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- Critical reflections on tourism: phenomenological perspectives on global-South, degrowth and the role of visual aidsPublication . Nobre, Ângela Lacerda; Gameiro, Amandine; Duarte, Rogério; Jacquinet, Marc; Pérez, RafaelFrom a critical phenomenology perspective, it is possible to interpret tourism as an open arena where different players interact, thus illustrating the rationale behind their epistemic positioning. Tourism, as an economic sector, is both a product and a producer of what is happening at global level. This to-and-from mutual determinations may be exemplified by visual aids that help to map the conceptual models that shape scientific debate. The research objective of the present study is to critically explore the theoretical potential of the global-South paradigm in order to bring a better understanding of tourism, illuminating the creative tensions that are shaping this dynamic, complex, multifactorial and structuring sector. The global-South paradigm involves degrowth theories and other non-orthodox economic perspectives that determine how cities, communities and territories manage their symbolic and intangible heritage that, in turn, determine decision-making, political debate and, ultimately, the living conditions of their population. The contribution of the present research is to draw together a plethora of academic schools of thought that may help to critically identify the active forces in the tourism sector. The goal is not to offer detailed scientific evidence of the social, economic and political strains in tourism but to indicate and to highlight the potential that is already there to be explored in open reflection and in theoretical incursions, contributing to expand the horizons of thought and action of contemporary societies.
- Critical success factors for the adoption of activity streams in enterprise contextPublication . Silva, Luis Carlos; Isaías, PedroThe deployment of social technology within the corporate sector is evolving and increasingly demonstrating its value for connecting people. At a time when social media’s pervasiveness has shaped the business sector, it is important to explore new ways of optimizing its use and harness its benefits to their fullest extent, to engage the employees and the customers as well as to increase revenue. In the context of enterprises, the use of social media can profit from the organisation that activity streams offer. By grouping the actions of users in social media, an activity stream can offer a customized and organized visualization of events that can assist companies to make sense and manage their social media activities. This paper draws extensively from existing research on the application of information systems within enterprises to create a set of critical success factors for the implementation of activity streams. The critical success factors that this paper proposes were assessed through an online survey that was completed by 360 social networks’ users. The survey analysis showed a complete acceptance of the factors by the majority of the respondents, with a particular focus on factors deriving from three categories: effective communication, processes and activities, and strategy and purpose.
- CSR disclosure on the web: major themes in the banking sectorPublication . Vilar, Vítor; Simão, JoãoPurpose – Corporate social responsibility became a core topic in the management and activity of banks. Being a bidirectional, permanent, updateable and universal access communication channel, the internet contributed to transform the way the organizations report social responsibility to stakeholders. The purpose of this paper is to understand how the banks use their web sites to disclose their social responsibility concerns and activities. Design/methodology/approach – The globe was divided in 11 regions, according to geographic and cultural criteria. Information was gathered from the corporate web sites of the ten major banks in each region, and their contents were analyzed. Geographic patterns and the correlation to universal development indicators were studied. Findings – The banks disclose on their web sites information on environmental management and socioeconomic programs. Other recurrent themes are the support to education, fight against corruption, workers’ welfare, corporate ethics and the existence of codes of conduct. There are geographic patterns in the quantity and detail of the information provided, as well as in the themes mentioned. The banks located in Europe, the American continent, and Oceania, are those who disclose more information. This confirms that the disclosure of social responsibility by the banks is larger and more detailed according to the development indexes of the country where they operate. Originality/value – The work studies the disclosure on the internet of information on social responsibility by the banks, being the first work to do it at the world level. This way, it provides a significant contribution to identify the themes that are more often disclosed and to establish comparisons between geographic areas.
- Disclosure of corporate social responsibility in the forestry sector of the Congo BasinPublication . Colaço, Rui; Simão, JoãoThe Congo Basin (CB) region is highly relevant in both environmental and social terms. Due to the various roles and meanings that forests play in the region, it becomes urgent to understand how forestry companies disclose their (alleged) corporate social responsibility (CSR) activities. This work aims at identifying which CSR themes are more often disclosed by companies, and verifying geographical patterns according to their headquarters location, in a region where studies on the subject are scarce. A grid of CSR themes enabled the analysis of the website contents of 37 forestry sector firms operating in the CB. Companies were divided in three geographical regions, according to the location of their headquarters: West, Africa, and Asia. The results suggest that the companies value timber certification and prefer to focus on disclosing environmental themes related to their operations. Education and health are the most disclosed themes, in line with contractual obligations. There is a clear relation between the disclosure and the geographical origin of the companies: Western companies disclose more than their Asian and African counterparts. The near-absence of disclosure around human and workers' rights by Asian companies is notorious.
- e-Business management assessment: framework proposal through case study analysisPublication . Isaias, Pedro; Carvalho, Luísa Margarida Cagica; Cassundé Junior, Nildo; Cassundé, Fernanda RodaPurpose – This paper proposes an e-Business assessment framework for organizations that aim to enhace the effectiveness of their online presence and maximise the benefits that result from it. The framework is based on three main pillars derived from academic literature research: emarketing strategies, CRM strategies, and business model strategies. Design/methodology/approach – This paper reviews literature from e-Marketing, CRM and business model strategies, leading to the generation of a e-Business assessment framework. Secondly it takes 19 case studies and analysis them using Atlas.TI, through qualitative content analysis, to validate that framework. Findings – Pragmatic advice for practitioners derives from research results considering that this framework enables managers to characterise the company in terms of its e-Business approach, making it possible to determine the level of depth of competitive online strategies. Lessons for an improved e-Business approach can be derived from this paper. Originality/value – This study proposes a novel e-Business framework to assist organizations that want to to have an on-line presence. Its original since it is comprised of the factors identified in a literature review that contribute to define and scope that on-line presence. The framework is then validated through the collection of 19 case studies of companies that have this on-line presence, validating the theoretical findings.
- Editorial: breaking the boundaries of learning with mobile technological advancesPublication . Li, Kam Cheong; Tak-Ming Wong, Billy; Lee Wang, Fu; Kwan, Reggie; Isaias, PedroThis special issue focuses on showing how the boundaries of learning can be eliminated with technological advances. The papers in this issue cover topics ranging from language learning to online teaching and learning, smart learning, and self-regulated learning. They illustrate how online and mobile technologies have been adopted for diverse pedagogical purposes, such as automatic grading of short answers, simulationbased learning, social networking, instructional games, wiki-based collaborative writing activities, and blended and virtual learning.
- Editorial: tomorrow's IT leadership for sustainable developmentPublication . Issa, Tomayess; Issa, Theodora; Isaias, PedroDevelopment; entitled Tomorrow’s IT leadership for sustainable development comprises five papers that provide cutting edge information and knowledge of sustainability development for business and education as well. The guest editors selected these papers from the International Conference on Sustainability, Technology and Education 2013, that was held in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia (http://sustainability-conf.org/). The papers have been extended significantly and peer-reviewed further to achieve a final high publication standard.
- Empresas brasileñas en Portugal: Dimep S/A, un caso de la iniciativa empresarial internacionalPublication . Cechella, Cristiano; Jacquinet, MarcCon el avance de la globalizacion y la integracion de las economias, la actividad empresarial y la inversion internacional son cada vez mas interrelacionadas. Este articulo se basa en las teorias relacionadas con el espiritu empresarial y la inversion extranjera directa (IED), al presentar el caso de Dimep S/A, una empresa de capital brasileno, cuyo fundador tiene fuertes raices en Portugal, y es el lider del mercado tanto en Brasil como sistema de punto de acceso, y se utiliza como Portugal internacionalizacion a principios de los anos 70. La investigacion va a entender mejor el proceso de la actividad empresarial, desde el nacimiento hasta la madurez de esta empresa, y senalo la importancia de la internacionalizacion en paises con similitudes historico-culturales y linguisticas, como es el caso de Portugal y Brasil, en un contexto de fuerte crecimiento de la inversion bilateral desde los anos 90. Pondra de relieve las implicaciones de la similitud del empresario linguistica y cultural para su insercion en
- O esporte como ferramenta da sustentabilidade social nas instituições esportivasPublication . Ocampo, Gisele Kede Flor; Jacquinet, Marc; Azevedo, Antonio Adelúzio Gomes deA Sustentabilidade Social se refere a um conjunto de ações que visam melhorar a qualidade de vida da população. Está, portanto, relacionada com ações que reduzam as desigualdades sociais, ampliem direitos e garantam acesso a serviços como educação e saúde melhorando a qualidade de vida e oferecendo oportunidades as pessoas mais desfavorecidas melhorando assim a sua qualidade de vida. Assim, pode-se considerar o esporte um aliado das atividades de sustentabilidade social visto o esporte prega a inclusão, respeito, ética, disciplina, formação de caráter, saúde e qualidade de vida. Por meio do esporte pode-se desenvolver projetos e aulas que promovam valores diminuindo o preconceito, valorizando as diferenças, respeitando as mulheres além de trabalhar as competências emocionais fortalecendo a cultura esportiva na comunidade. Diante deste cenário vê-se a necessidade das instituições esportivas se engajarem no desenvolvimento da sustentabilidade. Neste estudo qualitativo-descritivo foram estudadas as instalações esportivas do Serviço social do comércio - Sesc no Distrito Federal.
- Framing social media and web-based communities within the COVID-19 pandemic: enduring social isolation and subsequent deconfinementPublication . Isaias, Pedro; Miranda, Paula; Pifano, SaraAs images circulate of people, all around the world, watching their cities from their windows and balconies, a sense of solemnity emerges. The COVID-19 pandemic forced millions of people to seclusion in an attempt to control contagion. The social isolation deriving from the adoption of containment strategies have displaced social interaction to online settings. Social media and web-based communities assume an increasingly central role in this scenario of pandemic, with an ever-growing number of people turning to these platforms to maintain social connection, to obtain information and to keep a sense of community. This paper aims to examine and frame the role of social media and web-based communities in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic. It reviews current literature to propose a framework based on five main purposes of social media use and web-based communities: preserving physical health, promoting mental health, tending to education/business, searching and sharing information and socializing.