BACKGROUND: The working population is exposed daily to unavoidable climatic conditions due to their occupational settings. Effects of the weather such as rain, heat, and air pollution may increase the risk of diseases, injuries, accidents, and even death during labor. OBJECTIVE: This paper aims to summarize the impacts of climate change on workers’ health, safety and performance, identifying the risks, affected workplaces and the range of methodological approaches used to assess this problem. METHODS: A thorough systematic mapping was conducted in seven scientific international databases: Emerald, IEEE Xplore, Science Direct, Scielo, Scopus, SpringerLink, and Web of Science. Three research questions guided the extraction process resulting in 170 articles regarding the impacts of climate change on occupational health and safety. RESULTS: We found an accentuated trend in observational studies applying primary and secondary data collection. Many studies focused on the association between rising temperatures and occupational hazards, mainly in outdoor work settings such as agriculture. The variation of temperature was the most investigated impact of climate change. CONCLUSIONS: We established a knowledge base on how to explore the impacts of climate change on workers’ well-being and health. Researchers and policymakers benefit from this review, which explores the suitable methods found in the literature and highlights the most recurring risks and their consequences to occupational health and safety.

This study investigates the influence of perceived environmental uncertainty by the manager and the performance measurement through financial and non-financial indicators on startups’ performance. Our study was carried out through a survey sent to startups registered in the Brazilian Startup Association (ABStartups), and the sample used in the data analysis is composed of 103 startups. Our results indicate that financial indicators assist managers in the assessment of startups’ reality and contribute to their perceived performance. On the other hand, non-financial indicators and perceived environmental uncertainty did not have influence. Moderating effects of perceived environmental uncertainty in the relationship between performance measurement and performance were also investigated. In this case, we observed that the perceived environmental uncertainty by entrepreneurs did not influence on startups’ performance and significant use of financial indicators to improve decision making. However, the relationship between non-financial indicators and performance, moderated by environmental uncertainty, became more reliable for the decision-making process of strategies adopted by startups.

In the context of digital transformation and Industry 4.0, the engineering profession is evolving rapidly, demanding new skill sets to maintain employability and support career development. This study identifies the competencies engineers must acquire to meet these challenges, addressing concerns from employers who perceive graduates as underprepared for real-world demands. A systematic literature review was conducted in accordance with PRISMA guidelines, using the Methodi Ordinatio technique to select and rank 59 peer-reviewed articles published between 2014 and 2024. The review identified 47 key competencies, which were organized into a comprehensive framework of seven dimensions: 4 transversal, 9 social, 15 personal, 4 cognitive, 7 digital, 3 green, and 5 technical skills. The results highlight that, while technical expertise remains essential, soft skills—such as leadership, teamwork, communication, and adaptability—are increasingly critical for success in the digital era. The proposed framework offers insights for curriculum development, corporate training, and policymaking, contributing to aligning education and professional development with the evolving demands of Industry 4.0. Future research will focus on the empirical validation of the framework to reinforce its applicability across academic and professional settings.

Representing financial costs and productivity penalties, work accidents and occupational diseases generate concerns in organizations in a global sphere. Although strategies to reduce or eliminate occupational risks and measures of prevention are being increasingly developed worldwide, accidents remain very frequent (Alli, 2008). According to the Yearbook of Social Security Statistical, in 2018 approximately 235 thousand accidental benefits were granted, including pension for death, sickness, and accident assistance, representing a cost of R$ 366,723.00 (Brasil, 2018). Also, between 2012 and 2018, a total of 351,796,758 working days were lost due to work leave, this number takes into account every work leave that happened across the country even if it happened simultaneously, according to the Digital Observatory on Occupational Health and Safety (2018). International standards, such as ISO 45000, offer guidelines for the standardization of the organization's Occupational Health and Safety Management System (OHSMS), defining criteria, policies and objectives to be followed, however, for these safety measures to be effective, companies need to maintain control over them (Almeida & Nunes, 2014; International Organization for Standardization, 2018).

Software startups work in an uncertain environment with limited resources. Thus, user experience (UX) practices can help startups in their product development process and provide greater chances of survival for these companies. It is necessary to know what UX practices software startups have used, how they are using them, and their effects on the organization. Therefore, this paper aims to present a systematic mapping study (SMS) conducted through search engines and snowballing to identify UX practices used in software startups. The papers’ analysis identified thirty-six UX practices used by startups for product validation, design, and evaluation. However, the most emergent result extracted from the analysis was that only two of these practices were specified for software startups; in contrast, the others could be applied to various company types. In addition, several functions and ways of generating customer value through UX were identified.