A CULTURA DO SUCESSO PROFISSIONAL: impactos sobre os ambientes religiosos e corporativos

A pesquisa em questão versará sobre uma abordagem dos conceitos de sucesso, religião, cultura em ambientes corporativos e religiosos, sob as óticas de C.G.JUNG, no que se refere aos conceitos da psicologia analítica junguiana e que vem sendo aplicados nos ambientes profissionais, e de B.TANURE no que se refere às relações nos ambientes corporativos, cenários e formação do conceito de cultura do sucesso profissional. Por se tratar de um tema complexo também serão inseridas na pesquisa as perspectivas de outros autores que vem contribuindo para a constatação e elucidação do tema, como referenciais secundários. É entendimento da proponente da pesquisa que o ser humano, em tempos modernos parece estar cada vez mais, se distanciando de si mesmo, de seus valores e até da própria fé. Neste afastamento procura encontrar razões, em geral fora de si, responsabilizando muitos e inclusive Deus, nas mais distintas religiões, por atos e atitudes por ele realizadas, e pelas escolhas que ele mesmo fez. Nos ambientes profissionais as escolhas feitas refletem a busca pelo sucesso, um arquétipo que, cada vez mais pode ser entendido como a busca pelo poder. Este aspecto, como se pretende demonstrar no presente trabalho vem colaborando de forma acirrada para a formação de uma nova cultura: a cultura do sucesso profissional, hoje percebida tanto em ambientes corporativos quanto religiosos. Pretende ainda esta pesquisa demonstrar que é possível o equilíbrio entre ser bem sucedido profissionalmente e viver de forma harmonizada e não como vem sendo observado em alguns contextos, principalmente do mundo corporativo, onde nem sempre o preço que se paga pelo sucesso é justo.(AU)

A strand of vermicelli:Dr Darwin's part in the creation of Frankenstein's monster

Although much has been written about Mary Shelley's Frankenstein, the part played by Erasmus Darwin (1731-1802) has been almost entirely neglected. This is odd as, apart from some ghost stories, Dr Darwin is the one influence mentioned in both the 1816 and 1831 prefaces to the book. The present contribution aims to redress that omission. It aims to show that Darwin's ideas about spontaneous generation, his anti-establishment ideas, and his literary genius played a significant role in forming the 'dark and shapeless substance' surging in Mary Shelley's mind during the summer of 1816 and from which her tale of Gothic horror emerged. It is, however, ultimately ironic that Frankenstein, which warns against a too enthusiastic use of scientific knowledge, should have been partly inspired by one of the most optimistically forward-looking of all late eighteenth-century thinkers. © 2007 Institute of Materials, Minerals and Mining.

Creation of relational assets through the 'library of equipment' model:an industrial modernization approach of Japan's local technology centres

SMEs with a weak internal R&D capacity show the tendency to shy away from using external sources of technical expertise. The tendency deters providers of industrial modernization services from supporting such structurally weak SMEs. This paper examines how Japan's local technology centres - kosetsushi - remove the bottleneck and reach out to a significant proportion of SMEs with a weak R&D capacity in their localities. Kosetsushi centres sustain habitual interactions with client firms through 'low information gap' services solving immediate needs and lead the clients to a riskier and longer path toward innovation capacity building. This gives kosetsushi centres a position distinct from universities and consultancies in the regional innovation system. While long-term relationships between kosetsushi centres and their client firms can increase switching costs and produce lock-in effects, a case study of two kosetsushi centres illustrates the importance of 'low-information gap' services and relational assets created thereby to the modernization of SMEs with a weak internal R&D capacity. The paper calls for long-term commitment by the public sector if it addresses the issue through modernization services.

The role of interoganisational tension and conflict in market creation practice

Markets exist within a world of constant exchanges which form the basis for changes and the creation of new markets. Therefore, it is important to research these exchanges. One of the areas in which market creation can be observed is interorganisational collaborations, as firms increasingly collaborate to create markets. In market creation practice, however, interorganisational tension and conflict can form from divergent approaches and vested interests of the partners. Interorganisational tension represents the opposing intentions of interorganisational forces, and conflict is generated through disagreements. The aim of this research is to investigate interorganisational tension and conflict on market creation practice. Specifically, it attempts to: (i) expand interorganisational tension and conflict and provide insights to these concepts, as well as establishing a two-dimensional interorganisational tension (productive and unproductive) understanding, (ii) explore the interactions between interorganisational tension and conflict, (iii) develop a conceptual framework that explains the level of market creation depending on the effects of interorganisational tension and conflict, (iv) develop a typology of partnering firms based on interorganisational tension and conflict practice. To achieve this aim, and to respond to the research calls, this study follows a grounded theory approach which intends to expand the understanding of interorganisational tension and conflict. According to the findings, a major characteristic of interorganisational tension is its two dimensions: productive and unproductive. However, it is the intertwined nature of tension and conflict that influences market creation. Fundamental to these are the six interorganisational tension and three conflict types revealed by the findings of this study. The core theoretical contributions of the study are a dynamic framework that portrays the dynamic interactions between interorganisational tension and conflict on market creation practice, and a typology of market-creating partnering firms. Collectively, they explicate the development of market creation practice, and firms’ reactions to interorganisational tension and conflict.