An overview about multiple intelligences: a comparative study with business administration students of two private universities in southern Brazil

Experts claim for more studies on Theory of Multiple Intelligences in higher education classrooms. There is a lack of information on the characteristics of multiple intelligence in universities in developing countries, such as Brazil, as they can assist in the education of students in a wide variety of fields. This study aims to analyze and compare the types of multiple intelligences among bachelor students of Business Administration programs in private universities. We conducted a quantitative study based on survey with students from two private universities in the southern Brazil. The results indicated that the academic profile of both programs has similarity in the average frequency of most of the identified intelligences. The intelligences identified that showed statistically significant differences between academics are: logical-mathematical, interpersonal, musical and naturalistic. In general, the most developed multiple intelligences are: logical-mathematical, interpersonal, intrapersonal and bodily-kinesthetic. In addition, the least developed are: spatial, linguistic, musical and naturalistic

Technological based incubator and university: A case study in the region of Itajai Valley

By understanding organizations in depth, it is possible to perceive some interactions of organizations with other organizations and with their environment. This research aims to understand the dimensions that explain the relationship network existing between a technology-based incubator and a university located in the region of the Itajaí valley. Methodologically this study is characterized as descriptive in relation to its objective, as for the procedures it can be considered as applied research from the survey of primary data and qualitative in relation to the approach of the problem. Thus, the main results have identified that the main relationship between the incubator and the university lies in the structure of the board of directors of the incubator, where the dean of administration is the chairman of the incubator's board. Therefore, although there are some deficiencies in the relations between institutions, it can be considered as the bridge of success

TECHNOLOGICAL BASED INCUBATOR AND UNIVERSITY: A CASE STUDY IN THE REGION OF ITAJAÍ VALLEY

By understanding organizations in depth, it is possible to perceive some interactions of organizations with other organizations and with their environment. This research aims to understand the dimensions that explain the relationship network existing between a technology-based incubator and a university located in the region of the Itajaí valley. Methodologically this study is characterized as descriptive in relation to its objective, as for the procedures it can be considered as applied research from the survey of primary data and qualitative in relation to the approach of the problem. Thus, the main results have identified that the main relationship between the incubator and the university lies in the structure of the board of directors of the incubator, where the dean of administration is the chairman of the incubator's board. Therefore, although there are some deficiencies in the relations between institutions, it can be considered as the bridge of success

Continuous Finding Problems and Implementing Solutions in Health Care-Associated Infections : The Role of Infection Preventionists

This licentiate thesis aims to understand how infection preventionists (IPs) continuously find problems and implement solutions related to health care-associated infections (HAIs) in hospital settings. HAIs are infections acquired by patients during the process of care and are among the main causes of deaths worldwide. Recently, practices for HAIs prevention and control have challenged IPs due to pandemics (e.g. COVID-19), antimicrobial resistance, population aging and limited resources in health care facilities. Such challenges demand actions to find, solve problems and implement solutions. However, IPs often fail to address these problems. The reasons stem from their inability to timely identify valuable problems and implement new solutions. Although the literature on infection prevention and control is well developed, previous studies have largely investigated how IPs implement preconceived practices to solve given problems as a single event, rather than on how to continuously find problems and implement solutions.  This licentiate thesis comprises two empirical papers. Paper I investigates how infection prevention and control teams find problems with HAIs, and is based on a multiple case study of three infection prevention and control teams from one Swedish and two Brazilian hospitals. Paper II investigates how IPs continuously implement changes in infection prevention and control practices during pandemics, and is based on a qualitative descriptive study. The data in both papers were collected from 44 semi-structured interviews with health care professionals enrolled as IPs in Brazilian and Swedish hospitals. The key theories and literatures covered include Problem-Finding and Problem-Solving Perspective and Implementation research. This licentiate thesis contains three main contributions. First, it advances the Problem-Finding and Problem-Solving Perspective literature by providing empirical evidence on how to create valuable knowledge from ill-structured and complex problems. Second, this licentiate thesis suggests a distinction between HAI prevention and HAI control based on two modes of decision-making for finding valuable problems with HAIs. Third, the licentiate thesis describes and categorizes sets of practices that allow to continuously implement changes of infection prevention and control practices during pandemics.

Data-Driven Technologies as Enablers for Value Creation in the Prevention of Surgical Site Infections : a Systematic Review

Despite the advances in modern medicine, the use of data-driven technologies (DDTs) to prevent surgical site infections (SSIs) remains a major challenge. Scholars recognise that data management is the next frontier in infection prevention, but many aspects related to the benefits and advantages of using DDTs to mitigate SSI risk factors remain unclear and underexplored in the literature. This study explores how DDTs enable value creation in the prevention of SSIs. This study follows a systematic literature review approach and the PRISMA statement to analyse peer-reviewed articles from seven databases. Fifty-nine articles were included in the review and were analysed through a descriptive and a thematic analysis. The findings suggest a growing interest in DDTs in SSI prevention in the last 5 years, and that machine learning and smartphone applications are widely used in SSI prevention. DDTs are mainly applied to prevent SSIs in clean and clean-contaminated surgeries and often used to manage patient-related data in the postoperative stage. DDTs enable the creation of nine categories of value that are classified in four dimensions: cost/sacrifice, functional/instrumental, experiential/hedonic, and symbolic/expressive. This study offers a unique and systematic overview of the value creation aspects enabled by DDT applications in SSI prevention and suggests that additional research is needed in four areas: value co-creation and product-service systems, DDTs in contaminated and dirty surgeries, data legitimation and explainability, and data-driven interventions. © 2023, The Author(s).Funding: Open access funding provided by Halmstad University.</p

Challenges on the Teaching of Management through Blended Education

This study analyzes the challenges of blended education (BL) of Management from teachers’ perspective. We conducted semi-structured interviews with seven university professors with experience in traditional, distance and BL modalities. Data analysis was performed through content analysis. Our findings suggest that universities predisposed to adopt the BL seek better trained teachers, with knowledge and skills on digital platforms and open to new technologies. Our findings evidence that teachers can use alternative, less-complex and less-expensive platforms to interact with students and encourage them to be active in the BL environment. Finally, motivated, autonomous, disciplined and committed learners are expected in BL environments.Este estudo analisa os desafios da educação semipresencial (ES) de Administraçãoa partir da perspectiva dos professores. Foram conduzidas entrevistas semiestruturadas com sete professores universitários com experiência nas modalidades de educação tradicional, à distância e semipresencial. A análisedos dados foi realizada por análise de conteúdo. Os achados sugerem que as universidades predispostas a adotar a ES buscam professores mais bem treinados, com conhecimentos e habilidades emplataformas digitais e abertos a novas tecnologias. Nossos achados evidenciam que os professores podem usar plataformas alternativas, menos complexas e menos caras para interagir com os alunos, para incentivá-los a permaneceremativos no ambiente de ES. Finalmente, alunos motivados, autônomos, disciplinados e comprometidossão esperados nos ambientes de ES.Funding: Brazilian Coordination for Improvement of Higher Education (CAPES), Grant code 001</p

Facilitation activities for change response : a qualitative study on infection prevention and control professionals during a pandemic in Brazil

Purpose Facilitation activities support implementation of evidence-based interventions within healthcare organizations. Few studies have attempted to understand how facilitation activities are performed to promote the uptake of evidence-based interventions in hospitals from resource-poor countries during crises such as pandemics. This paper aims to explore facilitation activities by infection prevention and control (IPC) professionals in 16 hospitals from 9 states in Brazil during the COVID-19 pandemic. Design/methodology/approach Primary and secondary data were collected between March and December 2020. Semi-structured interviews were conducted with 21 IPC professionals in Brazilian hospitals during the COVID-19 pandemic. Public and internal documents were used for data triangulation. The data were analyzed through thematic analysis technique. Findings Building on the change response theory, this study explores the facilitation activities from the cognitive, behavioral and affective aspects. The facilitation activities are grouped in three overarching dimensions: (1) creating and sustaining legitimacy to continuous and rapid changes, (2) fostering capabilities for continuous changes and (3) accelerating individual commitment. Practical implications During crises such as pandemics, facilitation activities by IPC professionals need to embrace all the cognitive, behavioral and affective aspects to stimulate positive attitudes of frontline workers toward continuous and urgent changes. Originality/value This study provides unique and timely empirical evidence on the facilitation activities that support the implementation of evidence-based interventions by IPC professionals during crises in hospitals in a resource-poor country. © Luís Irgang, Magnus Holmén, Fábio Gama and Petra Svedberg.BINECO – Business Models for Information-Driven Ecosystems in Healthcar

Competitiveness influence on global innovation of nations : a cross-sectional analysis

Innovation has been recognized as one of the main determinants of nation’s economic development and has been adopted as a main tool for adding value and achieving sustainable competitive advantage. In order to understand the influence of global competitiveness on global innovation of nations, this study analyzed some indexes of 133 countries using a multiple linear regression analysis. The results suggested that global competitiveness influences the innovativeness of nations significantly and positively. Higher education and training was the competitiveness indicators that most influenced in innovation of nations

An overview about multiple intelligences : a comparative study with business administration students of two private universities in southern Brazil

Experts claim for more studies on Theory of Multiple Intelligences in higher education classrooms. There is a lack of information on the characteristics of multiple intelligence in universities in developing countries, such as Brazil, as they can assist in the education of students in a wide variety of fields. This study aims to analyze and compare the types of multiple intelligences among bachelor students of Business Administration programs in private universities. We conducted a quantitative study based on survey with students from two private universities in the southern Brazil. The results indicated that the academic profile of both programs has similarity in the average frequency of most of the identified intelligences. The intelligences identified that showed statistically significant differences between academics are: logical-mathematical, interpersonal, musical and naturalistic. In general, the most developed multiple intelligences are: logical mathematical, interpersonal, intrapersonal and bodily-kinesthetic. In addition, the least developed are: spatial, linguistic, musical and naturalistic

Technological Based Incubator and University : A Case Study in the Region of Itajaí Valley

By understanding organizations in depth, it is possible to perceive some interactions of organizations with other organizations and with their environment. This research aims to understand the dimensions that explain the relationship network existing between a technology-based incubator and a university located in the region of the Itajaí valley. Methodologically this study is characterized as descriptive in relation to its objective, as for the procedures it can be considered as applied research from the survey of primary data and qualitative in relation to the approach of the problem. Thus, the main results have identified that the main relationship between the incubator and the university lies in the structure of the board of directors of the incubator, where the dean of administration is the chairman of the incubator's board. Therefore, although there are some deficiencies in the relations between institutions, it can be considered as the bridge of success