
Ana AzevedoAthabasca University · Faculty of Business
Ana Azevedo
PhD in Business Administration
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This research draws on the resource-based view of the firm from strategic management and applies it to a study of competitive advantage in the project management context. The relationship between the characteristics of project management resources, focusing on organizational support for the project management process, and outcomes of the pr...
The ever-increasing globalization and workforce diversity in today's business environment present ongoing challenges for organizational leaders and employees who wish to function effectively in cross-cultural settings. Reliance on knowledge of cultural values frameworks alone has been insufficient to adequately equip workers to operate in global an...
Increasingly, employers state that university graduates are not “work ready” meaning graduates do not possess the combined academic disciplinary knowledge and professional skills needed in the workplace. Such include strong communication, collaboration, conflict resolution, continuous learning and creative problem-solving. Though educators attempt...
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This paper advocates the need for educational leadership to understand and consider the immediate role and challenges associated with the unique values and characteristics of an age-diverse population and their impact on teaching and the facilitation of learning.
Design/methodology/approach
The paper draws on the review of the generational...
The purpose of this paper is to introduce a training program for developing the self-discovery and self-regulation competencies of international students. The paper combines literature review from global leadership, international education and related disciplines to advance a competency-based program that addresses a critical need for greater integ...
The purpose of this paper is to introduce a training program for developing the self-discovery and self-regulation competencies of international students. The paper combines literature review from global leadership, international education and related disciplines to advance a competency-based program that addresses a critical need for greater integ...
Sustainability has been defined as a construct that includes three pillars, i.e., economic,
social and environmental (Bansal, 2005). According to the United Nations’ Millenium Development goals (UN, 2006), higher education institutions have been asked to consider revising their curricula in order to better incorporate sustainability principles. Giv...
The paper proposes a conceptual framework and industry-driven approach to measure required competencies of business graduates. The suggested approach was designed and tested within a project implemented in Austria, the UK, Slovenia and Romania. Evidence from this multi-country study of employers and business graduates suggests that it is possible t...
Problem statement: This study critically discusses findings from a research project involving four European countries. The project had two main aims. The first was to develop a systematic procedure for assessing the balance between knowledge and competencies acquired in higher, further and vocational education and the specific needs of the labor ma...
This paper introduces a holistic model to enable business education students to become more engaged citizens. The model is based on four learning outcomes: knowledge, competency development, values, and spiritual intelligence. It extends existing paradigms of learning outcomes with the latter two concepts in order to foster re-shaping of academic c...
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– This paper seeks to challenge the claim that traditional and non‐traditional employees differ significantly in terms of their needs, personality characteristics, and work motivation patterns, by surveying management consultants in Canada.
Design/methodology/approach
– The study is based on a quantitative online survey undertaken among 20...
This paper provides a brief description of a research study entitled Mislem - ‘Developing Meta-level quality Indicators for establishing a Systematic Linkage between institutions of higher Education and the labour Market’, carried out between 2005 and 2007 (Leonardo da Vinci Project, Sponsored by the European Union). The aim of this paper is to rep...
Examines critically the bulk of cross-cultural research involving the constructs of individualism and collectivism. Highlights some of the main conceptual and methodological shortcomings in the use of these constructs and the need for refinement and synthesis in definition and measurement. Suggests a research strategy that integrates previous empir...
This paper examines the degree of cultural diversity between two ethnic groups in South Florida. The cultural attitudes and
causal attributions for unethical work behavior of 269 Anglo and Hispanic business graduate students and of 255 Anglo and
Hispanic business executives were investigated. Findings from t-test comparisons for both of these sampl...
For over 30 years, the literature on organizations has carried accounts of the potential for information technology to transform organizational structures and processes. Despite this enduring interest in the relationship between information technology and organizations, the variety of actual consequences for organizations has not been satisfactoril...
Motive scores (needs for Achievement, Affiliation, and Power) of the chief executive officers of the nation's 50 largest industrial firms were determined using content analysis of letters to stockholders contained in the firms' annual reports. The scoring method was a modification of the standard TAT scoring procedure. Results showed that chief exe...
This dissertation addresses how the cultural dimensions of individualism and collectivism affect the attributions people make for unethical behavior at work. The moderating effect of ethnicity is also examined by considering two culturally diverse groups: Hispanics and Anglos. The sample for this study is a group of business graduate students from...