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La fraternidad y sus debilidades

The discourse on fraternity, in the different fields of its application from politics to religion, often uses the notion as if it had a clear and univocal meaning. However, it is a category loaded with different, even problematic, meanings. The article starts with a brief critique of the abstract and very generic use of this category, and focuses on the analysis of a significant number of problems of the concre...

Hofmann, Peter, Die Bibel ist die erste Theologie. Ein fundamentaltheologischer...

Social diffusion and loyalty programs : a path to succeed

Purpose – The purpose of this study is to define a model of social technology diffusion, comprising constructs that explain guests’ likelihood of recommending their hotel loyalty program to their peers. Design/methodology/approach – The diffusion effect is explained by commitment-trust, satisfaction with user-to-user interactivity, satisfaction with user identifiability and word of mouth. A total of 2,812 usabl...

Analysis of the asset replacement level with an uncertain salvage value : a two...

The aim of this article is to analyse the asset replacement problem from the perspective of optimal replacement level, given a specific tax environment and depreciation policy. Using a real options approach, our model minimizes current operation and maintenance costs and allows the definition of a new value of the replacement flexibility within a multi-cycle environment. The innovation on the valuation process ...

Exploring effects of hotel chain loyalty program

Purpose – The main purpose of this work is to evaluate the long-term effectiveness of a hotel’s chain loyalty program from a behavioral perspective. Design/methodology/approach – A Dirichlet model was estimated to assess purchase frequency and hotel choice within one of the biggest hotel chains in Portugal. The sample comprises hotels where a loyalty program was implemented, with a total of 176,099 reservations...

Como é bom cantar! Liturgia do Homem e do Universo

The portuguese economy investment & development

O Consumo sempre representou uma parcela muito significativa da composição do PIB.  O crédito ao consumo tem sido um fator de aceleração do mesmo.  Como promotor da criação de emprego o crédito ao consumo deveria ser usado especialmente em momentos de desaceleração da economia no sentido de evitar a queda daquele.  Quando se combina a restrição do crédito ao consumo com políticas e ciclos de contração económ...

Como é bom cantar! Liturgia do Homem e do Universo

Introdução

Do sentimento de si ao sentimento do outro

O título da minha intervenção evoca duas confrontações : uma implícita (questão formal) e outra explícita (dimensão material). No primeiro caso, trata-se do modo de acesso à compreensão da identidade, que coloca em relação, talvez mesmo em confronto, o sentimento com o pensamento; no segundo caso, trata-se de avaliar a possibilidade de compreensão dessa identidade, simplesmente por si, a partir de si e para si,...