A visual object-oriented environment for LISP.

by Leong Hong Va.Thesis (M.Phil.)--Chinese University of Hong Kong, 1989.Bibliography: leaves 142-146

Entrepreneurship education in sport sciences : implications for curriculum development

Doutoramento em Ciências da Educação, na especialidade de Teoria Curricular e AvaliaçãoThe purpose of this thesis is to promote entrepreneurship education through the introduction of entrepreneurial competences in the curriculum of sport sciences, in higher education. We gathered information from different sources, following a multiple method approach. The analysis of the state of the art on entrepreneurship education showed that: theoretical contributions have been increasing; theory-building and theory-testing are still rooted in exclusive paradigms thus restricting a more eclectic analysis of the knowledge; a very significant share of research on the topic has sought to evaluate its results; the body of knowledge on entrepreneurship education is not consistent. The analysis of entrepreneurial intentions, showed that there is a negative and significant value of subjective norms, the attitudes and the perceived behavioral control are the variables which have more influence, the variance explained is high, the model does not vary according to gender and professional experience. Then, the role of undergraduate curriculum on entrepreneurial paths of former students was analyzed. Three distinct profiles emerged: prevalence of undergraduate training, of continuing training, and of family and contact with professional context. A contextualized proposal to introduce entrepreneurial competences in the curriculum of sport sciences is provided.O objetivo desta tese consiste em promover a educação para o empreendedorismo, através da introdução de competências empreendedoras no currículo de Ciências do Desporto, no ensino superior. Reuniu-se informação de diferentes fontes, através de diferentes métodos. A análise do estado da arte em educação para o empreendedorismo mostrou o seguinte: as contribuições teóricas têm aumentado; o desenvolvimento e a testagem de teoria ainda estão baseados em paradigmas únicos, restringindo uma análise eclética do conhecimento; grande parte da investigação tem procurado avaliar os resultados da aplicação de programas; e o corpo de conhecimentos na educação para o empreendedorismo não é consistente. A análise das intenções empreendedoras revelou que existe um efeito negativo e significativo das normas subjetivas; as atitudes percebidas e o controlo comportamental percebido foram as variáveis que demonstraram ter mais influência; a variância explicada é elevada; e o modelo é invariante em função do género e da experiência profissional. Posteriormente, analisou-se o papel que a formação inicial teve nos percursos empreendedores de antigos alunos. Surgiram três perfis distintos: prevalência da formação inicial, da formação continuada e, da família e contacto com o contexto profissional. No final, propõe-se sugestões para promover competências empreendedoras em Ciências do Desporto.FCT - Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologi

Using interactive documentary as a peacebuilding tool

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Strategic leadership process in business schools : a political perspective

This study focuses on the political perspective of the process and context of strategic leadership, in three top international Business Schools, IMD, INSEAD and London Business School. It remedies three inadequacies in the current literature. These are: first, the scarcity of empirical studies on strategic leadership with a processual perspective, despite the interest demonstrated in theoretical studies on leadership in the last decades, second, the lack of links between the leadership and strategy fields; third, scholars' call for studies on leadership from a political perspective. Longitudinal and comparative case studies were conducted with the purpose of describing the Strategic Leadership Process (SLP) in each and across the three Business Schools, over the period 1990-2004, through strategic agenda-building and -executing, in relation to a specific strategic initiative: Becoming a top international Business School. Findings show firstly, that among the three key actors (Board, Dean and Faculty), the Dean is the main key actor in the SLP because of his critical role of building and executing the School's strategic agenda. Secondly, for the Dean to succeed, it is crucial to deliver an inclusive approach with regard to the other key actors' (Board and Faculty) interests and priorities. Thirdly, Performance represents a precondition for the Dean to be credible and receive support from Faculty and Board. Fourthly, for an effective direction-setting, the Dean's capacity to scan and understand the external voice, signals and trends and raise them to the School's strategic agenda is fundamental. Fifthly, the ability to articulate and communicate vision through coalition-building combined with adequate delegation, represent critical competences to raise and execute breakthrough initiatives for the School