Showing papers in "Procedia - Social and Behavioral Sciences in 2018"

TL;DR: This paper presents how to implement the DMAIC cycle as an element of continuous improvement in practice and the propositions of improvements, which can be implemented in the organization in order to increase the effectiveness of production process.

TL;DR: To evaluate the KM-BPM Model a survey with different companies has been developed and the research results will contributed to a combined Knowledge and BPM approach for the application in the business in times of digitalization.

TL;DR: A comparison between the implementation of smart city approach in different locations from Romania is presented, consisting in a combination of Internet of Things and Information and Communication Technology to manage city issues.

TL;DR: A network of keywords was constructed with keywords performing as actors in the network and the co-occurrence as a relation to reveal significant linkage between knowledge management and innovation in the documents which were analyzed.

TL;DR: In this paper, the significance of written and communicated company missions and organizational values is investigated in a sample of Slovenian companies and positive connections between the existence of company mission and organizational value and their communication within a company on one hand and some of the non-financial aspects of company performance on the other.

TL;DR: In this paper, a case study of a global LSP is presented, which portends a strategic disruption, based on a case-study of a large-scale LSP.

TL;DR: In this article, the authors propose an alternative to the Kano model for the design stage of innovative products and services, in which they delimit customer value pre-purchase perception from post-Purchase perception and determine the terms and key words which best represent the customer's perspective.

TL;DR: The purpose of this paper is to present an approach of optimization tool using in order to decrease the traffic congestion and the crossing time of a road network.

TL;DR: In this paper, the authors present the most important soft skills an ICT specialist needs for a successful activity in micro-companies and the most efficient methods to develop them based on the needs analyses the major soft skills to develop for the target group (ICT specialist in European SME's).

TL;DR: In this article, the authors demonstrate the usefulness of knowledge management in the ergonomics approach by highlighting key focus areas to support efficient implementation within organizations, and underlined the trends and challenges of the knowledge management implications in ergonomic approaches.

TL;DR: In this article, a comparative efficiency analysis of the performance of agricultural enterprises in Russia was carried out based on the methodology of the cooperation efficiency evaluation developed by the author, and the results of the analysis demonstrate a relatively higher efficiency of non-cooperative forms in agriculture in Russia now.

TL;DR: In this article, the results of the study of time perspective as a predictor of procrastination were presented. But, the authors did not consider the negative attitude toward the past, fatalistic perception of the future, and lack of orientation to the future as factors predicting a high level of regretfulness.

TL;DR: In this article, the authors investigate the effects of transactional and relational governance on firm social sustainability when transactional leaders exhibit a strong influence on governance mechanism and propose a structural equation model for data analysis.

TL;DR: In this paper, the authors identified existing premises and drivers for eco-innovation that could boost the application of ecoinnovation in companies, entail policy changes, and boost cooperation between stakeholders from R&D, academia, businesses, clusters and policy makers.

TL;DR: In this article, the authors discuss the entrepreneurial university as a trend in the development and transformation of higher education institutions (HEI) and present a case study of a university, with the analysis of a survey results.

TL;DR: In this article, the authors focused on two key steps taken from human resource management: attracting candidates to job interviews and maintaining the chosen personnel in companies, and the research model was designed so that the two aspects are simultaneously and comparatively analyzed.

TL;DR: In this article, the authors present an investigation on the current market conditions in sales based in the automotive industry and a new approach triggered by the digitization in this industry and describe how Daimler AG is reacting to these market changes with the concept of "Mercedes Me".

TL;DR: In this paper, the authors examined the Internet and its different approaches used within small businesses, taking into consideration some aspects such as piracy and forgery, social networks, and websites.

TL;DR: In this paper, the authors make an analysis of the current curriculum for bachelor degree from a faculty, from the perspective of the EntreComp framework, through a comparative method, and point out the gap between what is already being taught and what should be taught regarding entrepreneurship as a transversal competence and question the framework's level that the faculty should aim for through its curriculum.

TL;DR: In this paper, the authors present the meanings given to the concept of lean manufacturing and how it can be implemented in organizations (steps to be followed, success factors, barriers), the term evolution and the emergence of a new concept - Lean Six Sigma).

TL;DR: In this paper, the relevance of packaging scorecards adapted to a linear supply chain conception is examined and a new packaging scorecard deliberately oriented towards the circular economy principles is proposed. But the authors do not consider the impact of the new scorecard on the quality of the products it covers, their advertising/promotion via its marketing aspects and the logistics via handling/ storage/ transportation activities.

TL;DR: The purpose of this paper is to discuss the symphony orchestra as a living organism in a perpetual interaction with the volatility of the nowadays environment, as a symbiosis between the goods and the services provided by a symphony Orchestra's activity.

TL;DR: In this article, the authors highlight entrepreneurship's importance in today's world as a paradoxical field and highlight the need for people to develop the needed skills to run their own business (even if they are at the beginning of their career, in late-career or even retired).

TL;DR: In this paper, an experimental research management applied to a technological process whose final purpose was to determine an equation of the surface roughness depending on the process parameters, obtained by the Al7136 end milling process.

TL;DR: In this paper, the authors identify and establish quality related development strategies in a software development company, based on a detailed analysis of the organizational context, and the specific actions necessary for implementing these strategies are identified based on the results of this analysis and using techniques such as PEST and McKinsey 7S.

TL;DR: The utility validation of a model for knowledge management based on the real environment of knowledge management of two automotive companies is presented and the utility of the model will be validated through business process management (BPM).

TL;DR: In this article, the authors propose to increase customer loyalty via integrated measures at the front-end to increase utilization and planning certainty for the technological recovery systems, which increases customer loyalty.

TL;DR: In this article, the authors investigated the relationship between cash flow and investment decision of firms from the Romanian agriculture sector using a large data set of 739 firms and a panel VAR approach for the period 2006 to 2014.

TL;DR: In this paper, the authors presented the results of a study conducted at the level of NE Romania largest organizations that are predominantly developing industrial activities, where the authors aimed to improve EMS integration quality process by transforming and adapting its architecture relying on the principles of Fractal philosophy.

TL;DR: In this article, the authors analyzed the distribution of large Russian enterprises between federal districts, including between Russian regions, and showed heterogeneity and unevenness of geographical distribution of the large enterprises in Russia.