1.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910706120203321

Autore

Campbell Bryan A.

Titolo

Subsonic investigation of leading-edge flaps designed for vortex- and attached-flow on a high-speed civil transport configuration / / Bryan A. Campbell [and three others]

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Hampton, Virginia : , : National Aeronautics and Space Administration, Langley Research Center, , December 1999

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (103 pages) : illustrations

Collana

NASA/TM ; ; 1999-209701

Soggetti

Subsonic wind tunnels

Leading edge flaps

Vortices

Supersonic transports

Aerodynamic configurations

Separated flow

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

"December 1999."

"Performing organization: NASA Langley Research Center"--Report documentation page.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (pages 102-103 ).



2.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910777977003321

Titolo

Best human resource management practices in Latin America [[electronic resource] /] / edited by Anabella Davila and Marta M. Elvira

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London ; ; New York, : Routledge, 2009

ISBN

1-135-23977-0

1-282-15118-5

9786612151187

0-203-86668-1

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (209 p.)

Classificazione

85.62

Altri autori (Persone)

DávilaAnabella

ElviraMarta M. <1965->

Disciplina

658.30098

Soggetti

Personnel management - Latin America

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Book Cover; Title; Copyright; Contents; Illustrations; Contributors; Foreword; 1 Best HRM practices in Latin America: An introduction; 2 Stakeholder management: The case of Aracruz Celulose in Brazil; 3 The strategic importance of close employment relations in conflict-ridden environments: Three cases from Colombia; 4 Stakeholders' perspective and strategic human resource management: Lessons from a Colombian case study; 5 Learning best human resource management practices from Spanish multinationals in Latin America: A case study of Telefónica

6 Consistency of business strategy, post-acquisition integration, and management of people: Developing an HRM best practice7 Human resource practices and business performance: Grupo San Nicolás; 8 HRM systems in Mexico: The case of Novo Nordisk; 9 Performance management in knowledge-intensive firms: The case of CompuSoluciones in Mexico; 10 Walking the talk of safety in South America; 11 Executive staffing practices in US-Mexican joint ventures: A staffing model for IJV executives; 12 Western ethical theories and their relevance to HRM in Latin America

13 Business schools in Latin America: Global players at last?14



Theoretical approaches to best HRM practices in Latin America; Index

Sommario/riassunto

Latin America today presents a dynamic but challenging business landscape. Although foreign investment in the region has risen, Asia's increasing role in the global economy is a challenge to Latin America's competitiveness. At the same time, Translatina firms - Latin American trans-national companies - continue to grow in capital and influence.This original collection explores the tensions between the strategic HRM policies demanded by global competition and local approaches rooted in Latin American cultural values. The book uses a selection of real-life case studies, plus qua