The current issue and full text archive of this journal is available at www.emeraldinsight.com/1463-5771.htm BIJ 13,1/2 Best practices of collaboration between university and industrial SMEs P. Pecas and E. Henriques ¸ Technology and Management Group, Department of Mechanical Engineering, ´ Instituto Superior Tecnico, Lisboa, Portugal Abstract Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to contribute to the implementation of best practices of collaboration between university and industrial small-
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1992), several reservations have been expressed concerning (a) the substance of its practical attraction (Bjornenak, 1997; Gosselin, 1997; Malmi, 1999), i.e. that it may be a fad or fashion, engendering a bandwagon effect rather than a genuine and useful technical enhancement, (b) its decision-making relevance (Noreen, 1991; Bromwich and Hong, 1999), i.e. that several restrictive (and practically unlikely) conditions must apply before the ABC information can legitimately be used to generate relevant
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Introduction & trends in HR 1-“The point is that these differences demand attention so that each person can maximize his or her potential, so that organizations can maximize their effectiveness and so that the society as a whole can make the wisest use of its human resources” (Cascio). 7-S framework created by McKinsey & Company distinguishes seven components in a company’s architecture: strategy, structure, systems, staff, style, skills and shared values. PF Drucker had remarked
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Nestle Case Study 1. The company of Nestle had undergone both the first order change and second order change. In a first order change, the company underwent some changes in terms of transactional and organizational climate change. On the other hand, Nestle also underwent second order change wherein there are changes in terms of transformational change. This order second-order type of change is more evident. Below are the snippets organizational change that occurred at Nestle according to
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For a company owning a worth business in any big stock market always have a tool to analyze its performance. The tool could be like an annual report which deliberately assesses a company’s fiscal health, financial status and market position within any specific period (Thomsett, 2007). Annual reports hold a great importance for organization, especially when the organization is owned by multiple owners or is a public limited firm (Thomsett, 2007). To develop the prospect of the company there is a need
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Automated Swimming Pool Cleaning System Introduction: Automated pool cleaning systems have been developed to reduce the amount of human effort required to keep a pool clean. Without a cleaning system the pool water would quickly become stagnant and a habitation for all sorts of micro-organisms. Algae would soon fill the pool turning the water and pool surfaces green. Not only is this an aesthetic problem it could potentially be a serious risk to a swimmer’s health. The overall purpose of
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INTERNSHIP REPORT ON ORGANIZATIONAL STUDY AT CENTUM ELECTRONICS SUBITTED BY: SARAVANAN AJDURAIRAJ VRAJENDRA P | 12MB491212MB486512MB48 | II SEMESTER MBA Guide Mr. A. M. Lucas Internship Report submitted to the University of Mysore in partial fulfillment of the requirements of II Semester MBA degree examinations – 2013 Ramaiah Institute of Management sciences #15, New BEL Road, MSRIT Post, M S Ramaiah Nagar Bangalore – 560054 CERTIFICATE This is to certify that this Internship Report on Organizational
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The Annals of The "Ştefan cel Mare" University of Suceava. Fascicle of The Faculty of Economics and Public Administration Vol. 9, No. 2(10), 2009 CURRENT TRENDS IN HRM Assistant Otilia ALBU University „Ştefan cel Mare”, Suceava, Romania otilia@seap.usv.ro Assistant PhD. Student Lucia MOROŞAN-DĂNILĂ University „Ştefan cel Mare”, Suceava, Romania luciad@seap.usv.ro Abstract: The goal of this article is to establish the importance of human resource management (HRM) and ho w it emerged, to
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Abstract This research project report went for demonstrating how ISO 9001-2008 affirmation influences either positively or negatively the customers. In more recent times we have seen numerous organizations in diverse divisions being ISO 9001-2008 guaranteed; numerous are likewise during the time spent getting the affirmation but then in the wake of getting the confirmation numerous don't take after the rules to the letter what's more, this outcomes to having disappointed customers both inner and
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Activity Based Costing 2.1 Traditional costing system Before going into detail on the activity based costing method, here is a brief presentation of the traditional costing system and say how it differs from ABC. The traditional costing system traces indirect costs to products/services through a single, or a few rates. Firstly, indirect expenses are assigned to production and service departments. After that, the costs from the service departments are moved to production departments. Separate
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