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Preliminary Design of Two SunDial Collectors for SHIP at Different Latitudes.

This paper analyzes how national institutional factors affect the adoption of the intemational environmental management standard ISO 14001, using a panel of 139 countries from 1996 to 2006. The analysis emphasizes that during the emerging phase of the standard, the potentiallack of consensus within the constituents of the national institutional environment conceming the value of a new standard could send mixed signals to firrns about the standard. The resuIts show that in the early phase of adoption, regulative and norrnative forces within the institutional environment can work against each other. Results also show that regulative or coercive forces playa relatively more important role in the early phase of adoption of the standard than in the subsequent phases of diffusion. In the later phases of diffusion of ISO 14001, norrnative forces, such as the diffusion of other management standards, as well as factors related to trade, playa more important role. Because of the similarities between environmental management standards and corporate social responsibility standards, this study can help identify sorne of the challenges for diffusion of ISO management standards in the area of social responsibility. Publicado

The objective of our work is to analyze the evolution and actual trends of research in Supply Chain Management (SCM). We pretend to show how the different topics have been methodologically studied, and to determine how the advent of the so-called 'New Economy' has influenced SCM research. To get this objective, we carry out a literature review of twelve refereed journals in the Operations Management (OM) area for the period 1995-2001. Statistical tools are used to analyze the obtained information.

The objective of our work is to analyze the evolution and actual trends of research in Supply Chain Management (SCM). We pretend to show how the different topics have been methodologically studied, and to determine how the advent of the so-called 'New Economy' has influenced SCM research. To get this objective, we carry out a literature review of twelve refereed journals in the Operations Management (OM) area for the period 1995-2001. Statistical tools are used to analyze the obtained information.

Ayuda económica recibida del Programa de Investigación de la Región del Pacífico de la Universidad de California y del Centro Harold Price para Estudios Empresariales.

Durante las dos últimas décadas, la investigación en materia de TQM ha sido abundante y diversa. Resulta conveniente detenerse a agruparla, analizarla e identificarla, a efectos de contar con un cuerpo sistemático de conocimiento sobre la misma. Éste es el objetivo principal de este artículo y para ello se ha procedido a efectuar una detenida selección de las publicaciones a considerar como fuentes de referencia, -un total de 26 revistas escogidas, pertenecientes a los ámbitos de Dirección y Administración, Dirección Científica, Investigación Operativa y Dirección de la Producción, a la par que se han definido cuidadosamente los criterios para la selección de trabajos, -se seleccionaron un total de 198 para el periodo objeto de análisis: 1994-1999, así como los parámetros para su clasificación; por último, se ha aplicado el análisis de correspondencias a fin de identificar posibles estrategias de publicación de las revistas identificadas.