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A participação política na União Europeia e a iniciativa de cidadania europeia: Um estudo de caso
Get PDFA criação da cidadania da União Europeia e o inerente reconhecimento de direitos políticos possibilitou um enorme avanço institucional para o projeto de construção europeia. Um novo impulso surgiu através do Tratado de Lisboa, disponibilizando aos cidadãos europeus um novo mecanismo de participação política transnacional: a Iniciativa de Cidadania Europeia (ICE). Esta investigação propõe-se apresentar um contributo para a compreensão da relevância da cidadania europeia e da ICE no reforço da legitimidade democrática da União. Acresce a apresentação de uma situação de conflito no percurso de uma ICE de modo ilustrativo dos seus passos. Iniciativa que motivou variados processos no Tribunal de Justiça da União Europeia (TJUE), passando do Tribunal Geral para o Tribunal de Justiça em sede de recurso. Não sendo uma situação frequente, é, ainda assim, apresentado para exemplificar alguns pontos em concreto
Digital Financial Knowledge Scale (DFKS): Insights from a developing Economy
Get PDFThis work aims to create and validate the digital financial knowledge scale (DFKS). Three studies were carried out, including a focus group, expert validation, pre-testing, and the application of item response theory. From these procedures, two versions of the scale were constructed and validated. An evaluation and classification methodology was proposed. Two versions for measuring digital financial knowledge are presented. The long version is composed of 40 items and the short version has 26 items. Applying the proposed methodology, it is possible to classify the level of digital financial knowledge as low, intermediate, or high. The DFKS can be useful for both financial system agents and governments and researchers, who can use it in different contexts. In the banking sector, identifying the level of digital financial knowledge can reduce risks, as losses suffered by clients due to an uninformed adoption of digital banking services break the relationship of trust and can lead to lower financial inclusion
Determinants of corporate indebtedness in Portugal: An analysis of financial behaviour clusters
Get PDFCorporate indebtedness is a powerful tool in determining a company’s financial health with impacts on its image and reputation. The main objective of this research is to study the determining factors in corporate indebtedness in Portugal. It also has the secondary objectives of creating clusters of companies’ behaviour in relation to the use of credit and verifying their differences in relation to the characteristics of the companies. It uses a quantitative methodology based on a questionnaire survey of 1957 Portuguese companies. The results of the factor analysis show the formation of six determining factors in corporate indebtedness, namely the negotiating relationship with banks, financing, cycle and indebtedness, company operating performance, guarantees used to obtain bank financing and financing risk analysis as well as secondary forms of bank financing. The application of cluster analysis to the six factors formed led to the classification of companies into three clusters: the resilient financial cluster, the operational excellence cluster and the strategic financial cluster. There are several statistically significant differences in the corporate financing factors in relation to the clusters to which they belong. The evidence of the factors and clusters explaining company financing provides insights for improving credit access practices and for implementing public policies that facilitate access to credit and promote economic development
O contributo da inovação para o marketing e para o desempenho empresarial - o caso Casal Garcia Fruitzy
No full textO presente Trabalho de Projeto reporta um estudo de caso que pretende comprovar a
importância e o contributo que a inovação tem para o marketing e, consequentemente,
para o desempenho empresarial.
O caso analisado trata-se do lançamento de uma gama de produtos inovadora da marca
Casal Garcia, a maior marca de vinho branco portuguesa, líder de mercado e a marca
de vinho branco portuguesa mais exportada. Inserida num setor tão tradicional como o
setor do vitivinícola, criou valor através da inovação e do lançamento de uma inovadora
linha de produtos: Casal Garcia Fruitzy. “Casal Garcia Fruitzy é uma bebida aromatizada
à base de vinho, baixa em álcool e com um agradável sabor a fruta. É a combinação
perfeita entre um vinho de perfil levemente crocante e o carácter saboroso e agradável
da fruta.” (Casal Garcia, 2023).
Em primeiro lugar foram identificados os principais drivers e barreiras à inovação.
Depois, analisou-se a inovação no setor vitivinícola e os principais modos de inovação
de produto emergentes. De seguida realizou-se um estudo mercado e estudo do
consumidor dentro da categoria de vinhos e bebidas alcoólicas, assim como o mercado
nacional de vinho e a sua evolução ao longo dos últimos cinco anos, assim como um
levantamento de dados sobre o perfil do consumidor de vinho e bebidas alcoólicas
moderno. Uma vez realizada esta análise e tendo por base os insights resultantes da
mesma, demonstrou-se o caso de estudo Casal Garcia Fruitzy; a sua estratégia e etapas
de inovação e desenvolvimento de produto, teste de viabilidade e lançamento do
produto no mercado. Por fim, verificou-se e avaliou-se o contributo desta inovação
através do seu desempenho financeiro e do valor que aportou para a marca. Conclui-se
que a inovação é fundamental para o delineamento de uma boa estratégia de marketing
e para melhorar o desempenho financeiro empresarial.This project reports on a case study that aims to prove the importance and contribution
that innovation has for marketing and, consequently, for business performance.
The case analyzed is the launch of an innovative product range for the Casal Garcia
brand, the largest Portuguese white wine brand, market leader and the most exported
Portuguese white wine brand. In a sector as traditional as the wine industry, it has
created value through innovation and the launch of an innovative product line: Casal
Garcia Fruitzy. "Casal Garcia Fruitzy is an aromatized wine-based drink, low in alcohol
and with a pleasant fruity taste. It is the perfect combination of a wine with a slightly crisp
profile and the tasty, pleasant character of fruit." (Casal Garcia, 2023).
Firstly, the main drivers and barriers to innovation were identified. Next, innovation in the
wine sector and the main emerging modes of product innovation were analyzed. Next, a
market and consumer study were carried out within the category of wines and alcoholic
beverages, as well as the national wine market and its evolution over the last five years,
as well as a survey of data on the profile of the modern wine and alcoholic beverage
consumer. Once this analysis had been carried out and based on the insights resulting
from it, the Casal Garcia Fruitzy case study was demonstrated, its strategy and stages
of innovation and product development, feasibility testing and product launch onto the
market. Finally, the contribution of this innovation was verified and evaluated through its
financial performance and the value it brought to the brand. The conclusion is that
innovation is fundamental to designing a good marketing strategy and improving
corporate financial performance
O impacto do Brexit no direito e política de asilo do Reino Unido
Get PDFFindo o período de transição no dia 31 de dezembro de 2020, o Reino Unido deixou de ser um dos Estados
Membros da União Europeia. A saída da UE teve um impacto na política de asilo do Reino Unido. Antes do
Brexit, o Reino Unido fazia parte da estrutura de solidariedade europeia, o que permitia uma colaboração
próxima com os outros Estados-Membros, nomeadamente no âmbito do Regulamento de Dublin. Apesar
de os tópicos da crise dos refugiados e da necessidade de controlo de fronteiras terem figurado amplamente
na campanha política que impulsionou a realização de um referendo sobre a manutenção da pertença à
UE, nenhum dos acordos alcançados entre o Reino Unido e UE vinculam as partes em matéria de asilo.
Ainda que o Reino Unido continue a estar vinculado a normas de Direito Internacional, sendo membro
signatário da Convenção de Genebra de 1951, e do seu Protocolo Adicional celebrado em 1967 os padrões
e as garantias de proteção dos direitos de refugiados e requerentes de asilo foram afetados pela perda de
jurisdição do Tribunal de Justiça da União Europeia e pela desvinculação à Carta de Direitos Fundamentais
da União Europeia. A cooperação bilateral enfrenta desafios decorrentes da falta de reciprocidade e de
confiança, o que dificulta particularmente a conclusão de acordos de transferência. O Reino Unido está a
ser pressionado devido ao seu legacy backlog de pedidos de asilo e ao afluxo contínuo de requerentes de
asilo. O Governo britânico pretende resolver estas questões recorrendo, numa tendência de externalização,
à criação de centros de processamento offshore. Esta dissertação utiliza uma abordagem qualitativa,
analisando documentos oficiais, policy papers, leis e artigos científicos, a fim de avaliar o impacto do Brexit
no direito e nas políticas de asilo do RU. A hipótese a ser testada é a de saber se, tal como o governo
britânico alegou, o Brexit resultou numa melhoria da gestão dos pedidos de asilo e numa redução das
chegadas de requerentes de asilo.The United Kingdom ceased its EU membership on December 31, 2020, impacting its asylum law and policy.
Pre-Brexit, the UK collaborated closely with EU Member States under frameworks like the Dublin Regulation.
Despite the extensive discussions on border controls and the refugee crisis surrounding the referendum
campaign, post-Brexit agreements lack asylum-related provisions. Although the UK continues to be bound
by international refugee law, being a signatory to the 1951 Geneva Convention and its Additional Protocol
signed in 1967, the UK's standard of protection and guarantees of refugees’ rights has been severely
affected without CJEU jurisdiction and CFR influence. Bilateral cooperation faces challenges stemming from
a lack of reciprocity and trust, particularly straining the reaching of return agreements. The UK is under
pressure due to its “legacy backlog” of applications and continued influx of asylum seekers arriving in small
boats from Calais. The British government plans to address these issues through externalisation, by setting
up offshore processing centres. This thesis uses a qualitative method, examining official documents, laws,
and articles in order to assess Brexit's legal, domestic, and international impact on asylum law and policies.
The core hypothesis being tested is whether leaving the EU, as the British government claimed, resulted in
an improvement of asylum application management and a reduction in arrivals of asylum seekers
Além da sala de aula: Explorando as fronteiras do trabalho em equipa [resumo]
No full textNo cenário educativo contemporâneo, a promoção do trabalho em equipa é reconhecida com uma competência essencial para o desenvolvimento profissional e pessoal dos estudantes universitários [...]
Pulse vaccination in a SIR model: Global dynamics, bifurcations and seasonality
No full textWe analyze a periodically-forced dynamical system inspired by the SIR model with impulsive vaccination. We fully characterize its dynamics according to the proportion of vaccinated individuals and the time between doses. If the basic reproduction number is less than 1 (i.e ), then we obtain precise conditions for the existence and global stability of a disease-free -periodic solution. Otherwise, if , then a globally stable
-periodic solution emerges with positive coordinates. We draw a bifurcation diagram and we describe the associated bifurcations. We also find analytically and numerically chaotic dynamics by adding seasonality to the disease transmission rate. In a realistic context, low vaccination coverage and intense seasonality may result in unpredictable dynamics. Previous experiments have suggested chaos in periodically-forced biological impulsive models, but no analytic proof has been given
Coletânea de Direito Administrativo: Organização administrativa
No full textA presente coletânea foi elaborada com objetivos exclusivamente pedagógicos e visa disponibilizar aos estudantes uma ferramenta de trabalho para o estudo das principais matérias relativas ao Direito Administrativo lecionado, habitualmente, no 2.º Ano das Licenciaturas em Direito
The Festivity in Honour of Our Lady of Antime in Fafe: An emerging tourist resource?
Get PDFThe aim of this study was to analyse the motivations of the participants of the festivity in honour of Our Lady of Antime in Fafe (located in the north of Portugal) and provide an overview of the tourism opportunities and impacts associated with the event. To this end, the study analysed the main events on the programme for the 2024 edition of this religious festivity. According to the interviews and participant observations, the impact of the religious festivity in honour of Our Lady of Antime on the faithful who participated was evident. For this study, semi-structured face-to-face interviews and participant observations were conducted, and the former were recorded for subsequent content analysis and categorisation. Participant observation was conducted, focusing on the events that occurred during the religious festivity in honour of the Lady of Antime. The limitations of this study relate to the fact that this is a resource that has not yet been explored as a lever for religious tourism in the municipality, although it has received more media attention in recent years. After carrying out this study, it was possible to conclude that the religious festivity in honour of Our Lady of Antime is attracting more and more believers, and that this event has become a resource that is complementary to the basic tourist resources of the destination of Fafe