Companies, individuals, families, NGOs, cells, organisms and empires go through different stages throughout their lives. Each phase has well-defined characteristics and are consequences of the challenges that the organizations face through their lifetime. More specifically, the phases are easily identified when one analyses the cognitive capacities of
The rise of Chinese influence in Brazil By Evodio Kaltenecker, Ph.D. Nature hates the vacuum, so do superpowers. Therefore, the geopolitical space allowed by the United States is seemingly being filled by China. [1] For instance, the Asian giant became Brazil’s most important trade partner in
Empresas, individuos, familias, organizaciones no gubernamentales, empresas estatales, células, organismos e imperios pasan por diferentes etapas durante su vida. Cada una de las fases posee características bien definidas y es consecuencia de las modificaciones por las cuales las organizaciones pasan a lo largo del tiempo. Más específicamente,
By Evodio Kaltenecker “Té con Mussolini”, una hermosa película de Franco Zefirelli, describe un grupo de mujeres inglesas sofisticadas que no percibían el deterioro de la sociedad italiana en los años anteriores a la Segunda Guerra Mundial. El comportamiento de las damas que se reunían para el
Introduction Business schools, consultants and business-specialized media are biased agents because they do not pay tribute to an important actor of the global economy: the millions of Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises (SMEs) around the world. For instance, in the European Union alone all but 0.2
This article has an ambitious goal: the dissemination of the concept that operations management, if well-executed, provide competitive advantages to companies. However, because strategy, marketing, and M&A are sexier than operations, executives tend to overlook the benefits of managing well the operational part of a
Tea with Mussolini, a Franco Zefirelli´s film, describes a group of sophisticated English women that did not want to accept the deterioration of democracy in Italy in the years before the II World War. The behavior of the ladies that meet for tea every afternoon resembles
Anatomy of a deal: Brazil´s Embraer, the third-largest aircraft maker, received an offer from Boeing, the world’s largest aerospace company, to combine their assets. The options are open and range from the total acquisition of the Brazilian company (less likely scenario) to the creation of a Joint
Introduction “Airbnb’s market value: $ 30 billion, higher than the traditional Hyatt and Wyndham hotel chains.” “Uber’s market value: $ 60 billion, higher than Ford or General Motors.” (Source: NYT, March 2016) The information above shows two industries that suffered drastic structural movements. However, the changes
Uma das ideias clássicas em administração de empresas é o princípio da complexidade necessária, que afirma que “a complexidade da estrutura de uma empresa deve ser compatível com a complexidade do seu ambiente”. Fácil de entender mas difícil de aplicar porque as empresas se tornaram multinacionais
