October 2012
Examining and analyzing a new model of correlation between implementing strategic planning, business process re-engineering, enterprise resource planning, and output of organization (performance measurement) in pioneer industries of Iran
Nowadays, organizations in rival space need to handle their resources by a productive and integrative system to rich variety and more quality and speedy in product and service's delivery. One of the best methods that gain this goal isenterprise resource planning (ERP) software solution. Doing performance measurement, efficiency and effectiveness of implemented system is catchable. Most critical...
October 2012
The influences on business students to become entrepreneurs
This paper aims to find out whether there is a desire of students from eight different business administration’s colleges of São Paulo to start a new business. The research approach was qualitative, based on a questionnaire with open and closed questions, applied to 349 students. Through the analysis of the empirical data, the trend of young people’s great interest in entrepreneurship...
October 2012
Preliminary analysis of social responsibility inside Chilean universities
The article describes initiatives concerning social responsibility carried out by Chilean universities and the way these initiatives are incorporated into their strategic processes. The main goal is to determine opportunities and limitations wherein a university could take advantages of its role as social developer to impel sustainable development in the community it is inserted in. In this context, to face...
October 2012
Stakeholders’ engagement in sustainability development and reporting: Evidence from Brazil
This study examined the parameters of sustainability development (SD), sustainability reporting (SR) and the degree of stakeholders” engagement (SE) in the process of social control (SC) of the municipalities of ABCD of the greater São Paulo, Brazil. Historically, social responsibility reporting was initiated by multinational companies (MNC) to abridge the information gap between the...
October 2012
An analysis of induced organizational learning: The case of emerging South African civil engineering subcontractors
Organizational learning fostered through interactions with other companies can lead to the development of businesses. The objective of the study was to describe interactions between established and emerging contractors in South Africa leading to a better understanding of learning events for the latter. Emerging contractors are owned by historically disadvantaged individuals and marked by low levels of...
October 2012
A comparative study of five cross-cultural dimensions: Chinese construction companies in Congo
In the last years, Chinese construction companies have been increasingly investing in Congo-Brazzaville. It is essential to underline that Chinese construction companies as well as their Congolese counterparts and labourers should understand cultural differences as well as similarities to create a good partnership-working environment. The two cultural backgrounds are different enough to generate tensions, if...
October 2012
Human resource management practices of manufacturing and engineering organisations in India: Lessons for the developing world
This study reviewed and categorised human resource literature into the triad areas of, human resource management (HRM), human resource development (HRD), and organisation development (OD). It further collated underlying concepts in HRM, HRD and OD and built a classificatory scheme, which was analysed, and found to compare favourably with the People Capability Maturity Model (P-CMM), a concept known for higher...
October 2012
Internationalisation of Brazilian ethanol: An analysis of the current scenario
The Brazilian sugarcane ethanol is highlighted as a clean, renewable and sustainable alternative to fossil fuels. This product has gained international visibility because of its environmental, economic and social advantages, which allowed it to reach the world market. The objective of the present study was to identify which measures have been taken by Brazil, including public and entrepreneurial strategies,...
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