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The Economic and Social Potential of Cannabis Sativa L. for the Sustainable Development of a Country: Brasil as a Case Study
Emotion regulation and job satisfaction levels of employees working in family and non-family firms
The purpose of this paper is to explore the differences between employees working in
family and non-family firms regarding their emotion regulation and job satisfaction levels. Moreover,
focusing on family firms, we assess the relationship between the employees’ emotion regulation and
job satisfaction levels. The empirical evidence is provided by a sample of 178 Portuguese employees,
80 employees of family firms, and 98 non-family firms’ employees, who responded to a questionnaire
that included emotion regulation and job satisfaction measures. All respondents work in smalland
medium-sized private companies. Although the results do not confirm the first hypothesis,
suggesting that employees working on family firms show higher levels of emotion regulation than
those of non-family companies, the idea that employees of family companies show higher levels of job
satisfaction than employees of non-family companies is confirmed (i.e., Hypothesis 2). Moreover, the
results also support the third hypothesis, confirming that emotion regulation levels have a significant
and positive relationship with the job satisfaction levels of employees working in family firms. This
paper makes several contributions to the research literature by addressing two organizational aspects
still under-addressed in the comparison between family and non-family firms, while pursuing to offer
insights on the relationship between the emotion regulation and job satisfaction levels of employees
working in family firms.info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersio
Calcific uraemic arteriolopathy - A mini-review
Calcific Uraemic Arteriolopathy (CUA) or calciphylaxis, is a thrombotic disorder of skin and subcutaneous tissue which typically presents with painful purpuric nodules that may progress to necrotic ulcers, and is a severe, life-threatening condition. CUA is an uncommon clinical entity that affects mostly haemodialysis (HD) patients. Although the process of vascular calcification was initially thought to be the result of a passive deposition of calcium-phosphate crystals, current knowledge suggests a distinct mechanism, including cellular activity with differentiation of vascular smooth muscle cells (VSMCs) into chondrocyte as well as osteoblast-like cellular phenotypes and deficiencies in calcification inhibitors. Although multiple studies suggest a potential relationship between warfarin and CUA, larger prospective studies are needed in order to better evaluate this association, and randomised controlled trials are needed to assess the benefit of distinct interventions in this setting. In this article the topic of CUA is reviewed based on a clinical case of a 65-year-old man undergoing haemodialysis, who underwent an aortic valve replacement one year earlier, receiving a mechanical heart valve, and who has been under warfarin therapy since the
Collective Action in Institutional Entrepreneurship: The Case of a Government Agency
This paper seeks to analyze how and why divergent institutional changes occurred in a government agency. While there is evidence of research on the concept of collective action and involvement in the literature on institutional entrepreneurship, the focus has been at the macro and field levels, with scarce attention being given to the topic at the micro and organizational levels. This study addresses this gap in the literature, drawing on the institutional entrepreneurship process model of Battilana, Leca, and Boxenbaum (The Academy of Management Annals), in combination with literature on collective action. The methodology involved a longitudinal case study, in which data were collected through extensive interviews and documentation analysis. Based on findings showing that the divergence change process could not be achieved without the support of organizational collective involvement, a refined version of the Battilana et al. entrepreneurial model is proposed. Doi: 10.28991/ESJ-2023-07-02-017 Full Text: PD
Colóquio: Fraude alimentar: contextualização, causas e medidas ao seu combate
No âmbito do curso de Mestrado em Ciências do Consumo Alimentar (MCCA)/DCeT decorreu o Colóquio: "Fraude alimentar: contextualização, causas e medidas ao seu combate ", contando com a participação de um representante da ASAE, e da CENTROMARCA, tendo sido parcialmente emitido na Emissão UAb n.º 114 (minutos:1:02-7:58 )N/
Equidade: a chave para explicar os tarifários de água em Portugal?
Given the gap in the literature regarding equity analyses in the water industry, the objective of this paper is to evaluate whether or not income-related equity considerations are embodied in water supply tariffs, in the Portuguese municipalities. Essential minimum quantities of water are determined for representative households, which are then compared with the first tariff block’s upper limit applying on their respective municipalities. Next, representative households are ranked by costs underlying minimum quantities and by income. The methodology used in this paper is also based on concentration curves and indexes. We conclude that payments of water bills are regressive, or, in other words, there is inequity favourable to the better-off representative households.
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