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Management and engineering innovation /
This book discusses management and engineering innovation with a particular emphasis on human resource management (HRM) and production engineering. In an innovation context, the disciplines of management and engineering are linked to promote sustainable development, seeking cultural and geographical...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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London : Hoboken :
ISTE ; Wiley,
2013.
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| Colección: | Automation-control and industrial engineering series.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Title Page; Contents; Preface; Chapter 1: We the Engineers and Them the Managers; 1.1. Introduction; 1.2. Identities and values: the self and the other; 1.3. Symmetries, asymmetries and career dynamics; 1.4. Evolving identities and professional reference groups; 1.5. Protean or boundaryless careers; 1.6. Dialectics, dilemmas and career choices; 1.7. Case study, sample and data analysis; 1.8. Results; 1.8.1. Professional identification (comparison group); 1.8.2. Mediating effect of the perceived comparative status; 1.8.3. Management training/education.
- 1.8.4. Relationship between engineers and managers1.9. Discussion and conclusions; 1.10. Strengths and limits; 1.11. Implications for future research; 1.12. Bibliography; Chapter 2: Strategic Capabilities for Successful Engagement in Proactive CSR in Small and Medium Enterprises: A ResourceBased View Approach; 2.1. Introduction
- CSR and SMEs; 2.1.1. The nature of CSR; 2.1.2. The SME context; 2.2. The resource-based view approach to business strategy; 2.2.1. Resources and capabilities; 2.2.2. Competitive advantage and performance; 2.3. Proactive CSR in SMEs.
- 2.3.1. Economic dimension of proactive CSR2.3.2. Social dimension of proactive CSR; 2.3.3. Environmental dimension of proactive CSR; 2.3.4. Interaction and its contribution to SME financial performance; 2.4. Capabilities for proactive CSR in SMEs; 2.4.1. Internally directed capabilities; 2.4.2. Externally directed capabilities; 2.5. Conceptual model for successful engagement in proactive CSR in SMEs; 2.6. Conclusion; 2.7. Bibliography.
- Chapter 3: Innovative Management Development in the Automotive Supply Industry
- A Preliminary Case Study for the Development of an Innovat Approach to Innovation Management3.1. Introduction; 3.2. Innovation; 3.3. Case study; 3.3.1. Small event/critical juncture; 3.3.2. Strategy; 3.3.3. Structure (organization); 3.3.4. Culture; 3.3.5. People/personnel; 3.3.6. Communication; 3.4. Reflection as a key to innovative management development; 3.5. Further research issues; 3.6. Bibliography; Chapter 4: Innovative Product Design and Development through Online Customization; 4.1. Introduction.
- 4.2. Mass customization and reconfigurable products for E-PD4.2.1. Innovative reconfigurable product development; 4.2.2. Conceptual systematic loop of E-PD; 4.3. The empirical research design; 4.4. Case of Indian office furniture sector; 4.4.1. Market segmentation; 4.4.2. Distribution channels; 4.4.3. Data collection; 4.5. Data analysis; 4.5.1. Response of questionnaires; 4.5.2. Findings on section A1.1 (demographics): getting to know the respondents; 4.5.3. Findings on section A1.2 (opinion): how they feel about these statements; 4.6. Discussions and further analysis using PESTLE.
- 4.6.1. Political and legal factors.