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Speech and Deforestation: Evidence from the Impact of Bolsonaro’s Tweets in the Brazilian Amazon
(2020-12-16)
Can a leader’s speech affect real-life outcomes? Can politicians’ messages in social media change the perceived societal acceptance of behavior, such as illegal deforestation? To answer these questions, I explore the ...
Different types of transparency, different impacts? Three analyses of municipal education in Brazil
(2020-12-16)
Este estudo tem como objetivo contribuir com a literatura sobre transparência, medindo quantitativamente os impactos de três diferentes tipos de transparência nos resultados da administração pública no nível municipal. ...
In the justice we trust: courts as an unbiased institution to resolve governmental corruption
(2020-09-17)
There is very little information about the underlying reasons for an individual’s distrust of public leaders’ judgment. Although much is known about the reasons why citizens keep supporting corrupt politicians, most of the ...
Niches of grassroots innovation in waste management: the case of sustainable initiatives in the favelas of Rio de Janeiro
(2019-07-05)
This dissertation aims at understanding which factors may stimulate a transition to an integrated management of municipal solid waste at the national level in Brazil and the local level in Rio de Janeiro. At the national ...
Engaging action learning dynamics within development administration and management
(2018-12-20)
Purpose – The present study investigates how a management action learning international collaborative program involving academic institution(s) and a governmental development organization in Brazil, going through multiple ...
When do presidents appoint policy experts to social agencies? A study of Brazil’s National Indian Foundation, 1967-2018
(2018-12-05)
Esta dissertação de mestrado aborda os fatores que levam à indicação de especialistas para órgãos sociais, através do estudo longitudinal da Fundação Nacional do Índio (doravante Funai), a organização pública brasileira ...
To share or not to share: exploring the factors that facilitate the emergence of shared leadership in public organizations
(2018-12-03)
Conforme indicado pela literatura na área, a adoção de um estilo coletivo de liderança pode se adequar bem ao contexto das organizações públicas, visto que a distribuição da liderança reflete o caráter representativo e ...
Relativizing honesty: social class and perception of corruption
(2018-11-28)
Does a politician’s social class affect voters’ assessment of how corrupt she is? Economic utilitarian theory posits that the upper-class would have more incentives to behave lawfully and not engage in misdeeds. Nonetheless, ...
(Don’t) let your hair down: the role model influence on black women’s adoption of beauty standards
(2018-11-26)
In addition to the multiple types of prejudice historically encountered by black people in general, black women also suffer discrimination on the grounds of image and beauty. Intimately connected to their social identity, ...
Renúncia de contribuição previdenciária no regime próprio de previdência social do município do Rio de Janeiro
(2018-11-21)
O objetivo desta dissertação de mestrado consistiu em apurar o montante de recursos financeiros que deixaram de ingressar no fundo previdenciário do Município do Rio de Janeiro, decorrente da prática de renúncia de ...
