Management Research: Volume 13 Issue 2

Brazil: between the modern bureaucracy of Weber and resilient patrimonialism

José Antonio Gomes de Pinho, Ana Rita Silva Sacramento

The purpose of this study is to identify factors that approach and that separate the Brazilian bureaucracy from the model advocated by Max Weber. Efforts were concentrated on the…

Criteria selection for evaluation of ERP systems implementation in large Brazilian companies

Reinaldo José De Freitas, Helder Gomes Costa, Valdecy Pereira, Eduardo Shimoda

– This paper aims to identify criteria that can be used in assessing the successful implementation of ERP (enterprise resource planning) in large companies.

Advanced manufacturing technologies, quality management practices, and manufacturing performance in the southern cone of Latin America

Alejandro Bello Pintado, Ricardo Kaufmann, Javier Merino Diaz-de-Cerio

This paper aims at providing new evidence on the relationship between advanced manufacturing technologies (AMTs) and quality management (QM) practices on manufacturing…

Portraying some determinants of discrimination in the workplace

Anselmo Ferreira Vasconcelos

– The purpose of this paper is to discuss some key aspects through a theoretical interdisciplinary approach that may contribute to shape an organizational discrimination frame.

Africa Ariño: having an international perspective is essential in a multi-polar world

Santiago Ibarreche

The purpose of this paper is to present the gist of a conversation with Africa Ariño, conducted by Santiago Ibarreche, about her career as an Expert Researcher in the areas of…

Editorial

Martin Larraza