Assessing job performance in brazilian digital government : the role of knowledge management systemsuse and social capital

Dissertation presented as the partial requirement for obtaining a Master's degree in Information Management, specialization in Information Systems and Technologies ManagementDiante dos desafios do governo digital, esta pesquisa busca compreender os propulsores do desempenho laboral e organizacional na administração pública brasileira. Foi criado modelo de pósadoção para avaliar o desempenho da administração pública mediante a utilização de sistemas de gestão do conhecimento (KMS), com base nos conceitos de satisfação do usuário, uso enxuto de sistemas (duração, frequência e intensidade), capital social, e liderança transformacional. Após revisão de literatura sobre as teorias de liderança transformacional e capital social, foi analisado o impacto destes fatores contextuais no ambiente governamental de uma agência pública brasileira (Ministério do Meio Ambiente). Utilizando-se de abordagem empírica, a pesquisa recolheu dados de 295 funcionários públicos, após questionário on-line, e obteve como resultados que o desempenho individual no trabalho, usando KMS, afeta positivamente o desempenho da organização, sendo também impactado por fatores como intensidade do uso de KMS, satisfação do usuário e capital social. A satisfação do individuo impacta o desempenho individual, sendo afetada pela frequência e intensidade do uso do KMS, assim como pelo capital social, que desempenha relevante papel no desempenho individual e organizacional, ampliando o relacionamento entre a satisfação do usuário e o desempenho individual, vez que apresenta efeito moderador. O desempenho organizacional é influenciado pela liderança transformacional, responsável por moderar as conexões entre a performance individual e institucional. A pesquisa fornece informações relevantes para a literatura em sistemas de gestão do conhecimento, de forma a conectar o uso de KMS com a satisfação e o desempenho, elucidando a importância do capital social para o alcance de melhores resultados em ambientes governamentais.Faced with the challenges of digital government, this research seeks to clarify the drivers of individual and organizational performance in the Brazilian public administration. A post-adoption model was developed to evaluate the performance of public administration with knowledge management systems (KMS), given the concepts of user satisfaction, lean system use (duration, frequency and intensity), social capital, and transformational leadership. After literature review on theories of transformational leadership and social capital, the impact of these contextual factors on the government environment of a Brazilian public agency (Ministry of the Environment) was verified. Using an empirical approach, the survey collected data from 295 public officials, using online questionnaire, obtained as results that the individual performance at work, using KMS, positively affects the organizational performance, being also impacted by factors such as intensity of the KMS use, user satisfaction and social capital. User satisfaction impacts individual performance, being affected by the frequency and intensity of KMS use, as well as by social capital, which plays a relevant role in individual and organizational performances, amplifying the relationship between user satisfaction and individual performance, given its moderating effect. Organizational performance is influenced by transformational leadership, responsible for moderating the connections among individual and institutional performance. The research provided relevant information to the literature on KMS, to connect system use, satisfaction and performance, elucidating the importance of social capital to achieve better results in government contexts

Drivers of digital transformation adoption: A weight and meta-analysis

Cavalcanti, D. R., Oliveira, T., & Santini, F. D. O. (2022). Drivers of digital transformation adoption: A weight and meta-analysis. Heliyon, 8(2), 1-17. [e08911]. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.heliyon.2022.e08911 --------------------------- Funding: This work was supported by national funds through FCT (Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia) under the project - UIDB/04152/2020 - Centro de Investigação em Gestão de Informação (MagIC).The advent of the global pandemic has accelerated the growing need for product and service transformation, highlighting the emerging importance of technology and creating the opportunity to update the digital transformation (DT) domain through empirical-quantitative research. This weight and meta-analysis enabled the synthesis and integration of previous literature on the scope of individual DT adoption, evaluating the state of the art and filling a void on the subject. Athwart 88 studies and 99 datasets by international sources, our results demonstrate that attitude and satisfaction are relevant predictors of behavioral intentions and promising outcomes, including compatibility and personal innovativeness. Behavioral intentions, satisfaction, and habit are the best predictors for DT use. Usefulness and ease of use are critical for DT adoption intention and use, being moderated by individualism, as a cultural factor, human capital, and knowledge-technology, as innovation indicators. We present a conceptual model of promising and best predictors for future research on DT individual adoption.publishersversionpublishe

Merchandising social transmídia na Rede Globo: uma análise da temática lgbtqia+ em Malhação

Este artigo tem o objetivo de discutir o conjunto de ações socioeducativas realizado pela Globo em Malhação com foco na questão LGBTQIA+ a partir do casal Michael e Santiago. O trabalho analisa a estratégia transmídia utilizada pela emissora na divulgação de ideias educativas sobre questões de sexualidade e coloca as ações à prova a partir da realização de um grupo focal com pessoas LGBTQIA+, em sua maioria integrantes de movimentos sociais relacionados à temática. A análise permite compreender que é preciso continuar investindo na interdiscursividade e no modelo de produção transmídia para que as ações socioeducativas tenham o efeito pretendido.This paper aims to discuss aims the set of actions with an educational purpose carried out by Globo in Malhação (Young Hearts) regarding LGBTQIA+ issues. The research analyzes the transmedia strategy used by the broadcaster to disseminate educational ideas on sexuality issues and submits the actions to the test by holding a focus group with LGBTQIA + people, mostly members of social movements related to the theme. Finally, the research shows that it is necessary to continuing investing in transmedia strategies to generate the desired outcome

ATLANTIC-CAMTRAPS: a dataset of medium and large terrestrial mammal communities in the Atlantic Forest of South America

Our understanding of mammal ecology has always been hindered by the difficulties of observing species in closed tropical forests. Camera trapping has become a major advance for monitoring terrestrial mammals in biodiversity rich ecosystems. Here we compiled one of the largest datasets of inventories of terrestrial mammal communities for the Neotropical region based on camera trapping studies. The dataset comprises 170 surveys of medium to large terrestrial mammals using camera traps conducted in 144 areas by 74 studies, covering six vegetation types of tropical and subtropical Atlantic Forest of South America (Brazil and Argentina), and present data on species composition and richness. The complete dataset comprises 53,438 independent records of 83 species of mammals, includes 10 species of marsupials, 15 rodents, 20 carnivores, eight ungulates and six armadillos. Species richness averaged 13 species (±6.07 SD) per site. Only six species occurred in more than 50% of the sites: the domestic dog Canis familiaris, crab-eating fox Cerdocyon thous, tayra Eira barbara, south American coati Nasua nasua, crab-eating raccoon Procyon cancrivorus and the nine-banded armadillo Dasypus novemcinctus. The information contained in this dataset can be used to understand macroecological patterns of biodiversity, community, and population structure, but also to evaluate the ecological consequences of fragmentation, defaunation, and trophic interactions. © 2017 by the Ecological Society of Americ

ATLANTIC EPIPHYTES: a data set of vascular and non-vascular epiphyte plants and lichens from the Atlantic Forest

Epiphytes are hyper-diverse and one of the frequently undervalued life forms in plant surveys and biodiversity inventories. Epiphytes of the Atlantic Forest, one of the most endangered ecosystems in the world, have high endemism and radiated recently in the Pliocene. We aimed to (1) compile an extensive Atlantic Forest data set on vascular, non-vascular plants (including hemiepiphytes), and lichen epiphyte species occurrence and abundance; (2) describe the epiphyte distribution in the Atlantic Forest, in order to indicate future sampling efforts. Our work presents the first epiphyte data set with information on abundance and occurrence of epiphyte phorophyte species. All data compiled here come from three main sources provided by the authors: published sources (comprising peer-reviewed articles, books, and theses), unpublished data, and herbarium data. We compiled a data set composed of 2,095 species, from 89,270 holo/hemiepiphyte records, in the Atlantic Forest of Brazil, Argentina, Paraguay, and Uruguay, recorded from 1824 to early 2018. Most of the records were from qualitative data (occurrence only, 88%), well distributed throughout the Atlantic Forest. For quantitative records, the most common sampling method was individual trees (71%), followed by plot sampling (19%), and transect sampling (10%). Angiosperms (81%) were the most frequently registered group, and Bromeliaceae and Orchidaceae were the families with the greatest number of records (27,272 and 21,945, respectively). Ferns and Lycophytes presented fewer records than Angiosperms, and Polypodiaceae were the most recorded family, and more concentrated in the Southern and Southeastern regions. Data on non-vascular plants and lichens were scarce, with a few disjunct records concentrated in the Northeastern region of the Atlantic Forest. For all non-vascular plant records, Lejeuneaceae, a family of liverworts, was the most recorded family. We hope that our effort to organize scattered epiphyte data help advance the knowledge of epiphyte ecology, as well as our understanding of macroecological and biogeographical patterns in the Atlantic Forest. No copyright restrictions are associated with the data set. Please cite this Ecology Data Paper if the data are used in publication and teaching events. © 2019 The Authors. Ecology © 2019 The Ecological Society of Americ

Rationale, study design, and analysis plan of the Alveolar Recruitment for ARDS Trial (ART): Study protocol for a randomized controlled trial

Background: Acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) is associated with high in-hospital mortality. Alveolar recruitment followed by ventilation at optimal titrated PEEP may reduce ventilator-induced lung injury and improve oxygenation in patients with ARDS, but the effects on mortality and other clinical outcomes remain unknown. This article reports the rationale, study design, and analysis plan of the Alveolar Recruitment for ARDS Trial (ART). Methods/Design: ART is a pragmatic, multicenter, randomized (concealed), controlled trial, which aims to determine if maximum stepwise alveolar recruitment associated with PEEP titration is able to increase 28-day survival in patients with ARDS compared to conventional treatment (ARDSNet strategy). We will enroll adult patients with ARDS of less than 72 h duration. The intervention group will receive an alveolar recruitment maneuver, with stepwise increases of PEEP achieving 45 cmH(2)O and peak pressure of 60 cmH2O, followed by ventilation with optimal PEEP titrated according to the static compliance of the respiratory system. In the control group, mechanical ventilation will follow a conventional protocol (ARDSNet). In both groups, we will use controlled volume mode with low tidal volumes (4 to 6 mL/kg of predicted body weight) and targeting plateau pressure <= 30 cmH2O. The primary outcome is 28-day survival, and the secondary outcomes are: length of ICU stay; length of hospital stay; pneumothorax requiring chest tube during first 7 days; barotrauma during first 7 days; mechanical ventilation-free days from days 1 to 28; ICU, in-hospital, and 6-month survival. ART is an event-guided trial planned to last until 520 events (deaths within 28 days) are observed. These events allow detection of a hazard ratio of 0.75, with 90% power and two-tailed type I error of 5%. All analysis will follow the intention-to-treat principle. Discussion: If the ART strategy with maximum recruitment and PEEP titration improves 28-day survival, this will represent a notable advance to the care of ARDS patients. Conversely, if the ART strategy is similar or inferior to the current evidence-based strategy (ARDSNet), this should also change current practice as many institutions routinely employ recruitment maneuvers and set PEEP levels according to some titration method.Hospital do Coracao (HCor) as part of the Program 'Hospitais de Excelencia a Servico do SUS (PROADI-SUS)'Brazilian Ministry of Healt

A relaçao de risco e retorno nas empresas integrantes do índice de sustentabilidade empresarial no período de 2008 a 2010

The world financial market identified the eminence for socially responsible investment touched by the business organizations due to the pressure of the society to encourage them to follow the sustainable development model and, hence, created indexes with the objective to reunite them as a way to verify the profitability of these applications: in Brazil, in 2005, the business sustainable index was created (BSI). Such question represents a challenge for the organizations because there�s a controversy about this, for one side, the theoretical current of shareholder defends that the enterprises must generate an amount only to the shareholders and, by the theoretical current of the stakeholder, this group is extended for the society, customers, suppliers, etc. Over this academic controversy, studies realized in the Brazilian scenery verified if the sustainable organizations were more lucrative or not in relation to the organizations that didn�t adopt this practice, however the pointed results in these studies were conflicting between each other. Thereby, as a way to contribute for the theme discussion, this study had as objective to investigate the risk and return relations of the enterprises that are members of the BSI in the period of 2008 to 2010, verifying if they show bigger average returns and smaller systemic risks. To reach this objective, we used the F test with 5% of significance. The results found suggest that the average returns and the systemic risks of the sample, compared to the amounts of a control group in pairs with it, were not significant. In other words, the listed enterprises in the BSI don�t offer significant advantages compared to the enterprises in the control group in any analyzed period. We recommend other researches about the theme including the segment banks that belong to the BSI and a larger period of investigation.O mercado financeiro mundial identificou a eminência por investimento socialmente responsável tocado pelas organizações empresariais devido à pressão da sociedade em incentivá-las a seguir o modelo de desenvolvimento sustentável e, por isso, criou índices com o objetivo de reuni-las como forma de averiguar a rentabilidade dessas aplicações: no Brasil, em 2005, foi criado o índice de sustentabilidade empresarial (ISE). Tal questão representa um desafio para as organizações porque existe uma controvérsia acerca disso, pois, de um lado, a corrente teórica do shareholder defende que as empresas devem gerar valor somente ao acionista e, pela corrente teórica do stakeholder, esse grupo se estende à sociedade, clientes, fornecedores etc. Diante dessa controvérsia acadêmica, estudos realizados no cenário brasileiro verificaram se as organizações sustentáveis foram mais lucrativas ou não em relação às organizações que não adotaram essa prática, no entanto os resultados apontados nesses estudos foram conflitantes entre si. Desse modo, como forma de contribuir para discussão do tema, este estudo teve como objetivo investigar a relação de risco e retorno das empresas integrantes do ISE no período de 2008 a 2010, verificando se elas apresentaram retornos médios maiores e riscos sistêmicos menores. Para alcançar esse objetivo foi utilizado o teste F a 5% de significância. Os resultados encontrados sugerem que a diferença dos retornos médios e dos riscos sistemáticos da amostra, comparados aos valores de um grupo controle pares a ela, não foram significativas, portanto as empresas listadas no ISE não ofereceram vantagens relevantes em nenhum período analisado. Recomendam-se outras pesquisas sobre o tema incluindo o segmento bancos pertencentes ao ISE e um período maior de investigação

Home range and activity pattems of Conepatus semistriatus (Carnivora, Mephitidae) in Emas National Park, Brazil

The home range, habitat use, and distance from water sources were estimated for Basiliscus plumifrons in an agricultural matrix in Costa Rica. Using radio telemetry, four females and four males were studied from July-September (2004) in a cocoa (Theobroma cacao) farm embedded in landscape dominated by banana and pineapple plantations. Females occupied a home range that averaged 1877 ± 1052 m 2 (n = 4); male home ranges were similar, averaging 1740 ± 1288 m 2 (n = 4; t-test = -0.12, P = 0.90). Cacao with a limited shade canopy was the predominant habitat available and used most frequently when compared to other habitats (χ © 2007 Brill Academic Publishers. 2 = 116.67; P < 0.0001). Basiliscus plumifrons remained close to water although individuals occasionally traveled up to 80 m from water. However, both males (24.30 ± 1.93 m, n = 133) and females (26.82 ± 1.97 m, n = 128) maintained similar average distances from water resources (Kruskal-Wallis, H = 1.57, P = 0.20). Agroforestry systems connected to patches of riparian forest probably play an important role in the ecology and conservation of B. plumifrons.Universidad Nacional, Costa Rica.Instituto Internacional en Conservación y Manejo de Vida Silvestr

Dispositivo pedagógico de los medios y representaciones de género y sexualidad en She ra and the Princesses of Power

Este artículo analiza las representaciones de género y sexualidad en la serie animada She ra and The Princesses of Power (2018 2020). Para ello se llevó a cabo una investigación descriptiva y exploratoria con aficionados a la serie de todo el mundo. A partir de conceptos como el dispositivo pedagógico de los medios, el género, la sexualidad y la representación, además de los supuestos metodológicos del Análisis de Contenidos (Bardin, 2011), fue posible comprender el papel de la serie como instrumento pedagógico capaz de desencadenar procesos de subjetivación en su audiencia. El análisis alcanzó tres categorías de comentarios: autoconocimiento; autoafirmación; legitimación del otro. Las narrativas audiovisuales pueden legitimar, reiterar y naturalizar comportamientos, prácticas e identidades, en la mayoría de los casos, invisibilizando a las minorías. She Ra propone representaciones de género y sexualidad que subvierten lógicas heteronormativas y, para los seguidores, esto es lo que hace que la serie sea tan importante, contribuyendo a la comprensión y legitimación de quiénes son, además de enseñar nuevas pedagogías, frente al discurso hegemónico aún difundido por los medios