The quality of life at work has been one of the most important aspects to be considered by a given organization to achieve pre-defined objectives. Thus, this research aims to analyze the level of satisfaction with the quality of work life (QWL) of the employees of the Higher Institute of Defense Studies “Lieutenant-General Armando Emílio Guebuza” (ISEDEF) according to Walton’s model. A conceptual framework was built through a bibliographic and literature review. The instrument used for data collection was a questionnaire applied to 97 military and civilian personnel in August 2019. The results show that the general level of satisfaction with QWL is moderate, requiring an improvement in living conditions so that military education and training continues, as well as the development of models that enable the realization of benefits according to the social and economic level in the country.

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As Forças Armadas portuguesas confrontam-se com um problema clássico das organizações militares: atrair, formar, reter e preparar a saída dos homens e mulheres que compõem a força. Problema clássico, porém, sempre reatualizado na confluência das mudanças globais repercutidas no setor da Defesa e respetivos contextos sociais e políticos. O presente artigo descreve os movimentos de saída da atividade, por via da passagem à reserva/reforma dos militares de carreira do Exército português. No plano teórico convocam-se modelos da profissão militar à luz dos quais tais processos adquirem sentido. O suporte empírico decorre da análise da legislação enquadrante e de dados quantitativos referentes aos militares que entre 2000 e 2016 passaram à situação de reserva/reforma, um total de 4872 indivíduos. Verifica-se que a reforma é antecedida por um período na reserva, correspondendo maioritariamente a opções individuais de antecipar a saída da carreira, especialmente quando estão iminentes alterações legislativas que afetam a condição militar.

This paper gains a better understanding of the relation between Guarda Nacional Republicana (GNR) officers and citizens from Évora and Setúbal districts. Currently, boost the relationship between militaries and the population it´s a strategic goal of Guarda Nacional Republicana, namely work to convey a credible and professional image, contrasting with the social representations and old stereotypes that persist in haunting the institution's image from the times of the Estado Novo. In fact, through literature review, surveys and interviews we were able to understand how the social representations of Guarda Nacional Republicana militaries have evolved since the beginning of the 21st century in the districts mentioned above, that is, investigate the opinion and representation of the society about the militaries by carrying out a comparative study. As main conclusions, we point out that the social representation of Guarda Nacional Republicana officers have evolved quite positively since the beginning of the 21st century to the present day, leading us to conclude also that the old stereotype (strongly negative for the image of the military) is almost completely depleted. The study’s conclusions also point towards the importance of culture and values, age, ethnicity, and place of residence of the citizens have in relationship and opinion with this professional class.

In a culture of development and globalization, organizations need to value their human capital. It is here that Human Resources Management and each of its areas of expertise gain importance, among them the Performance Appraisal, as it has a direct impact on the results of organizations and the performance of employees. It is from here that the subject of this research arises, to analyze the Performance Appraisal satisfaction of the Officers of Administration of the Guarda Nacional Republicana. This investigation is pertinent due to the lack of studies in public sector organizations, of which the Guarda Nacional Republicana is part, as one military security force. The overall objective of this paper is to analyze the satisfaction resulting from the Performance Appraisal process in the Guarda Nacional Republicana. Following the hypotheticaldeductive method, a questionnaire survey allowed to collect enough data to test the hypotheses of investigation, using parametric and nonparametric techniques. Thus, it was possible to conclude that the Administration Officers of the Guarda Nacional Republicana feel a slight Performance Appraisal satisfaction. This result was strongly influenced by the unsatisfactory results related to the Performance Appraisal System and the Performance Appraisal Interview, notorious in the results of the analysis of the data collected.