Linking unlearning with innovation through organizational memory and technology

While the information technologies provide organizational members with explicit concepts, such as writing instruction manuals, the ‘organizational memory’ provides individuals with tacit knowledge, such as systematic sets, routines and shared visions. This means that individuals within an organization learn by using both the organizational memory and the information technologies. They interact to reduce organizational information needs contributing to improve organizational innovativeness. However, the utilization of the organization memory or the technology infrastructure does not guarantee that appropriate information is used in appropriate circumstances or that information is appropriately updated. In other words, previous memories reflect a world that is only partially understood and assimilated, which might lead individuals to doing the wrong things right or the right things wrong. This paper examines the relative importance and significance of the existence of unlearning to the presence and nature of ‘organizational memory and technology’. We further examine the effect of the existence of organizational memory and information technology on conditions that promote organizational innovativeness. These relationships are examined through an empirical investigation of 291 large Spanish companies. Our analysis found that if the organization considers the establishment of an unlearning culture as a prior step in the utilization of organization memory or the technology infrastructure through organizational innovativeness, then organization memory and technology have a positive influence on the conditions that stimulate organizational innovativeness

Analyzing an absorptive capacity: unlearning context and information sistem capabilities as catalysts for innovativeness

This study examines the impact of a company’s unlearning context and information system (IS) capabilities on the company’s ability to challenge of basic beliefs and to implement processes that are explicitly or tacitly helpful in the reception of new ideas (absorptive capacity). We also examine the relationship between absorptive capacity and the existence and enhancement of innovativeness. These relationships are examined through an empirical investigation of 286 large Spanish companies. Our results show that absorptive capacity is an important dynamic determinant for developing a company’s innovativeness. Moreover, this relationship is best explained with two related constructs. Firstly, the company’s unlearning context plays a key role in managing the tension between potential absorptive capacity and realised absorptive capacity. Secondly, the results also shed light on a tangible means for managers to enhance their company’s innovativeness through IS capabilities

Analyzing an absorptive capacity : unlearning context and information system capabilities as catalysts for innovativeness

This study examines the impact of a company’s unlearning context and information system (IS) capabilities on the company’s ability to challenge of basic beliefs and to implement processes that are explicitly or tacitly helpful in the reception of new ideas (absorptive capacity). We also examine the relationship between absorptive capacity and the existence and enhancement of innovativeness. These relationships are examined through an empirical investigation of 286 large Spanish companies. Our results show that absorptive capacity is an important dynamic determinant for developing a company’s innovativeness. Moreover, this relationship is best explained with two related constructs. Firstly, the company’s unlearning context plays a key role in managing the tension between potential absorptive capacity and realised absorptive capacity. Secondly, the results also shed light on a tangible means for managers to enhance their company’s innovativeness through IS capabilities

La influencia de las webs oficiales de turismo en la imagen de las provincias andaluzas

La imagen del destino turístico se configura como una herramienta indispensable para poder competir en un mercado cada vez más internacional y sofisticado. Es por ello por lo que una de las funciones principales de la promoción turística es la de proyectar una imagen del destino que sea deseable para conocerlo. Las administraciones públicas y concretamente los Patronatos Provinciales de Turismo (PPT) u organismos provinciales con funciones similares utilizan portales turísticos oficiales de los destinos como principal herramienta para estimular el deseo de visitar el destino promocionado. El éxito en el cumplimiento de su función de promoción y de configuración de la imagen de destino turístico de las provincias andaluzas dependerá en gran medida de la forma en que la información es transmitida a través de Internet. En este trabajo se pretende conocer las características y la influencia que los sitios web turísticos oficiales ejercen sobre la percepción de la imagen de los destinos turísticos provinciales andaluces. El objetivo central del presente estudio es comprobar la manera en que el acceso al portal turístico de un destino puede influir en la configuración de su imagen y en qué aspectos la web tiene más éxito en modificar la imagen hacia una percepción más favorable. Mediante el análisis de las diferencias entre la imagen original y la imagen inducida de cada una de las provincias andaluzas como destino turístico después de visitar la web turística es posible inferir la existencia de una influencia de la información turística suministrada por las webs en la imagen.La influencia de las webs oficiales de turismo en la imagen de las provincias andaluzas One of the main functions of touristic promotion is projecting a desirable image of the destination. This is why an image of the touristic destination is an indispensable tool to compete in an increasingly international and sophisticated market. Recently, one of the most popular tools that offers information to tourists is the Internet, which according to recent studies is ranked as the first among the means used by travelers to decide on a destination. The government and particularly tourist boards or provincial agencies with similar functions, use official touristic destination websites as the main tool to stimulate the desire to visit the sponsored destination. The success in fulfilling its role in promoting and shaping the image of the touristic destination of Andalusia’s provinces mainly depends on the way the information is transmitted over the Internet. This study aims to understand the characteristics and the influence that official tourist websites have on the perception of the image of Andalusia’s provincial destinations. The main objective of this study is to test how the access to these websites can influence the evaluation of the destination. Analyzing the differences between the original image and the induced image of the destination, it is possible to infer an influence from the touristic information provided by the websites

Análisis de las webs turísticas provinciales

Uno de los medios más utilizados en los últimos tiempos para ofrecer informaciones a los turistas es Internet, situándose según los últimos estudios en el primer lugar entre los medios utilizados por los viajeros para decidir la visita a un destino turístico. Las administraciones públicas y concretamente los Patronatos Provinciales de Turismo (PPT) u organismos provinciales con funciones similares, utilizan portales turísticos oficiales de los destinos como principal herramienta para estimular el deseo de visitar el destino promocionado. El éxito en el cumplimiento de su función de promoción de las provincias andaluzas dependerá en gran medida de la forma en que la información es transmitida a través de Internet. El objetivo central de este trabajo es llevar a cabo un estudio descriptivo de las webs turísticas oficiales de las ocho provincias andaluzas en cuanto a su funcionalidad y contenido de información turística, comercialización, idiomas, características de comunicación interactiva y otros aspectos relacionados con las funciones y los servicios ofrecidos por las webs. Se pretende así evaluar la calidad del sitio web turístico de las ocho provincias de Andalucía para medir, de forma objetiva, la bondad de la promoción online realizada en estos destinos.One of the main functions of touristic promotion is projecting a desirable image of the destination. This is why a picture of the touristic destination is an indispensable tool to compete in an increasingly international and sophisticated market. Recently, one of the most popular tools that offers information to tourists is the Internet, which according to recent studies is ranked as the first among the means used by travelers to decide on a destination. The government and particularly tourist boards or provincial agencies with similar functions, use official touristic destination websites as the main tool to stimulate the desire to visit the sponsored destination. The success in fulfilling its role in promoting the touristic destination of Andalusia’s provinces mainly depends on the way the information is transmitted over the Internet. The main objective of this paper is to carry out a descriptive study of the official touristic websites of Andalusia’s eight provinces in terms of its usefulness and contents of touristic information, marketing, languages, interactive communication features and other aspects related to the functions and services offered by these websites. The aim is to assess the quality of the websites of the eight provinces to measure, objectively, the goodness of the online promotion conducted in these destinations

Elecciones regionales en Colombia 2023: ¿la emergencia de un nuevo mapa político en contravía del presidente Gustavo Petro y su proyecto de izquierda?

Los resultados de las elecciones regionales en Colombia, tal como había sucedido durante el gobierno anterior de Iván Duque (2018-2022), presentan signos de cambio que pueden anteceder el curso político de los próximos años. Las principales capitales y gobernaciones del país quedaron en manos ajenas al movimiento político del presidente Gustavo Petro, el Pacto Histórico, e incluso en manos de abiertos contradictores, lo que genera no solo un nuevo mapa político sino una lucha distinta por la gobernabilidad a nivel nacional.

Damage tolerance assessment by bend and shear tests of two multilayer composites: Glass fibre reinforced metal laminate and aluminium roll-bonded laminate

The damage tolerance of an aluminium roll-bonded laminate (ALH19) and a glass fibre reinforced laminate (GLARE) (both based in Al 2024-T3) has been studied. The composite laminates have been tested under 3-point bend and shear tests on the interfaces to analyze their fracture behaviour. During the bend tests different fracture mechanisms were activated for both laminates, which depend on the constituent materials and their interfaces. The high intrinsic toughness of the pure Al 1050 layers present in the aluminium roll-bonded laminate (ALH19), together with extrinsic toughening mechanisms such as crack bridging and interface delamination were responsible for the enhanced toughness of this composite laminate. On the other hand, crack deflection by debonding between the glass fibres and the plastic resin in GLARE, was the main extrinsic toughening mechanism present in this composite laminateFinancial support from CICYT (Project MAT2003-01172) is gratefully acknowledged. C.M. Cepeda-Jiménez thanks the Spanish Ministry of Education and Science for a Juan de la Cierva contract. Authors also thank Delft University of Technology for providing the GLARE.Peer reviewe

Plan de marketing Hogares de Paso Mariana

104 páginas : ilustraciones, gráficos con anexosHogares de Paso Mariana es una empresa privada que presta servicios desde el año 2006 de alojamiento, alimentación, transporte y trámites para usuarios de diferentes EPS y que por razones médicas se deben desplazar de sus lugares de origen para recibir tratamientos médicos en las ciudades de Leticia y Bogotá. La función principal de la empresa es coordinar la logística entre las entidades prestadoras de servicios de salud (E.P.S) y las instituciones prestadoras de servicios de salud (I.P.S) para que los usuarios cumplan con las citas programadas y finalmente puedan retornar a sus lugares de origen. Se realiza un análisis interno y externo de la empresa encontrando debilidades en las áreas de precio, fuerza de ventas, canales de distribución, comunicación, marca y servicio al cliente en donde no existan estrategias o donde eran inexistentes dichas áreas. Y fortalezas en las áreas de productos- servicios, cliente y competencia; el cual se detectó que tenían un amplio cocimiento de cada área. Después de diagnosticar la empresa se pudo dejar recomendaciones de las áreas débiles, el cual se recomienda a Hogares de Paso Mariana aplicar para que pueda lograr perdurabilidad, atractiva en el sector y ser más competitiva frente a la competencia.Homes of step Marian she is a private company who gives services from the year 2006 of housing, supply(food), transport and steps for users of different EPS and that for medical reasons must move of your places of origin to receive medical treatments in Leticia's cities and Bogota. The principal function of the company is to coordinate the logistics betweenthe entities prestadoras of services of health (E.P.S) and the institutions prestadoras of services of health (I.P.S) in order that the users expire with the programmed appointments and finally they could come back to his(her,your) places of origin. There is realized an internal and external analysis of the company finding weaknesses in the areas of price, sales force, channels of distribution, communication, brandand service to the client where strategies did not exist or where they were the non-existent above mentioned areas. And strengthsin the areas of products - services, client and competence; which detected to himself that they had a wide cooking of every area. After diagnosing the company there could leave you,them recommendations of the weak areas, who is recommended to Homes of Step Marian to apply in order that it could manage perdurabilidad, attractive in the sector and to be more competitive opposite to the competenceEspecialista en Gerencia de MercadeoEspecializació

Effect of thermal treatment on the interfacial shear toughness of an aluminium composite laminate

The microstructure and mechanical properties in the interface region of a multilayer composite laminate based on Al-Zn (Al 7075) and Al-Cu (Al 2024) alloys have been mainly characterized by EBSD and shear tests. It is shown that varying solution heat treatments affect the microstructure of the constituent aluminium alloys in the bonding region and, as a consequence, the interfacial mechanical properties. The increase in the solution treatment time improves the interfacial toughness of the multilayer aluminium laminate due to higher intrinsic toughness of the constituent aluminium alloys.Financial support from CICYT (Project MAT2003-01172 and MAT2006-11202) is gratefully acknowledged. C.M. Cepeda-Jiménez thanks the Spanish National Research Council (CSIC) for a I3P contract. We also thank F.F. González-Rodríguez for assistance during hot rolling. Finally, an especial mention in memory of P.J. González-Aparicio for his help and assistance with electron microscopy during all these years is made.Peer reviewe

El uso de la metodología DEA (Data Envelopment Analysis) para la evaluación del impacto de las TIC en la productividad del sector hotelero

El objetivo principal de este trabajo es analizar una técnica no paramétrica para la construcción de fronteras de producción que es aplicada en muchos estudios sobre eficiencia y hotelería. El DEA (Análisis Envolvente de Datos) permite la utilización de múltiples inputs y outputs sin imponer ninguna forma funcional a los datos o hacer suposiciones de ineficiencia. Para proporcionar la medición total de la eficiencia económica (Economic Efficiency) se combinan tanto la eficiencia técnica (Technical Efficiency), que se refiere a la capacidad de un hotel para obtener el máximo output para un determinado conjunto de inputs, con referencia a una determinada función de producción; como la eficiencia asignativa (Allocative Efficiency), que se refiere a la capacidad de un hotel para utilizar los inputs y generar outputs en proporciones óptimas, considerando sus respectivos precios. El modelo DEA permite la medición de las dos cuando tenemos información sobre los precios y queremos considerar un objetivo comportamental, como minimizar los costes y maximizar los ingresos. En los modelos orientados al output, DEA propone identificar la ineficiencia con un aumento proporcional en la obtención de la producción. En los modelos orientados a los inputs, la ineficiencia técnica se identificaría con una disminución proporcional en el uso de las entradas. En cuanto a los hoteles, las orientaciones de mercado parece ser la elección natural debido a su posición competitiva.The main objective of this paper is to analyze the nonparametric technique used in many studies of hospitality. The econometric frontier approach, DEA (Data Envelopment Analysis) allows the use of multiple inputs/outputs without imposing any functional form to data or make assumptions of inefficiency. (Technical Efficiency) refers to the ability of a hotel for the maximum output for a given set of inputs, with reference to a function of production. Conversely, (Allocative Efficiency) refers to the ability of a hotel to use the inputs and produce outputs in optimal proportions given their prices. These two measures are combined to provide the measurement of total (Economic Efficiency). The DEA model allows measurement of both when we have information about prices and we want to consider a behavioral objective, such as minimizing costs and maximizing revenues. In the production oriented models DEA is to identify the inefficiency as a proportional increase in production use. You can use an input oriented model to technical inefficiency with a proportional decrease in the use of the entrances. With regard to the guidance market hotels seem to be the natural choice due to its competitive position