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- The influence of characterizing factors on port performance, measured by operational financial and efficiency indicatorsPublication . Caldeirinha, Vítor; Felício, J. Augusto; Coelho, JoanaThe purpose of this study is to analyze the performance of a port through its characterizing factors and understand their importance. Both Data Envelopment Analysis (DEA) and statistics of factor analysis were used, as well as linear regression. Based on a sample of 43 European ports, the results of this study indicate the existence of a relationship between performance and several variables that characterize the port. Additionally, they also confirm the impact of location, governance, size, infrastructure, specialization, logistic integration and maritime services in the ports operational and financial performance and efficiency.
- Solvency II - An important case in Applied VaRPublication . Reis, Alfredo D. Egídio dos; Gaspar, Raquel M.; Vicente, Ana T.Value-at-Risk (VaR) is an extremely popular risk measure and many financial companies have successfully used it to manage their risks. Recent developments towards a general single European financial regulation, lead to a great increase in the use of VaR. At least, for European Bank and Insurance industry, VaR is no longer an optional risk management tool, but it became mandatory. In this chapter we focus on the Insurance business and discuss the use of VaR as it has been proposed in the context of the Solvency II (undergoing) negotiations. Our goals are, on the one hand, to present the underlying assumptions of the models that have been proposed in the Quantitative Impact Studies (QIS) and, on the other hand, to suggest alternative VaR implementations, based upon estimation methods and firm specific characteristics. Our suggestions may be used to develop internal models as suggested in Solvency II context. Finally, we analyze the case a of Portuguese insurer operating in the motor branch and compare QIS and internal model VaR implementations. In our concrete application, (one year horizon) capital requirements are similar under the two alternatives, allowing us to conclude for the robustness of the models proposed in QIS.
- From strategic human resources to organization performancePublication . Oliveira, Ana Rita; Henriques, Paulo Lopes; Oliveira, Teresa CristinaMuch has been written about the link between HR and performance, however consensus has yet not been found concerning the understanding on how that relationship comes together. Empirically, no direct impact has been found and research has only suggested an indirect impact. Consequently, the Strategic HRM field is particularly interested on the understanding of the mediating variables that impact the organization performance. Besides the integrated and business strategy alignment of the HR function, it should be considered that it is the people (HR) of the organization and not their practices that determine the company´s competitive advantage. (Messersmith & Guthrie, 2010) argue that it is the impact of those practices that represent “the true resource and enable a sustainable advantage over industry rivals”. The objective of this research proposal is to study the impact of strategic human resources practices on the organization performance through a case study methodology, supported by longitudinal data. Namely, the project aims to achieve a deeper understanding of the variables that affect the process stream during strategy implementation. How the HR practices impact on people? And why human resources are the most valuable asset? These core premises are in line with the most recent economic concerns about people productivity, employment policies and labor flexibility.
- The REHMINE research project : the threefold value of São Domingos abandoned mine rehabilitation in southern PortugalPublication . Sardinha, Idalina Dias; Carolino, J.; Mendes, I.; Matos, Pedro VergaAlthough rehabilitation of brownfields is an expensive undertaking, it can also be seen as a valuable initiative for promoting both local and global sustainable socioeconomic development. As such, it can go beyond law-abiding practices in general, and become a domain of corporate or governmental social responsibility. The success of this kind of initiatives depends on the commitment of local authorities and other stakeholders, as well as from an understanding of the intrinsic environmental, social and economic value created. In Portugal, the state granted to EDM the concession to design and implement environmental rehabilitation projects and to promote the socio-economic enhancement of areas spoiled by earlier mining. This paper presents the REHMINE research project aiming the designing of a conceptual and methodological framework for establishing the threefold value induced by EDM’s intervention at the Portuguese São Domingos abandoned mine. Through a multidisciplinary approach, the project will apply environmental, social and economic valuation methods, namely Life Cycle Assessment, Landscape Ethnography, Contingent Analysis and Multi Criteria Analysis to the value induced of mine rehabilitation in an integrated way.
- Conclusion: New Practices and Identities as Drivers of Cultural ChangePublication . Välimaa, Jussi; Stensaker, Bjørn; Sarrico, Cláudia S.
- Quality, Evaluation and Accreditation : from Steering, Through Compliance, on to Enhancement and Innovation?Publication . Rosa, Maria J.; Sarrico, Cláudia S.
- Introduction : How Is Change in Higher Education Managed?Publication . Stensaker, Bjørn; Henkel, Mary; Välimaa, Jussi; Sarrico, Cláudia S.It is an understatement to argue that the previous two decades have been characterized by an interest in reform and change of higher education. It is thus difficult to find an area of the sector that has not been exposed to policy initiatives aimed not only at changing the surrounding structures, but also at the ways in which teaching and research are organized and function. Reform initiatives have been taken at the supra-national level (exemplified by the Bologna Process in Europe), at the national level and at the institutional level (Gornitzka et al., 2005).
- Let the devil choose : frustration or anxiety in the wake of performance measurement in universitiesPublication . Sarrico, Cláudia S.; Melo, Ana I.The purpose of this chapter is to discuss changes and challenges in the management of universities by using two archetypes - the ivory tower and the mass university - as an intellectual device to illustrate the nature of changes from traditional to contemporary universities.
- Changes in governance : do they help overcome barriers to the implementation of the european standards and guidelines for quality assurance in higher education?Publication . Veiga, Amélia; Sarrico, Cláudia S.
- Gaining competitive advantage through the balanced scorecardPublication . Gomes, Jorge; Romão, MárioOne of the most important questions emerged of an intense debate in the field of strategic management is: “how do firms achieve competitive advantage?”. Competitive advantage is seen as the main source to explain the superior firm’s performance, and thus comes to represent the fundamental aim of strategic management. The Porter’s view (1985) popularized by the Harvard Business School raised from the Industrial Organization paradigm (Bain, 1959; Mason, 1949) and emphasized that competitive advantage is the most important and influential mechanism for explaining the superior organizational performance. From the 70s, various currents of economic thought address the topic of competitive advantage using different conceptual approaches. In the 1990s, some strategic authors (Barney, 1991; Grant, 1996; Wernerfelt, 1984) proposed the Resource-Based View of firm (RBV) as an alternative strategy to Porter’s proposals. They argue that the greatest variation in profitability between firms was not between firms in different industries, but between firms in the same industry. This suggests that it is not so much differences in the structural factors within industry that determines profitability of firms, but what is inside an organization, resources or assets that allows them to compete. The combined work of Wernerfelt (1984), Rumelt (1984) and Barney (1986), has been mentioned as a reference of the contemporary benchmarks to the study of sustainable competitive advantage. In today's economy, where intangible assets have become the main reason of competitive advantage, the organizations required tools such as the Balanced Scorecard (BSC) to monitor and measure the strategy implementation, including the initiatives involving investments in IS/IT.
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