The use of inter-enterprise architecture (IEA) facilitates the generation of collaborative networks (CNs) since its tools guide enterprises step by step in the implementation of collaborative processes, in both strategic and tactical levels. At the strategic level, companies that make up CN begin the process of defining the collaboration domain, teams, people, objectives, processes, among other...

This paper proposes a model and a knowledge audit methodology, which have been developed by focusing on the core processes approach. Organizational and knowledge management criteria are considered to select the core processes to be audited. The model proposes an organizational knowledge auditing, which additionally allows reusing the audit outcomes when a technological solution is needed to imp...

Grain refinement improves the mechanical properties and formability of metals and alloys. So far, several different grain refinement methods have been proposed and studied. Severe plastic deformation is one of the most promising and efficient methods. Therefore, in the present study the possibility of imposing a two-step severe plastic deformation (Extrusion and Equal channel angular pressing) ...

This chapter presents an introvert perspective of strategy formation, through the presentation of the resourcebased view (RBV) concept. We offer a review of a) relevant fundamentals of the strategic management field (the definition of strategy, resources and capabilities), and b) a strategy framework, which incorporates the conceptual knowledge of the RBV intertwined with some well-known tools ...

organization’s obligation for responding to demand changes and creating strategic opportunity, drives focus toward entrepreneurship, so that scholars’ attention turns toward influential factors on entrepreneurship more and more. the objective of this paper is to investigate the effect of human resource flexibility on entrepreneurship at research institute of petroleum industry (ripi). research ...