed where necessary, as efforts to improve service delivery are pursued. This study could thus assist the People Management policies and procedures within the Human Resource management division by proactively identifying and confirming the existence of certain burning issues which affect the Western Cape managers. The burning issues identified by the questionnaires distributed to the managers are: • The need for heightened levels of productivity • Developing processes that facilitate a culture of mutual respect and trust, co-operation, cohesion and the pursuit of common goals • The management of human capital • Managing the stress involved in organisational change • Developing customer-driven processes and structures • Reducing the impact of people related risks, e.g. highly intellectual, capital leaving the organisations, HIV/AIDS, brain drain in key positions. • Turning the negativity around in the workplace. It is hoped that by studying the changes and its effects occurring in Telkom SA, a model for large scale South African organisational restructuring can be created-especially for those state-owned enterprises which still have to undergo the process of privatisation.

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Clark, Richard Warner. "Burnout and associated factors among extension administrators/mid-managers of the north central region /." The Ohio State University, 1985. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu1487261553059673.

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Fulton, Neale Leslie Aerospace &amp Mechanical Engineering Australian Defence Force Academy UNSW. "Regional airspace design: a structured systems engineering approach." Awarded by:University of New South Wales - Australian Defence Force Academy. School of Aerospace and Mechanical Engineering, 2002. http://handle.unsw.edu.au/1959.4/38722.

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There has been almost fifteen years of political controversy surrounding changes to the rules and procedures by which aircraft conduct their flight within regional Australia. Decisions based on a predominately heuristic (rule of thumb) approach to design have had many adverse consequences for the integrity of the proximity warning function. A sound mathematical model is required to establish this function on a mature engineering foundation. To achieve this, the proximity warning function has been investigated as a hybrid-system. This approach recognises the dual nature of the design: that aircraft dynamics give rise to continuous mathematical models while the communication protocols controlling proximity require discrete mathematical approaches. The blending of each aspect has yielded a deeper insight into the operational limitations and failure modes of this function. The presentation of the thesis follows a design thread through the function. It begins with a description of existing standards and implementations. Risk models are then developed. The pilot interface is recognised as a primary design constraint. Mathematical models are then developed to describe the topology of flow, proximity dynamics, and the scheduling constraints associated with visual, voice, and data-link communications required by the proximity warning function. These analyses show that many aspects of design can be bounded by analytical formulae that bring new robustness to the design and resolve some of the misconceptions arising from the often inaccurate perceptions of present airspace operations. Failure modes, unaccounted for in existing designs are found to actually aggravate failure in the very situations in which the airspace design should be robust and should act to prevent collisions. In particular, there are divergences of performance between the demands required by the system design and the ability of the pilot to deliver such performances. In some cases, these failures may be traced to policy decisions such as service between Instrument Flight Rule and Visual Flight Rule category aircraft. On the basis of the conclusions of this research, a formal engineering review of the proximity warning function is required to assure the containment of the likelihood of mid-air collision for all future operations.

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Silva, Lana Rogéria da. "A superintendência regional de ensino diamantina e o progestão: apropriações de uma política de formação continuada." Universidade Federal de Juiz de Fora, 2012. https://repositorio.ufjf.br/jspui/handle/ufjf/1920.

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Este trabalho foi estimulado pela avaliação de uma política pública de formação de diretores escolares – o PROGESTÃO – e pela apropriação que a Superintendência Regional de Ensino Diamantina fez do Programa. Partiu-se da necessidade de focar nos resultados reais dessa capacitação e de propor melhorias nesse processo, tanto para a continuidade, quanto para um possível remodelamento de tal política. Os pressupostos da investigação consideram que aqueles que passassem pela capacitação assumiriam uma parcela de responsabilização, de maneira a pontuar melhorias nas escolas ligadas às funções de gestor escolar. Uma investigação ocorreu no intuito de observar esta relação, e, para tal, utilizou-se de entrevistas semiestruturadas na SRE, pois interessava saber qual o retorno do investimento feito nesses gestores. Os dados coletados evidenciaram que, não há um monitoramento desses gestores capacitados pelo PROGESTÃO, denotando certa fragilidade no processo. Para tanto, após a devida análise e reflexão, a proposição de um monitoramento, por determinado período de tempo, após o findar da capacitação oficial, ao diretor que realizar essa capacitação é a diretriz deste estudo, e que apresenta todos os envolvidos e os direcionamentos que precisam ser acionados para a continuidade da ação nos moldes da responsabilização, e no intuito de detectar melhorias e avanços em relação à gestão escolar.
This work was stimulated by the evaluation of a school principal’s formation policy – PROGESTÃO – and the appropriation of the project by the Superintendência Regional de Ensino de Diamantina (SRE). It starts from the need to focus in real results of this capacitation, and for suggesting improvements in the process, both for continuity and for a possible policy’s reshuffle. The investigation’s presuppositions consider that those who passed through the program would acquire some responsibility, being able to recommend improvements in school which are connected with school manager’s assignments. An investigation occurred in order to observe this relation, and for that, it was used semistructured interviews in SRE, because it was interesting to know which the results in response to the investment in these managers are. The collected data has demonstrated there is not any type of control of these capacitated managers by PROGESTÃO, showing weakness in the process. As a conclusion, after a due analysis and also considerations, the proposal of controlling, during a certain period of time, the capacitated principals as soon as the capacitation is finished is this study’s guideline, which presents all concerned and the directions that need to be followed to the continuity of the operation in the molds of responsibility, and in the intention to detect improvements and developments in school management.

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Perrault-Archambault, Mathilde. "Who manages home garden agrobiodiversity? : patterns of species distribution, planting material flow and knowledge transmission along the Corrientes River of the Peruvian Amazon." Thesis, McGill University, 2005. http://digitool.Library.McGill.CA:80/R/?func=dbin-jump-full&object_id=83198.

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Agrobiodiversity constitutes an essential resource for traditional rural populations. Home gardens are "hotspots" of agrobiodiversity and important loci of in situ conservation efforts. This study seeks to understand the factors affecting gardeners' choices and to assess the accessibility of planting material in rural communities of the Peruvian Amazon. Household surveys and garden inventories conducted in 15 villages of the Corrientes river (n = 300), and case studies in three of these villages (n = 89), allowed to describe the local and regional patterns of garden agrobiodiversity and the structure of planting material exchange networks. Analyses reveal a strong link between species diversity and both household cultural and socioeconomic characteristics, and village ethnicity and size. Planting material flows primarily through matrilineal bonds, from advice-givers to advice-seekers, from old to young and from rich to poor. Farmers with exceptional species diversity, propensity to give and/or expertise are identified and their role in the conservation of cultivated plants is assessed. Expertise is not found to be as closely related to high species diversity as expected, but knowledge and planting stock dissemination go hand-in-hand.

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Butrous, Nasir Rufail. "Effective organisational decision-making : a study of the implementation of the Yorkshire Regional Health Authority strategic plan using personal interviews with health managers." Thesis, University of Bradford, 1989. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.236471.

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Templeton, Benjamin Sean. "Environmental And Stand Variables Influencing Soil CO2 Efflux Across The Managed Range Of Loblolly Pine." Thesis, Virginia Tech, 2009. http://hdl.handle.net/10919/31529.

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Managed loblolly pine forests comprise an important pool in the global carbon cycle. Understanding the influences upon inputs and outputs of this pool, including the effects of management activities, will allow landowners to understand how carbon can be sequestered in their stands. Specific to this study, we sought to create multivariate models of the output of carbon from the soil in the form of soil CO2 efflux (Rs) and a component of that total efflux, heterotrophic respiration index (Rh), from data collected across the managed range of loblolly pine in the Southeastern U.S. We also performed tests of significance on controlled subsets of these data for the effects of fertilization and of thinning. Finally, we sought a connection between stand leaf area index (LAI) and total soil CO2 efflux or heterotrophic respiration. Our models indicated variability in both Rs and Rh across latitude and physiographic province, respectively, within this range. The Rs (R2 = 0.56) model included temperature, latitude, a soil moisture by temperature effect, soil nitrogen, and bulk density variables. The Rh (R2 = 0.50) model included soil moisture, a temperature by moisture interaction, and physiographic province. Rs was not significantly affected by either fertilization or thinning, yet Rh was influenced by both (negatively and positively, respectively). This indicates a shift in relative contributions of heterotrophic respiration and root respiration components to Rs in response to these treatments. Heterotrophic respiration was shown to have a weak negative response (R2 = 0.04) to increasing stand LAI.
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Axelsson, Markus, and Andreas Olofsson. "Managing an emerging region : A study of how MNCs manage uncertainty in a Southern African context." Thesis, Uppsala universitet, Företagsekonomiska institutionen, 2016. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:uu:diva-297697.

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Title: Managing an emerging region – A study of how MNCs manage uncertainty in a Southern African context Authors: Markus Axelsson & Andreas Olofsson Supervisor: Cecilia Pahlberg Research question: How are Swedish business-to-business MNCs reducing perceived uncertainty when operating in the Southern African Development Community? Purpose: Provide a deeper understanding of how Swedish MNCs from diverse industrial backgrounds are managing uncertainty when operating in the Southern African Development Community (SADC). This study further aims to add to an acknowledged theoretical gap in international business research by providing a contextual contribution towards the Southern African region to the field of internationalization management. Method: A qualitative research method including semi-structured interviews was used to gain in- depth understanding of how Swedish B2B MNCs manages uncertainty within SADC markets. For the analysis, a theoretical framework based on uncertainty management, knowledge and network theory was developed into a conceptual model, carried out when gathering empirical data. Conclusions: The findings suggest that gaining experiential knowledge was vital to reduce perceived uncertainty among Swedish B2B MNCs operating in SADC markets. Experiential knowledge was obtained through operations within the markets, which over time resulted in enhanced market commitments and thereafter increased experiential knowledge. Knowledge was further exclusively shared within networks, where gaining network insidership was essential. To gain network insidership in SADC markets, findings suggest that becoming localized in the market to gain legitimacy is beneficial and achieved over a longer period of time. Finally, findings indicate that South Africa could be used as a gateway into Southern Africa, where firms’ can gain valuable experiences, relationships and an understanding of business practices, which can reduce the perceived uncertainty towards other SADC markets.

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Barbosa, Adriana Costa. "Construção de competências para o desenvolvimento regional sustentável: uma análise da experiência de uma instituição financeira pública." Universidade Presbiteriana Mackenzie, 2011. http://tede.mackenzie.br/jspui/handle/tede/529.

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In the last few years, the growing socio-environmental problems and the consequent liability of the social players when confronting such problems have led companies, including financial institutions to drive towards replacement of their business strategies in accordance with the principles of sustainable development. Following this drive, BEP (fictitious name), a public financial institution, has launched the program of Regional Sustainable Development (RSD), with the promise of promoting sustainable development in regions in which it operates. To turn the program possible, the institution recognizes the need to train corporate agents for the preparation to the referred challenge. In view of the background, this study aims to understand how does the process of competencies development of corporate players for the implementation of RSD projects. The need of this study is justified for the advancement of discussions on competencies within the sphere of a political and societal perspective, once the RSD build up is leveraged by means of participatory processes and requires the performance of social players, as well as of socially responsible professionals. Therefore, it is to approach the competencies in an unexplored scope, which concerns mainly with the ability of the professionals to overcome the limits of the organization and to identify how they can contribute for the development of the regions and their communities, as well as how they can extend the meaning of work in addition to the issues on value creation within the organization's activities. To meet the proposed objectives, a qualitative case study has been conducted. The data analyze employed the interpretative textual analyze process, proposed by Gil Flores (1994). The results of the survey show that by designing an educational project with the blending of formal actions (internal certification program both in social and environmental responsibility and RSD, that is, classroom courses on RSD and MBA in RSD) and informal ones (work experience either in poor communities, in familial groups, in work groups and in discussion forums), BEP has enhanced the competencies development, since the formal actions have brought in knowledge that guide the managers´ actions and the informal actions have helped carry out in accordance with the local needs of the communities. To advance in their initiative developmental competencies, the organization needs to invest in ongoing training of managers in order to improve communication with partners and the market, besides taking in account the transition of the bank managements through the establishment of a ritual transition so that the managers´ competences becomes an organizational competence. The managers, in addition, begin revising their traditional skills and expanding the meaning of work beyond the quantitative indicators, such as the profit maximization for its shareholders, similarly to evaluating their work under the qualitative perspective, so as to contribute to social, educational and professional development of the communities. This is the new manager, who goes beyond the boundaries of the organization and in the field to looks at its surroundings in search for business opportunities that involve a new development strategy sustained in the development of the regions and their communities within a sustainable way. Likewise, this is a manager who has to approach areas of distinct knowledge from his/her original background and to get to know business areas that previously had not been part of his/her expertise, as well as legal and labor relations and production processes of the related areas.
Nos últimos anos, os crescentes problemas socioambientais e a conseqüente responsabilização dos atores sociais a enfrentarem estes problemas têm feito com que as empresas, entre elas as instituições financeiras, caminhem no sentido de reposicionar suas estratégias empresariais de acordo com os princípios do desenvolvimento sustentável. Seguindo neste caminho, o BEP (nome fictício), uma instituição financeira pública, lançou o programa de Desenvolvimento Regional Sustentável (DRS), com a promessa de impulsionar o desenvolvimento sustentável nas regiões onde está presente. Para a viabilização deste programa, a instituição reconhece a necessidade de formar agentes corporativos preparados para assumir este desafio. Frente a este cenário, o presente estudo tem como objetivo compreender como ocorre o processo de desenvolvimento de competências de atores corporativos para implementação de projetos de DRS. Justifica-se a necessidade deste estudo para o avanço de discussões sobre competências numa perspectiva político-societal, uma vez que a construção do DRS é alavancada por meio de processos participativos e exige a articulação de atores sociais, bem como uma atuação socialmente responsável por parte dos profissionais. Trata-se, portanto, de abordar as competências em uma dimensão pouco explorada, que se preocupa, sobretudo, com a capacidade de os profissionais extrapolarem os limites da organização e identificarem de que maneira podem contribuir para o desenvolvimento das regiões e das respectivas comunidades, ampliando o sentido do trabalho para além de questões de geração de valor para as atividades da organização. Para responder aos objetivos propostos, foi conduzido um estudo de caso qualitativo. Já a análise de dados empregou o processo de análise textual interpretativa, proposta por Gil Flores (1994). Os resultados desta pesquisa sinalizam que ao desenhar um projeto educativo mesclando ações formais (programa de certificação interna em responsabilidade socioambiental e DRS, curso presencial sobre DRS e MBA Executivo em DRS) e informais (experiências de trabalho junto a comunidades carentes, vivências com grupos de produtores familiares, grupos de trabalho e fóruns de discussão), a BEP potencializou o desenvolvimento de competências, uma vez que as ações formais contribuíram com conhecimentos para guiar a atuação dos gestores e as ações informais auxiliaram no agir de acordo com as necessidades locais das comunidades. Para avançar em suas iniciativas de desenvolvimento de competências, a organização precisa investir na formação continuada dos gestores, a fim de melhorar a comunicação com os parceiros e com o mercado, além de atentar para o processo de transição de gerências bancárias, estabelecendo um ritual de transição para que a competência dos gestores torne-se uma competência organizacional. Os gestores também já começam a rever suas capacidades tradicionais, ampliando o sentido do trabalho para além de indicadores quantitativos, como a maximização de lucro para acionistas, mas avaliando seu trabalho também sob a ótica qualitativa, de forma a contribuírem para o desenvolvimento social, educacional e profissional das comunidades. É um novo gestor, que ultrapassa as fronteiras da organização, vai a campo e olha o seu entorno, descobrindo oportunidades de negócio que permeiam uma nova lógica de desenvolvimento, ancorada no desenvolvimento das regiões e de suas respectivas comunidades, de forma sustentável. É um gestor que também tem de transitar por áreas de conhecimento distintas de sua formação original, conhecendo áreas de negócios que até então não faziam parte de sua expertise, bem como as relações legais, trabalhistas e modo de produção nestas áreas.

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Silveira, Rita de Cássia Oliveira da. "Políticas públicas e gestão escolar estratégica na Regional Médio Paraíba - SEEDUC-RJ: uma proposta para a formação de gestores." Universidade Federal de Juiz de Fora (UFJF), 2013. https://repositorio.ufjf.br/jspui/handle/ufjf/5331.

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As políticas levadas a efeito no Estado do Rio de janeiro têm sido balizadas pela gestão estratégica com foco em resultados. O objetivo desta dissertação é analisar como ocorre o desdobramento dessas políticas da secretaria para as escolas, avaliando até que ponto as políticas estaduais estão sendo apropriadas pelos gestores escolares, além de identificar se estas, quando apropriadas, resultam no alcance das metas previstas para as escolas, no âmbito da Regional Médio Paraíba no Estado do Rio de Janeiro. A pesquisa de natureza qualitativa foi realizada em oito escolas da regional pesquisada e contou com os seguintes instrumentos: pesquisa bibliográfica, observação participante e análise documental. Os paradigmas de gestão calcados no modelo diretivo-autoritário ou paradigma estático ou no seu oposto, modelo diretivo-participativo ou dinâmico, foram pesquisados, da mesma forma que a necessidade da gestão estratégica, como caminho para a eficácia na gestão escolar. Os perfis de liderança, as competências dos gestores e as características das escolas eficazes também constituem o arcabouço teórico que embasam esta dissertação. Como principal resultado deste estudo, pode-se verificar que, quando o gestor compreende o contexto das políticas e as utiliza estrategicamente em sua gestão, as possibilidades de eficácia da escola aumentam consideravelmente. Sendo assim, é possível concluir que, ao serem preparados para uma atuação balizada pela gestão estratégica, os diretores compreendem o papel da escola da qual são gestores enquanto parte de um todo organizado em torno de metas educacionais concatenadas, exercendo uma gestão em prol do sucesso educacional de seus alunos.
The politics taken to effect of Rio de Janeiro have been beacon by the strategic administration, with focus in results. The objective of this dissertation is to analyze how these politics of the general office is being unfolded to the school evaluating to what extent the state politics are being appropriate by the school managers, besides identifying these when appropriate, result to achieve the goals foreseen to the schools in the extent of Medium Regional Paraíba in the State of Rio de Janeiro. The research of qualitative nature was accomplished at eight schools of the regional researched. The bibliographical research, participant observation and documental analysis were also part of the methodology. The administration paradigms stepped on in the model directing-authoritarian or static paradigm or in the opposite, participative-directing model or dynamic were researched, as well as the need of the strategic administration as a way for the effectiveness in the school administration. The leadership profiles, the competences of the managers and the characteristics of the effective schools also constitute the theoretical outline that bases this dissertation. As main result of this study, it can be verified that when the manager understands the context of the politics and uses them strategically in their administration, the possibilities of effectiveness of the school increase considerably. That being the case, it is possible to conclude that when they are prepared to perform by the strategic administration, the directors will understand the school's role where they are managers, while part of a total organized around connected education goals, practicing a administration on behalf of their students' education success.

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Fong, Dominic. "The role of the psychological contract in affecting employee behaviour under the influence of merger and acquisition: a study of local regional managers in Hong Kong." Curtin University of Technology, Graduate School of Business, Curtin Business School, 2009. http://espace.library.curtin.edu.au:80/R/?func=dbin-jump-full&object_id=128355.

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In past decades, the expectation of synergy has fueled many thousands of mergers and acquisitions. Meanwhile, economists and analysts have reported a large proportion of merger failures. This apparent contradiction has provided researchers with a rich source of studies. One of the likely causes of a merger failure is the “people factor”. Revolving around the axis of mergers and acquisitions, the peoples affected are, on the one side, the stockholders, top management, and economists who “talk the project” and tend to have a positive attitude and on the other side, the people who “walk the project” – the employees - who have a more hesitant attitude.
This empirical study adopted the construct of Psychological Contracts to measure the expectations of employees who are influenced by mergers and acquisitions. Based on this construct, a model was developed to study employees’ behaviour after a merger, examining it from a multitude of dimensions. Using the PLS-Graph analysis tools, the model was tested with the aim of assessing the factors’ impact on employees’ behaviour. Apart from the direct causal relationship between two variables, the indirect effects caused by other variables are assessed as well.
The first contribution made by this research is the fact that it examines the relevance of a psychological contract in a non-Western geographical region. Next, the study clearly confirms some of the existing conceptualizations regarding psychological contracts and reveals some additional insights, particularly in relation to the consideration of psychological contracts in a non-Western socio-cultural context.
The research aspires to generalize the model for predicting the post-merger behaviour of employees anywhere, across any industry, business segment and profession.

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Brändström, Matilda, and Caroline Jonsson. "How do management, in general, perceive female managers, and how do these perceptions influence organizational practices? : An exploratory study of several manufacturing companies in the Umeå Region." Thesis, Umeå universitet, Företagsekonomi, 2015. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:umu:diva-104997.

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

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De, Villiers Paul. "A market research on the core competencies and subsequent training requirements of project managers in the Cape Town region." Thesis, Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2003. http://hdl.handle.net/10019.1/53248.

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Thesis (MBA)--Stellenbosch University, 2003
ENGLISH ABSTRACT: Managing firms in today's highly competitive and volatile business environment is an ever increasing challenge. Project Management is an integral part of organisational management and hence project managers need to continuously excel in their careers to keep their organisations ahead of the pack. In order to be an effective project manager, a combination of specific skills/competencies is required. The focus of this mini-thesis was to establish the core competencies and subsequent training requirements of project managers in the Western Cape region. The research into the core competencies required of project managers in the industry was structured into 3 phases. The first phase comprised a research into international studies that was done to establish the core competencies required of project managers. Three researchers were identified, and a shortlist of 9 core competencies was identified from the 3 different models. The next phase comprised the targeting of 54 individuals in the project management profession in the Western Cape with a questionnaire based on the international studies. The last phase was to evaluate the data in order to conclude and make specific recommendations towards the USB management regarding current project management courses which are presented (by the USB) to the industry. Three fundamental conclusions were drawn: Firstly, 10 specific core competencies of project managers were identified. Secondly, some competencies have a much higher relevance to some industry sectors than others. Lastly, the current 5-day training course at the USB does not reflect the desired training which is required by the industry for the core competencies that is required of project managers.
AFRIKAANSE OPSOMMING: Die bestuur van organisasies in vandag se hoogs kompeterende en veranderende besigheidsomgewing is 'n toenemende uitdaging. Projekbestuur vorm 'n integrale deel van organisasie bestuur en daarom moet projek bestuurders voortdurend uitstyg in die uiutvoering van projekte om te verseker dat die organisasie as geheel sterk kompeterend kan bly. Projekbestuurders benodig spesifieke vaardighede om effektief te kan funksioneer in die werksomgewing. Die fokus van hierdie mini-tesis was om die spesifieke vaardighede vas te stel, asook die gevolglike opleiding wat benodig word vir projekbestuurders wat in die Weskaap werksaam is. Die navorsing na die spesifieke vaardighede wat van projek bestuurders in die industrie verlang word, was gestruktureerd in 3 fases. Eerstens was 'n literatuurstudie geloods op internasionale studies om te bepaal watter vaardighede van projek bestuurders verlang word. Drie internasionale navorsers se modelle was gebruik om 'n kortlys van 9 vaardigheids groepe saam te stel. Die volgende fase was om 54 individue in die projek bestuur professie in die Weskaap te nader en deur middel van 'n vraelys wat baseer is op die internasionale studies, vas te stel watter vaardighede deur die industrie verlang word vir projek bestuurders. ln die finale fase is die data geanaliseer ten einde spesifieke aanbevelings aan die bestuur van die USB bestuur te maak aangaande projek bestuur kursusse wat (deur die USB) aan die industrie aangebied word. Drie fundamentele gevolgtrekkings was gemaak: Eerstens was die 10 belangrikste vaardighede vir projek bestuurders vasgestel. Tweedens was vasgestel dat party vaardighede veel belangriker is in party industrie sektore as in ander. Laastens, die huidige 5-dag projek bestuur kursus wat deur die USB aangebied word, bied nie genoegsame opleiding (in die verlangde rigtings) om die regte vaardighede te ontwikkel vir projek bestuurders in die industrie nie.

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Zhang, Jiateng, and Donghui Yang. "Attitudes of Managers to work with Sustainability in Medium and Large-Sized Corporations : Garbage Classification in Yangtze River Delta Region in China." Thesis, Jönköping University, Internationella Handelshögskolan, 2021. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:hj:diva-53078.

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Sustainability is becoming an important role in almost all industries in the world. Sustainability can not only improve the quality of the environment, but also help the enterprises to save cost in order to have more profit. It is necessary to have sustainability to help in the balance between human beings’ activities and nature. This research has the purpose of developing theories that can explain the current managers’ attitudes to work with sustainability in medium and large-sized corporations in China, by analyzing the garbage classification situation as the breakthrough point. The selected region is the most developed region in China, and all 13 interviewees are from medium and large-sized corporations within this region. The collected data shows that after the formation of managers’ attitudes, improving positivity, engaging with stakeholders, gaining knowledge and increasing innovation are key roles in the formation of companies’ sustainable orientation. There are seven parts of the research: Introduction, Frame of Reference, Methodology, Findings, Discussion, Limitations & Further Research, and Conclusion. The background of this study is introduced in the first part. Many literatures with similar study topics are used as references in the second part, and some developed theories from the literature are used to help develop new theories. The research approach, methods of collecting and analyzing data, and how authors ensure the quality and ethics of the whole research are explained in the Methodology. Findings of data collected from interviews and conversations are presented, and related discussion about “how and why” is followed afterwards. The authors also IIdiscussed the limitations of this research and gave suggestions on how this research can be modified if any further research is conducted. The last part gives a general view of this research, and the developed theories are presented as well.

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Figueiredo, Trícia de Sousa Lima. "A implementaçao da política de formação e desenvolvimento de gestores escolares do estado do Rio de Janeiro: uma análise a partir da regional metropolitana II." Universidade Federal de Juiz de Fora, 2015. https://repositorio.ufjf.br/jspui/handle/ufjf/1374.

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Esta dissertação, desebvolvida no âmbito do Programa de Pós-graduação Profissional em Gestão e Avaliação da Educação Pública da Universidade Federal de Juiz de Fora, teve como objetivo identificar e analisar as demandas de formação dos gestores de escola na SEEDUC/RJ, de modo a contribuir com a proposição de ações que possam suprir os gaps existentes. Para tanto, foi necessário analisar a política de formação e desenvolvimento de pessoas da Secretaria de Estado de Educação do Rio de Janeiro, executada a partir de 2010, sob a perspectiva das ações empreendidas para os diretores escolares, levando em consideração, também, a percepção desses gestores, acerca dessa política. A pesquisa teve como recorte de análise três dos cursos ofertados para gestores escolares entre os anos de 2011 a 2013; são eles: Curso de Formação do Processo Seletivo Interno (PSI), MBA em Gestão Empreendedora em Educação e o Fórum de Gestão e Liderança Escolar. Os dados foram coletados por meio de pesquisa documental e bibliográfica, observação participante e pesquisa de campo com aplicação de questionário. O questionário foi aplicado nos diretores escolares da Regional Metropolitana II. Na análise, foram investigados os seguintes elementos: perfil de formação do gestor, análise dos três cursos e sugestões de formatos e assuntos para a elaboração de novas propostas de formação. Esse estudo foi desenvolvido, a partir da contribuição de autores como: Fleury (2001), Freitas (2009), Lück (2000, 2009, 2010), Pacheco at al. (2009), Mintzberg (2010), Machado (2010, 2012), Kuenzer (2013), Polon (2013), dentre outros. A pesquisa mostrou os pontos relevantes e os limites dos três cursos analisados, revelando lacunas que necessitam ser trabalhadas. O diagnóstico realizado foi fundamental para a elaboração de um Plano de Ação Educacional direcionado ao enriquecimento da política de formação e desenvolvimento para gestores escolares, implementada no estado.
This research aimed to identify and analyze the demands of training of school managers in SEEDUC / RJ, in order to contribute to the proposition of actions that can fill the existing gaps. This is a qualitative research using the case study. Therefore, it was necessary to analyze the formation of policy and development of people of the State Department of Education of Rio de Janeiro, performed from 2010, from the perspective of actions taken to school directors, taking into account also the perception these managers, about this policy. The research was cut three analysis of the offered courses for school managers between the years 2011 to 2013; they are: Internal Selection Process Training Course (PSI), MBA in Entrepreneurial Management in Education and the School Management and Leadership Forum. Data were collected through documentary and bibliographical research, participant observation and field research with questionnaire. The questionnaire was administered in school directors of the Metropolitan Regional II. In the analysis, the following elements were investigated: educational profile manager, analysis of the three courses and suggestions of shapes and subjects for the development of new proposals for training. This study was developed from the author's contribution as: Fleury (2001), Freitas (2009), Lück (2000, 2009, 2010), Pacheco at al. (2009), Mintzberg (2010), Machado (2010, 2012), Kuenzer (2013), Polon (2013), among others. The diagnosis made was instrumental in the development of an Educational Action Plan aimed at the enhancement of training and development policy for school managers, implemented in the state.

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Eveline, Ngwa. "Credit Risk Management In Banks As Participants In Financial Markets. : A qualitative study of the perception of bank managers in Sweden (Umeå region)." Thesis, Umeå universitet, Handelshögskolan vid Umeå universitet, 2010. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:umu:diva-47277.

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Despite the vital role that banks play in Financial markets (FM) by connecting lenders to borrowers, instability in these financial markets, currency values and the global environment has affected the profitability of banks with those in Sweden inclusive. Most if not all companies including banks go into business because they want to create value. The banks like other firms thus look for ways to manage their risks while striving to improve productivity and performance for this value to be created. This productivity only comes when the banks give credits to customers from money deposited by shareholders or savings from customers thus putting them at risk in case of default. Despite this risk, the bank cannot stop the business of credit granting because it is the main source of its profitability. So she finds herself in a situation with profitability on the one hand and risk of default on the other hand. For success to be attained, the only option is good credit risk management practices since in the process, returns are correlated to risk. The risk management practices vary from bank to bank depending on its policies on credit granting decisions. Different banks prioritize the information gotten about customers for credit assessment differently and although they are faced with the same type of risk, their techniques of management are different. This paper is thus geared towards looking at how some banks in Sweden go about their credit risk management activities by looking at the qualities which they consider of companies before granting them credits. This study was carried out using a qualitative research method and open ended interviews. The sample group consisted of three banks in Umeå, Sweden. The analysis of the empirical data showed that credit risk management occupies an indispensible position when lending decisions are carried out. It also goes ahead to show that even though banks may be faced with the same risks, their credit risk management techniques differ, the importance given to the information used for credit assessment differs from bank to bank and collaterals also play a very important role in credit granting decisions. So, for greater results of credit risk management to be attained, banks must value all information about the customer perfectly because any neglected information can be the root cause of their problem or default. Key words: Credit risk, risk management, financial markets, financial intermediaries.

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Goldman, Jaime M. "Seasonal Aggregations of the Florida Manatee (Trichechus manatus latirostris) in the Port Everglades and Intracoastal Regions of Fort Lauderdale, Florida." NSUWorks, 2010. http://nsuworks.nova.edu/occ_stuetd/31.

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The Florida manatee (Trichechus manatus latirostris), a subspecies of the West Indian manatee, is one of the most endangered marine mammals in United States waters. The Florida manatee is the only manatee that ranges into subtropical and temperate regions. During the winter months manatees adopt a “refuging strategy” where they aggregate at warm-water sources immediately following decreases in the ambient water temperature to below 20° C (68° F) in order to avoid cold stress syndrome (CSS). During the winter manatees aggregate in warm water refuges, including natural warm water springs and the effluent discharges of power plants. The purpose of this study was to determine the number of manatees that aggregate and utilize the waters of the Florida Power and Light (FPL) Plant in Port Everglades (PPE), Florida, its effluent canal, and the surrounding Intracoastal Waterway during the winter months. This study documents the importance of Port Everglades as a wintering refuge for the Florida manatee. This study analyzed the inverse relationship between the number of manatees present at a warm water effluent and water temperature. In this study data were collected over five manatee winter seasons (between 15 November and 31 March) from 1999-2004, from both boat-based and land-based surveys monitoring the presence of manatees in the effluent canal from the FPL electricity generating facility in Port Everglades, FL and the Intracoastal Waterway. Findings indicated that there was an inverse relationship between the number of manatees present and water temperature, where more manatees were present in cooler months, and fewer in warmer months. This study also analyzed the parameters of Catch per Unit Effort (CPUE) as well as heating degree-days and their effect on and relationship to the number of manatees present. The higher the heating degree-days number, the more severe, or cold, winter this indicates. The year with the highest heating degree-days, 24.98, was the 2002-2003 season, which was also the season with the highest number of manatees observed, 393, and the highest CPUE, 10.62 manatees/day.

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Murray, Francis J. "Potential for aquaculture in community-managed irrigation systems of the dry-zone, Sri Lanka : impacts on livelihoods of the poor." Thesis, University of Stirling, 2004. http://hdl.handle.net/1893/62.

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Rainfed areas in the Dry-Zone of Sri Lanka are characteristic of extensive marginal agro-ecosystems known as the semi-arid tropics (SAT) populated by poor farming communities. In the Dry-Zone and elsewhere, the traditional response to seasonal water scarcity was to construct rainfall-harvesting devices known as ‘tanks’; created by building earthen dykes across ephemeral streams in undulating terrain. Most are held in common ownership by adjacent communities, who use them for multiple functions including irrigation, bathing and fishing. Storage efficiency is enhanced by arranging tanks in cascading sequence within watersheds so that drainage waters can be re-used. The aim of this study was to evolve improved collective strategies for the management of seasonal water bodies (focussing on aquatic production) in order to reduce the vulnerability of the poorest groups. Understanding of these complex systems requires a holistic approach which integrates hydrological, biological and socio-economic factors on a suitable (watershed) scale. Work commenced with a comprehensive situation analysis, culminating with the formulation of a participatory research agenda for action research based on low-input stocking enhancements. Village livelihoods have traditionally revolved around paddy cultivation as the primary tank function; however, in recent times, water-use strategies have responded to a range of demographic, economic and environmental pressures with implications for the sustainable management of natural resources, especially living aquatic organisms. Natural fish production in the most seasonal tanks relies on intermittent spill-events which link successive tanks; these provide migration routes which permit recruitment of stocks from lower perennial tanks. Rehabilitation initiatives that increase the storage / irrigation capacity of tanks or poorly designed surplus weirs that impede migration have negative impacts on fisheries, though they are rarely considered by planners. The fundamental concept of the purana complex (PC) as the smallest logical sub-component of the watershed for intervention is introduced. Within PC boundaries discrete community groups bound by ties of kinship and caste, control access to private and commonly held natural resources. PCs in the uppermost reaches of watersheds are distinguishable by the highly seasonal nature of their tanks and poor physical infrastructure relative to lower watershed communities. Such areas are also often buffer zones between as yet uninhabited hinterlands and settled areas where cultivation potentials are further restricted due to wild animal incursions. Consequently, these groups exhibit the greatest dependence on exploitation of the natural resource base. This often includes less seasonal tanks in lower PCs where fisheries are of less significance to local livelihoods. Such low-level ‘poaching’ is generally well tolerated, but potential for conflict exists where development efforts restrict hitherto free access to these resources. These findings were the basis for two phases of action research which involved the stocking of ten tanks belonging to seven communities in North West Province (2000-2001). Phase 1 trials encompassed a range of social and physical and settings from lower to upper watershed. Results indicated that the use of costly hatchery-produced seed was unlikely to be sustainable given (1) a background of highly erratic natural production (2) uncertain returns to individual effort and (3) a low priority accorded to fish production from village tanks given the availability of low-cost commercial production from perennial reservoirs. The second phase was restricted to low-caste communities in upper watershed areas and relied entirely on wild-fish stocks captured from perennial reservoirs lower in the watershed. Also emphasis was on intermittent ‘staggered’ harvesting using hook and line gears rather than the single intensive ‘collective harvests’ adopted in phase 1 trials. High yield potentials were demonstrated in the smallest tanks (<4ha) which were devoid of fish stocks during two pervious drought years. Results also indicate that sustainable adoption will be likely only where there is strong social cohesion and representative village leadership. An adaptive learning process which can demonstrate the net benefits of staggered harvesting in seasonal tanks is described. These stocking strategies combined with tank rehabilitation sympathetic to preservation of upstream hydrological linkages, are highly complementary enhancement steps. Results clearly show that together they have potential to maintain the wider aquatic ecosystem on which the poorest groups depend.

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Kirkpatrick, Emma. "Modeling the Suitability of Landscapes for Managed Honeybees - A Case Study in the Northern Great Plains." Miami University / OhioLINK, 2015. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=miami1437147684.

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Anozie, Uchenna Johnpaul. "Knowledge of occupational safety by hospital cleaners and hospital managers towards HIV and other blood borne pathogens transmission in Abakaliki region in Eastern Nigeria." Thesis, Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2015. http://hdl.handle.net/10019.1/98120.

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Thesis (MPhil)--Stellenbosch University, 2015.
ENGLISH ABSTRACT: The research focused on the knowledge of occupational safety by hospital managers towards HIV and other blood borne pathogens transmission in Abakaliki region in eastern Nigeria. These pathogens are easily transmissible by needle sticks and other occupational accidents. It is important to identify factors that pre-expose hospital cleaners to occupational risk exposure that can lead to the transmission of HIV, HBV and HCV. The research was conducted in 10 different hospitals. A total of 90 questionnaires were administered to the hospital cleaners that volunteered to participate in the research and 68 questionnaires were returned representing 75.6% of the total questionnaires. The mean age and standard deviation of the respondents in this study was 38.6 + or – 5.4 years. The researcher conducted a semi-structured interview with all the 10 hospital managers involved with the study and the interviews showed there was a need for an organised training on hospital work and occupational hazards, risk exposures and precautions. The questionnaires showed the knowledge of hospital cleaners on occupational safety and it was observed the majority of the hospital cleaners were not aware of post exposure prophylaxis for HIV. The workers relatively had good practices put in place to prevent HIV, HBV and HCV transmission but majority of them had not received HBV vaccine due to lack of awareness and availability. There was a significant positive correlation between the knowledge of the health workers and HIV transmission and the practice put in place by health workers to prevent HIV transmission (P<0.05). This implies as the knowledge of the health workers about HIV transmission increases, the practice put in place by health workers to prevent HIV transmission and Hepatitis B&C increases. Therefore there is need for continuous training on blood borne pathogens transmission such as HIV transmission in the hospitals and its routes of transmission. There is need for awareness creation for HBV vaccine and Post exposure prophylaxis for HIV exposure.
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Pereira, Daniela Magalhães. "A política de seleção dos dirigentes escolares das escolas públicas estaduais de Minas Gerais na percepção dos gestores das escolas da superintendência regional de ensino metropolitana C." Universidade Federal de Juiz de Fora, 2015. https://repositorio.ufjf.br/jspui/handle/ufjf/1109.

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A presente dissertação foi desenvolvida no âmbito do Mestrado Profissional em Gestão e Avaliação da Educação Pública (PPGP) do Centro de Políticas Públicas e Avaliação da Educação da Universidade Federal de Juiz de Fora (CAEd/UFJF). O caso de gestão estudado discute a política de seleção dos gestores escolares na rede estadual de ensino, tendo como sujeitos os diretores escolares que atuam na Superintendência Regional de Ensino Metropolitana C de Minas Gerais. Os objetivos definidos para este estudo foram a descrição do processo atual de seleção dos gestores, a identificação do que os atuais gestores pensam do processo, a verificação do cumprimento e da conformidade desse em relação à legislação brasileira, e a promoção de discussões sobre possíveis melhorias na seleção, seguidas de proposições de mudanças que atendam aos candidatos a gestores escolares e à comunidade escolar. Para tanto, utilizamos como metodologia o estudo de caso e as técnicas foram pesquisa bibliográfica e documental; além disso, o instrumento utilizado foi a aplicação de questionário aos diretores das escolas estaduais da Superintendência Regional de Ensino Metropolitana C. Diante do estudo, concluiu-se que a capacitação de servidores antes do processo de seleção é uma iniciativa válida por parte da Secretaria de Estado de Educação de Minas Gerais. Frente a isso, o Plano de Ação apresentado consiste em um curso para os servidores interessados em participarem do processo seletivo.
This work was developed under the Professional Master in Public Management and Education Assessment (PPGP) of the Center of Public Policies and the Federal University of Juiz de Fora (CAEd/UFJF). The management case study discusses the selection policy of school managers in state schools, taking as the main subject the principals at the Regional Board of Education Metropolitan C of Minas Gerais. The goals set for this study were the description of the current process of selecting managers, the identification of the current managers think of the process, the verification of compliance and conformity of it in relation to Brazilian law, and to promote discussions on possible improvements in the selection, followed by proposals for changes that meet the candidates for school administrators and the school community. Therefore, we used as methodology the case study and the techniques were bibliographical and documentary research; furthermore, the instrument used was the application of a questionnaire to principals of state schools of the Regional Board of Education Metropolitan C. After the study, it was concluded that the training of servers before the selection process is a valid initiative by the State Department of Education of Minas Gerais. Faced with this, the Action Plan is presented on a course for servers interested in participating in the selection process.

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Matlay, Harry. "The paradox of training in the small business sector : owner/managers' attitudes to, and actual provision of, training in the West Midlands region, 1993-1996." Thesis, University of Warwick, 1996. http://wrap.warwick.ac.uk/106915/.

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This thesis examines the training and human resource development strategies of small business owner/managers. Its premise is that although most small business owner/managers claim to have a positive attitude to training, its actual provision fails significantly to keep pace with their perceived skill needs. The existence and magnitude of the ‘training paradox’ was explored in a telephone survey focused upon 2000 randomly chosen respondents from the West Midland region of Great Britain. The underlying causes of this paradox were identified and analysed in a longitudinal survey which involved in-depth, face-to-face interviews, carried out with a sub-sample of 246 owner/managers Furthermore, a wide range of complementary data obtained from 74 ‘matched’ case studies was used to test the cumulative results obtained from both the telephone interviews and the longitudinal survey. A number of important training-related findings emerged from this research study. Firstly, small business owner/managers’ attitudes to training remained remarkably stable throughout the length of the research The most important factor to affect owner/managers' attitudes to training was the quality of their ‘incubator’ experiences in this field Attitudes to training also determined, to a large extent, the recruitment preferences of these respondents. Secondly, according to these owner/managers, the actual provision of training in their firms was determined by a combination of ‘directly’ and ‘indirectly relevant’ factors. In the ‘directly relevant’ category, owner/managers included the market positioning of a firm, prevailing economic conditions and the availability of relevant training The ‘indirectly relevant’ category involved factors of secondary importance, such as the cost of training, time constraints, lack of in-house trainers and difficulties relating to trainee cover, motivation and interest. It became obvious, from the results of this research study, that the recent policy efforts aimed at the small business sector have failed to make a significant impact upon these owner/managers’ training and human resource development strategies. This thesis concludes by recommending that the overall availability, both in terms of quantity and quality, of vocational education and training should be improved to at least the level provided by Britain’s main competitors. Furthermore, the training industry, itself dominated by the self-employed, micro- and very small firms, should be targeted for selective financial assistance in order to subsidise a range of economically priced and customised training, narrowly focused upon the diverse needs of small businesses.

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Pereira, Adelyne Maria Mendes. "Dilemas federativos e regionalização na saúde: o papel do gestor estadual do SUS em Minas Gerais." reponame:Repositório Institucional da FIOCRUZ, 2009. https://www.arca.fiocruz.br/handle/icict/2306.

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Este estudo analisou o papel da esfera estadual na condução do processo de regionalização do Sistema Único de Saúde (SUS) em Minas Gerais no período de 2003 a 2007, tendo em vista os dilemas relativos ao federalismo brasileiro e à especificidade da configuração do sistema de saúde no estado. Foram identificados fatores relativos ao federalismo brasileiro (nas suas dimensões política, organizacional e fiscal) e à regulação nacional da descentralização do SUS que interferem na condução estadual do processo de regionalização na saúde. Percebeu-se que a regionalização na saúde é um processo antigo em Minas Gerais, em função da extensão territorial do estado e capacidade institucional da secretaria. No entanto, aimplantação de serviços de saúde se deu, historicamente, de maneira descoordenada e fragmentada, em decorrência das diferenças interregionais, grande número de municípios, ausência de parâmetros racionais de distribuição dos serviços e falhas no papel do estado em controlar tal processo. Visando superar esses problemas, a Secretaria de Estado de Saúde de Minas Gerais (SES-MG) utiliza várias estratégias e instrumentos na condução do processo de regionalização. No planejamento, elaboração, implantação e avaliação do Plano Diretor de Regionalização (PDR); estímulo e apoio técnico à gestão microrregional; e constituição das redes de atenção. No financiamento, alocação regional de recursos próprios segundo critério redistributivo; e direcionamento dos investimentos em função das metas acordadas com ogoverno do estado. Na regulação, implantação do Sistema Estadual de Regulação Assistencial (SUS Fácil); e promoção de ações educacionais. Na prestação de serviços, a SES-MG optoupela administração indireta via Fundação Hospitalar do Estado de Minas Gerais (FHEMIG). Ao fim, discutiu-se as potencialidades e desafios da condução estadual do processo de regionalização. Os achados deste estudo sugerem que a regionalização na saúde sob condução estadual é possível, à medida que o gestor assuma esse papel e desenvolva mecanismos para superar a municipalização autárquica e fragmentação interna da secretaria, recuperando a prática do planejamento estratégico, promovendo uma efetiva articulação intergestores e assumindo funções específicas para o avanço da regionalização.
This study examined the role of the state level in driving the process of regionalization of the Unified Health System in Minas Gerais between 2003 and 2007, in view of the dilemmas on Brazilian federalism and the particular configuration of the health system in the state. We identified factors related to federalism in Brazil (in its political, organizational and tax dimensions) and national regulation of decentralization of the Unified Health System that interfere with the driving state of the process of regionalization in health. It was noticed that regionalization in health is an old process in Minas Gerais, according to the territorial extension of the state and institutional capacity of the state level. However, implementation of health services was, historically, so uncoordinated and fragmented, due to inter regional differences, large number of municipalities, lack of rational parameters of distribution of services and gaps in the state's role in controlling such process. Aiming to overcome these problems, the Secretary of State for Health of the Minas Gerais uses multiple strategies and tools in conducting the process of regionalization. In planning, preparation, implementation and evaluation of the Master Plan of Regionalization; stimulation and support to micro regional management; and establishment of regional health system. In funding, regional allocation own resources the second criterion redistributable; and direction of investments depending on the targets agreed with the government of the state. In regulation, implementing the State System of Regulatory Assistance; and promotion of educational activities. In the provision of services, Secretary of State for Health opted for indirect administration by Hospital Foundation of Minas Gerais State. In the end, it discussed the potential and challenges of conducting state of the process of regionalization. The findings of this study suggest that regionalization in the health under state driving is possible, as the manager takes this role and develop mechanisms to overcome municipalization and internal fragmentation of the secretariat, restoring the practice of strategic planning, promoting effective coordination intermanaging and assuming specific functions to the advancement of regionalization.

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Allan, Elaine. "'Nursing by the long stretch of the arm' : an exploration of community nursing middle managers' experiences of role enactment within Community Health Partnerships in three regions of Scotland." Thesis, Robert Gordon University, 2014. http://hdl.handle.net/10059/1219.

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Aim: This thesis aimed to explore community nursing middle manager role enactment in managing change within Community Health Partnerships (CHPs) in three regions of Scotland from 2008-2011. Background: CHPs were established to play a key role in shifting care from the acute to the community setting. Within this context the community nursing workforce has been adapting roles in response to Scottish Government (SG) directives. However literature review demonstrated there has been very little research into the role of Community Nurse Middle Managers (CNMMs) in the midst of this change. This investigation sought to address this deficit in the literature. Design and Methodology: The study was conducted in four distinct phases comprising of the reflexive, foundational, recursive and expansive. A total of 42 semi-structured interviews were conducted over the period of investigation. The investigation was qualitative and phenomenological in character. A hermeneutic approach was adopted, broadly based on Heideggerian philosophy. More specifically this study drew on the Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis (IPA) approach of Jonathan Smith (1996). Main findings: In general CNMMs perceived that their jobs had become more complex, with the pace and intensity of work having increased. They held a wide range of responsibilities managing the challenges of driving change within a hierarchy and professional bureaucracy. Opportunities for education and learning were felt to have reduced. A small but significant proportion had left and some were considering leaving the NHS service. A primary motivation for CNMMs was maintaining an implicit connection with service users. They were proud to be members of the nursing profession and aligned their identity with their career history. This was perceived to influence their management and leadership style. In overcoming some of the personal challenges they faced they identified protective factors or “assets” to counteract stress. The application of a salutogenic perspective emerged as important in supporting this. Conclusion: The study has addressed a knowledge gap in literature. It contributes to understandings of NHS community nursing, middle management, role, change and Community Health Partnership literature. In particular it gives a voice to the perspectives of community nursing middle managers in Scotland. It suggests that much more attention needs to be paid to the needs, constitution and sustenance of middle managers in Scottish community nursing and that this has policy, practice, education and research implications.

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Lembani, Martina Esinala. "Assessing the effectiveness and efficiency of targeting methods in public works programmes in Malawi: the case of MASAF and CARE managed programmes in the central region of Malawi." Thesis, University of the Western Cape, 2005. http://etd.uwc.ac.za/index.php?module=etd&action=viewtitle&id=gen8Srv25Nme4_7748_1183469275.

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This research was aimed at assessing the effectiveness and efficiency of community based targeting and self-targeting methods in the selection of beneficiaries in Safety nets programmes in Malawi. These methods have been chosen because they have been largely used for selecting beneficiaries in Safety net programmes. The focus was on assessing the effectiveness and efficiency of these methods where effectiveness refers to the ability of the methodology to reach out to the poorest while efficiency is a measure of the costs that are associated with the identification of these people. In order to objectively assessed the challenges associated with these methods, the study concentrated on Public Works Programmes, which targets relatively high number of people compared to the other programmes and have used both methods for identifying beneficiaries.

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Tyumre, Nocawe. "Challenges faced by high school managers in dealing with pregnant learners in their schools: a case study of selected high schools in the Idutywa district, Eastern Cape Region." Thesis, Walter Sisulu University, 2012. http://hdl.handle.net/11260/d1007300.

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The purpose of the study was to investigate the challenges faced by high school managers in dealing with pregnant learners in their schools and also ways of dealing with such challenges in selected Senior Secondary Schools in the Idutywa Education District (IED) in the Eastern Cape Province. The study mainly focused on rural schools. Qualitative research method was used and a Case Study design was used to conduct the study. The sample constituted of 16 high School Management Team (SMT) members from the four chosen high schools. An interview schedule designed by the researcher was used to gather data. The collected data were analysed using codes, segments, categories and themes. The researcher interpreted the data and the findings of the study showed that pregnancy changed the behaviour of female learners as a result, School Management Teams (SMT) found it difficult to deal with pregnant learner behaviours in terms of punishing them or expelling them due to South African Schools Act (1996). The study showed that, the School Management Teams in the four selected high schools felt that there should be parental involvement in schools when dealing with learner behaviours. The study showed that pregnant learners dropout of school before they completed their matriculation and they returned anytime after giving birth and SMT had no choice but to accept them even if they returned in the middle of the year. The study further showed that teachers had to assist pregnant learners by organizing catch up programmes so that they produce good results at the end of the year. According to the findings of the study it was clear that pregnancy really affected school policies in terms of learner discipline, learner absenteeism, school dropout and learner overall results. The researcher recommended that, the Department of Education should formulate a policy on pregnant learners that will not allow pregnant learners to attend school while being pregnant in order to assist School Management Teams in schools. The formulated policy should allow School Management Teams to expel pregnant learners in school.

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Nygren, Karina. "Adolescent self-reported health in the Umeå region : Associations with behavioral, parental and school factors." Doctoral thesis, Umeå universitet, Institutionen för socialt arbete, 2012. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:umu:diva-54177.

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This thesis consists of a quantitative and a qualitative study. The quantitative study (articles I-III) aimed to examine how self-reported health in adolescence is associated with behavioral, parental, and school factors. Through a survey directed at all adolescents in grades 7-9, data were collected in 2005 in a region in northern Sweden (n=5060). Statistical methods were used to analyze the survey data: chi2tests, multivariate logistic regressions and multilevel logistic regressions. Results showed that even though most adolescents reported good health, there were also rather large proportions of adolescents who reported headaches, stomach aches and feelings of stress. Girls reported poor health to a higher extent than boys, a difference that was larger in grade 9 than in grade 7. The results also showed that being norm compliant was associated with good self-reported health. Furthermore, perceiving relations and communication with parents as poor was associated with poor self-reported health; however, this relationship could not explain gender differences in self-reported health. Continuing on, analyses showed that there exist greater variations in self-reported health between students (within a school) than between different schools. On an individual level, poor relations to teachers, bullying and truancy were associated with poor general health. The qualitative study (article IV) sought to examine barriers to and facilitators of utilization of local school survey results within a school setting. In 2011, 21 school district managers and principals within a Swedish municipality were interviewed. Analyses were performed using a qualitative content analysis. The results from the qualitative study showed that the dissemination and utilization of school survey results appeared as two interrelated phases in one process. Barriers and facilitators differed qualitatively depending on the phase, dissemination or utilization. In conclusion, professionals as well as researchers need to consider the complexity of adolescent health and its social determinants. Adolescent health is a concern for multiple sectors in society, which highlights the need for further development of collaborations between professionals in relevant fields, such as health care, school and social services.
Den här avhandlingen består av en kvantitativ och en kvalitativ studie. Syftet med den kvantitativa studien (artikel I-III) var att undersöka sambandet mellan ungdomars självrapporterade hälsa och deras normrelaterade beteende samt föräldra- och skolfaktorer. Data samlades in under 2005, genom en enkät som riktade sig till alla ungdomar i årskurs 7-9 i en region i norra Sverige (n=5060). De statistiska metoder som användes i den kvantitativa studien var bland annat chi2- test, logistisk regression samt flernivåanalys. Resultaten visade att även om de flesta ungdomar rapporterade en god allmän hälsa, så var det också en relativt stor andel som rapporterade huvudvärk, magont samt upplevelser av stress. Flickor rapporterade sämre hälsa än pojkar, en skillnad som var större i åk 9 jämfört med åk 7. Resultaten visade också att normföljsamhet hade ett signifikant samband med god självrapporterad hälsa. De ungdomar som upplevde relationen och kommunikationen med sina föräldrar som dålig, rapporterade också dålig hälsa i högre utsträckning än övriga. Sambandet mellan självrapporterad hälsa och föräldrarelationer kunde inte förklara skillnaderna i ohälsa mellan pojkar och flickor. Vidare, analyser visade att det fanns större variationer i självrapporterad hälsa mellan ungdomar (inom en skola) än mellan olika skolor. Dåliga relationer med lärare, skolk, samt att bli utsatt för mobbning hade ett signifikant samband med dålig självrapporterad hälsa, på en individuell nivå. Syftet med den kvalitativa studien (artikel IV) var att undersöka vilka faktorer inom skolan som möjliggör och som utgör barriärer för användningen av enkätresultaten från en lokal skolenkät. 2011 genomfördes 21 intervjuer med skolområdeschefer och rektorer inom en kommun i Sverige. Analyser av intervjumaterialet genomfördes med hjälp av kvalitativ innehållsanalys. Resultaten från denna studie visade att spridningen och användningen av resultaten från skolenkäten kan beskrivas som två relaterade faser i en process. De faktorer som underlättade samt utgjorde barriärer för spridningen och användningen av enkätresultaten var kvalitativt olika varandra beroende på vilken fas i processen respondenterna hänvisade till. Dessa resultat illustrerar den mångfacetterade komplexitet som inryms i ungdomars hälsa och dess sociala determinanter, en komplexitet som både forskare och professionella behöver ta hänsyn till. Ungdomars hälsa angår ett flertal samhällssektorer, vilket visar på betydelsen av en fortsatt utveckling av samverkan mellan professionella inom exempelvis hälso- och sjukvården, skolan och socialtjänsten.

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Mäcs, Hanna, and Sofia Nilsson. "Den organisatoriska kontextens betydelse för chefers intention att stanna i rollen : En kvalitativ studie av första linjens chefers upplevelser." Thesis, Högskolan Dalarna, Personal och arbetsliv, 2020. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:du-34441.

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Den mänskliga resursen är en organisations viktigaste tillgång då organisationen är beroende av mänsklig aktivitet för att existera. Chefer blir i avseendet viktiga då de kan ses som organisationens företrädare samt då de bidrar till och formar processer och arbetsförhållanden. Det blir därav av vikt att skapa förutsättningar för dem att hantera sin roll och vilja stanna i den. Tidigare forskning visar att organisatoriska förutsättningar påverkar chefsrollen, men inte specifikt hur den organisatoriska kontexten får betydelse för deras intention att stanna i rollen. Syftet med den här studien är att undersöka hur första linjens chefers intention att stanna i rollen kan förstås utifrån den organisatoriska kontexten. Vidare är syftet att skapa förståelse för hur cheferna upplever sina förutsättningar att hantera rollen. För att besvara syftet har en kvalitativ metod i form av semistrukturerade intervjuer med första linjens chefer inom vården i offentlig sektor legat till grund för empiri. Resultatet visar att chefsrollen är komplex med förväntningar från flera håll, vilket tydliggör varför den organisatoriska kontexten är betydelsefull för att förstå chefernas upplevelser och deras intention att stanna i rollen. Ur chefernas berättelser kan uttydas att arbetstillfredsställelse och organisatoriskt engagemang är betydelsefullt, vilket främst härleds till den kliniska verksamheten och medarbetarna. Vidare framgår att organisatoriska förutsättningar som samspel, kommunikation och stöd får betydelse för hur de hanterar krav och förväntningar. Sammantaget bidrar studien till en ökad förståelse för hur en organisation, genom den organisatoriska kontexten, kan verka för att behålla första linjens chefer.
The human resource is an organization's most important asset as the organization depends on human activity to exist. In this reference, managers become important as they can be seen as the organization's representatives as well as they contribute to and shape processes and working conditions. It therefore becomes important to create an environment for them to manage their role and a will to stay in it. Previous research shows that organizational conditions affect the managerial role, but not specifically how the organizational context will have an impact on their intention to stay in the role. The aim of this study is to investigate how the first-line managers' intention to stay in their position can be understood from the organizational context. Furthermore, the aim is to develop an understanding of how the managers experience their ability to handle the role. To answer the aim, a qualitative method in the form of semi-structured interviews with first-line managers in public healthcare sector has been the source for empirical data. The result shows that the managerial role is complex with expectations from several directions, which explains why the organizational context is important for understanding the managers' experiences and their intention to stay in their position. From the managers' stories it can be read that job satisfaction and organizational commitment are important, which is mainly attributed to the clinical activities and the employees. Furthermore, it appears that organizational conditions such as interaction, communication and support will have an impact on how they handle requirements and expectations. In summary, the study contributes to an increased understanding of how an organization, through the organizational context, can work to retain first-line managers.

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