Edition 46, Human Resources

In search of the magical link between continuous improvement practices and initiatives, and employee commitment.

By Luis Arciniega

A great number of companies have invested many resources toward establishing a culture of continuous improvement to reduce costs, improve the quality of their products or services and at the same time bring about increased employee commitment. Unfortunately, many of these efforts have failed…

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Edition 45, Human Resources

Organizational Culture: A Competitive Advantage?

By: Jéssica Mendoza

We often hear that organizational culture generates competitive advantages. In effect, organizational culture can give an organization advantages over its competitors, which may translate into returns and strong performance for the company.

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Edición 44, Human Resources

Selecting for Innovative Performance: Some Challenges and Implications for Practice

By: Kristina Poto?nik
Business School
University of Edinburgh, UK

In competitive markets and especially within current global recession in which businesses are striving for survival, the organizations need to continuously innovate in order to gain competitive advantage (Poto?nik & Anderson, 2012). However, any organization, either profit or non-profit, needs innovative talent to be able to produce organizational innovations. Companies are hence experiencing the challenge of how to select those individuals who will show innovative performance in their workplaces.

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