Abstract The exploited mangrove crab Ucides cordatus, an important ecosystem engineer in South American mangroves, has a biphasic lifecycle with pelagic larvae developing offshore. Megalopae return to the mangrove forest to settle, i.e., metamorphose into benthic juveniles but its environmental drivers remain poorly understood. We postulate that conspecific crabs facilitate recruitment. In the field, we investigated whether the number of recruits is higher near conspecific burrows than in areas without conspecific bioturbation. Recruit sampling was conducted monthly from April 2008 to May 2009 along an environmental gradient. First, U. cordatus recruits of that year emerged from March to July. Intraspecific facilitation was indicated by significantly higher recruit numbers in bioturbated than in non-bioturbated substrates. Recruits were most abundant in zones with intermediate conditions of inundation, leaf litter standing stock, sediment consistency, luminosity, temperature, salinity, and pH. Avoidance of more inundated zones likely reduces predation by fishes and of less inundated zones helps individuals escape more stressful, drier environmental conditions. The observed habitat-specific recruitment pattern must be considered when designing field assessments of the population structure of U. cordatus (which should include sampling recruits) and enhancing stocks by releasing laboratory-cultivated larvae and first juveniles into the wild.

'n Projekbestuurder se vaardighede hang af van projek kompleksiteit en sluit in 'n stel persoonlike eienskappe asook die vermoë om verskillende leierskapstyle te beoefen. Hierdie artikel rapporteer oor 'n Delphi studie wat die menings van 30 kundige praktisyns insluit - almal werknemers van 'n nutsmaatskappy wat projekte met verskillende vlakke van kompleksiteit hanteer. Die resultate bevestig dat die vaardigheid van 'n projekbestuurder beïnvloed word deur leierskapstyle wat toepaslik is vir spesifieke projekfases en vir spesifieke vlakke van projek-kompleksiteit, asook deur bepaalde persoonlike eienskappe. Die studie verskaf dus leiding oor projekbestuurder vaardighede wat benodig word in spesifieke situasies.

A project manager's competency depends on the project's complexity and includes a unique set of personal attributes and the ability to apply appropriate leadership styles. This paper reports on a Delphi study that includes the views of 30 experts - employed by a utility that executes projects with different levels of complexity. The results confirm that project manager competence is influenced by leadership styles that are appropriate for specific project lifecycle stages and levels of project complexity, as well as specific personal attributes. The study thus provides guidance regarding the project manager competence that is required for specific situations.

Increased production rates of plastic and limited disposal methods have fed concerns regarding environmental degradation. Whilst most of the focus is on plastic litter and marine pollution, greenhouse gas emissions of plastic over its value chains are also of interest and non-trivial at the global scale. To quantify the global warming potential of the local plastics industry, a lifecycle-based carbon footprint is presented encompassing activities such as resource extraction, polymer production and conversion, recycling, and disposal stages. The South African plastics sector is estimated to have emitted 15.8 Mt CO2eq in 2015, with the granulate production stage bearing the highest environmental load. The consumption of fossil fuel based electricity and the burning of plastic waste also contribute notably to the overall emissions. Additionally, the recycling process in 2015 saved approximately 1.4 Mt of greenhouse gas emissions. SIGNIFICANCE: • Research has typically focused on the environmental impacts of the end-of-life stage of plastics, namely disposal and recycling. Despite growing concern, the global warming potential of the local plastics sector across its value chain has not been investigated. • Greenhouse gas emissions arising from the South African plastic sector are non-trivial and are estimated to total 15.8 Mt CO2eq in 2015. • Amongst the lifecycle stages, the resin production process had the highest contribution in South Africa due to the country's coal-based monomer production process.

RESUMO Objetivo: analisar o comportamento da capacidade de transferência tecnológica ao longo do tempo em instituições públicas brasileiras de ensino superior. Método: adotou-se o método de caso estendido em duas instituições nacionais de referência em gestão da transferência tecnológica. Entrevistas, observações e análise de documentos foram as principais técnicas para a coleta de dados. A análise também ocorreu por meio das técnicas do método de caso estendido. Resultados: evidenciou-se que o comportamento de uma capacidade, durante a sua existência, pode não obedecer a uma curva linear, mas sim variar ao longo de estágios distintos e sofrer diferentes mutações. Conclusões: conclui-se que o ciclo de vida de uma capacidade não seria exatamente equivalente ou limitado à heurística de um ciclo de vida biológico dotado de previsível entropia até o total colapso. Diferente disso, considerando o ambiente e a conjuntura, uma capacidade pode voltar a existir desde que se entenda isso como oportuno e exequível. Os achados avançam na compreensão do processo de transferência tecnológica que passa a contar com o potencial explicativo das capacidades dinâmicas.

ABSTRACT Objective: to analyze the behavior of technology transfer capability over time in Brazilian public institutions of higher education. Method: the extended case method was adopted in two national institutions of reference in technology transfer management. Interviews, observations, and document analysis were the main techniques for data collection. The analysis was performed using also the techniques of the extended case method. Results: became evident that the behavior of a capacity, during its existence, may not obey a linear curve, but vary over different stages and undergo different mutations. Conclusions: it was concluded that the lifecycle of a capability would not be exactly equivalent or limited to the heuristic of a biological lifecycle with predictable entropy until the total collapse. Unlike this, considering the environment and the conjuncture, a capability can come back to exist as long as it is understood as opportune and feasible. The findings advance the understanding of the technology transfer process that now has the explanatory potential of dynamic capabilities.

BACKGROUND: The increase in global waste generation has adverse impacts on the environment. Significant volumes of waste are generated in the lifecycle of spectacles, contact lenses (CLs) and associated products, and there is a lack of published data on their disposal practices. AIM: To determine optometrists' recommendations to their patients, and lens wearers' practices regarding the disposal of ophthalmic lenses and associated lens products SETTING: Optometrists and lens wearers in South Africa. METHODS: Surveys were distributed via online platforms to optometrists and lens wearers and paper copies of the surveys were also available. Data from both surveys were analysed using IBM SPSS version 24 RESULTS: Responses from 353 optometrists and 603 lens wearers were analysed. Optometrists were highly likely to recommend that patients should discard their old spectacle lenses (24%), and used CLs into wastewater systems (10%), or make no recommendations on either, respectively, (16%, 12%). Lens wearers were highly likely to retain their old spectacles upon new purchase (57%) and dispose used CLs into wastewater systems (37%). Less than 20% of optometrists and lens wearers were highly likely to recommend and engage in recycling of associated ophthalmic products. CONCLUSION: The disposal of CLs into wastewater systems, which contributes to microplastic pollution, must be highlighted and avoided. Optometrists should incorporate disposal instructions with all products sold to patients and promote recycling. Lens wearers should also be mindful of the environmental impact of their disposal practices. CONTRIBUTION: This study provides previously unknown data on ophthalmic lens disposal practices in South Africa, and emphasises the need for environmental awareness.

Abstract: The emergence of new technologies based on the exchange of data and information via the internet has prompted a revolution in the industry as a whole. First applied in manufacturing, the movement known as the Fourth Industrial Revolution soon spread and changed the dynamics of many other fields. Digital twins (DTs), one of the technologies that emerged in this scenario, are used to replicate physical environments in virtual models. Such models must be supplied with up-to-date information throughout a product's lifecycle to ensure accurate representation of the real asset. DTs have great potential to impact the construction industry, supporting facilities management, simulation tasks, and centralized management and recording of interventions. However, despite the attention the theme has attracted among researchers and companies, implementation of the concept in practical situations is still largely underexplored. Thus, this study aims to critically analyze the concept of DTs and their potential in the construction industry, particularly in inspection and maintenance tasks for existing structures. The study comprises a literature review undertaken to identify the multiple types of DT models, examine barriers and opportunities associated with their use, and discuss their potential as enablers of inspection and maintenance strategies. Furthermore, research opportunities related to the use of DTs for structural inspection and maintenance are suggested.

Resumo: O surgimento de novas tecnologias baseadas na troca de dados e informações, viabilizado pelo uso da internet, fez nascer uma nova revolução na indústria como um todo. Iniciado a partir da manufatura, o movimento que hoje é conhecido como a Quarta Revolução Industrial vem se espalhando e alterando a dinâmica de muitos outros campos. Dentre as tecnologias emergente desse cenário estão os Gêmeos Digitais (DG), que buscam replicar os ambientes físicos em modelos virtuais. Estes modelos devem ser alimentados com informações atualizadas ao longo de todo o ciclo de vida do produto, de modo que formem uma representação realista do ativo real. Os DG mostram-se com grande potencial de impactar também a indústria da construção, dando suporte à gestão de instalações, à realização de simulações e à gestão e registro centralizados de intervenções. Porém, em que pese a atenção que o tema vem atraindo por parte de pesquisadores e empresas, a implementação deste conceito em situações práticas ainda é pouco explorada. Nesse contexto, o presente trabalho busca analisar criticamente o conceito de DG e seu potencial de utilização na indústria da construção, sobretudo no que tange às tarefas de inspeção e manutenção de estruturas existentes. O estudo compreendeu uma revisão de literatura visando identificar os tipos de DG, as barreiras e oportunidades associadas ao seu uso e discutir seu potencial de suporte às estratégias de inspeção e manutenção. Ainda, são sugeridas oportunidades de estudos relacionados com o uso dos DG para inspeção e manutenção de estruturas.

Resumo Os repair cafés tornaram-se um fenómeno comum na Holanda e em alguns outros países europeus. Nos repair cafés, proprietários de objetos quebrados e voluntários que se propõem a consertar os objetos se reúnem para tentar resgatar eletrodomésticos quebrados. Embora o seu efeito econômico seja insignificante, os repair cafés são um pequeno passo no sentido de alcançar uma economia circular porque motivam os seus visitantes a levar vidas mais sustentáveis. Ao prolongar o ciclo de vida dos objectos, ao recusar o pagamento e ao criticar os produtores que frustram a reparação através de um design impraticável, os clientes e voluntários desafiam o modo de produção capitalista. tornaramse tornaram europeus insignificante sustentáveis objectos impraticável capitalista

Abstract Repair cafés have become a common phenomenon in the Netherlands and some other European countries. In repair cafés, owners of broken objects and volunteer-repairers meet to try to salvage broken appliances. While their economic effect is negligible, repair cafés are a small step towards attaining a circular economy because they motivate their visitors to lead more sustainable lives. By extending the life-cycle of objects, by refusing payment and by criticizing producers who frustrate repair by impractical design, customers and volunteers challenge the capitalist mode of production. countries volunteerrepairers volunteer repairers appliances negligible lives lifecycle life cycle design production

ORIENTATION: Globalisation necessitated the physical movement of talented employees, leading to expatriate assignments to foreign countries. Investigative studies and strategy development were needed to moderate the high failure rate of such assignments. RESEARCH PURPOSE: To explore the constraining and contributing factors of an expatriate assignment lifecycle. MOTIVATION FOR THE STUDY: With only 40% of assignments being successful, there is an urgent need to find and rectify the reasons for the failure in order to mitigate the associated financial losses and threatened sustainability of businesses. RESEARCH APPROACH, DESIGN AND METHOD: A qualitative research methodology within an exploratory research design was used. The opinions of the expatriates were compared using subjective, interpretivist and phenomenological dimensions. MAIN FINDINGS: Based on the lived experience of the expatriates, the constraining factors were a lack of training and mentoring, inadequate cultural acclimatisation, ambiguous policies, unsupportive host organisation, low-quality logistics support and ineffective re-induction of the expatriates into the home country. The expatriates strongly consider career path planning, effective ongoing training and mentoring, a caring organisational culture, clear assignment policies and social relations to be decisive contributing factors PRACTICAL AND MANAGERIAL IMPLICATIONS: The international human resource management process can use the findings to reduce the global assignment failure rates. It provides clear directions for driving relevant strategies and processes for successful expatriation operations. CONTRIBUTION: The study contributes to the existing body of knowledge on the constraining and contributing factors of the expatriate assignment. It sets a course to initiate further studies to evolve a sustainable framework for an efficient global mobility programme.

RESUMO Introduction: From the constant and staggered production of Accessible Digital Objects, the concern with their digital management and preservation emerges, to avoid losses and guarantee long-term access to them. Objective: The research described in this article sought to identify Digital Curation actions being implemented by the Institutions that are part of the Brazilian Network of Studies and Adapted Collections (REBECA). Methodology: As for the methodological procedures, it was characterized as descriptive research, with a quantitative and qualitative approach. As a data collection instrument, a questionnaire was applied, with seventeen questions, elaborated based on the DCC&U digital curation lifecycle model. Results: It was found that curatorship or digital preservation actions are not performed uniformly across the Network. However, although there is no standardization, all actions that are configured as stages of the digital curation life cycle were identified in at least one HEI, the most frequent being: community participation and monitoring and the description and representation of information, through the specification and attribution of metadata to the produced accessible digital objects. Conclusion: Digital curation and preservation are still emerging issues in the Network's discussions, even though many of the actions present in the curatorship lifecycle models are already carried out in the production process of Accessible Digital Objects.

RESUMO Introdução: Da produção constante e escalonada de Objetos Digitais Acessíveis emerge a preocupação com a gestão e preservação digital destes, de forma a evitar perdas e garantir o acesso a longo prazo a eles. Objetivo: A pesquisa descrita neste artigo buscou identificar ações de Curadoria Digital que estejam sendo implementadas pelas Instituições integrantes da Rede Brasileira de Estudos e Acervos Adaptados (REBECA). Metodologia: Quanto aos procedimentos metodológicos, caracterizou-se como uma pesquisa descritiva, com abordagem quantitativa e qualitativa. Como instrumento de coleta de dados, foi aplicado um questionário, com dezessete questões, elaborado com base no modelo de ciclo de vida para curadoria digital DCC&U. Resultados: Verificou-se que as ações de curadoria ou de preservação digital não são executadas de maneira uniforme na Rede. Porém, apesar de não haver uma padronização, todas as ações que se configuram como etapas do ciclo de vida da curadoria digital foram identificadas em pelo menos uma IES, sendo as mais frequentes: a participação e monitoramento da comunidade e a descrição e representação da informação, por meio da especificação e atribuição de metadados aos objetos digitais acessíveis produzidos. Conclusão: A curadoria e preservação digital são ainda assuntos emergentes nas discussões da Rede, apesar de muitas das ações presentes nos modelos de ciclo de vida de curadoria já serem realizadas no processo de produção dos Objetos Digitais Acessíveis.

ABSTRACT Introduction: In the eScience environment, digital research objects are characterized by having a complex and long-life cycle, which depends on different disciplinary contexts and perspectives of (re)use. This lifecycle starts before the start of research and extends beyond the end of the project, along this journey, various types of metadata are added to objects, assigned by different actors, including those generated automatically by scientific instruments and workflow tools, in a continuous process of adding value to datasets and other research objects. In this context, digital research objects are accompanied by a wide range of metadata - with many functions and properties - that often surpass the data themselves in volume and even in importance, configuring a “scientific big metadata” that is difficult to organize and manage. Objective: Systematically present the functions of new metadata to support metadata management and the construction of disciplinary schemes. Methodology: Underlying the construction of the proposal, four axes provide methodological support to the study: historical, pragmatic, standardization, and epistemological. Results: As a result, a model is proposed for schematizing the various elements of metadata based on their functionalities, based on the assumption of the connection between eScience and Information Science established by big metadata. Conclusion: It is concluded that big metadata creates a connection between eScience and CI, and that in addition to the need to curate research objects, specific FAIR management of metadata is also necessary.

RESUMO Introdução: No ambiente da eScience, os objetos digitais de pesquisa são caracterizados por terem um ciclo de vida complexo e longo, que depende de diferentes contextos disciplinares e perspectivas de (re)uso. Este ciclo de vida começa antes do início da pesquisa e se estende para além do final do projeto, ao longo dessa jornada, vários tipos de metadados são adicionados aos objetos, atribuídos por diferentes atores, incluindo aqueles gerados automaticamente por instrumentos científicos e ferramentas de workflow, num processo contínuo de agregação de valor aos conjuntos de dados e a outros objetos de pesquisa. Nesse contexto, os objetos digitais de pesquisa são acompanhados por uma ampla gama de metadados - com muitas funções e propriedades - que muitas vezes superam os próprios dados em volume e até em importância, configurando um “big metadado científico” de difícil organização e gestão. Objetivo: Apresentar de forma sistematizada as funções dos novos metadados a fim de apoiar a gestão de metadados e a construção de esquemas disciplinares. Metodologia: Subjacente à construção da proposta, quatro eixos dão sustentação metodológica ao estudo: histórico, pragmático, de padronização e epistemológico. Resultados: Como resultado é proposto um modelo para esquematização dos diversos elementos de metadados baseado nas suas funcionalidades, tendo como pressuposto a conexão da eScience com a Ciência da Informação estabelecida pelo big metadado. Conclusão: Conclui-se que o big metadado cria uma conexão entre a eScience e a CI, e que para além da necessidade da curadoria dos objetos de pesquisa, é necessário também uma gestão FAIR especifica para os metadados.

Abstract Sustainability assessment is a very subjective and complex procedure. However, whether to cope with climate change, market pressures or new environmental policies, winegrowers are today looking for ways to improve and measure their performance. Nevertheless, there is still a great demand of more information and better evaluation methodologies as most of general assessment frameworks are environmentally focused, non-context-comprehensive or even unfit to evaluate permanent crops such as viticulture. To consider context-comprehensiveness is therefore seen as fundamental in research of this nature. Our objective is to explore nationwide perceptions of upper echelon individuals from the Portuguese wine industry regarding sustainability issues and better ways to assess it. By covering nine of the 14 wine regions in Portugal, the aim is to spot intercultural trends and get a wider picture of the sector´s sustainability awareness. A grounded theory approach was used for the complexity of the topic and for allowing to uncover potential perspective-paradoxes or trade-offs. After collecting data through in-depth interviews, an inductive qualitative-content analysis was applied using IRAMUTEQ software. Results displayed key criteria and insights grouped in four clusters from three distinct ramifications. Beyond the mention of critical factors about the sector´s environmental impacts from the production to packaging phase, distribution and transportation, concerns regarding intergenerational equity gap and non-equitable development opportunities for rural areas were also gathered. One ramification was based on the need to have access to proper sustainability assessment tools. From the urgency to develop a sustainability framework or even certification scheme for increasing consumer demands and export market pressures, to the importance to provide a practical toolkit with lifecycle guidelines, user-friendly and able to support decision-making, two clusters were created. This study reported findings can serve as a reference to wine managers and policy-makers pursuing sustainable development goals.

Resumo A avaliação da sustentabilidade é um processo muito subjetivo e complexo. No entanto, seja para fazer face às alterações climáticas, às pressões do mercado ou às novas políticas ambientais emergentes, o sector vitivinícola procura hoje melhores formas de aperfeiçoar e medir o seu desempenho em sustentabilidade. Há, contudo, ainda uma grande demanda por informação de qualidade, melhores dados e metodologias de avaliação. A maioria dos instrumentos de avaliação hoje disponíveis continuam a manter um foco essencialmente ambiental, são bastante genéricos em relação ao contexto sob avaliação, ou mesmo considerados inadequados para avaliar culturas permanentes, como é o caso da viticultura. Ter em consideração o contexto sob avaliação é visto como fundamental e crítico no que diz respeito a questões relacionadas com a sustentabilidade. O objetivo deste trabalho de âmbito nacional é explorar as várias perceções e ideias recolhidas junto de atores-chave do sector vitivinícola em Portugal, sobre questões relacionadas com uma produção de vinho mais sustentável e melhores formas de avaliar o desempenho do sector. Este estudo ao abranger nove das 14 regiões vitivinícolas em Portugal, permite detetar tendências interculturais e melhor compreender o nível de conhecimento e preocupação do sector relativamente a práticas mais sustentáveis e formas de avaliar o seu desempenho. Usou-se a Grounded Theory como abordagem metodológica tendo em conta a complexidade do tópico em estudo, assim como por permitir expor possíveis paradoxos, tensões e trade-offs existentes. Após a realização de entrevistas semiestruturadas para recolha de dados qualitativos, recorreu-se ao software IRAMUTEQ para efetuar uma análise indutiva de conteúdo textual. Os resultados exibiram quatro classes de vocabulário homogéneo, provenientes de três ramificações claramente distintas. Para além de frequentes comentários relacionados com os principais fatores responsáveis pelo impacto ambiental do setor, desde a fase de produção à fase de embalamento, distribuição e transporte, foram também expostas preocupações associadas com a uma fraca transmissão intergeracional da atividade assim como de oportunidades e dinâmicas não equitativas de desenvolvimento rural entre regiões. Uma das ramificações sustenta também a necessidade do sector ter acesso a ferramentas de avaliação de desempenho adequadas às particularidades da atividade, assim como um referencial ou esquema de certificação de sustentabilidade de modo a dar resposta às demandas dos consumidores ou pressões do mercado. A importância de fornecer um guia prático com diretrizes de todo o ciclo de vida, fácil de usar e capaz de apoiar a tomada de decisão dos intervenientes foi também demonstrada em duas classes textuais. Os resultados deste estudo podem ter interesse e servir como referência estratégica quer para produtores de vinho como responsáveis políticos com foco sobre os objetivos de desenvolvimento sustentável.

Abstract: This study determine the mechanical performance of a 40 mm thick overlay using UHPFRC (Ultra High-Performance Concrete) as the outer surface for restoring a flexible pavement structure. A 30 m long test section was built, divided into two 15 m sections. Section 1 was restored with a 60 mm overlay of Hot Mix Asphalt -HMA- and Section 2 was restored with a 40 mm overlay of UHPFRC without intermediate transverse joins. The two sections were instrumented with pressure cells in order to evaluate the vertical load in the inner fiber of each restoration layer. The mechanical properties of the materials were evaluated, the structural modeling was carried out with the falling weight deflectometer (FWD) and the Bisar 3.0 software. The structural modeling showed an 82% increase in the lifecycle for the section restored with UHPFRC. The functional evaluation of the rehabilitated structures was carried out considering parameters as: friction, percentage of cracking, rutting, international roughness index -IRI- and smoothness.

Resumen: Este estudio determinó el desempeño mecánico de una sobre capa de 40 mm ± 10 mm de espesor construida con UHPFRC (Ultra High Performance Fiber Reinforced Concrete, por sus siglas en inglés) como capa de rodadura en la rehabilitación de un pavimento flexible. Se construyó un tramo de prueba de 30 m de longitud, dividido en dos secciones de 15 m. Sección 1 rehabilitada con una sobre capa de 60 mm de Mezcla Asfáltica semi-densa en Caliente (MSC). Sección 2 rehabilitada con una sobre capa de 40 mm de UHPFRC sin juntas transversales intermedias. Las secciones fueron instrumentadas con celdas de presión para evaluar la presión vertical en la fibra inferior de cada sección. Se evaluaron las propiedades mecánicas de los materiales, se realizó la modelación estructural con el deflectómetro de impacto (FWD, por sus siglas en ingles). La modelación estructural indicó un incremento del 82% de la vida útil para la sección rehabilitada con UHPFRC. Adicionalmente, la evaluación funcional de las estructuras rehabilitadas se realizó teniendo en cuenta parámetros de fricción, porcentaje de fisuración, ahuellamiento, índice de rugosidad internacional -IRI- y lisura.

ABSTRACT Parental participation in school has been recognized as a central axis in policies to improve education in Chile and the world. The phenomenon of participation is complex and can take on various types and forms of intervention throughout the education lifecycle of children. The literature recognizes that parents' socioeconomic level is a predictor of greater involvement in their children's education. Based on data from the 5th Education and Family Survey, this study sought to examine the influence of the socioeconomic level of parents and guardians on the willingness to participate decisively or 'committedly' in school, as opposed to more passive or merely consultative participation. The results show that Chilean middle-class parents tend to be significantly more willing than Chilean upper-class parents to be involved in school. On the other hand, evidence is provided that indicates that parents, regardless of socioeconomic level, tend to show greater willingness to get involved in the second cycle of primary education than in the first.

RESUMEN La participación parental en la escuela se ha reconocido como un eje central en las políticas de mejora de la educación en Chile y el mundo. El fenómeno de la participación es complejo y puede asumir diversos tipos de intervención a lo largo del proceso de formación de los hijos. La literatura reconoce que el nivel socioeconómico de los padres y apoderados es un predictor de un mayor involucramiento en la educación de sus niños. A partir de datos de la 5.a Encuesta Metropolitana de Familia y Educación, este estudio busca examinar su influencia en la disposición a participar decisiva o "comprometidamente" en la escuela, en contraposición con la participación más pasiva o meramente consultiva. Los resultados muestran que las familias chilenas de clase media tienen una disposición significativamente mayor que las de clases más bajas a una participación comprometida en la escuela. Por otro lado, se entrega evidencia que indica que, independiente del nivel socioeconómico, las familias se involucran más en el segundo ciclo de enseñanza básica que en el primero.

Abstract Paper aims Diagnostic analysis of PLM (Product Lifecycle Management) based on Industry 4.0 requirements supported by the AHP (Analytic Hierarchy Process) method. Originality The literature review found no research papers on PLM Maturity Models linked to requirements of Industry 4.0, attesting to the originality of the research and the topic proposed by the study. Research method The analysis is performed using an assessment framework that organizes and lists I4.0 attributes and PLM categories, supported by a multicriteria diagnostic assessment model based on the AHP method. The case study used in the research is an automotive industry located in the city of Curitiba, Brazil. Main findings A diagnostic analysis of the PLM categories and attributes of the I4.0 was performed, and the company’s overall levels of maturity were observed. Implication for theory and practice The results obtained from the diagnostic analysis indicate that the company maturity is Level 2, analyses were also undertaken with respect to PLM categories and Industry 4.0 attributes. Proposals for improvements were made with the objective of increasing the level of maturity and reducing gaps and problems identified in the diagnostic assessment.

A strategy in this paper was viewed as a plan of action for achieving the mission and vision of an organisation. This paper presents preliminary findings of the larger study which aimed to determine the strategies for research data management (RDM) at selected universities in KwaZulu-Natal. The current study used the community capability maturity model framework (CCMF) and the digital curation centre (DCC) lifecycle model as theoretical support to determine the strategies for RDM service provision with specific reference to the University of Zululand. The interpretive paradigm, following the qualitative research approach through a single case study, was used. Primary data was gathered through online interviews using Zoom and Teams with Librarians, Technicians, HODs, and DVC Research due to the Covid-19 pandemic and availability of technologies. The findings of the study revealed the University of Zululand does not have an RDM policy; however, research activities are practiced. The University lacks the infrastructure and investment to support RDM services and activities. The study is significant for providing the background for developing RDM in the public university through RDM strategy and policy. The findings also sought to inform the university's RDM agenda.