Política de endeudamiento de la empresa y la incidencia en su valor de mercado

Ambidexterity and total quality management: towards a research agenda

PurposeThe purpose of the paper is to expand on the existing theory of ambidexterity by analysing its implications for organisations that employ total quality management.Design/methodology/approachThe analysis of relevant theoretical and empirical studies on ambidexterity and total quality management enables us to reflect on the common elements, facilitating factors and synergy that exists between both fields.FindingsThanks to the synergy between its principles and practices, total quality management can act as a platform in creating an ambidextrous context, in addition to generating ambidextrous management capabilities and ambidextrous organisational skills. However, no relationship has be…

Formalization and business Performance : Is operational performance a relevant link?.

There is no consensus in the organizational literature about the relationship between formalization and firm performance. Some studies have suggested that formalization is beneficial for organization performance, but others have generated contradictory results. In this research, we try to analyze the relationships between formalization, operational performance, and business performance. To test these hypotheses, the structural equation technique was used on data from a survey carried out on organic agro-food Spanish industrial firms. The results obtained show that operational performance fully mediates the relationship between formalization and business performance. Our findings contribute …

Self-assessment application and learning in organizations: A special reference to the ontological dimension

Quality management self-assessment is a powerful tool for management continuous improvement, and it may foster the process of learning in the organization. In this paper, we identify some links between self-assessment and learning. From the analysis of the learning processes at the three ontological levels--individual, group and organizational--and taking the contributions of Crossan et al. (1999) and Kim (1993) as a reference point, we propose a model of organizational learning. This model explicitly recognizes the importance of group level as a link between individual and organizational levels, and it can be employed in order to analyse the effect of self-assessment application at the dif…

Definitions of Innovation

El documento forma parte de los materiales docentes programados mediante la ayuda del Servei de Política Lingüística de la Universitat de València.: Definiciones de Innovación Innovation definitions

The Impact of Total Quality Management on Organisational Ambidexterity

El documento forma parte de los materiales docentes programados mediante la ayuda del Servei de Política Lingüística de la Universitat de València. Análisis del Impacto de la aplicación de la Gestión de la Calidad Total sobre la Ambidestreza Organizativa Analysis of the impact of Total Quality Management over Organizational Ambidexteriy

Innovation and Ambidexterity

El documento forma parte de los materiales docentes programados mediante la ayuda del Servei de Política Lingüística de la Universitat de València. Análisis comparativo de los conceptos de Innovación y Ambidestreza Comparative Analysis of the Innovation and Ambidexterity Concepts