Entrepreneurial Orientation, Market Orientation and Performance of Teachers and Researchers in Public Higher Education Institutions.

In this study we intend to analyse the relationships between entrepreneurial orientation, market orientation and performance at the individual level. We propose the concept of individual entrepreneurial orientation (IEO) and a measurement scale, and we use the individual market orientation concept (IMO), measured with i-MARKOR. The main objective is to analyse the relationship between IEO, IMO and performance of teachers and researchers of the public higher education institutions (PHEI). A conceptual model is proposed representing the relationship between these variables. The results of this research can be highly useful in understanding the interaction between the analysed variables and their impact on the PHEI.PEst-OE/EGE/UI4056/201

Web site quality evaluation in Higher Education Institutions

AbstractThere are increasing concerns about the degree of quality delivered on the Web. Considering the competitive environment where Higher Education Institutions (HEI) are inserted, they should, as other organizations do, use their Web sites as a marketing tool. To measure Web site quality we used Aladwani's and Palvia's instrument [2], which evaluates quality from the user's perspective. The main conclusion of our study relates to the fact that HEI aren’t committed to using the Web site as an effective marketing tool and, therefore, much work still needs to be done.Academics are fundamental concerning Web marketing in HEI, since they may contribute to enlarge the knowledge in this area and alert HEI to the role that Web site quality may play in today's extremely turbulent and competitive environment

Information and communication technology (ICT) skills and job satisfaction of primary education teachers in the context of Covid-19. Theoretical model

The Covid-19 pandemic has shown that educational systems must have an online component or even a substitute. However, the efforts for this necessary transition fall largely on the teaching staff, who have been forced to quickly adapt their activities to a virtual environment. In this study, a theoretical model for analyzing how teachers’ information and communications technology (ICT) skills and the integration of these technologies influence the improvement of teaching and teacher job satisfaction is introduced. The model also pays special attention to the gender gap related to the use of ICT in teaching. At the empirical level, the model is validated on a sample of 257 Spanish primary school teachers, using the partial least squares (PLS) structural equation method. The results of the analysis show that, although the teachers’ ICT skills help them improve their teaching activities, such skills do not have a direct impact on teachers’ job satisfaction. However, teachers who integrate ICTs into their teaching activities not only improve their results and lighten their workload but also enjoy higher job satisfaction, which translates into more motivated and committed teachers. In addition, teachers’ ICT skills influence job satisfaction in different ways depending on gender. Although, for female teachers, the integration of ICT increases their job satisfaction, the results show that, for male teachers, this integration should generate improvements in teaching to yield enhanced job satisfaction. As the main implication, it is recommended to invest in teachers’ ICT skills, as these lead to enhanced efficiency and motivation and enable the change toward an ICT-based teaching model.

EXTERNAL RELATIONSHIPS IN THE ORGANIZATIONAL INNOVATION

The empiric literature regarding on technological innovation suggests that cooperation has a highly positive effect on the performance of firms’ technological innovation, however, very little is known about its impact on the organizational innovation. To fill this gap, the present study aims to analyze the impact of the external relationships with business and science partners about the capacity of firms to introduce organizational innovation. To reach the objective proposed, a quantitative investigation was chosen, based on a sample of 684 firms. Data were obtained through the inquiry CIS 2010 – Community Innovation Survey 2010. There came evident the external relationships established with business partners and with science partners on the performance of organizational innovation of the firms. This study contributes for the development of the existent theory when analyzing the external relationships of firms and the innovating development on the organizational level, considering that the investigation that has been carried out about innovation has been focused, in general, on the technological innovation

Contributos do atletismo e do voleibol no desenvolvimento de hábitos de vida saudáveis

A Escola, através dos professores de Educação Física, é um espaço de excelência de promoção da atividade física. A percentagem da população jovem que tem excesso de peso e obesidade duplicou nas últimas décadas na Região Autónoma da Madeira. Em adição, a maioria dos alunos não se envolvem na prática de atividades desportivas dentro e fora do contexto escolar. Os objetivos do presente estudo foram: (1) Refletir sobre o papel e a importância do Professor de Educação Física na promoção da AF e outros comportamentos saudáveis durante o dia escolar, e (2) Apresentar uma proposta de atividades na escola para que as crianças e adolescentes se envolvam mais em atividades desportivas, utilizando o exemplo do Voleibol e do Atletismo. Os projetos de intervenção no recreio escolar “+ Voleibol” e “Crescer com o Atletismo”, foram implementados na escola Dr.º Eduardo Brazão de Castro no ano letivo 2014-2015 com a finalidade de aumentar a prática desportiva nos tempos livres na escola através do Voleibol e do Atletismo. Verificou-se através da observação que os alunos apreciam estas atividades de tempos-livres contribuindo para a melhoria do reportório motor de cada um deles, uma vez que continuaram a jogar e a brincar com os materiais disponibilizados no recreio. Com a implementação destes projetos na escola, foi possível constatar que os alunos tiveram uma grande afluência às atividades apresentadas pelos projetos, verificando-se uma maior motivação para a prática de atividade física e, consequentemente, um menor sedentarismo no tempo de recreio.info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersio

Marketing Differences Study Motivations between Luso and Brazil Students

Motivation to learn is one of the most relevant aspects of student success in the learning process. Measuring motivation is essential in all higher education institutions (HEI). It is also important for teachers to understand the best way to encourage and motivate their students to make enforces in their constant learning. This study’s general objective is to understand if there are differences in motivation to study Marketing curricular units between Portuguese (PT) and Brazilian (BR) students. We applied the Academic Motivation Scale to 156 students (82 PT and 74 BR) to measure their motivation and understand significant differences. The results showed that both groups of students are intrinsically and extrinsically motivated to study Marketing, although Brazilian students have higher motivation indices. This study contributes to the evolution of knowledge in higher education. It allows institutions to take short, medium and long-term measures on how to increase their students’ motivation levels. The use of the scale adapted to Marketing is also one of the contributions to future studiesinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersio

Internal market orientation in higher education institutions – its inter-relations with other organisational variables.

Organisations increasingly realise that workers are essential to act in face of the changes that occur internally and externally, so understanding the needs and desires of the workers and how to address these issues is essential. Our main objective is to analyse the relationships between internal market orientation and job satisfaction, organisational commitment, organisational citizenship behaviour and performance. Therefore, we propose a research model. Direct and indirect relationships exist among the variables, although some are insignificant, so the model has an empirical foundation. Specifically in higher education, commitment, satisfaction and performance appear to be moderate. However, the display of organisational citizenship behaviours is, on average, moderate to high. Also, internal market orientation in this context is low.Augantis organizacijų konkurencingumas didina jų geros vadybos poreikį. Ypatingai tai svarbu aukštojo mokslo institucijoms, įsitraukusioms į Bolonijos procesą ir nuolat pritariančioms vis naujų pokyčių šio dalyvavimo, taip pat ekonominių ir socialinių permainų kontekste. Labai svarbu, kad Europos aukštojo mokslo institucijos būtų pasirengusios naujiems iššūkiams ir gebėtų pritraukti gabiausius studentus, profesorius, investitorius, gebėtų užmegzti partnerystės santykius su verslo bendrovėmis, kitomis aukštojo mokslo institucijomis. Šiame kontekste atliktas tyrimas vertintinas kaip reikšmingas indėlis aukštojo mokslo institucijoms ir organizacijoms apskritai

Problemáticas da educação física II

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Demanda de hidróxido de sódio na neutralização de gás cloro em torres de absorção simulada no software aspen plus / Sodium hydroxide demand in chlorine gas neutralization in simulated absorption towers in aspen plus software

Embora seja um reagente químico altamente perigoso, o gás cloro tem variada aplicabilidade industrial, sendo de grande importância em substâncias químicas e farmacêuticas. Este estudo consistiu na simulação, através do software Aspen Plus® v.9, do processo de neutralização de gás cloro com hidróxido de sódio em uma torre de absorção, sendo este o processo mais comum para contenção de vazamentos em plantas industriais (THE CHLORINE INSTITUTE , 2008). As correntes foram separadas em dois casos, ambos para a concentração de risco de morte em inalações: 1 - vazamento em uma sala de tanque estacionário de 19 toneladas; e 2 - vazamento em sala de cilindros grandes de 900 kg. Utilizou-se o limite de exposição ocupacional como concentração mínima na corrente de tratado. Os resultados o valor da corrente mínima de hidróxido de sódio necessária para a adequação do parâmetro após a lavagem do gás, o qual foi comparado com o valor encontrado com equações sugeridas na literatura. Os valores obtidos pela simulação mostram um aumento percentual de 15,29% em relação às equações fornecidas na literatura, e quando adotada a abordagem de excesso, a porcentagem de excesso ficou em 26,8%, próximo da realidade que se requer no caso, indica a proximidade da realidade.