Management and Engineering Innovation

This book discusses management and engineering innovation with a particular emphasis on human resource management (HRM) and production engineering. In an innovation context, the disciplines of management and engineering are linked to promote sustainable development, seeking cultural and geographical diversity in the studies of HRM and engineering, applications that can have a particular impact on organizational communications, change processes and work practices. This connection reflects the diversity of societal and infrastructural conditions. The authors mainly analyze research on important issues that transcend the boundaries of individual academic subjects and managerial functions. They take into account interdisciplinary scholarship and commentaries that challenge the paradigms and assumptions of individual disciplines or functions, which are based on conceptual and/or empirical literature. The book is designed to increase the knowledge and effectiveness of all those involved in management and engineering innovation whether in the profit or not-for-profit sectors, or in the public or private sectors. Contents 1. We the Engineers and Them the Managers, Teresa Carla Oliveira and Joao Fontes Da Costa. 2. Strategic Capabilities for Successful Engagement in Proactive CSR in Small and Medium Enterprises: A Resource-Based View Approach, Nuttaneeya (Ann) Torugsa and Wayne O Donohue. 3. Innovative Management Development in the Automotive Supply Industry A Preliminary Case Study for the Development of an Innovative Approach to Innovation Management, Frank E.P. Dievernich and Kim Oliver Tokarski. 4. Innovative Product Design and Development through Online Customization, M. Reza Abdi and Vipin Khanna. 5. Struggling for Survival and Success: Can Brazil s Defense Industry Help Foster Innovation?, Alex L bo Carlos and Regina Maria de Oliveira Leite. 6. Knowledge Management Fostering Innovation: Balancing Practices and Enabling Contexts, Maria Joao Santos and Raky Wane. 7. Institutional Logics Promoting and Inhibiting Innovation, Teresa Carla Trigo Oliveira and Stuart Holland. 8. HRM in SMEs in Portugal: An Innovative Proposal of Characterization, Pedro Ribeiro Novo Melo and Carolina Machado. About the Authors Carolina Machado has been teaching Human Resource Management since 1989 at the School of Economics and Management, University of Minho, Portugal, becoming Associate Professor in 2004. Her research interests include the fields of Human Resource Management, International Human Resource Management, Training and Development, Management Change and Knowledge Management. J. Paulo Davim is Aggregate Professor in the Department of Mechanical Engineering at the University of Aveiro, Portugal. He has more than 25 years of teaching and research experience in production and mechanical engineering.

This book discusses management and engineering innovation with aparticular emphasis on human resource management (HRM) andproduction engineering.In an innovation context, the disciplines of management andengineering are linked to promote sustainable development, seekingcultural and geographical diversity in the studies of HRM andengineering, applications that can have a particular impact onorganizational communications, change processes and work practices.This connection reflects the diversity of societal andinfrastructural conditions.The authors mainly analyze research on important issues thattranscend the boundaries of individual academic subjects andmanagerial functions. They take into account interdisciplinaryscholarship and commentaries that challenge the paradigms andassumptions of individual disciplines or functions, which are basedon conceptual and/or empirical literature. The book is designed toincrease the knowledge and effectiveness of all those involved inmanagement and engineering innovation whether in the profit ornot-for-profit sectors, or in the public or private sectors.Contents1. We the Engineers and Them the Managers, Teresa Carla Oliveiraand Joao Fontes Da Costa.2. Strategic Capabilities for Successful Engagement in ProactiveCSR in Small and Medium Enterprises: A Resource-Based ViewApproach, Nuttaneeya (Ann) Torugsa and Wayne O'Donohue.3. Innovative Management Development in the Automotive SupplyIndustry - A Preliminary Case Study for the Development of anInnovative Approach to Innovation Management, Frank E.P. Dievernichand Kim Oliver Tokarski.4. Innovative Product Design and Development through OnlineCustomization, M. Reza Abdi and Vipin Khanna.5. Struggling for Survival and Success: Can Brazil's DefenseIndustry Help Foster Innovation?, Alex Lôbo Carlos and ReginaMaria de Oliveira Leite.6. Knowledge Management Fostering Innovation: Balancing Practicesand Enabling Contexts, Maria Joao Santos and Raky Wane.7. Institutional Logics Promoting and Inhibiting Innovation, TeresaCarla Trigo Oliveira and Stuart Holland.8. HRM in SMEs in Portugal: An Innovative Proposal ofCharacterization, Pedro Ribeiro Novo Melo and CarolinaMachado.About the AuthorsCarolina Machado has been teaching Human Resource Managementsince 1989 at the School of Economics and Management, University ofMinho, Portugal, becoming Associate Professor in 2004. Her researchinterests include the fields of Human Resource ManagementInternational Human Resource Management, Training and DevelopmentManagement Change and Knowledge Management.J. Paulo Davim is Aggregate Professor in the Department ofMechanical Engineering at the University of Aveiro, Portugal. Hehas more than 25 years of teaching and research experience inproduction and mechanical engineering.

1. We the Engineers and Them the ManagersTeresa Carla Oliveira and Joao Fontes Da Costa.2. Strategic Capabilities for Successful Engagement in Proactive CSR in Small and Medium Enterprises: A Resource-Based View ApproachNuttaneeya (Ann) Torugsa and Wayne O'Donohue.3. Innovative Management Development in the Automotive Supply Industry - A Preliminary Case Study for the Development of an Innovative Approach to Innovation ManagementFrank E.P. Dievernich and Kim Oliver Tokarski.4. Innovative Product Design and Development through Online CustomizationM. Reza Abdi and Vipin Khanna.5. Struggling for Survival and Success: Can Brazil's Defense Industry Help Foster Innovation?Alex Lôbo Carlos and Regina Maria de Oliveira Leite.6. Knowledge Management Fostering Innovation: Balancing Practices and Enabling ContextsMaria Joao Santos and Raky Wane.7. Institutional Logics Promoting and Inhibiting InnovationTeresa Carla Trigo Oliveira and Stuart Holland.8. HRM in SMEs in Portugal: An Innovative Proposal of CharacterizationPedro Ribeiro Novo Melo and Carolina Machado.