Esta obra identifica el contenido y las relaciones entre las variables de la temática planteada. Los hallazgos se basan en un estudio empírico realizado con tres empresas sociales latinoamericanas de alto desempeño, donde se identificaron: la propuesta de valor ofrecida a los clientes y la red de valor en la cual estaban inmersas. Estos aspectos son la base para identificar seis categorías clave del diseño organizacional: la estrategia, la capacidad directiva, la cultura y la identidad organizacional, el gobierno organizacional activo, el talento humano comprometido y la interacción humana comercial personalizada, todo esto, enfocado a la configuración y creación de valor para los clientes.

En este libro la interacción con el cliente es la fuente esencial para el diseño de la organización. La entrega de valor en el momento del contacto, en el despliegue de la relación entre analista de crédito y microempresario, es lo que he denominado "interacción humana comercial personalizada", uno de los hallazgos más importantes de esta investigación.

This book is about leadership in organizations. The primary focus is on managerial leadership, as opposed to parliamentary leadership, leadership of social movements, or informal leadership in peer groups. The book presents a broad survey of theory and research on leadership in formal organizations. The topic of leadership effectiveness is of special interest.

This insightful book analyses the process of the first adoption of guiding human rights principles for education, the Abidjan Principles. It explains the development of the Abidjan Principles, including their articulation of the right to education, the state obligation to provide quality public education, and the role of private actors in education.

This volume contains a selection of the best papers presented at the 8th International Conference on Industrial Engineering and Industrial Management, XX International Conference on Industrial Engineering and Operations Management, and International IIE Conference 2014, hosted by ADINGOR, ABEPRO and the IIE, whose mission is to promote links between researchers and practitioners from different branches, to enhance an interdisciplinary perspective of industrial engineering and management. The conference topics covered: operations research, modelling and simulation, computer and information systems, operations research, scheduling and sequencing, logistics, production and information systems, supply chain and logistics, transportation, lean management, production planning and control, production system design, reliability and maintenance, quality management, sustainability and eco-efficiency, marketing and consumer behavior, business administration and strategic management, economic and financial management, technological and organizational innovation, strategy and entrepreneurship, economics engineering, enterprise engineering, global operations and cultural factors, operations strategy and performance, management social responsibility, environment and sustainability. This book will be of interest to researchers and practitioners working in any of the fields mentioned above.