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The research maps Public Management practices in Brazil and Portugal. It uses SciELO Brazil and Portugal databases, focusing on practices in public management. It analyses 847 articles and uses the Bibliometrix tool for bibliometrics. Results point to increased publications on the identified themes, mainly associated with health and public policies, with a significant use of qualitative methodology in the analyses. Considers the existence of emerging topics addressing the COVID-19 pandemic, the new public management, governance, and training of health managers. Brazil and Portugal demonstrate commitment to the modernization of the public sector and investment in practical and applied research. It emphasizes the need to improve the knowledge transfer to the public sector, transforming research into actions to drive development. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

This study aims to verify if there is any difference in the personality traits of Project Managers with different professional backgrounds - training, experience, and business sector (public or private). Using as theoretical basis the Big Five personality traits, this research was conducted with 244 Project Managers who work in Brazil. The results of tests of mean differences between groups showed that Project Managers with more experience have the trait agreeableness more pronounced than managers with less experience, while Project Managers with more schooling have a higher Conscientiousness, Openness to Experience, and Emotional Stability than Managers with less schooling. Project Managers who work in the public and private sectors showed different personality traits between themselves, and only for agreeableness no significant difference was found. These findings may contribute to the targeting of selection and training policies and the development of interpersonal and technical skills for this professional. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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