Aplicación de técnicas multicriterio y coste-beneficio a la evaluación de proyectos relacionados con el transporte ferroviario de mercancías.

Se presenta un análisis comparativo de la aplicabilidad de dos enfoques metodológicos, el análisis coste-beneficio y las técnicas de decisión multicriterio, a la evaluación cuantitativa de decisiones relacionadas con infraestructuras ferroviarias para e

Ámbitos para la Participación del Sector Empresarial en la Cooperación para el Desarrollo

La denominación de empresa es aplicable a una gama variadísima de organizaciones, que abarca desde la gran transnacional que opera en decenas de países hasta la microempresa informal que sirve de sustento precario a una mujer pobre y aunque cada una tiene un papel que representar en la escena del desarrollo, su capacidad y sus responsabilidades son enormemente dispare

Used-tyres reverse logistic networks in Spain: a global approach.

- Garage repair shop = Responsibility of End-of-use tyres (EUT). Cost and Management - Waste = Limited interest, Undeveloped valorisation market. - Alternatives = Retreading, special sales. - Dumping sites = (Legal and Illegal ones

Título propio de grado UPM: Experto en cooperación para el desarrollo

En el curso 2008/09 se ha puesto en marcha el nuevo título propio de grado UPM “Experto en cooperación para el desarrollo”. Con él se pretende desarrollar la componente formativa del compromiso institucional de la UPM con la Cooperación Universitaria para el Desarrollo. Aglutina iniciativas dispersas que se llevaban a cabo en la UPM, aportando un marco formal común para las tareas docentes en el ámbito de la cooperación para el desarrollo, y establece un nuevo espacio de colaboración entre grupos y profesores comprometidos e interesados en este campo. Están implicados 24 departamentos de 13 escuelas y facultades de la UPM. Se admiten 25 alumnos oficiales de la UPM, en los dos últimos cursos de carrera y han de pasar un proceso de selección. Los títulos propios de grado UPM de Experto complementan el título oficial, pudiendo tener algunas partes en común. Su carga lectiva oscila entre 20 y 120 ECTS. Este título tiene 40 ECTS

Human resources policies for strategic csr. The experience of ree (Red Eléctrica de España)

Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) strategies have a strong link with human resources policies. Not only because employees are one of the main stakeholders and because leaders’ style is directly related to the deployment of the strategy, but also, and with a growing importance, because a company culture aligned with CSR values could be a key competitive factor. The relationships among CSR values, employees’ commitment and productivity is one of the research lines of the GIOS (Grupo de Investigación de Organizaciones Sostenibles, Sustainable Organizations Research Group). Employees’ commitment management is one of the main challenges managers face, particularly in companies with a high proportion of knowledge workers. Many pieces of research indicate the direct relationship between employees’ commitment and company success. In this paper the results of a case study in REE (Red Eléctrica de España) identify some key variables to demonstrate that relationship. Based on commitment construct with the duality of emotional and rational commitment, and on the REE employee satisfaction survey, a direct relationship with organizational citizenship behaviour (OCB) variables appears. These OCB variables are an intermediate step with CSR values.From the results analysis of this survey a direct linear relationship can be seen between commitment and organizational citizenship behaviours. The relationships among emotional and rational commitment and OCB are examined separately with the conclusion being reached that there is a strong correlation in both cases. Moreover, the correlation between emotional commitment and OCB is somewhat stronger than that existing between rational commitment and OCB. it can also be seen how emotional commitment increases more strongly than rational commitment as organizational citizenship behaviours are gradually incorporated

International cooperation for developmen: Design of a competence-based model for managing programmes and projects

Managing international cooperation for development projects is a complex task that involves technical, political, socio-economic and cultural variables. The technical, contextual and performance competences of those who manage these kinds of projects must take this complexity as their starting point and tackle it with all their accumulated experience to decide what actions need to be carried out. This research includes an analysis of the theory and application of the project management methodologies currently used by development organisations; an analysis that takes a critical look at the success or failure of development interventions, assessing the components of competences and the essential skills for project managers. It also examines how proposals for cooperation project management methodology are drawn up, specifi c training programmes in this area, the coordination between players, and knowledge management, with the purpose of enhancing the impact of development intervention

Claves para la Gestión de Puestos de Trabajo en las Organizaciones en Red.

Las organizaciones viven cambios estratégicos, culturales y organizativos para adaptarse a la sociedad red. La incorporación de las Tecnologías de Información y Comunicación facilita los esquemas de trabajo en red dentro de las organizaciones y entre ellas. En este contexto, hay profesionales desbordados en su puesto de trabajo, por exceso de información, correos electrónicos, llamadas, reuniones, plataformas virtuales. Estos cambios suponen un reto para la organización del trabajo y mejora de productividad. En este artículo se propone un marco de análisis para esta organización del trabajo en puestos caracterizados por el predominio del conocimiento. Finalmente se contrasta con un estudio de caso

La Empresa Social: Revisión de Conceptos y Modelo para el Análisis Organizativo

In recent years, interest has been drawn towards new inclusive business models designed to generate opportunities for human development and thus improve the living standards of the poorest. Social enterprise, defined as an organization that aims to create social value by developing an economic activity, can influence change and therefore serve as a model to create sustainable organizations in the coming years. This paper will describe the concept of social enterprise from two different points of view ? that of the traditional European social economy and the developing economies approach. In addition, it will propose a model for the organizational analysis and will apply the suggested model in the case of Grameen-Danone

Social issues in sustainable supply chain networks: state of the art and further research directions

The study of supply networks sustainability is a field with a long path behind. Nonetheless, most studies to date are focused on the environmental sub dimension of sustainability, while the social perspective in supply chain networks research still shows a potential for pioneering contri butions. Moreover, from the development standpoint we have observed a paradigm shift advancing from a narrow concept of development, centered on purely economic dimensions, towards more refined issues such as inclusive business, shared value or poverty footprint, all of which are highly related to supply chain activities. In this paper we present a review of the current state of the art on social sustainability of supply chains and we identify the main existing trends in this field. After conducting this study, we can state that a new sphere of knowledge is emerging at the interface between sustainable supply chain networks and development research. The academic community is called to play an important dovetailing role in this scenario by advancing both conceptual and methodological contributions

Do combate à seca à convivência com o Semiárido ”“: Novos caminhos à procura da sustentabilidade

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