Ferraro, Tânia
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Tânia Ferraro Gilaberte da Silva é professora de Psicologia das Organizações, do Trabalho, e de Recursos Humanos (POTRH) e de Psicologia da Saúde Ocupacional (PSO) e Coordenadora do curso de Pós-Graduação (“Inovação na Gestão de Pessoas”) da Universidade Portucalense. Com pós-doutoramento (2018-2022), doutorado (2013-2017), ambos pela Universidade de Coimbra; e mestrado na WOPP (2009-2011), com duplo diploma: pela Universidade de Coimbra e Universidade de Bolonha. Especialista em Gestão Organizacional (2008-2009), pela Universidade Estadual do Oeste do Paraná. Graduação em Psicologia pela Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro (UFRJ). Com experiência profissional em WOPP e consultoria de RH (ênfase em treinamento e desenvolvimento e mudança organizacional). Autor, pesquisador e palestrante internacional. Especialista em trabalho decente, liderança, organizacional mudança e desenvolvimento profissional.
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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 Restricted Access The Decent Work Questionnaire: Adaptation and validation of the Spanish version2023-05-25 - Pais, Leonor; Santos, Nuno Rebelo dos; Martinez-Tur, Vicente; Ferraro, TâniaPurpose The growing attention to business ethics, integrity and respect for human rights at work has become increasingly relevant. Decent work is an important concept representing the promotion of human rights at work and business, the fulfilling and productive work maintained with social dialogue. This study aims to present the adaptation and validation of the Spanish version of the Decent Work Questionnaire (DWQ), allowing the decent work assessment in Spanish. Initially developed and validated for Portuguese-speaking countries, the DWQ’s Italian version was also recently adapted and validated. Design/methodology/approach The 31-item scale was applied to a sample of 1,528 Spanish high-skilled workers. Confirmatory factor analysis (CFA) was performed. Convergent and discriminant validity was tested, examining the links of the DWQ to Work Engagement and Burnout measures. Findings CFA confirmed the original higher-order model with seven factors, a very good model fit and good internal consistency reliability (α = 0.94). Statistical analyzes also supported its convergent and discriminant validity. Originality/value The results confirmed the DWQ’s Spanish version as a reliable and valid multidimensional measurement tool and strengthened it as a good cross-cultural measure of decent work.Publication Restricted Access The multidimensional work motivation scale: Psychometric studies in Portugal and Brazil2022-04-09 - Santos, Nuno Rebelo dos; Mónico, Lisete; Pais, Leonor; Gagné, Marylène; Forest, Jacques; Cabral, Patrícia Martins Fagundes; Ferraro, TâniaPurpose The purpose of this study is to present validation evidence of a Portuguese version of the Multidimensional Work Motivation Scale, an instrument within the framework of the Self-Determination Theory, suitable for both Brazil and Portugal. Design/methodology/approach The current study demonstrates the suitability of this version in both Portugal (N = 999) and Brazil (N = 720). The authors applied confirmatory factor analyses (CFA) and tested the invariance between samples. Findings Results from CFA found the same structural dimensions as in the original study, invariant across both samples. Convergent and discriminant validity were shown through correlations between motivation subscales with affective commitment and emotional exhaustion. Originality/value Overall, the data provided strong evidence for the reliability and validity of the Portuguese version of the scale and reinforces the instrument as a cross-culturally valid measure of work motivation.Publication Open Access Historical landmarks of decent work2016 - Santos, Nuno Rebelo dos; Pais, Leonor; Mónico, Lisete; Ferraro, TâniaStructured Abstract Purpose: this article systemizes the main historical milestones which led to the current concept of decent work and presents some implications for business. Approach: after presenting the scenario which gives a special meaning and importance to decent work, the historical landmarks are systematized until the definition of the Decent Work Agenda. Findings: Decent work is a concept that has evolved since the ILO Foundation in 1919 and had several important steps throughout its development: Philadelphia Declaration in 1944, ILO constitution update in 1946, Universal Declaration of Human Rights in 1948, Human Development Report, first edition in 1990, World Summit for Social Development in 1995, ILO Declaration on Fundamental Principles and Rights at Work in 1998, World Economic Forum in 1999, Global Compact in 2000, United Nations Millennium Declaration in 2000, ILO Declaration on Social Justice for a Fair Globalization in 2008, Global Jobs Compact in 2009, and inclusion in the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. Throughout this development we can witness the refinement and operationalization of the concept, its institutionalization and its spread at political level, at least as an intention. Practical implications: the business area is a privileged forum to turn policies into practices and some examples are provided. Value: although decent work emerged in a very different social and economic scenario from the present time, it is claimed to be even more topical and relevant for the development of business and society today.Publication Restricted Access Decent Work and Work Engagement: A profile study with academic personnel2021-06 - Graça, Marta; Pais, Leonor; Mónico, Lisete; Santos, Nuno Rebelo dos; Berger, Rita; Ferraro, TâniaThis study analyses the relationship between Decent Work and Work Engagement in Portuguese and Brazilian higher education teachers/researchers, and aims to identify distinct emergent profiles resulting from the relationship between these variables. The sample is composed of 749 participants and data was collected online, in both Portugal and Brazil, using the Decent Work Questionnaire (DWQ) and the Utrecht Work Engagement Scale (UWES). Results of multiple linear regressions showed that Decent Work dimensions positively predict Work Engagement in all its three dimensions (Vigor, Dedication, and Absorption). Profiles of workers regarding Decent Work dimensions were created using cluster analysis. Differences regarding Work Engagement and its respective dimensions were analyzed through a MANOVA. The results help organizations to apply new strategies and policies to promote higher levels of decent work, especially the Opportunities dimension to make their workers feel more engaged with their work. Limitations and directions for future research are considered.Publication Restricted Access Élaboration et validation d'un questionnaire sur le travail décent2018-06 - Pais, Leonor; Santos, Nuno Rebelo dos; Moreira, João Manuel; Ferraro, TâniaLes auteurs cherchent à élaborer un outil de mesure du travail décent reposant sur un questionnaire inédit axé sur les perceptions des travailleurs. Les items proposés se fondent sur les «éléments fondamentaux» du travail décent selon l'OIT. Une première version de soixante-douze items est administrée sur deux grands échantillons au Portugal et au Brésil. Les analyses factorielles exploratoire et confirmatoire menées sur cette base permettent d'isoler sept facteurs spécifiques et un facteur global du travail décent. Avec de bons coefficients de fiabilité et une bonne validité convergente et discriminante, le questionnaire proposé ouvre la voie à de nouvelles études empiriques dans le domaine.Publication Restricted Access Decent Work and Work Motivation in Knowledge Workers: the Mediating Role of Psychological Capital2018 - Pais, Leonor; Moreira, João Manuel; Santos, Nuno Rebelo dos; Ferraro, TâniaThis article aimed to investigate the role of Decent Work as a predictor of different types of Work Motivation and to explore the possible role of Psychological Capital in mediating this relationship. The Decent Work Questionnaire, the Multidimensional Work Motivation Scale, and the Psychological Capital Questionnaire were administered to 3004 knowledge workers, in Portugal and Brazil. Results from Structural Equation Modeling analyses support the hypothesized model, showing the predictor role of Decent Work and complete and partial mediation effects of PsyCap in different relationships between DW and Work motivation variables. The results also support the idea that a decent work context predicts more autonomous work motivations again with the mediation of PsyCap. In sum, the results suggest that decent work plays an important role in promoting a positive approach to work, and that Psychological Capital is an important mediating variable in the promotion of autonomous Work motivation. Limitations and practical implications conclude the article.Publication Open Access Decent work and work motivation in lawyers: An empirical research2017 - Santos, Nuno Rebelo dos; Pais, Leonor; Moreira, João Manuel; Ferraro, TâniaThis study aimed for better understanding of the effect of decent work on work motivation in lawyers in Portugal and Brazil (N = 611). The Decent Work Questionnaire (DWQ) and Multidimensional Work Motivation Scale (MWMS) were applied. The results of analysis of the canonical correlations showed the presence of two operating mechanisms (two significant canonical correlations). They suggest that fulfilling-and-productive-work is associated positively with intrinsic-and-identified-work-motivation and negatively with amotivation. It was also observed that an adequate working-time/workload is negatively associated with material-extrinsic-motivation (such as money). Summarizing, the results suggest that decent work, especially some of its dimensions, has an important role in promoting work motivation through two main mechanisms, the first one called 'worthy working life as part of being a citizen in society' and the second one called 'contextual life comfort and committed effort'. Limitations and practical implications conclude this article.Publication Open Access Decent Work, Work Motivation, Work Engagement and Burnout in Physicians2020-01-20 - Santos, Nuno Rebelo dos; Moreira, João Manuel; Pais, Leonor; Ferraro, TâniaThis article presents the relationships among decent work (DW; Decent Work Questionnaire), work motivation (Multidimensional Work Motivation Scale), work engagement (Utrecht Work Engagement Scale) and personal-burnout (subscale of Copenhagen Burnout Inventory) in Portuguese and Brazilian physicians (N = 605). Canonical correlation analyses were performed. The results in the Portuguese sample: the seven DW factors were related to identified and intrinsic-work-motivation, work-engagement and less personal-burnout. Adequate-working-time-and-workload is associated with decreases of identified-work-motivation and personal-burnout. Less meaningful-remuneration-for-the-exercise-of-citizenship is related to less extrinsic-material-work-motivation and extrinsic-social-work-motivation; in the Brazilian sample: fundamental-principles-and-values-at-work, adequate-working-time-and-workload, fulfilling-and-productive-work, and opportunities relate to identified and intrinsic-work-motivation, work-engagement, less amotivation and less personal-burnout. Less adequate-working-time-and-workload and less social-protection are associated with more personal-burnout. In both samples, the DW global score were related significantly and positively with the more self-determined types of work-motivation (intrinsic and identified); and significantly and negatively with the amotivation. These results help human resources management to enhance physicians’ performance and well-being, and therefore the quality of care provided.Publication Open Access Decent work, positivity, and the satisfaction with life of Portuguese lawyers: An empirical study2023-07-07 - Mudric, Ecaterina; Ferraro, TâniaThe present study aimed to investigate the associations between Decent Work (DW) and the Positivity and Life Satisfaction of Portuguese lawyers (N = 84). The Decent Work Questionnaire, the Positivity Scale and the Satisfaction With Life Scale were applied. The multiple regression linear analysis showed that: Fulfilling and productive work was an important antecedent of the Positivity, and that Fulfilling and productive work, Meaningful remuneration for the exercise of citizenship and Opportunities were antecedents of Satisfaction With Life. Then, the analysis of canonical correlations showed that six DW dimensions (exception for Social protection) were significant and positively related to Positivity and Satisfaction With Life. The perception of Decent Work is relevant to promoting Positivity and Satisfaction With Life for Portuguese lawyers. Limitations, practical implications, and future development prospects are presented in the final section.Publication Open Access Decent work: an aim for all made by all2015-08 - Pais, Leonor; Santos, Nuno Rebelo dos; Ferraro, TâniaThe aim of this article is to analyse the 11 substantive elements of the Decent Work concept developed by the International Labour Organization. We identify 4 main aspects regarding the pursuit of decent work, which are challenges for the different agents who operate in society: (1) the responsibility shared among the various social agents; (2) cultural differentiation in expressing Decent Work; (3) its evolving character arising from the advancement of scientific knowledge; and finally, (4) the global interdependence in the scenario in which social agents operate. Four propositions aligned with those aspects are formulated, and consequences for research and intervention are proposed.