Author: Pierre-Andre Julien Publisher: Routledge ISBN: 042977026X Category : Business & Economics Languages : en Pages : 417
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Published in 1998. This text is designed as not only a summary of a number of years of reflections by many different researchers, but also a guide for future research and for continuing development of a theory of small business and its environment; a theory that will apply to small businesses everywhere and that will help them become what they hope to be in the 21st century.
Author: Henri Savall Publisher: IAP ISBN: 1617354775 Category : Business & Economics Languages : en Pages : 441
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The impetus for this work emerged from Savall’s belief that there is a doubleloop interaction between social and economic factors in organizations, between behaviors and structures, and between the quality of life in organizations and their economic performance. When managers underestimate this dynamic interaction, the resulting tension ultimately manifests in lowered performance and increased costs, what he refers to as the “hidden costs” of organizational life. Only by delving into the depths of these organizational dynamics can we hope to fully understand – and create the basis for improving – organizational performance. The Qualimetrics Approach presents a different and challenging way of thinking about analyzing organizations, one that draws together quantitative information, financial analysis and qualitative insights into organizational dynamics. As Savall and Zardet argue, to gain a true understanding of what is happening in organizations, intervener-researchers must focus on all three perspectives, as ignoring any one of them will lead to incomplete understandings. Their approach underscores the importance of using qualitative data to validate quantitative depictions (“the numbers”) of organizational performance in understanding the construction of financial statements. The strength of Savall and Zardet’s approach is that it pushes us to go deeper, to fully understand the narratives underlying the numbers and the social construction of our financial assessments.
Author: Ludivine Adla Publisher: Vuibert ISBN: 2311411373 Category : Business & Economics Languages : fr Pages : 283
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La gestion des ressources humaines (GRH) en PME ne se résume pas à la transposition de celle des grandes entreprises dans un modèle réduit. Si certaines PME renferment une GRH informelle et arbitraire, généralement auto-centrée sur le dirigeant, d'autres détiennent une GRH plus partagée et relationnelle. Elle est même susceptible de revêtir un caractère stratégique : on parle alors de gestion stratégique des ressources humaines (GSRH). La GRH peut aussi s'envisager à l'international ou encore soutenir une dynamique d'innovation. Elle occupe en outre une place déterminante lors d'une transmission/reprise de PME, et vient accompagner les enjeux sociaux dans le cadre d'une démarche de responsabilité sociétale des entreprises (RSE). Cet ouvrage vise à aborder la GRH sous ces quatre angles en répondant aux diverses interrogations des dirigeants : • Comment piloter ses ressources humaines ? • Quelle stratégie RH mettre en place ? • Comment concilier enjeux sociaux et performance ? Les auteurs proposent des pistes de réflexion et des outils susceptibles d'intéresser les dirigeants de PME, les responsables RH, les responsables publics, les consultants-experts en management, les enseignants-chercheurs en sciences de gestion, et les étudiants portant un intérêt au devenir des entreprises à taille humaine. Les propos des présidents nationaux de l'ANDRH et de la CPME permettent en outre de prendre de la hauteur sur cette thématique à forts enjeux.
Author: Alain Roger Publisher: John Wiley & Sons ISBN: 1119579236 Category : Business & Economics Languages : en Pages : 218
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Managing skills is at the core of Human Resources Management. Based on previous literature and realized with researchers from Magellan, the Research Center in Management of iaeLyon, Skills Management examines how skills can be analyzed at the individual and collective levels, and investigates the focus on different types of skills – including technical, soft, learning, leadership and emotional skills. The book examines how skills management is applied in various contexts and for various populations, cultures and profiles, with examples ranging from middle managers having to develop organizational skills in a changing environment, to engineers having to develop soft skills beyond their technical skills; from police officers developing emotional skills, to the new skills that are needed when a hospital introduces a new approach to shared leadership. In the concluding chapter, this book also investigates how it is sometimes difficult to focus on skills development when organization needs are focused on flexibility.
Author: Tim Mazzarol Publisher: Springer Nature ISBN: 9811395098 Category : Business & Economics Languages : en Pages : 597
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This textbook familiarises students with the theory and practice of small business management and challenges assumptions that may be held about the way small business management can or should adopt the management practices of larger firms. For students interested in establishing and managing their own small firm, this book helps them to focus their thinking on the realities of life as a small business owner-manager – both its challenges and its rewards. For postgraduate students that are keen to ‘make a difference’, this text enables them to understand how they might consult to small firms and assist owner-managers to establish and grow their ventures. In addition to students, this book is also useful to small business owner-managers as a general guide on how they might better manage their operations. Managers in large corporations and financial institutions who deal with small businesses as clients or suppliers, and professionals such as accountants, lawyers and consultants who provide advice and other services to small businesses will also find the book of interest.
Author: Rocco Moliterni Publisher: Firenze University Press ISBN: 8884538556 Category : Health care rationing Languages : en Pages : 889
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The Toulon-Verona Conference was founded in 1998 by prof. Claudio Baccarani of the University of Verona, Italy, and prof. Michel Weill of the University of Toulon, France. It has been organized each year in a different place in Europe in cooperation with a host university (Toulon 1998, Verona 1999, Derby 2000, Mons 2001, Lisbon 2002, Oviedo 2003, Toulon 2004, Palermo 2005, Paisley 2006, Thessaloniki 2007, Florence, 2008). Originally focusing on higher education institutions, the research themes have over the years been extended to the health sector, local government, tourism, logistics, banking services. Around a hundred delegates from about twenty different countries participate each year and nearly one thousand research papers have been published over the last ten years, making of the conference one of the major events in the field of quality in services.
Author: Rippa, Pierluigi Publisher: Edward Elgar Publishing ISBN: 1803928972 Category : Business & Economics Languages : en Pages : 225
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Presenting cutting-edge research from Europe and beyond, The Role of Ecosystems in Developing Startups examines the diverse triggers of the entrepreneurial process and evaluates the richness of different entrepreneurial ecosystems.
Author: Houcine Berbou Publisher: Cambridge Scholars Publishing ISBN: 1527549194 Category : Business & Economics Languages : en Pages : 657
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This book brings together papers presented at the 3rd Conference of Research in Economics and Management (CIREG) held in Morocco in May 2016. With a focus on the challenges of SMEs and innovative solutions, they highlight the contribution of researchers in the fields of business and management, with all their micro and macro-economic aspects. They shed light on the universal scientific vision of the importance of SMEs with answers relevant to their local context and adapted to their specific national situation. The relevance of SME research lies in its heuristic value of analyzing change, rather than in constructing a category, a particularly useful empirical concept. This third volume is focused on marketing and human resources.
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