Entrepreneurs do not form a homogeneous set who can be distinguished from non-entrepreneurs on the basis of their personality characteristics. In Romania, the Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) have a young history of 19 years behind. The present paper aims to outline the profile of the...

In a globalizing economy, competitiveness means information and know-how rather than capital and physical assets. The function of knowledge management is therefore to allow organizations to leverage their information resources and knowledge assets by remembering and applying experience. An...

In this paper we present the main results of our research concerning the development of a formal model for the theory called The Fifth Discipline. Our model is based on a Multi-Agent Systems framework. The contributions of this work include a formal model for the Fifth Discipline, and analyses...

Organizational learning has been widely acknowledged as holding the key for companies to survive and prosper and has, in recent years, gained currency in construction management research. Much research centred upon the study of organizational learning as a process, as well as the view and...

The paper explores the authentic leadership in learning organization in Slovenian business environment. The purpose of the paper is to present relationship between authentic leadership and learning organization. Main research thesis is focused on characteristics of authentic leadership in...

O mapeamento do estilo de aprendizagem é a medição da forma de adquirir conhecimento de um indivíduo ou grupo, uma ferramenta desenvolvida por Felder-Silverman aplicada na pesquisa com o objetivo de analisar os cargos e funções das agroindústrias de carne bovina do estado de Goiás. Os...

This paper analyses the 30 biggest Russian blue chips of the Russian MICEX Stock Exchange in terms of corporate training culture. It identifies training activities and searches for common problems that companies encounter. The research gives guidelines for Swiss companies establishing or...

Knowledge, competence, and related intangibles have emerged as the key drivers of competitive advantage in developed nations. This is not just because of the importance of knowledge itself, but because of the rapid expansion of goods and factor markets, leaving intangible assets as the main...

In the management of human resources, knowledge workers have been considered as adding high value to their organizations and as being the cream of the workforce. The globalization process as well as the easier access to technology has changed this paradigm. Nowadays, the knowledge workers are...