128 research outputs found
Modernization as an enhancer of access to Justice and of proximity between key actors
As claimed by Richard Susskind (2017, 2019), Justice is changing, not only as a necessity, but as consequence of society demands. This paper analyses the way public policies have changed in the last 10 years and how modernization can be perceived both as an enhancer and as a cause of that change, specifically regarding the judicial system. The paper focuses on the interviews conducted with key actors at the level of public policiesâ definition, which aimed to understand Portuguese Public Administration in general, and the judicial system particularly. The major results of these interviews led to the conclusion that the judicial system is now at the center of a major development, enabled by the need to adapt to societal transformations and actorsâ demands. Also, in what Portugal is concerned, because of the European Union (EU) integration and the adaptation to its goals
Guidebook of inclusion of best practices on suitable digital working environments
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Next Generation Supply Chains
This open access book explores supply chains strategies to help companies face challenges such as societal emergency, digitalization, climate changes and scarcity of resources. The book identifies industrial scenarios for the next decade based on the analysis of trends at social, economic, environmental technological and political level, and examines how they may impact on supply chain processes and how to design next generation supply chains to answer these challenges. By mapping enabling technologies for supply chain innovation, the book proposes a roadmap for the full implementation of the supply chain strategies based on the integration of production and logistics processes. Case studies from process industry, discrete manufacturing, distribution and logistics, as well as ICT providers are provided, and policy recommendations are put forward to support companies in this transformative process
PLATFORM COOPS NOW!: A team entrepreneurship capacity building program to create platform coops
Traditional labour relationships have been disrupted due to the digital platforms based businesses. This article aims on the one hand to share the consequences the sharing economy has generated for workers, and how MONDRAGONâs principles as one of the best examples of worker owned business group in the world, can be applied within the new digital era. On the other hand, this paper provides a literature review on how digital platforms can operate with fairer principles based on the framework that platform coops consist of. Last but not least, Mondragon University and The New School have set up a capacity building program on team entrepreneurship and an online incubation program that aims to support the creation of platform coops, whose results after two editions and future opportunities for research are shared
A political economy of the 2014 FIFA World Cup: global capitalism, sport mega events and the perceptions of Porto Alegre residents impacted by the FIFA 2014 World Cup works
The objective of this thesis is to develop a political economy of sport mega events that includes the impact that such events have on the everyday lives of people directly affected by development projects linked to these events. The research questions that assist the realisation of this objective are 1. what are the links between global capitalism and sport mega events?; 2. in what ways can the knowledge produced on sport mega events contribute to the development of a political economy of the FIFA 2014 World Cup?; and 3. how do people who are directly affected by sport mega event development projects perceive such events? [Continues.]</div
Towards Interoperable Research Infrastructures for Environmental and Earth Sciences
This open access book summarises the latest developments on data management in the EU H2020 ENVRIplus project, which brought together more than 20 environmental and Earth science research infrastructures into a single community. It provides readers with a systematic overview of the common challenges faced by research infrastructures and how a âreference model guidedâ engineering approach can be used to achieve greater interoperability among such infrastructures in the environmental and earth sciences. The 20 contributions in this book are structured in 5 parts on the design, development, deployment, operation and use of research infrastructures. Part one provides an overview of the state of the art of research infrastructure and relevant e-Infrastructure technologies, part two discusses the reference model guided engineering approach, the third part presents the software and tools developed for common data management challenges, the fourth part demonstrates the software via several use cases, and the last part discusses the sustainability and future directions
Next Generation Supply Chains:A Roadmap for Research and Innovation
This open access book explores supply chains strategies to help companies face challenges such as societal emergency, digitalization, climate changes and scarcity of resources. The book identifies industrial scenarios for the next decade based on the analysis of trends at social, economic, environmental technological and political level, and examines how they may impact on supply chain processes and how to design next generation supply chains to answer these challenges. By mapping enabling technologies for supply chain innovation, the book proposes a roadmap for the full implementation of the supply chain strategies based on the integration of production and logistics processes. Case studies from process industry, discrete manufacturing, distribution and logistics, as well as ICT providers are provided, and policy recommendations are put forward to support companies in this transformative process
Lean thinking in healthcare services: learning from case studies
JEL: D22, I12Healthcare organisations, especially in public sector, have been adopting Lean
management practices with increasing outcomesâ evidences in several parts of the
world, since the beginning of this century.
However, Lean deployment in Healthcare services has been addressed in the literature
in a surgical way by an array of case reports addressing the âhardâ side of Lean
deployment, sometimes with no resultâs consistency or even follow-up analysis.
This thesis seek to add to the operational side of Lean deployment in Healthcare, a
complementary understanding of Lean deployment approaches, addressing both âhardâ
and âsoftâ sides, identifying the real constraints of Lean in Healthcare sector and the
sustainability factors. Supported by two main literature reviews and a multi-case
approach, a deep research on the eligible Portuguese cases was conducted answering
the questions: (i) What are the different outcomes from Lean deployment in
Healthcare?; (ii) What are the barriers to Lean implementation in Healthcare?; (iii)
What enables Lean implementation in Healthcare?; (iv) What are the risks of Lean in
Healthcare?; (v) How to measure Lean achievements in Healthcare services?; and (vi)
How to develop a sustainable Lean culture?
This contribution to the academic debate on Lean deployment in Healthcare creates
clarity on what can be called Lean practices in Healthcare settings under the light of the
conceptâs founders; what pattern of a Lean deployment journey was followed by
Healthcare organisations; and how different cultural (organisational and national)
contexts can influence the pace in pursuing that pattern.As organizaçÔes de saĂșde, nomeadamente pĂșblicas, tĂȘm vindo a adoptar prĂĄticas de
gestĂŁo Lean com crescente evidĂȘncia de resultados em vĂĄrias partes do mundo, desde o
inĂcio deste sĂ©culo.
Contudo, a aplicação do Lean em serviços de saĂșde tem tido um tratamento cirĂșrgico na
literatura, recaindo apenas nos aspectos âhardâ e sem grande consistĂȘncia ou
seguimento de resultados .
Esta tese pretende acrescentar aos aspectos âhardâ do Lean, um entendimento
complementar juntando os aspectos âhardâ e âsoftâ, identificando as restriçÔes e
factores de sustentabilidade da aplicação do Lean no sector da saĂșde. Tendo por base
duas revisĂ”es bibliogrĂĄficas primordiais e uma abordagem empĂrica multi-caso a partir
de casos portugueses elegĂveis, esta tese fornece respostas Ă s questĂ”es: (i) Quais os
diferentes resultados da aplicação do Lean na SaĂșde?; (ii) Quais as barreiras Ă aplicação
do Lean na SaĂșde?; (iii) Quais os facilitadores da implementação do Lean na SaĂșde?;
(iv) Quais os riscos do Lean na SaĂșde?; (v) Como medir a implementação do Lean na
SaĂșde; e (vi) como desenvolver uma cultura Lean sustentĂĄvel?
Este contributo para o debate acadĂ©mico sobre a aplicação do Lean na SaĂșde introduz
clareza sobre o que pode ou nĂŁo ser chamado de prĂĄticas Lean na SaĂșde tendo como
referĂȘncia os conceitos dos fundadores; que padrĂŁo de implementação Ă© seguido pelas
organizaçÔes; e de que forma diferentes contextos culturais (nacionais e
organizacionais) influenciam o ritmo desse padrão de implementação
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