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Os santuários de peregrinação em Portugal segundo características naturais e cu...

This article focuses on catholic pilgrimage shrines in Portugal, filling a gap regarding their defining natural and cultural characteristics. These are viewed jointly and interpretively: nature shaping culture and culture shaping nature. The urgent relevance arises from an analysis of the basis of the classifications of 25 shrines (those classified by Património Cultural, I. P., Ministério da Cultura), in which...

Pilgrimage shrines in Portugal according to natural and cultural characteristic...

This article focuses on catholic pilgrimage shrines in Portugal, filling a gap regarding their defining natural and cultural characteristics. These are viewed jointly and interpretively: nature shaping culture and culture shaping nature. The urgent relevance arises from an analysis of the basis of the classifications of 25 shrines (those classified by Património Cultural, I. P., Ministério da Cultura), in which...

Sustainability and circular economy: Jinja case

Jinja designs and produces a wide variety of original products, made 100% by hand by reusing textile waste. [...]

Grounded Theory: An illustrative application in the portuguese footwear industry

Grounded theory is an inductive research methodology aiming at the construction of new concepts or new theories able to explain emerging phenomena. The objective of this paper is to provide insights on the usage of grounded theory in management research. We showcase how grounded theory can bring light to development modes of Portuguese small and medium-sized enterprises (SME) in the specific reality of the foot...

Influence of gender, education, age group and time in the company on the adopti...

Continuous Improvement (CI) is a principle being adopted in many organizations around the world. It is present in relevant excellence models such as the Toyota Way, Shingo Model, and Lean Thinking. CI was implemented some years ago in a Public Company (Lipor) based in Porto, dedicated to municipal waste treatment, but the Covid-19 pandemic created some important challenges. The forced adoption of new technologi...

Cabeça por cabeça, processo de criação coreográfica

Do mestrado em Criação Coreográfica e Práticas Profissionais (MCCPP) ministrado pela Escola Superior de Dança no ano letivo 2022/2023, nasceu o projeto em coreografia Cabeça por Cabeça. A peça Cabeça por Cabeça, apresentada no Teatro José Lúcio da Silva, teve como principal objetivo a criação de uma obra coreográfica contemporânea, a partir de uma investigação sobre a compreensão do ser humano do sexo masculino...

Continuous improvement system: team members’ perceptions

The complexity, competition and fast changing of the global market requires the companies to seek excellence, if they crave for good performance and success. To reach this purpose, it is mandatory the existence of a Continuous Improvement (CI) culture within the companies. This concept, also known as Kaizen, mean “change for the better” and it defends that a very large of small improvements applied and sustaine...

How the Portuguese footwear industry became a global leader: The role of techno...

Portugal is a small economy on the south western tip of Europe. Its economy was thrown a huge blow with the global financial crisis of 2008. The country ended signing a 78 million euro bailout plan to help pull thorough yet the effects are still lingering. In this daunting context, Portuguese footwear industry has managed to transform itself gradually becoming an important player in the global arena and crucial...

Relevância do Estímulo Cognitivo em Contexto Comunitário

Promover a aprendizagem, transformar o ensino: O contributo do projecto "Invest...

Este artigo decorre de um projecto de investigação-acção colaborativa designado Investigação para um Currículo Relevante, em curso na Região Autónoma dos Açores, cujos objectivos e procedimentos são mais amplamente explicitados no artigo intitulado “A investigação enquanto prática de deliberação curricular: o caso do projecto ICR”, divulgado no mesmo número desta revista. O texto ilustra as potencialidades dos ...