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The effect of personality traits on private brand consumer tendencies

Herstein, Ram; Tifferet, Sigal; Luís Abrantes, José; … - In: Cross Cultural Management: An International Journal 19 (2012) 2, pp. 196-214

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to investigate the association between three personality traits (individualism, materialism and the “need for cognition”) and two characteristics of shoppers who buy private‐label brands (their predisposition to do so, and the importance they attach...

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Training is an investment with return in temporary workers

José Chambel, Maria; Sobral, Filipa - In: Career Development International 16 (2011) 2, pp. 161-177

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to analyse whether a social exchange relationship between temporary workers and organizations is possible. The authors aim to consider whether, when training is perceived by an employee as an organizational practice that promotes his or her employability,...

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Corporate social responsibility in Portugal: empirical evidence of corporate behaviour

Abreu, Rute; David, Fátima; Crowther, David - In: Corporate Governance: The international journal of … 5 (2005) 5, pp. 3-18

, the experience and practice of enterprises in Portugal. Design/methodology/approach – As a generally accepted principle … studied and second, a general perspective applied to CSR in Portugal. The sample used was based on the survey developed by the … Instituto ETHOS, applied to a sample of enterprises carried out in Portugal, during the year 2002. It was published by Exame in …

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Corporate social responsibility practices and motivations in a peripheral country: two Portuguese illustrative cases

F. Proença, João; Castelo Branco, Manuel - In: Corporate Governance 14 (2014) 2, pp. 252-264

country such as Portugal engage in corporate social responsibility (CSR) practices and discuss the motivations underlying …

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Sustainability reporting and assurance in Portugal

Gomes, Sónia Ferreira; Eugénio, Teresa Cristina Pereira; … - In: Corporate Governance 15 (2015) 3, pp. 281-292

) and assurance in Portugal after the onset of the most recent economic crisis. Design/methodology/approach – The authors … limitations/implications – The authors merely provide descriptive evidence of SR and the assurance thereof in Portugal …

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Using knowledge to improve preparation of construction projects

Loforte Ribeiro, Francisco; Leitão Tomásio Ferreira, … - In: Business Process Management Journal 16 (2010) 3, pp. 361-376

Purpose – Efficient project execution is a key business objective in many domains and particularly so for capital projects in the construction industry. Each construction project is unique in terms of how specialist professionals manage knowledge. Construction projects generate a large body of...

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Competitive intelligence: a research model tested on Portuguese firms

Franco, Mário; Magrinho, André; Ramos Silva, Joaquim - In: Business Process Management Journal 17 (2011) 2, pp. 332-356

outside Portugal. This derives from specific factors tied to Portuguese entrepreneurial culture. Originality/value – This …

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Communication of corporate social responsibility by Portuguese banks

Castelo Branco, Manuel; Lima Rodrigues, Lúcia - In: Corporate Communications: An International Journal 11 (2006) 3, pp. 232-248

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to ascertain whether Portuguese banks use their web sites as a medium to disclose social responsibility information and identify what types of this kind of information they disclose, and compare such disclosure with similar disclosure in annual reports....

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Intellectual capital disclosure media in Portugal

Castelo Branco, Manuel; Delgado, Catarina; Sousa, Cristina - In: Corporate Communications: An International Journal 16 (2011) 1, pp. 38-52

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to compare the internet and annual reports as media of intellectual capital disclosure (ICD) and analyse its determinants. Design/methodology/approach – The paper examines ICD on the internet in 2009 and compares the internet and 2008 annual reports as...

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Factors associated with the publication of a CEO letter

Andreia Costa, Graciete; Cristina Oliveira, Lídia; … - In: Corporate Communications: An International Journal 18 (2013) 4, pp. 432-450

explain why companies in one such country, i.e. Portugal, published a CEO letter. Design/methodology/approach – The paper … letter should be audited, since any numbers presented in the management report have to be audited in Portugal. Originality …

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