Maria Sá

Prof. Dr. Maria Sá

Department of Business Sciences, University Institute of Maia
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Academic Career Length

35Years (1992-Present)

(Calculated once Scilit publication data is synced: current year − year of first publication + 1)

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1 November 1994 in Thermochimica Acta
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MSMaria Sá
Maria Sá
ASA.M. Sereno
A.M. Sereno

1 April 1999 in Thermochimica Acta
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MSMaria Sá
Maria Sá
AFA.M Figueiredo
A.M Figueiredo
ASA.M Sereno
A.M Sereno

30 September 2023 in Behavioral Sciences
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RSReinaldo Sousa Santos
Reinaldo Sousa Santos
ELEva Cristina Petiz de Freitas Lousã
Eva Cristina Petiz de Freitas Lousã
MSMaria Sá
Maria Sá
JCJoão Alves Cordeiro
João Alves Cordeiro
The study investigates the effect of organizational citizenship behavior (OCB) on well-being at work. The study further examines the moderating role of people and task-focused leadership styles between OCB on well-being at work. Individual-directed organizational citizenship behaviors (OCBI) and organizational-directed organizational citizenship behaviors (OCBO) will also be analyzed. A quantitative study was conducted and convenient sampling was adopted in selecting respondent workers (n = 200) in different Portuguese organizations. The results show that OCBs positively and significantly influence well-being at work. The strength of individual-directed organizational citizenship behaviors (OCBI) on well-being at work is stronger than that of organization-directed organizational citizenship behaviors (OCBO). Contrary to expectations, the relationship between leadership styles and well-being was not statistically significant, offering possibilities for discussion regarding the central importance usually attributed to leadership in the organizational context. However, leadership styles have a moderating effect between OCB and well-being at work, except when the employee adopts OCBO and the leadership style is people-oriented. The present study is innovative because it positions OCB as an antecedent in the relationship with well-being at work and investigates the moderating role of leadership styles in the relationship between organizational citizenship behavior and well-being.

1 August 1999 in International Journal of Food Science and Technology
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Maria Sá
ASAlberto M. Sereno
Alberto M. Sereno

1 June 1993 in International Journal of Food Science and Technology
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MSMaria Sá
Maria Sá
ASAlberto M. Sereno
Alberto M. Sereno

1 January 2012 in WORK: A Journal of Prevention, Assessment & Rehabilitation
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MSMaria Sá
Maria Sá
RARui Azevedo
Rui Azevedo
MMMaria Cristina Martins
Maria Cristina Martins
OMOsvaldo Machado
Osvaldo Machado
JTJoão Tavares
João Tavares
This study aims to create awareness, both within the scientific community and among providers of sports facilities, for individuals with impaired or reduced mobility, promoting the development of technical solutions that allow greater autonomy and social integration of people with disabilities. The purpose of this work is, on the one hand, to evaluate the accessibility of sports facilities for people with reduced mobility and, on the other hand, to investigate why this user group has such low rates of participation in sporting activities. Firstly, using the Portuguese norms and legislation transcribed from European Community directives, a check list was created comprising all the items that sports facilities should abide by in order to provide accessibility and safety to people with reduced mobility. Another questionnaire was designed aimed at this user group, with questions pertaining to their desire and ability to use sports facilities. This questionnaire was distributed in Portugal, in the greater metropolitan area of Porto, to users of Rehabilitation Centres and Physiotherapy Clinics. The results obtained from the check-list showed the compliances and non-compliances of the respective sports facilities, proving that many barriers preventing the participation of people with reduced mobility still exist. Twenty-four people with permanent impairment of the lower extremities (paraplegia) answered the questionnaire pertaining to the desire and ability to perform physical activity. Two individuals (8%) had sporting activities available to them in their area of residence and only five (21%) performed any physical activity. The main reason given for not taking part in any activity was the lack of adapted sports facilities. All the participants felt that taking part in sports is beneficial. The benefits stated were: general well-being and development of the psychomotor component (e.g. coordination, balance, body posture), of physical condition (e.g. strength, resistance, flexibility) and social integration and quality of life. Besides wellbeing, they also mentioned social interaction, a way of occupying their time and an escape from the routine as the main motives for which they would like to take up physical exercise.