2019
Authors
Gomes, AM; Augusto da Costa, R; Moreira, AC;
Publication
Advances in Marketing, Customer Relationship Management, and E-Services - Strategic Perspectives in Destination Marketing
Abstract
2019
Authors
Silva, P; Moreira, AC;
Publication
Recent advances in the roles of cultural and personal values in organizational behavior
Abstract
The human development is used to evaluate the richness of human life, focusing on the people, on their opportunities and choices, rather than simply on the richness of economies. As for national culture, it is understood as a set of characteristics that distinguish members and that may influence all aspects of social and individual life. This study hypothesizes that national culture, measured using Hofstede's six cultural dimensions, has an impact on corruption and on innovation, and that less corrupt and more innovative nations create better welfare conditions and human development for their habitants. To test the proposed framework, data were obtained from Hofstede's, Transparency International, Global Innovation, and United Nations Development Programme websites for the year 2012. Using PLS-SEM, the results show that cultural factors play a smaller role on determining innovation than corruption, and that decreasing corruption is more important to improve human development than increasing innovation.
2019
Authors
Baptista, N; Pereira, J; Moreira, AC; De Matos, N;
Publication
INNOVATION-ORGANIZATION & MANAGEMENT
Abstract
There has been a growing interest in academia regarding the term 'social innovation', including in disciplines such as sociology, administration, history, management, psychology, and economics. The literature highlights the lack of scientific clarity in the use of the term, and some scholars argue that the term is no more than a 'buzzword' or a 'fad'. This article focusses on the analysis of the conceptualizations of social innovation, contrasting sociological and economical approaches, and adopts an integrative approach to propose a categorization scheme of social innovation projects based on three distinct variables, namely the level of policy support, the profit orientation and the geographical scale. We argue that government support and the scalability of social innovations should be carefully pondered depending on the characteristics of the social innovation initiatives. We conclude that policy support should privilege social innovation initiatives that, while having the potential to deliver social good, are constrained by market failures. In addition, we also argue in favour of policy support for small bottom-up initiatives that have a profit-logic but are not sufficiently robust to survive on their own due to the liabilities of smallness and newness. Finally, we advise caution in public policies supporting scale-up strategies and highlighted the inherent challenges.
2019
Authors
Fernandes, G; Amaral, A; Peixoto, J; Pinto, EB; Araujo, M; Machado, RJ;
Publication
CENTERIS2019--INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON ENTERPRISE INFORMATION SYSTEMS/PROJMAN2019--INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON PROJECT MANAGEMENT/HCIST2019--INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON HEALTH AND SOCIAL CARE INFORMATION SYSTEMS AND TECHNOLOGIES
Abstract
This paper describes the results of a qualitative study to identify the key management initiatives in a successful university-industry (UI) collaborative funded program between the University of Minho (UMinho) and Bosch Car Multimedia Portugal (Bosch), named IC-HMI. The IC-HMI program embraced an overall investment of 54.7 M(sic) and involved around 500 people throughout the Program's duration (2015-2018). While the literature provides some advice on managing programs and projects, the specific context of UI R&D collaboration is being scarcely reported, demanding a strong research effort to produce effective guidelines. The IC-HMI is considered a successful program for several reasons, as evidenced by the decision of UMinho and Bosch partners to develop a subsequent R&D collaborative program from 2018 to 2021, doubling its investment. The success attained with the IC-HMI program could be somehow explained by key management initiatives adopted, such as the: creation of Program and Project Management Office, definition and communication of a Governance Model, creation of Project Charters, promotion of Alignment Stakeholders Workshops, Project Progress Meetings and creation of Project Transition Plans, among other key initiatives reported in this paper. (C) 2019 The Authors. Published by Elsevier B.V. This is an open access article under the CC BY-NC-ND license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/) Peer-review under responsibility of the scientific committee of the CENTERIS -International Conference on ENTERprise Information Systems / ProjMAN - International Conference on Project MANagement / HCist - International Conference on Health and Social Care Information Systems and Technologies.
2019
Authors
Baltazar, S; Barreto, L; Amaral, A;
Publication
DATA ANALYTICS: PAVING THE WAY TO SUSTAINABLE URBAN MOBILITY
Abstract
Mobility redefinition is essential in any City/Region, towards attaining sustainable mobility in terms of the triple bottom line dimensions (economic, social and environmental). Therefore, it is urgent to improve and to create a more inclusive system towards enhancing public transport, based on population needs and using viable infrastructures and alternatives. Aiming to identify recent keys mobility systems, this paper presents an overview of various solutions adopted in public transports area, in some regions of the world with points in common with Alto Minho' Region and/or to the Region headquarters (Viana do Castelo). Furthermore, it is intended to identify and discuss those innovative combinations of transport modes currently employed, that could positively impact the Alto Minho Region transportation system. The overall assessment will support the definition of the main criteria to design a novel and efficient transport system, fully adapted to this region characteristics and population's needs. Thus, the purpose of this paper is to propose a viable and efficient public transport system that meets the region's sustainability requirements, along with the opportunity to involve the population, the transport companies and the different stakeholders, as well as the policy makers.
2019
Authors
Alonso, V; Dacal Nieto, A; Barreto, L; Amaral, A; Rivero, E;
Publication
Procedia Manufacturing
Abstract
Industry 4.0 is changing disruptively all the industrial processes from their base, and metrology is being challenged by this new 'wave' of rethinking industry. Therefore, new quality control systems are being conceived for measurement purposes, as well as being installed in factories, which represents a huge management challenge, towards handling and processing a large amount of data, as well as developing the required theory for metrology assessment. In this paper, three examples of machine vision systems are presented, which are used to highlight some of the main issues that metrology must deal within this new paradigm. As a main conclusion, every company needs to design its own roadmap towards implementing the adequate methods and processes to be properly adapted and aligned with this new generation of metrology-related systems. © 2019 The Authors. Published by Elsevier B.V.
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