Capacidades y prácticas empresariales como mecanismo de aprendizaje organizacional y su aplicación a la gestión del Personal: Caso Multinacionales

Cerna, Luis Guillermo (2008): Capacidades y prácticas empresariales como mecanismo de aprendizaje organizacional y su aplicación a la gestión del Personal: Caso Multinacionales.

Abstract

The most important benefit of this investigation is the identification of the best capacities and managerial practices, used by multinational companies on the global economic market, in its application as a mechanism of learning and management of personnel. This study defines the spectrum of universal managerial practices and investigates the capacities that are related with the management of the business. The proposed models ([4cC] managerial management and [4cP] management of personnel) have been empirically validated under the theory of resources and capacities. The empirical multivariate analysis and the demonstration of the raised hypotheses, indicates that if these managerial practices are applied consistently with the resources and capacities of the organization (internal adjustment) and they are congruent to the strategy of the business (external adjustment), they create dynamics and interdependency with the capacity of management of personnel, through processes of continuous learning, resulting in positive organizational impacts.

• Item Type: MPRA Paper
• English Title: Capacities and managerial practices as mechanism of organizacional learning and its application to the management of the personal: Case Multinationals
• Language: Spanish
• Keywords: Global market, multinationals, managerial universal practices, competitive advantage, resources and capacities theory
• Subjects: M - Business Administration and Business Economics ; Marketing ; Accounting ; Personnel Economics > M1 - Business Administration > M14 - Corporate Culture ; Diversity ; Social Responsibility; M - Business Administration and Business Economics ; Marketing ; Accounting ; Personnel Economics > M1 - Business Administration; M - Business Administration and Business Economics ; Marketing ; Accounting ; Personnel Economics > M5 - Personnel Economics; M - Business Administration and Business Economics ; Marketing ; Accounting ; Personnel Economics > M1 - Business Administration > M12 - Personnel Management ; Executives; Executive Compensation

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