In this study theorizes and researches empirically on an advanced frame of analysis of the capabilities formative processes and his formative complementarity degree, like point of split for an efficient management of the organizational capabilities. The results on 136 Spanish high technology...

The aim of this work focuses on analyzing the effect, both immediate and delayed, of Market Orientation (MO) on organizational outcomes. A longitudinal study has been done over a time horizon of 3 years in the Spanish financial sector. Regarding the methodology, we have developed a qualitative...

This paper focuses on the issue of knowledge transfer, an important area in knowledge management. The aim of the paper is to identify the people management practices that will be most effective in fostering knowledge sharing. We begin with a theorical analysis to identify the practices that...

This study elaborates a proposal of the main reasons and risks at Information Systems Outsourcing. We try also to evaluate these reasons and risks in the case of the largest Spanish firms and to analyse their temporary evolution. To achieve this objective a questionnaire has been carried out...

Die vorliegende Arbeit wurde im Rahmen eines Praktikums beim DPV DeutscherPressevertrieb GmbH verfasst. Der DPV ist eine 100 prozentige Tochterfirmades Verlagshauses Gruner+Jahr und wurde im Jahr 2006 gegründet.Ursache hierfür war die Neustrukturierung der gesamten vertrieblichen...

Qualitätsmanagement ist wieder in aller Munde. Der Spielzeugwarenhersteller Mattel war erst unlängst gezwungen, 21 Millionen in China produzierte Spielzeuge zurückzurufen. Die Gründe lagen beispielsweise in unzulässig hohem Bleigehalt in den Farben und in der Verschluckungsgefahr von...

Die Qualität von Produkten und Dienstleistungen steht seit einiger Zeit imMittelpunkt entsprechender Verbesserungsbemühungen, woraus sich entsprechendeKonzepte für das Qualitätsmanagement ebenso wie für das Qualitätscontrollingentwickelt haben. Dabei ist Qualität nun wahrlich keine neue...

Business students often have difficulty integrating economics reasoning into other business disciplines because of differences in the format and presentation of financial data across disciplines. Economics courses use one format while Accounting and other business courses use another. This paper...

The design of the new study plans adapted to the guidelines of the European Higher Education Area (EHEA) attempt to bring business reality closer to the students, involving them into their learning process adopting an active model and participation and providing them a favourable framework in...

The balanced scorecard is one of the most successful, endurable management concepts in recent years. The balanced scorecard is a performance measurement tool developed in 1992 by Harvard Business School professor Robert S. Kaplan and management consultant David P. Norton. Kaplan and Norton's...