This work analyses the emergence of Competence concept and its implications for workers management on organizations, included considering the existent discussion about the necessity of substituting the Qualification concept ...

Starting with citrus introduction in both Americas, citrus agro industry system installed in Florida (USA) and São Paulo (Brazil) suffered deep changes during growth and evolution processes. Changes caused by new technologies ...

This study analyses the process of organizational change and the new work relations decurrent of the privatization of eletric sector companies in São Paulo. The privatization of the State companies appears as an important ...

Six Sigma and performance measurement are subjects under investigation for practical and academic purposes. In this way, Six Sigma Program is a remarkable continuous improvement program with exceptional results in short ...

With the growth of customer demand level, at last two decades it appeared quality improvement approach focusing customer satisfaction as the way to the organizations improve the efficiency and effectiveness of their ...

The changing basis of competition has emphasized the role of performance measurement as a strategic and competitive requirement for many organizations. In such context, companies from different countries have applied ...

The focus on management practices - especially the ones that improve the fulfillment of the demands and needs of people involved with the organization - has grown due to the increase in competition, causing changes in ...

A series of methods and techniques has gained prominence in the organizations that possess a standard of system for development of products - SDP in the conceptual phase of the project, as well as in redesign when ...

The industry of Agricultural Implements and Machines has had an expressive development in the country, following the expansion of the Brazilian agro-industrial area and focusing in the exportation increase of the ...

In the current competitive and dynamic environment, with constant changes concerning consumers' preferences, competitors' actions and also political and economical changes in different countries, marketing strategies are ...