This paper examines the management of collaborative R&D projects with customers. Prior research on social network theory and the knowledge-based view has identified the conditions of successful collaboration, whereas the actual management of project dynamics has received less attention. This paper addresses this gap in extant research through a case study on the management of inter-firm R&D pro...

From observation, very few organizations in Nigeria have Knowledge Management (KM) portfolios and one of such is KPMG that recruits staff regularly to fill knowledge management positions and have primary responsibilities to manage, develop, coordinate, maintain and disseminate KPMG's knowledge management processes and resources amongst several other responsibilities played by personnel employed...

"What about the gym?" was the big question at this week's presidential press conference, as all other school matters were put aside. The crowd filed from the Patroon lounge to the Assembly Hall and finally to the Ballroom. The number of persons attending seemed to increase with every move and soon totaled 600 or 700. Dr. Clifton Thome, VicePresident of Student Affairs, held the press conference...

In 1993 the Auditing Practices Board issued an expanded audit report, SAS 600 Auditors' Reports on Financial Statements, in an attempt to educate users and reduce their misunderstandings in respect of certain matters pertaining to the audit function. In the context of the auditors' reporting environment, this paper investigates the extent to which the new audit report, SAS 600, has been success...

abstract aim and background: the key purpose of the study was to investigation the relationship of job burnout and some of job variables like type and level of responsibility, service and mangement experiences. method and materials: this descriptive study was conducted on 245 managers and vice-chancellors randomly selected by the cluster-sampling technique. they were assessed by job burnout que...

At present, corporate social responsibility has become an important area of modern corporate research theory, and the development of CSR activities all over the world is remarkable. While the relationship between corporate social responsibility and corporate financial performance is still ambiguous. This study reviewed the development of corporate social responsibility and literatures which foc...

Serious adverse impacts on the environment and human health from e-waste recycling have occurred in the past and continue to occur in China today, due to a lack of national management strategies. China has made great efforts to face the challenges of the approaching peak increase in the domestic generation of e-waste and the illegal shipment of e-waste from other countries. This study examined ...

OBJECTIVES To describe and discuss key findings from a recent research project that challenge an increasingly prevalent theme, apparent in both family-centred care research and practice, of conceptualizing family-centred care as shifting care, care management, and advocacy responsibilities to families. The purpose of the research, from which these findings emerged, was to develop a conceptualiz...

This paper presents a preliminary report on a postal survey of production managers in New Zealand. The respondents were asked questions about the tasks and responsibilities of production managers, and their perception of the practical relevance of production management topics commonly taught in tertiary institutions. The results presented here mainly address this issue of relevance. The motivat...

The emergence of network forms of organization on many business markets has led to the development of new management activities. One core activity is the management of a company's relationships with partners in strategic alliances. Responsibilities for alliance management are increasingly attributed to a new type of formal position, the alliance manager. Based on empirical data from the IT sect...