We apply the Conservation of Resources theory to study how work demands impact work-family conflict through stress and the role of control over working time in this relationship. Balancing work and family life presents increasing challenges in modern societies, with demands at work and home leading to potential role conflict. Work-family conflict (WFC) can arise in three ways: time-based conflict, strain-based ...
This study aims to identify the antecedents of entrepreneurial activity in the agri-food sector of the Portuguese region of Trás-os-Montes and Alto Douro (TMAD), taking into account a gender perspective. Thus, we intend to assess whether the environment influences embeddedness, and whether embeddedness, individual entrepreneurial orientation, innovative behaviour and gender impact or influence the perceptions o...
This study aims to investigate if engaging in physical activity (PA) and gender influences people’s entrepreneurial intention (EI). A survey for measuring EI and PA was developed and administered to the general population. The data were collected with a questionnaire distributed across all continental Portuguese regions. A two-way analysis of variance was used to test the influence of PA level and gender in EI....
Introduction: Diabetes mellitus and obesity are expanding chronic non-communicable diseases in Africa. Available epidemiological data on these two illnesses in Guinea-Bissau is scarce. Our aim was to obtain an estimate of the prevalence of diabetes and obesity in the adult population of this country. Methods: The study population was obtained by sampling of convenience in four military quarters of Guinea-Bissau...
This study sought to explore the existing academic literature on female entrepreneurship to assess how this field of research is organized in terms of publications, authors, and periodicals and/or sources. In addition, the research focused on mapping knowledge networks through citation and co-citation analysis and identifying natural clusters of the main keywords used. The study also examined the challenges (i....
This study seeks to identify the antecedents of women’s entrepreneurial orientation (EO) and exploring what possible relationships that may exist between them. The research focuses on women entrepreneurs and non-entrepreneurs in a quantitative perspective whose methodology consisted of the collection of primary data through a survey distributed to women in Portugal. After structural equation modelling was appli...
This study sought to explore the existing academic literature on female entrepreneurship to assess how this field of research is organized in terms of publications, authors, and periodicals and/or sources. In addition, the research focused on mapping knowledge networks through citation and co-citation analysis and identifying natural clusters of the main keywords used. The study also examined the challenges (i....
This study seeks to identify the antecedents of women’s entrepreneurial orientation (EO) and exploring what possible relationships that may exist between them. The research focuses on women entrepreneurs and non-entrepreneurs in a quantitative perspective whose methodology consisted of the collection of primary data through a survey distributed to women in Portugal. After structural equation modelling was appli...
Entrepreneurship is becoming an important source of employment for women in many countries. There are different circumstances and motives that contribute to the decision to start a business. In this study, we developed a model that can estimate the probability of individuals becoming nascent entrepreneurs by opportunity or necessity. The model considers individuals’ sociodemographic char- acteristics and Europe...
Objectivos: Verificar a adequação do recurso à urgência pediátrica num hospital de apoio perinatal diferenciado da região do Grande Porto, nos dias 4 de Fevereiro e 9 de Setembro de 2003. Metodologia: Foram revistas as fichas de admissão e analisadas variáveis epidemiológicas, modo e hora de admissão, diagnósticos, exames auxiliares e tratamentos efectuados, orientação, e factores relacionados com procura inade...