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Perceptions of ecotourism potential amongst residents in the Central Plateau of...
Cossengue, Paulino Ricardo; Brea, José António Fraiz; Tavares, Fernando OliveiraThe present article explores the resident's perceptions of the existing ecotourism potential in the Central Plateau of Angola. A quantitative methodological approach was adopted, involving the application of a questionnaire to a sample of 682 residents from Huambo Province. The findings indicate a strong ecotourism potential in Angola’s Central Plateau, alongside a high level of resident awareness regarding its...
What do children with above-average abilities understand about financial literacy?
Santos, Eulália; Tavares, Fernando Oliveira; Maurício, CátiaMetaphors help to simplify complex concepts, making them more accessible and understandable for children. Children can build a more concrete understanding of these concepts by associating abstract financial ideas with familiar situations or objects. The present study aims to explore what children with above-average abilities understand by financial literacy, using words and images as tools of expression. During...
Challenges of Ecotourism in Africa: The state of the art
Cossengue, Paulino Ricardo; Fraiz Brea, José Antonio; Tavares, Fernando OliveiraThis article reviews the challenges of ecotourism in Africa, analyzing regional disparities through a literature-based approach. It examines the sector's demand and supply dynamics and divides the African market into Northern, Central, and Southern blocks, selecting representative countries for each region. Despite Africa's vast natural potential for ecotourism, significant constraints persist, varying by regio...
Financial literacy, financial knowledge, and financial behaviors in OECD countries
Nogueira, Manuel Carlos; Almeida, Luís; Tavares, Fernando OliveiraAs an integral part of financial inclusion, adequate and correct financial knowledge provides individuals with tools to achieve better financial performance throughout their lives. Financial knowledge also contributes to agents exhibiting financial behaviors. As there is consensus in the literature regarding the benefits of financial literacy, we decided to investigate the importance of several indicators that ...
Teleworking in Portuguese communities during the COVID-19 pandemic
Tavares, Fernando Oliveira; Santos, Eulália; Diogo, Ana; Ratten, VanessaHuman beings spend about a third of their day working, so it is very important that they are integrated into a good community work environment. When the setting is teleworking in a family and housing context, it is important to keep a good environment and also a good physical, psychological and ergonomic aspects to attain job performance. The purpose of this paper is to characterize teleworking carried out in P...
Research management in Higher Education Institutions from developing countries:...
Pacheco, Luís Miguel; Tavares, Fernando Oliveira; Ramazanova, Makhabbat; Fuentes Ávila, Jorge; Albuquerque, Helena; Silva, Fátima Matos; Marques, JorgeResearch outputs in higher education institutions (HEIs) are crucially dependent on the research management process. Departing from a SWOT analysis, the main objective of this paper is to analyze the perceptions of stakeholders (researchers, teachers, and senior research managers) regarding the main strengths and weaknesses of HEIs, as well as assess the potential opportunities and threats present in the extern...
Determinants of Banking Profitability in Angola: A panel data analysis with Dyn...
Cangombe, Eurico Lionjanga; Almeida, Luís Gomes; Tavares, Fernando OliveiraThis study aims to analyze the determinants of bank profitability in Angola by employing panel data econometric models, specifically, the Generalized Method of Moments (GMM), to assess the impact of internal and external factors on the financial indicators ROE, ROA, and NIM for the period 2016 to 2023. The results reveal that credit risk, operational efficiency, and liquidity are critical determinants of bankin...
Introduction Supply Chain, Logistics and Project Management [entrada em enciclo...
Tavares, Fernando OliveiraThis section on supply chain, logistics, and project management presents a structured and multidimensional analysis of the main challenges and trends in supply chain management, based on recent contributions from the scientific literature. The investigation is organized into five interrelated thematic areas: (i) national strategies and resilience, focusing on the capacity of logistics systems to respond to disr...
A Cidade do Huambo e a Expansão do Império Colonial Português
Relógio, André G. Tchoia; Tavares, Fernando OliveiraEste trabalho analisa o papel estratégico da região do Planalto Central de Angola, com destaque para a cidade do Huambo, no contexto da expansão do Império Colonial Português em território angolano. A consolidação do domínio português foi influenciada por dinâmicas políticas internas e externas ao longo de vários séculos. A literatura revela que as viagens dos descobrimentos portugueses foram precedidas por rig...
The Transformative Power of Ecotourism: A Comprehensive Review of Its Economic,...
Cossengue, Paulino Ricardo; Brea, Jose Fraiz; Tavares, Fernando OliveiraBased on a literature review, the present article aims to present ecotourism as a transformative factor in the economic, social, cultural, and environmental contexts, revealing key elements for the sustainable development of ecotourism. To ensure that this objective is met, the review combines the insights of classical authors and many recent authors who have best addressed the subject. The review carefully sel...