The aim of this paper is to determine the degree of implementation of certain work practices of reflexive production and lean production, individually and jointly, in Catalonia direct suppliers firms of OEM. We present the results of a survey, which examines various items about the degree of...

In Thailand, the increasingly burdensome regulations and oversight mechanisms imposed by state agencies have contributed to a compliance-oriented culture of research in most universities. Any deviation from the stipulated practices can result in swift action by state agencies, such as the Office...

This article describes the problem of efficiency of functioning of the organization in modern conditions of dynamic external environment. Modern external environment characterized by financial instability, lower incomes, economic constraints in relation to Russia, as well as constantly changing...

Social networking sites such as Facebook and Twitter can help employees enhance a company's marketing, recruiting, security, and safety. However, employees' use of social networking sites and employers' access of those sites can result in illegal and unethical behavior, such as discrimination...

What will be the best management style during the energy crisis? To respond to this question, I investigate which type of management style allows firms to be more resilient during the energy crisis, leveraging the California energy crisis in 2000-2001. In pursuance of it, I use an unsupervised...

Corporate social networking sites provide employees and employers with considerable opportunity to share information and become friends. Unfortunately, American and international laws do not directly address social networking site usage. The National Labor Relations Act, civil rights laws, and...

The article examines organizational and personal factors in relation to the retention of the female workers in the IT SMEs. The organizations operating in the business cities of India were targeted using convenience sampling technique. In addition to that, purposive sampling was used for...

Este artículo tiene como objetivo presentar un modelo de formación empresarial parauniversidades especialmente de carácter privado. Para la realización del mismo se ha tenido en cuenta la experiencia en el desarrollo de la actitud empresarial aplicada desde el año 1999 en la universidad...

In the current business environment of constant change and turmoil occurs between businesses rivalry, which has an impact on their actual success and prosperity. Successful companies put primary emphasis on the quality of their managers’ defined competencies. Competencies are becoming a key...

It is generally known that companies which are subjects of external pressure in a dynamic and turbulent business environment have a strong demand for managers, for managing workers, entrepreneurs, and project and production directors. The focus is getting not only on their professional expertise...