Organisation change and its impact on Australian Building Societies' performance

The paper examines the relation between changing ownership structure and performance of Australian building societies. An analysis and discussion of the theories of organizational development and change is undertaken to explore the mutual building societies' motivation for change. The financial performance measures, provided by financial ratios of the major mutual building societies in Australia, are examined to assess the behaviour of building societies under different governance structures in the 1980s and 1990s. The theoretical and empirical literature has suggested that mutual deposit-taking institutions should have lov^^er profitability and higher operating expenses than their publicly listed counterparts. Accounting ratios are observed over time to investigate if governance change in mutual deposit-taking organizations accounted for any discernable differences in profitability and cost efficiency pre- and post- demutualization. The study finds support for the contention that demutualized building societies will have higher profitability and lower costs than their mutual counterparts. The study is confined to investigation of the six largest building societies that undertook the demutualization process. It could he extended to the entire building society sector. The results have implications for investors, managers and 'ovraers' of firms that retain their mutual structure, suggesting the demutualization vnû benefit these groups. There is no study that compares mutual deposit-taking institutions pre- and post-conversion in Australia.

Retención del talento humano en tiempos de cambio

"Retención del talento humano en tiempos de cambio” tiene como principal objetivo encontrar los factores más importantes en este aspecto que tienen nueve empresas representativas de Antioquia con presencia en Colombia y otros lugares de la geografía mundial; además, abordar estas empresas para conocer el estado actual de los procesos de gestión del talento humano como motor para fortalecer la retención y encontrar tendencias en las prácticas de estas organizaciones -- Se parte de una revisión bibliográfica, que considera variables intrínsecas y extrínsecas (que analizan los impactos hacia el ser y el hacer, respectivamente) -- Posteriormente se realizan entrevistas con los líderes de gestión humana de esas empresas, de las cuales se puede concluir que: primero, la gestión continua y de muchos años para fortalecer el liderazgo de los jefes redunda en un clima laboral que permite la retención de sus trabajadores; segundo, es importante permitir al trabajador desarrollarse dentro de la organización entendiendo la transición que empiezan a afrontar estas empresas por la necesidad de contratar jóvenes a los que motivan la alta exposición y el asumir retos evitando trabajos monótonos y repetitivos; tercero, se deben considerar aspectos como la diversidad y la inclusión, los beneficios que ofrece la empresa, y los paquetes de beneficios que cada día son más dinámicos e intentan ser totalmente flexibles para todos los trabajadores, y en menor escala el factor salarial -- Se hace claridad en que cada una de las compañías abordadas ofrecen a sus trabajadores salarios competitivos acordes a los cargos, roles y el sector en el cual trabajan, además de un salario emocional que los impacta directamente y también beneficia sus familias -- El presente estudio se realizó sobre una población de nueve empresas: Grupo Argos, Grupo Bancolombia, Grupo EPM, Organización Corona, Protección, Servicios Nutresa, Sura Asset Management, Sofasa-Renault y la Universidad Eafit -- Todas ellas generan un impacto alto en la tasa de empleo de la ciudad de Medellín y de Colombia, son altamente reconocidas en Colombia, América Latina y otras partes del mundo

Amalgamando culturas: análisis y propuesta para la fusión de la cultura organizacional de la empresa Fumighar S.A.S. con la cultura de la multinacional Rentokil Initial

La presente investigación es realizada en el marco de la Maestría en Administración de Negocios, con el fin de poner en práctica algunos conceptos teóricos adquiridos en este programa de posgrado, pero también con el ánimo particular de contribuir en la búsqueda de transformar el contexto empresarial, en el que como profesional se quiere impactar -- El objetivo principal del documento es el de presentar la caracterización de la cultura organizacional, y sus efectos, a partir de la fusión realizada entre Rentokil Initial y Fumighar S.A.

Prácticas para el mejoramiento de la gerencia estratégica de proyectos de crecimiento corporativo. Una propuesta desde los estándares del PMI para una empresa del sector eléctrico colombiano

El presente proyecto de grado busca contribuir a una efectiva gerencia estratégica de proyectos de inversión orientados a incrementar el valor de empresa en una compañía del sector eléctrico colombiano -- Con el fin de conocer el estado actual de las prácticas de gerencia estratégica de proyectos, se realizó un diagnóstico para medir el nivel de madurez; también se entrevistaron ejecutivos involucrados en el actual proceso de crecimiento, todo lo anterior con el fin de señalar las brechas y oportunidades de mejoramiento en la organización en estudio -- Para conocer la identificación de prácticas que se han implementado en el sector, se entrevistaron expertos que han hecho parte de los procesos de transformación organizacional originados a partir de los procesos de crecimiento corporativo en tres de las principales organizaciones del sector eléctrico colombiano, esto con el propósito de retomar sus experiencias de éxito -- Como marco teórico-metodológico se trabajó con los estándares del PMI para fundamentar los conceptos alrededor de las prácticas a proponer como resultado de esta investigación -- Finalmente se realizó una triangulación de información a través de la cual se integraron los conceptos teóricos y prácticos que permitieron elaborar una propuesta de mejoramiento de la gerencia estratégica de proyectos de crecimiento corporativo

Conceptual guidelines for the international expansion of SMEs from Curaçao

Internationalization and moving to new markets can create many opportunities for small businesses across the globe, but also presents a number of new challenges they will face, which may influence their competitive advantage in the global market -- Present paper aims to provide an internationalization guide for SMEs from Curaçao -- Also the determinants that can impact internationalization will be discussed -- In this paper, three widely researched internationalization models form the basis of the theoretical perspectives of this paper; the traditional Uppsala model, the Network model and the Linkage, Leverage and Learning model

Creating Shared Value in India: How Indian Corporations Are Contributing to Inclusive Growth While. Strengthening Their Competitive Advantage

Competitividad y valor compartido

The transnational corporations and Latin America's present form of economic growth

Includes bibliography

Informe sobre las inversiones en el mundo 1992: las empresas transnacionales como motores del crecimiento: resumen ejecutivo = World investment report 1992: transnational corporations as engines of growth: an executive summary

Incluye Bibliografía

Managers Talk about Gender: What Managers in Large Transnational Corporations Say about Gender Policies, Structures and Practices

Mainstream research on management generally continues to ignore gender relations. Even so, over recent years there has been a major growth of international research on gender relations in organizations. Yet, most of this has focused on gender relations in lower or middle levels rather than at the apex of the organization. This book draws on research on gender policies, structures and practices of management in large Finnish corporations. It builds on earlier survey work of gender policies in the 100 largest corporations in Finland, to examine, through qualitative interviews, more detailed gendered processes in seven selected corporations. These represent corporations that are ‘relatively active’, ‘moderately active’, and ‘not active’ in relation to gender equality. Key issues include contrasts between formal policies and organizational practices; different corporate contexts and individual managers’ views; definition and scope of gender policy; and the relation of gender policies and diversity policy. This focus on gender policies is understood and located within organizational structures, most obviously gendered corporate hierarchies. Important structures include national context in relation to transnationalization, relations of headquarters and subsidiaries, and interrelations of management, policy development and policy implementation. Gender relations in practice and gender practices are considered in more detail. These women and men managers operate at the intersections of gendered transnational managerial work, careers and family-type relations, including marriage and children, or lack thereof. Women and men managers may be part of the same management levels or management teams, but have totally different family-type situations and gendered experiences. Interconnections of management, domestic life and transnationalizations are intensely gendered matters. The debate on the public/private continues to be important for both gender relations and organizational relations, but complicated through transnationalizations. The modern transnational corporation is considered in terms of gender divisions and gender power, with particular reference to top management. The concluding discussion notes implications for research and policy.

Wives’ contribution to executive growth

The corporate views on wives roles and their subsequent involvement in their husbands career seem to be quiet surprising .Even though the corporate magnates are aware of wives influence on husbands professional advancements they seldom give credit to this factor. Again it may be an eye opener for the corporations which hardly take note of the executives wives their likes or dislikes, their expectations or frustrations. They are to understand that man in his totality and decisions affecting his family have to be taken seriously. More over they should respect the right of the wives by understanding the exact role played by them. Thus this study is to understand the roles and contributions of executives wives to the success of their husbands in their professions. The study tries to minimize the gap between the corporations and the wives ,and also to make the wives aware of their peculiar role in the career advancement of their executive husbands.

Industrial Laws In Transnational Corporations And Their Impact On The Economic Conditions Of Labour: Acase Study Of Pharmaceutical Industry In India

This study proposes to verify the hypothesis relating to labour legislation in the industrial sector.Here there are as many as fifty enacments of the central government alone.These legislations indicating the growth of this branch of law over a period of more than half a centuary cover a wide spectrum of interests of workers both individuals and collective in different areas of employment.However this study relates mainly to a)trade unions act,b)industrial employment c)industrial disputes.

The performance of transnational corporations: Evidence for the manufacturing industry in Chile

Includes bibliography.

An Asian Triangle of Growth and Cluster-to-Cluster Linkages

It is expected that an Asian triangle of growth will be formed in the coming few decades. China, India and ASEAN surround the Asian triangle, which is home to many industrial clusters. Multinational corporations will link these clusters together. Regional integration will help them in this task by lowering the barriers of national borders. This paper explains the necessity of regional integration for cluster-to-cluster linkages in the Asian triangle of growth.

Border Industry in Myanmar: Turning the Periphery into the Center of Growth

The Myanmar economy has not been deeply integrated into East Asia’s production and distribution networks, despite its location advantages and notably abundant, reasonably well-educated, cheap labor force. Underdeveloped infrastructure, logistics in particular, and an unfavorable business and investment environment hinder it from participating in such networks in East Asia. Service link costs, for connecting production sites in Myanmar and other remote fragmented production blocks or markets, have not fallen sufficiently low to enable firms, including multi-national corporations to reduce total costs, and so the Myanmar economy has failed to attract foreign direct investments. Border industry offers a solution. The Myanmar economy can be connected to the regional and global economy through its borders with neighboring countries, Thailand in particular, which already have logistic hubs such as deep-sea ports, airports and trunk roads. This paper examines the source of competitiveness of border industry by considering an example of the garment industry located in the Myanmar-Thai border area. Based on such analysis, we recognize the prospects of border industry and propose some policy measures to promote this on Myanmar soil.

The determinants of offshore production by Multinational Corporations (MNCs) : a comparison of Japanese and US MNCs

This study employs confidential affiliate-level panel data to improve measures of foreign affiliate activities of Japanese firms in manufacturing sectors. Combining existing data on U.S. MNCs with the Japanese data, we illustrate the pattern and determinant of their foreign affiliate sales by destination market across countries and industries for the period 1989-2005. Among our results, Japanese and U.S. MNCs are similar in the substantial growth of their foreign affiliate sales and the importance of sales to local markets. However, Japanese MNCs are distinctive from U.S. MNCs in that Japanese affiliate sales in Asia were prominently higher in host markets with lower educational attainment.