O procedimento administrativo dedicado ao recrutamento e seleção dos dirigentes superiores na administração pública em Portugal, em geral, e na administração local, em particular, está regulamentado por legislação própria, sendo que a análise e a avaliação do procedimento subjacente ao processo administrativo é de extrema importância. Assim, o presente estudo tem como objetivo principal a análise do procediment...
Studies regarding the economic, social, and environmental impacts of sustainable policies and practices in the public sector are scarce. This is an important gap, as the public sector is oftentimes one of the largest, if not the largest, employer in a region or a country. The current study characterizes the sustainability reporting of the Portuguese municipalities in terms of their most recent sustainability re...
A União Europeia definiu metas para o combate ao desperdício alimentar com o objetivo de criar um mundo mais sustentável. Entre essas metas encontra-se a recolha seletiva de biorresíduos (resíduos orgânicos provenientes de atividades de jardinagem e da alimentação), que visa a sua valorização por, maioritariamente, dois processos – compostagem e digestão anaeróbia. Através destes processos é possível integrar o...
The ambition underlying the Principles for Responsible Management Education (PRME) is not trivial. Stating that “PRME engages business and management schools to ensure they provide future leaders with the skills needed to balance economic and sustainability goals” (https://www.unprme.org/about) is an exceptional objective for several reasons. First, it will be a colossal task to persuade the existing 16,000 bus...
Drawing on social identity theory, this study aims to test how responsible leadership predicts turnover intentions by considering the mediating role of burnout. Design/methodology/approach A sample of 213 Portuguese health-care workers was collected and analysed through partial least squares-structural equation modelling. Findings The findings indicate a negative relationship between responsible leadership and ...
A sociedade atual demonstra uma crescente preocupação com o impacto económico, social e ambiental das atividades organizacionais, incluindo as organizações do setor público. Este interesse tem sido acompanhado pelo aumento de investigação científica nesta área, no entanto, no setor público, os estudos são limitados. Dado esta lacuna, este trabalho tem como objetivo caracterizar o relato de sustentabilidade dos ...
Com base na abordagem de liderança responsável, teoria da identidade social e comportamento intergrupal, analisamos uma amostra de 111 expatriados usando PLS-SEM. Os resultados indicam que a liderança responsável dos supervisores do país anfitrião afeta positivamente o ajuste intercultural dos expatriados e bem-estar afetivo no trabalho, levando a um melhor desempenho dos expatriados. Assim, fornecemos uma nova...
Background: the transition process between inpatient institutions and the home entails changes and adaptations, especially for the informal caregiver. Objectives: to understand the difficulties experienced by informal caregivers in caring for the family member/user at home; Identify the tools used by them to overcome them; Know the support they have for the provision of care at home; Know your opinion about the...
As a recent concept in leadership and organizational studies, responsible leadership is said to bring many benefits to organizations in all sectors. This statement is more theoretically grounded than empirically based, as field studies are still scarce in many sectors and industries, and even more so in nonprofit organizations. The current investigation seeks to explore the multiple relationships between respon...
Introduction: Due to improvements in medical care, children with complex chronic diseases are living longer. Pediatric palliative care should be offered to these children and their families. The aim of the study was to evaluate the knowledge and attitudes of health care professionals of a pediatric department toward pediatric palliative care and identify the possible barriers to the referral of patients. Method...