Caracterização das práticas de retenção de talento utilizadas pelas empresas de tecnologias de informação e comunicação

O talento é uma temática relativamente recente no seio das organizações. O ambiente cada vez mais competitivo e dinâmico que as organizações enfrentam atualmente leva a que estas considerem que o capital humano é a sua verdadeira vantagem competitiva. Nesse sentido reter talento é uma prioridade para a Gestão de Recursos Humanos, pois apenas com colaboradores talentosos, comprometidos e alinhados com os valores da organização estas podem atingir o sucesso. O objetivo principal desta investigação é caracterizar as práticas de retenção de talento utilizadas pelas empresas de tecnologias de informação e comunicação. O estudo foca-se apenas nas empresas da área das tecnologias de informação e comunicação, uma vez que este é um mercado em crescimento, onde os profissionais mais talentosos são extremamente cobiçados. Estes fatores tornam a retenção de talento um desafio, sendo interessante analisar quais as práticas que estas organizações utilizam para promover a satisfação dos colaboradores e promover a sua retenção. Assim, para a realização deste estudo foram analisadas onze empresas de tecnologias de informação e comunicação da área geográfica do Porto. A metodologia utilizada foi a qualitativa, para efetuar a recolha de dados recorreu-se à entrevista semiestruturada. O estudo é constituído por onze entrevistas das quais oito foram realizadas a Responsáveis de Recursos Humanos e três foram realizadas a responsáveis pela área de talento em empresas de tecnologias de informação e comunicação. Os resultados da investigação sugerem que o talento e todas as suas dimensões merecem grande atenção por parte das empresas analisadas. A retenção de talento é uma das grandes preocupações destas empresas, que encaram os seus colaboradores como a sua grande mais-valia, utilizando um vasto conjunto de práticas para os reter o máximo de tempo na empresa. As práticas de retenção mais importantes enumeradas são a remuneração, benefícios, formação, progressão na carreira e feedback regular.Talent is a relatively recent topic in organizations. The increasingly competitive and dynamic environment that organizations face today leads them to believe that human capital is their true competitive advantage. In this sense, retaining talent is a priority for Human Resources Management, since only with employees that are talented, committed and aligned with the organization principles success can be achieved. The main objective of this research is to characterize the talent retention practices used by information and communication technology companies. The study focuses only on information and communication technology companies, as this is a growing market where the most talented professionals are extremely coveted. These factors make talent retention a challenge, and it is interesting to analyze the practices that these organizations use to promote employee satisfaction and promote retention. In order to accomplish this study eleven information and communication technology companies of the geographical area of Porto were analyzed. The methodology used was the qualitative and in order to collect the data the semi-structured interview was applied. The study is made up of eleven interviews of which eight were carried out by Human Resources Officers and three were carried out by talent managers in information and communication technology companies. The results of the research suggest that the talent and all its dimensions deserve great attention on the part of the analyzed companies. Retention of talent is one of the great concerns of these companies, who see their employees as their great asset, using a wide range of practices to retain them for maximum time in the company. The most important retention practices listed are pay, benefits, training, career advancement and regular feedback.N/

Characterisation of microbial attack on archaeological bone

As part of an EU funded project to investigate the factors influencing bone preservation in the archaeological record, more than 250 bones from 41 archaeological sites in five countries spanning four climatic regions were studied for diagenetic alteration. Sites were selected to cover a range of environmental conditions and archaeological contexts. Microscopic and physical (mercury intrusion porosimetry) analyses of these bones revealed that the majority (68%) had suffered microbial attack. Furthermore, significant differences were found between animal and human bone in both the state of preservation and the type of microbial attack present. These differences in preservation might result from differences in early taphonomy of the bones. © 2003 Elsevier Science Ltd. All rights reserved

Geoeconomic variations in epidemiology, ventilation management, and outcomes in invasively ventilated intensive care unit patients without acute respiratory distress syndrome: a pooled analysis of four observational studies

Background: Geoeconomic variations in epidemiology, the practice of ventilation, and outcome in invasively ventilated intensive care unit (ICU) patients without acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) remain unexplored. In this analysis we aim to address these gaps using individual patient data of four large observational studies. Methods: In this pooled analysis we harmonised individual patient data from the ERICC, LUNG SAFE, PRoVENT, and PRoVENT-iMiC prospective observational studies, which were conducted from June, 2011, to December, 2018, in 534 ICUs in 54 countries. We used the 2016 World Bank classification to define two geoeconomic regions: middle-income countries (MICs) and high-income countries (HICs). ARDS was defined according to the Berlin criteria. Descriptive statistics were used to compare patients in MICs versus HICs. The primary outcome was the use of low tidal volume ventilation (LTVV) for the first 3 days of mechanical ventilation. Secondary outcomes were key ventilation parameters (tidal volume size, positive end-expiratory pressure, fraction of inspired oxygen, peak pressure, plateau pressure, driving pressure, and respiratory rate), patient characteristics, the risk for and actual development of acute respiratory distress syndrome after the first day of ventilation, duration of ventilation, ICU length of stay, and ICU mortality. Findings: Of the 7608 patients included in the original studies, this analysis included 3852 patients without ARDS, of whom 2345 were from MICs and 1507 were from HICs. Patients in MICs were younger, shorter and with a slightly lower body-mass index, more often had diabetes and active cancer, but less often chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and heart failure than patients from HICs. Sequential organ failure assessment scores were similar in MICs and HICs. Use of LTVV in MICs and HICs was comparable (42·4% vs 44·2%; absolute difference -1·69 [-9·58 to 6·11] p=0·67; data available in 3174 [82%] of 3852 patients). The median applied positive end expiratory pressure was lower in MICs than in HICs (5 [IQR 5-8] vs 6 [5-8] cm H2O; p=0·0011). ICU mortality was higher in MICs than in HICs (30·5% vs 19·9%; p=0·0004; adjusted effect 16·41% [95% CI 9·52-23·52]; p<0·0001) and was inversely associated with gross domestic product (adjusted odds ratio for a US$10 000 increase per capita 0·80 [95% CI 0·75-0·86]; p<0·0001). Interpretation: Despite similar disease severity and ventilation management, ICU mortality in patients without ARDS is higher in MICs than in HICs, with a strong association with country-level economic status