Lara Pais

Biographic Data

ID915909
NAMELara Pais
GIVEN NAMESLara
FAMILY NAMEPais
SIGNATUREPAIS L
AFFILIATIONSUniversity of Coimbra
ORCID0000-0002-2087-5950
VERIFIEDYes
TOTAL WORKS10
TOTAL CITATIONS2
WORKS AS AUTHOR10
WORKS AS EDITOR0
FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR2016
LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR2026
H-INDEX1

  • Workers without an employment contract

    Open AccessJeanine Ângela Vieira Zagheto, Nuno Rebelo Dos Santos et al.ARTICLECurrent Psychology2026

    Decent work encompasses productive, high-quality employment under conditions prioritizing freedom, equity, security, and human dignity. However, the nature of informal work (without employment or service contracts) varies by country, and it is a vital source of employment for many. In Brazil, informal workers make up 37% of the active workforce. The primary objective of this study is to characterize the perceptions of decent work among workers wi…

  • Empirical research on responsible leadership

    Helena Matos, Nuno Rebelo Dos Santos et al.ARTICLESchool Leadership and Management2025

    Responsible leadership (RL) has gained increasing attention in recent years as organisations face growing pressure to address social and environmental challenges. RL involves leading with a sense of purpose and responsibility towards stakeholders, society, and the environment beyond the interests of shareholders and profit maximisation. This literature review focuses on RL in academic settings. Using the PRISMA protocol involves a systematic anal…

  • The impact of Covid-19 pandemic context on work motivation

    Open AccessSusana Alves Pereira, Nuno Rebelo Dos Santos et al.ARTICLECurrent Psychology2025

  • Mental Health of the Roma Population in Spain

    Open AccessLara Pais, Lucía del Río-Casanova et al.ARTICLEJournal of Racial and Ethnic…2025

  • Human Resource Management Practices and Decent Work in UN Global Compact

    Open AccessAnabela Magalhães, Nuno Rebelo Dos Santos et al.ARTICLESocial Sciences2024Cited by: 1References: 28

    This study aims at describing and characterizing the Human Resources practices (HRPs), as reported by organizations within the framework of the United Nations Global Compact (UNGC). That endeavor was undertaken considering the concept of decent work (DW). Specifically, we intended to analyze and verify to what extent those practices translate and incorporate the concept of DW to build a typology of commitment levels by organizations regarding the…

  • Determinantes da Proatividade e do Capital Psicológico

    Open AccessAmilton Bento, Narbal Silva et al.ARTICLEPsicologia Ciência e Profissão2024References: 28

    A proatividade e o capital psicológico (PsyCap) são construtos associados às virtudes psicológicas, recursos despertados por fatores individuais e organizacionais, que podem maximizar resultados. Este estudo visou investigar qualitativamente os determinantes e aspectos que podem estimular o PsyCap e a proatividade, a partir da perspectiva de trabalhadores de duas empresas brasileiras. A pesquisa foi realizada por meio de entrevistas semiestrutura…

  • Decent Work and Burnout

    Open AccessAna Cláudia Dinis, Tânia Ferraro et al.ARTICLEPsychological Reports2022

    This research explores the relationship between Decent Work (DW) and Burnout in Portuguese and Brazilian academic personnel. We focus on identifying profiles resulting from the relationship between these variables. Seven hundred twenty-seven participants composed the sample (Portuguese = 334; Brazilian = 393), and data were collected online using the Decent Work Questionnaire (DWQ) and the Personal Burnout subscale from the Copenhagen Burnout Inv…

  • Decent work in the Economy for the Common Good reports

    Open AccessSusana Alves Pereira, Nuno Rebelo Dos Santos et al.ARTICLEQualitative Research in…2021

    Purpose This paper aims to describe and characterise the actions carried out by Italian organisations participating in the Economy for the Common Good (ECG) movement and to analyse these actions through the lens of decent work (DW), identifying patterns leading to a typology and conceptual propositions on the subject. Design/methodology/approach A documentary analysis was conducted on 14 reports describing the actions taken by Italian organisatio…

  • Como é o chefe ideal? Um estudo sobre a sua representação social em portugueses

    Open AccessLisete S Mendes Mónico, Lisete Mónico et al.ARTICLEPsicologia2019Cited by: 1

    Sendo a liderança uma das temáticas que mais atenção tem recebido por parte dos investigadores das Ciências Sociais, o objetivo deste estudo é identificar e interpretar as representações sociais do chefe ideal entre portugueses. Para o efeito, foram inquiridas 2725 pessoas. Recorremos à Técnica de Associação Livre de Palavras para aceder às evocações do chefe ideal. Estas foram classificadas através do Quadro de Quatro Casas em função do seu valo…

  • Authentic Leadership Questionnaire

    Open AccessClarissa Socal Cervo, Lisete S Mendes Mónico et al.ARTICLEPsicologia Reflexão e Crítica2016References: 54

    The Authentic Leadership Questionnaire (ALQ) is used to assess authentic leadership (AL). Although ALQ is often used in empirical research, cross-cultural studies with this measure are scarce. Aiming to contribute to filling this gap, this study assesses the invariance of the ALQ measure between samples of Brazilian (N = 1019) and Portuguese (N = 842) employees. A multi-group confirmatory factor analysis was performed, and the results showed the …