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Design de comunicação no apoio às mulheres no pós-parto
Ferreira, Filipa Daniela ReisA presente investigação aborda a importância do Design na comunicação de conteúdos relacionados com a saúde, especialmente no que diz respeito ao apoio às mães durante o pós-parto ou puerpério. A sua relevância decorre da escassez de informação, identificada após o levantamento do estado da arte, que se reflete no número elevado de mulheres afetadas pelas dificuldades associadas a esta fase. Este trabalho tem c...
Conceptual design framework for pharmaceutical factory equipment
Wölfle, RolandThe development of specialised machinery today demands a broad spectrum of skills. Megatrends, e.g., merging hardware and data to create cyber-physical systems, as well as the widespread importance of software in finding solutions, go beyond simply understanding hardware or processes. A similar challenge appears with collaboration across companies, which is vital for the success of a new machine concept, especi...
Harvesting senior experts’ tacit knowledge for organizational competitiveness
Falckenthal, Bettina IngridThis thesis aims to explore answers to the following problem: What strategies can be used to leverage seniors’ expertise in order to alleviate the skill scarcity problem by promoting intergenerational collaboration and knowledge transfer in private sector industries and services in Europe? While senior experts hold substantial potential for societal progress and their tacit knowledge is critical for organizatio...
Enabling innovation through design thinking in SMEs
Demir, FatmaSmall and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) represent a critical component of the global economy, yet they face persistent challenges in systematically managing innovation. Design Thinking, a human-centered and iterative approach to problem-solving, has gained attention as a promising tool to drive innovation, sustainability, and competitiveness across organizations. However, most existing Design Thinking framewo...
Management in SMEs: behaviors and influences throughout upheaval macroeconomic ...
Castro, Rafael Luís BarrosThe present thesis aims to examine how small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) respond to environments characterized by volatility, uncertainty, complexity, and ambiguity (VUCA). Although the relevance of SMEs has been widely recognized in academic and political debate, the literature on strategic management remains fragmented and overly focused on models developed for stable contexts. This reveals limitation...
Achieving environmental quality in Sub-saharan Africa: the interplay of financi...
Annor, Louis David JuniorEnvironmental deterioration remains one of the most pressing challenges facing Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA), where rapid population growth, economic transformation, and industrial expansion put enormous pressure on natural resources. Moreover, the global pursuit of sustainable development has placed energy transition at the forefront of policy and research agendas. To ascertain sustainable development while preserv...
Digital transformation in small and medium enterprises: main influence factors ...
Barreto, Marcel Levi de SoutoDigital transformation (DT) has emerged as one of the most important topics on the agenda of organizational managers in a world increasingly shifting toward the digital environment. In the academic and scientific fields, the topic has also gained relevance over the past decade and has established itself as an important research area. However, DT is still a recent phenomenon and, as such, it raises curiosity, in...
Estratégias cross e transmedia aplicadas à comunicação audiovisual nas áreas té...
Sousa, Inês PintoO presente trabalho teve enquadramento empresarial com um estágio curricular realizado na CFA - Cravo, Fortes, Antão & Associados SROC. Num cenário cada vez mais digital e fragmentado, os meios tradicionais de comunicação deixaram de ser suficientes para a transmissão eficaz de conteúdos técnicos. É neste sentido que o transmedia storytelling torna-se pertinente uma vez que diferentes plataformas narram partes ...
Evaluation of dynamic indicators in urban logistics in the context of transport...
Moreno, Renan Paula RamosUrban logistics is increasingly challenged by the rapid growth of e-commerce, population density, and the societal demand for sustainable operations. These dynamics intensify the complexity of managing transportation, storage, and delivery processes, particularly under the Pickup and Delivery Problem with Time Windows and its variants. Despite decades of research, the literature remains fragmented, with a predo...
Improving building energy policies: assessing the performance of retrofitting s...
Reis, Alexandre Soares dosIn the context of European energy policies, the Energy Performance of Buildings Directive (EPBD) aims to enhance the energy efficiency of buildings through regulatory frameworks such as Energy Performance Certificates (EPCs) and cost-optimal methodologies. However, the effectiveness of these strategies remains uncertain, particularly in Southern European residential buildings, where regional climate conditions,...