Dissertations / Theses on the topic 'Social acknowledgment'

Most current literature has ignored the impact of exposure to rape, acknowledgement of the event as such, and psychological adjustment after rape on Black women. This study examines whether the basic relationships that have been established with predominately White samples replicate in a Black female sample. Importantly, the current study also explores whether ethnic identity moderates the aforementioned relationships. Black females were recruited from two universities, one predominately White and one historically Black, to participate in a web-based survey. Participants were recruited via departmental and university listservs, university-related research posts, psychology departments, and flyers. Three hundred sixteen eligible respondents completed the survey, with data collected over a three semester period. Participants completed demographic information, measures of ethnic identity, negative sexual experiences, anxiety, depression, and social support. Those who endorsed having had an experience that met the legal definition of rape in adolescence or adulthood provided further information about the characteristics of the experience, gave a label for the unwanted sexual contact, and completed a measure of posttraumatic stress disorder. Fourteen percent of the sample reported an experience that met the legal definition of rape. Sixty-nine percent of those women were unacknowledged. Results of replication-related hypotheses regarding the relationship between exposure, acknowledgement, and adjustment yielded partial support. The data supported that exposure to rape was related to psychological adjustment. Evidence was found that victims had higher anxiety and depression symptomatology than non-victims. There were mixed findings regarding acknowledgment status and psychological adjustment. The data failed to support the hypothesis that acknowledged and unacknowledged victims significantly differ on depression, anxiety, or PTSD scores. The data did support that acknowledged women experienced more psychological distress than non-victims. There were mixed findings regarding acknowledgment status and features of the exposure. Contrary to the hypothesis and previous research, there was not evidence that unacknowledged women and acknowledged women differ in terms of relationship to the offender and level of force or resistance used during the assault. Moderation hypotheses were partially supported. Data failed to support the hypothesis that ethnic identity moderates the relationship between exposure to rape and depression, anxiety, or social support. Evidence was not found that ethnic identity moderates the relationship between acknowledgement status and social support, depression, or anxiety. There was evidence that ethnic identity moderates the relationship between acknowledgement status and PTSD symptoms. Consistent with the hypotheses, results suggest that ethnic identity is positively related to the psychological well being of Black women and may have implications for the relationship between acknowledging a rape event and PTSD symptomatology. Clinical implications, threats to internal and external validity, and future directions for research with ethnic minorities are also discussed.<br>Master of Science

For the past two decades there has been an ever expanding interest in the implications of spirituality and, or, religion within the professional practice of social work (Anderson and Angell, 1999; Bishop, Avila-Juarbe, & Thumme, 2003; Cornett, 1992; Northcut, 1999; Northcut, 2000; Praglin, 2004 ; Sheridan, Wilmer and Atcheson,1994). Increasingly, scholars and social workers alike have been considering the appropriateness of inclusion and the practical implications involved. This interest has developed to include attention to spirituality within varying ethical codes and definitions of social work. This is evident in international social work organisations such as the IFSW (International Federation of Social Workers) and IASSW (International Association of Schools of Social Work). Both have begun to include religious and, or, spiritual concerns into professional practice principles. In Aotearoa New Zealand the Aotearoa New Zealand Association of Social Workers (ANZASW) is a member of these international bodies; thus the profession is bound to the above principles. Additionally, the Aotearoa New Zealand Social Workers Registration Board (SWRB) code of practice reflects the standards and ethical codes of the ANZASW. Moreover, spirituality and, or, religion is an important aspect for different client groups within the Aotearoa social services context. This is particularly so within bicultural frameworks. Despite this, little attention has been given to exploring how social workers and social service agencies in Aotearoa New Zealand integrate this aspect in their work with clients to meet the varying ethical requirements. Additionally, little investigation has been undertaken to explore the implications religion and, or, spirituality might have within the Aotearoa New Zealand Social Services context. To date a number of conversations have occurred with regard to spirituality and religious concerns for Tangata Whenua, and to a lesser degree Tagata Pasifika. This study seeks to address the paucity of information by undertaking a mixed methods investigation of the role religion and spirituality has within Aotearoa New Zealand social work.

Made available in DSpace on 2016-04-29T14:16:28Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 Abigail Silvestre Torres.pdf: 1663744 bytes, checksum: 881ec0334b137ef00551d2dd4260cfd8 (MD5) Previous issue date: 2013-10-24<br>Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior<br>This study is focused on investigating social life, as a socio-relational process, which has the possibility to increase the social protection of subjects, families, groups and segments of population. It departs from the assumption of social life as a programmatic action of social service policy in order to assure social security. Drawn upon theory of recognition and theory of social bonds, this study seeks to point out how relationships may promote protection and acknowledgment, although it also may create humiliation, undervaluation, and subordination. Due to these situations are harsh to be coped with by the subjects who suffer them, this study defends the crucial role of the State and specifically the social service policy to act upon these relationships. This requires strengthening social service policy towards a democratic mode which respects the autonomy of the subjects in taking decisions and offers opportunities to living the experience of social life as social protection. In order to strengthen social service policy it is necessary the production of knowledge on situations of suffering to take them as demanding social work attention and to overcome conservative practices which devalues the subject and consequently constitutes an expression of segregation rather than protection<br>O presente estudo se ocupou de investigar a convivência social, enquanto um processo sociorrelacional que contem possibilidade de ampliar a proteção social de sujeitos, famílias, grupos e segmentos populacionais, mais particularmente foi conduzido a partir da afirmativa da convivência social como ação programática da política de assistência social na garantia de uma segurança social. A partir da teoria do reconhecimento e da teoria dos vínculos, busca apontar como as relações podem produzir proteção e reconhecimento, mas também podem produzir humilhações, desqualificação e subalternização. Por se tratar de situações impossíveis de serem enfrentadas pelos sujeitos que as sofrem, defende o trabalho que a presença do Estado e mais especificamente da politica de assistência social para atuar nessas relações é imprescindível, o que requer um fortalecimento do trabalho social nesta política numa direção democrática que respeita a autonomia dos sujeitos na tomada de decisão e oferece oportunidades de viver a experiência de convívio social como proteção. Neste fortalecimento é necessário o desenvolvimento de conhecimentos sobre situações de sofrimento, para toma-las como demanda na atenção do trabalho e a superação de práticas conservadoras que ao desvalorizar o sujeito terminam por se constituir como expressão de segregação e não de proteçãonto. Vínculos Sociais.

Tanken med följande kvalitativa studie är att visa hur ett antal förskolechefer motiverar sina medarbetare. Inledningsvis berör vi allmänt om vad som kan definieras som motivation, för att sedan gå in på motivationsteorier som vi anser är relevanta för vår studie. I vår teoretiska referensram använder vi oss av självbestämmande teorin (inre och yttre motivation), Maslows behovshierarki, Alderfers ERG teori och Herzbergs tvåfaktorteori. Vidare tar vi även upp om chefens roll vid motivation av sina medarbetare. Dock är det viktigaste utgångspunkten för vår studie sex faktorer som vi ur vår teoretiska referensram anser vara viktiga. Dessa faktorer är trivsel, missnöje, ansvar, självförverkligande, delaktighet och påverkan, kommunikation och feedback. Faktorerna som tagits ur vår teoretiska referensram kommer i sin tur knytas samman med det resultat vi har fått fram i vår studie.Sammanlagt har vi genomfört 10 semistrukturerade intervjuer med förskolechefer inom Borås och Skövde kommun, samtliga av dessa intervjuer utfördes på chefernas arbetsplats och några via telefon. Våra intervjuer hölls inom en viss struktur, men hade som avsikt att ge respondenterna en frihet då de svarade på våra frågor.Resultatet på vår studie visar att dialog och bekräftelse är två faktorer som är väldigt viktiga i chefers arbete för att motivera sina medarbetare. Dialog och bekräftelse handlar om att se och höra medarbetarna, vilket respondenterna tror skapar motivation och arbetstillfredsställelse.Studien är gjord på svenska.

Title: Who is the expert and on what? A qualitative study of the social workers response of the client. The purpose with this study is to obtain an insight in how the social workers reason around the interaction with the client and how they see the client as an expert on herself. The study is qualitative and is based on semi-structured interviews with nine informants from different parts of the social Service from municipalities. The qualitative study has an inductive and a deductive approach and a perspective that is constructivism.  These interviews were thematized and three themes emerged. The first theme was about the response of the client and how the social workers looks at their role as professional in relation to the clients they encounter. Another key part of the same theme was the meeting with the client. The second theme has the client as the expert as the central part. The key here was the profession's view of the client's own knowledge about themselves and how social workers handle the client's knowledge. The third and last theme was all about how the profession meets and treats the client on the basis of guidelines and manuals. Central to this theme was this how the social worker looks at the use of guidelines and manuals during the meeting with the client, which some see them as a help and some see that sometimes these become a hindrance. These three themes are on social workers perspective on the treatment of the client from different angles.<br>Titel: Vem är expert och på vad? En kvalitativ studie om socialsekreterarnas bemötande av klienten.   Syftet med denna studie är att få en inblick i hur socialsekreterarna resonerar kring bemötandet av klienten och hur de ser på klienten som expert på sig själv. Studien är kvalitativ och baserades på semistrukturerade intervjuer med nio informanter från olika delar inom socialtjänsten från olika kommuner. Den kvalitativa studien har en induktiv ansats med inslag av deduktiv ansats och utgår från det konstruktivistiska perspektivet. Intervjuerna har tematiserats varvid tre teman kommit fram. Första temat handlar om bemötandet av klienten och hur socialsekreterarna ser på sin roll som professionell i förhållande till de klienter de möter. Ytterligare en central del i samma tema är mötet med klienten. Det andra temat har klienten som expert som central del. Här är det professionens syn på klientens egna kunskaper om sig själva och hur socialsekreterarna hanterar klientens kunskap som är det centrala. Tredje och sista temat handlar om hur professionen möter och bemöter klienten utifrån riktlinjer och manualer. Det centrala i detta tema är här hur socialsekreterare ser på användandet av manualer i mötet med klienten, där en del ser dem som en hjälp och en del ser att emellanåt blir dessa ett hinder. Dessa tre teman handlar om socialsekreterares perspektiv på bemötande av klienten från olika infallsvinklar.

Cette thèse a pour thème la reconnaissance sociale de la différence au Brésil concernant la population noire. La problématisation de cette question est faite à partir de l’analyse des politiques publiques de régularisation foncière des territoires marrons et de la patrimonialisation de biens culturels relatifs à ce segment social, avec l’intention de comprendre la manière dont on fait la reconaissance de la différence noire à l’intérieur de ces processus sociaux ainsi que de réfléchir à la participation des anthropologues dans ces situations. De cette façon, nous cherchons à explorer les nuances de ce phénomène, les impacts qu’il produit sur les groupes qui sont ses objets et les réactions qu’il provoque dans la sphère publique. L’univers de recherche de ce travail est composé par les processus de reconnaissance territoriale de la communauté rémanente de marrons Famille Silva, à Porto Alegre, et de reconaissance culturelle du Cerro de Porongos, à Pinheiro Machado, deux villes de l’état du Rio Grande do Sul. L’analyse comparative de ces processus nous mène à croire que la culture est toujours le lieu par excellence réservé au thème de la population noire dans notre pays ; ceci est l’espace de la différence.<br>Esta tese tem como tema o reconhecimento social da diferença no Brasil no que concerne à população negra. A problematização desta questão se dá a partir da análise de políticas públicas de regularização fundiária de territórios quilombolas e de patrimonialização de bens culturais relacionados a este segmento social, com o intuito de compreender como se dá o reconhecimento da diferença negra nesses processos sociais e refletir sobre a participação dos antropólogos nessas situações. Deste modo, procuramos explorar as nuances desse fenômeno, os impactos que ele produz sobre os grupos que são objetos dele e as reações que ele provoca na esfera pública. O universo de pesquisa deste trabalho é composto pelos processos de reconhecimento territorial da comunidade remanescente de quilombo Família Silva, em Porto Alegre, e de reconhecimento cultural do Cerro de Porongos, em Pinheiro Machado, ambos municípios do estado do Rio Grande do Sul. A análise comparativa desses processos nos leva a acreditar que a cultura continua sendo o lugar por excelência reservado ao tema da população negra em nosso país; isto é o espaço da diferença.<br>This work has as its subject the social acknowledgment of the difference in Brazil related to afro-descendent population. The problematization of such question is made from the analysis of the public policies of land regularization of quilombolas territories and the patrimonialization of cultural goods related to this social segment, aiming to understand how works the acknowledgment of afro-descendents difference in these social processes and to think about the participation of anthropologists in these situations. This way, we aim to explore the subtleties of this phenomenon, its impacts over the groups that are its objects and the reactions it causes on the public realm. The research universe in this work is composed by the territorial acknowledgment processes in the lasting community at quilombo Família Silva, in Porto Alegre, and the cultural acknowledgment of Cerro dos Porongos, in Pinheiro Machado, both counties at Rio Grande do Sul State. The comparative analysis of the processes leads us to believe that the culture is still the place par excellence reserved to the subject of afro-descendent population in our country, what means to say, the espace of difference.

S'allier à autrui par des liens de confiance ou par le jeu d'obligations juridiques, pour faire face à l'incertitude et à la complexité, est l'affaire de l'homme depuis qu'il a besoin d'un autre pour sa survie et son mieux-être. La juridicisation des relations sociales a envahi plus récemment le monde de la santé, remettant en question le lien de confiance dans la relation de soin. Il semble nécessaire d'aller au-delà de ce présupposé opposant relation de confiance et relation contractuelle. Car le droit contraint notre liberté mais protège aussi le plus vulnérable et si la confiance oblige, elle engage de ce fait notre responsabilité.Phénomène pluridimensionnel particulièrement riche dans ses expressions et ses usages, la confiance permet l'engagement dans la relation, elle en est à la fois la cause, le moyen et l'effet. La relation de soin, où technicité et subjectivités se rencontrent, met en évidence une dynamique complexe de la confiance, entre nos attentes, nos contradictions et nos craintes. Aux moments charnières, encadrée par des textes récents, du parcours de soin: l'engagement dans la relation, l'information, la décision partagée, l'épreuve de l'obstination ou du refus, nous retrouvons la nécessité de la confiance entrecroisée à celle des droits du patient. Nous voyons s'inventer aujourd'hui, non sans déstabilisation, de nouvelles figures de la relation de soin.Au terme de cette double exploration émerge la question de la reconnaissance, celle des droits et celle de la personne dans le bouleversement de la maladie. Une reconnaissance mutuelle entre soigné et soignant qui se conjugue à une confiance réciproque comme fondement éthique de la relation de soin.

Dans le milieu professionnel artisanal et semi-industriel, la conception des objets techniques dans et pour les pays en développement d'Afrique de l'Ouest et notamment au Burkina Faso constitue un enjeu majeur. Cependant dans leur grande majorité, les technologies introduites n'ont pas répondu aux attentes des populations cibles. De nombreux échecs jalonnent l'histoire récente de ces tentatives. La problématique de cette impasse technologique est le plus souvent posée par les concepteurs et les développeurs en termes d'élaboration d'une méthode spécifique de conception destinée à ces pays en développement. Cette thèse attire plutôt l'attention sur le fait que la conception d'artefacts techniques dans cette région du monde ne peut faire l'économie d'une réflexion critique sur les modalités de mise en œuvre des processus de conception. Il ne s'agit plus uniquement d'aider à la conception de systèmes techniques par l'élaboration d'une méthode adaptée de conception mais d'aller au-delà, dans la mesure du possible, pour étendre le champ de connaissance et analyser l'ensemble des acteurs des réseaux sociotechniques impliqués, pour in fine, aider à la conception d'un nouveau système technique qui prenne en compte, dès l'amont, des questions comme celles des conditions de la collaboration, de la construction de la confiance et de la reconnaissance des concepteurs.

Made available in DSpace on 2016-04-25T20:19:54Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 Maria Cristina Sobrinho Darriet.pdf: 1118066 bytes, checksum: 5c553cc30f1bd5a27059d90413d76519 (MD5) Previous issue date: 2010-09-17<br>Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior<br>The essay the tracks of creation: a study of player and soloist Barrosinho s journey is build on this artist s records that I had classified, catalogued, preserved and analyzed. Working as a vital lead, they induced me to a deep reflection regarding the relation between the lake of records and its excess in the Brazilian music story. The musical literature about Brazilian different styles, trends, repertories, and personages has been progressively consolidated in the collective memory and imaginary. Associations like: Pixinguinha was the maestro of choro ; Donga composed the fist samba pelo telephone ; Luiz Gonzaga became the King of baião , João Gilberto was the main representant of bossa nova; Caetano Veloso and Gilberto Gil were linked to the Tropicalism movement, aim at demonstrate, with this perpetuated version of the musical history, that their target is the becoming (le devenir). Looking for a consensus, the key opinion formers of the musical world like critics, journalists, intellectuals, academics investigate memories in order to find out in the past some historic legitimacy that allow them to deeply fix the collective imaginary. Starting from Paul Ricoeur and Elizabeth Roudinesco analyses, my objective is to identify and undestand the mechanisms of the historic moment s appropriation and the process of building and transmitting a social memory linked to the music of instrumental expression<br>A dissertação Os Atalhos da criação: um estudo sobre a trajetória do instrumentista e solista Barrosinho surge a partir do arquivo do artista classificado, catalogado, conservado e analisado por mim. Pensado como um fio condutor ele me levou a refletir sobre a relação entre a ausência de arquivo e seu excesso na história da música brasileira. As versões construídas na literatura musical brasileira sobre diversos estilos, movimentos, repertórios e personagens consolidaram-se na memória coletiva e em nosso imaginário ao longo dos séculos. Associações tais como: Pixiguinha foi o maestro e principal nome do choro; Donga compôs o primeiro samba, Pelo telefone ; Luiz Gonzaga tornou-se o Rei do Baião ; João Gilberto representa o ritmo da bossa nova; Caetano Veloso e Gilberto Gil são indissociaveis do Tropicalismo, tendem a demonstrar que essas versões rememoradas, em razão do seu valor simbólico, visam sobretudo ao devir. Em busca de um consenso, os formadores de opiniões do campo da música, critícos, jornalistas, intelectuais, acadêmicos investem nas lembranças, de maneira a encontrar no passado uma legitimidade histórica que permita consolidar a memória coletiva. A partir das análises de Paul Ricoeur e Elisabeth Roudinesco investigo nesta dissertação, por um lado, os mecanismos das apropriações dos tempos históricos, e por outro, os processos de construção e de transmissão de uma memória social ligada à música de expressão instrumental

Made available in DSpace on 2016-04-26T20:48:47Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 Francisco J Castro.pdf: 1561390 bytes, checksum: 26d322500122d8a62d4f4380b9f66b0c (MD5) Previous issue date: 2007-05-03<br>This dissertation makes an analysis of the main causing factors of the variation of the Brazilian public debt between 1995 and 2005. Firstly, it is discoursed on the approaches of the new classics, Keynesians and the neo-classic synthesis about the public debt. It is presented, after that, the evolution of the privatizations, primary surplus, growth of the GDP, acknowledgment of debts and exchange depreciations. In the sequence, the result of each one of these factors is brought up to date by the IPCA until December of 2005 and by paid the average tax of interests on the public debt in each year. It is made a comparison of the interests paid on the public debt of Brazil with the interest rate Real practiced at the countries developed added of IPCA of Brazil resulting in a great difference, what is determined our public debt was remunerated with real interests same to the real interest rates of the developed countries would have paid of interests 68,55% than indeed we paid. It concludes that, in reason of the high average tax of interests for which the debt was remunerated in the period, the described factors above make influence more strongly than its results presented in current values. The main obstacle to the fall of the debt, in absolute terms, is the high taxes of interests for which it is remunerated<br>Esta dissertação faz uma análise dos principais fatores causadores da variação da dívida pública brasileira entre 1995 e 2005. Primeiramente, discorre-se sobre os enfoques dos novos clássicos, keynesianos e da síntese neoclássica a respeito da dívida pública. Apresenta-se, em seguida, a evolução das privatizações, superávit primário, crescimento do PIB, reconhecimento de dívidas e desvalorizações cambiais. Na seqüência, o resultado de cada um desses fatores é atualizado até dezembro de 2005 pelo IPCA e pela taxa média de juros paga sobre a dívida pública em cada ano. Faz-se uma comparação dos juros pagos sobre a dívida pública do Brasil com a taxa de juros reais praticadas nos países desenvolvidos acrescidas do IPCA do Brasil, resultando numa grande diferença, o que determina se a nossa dívida pública fosse remunerada com juros reais igual às taxas de juros reais dos países desenvolvidos teríamos pago de juros 68,55% do que efetivamente pagamos. Conclui-se que em razão da alta taxa de juros média pela qual a dívida foi remunerada no período, os fatores descritos acima se revelaram mais fortemente do que os seus resultados apresentados em valores correntes. O principal obstáculo à sua queda da dívida, em termos absolutos, são as altas taxas de juros pelas quais é remunerada

Cette étude a comme intention la recherche des sujets relatifs au travail et à la santé mentale et comme objet de recherche la reconnaissance du travailleur. Il se base dans l’importance de la compréhension du dynamique plaisir et souffrance psychique trouvée dans les relations de travail, en ayant comme objectif enquêter les formes de reconnaissance des gardes municipales, ainsi qu’analyser les stratégies de défense construites pour la confrontation du quotidien du travail. Le champ de recherche a été la Garde Municipale de Porto Alegre - GMPA, plus spécifiquement le Groupement Spécial Motorisé - GEM. Les sujets de recherche, les gardes municipaux, sont des travailleurs qui ont comme activité la sécurité urbaine. La méthodologie utilisée pour la recherche est la Psychodynamique du Travail, qui se propose, à travers l’écoute et la parole, comprendre l’organisation du travail et l’efficacité des stratégies, en analysant la parole et en écoutant la souffrance. Avec cette étude il s’est vérifié que les gardes municipales se perçoivent reconnus, mais, pour que cela se produise, investissent dans son travail et dans les formes de manutention du même, comme dans des uniformes et dans la différenciation du groupe et de leurs fonctions. Ce a aussi été possible d’appréhender les aspects subjectifs et objectifs des quotidien du travail des gardes municipales et les stratégies qu’ils construisent pour se maintenir dans un état de normalité.<br>Este estudo tem como propósito de investigação os temas relativos ao trabalho e à saúde mental, e como objeto de pesquisa o reconhecimento do trabalhador. Fundamenta-se na importância da compreensão da dinâmica prazer e sofrimento psíquico encontrada nas relações de trabalho, tendo como objetivo investigar as formas de reconhecimento dos guardas municipais, bem como analisar as estratégias defensivas construídas para o enfrentamento do cotidiano do trabalho. O campo de pesquisa foi a Guarda Municipal de Porto Alegre – GMPA, mais especificamente o Grupamento Especial Motorizado - GEM. Os sujeitos da pesquisa, guardas municipais, são trabalhadores que têm como atividade a segurança urbana. A metodologia utilizada para a pesquisa foi a Psicodinâmica do Trabalho, que se propõe, através da escuta e da fala, a saber sobre a organização do trabalho e sobre a eficácia das estratégias, analisando a fala e escutando o sofrimento. Com este estudo verificou-se que os guardas municipais percebem-se reconhecidos, mas para que isso ocorra investem em seu trabalho e nas formas de manutenção do mesmo, como em uniformes e na diferenciação do grupo e de suas funções. Também foi possível apreender os aspectos subjetivos e objetivos do cotidiano do trabalho dos guardas municipais e as estratégias que constroem para se manterem em uma normalidade sofrente.<br>This study aims to research the issues relating to work and mental health, and the purpose is worker acknowledgment. It is based on the importance of understanding the dynamics of pleasure and psychological suffering found in labor relations and to investigate the ways of acknowledgment of the municipal guards as well as analying the defensive strategies created to face everyday challenges at work. The research field as the Guard Hall of Porto Alegre – GMP, more specifically the Special Motorized Reverse - GEM. The subjects, municipal guards, are workers who have the activity of urban safety. The methodology for the research was the psychodynamics at work which aims, through listening and speaking, to know about the organization of work and the effectiveness of the strategies, analyzing the speech and listening to the suffering. This study found that the city police officers feel themselves acknowledged, but to have that they invest in their work and in the ways of maintaining it as in uniforms and in the differentiation of the group and its functions. It was possible to appreciate the objective and the subjective aspects of the daily work of these city police oficcers and strategies that they create to keep themselves as normal sufferers.

Made available in DSpace on 2016-04-26T20:24:19Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 Thomas Law.pdf: 1275572 bytes, checksum: 98183030b6c760470e7582142b05e99a (MD5) Previous issue date: 2016-03-09<br>This Master s Thesis focuses on the acknowledgement and enforcement of foreign arbitral awards in Brazil, based on the theoretical and practical research in the fields of civil procedural law and international law, considering it includes a study on the different international laws, conventions and treaties on international commercial arbitration, as well as on the acknowledgement and enforcement of arbitral awards. The first part of the study refers to the events of direct enforcement and nationalization of foreign arbitral awards, according to the new legal provisions of the New Brazilian Code of Civil Procedure. The second part of the study covers the assessment of the ratification process of foreign arbitral awards before the Superior Court of Justice (STJ), considering Brazil s new Code of Civil Procedure, the new internal rules of the Superior Court of Justice, the Arbitration Law and the New York Convention. The thesis also covers two cases, specifically, judged by the Superior Court of Justice: SEC No. 2,410 (Ferrocarriles versus Supervia Concessionária de Transportes Ferroviário S/A) and SEC No. 826 (Ssangyong Corporation versus Eldorado Indústrias Plásticas Ltda). Finally, after the reflection on the research conducted, one argues nationalization of the foreign arbitral award is possible given the new provisions included in Brazil s new Code of Civil Procedure and the acknowledgement thereof by the Superior Court of Justice, in the possibility of nationalization of the arbitral award in the Appeal to the Superior Court of Justice No. 1.231.554<br>A presente dissertação de mestrado trata do reconhecimento e da execução da sentença arbitral estrangeira no Brasil. É uma pesquisa teórica e prática das áreas de direito processual civil e direito internacional, uma vez que aborda as mais diversas legislações internacionais e convenções que tratam da arbitragem comercial internacional e o reconhecimento e execução dos laudos arbitrais. Na primeira parte do estudo, serão analisadas as hipóteses de execução direta e nacionalização do laudo arbitral estrangeiro conforme novos dispositivos legais oriundos do Novo Código de Processo Civil. Na segunda parte, será abordado o processo homologatório de sentenças arbitrais estrangeiras perante o Superior Tribunal de Justiça tendo em vista o Novo Código de Processo Civil, o novo regimento interno do Superior Tribunal de Justiça, a Lei de Arbitragem e a Convenção sobre o Reconhecimento e a Execução de Sentenças Arbitrais Estrangeiras ("Convenção de Nova Iorque"). Paralelamente, dois casos, em especial, julgados pelo Superior Tribunal de Justiça, são objeto de análise e investigação: a SEC n. 2.410(Ferrocarriles versus Supervia Concessionária de Transportes Ferroviário S/A) e a SEC n.826 (Ssangyong Corporation versus Eldorado Indústrias Plásticas Ltda). Por fim, após a reflexão do trabalho investigativo, propõe-se concluir pela nacionalização do laudo arbitral estrangeiro levando em consideração as novidades trazidas no novo Código de Processo Civil e o reconhecimento pelo Superior Tribunal de Justiça da possibilidade da nacionalização do laudo arbitral no REsp 1.231.554

Dissertação de mestrado em Ciências da Comunicação (área de especialização em Publicidade e Relações Públicas)<br>O actual consumidor, mais consciente e informado, espera que as organizações actuem de forma responsável junto da sociedade e do ambiente, investindo na sua dimensão social e não exclusivamente na sua dimensão económica. A Responsabilidade Social é, portanto, cada vez mais, um factor de vantagem competitiva de umas empresas em relação a outras, visto que esta actuação poderá influenciar as escolhas do consumidor. Desta forma, as organizações que pretendem conquistar novos consumidores (e, posteriormente, fidelizá-los) devem investir na criação de uma imagem socialmente responsável. Para tal, é aconselhável a adopção de uma estratégia de comunicação integrada que procura uniformizar as mensagens transmitidas (premeditadas ou não), de forma a permitir uma aproximação entre a imagem pretendida pela organização e a sua imagem percebida. Assim como a cultura é uma mensagem, a motivação dos próprios colaboradores e o sucesso das acções de Responsabilidade Social desenvolvidas pela empresa também o são. Posto isto, pretendemos, com esta investigação, responder à seguinte pergunta de partida: “Será que a motivação dos colaboradores da Bosch Car Multimedia Portugal Lda influencia o sucesso das acções socialmente responsáveis promovidas pela empresa?”. Para alcançar este objectivo, procederemos a uma observação directa da organização e da participação da população da Bosch Car Multimedia Portugal Lda nas acções de Responsabilidade Social. Partimos ainda do pressuposto de que os colaboradores motivados apresentam um maior empenho no trabalho e têm uma maior pré-disposição para participar em acções desenvolvidas pela empresa, o que contribuirá para o sucesso destas acções. Sugeriremos o reconhecimento como uma ferramenta para a motivação dos colaboradores, pois se utilizado de forma estratégica o reconhecimento pode suprir as necessidades de auto-realização dos indivíduos e gerar a sua motivação.<br>Nowadays, consumers are more conscious and more informed, and they expect that the organizations act responsibly towards the society and the environment, investing not only in its economic dimension, but also in its social dimension. This means that Social Responsibility can be, more and more, competitive advantage from some organizations over its competitors, since their actions can influence the consumers’ choices. As organizations are always trying to gain new consumers (and later gain their loyalty), they should invest in the creation of a socially responsible image. To achieve that goal, it is advisable to adopt an strategy of integrated communication, which seeks to homogenize the messages conveyed (intentionally or not) and allows a proximity between the image the organization wants to create and the image perceived by the consumers. Just as culture is a message, the motivation of the employees themselves and the success of the actions of Social Responsibility developed by the company are as well. With this investigation we intend to answer the following question: "Does the motivation of employees of Bosch Car Multimedia Portugal Lda influence the success of the socially responsible actions promoted by the company?". To achieve this goal, we shall proceed to a direct observation of the organization and participation of the Bosch Car Multimedia Portugal Lda’s population in the activities related to Social Responsibility. We assume that the motivated employees show a greater commitment at work and have a greater predisposition to participate in activities developed by the company, which will contribute to the success of these activities. We also suggest recognition as a tool for motivating employees. When used strategically, the recognition can meet the needs of self-realization and generate motivation.