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Portuguese public higher education institutions investment in low density regio...
Carvalho, Maria Teresa Couceiro da Costa ...; Diniz, FranciscoHuman capital and knowledge have been recognised as important elements in fostering territorial cohe- sion and sustainable economic development for a long time. In European Union (EU), this recognition was so significant that the European Social Fund was created in the founding Treaty of Rome in 1957, and this sup- port was reinforced in 1972 with the European Regional Development Fund. For their intrinsic natu...
Development and solidarity economy strategies in Brazil: case studies
Santos, Kátia Paulino dos; Gonçalves, Hermínia; Diniz, Francisco; Sequeira, TeresaThe solidarity economy is guided by the guidelines of sustainable development, presenting the principles of self-management (as a mechanism for valuing freedom), equality between members and the exaltation of solidarity. This article aimed to analyze the development of income generating activities based on solidarity economy strategies, explaining individual and territorial impacts in the State of Amapá, locate...
Impact of worker motivation and work environment on job happiness: case study o...
Ribeiro, Maria Isabel; Lopes, Isabel Maria; Fernandes, António; Diniz, FranciscoThe last decades have witnessed an intensification of research on positive affective experiences in the workplace. Happiness in the workplace is paramount to improve productivity in any organization since happy people are naturally people who care about the quality of the work they develop and therefore, they are more productive and more efficient. The aim of this study was to measure the impact of the factors ...
Trends in honey purchase and consumption in Trás-os-Montes region, Portugal
Ribeiro, Maria; Fernandes, António; Cabo, Paula Sofia Alves do; Diniz, FranciscoHoney is considered the only food of animal origin that can be consumed without being processed. The literature presents several reasons why people consume honey, namely, it being a natural and healthy prod- uct known for its dietary, nutritional and medicinal characteristics. Moreover, other reasons for honey’s pur- chase include the product quality; the region of origin; the information available on the produ...
Trends in honey purchase and consumption in Trás-os-Montes Region, Portugal
Ribeiro, Maria Isabel; Fernandes, António; Cabo, Paula; Diniz, FranciscoHoney is considered the only food of animal origin that can be consumed without being processed. The literature presents several reasons associated with the consumption of honey, namely, it is a natural and healthy product; its dietary, nutritional and medicinal characteristics; the product quality; the region of origin; the information available on the product label, the brand's reputation; as well as, the var...
Entrepreneurial self-efficacy in Portugal: a cross-sectional study in higher ed...
Ribeiro, Maria Isabel; Lopes, Isabel Maria; Fernandes, António; Diniz, FranciscoThis study aimed to determine the level of entrepreneurial self-efficacy in higher education students and to verify if there were differences statistically significant, taking into account the scientific area of the course attended by the student, in the five dimensions of the entrepreneurial self-efficacy scale, namely: Developing new products or new market opportunities; Developing critical human resources; I...
Public participation in urban heritage promotion: residents’, visitors’, and st...
Costa, Isabel; Diniz, Francisco; Joukes, VeronikaThe border with Spain, in the interior north of Portugal, and it took place within the Monumental Chaves – Valuing and Promoting Cultural Values and Heritage Strategic Programme. This programme focussed on keeping and promoting the town’s monumental heritage (both architectural and archaeological) at the heart of the town’s historic centre, and aimed to make a positive difference on the development of the terri...
Does business geographical acting areas impact on intrapreneurship and sustaina...
Duarte, Nelson Jorge Ribeiro; Diniz, FranciscoThe present paper aims to analyze the positive or negative impact of local integrated firms on strategies of intrapreneurship and sustainability. The study was developed in the region of Tâmega e Sousa, located in the north of Portugal. For that 283 firms from manufacturing and construction industries were analyzed. By local integrated firm were considered those firms that are doing all their business activitie...
Determinant factors of honey purchase and consumption in Trás-os-Montes region,...
Ribeiro, Maria Isabel; Fernandes, António; Diniz, Francisco; Cabo, PaulaHoney is considered the only food of animal origin that can be consumed without being processed. The honey is, also, considered a natural and healthy product with dietary, nutritional and medicinal characteristics. Quality, geographical region of production, information available on the products’ label, brand's reputation, variety, texture, taste, aroma, appearance, packaging and price are important factors whe...
Determinant factors of honey purchase and consumption in Trás-os-Montes region,...
Ribeiro, Maria Isabel; Fernandes, António; Diniz, Francisco; Cabo, PaulaHoney is considered the only food of animal origin that can be consumed without being processed. The honey is, also, considered a natural and healthy product with dietary, nutritional and medicinal characteristics. Quality, geographical region of production, information available on the products’ label, brand's reputation, variety, texture, taste, aroma, appearance, packaging and price are important factors whe...