Jesus-Silva, Natacha
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Natacha Jesus-Silva
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Natacha Jesus-Silva has a PhD in Applied Economics from the University of Santiago de Compostela (USC) and a degree in Management from the Lusíada University of Lisbon. She has been a university lecturer since 2012 and is currently an Adjunct Professor at the Polytechnic Institute of Bragança - School of Technology and Management. She has previously worked in various areas, including Quality Director; Finance Director; Logistics Manager; Infrastructure Director and Trainer. She is the author and co-author of articles published at international conferences and in international double peer-reviewed journals. She is currently an Integrated Member of UNIAG - Unidade de Investigação Aplicada em Gestão and a collaborating member of REMIT - Research on Economics, Management and Information Technologies. She is also a reviewer for indexed journals such as Lexis Localis and MDPI. She has recently carried out her research in projects with Competitive Funding from the European Union and is part of the COST network.
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REMIT – Research on Economics, Management and Information Technologies
Centro de investigação que que tem como objetivo principal produzir e disseminar conhecimento teórico e aplicado que possibilite uma maior compreensão das dinâmicas e tendências económicas, empresariais, territoriais e tecnológicas do mundo contemporâneo e dos seus efeitos socioeconómicos. O REMIT adota uma perspetiva multidisciplinar que integra vários domínios científicos: Economia e Gestão; Ciências e Tecnologia; Turismo, Património e Cultura.
Founded in 2017, REMIT – Research on Economics, Management and Information Technologies is a research unit of Portucalense University. Based on a multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary perspective it aims at responding to social challenges through a holistic approach involving a wide range of scientific fields such as Economics, Management, Science, Technology, Tourism, Heritage and Culture.
Grounded on the production of advanced scientific knowledge, REMIT has a special focus on its application to the resolution of real issues and challenges, having as strategic orientations:
- the understanding of local, national and international environment;
- the development of activities oriented to professional practice, namely in the business world.
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Publication Open Access Portugal2023-01 - Sousa, Sílvia; Barreira, Ana Paula; Jesus-Silva, NatachaThe Portuguese planning system is mainly designed with a top-down approach. The National Spatial Planning Policy Program (Programa Nacional da Política de Ordenamento do Território – PNPOT) sets the national policy framework. Based on this framework, local governments – municipalities – devise a municipal director plan (PDM) which is a strategic zoning plan covering the whole municipal territory. [...]Publication Open Access Evaluation of teaching performance in Higher Education: Students perspectives and teaching management indicators2017 - Costa-Lobo, Cristina; Santos-Pereira, Carla; Jesus-Silva, Natacha; Durão, NatérciaThis study is part of a research project whose main objective is to identify, select, evaluate and synthesize the available evidence on Quality Indicators in Higher Education. There is, an advance in the establishment of Quality evaluation standards in Higher Education. Higher education institutions have undergone profound changes in the last 40 years, in particular in the Teacher Performance Evaluation. In the recent past, such as massification and democratization, were necessary and useful, although it is still necessary to anticipate structural and functional changes that increase the quality and social equity of Higher Education. In this work, the parameters resulting from pedagogical surveys in a Portuguese higher education institution in the north of the country will be presented, surveys for the 2015/2016 school year, presented to 1751 students, in a total of 11 degrees and 18 master's degrees. It is analyzed the performance of a group of 68 teachers, working full time, teachers evaluated by students. This paper presents the instruments made profitable by the students in the last three academic years, allowing the identification of the indicators regarding the qualifications and competences of the faculty in the following areas: research, teaching, university management and transfer and knowledge valorization. This paper describes the procedures resulting from the descriptive analysis (frequency analysis, descriptive measures and association measures) and inferential analysis (ANOVA one-way, MANOVA one-way, MANOVA two-way and correlation analysis) discussing the results regarding the impact of teacher performance on student satisfaction.Publication Restricted Access The impact of economic globalization welfare states2024-01-01 - Dos-Santos, Maria José Palma Lampreia; Baptista, Nuno; Jesus-Silva, NatachaThe literature has yet to draw firm conclusions regarding the effect of economic globalization on government spending in developing countries in general and Pakistan in particular. This paper tries to overcome this gap on the literature and analyses the impact of globalization and democracy on the aggregate level of Pakistan's social spending from 1972 to 2018. The methods used include econometrics models. The results confirm that globalization is inversely related to social spending, while democracy positively affects social expenditures. Other results confirm that debt service and inflation rate harm social spending. In contrast, the more significant economic development and the increased unemployment rate have a positive and meaningful relationship with social expenditure in the long run. Public decision-makers should consider these conclusions to promote economic and social sustainability in Pakistan.Publication Open Access The Multiplier Effect of European Union Funds in the Alentejo Region, Portugal, Between 2014-20202021 - Ribeiro, Diamantino; Ribeiro, João; Jesus-Silva, NatachaThe Partnership Agreement established between the European Union and the Member States for the implementation of the European Structural and Investment Funds for the period 2014-2020 has come to an end. It is, therefore, important to understand what impact the Partnership Agreement had on public and private investments in the different Portuguese regions. Support for regional investment has allowed the construction or modernization of collective infrastructures, such as schools, promotion of cultural and natural heritage, investment in energy efficiency, investment in Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) for public services, develop research and development initiatives, as well as urban rehabilitation and mobility. This also includes investments of intermunicipal and business nature. This paper is part of an extended study that analyses the multiplier impact of the application of European Union funds in public and private investment in the 7 Portuguese regions: Porto and North of Portugal, Centro, Lisbon and Tagus Valley, Alentejo, Algarve, Azores and Madeira. In this article we analyse the multiplier impact of the investment of the European funds allocated to the Alentejo Region, in Portugal, under the H2020 Program until the month of March 2020.Publication Open Access The inefficiency of the Justice in Portugal: causes and consequences2018-09-12 - Jesus-Silva, NatachaGiven the breach of trust that the justice system in Portugal is facing, it is fundamental to analyse the reasons why the judicial system is considered inefficient. This study contributes to the identification of the underlying factors that contribute most to the inefficiency of justice in Portugal by analysing the frequency of the most relevant contents enunciated by the participants. The survey consists of two parts: the first consists of the following socio-demographic variables: occupation, region, age, gender and remuneration; the second consists of an open question, to which participants can state which factors contribute most to the ineffectiveness of justice in Portugal. The answers obtained were submitted to a content analysis with the aim of identifying the content underlying the inefficiency of justice in Portugal, with 18 subcategories emerging according to the contents expressed by the participants. In this way, the way above all of simplification, justice will go to what really matters: efficiency, celerity and transparency.Publication Restricted Access Information technologies in quality management in higher education [comunicação oral]2023-09-25 - Carvalho, Liliana; Cardoso, Abílio; Jesus-Silva, NatachaThe use of Information Technologies (IT) has played an increasingly important role in quality management in higher education. This article examines the impact of IT on improving quality management processes and promoting academic excellence in higher education institutions. IT offers a range of tools and solutions that enable higher education institutions to collect, analyze, and interpret relevant data for assessing and monitoring quality in higher education. Through learning management systems, online assessment platforms, and data analysis software, institutions can obtain accurate and real-time insights into student performance, teaching effectiveness, and student satisfaction. Furthermore, IT enables the implementation of quality management systems based on international standards, such as ISO 9001:2015, providing a structured framework for continuous improvement in higher education processes. These systems can facilitate the documentation of policies and procedures, the monitoring of performance indicators, and the conduct of internal and external audits, contributing to quality assurance and compliance with established standards. IT also plays a crucial role in communication and collaboration among the various stakeholders involved in quality management in higher education. Through online portals and platforms, students, faculty, administrators, and staff can share information, exchange feedback, and participate in decision-making processes, promoting a more participatory and transparent approach to quality management. However, it is important to emphasize that the effective implementation of IT in quality management requires a strategic approach and an institutional culture supportive of innovation. Higher education institutions must invest in suitable technological infrastructure, provide training and support to users, and ensure data security and privacy. IT plays a fundamental role in quality management in higher education by providing tools and solutions that contribute to the improvement of higher education processes, compliance with international standards, and effective communication among takeholders. The strategic adoption of IT can drive academic excellence and student satisfaction, fostering a culture of quality in higher education institutions.Publication Open Access The Influence of the European H2020 Program on the Development of Regions: The Multiplier Impact of EU Funding in the Regions under Horizon 2020 in NUT III - North The multiplier impact of EU funding in the regions under Horizon 2020 in NUT III - North Portugal2019-07 - Ribeiro, Diamantino; Jesus-Silva, NatachaPublication Restricted Access The impact of European Union funding in the "Centro" region of Portugal between 2014-2020 [comunicação oral]2021 - Ribeiro, Diamantino; Ribeiro, João; Jesus-Silva, NatachaThe Partnership Agreement between the European Union and the Member Countries for the implementation of the European structural and investment funds for the period 2014-2020 (H2020) is in its final stages; therefore, it is important to understand what impact the partnership agreement had on public and private investment in the different regions, and consequently in the member countries. This paper is part of an extended study that analyses the multiplier impact of the application of EU funds on public and private investment in 7 Portuguese regions. In this paper analyse the multiplier impact of the investment of European funds invested in the ‘Centro’ Region of Portugal, until March 2020. Data was retrieved from the Coordinating Committee of the Central Region’s website. Data analysis allowed to answer the following questions: a) What is the amount invested in the regional economy for each euro of support allocated by the European Union through the H2020 programme. b) What is the distribution percentage of Community support versus investment for each of the intervention areas? C) What is the implementation rate when there is less than a year to go before the end of the programme? It was concluded that in the framework of Horizon 2020, and according to the data available until 31 March 2020, 7.260 projects were supported representing a total investment of €2,565.081.240, and €1,655.650.763 were financed, representing 64.5%, that is, per each euro of support from the European Union, 1,55 Euros were invested in ‘Região Centro’.Publication Open Access Contemporary Issues in International Economics2021-11-02 - Oplotnik, Zan Jan; Jesus-Silva, NatachaThe contemporary economic environment is in most segments quite different than it was even two decades ago. Globalization, development of new technologies, especial in the IT sector, financial innovations, repositioning of economic powers, and new business models are only a few of many new realities. Although all listed brought numerous new possibilities and continuous economic growth, we cannot neglect the increased risks and perils of contemporary economic reality. Uncertainty and adaptation have become a mantra in the life of entrepreneurs, governments, and institutions. Through eight chapters of this monograph, different experts, researchers and scholars try to enlight contemporary economic environment from a different perspective, either from the perspective of entrepreneur, financial industry, governments or average consumer and participant in the modern economy that was very promising only a few decades ago, but more uncertain and dangerous than ever, in the present.Publication Open Access Quality in higher education: the maintenance phase of the internal quality assurance system in one Portuguese University2020-07 - Machado, Ana; Jesus-Silva, NatachaTheoretically, it is easy to enumerate the advantages of the existence of an IQAS (Internal Quality Assurance System) implemented in an accredited (Higher Education Institution) HEI. In practice, it is very difficult after obtaining certification / accreditation, maintaining it in order to feel the effects of quality management as a whole. [...]