The demands and preferences of men are often prioritized in societal challenges, despite women comprising half of the world’s population. Gender-Responsive Research and Innovation (GRRI) offers an approach to address this bias, promoting comprehensive and equitable solutions to better-understood real-world problems. The successful implementation of GRRI depends on recognizing obstacles, staying informed about r...
This study examines Artificial Intelligence (AI) in Crisis Management (CM), particularly in crisis detection, decision-making, strategy implementation, and learning. Using quantitative interviews and a systematic literature review, it assesses AI's effectiveness in CM under extreme conditions and its autonomy levels. The findings suggest AI's limited efficacy in severe crises, its varied potential in CM phases,...
This paper,Asset Allocation using Machine Learning, proposes a two step model, forecasting rst volatility through an GJR-GARCH model and using a Support Vector machine to do the investment decision between the market portfolio and a risk parity portfolio. Besides the volatility forecast, the Support Vector Machine is based on economic, price, fundamental and sentiment data. It manages to outperform both the mar...
Perante a doença crónica de um dos seus elementos, a família enfrenta dificuldades e é pressionada a mobilizar mecanismos que não pertencem ao seu repertório habitual. Durante o processo de adaptação a esta situação, as reações da pessoa doente e dos outros elementos da sua família influenciam-se mutuamente, num processo que pode tornar-se em si próprio um problema, induzindo novos riscos para os familiares e p...
This Work Project aims to find a solution for a specific organizational challenge: increase Lidl’s average spending per ticket in Portugal. Despite having a similar number of buyers as the leading retailers, Lidl customers spend less amount on each trip. A literature review suggested that Customer Loyalty is fundamental to tackle this issue, since it strengthens commitment and rewards customers for repeated and...
This paper provides an analysis ofhow technostress influences the technological acceptanceof machine feedback systems and tools.To testthe relationship, data was collected witha survey, in which the participants were introducedto a workplace scenario which utilizes an Artificial Intelligence-enabled machine feedback system. The results of the executed analysis (N = 286) suggestthat technostress, especially tech...
This dissertation studies essentially how Airbnb and Google could change the current paradigm of online travel agents’ industry (OTAs), in the sense that, these entrances would erode the duopoly from Booking.com and Expedia, a duopoly that has been increasing the commissions percentage and controlling the hotel booking process. With the OTAs market gaining relevance and representing more than 50% of total hotel...
A síndrome de apneia obstrutiva do sono (SAOS) é um distúrbio respiratório do sono. Consiste num conjunto de sintomas e sinais que resulta dos episódios recorrentes de obstrução intermitente da via aérea superior, que ocorrem apesar da existência de esforço respiratório. Estima-se que esta síndrome seja muito frequente. No entanto, desconhece-se a sua verdadeira prevalência, uma vez que se encontra sub-diagnost...