El artículo presenta los resultados de una investigación en una empresa de servicios que ofrece seguros e inversiones a nivel nacional, localizada en Medellín. El objetivo es analizar las distintas dimensiones que hacen parte de los constructos formación y entrenamiento, prácticas...

Este artículo obedece a tres objetivos principales. Primero, cuestiona el uso generalizado de recompensas tangibles (bonos, premios, obsequios, etc.) o castigos para motivar a los empleados y hace referencia a diversas investigaciones que demuestran cómo este tipo de incentivos no promueve una...

Las empresas familiares son organizaciones de enorme complejidad que recientementese han convertido en objeto de estudio de diversas disciplinas, como la Administración,Sociología, Psicología y Antropología. Estas centran su atención en la sucesión, susformas de gobierno, los estilos de...

En el artículo se presentan consideraciones acerca de la motivación de los trabajadores subcontratados, en el marco de referencia de la “Gestión Humana Estratégica”. Se exponendos facetas de la administración de personal: por un lado, lo importante que ha sido lamotivación de los...

The literature on shareholder voting has mostly focused on the influence of proxy advisors on shareholder votes. We exploit a unique empirical setting enabling us to provide a direct estimate of management’s influence. Analyzing shareholder votes on the frequency of future say on pay votes, we...

Former Head of the Singapore Civil Service Mr Lim Siong Guan now shares his diverse experiences and fresh insights on leadership in his exclusive new book, <i>The Leader, The Teacher & You</i>. As a former Permanent Secretary in ministries, including the Ministry of Defence, the Prime Minister's Office...

This research identified the capabilities used by Canadian hotel general managers during a time of economic stress and examines the relationships between capabilities and hotel performance. The instrument used in this study was the New Zealand Management Capability Index (NZIMCI) and contains...

Succession planning, as defined by Butler and Roche-Tarry (2002), is an ongoing dynamic process that assists a business or organization in aligning its goals and its human capital needs. Succession planning can prepare companies for future critical vacancies of middle and senior management...

This paper examines the determining factors in the success of the small and medium-sized business. The emphasis of the investigation has been in the role played by intangible assets in the establishment and maintenance of a competitive advantage. In order to analyze in detail the characteristics...

This paper analyzes types of leadership and their relationship with organizational effectiveness in small construction enterprises of Puebla. An analysis of various literature related to the topic was examined, for a theoretical basis. Next, some aspects were measured through a Likert-scale...