POLÍCIA FUNDIDA. De acordo com o noticiado hoje pelo Correio da Manhã, "o comandante da PSP de Viseu considera que uma polícia nacional seria mais eficaz e eficiente". Eis uma boa proposta que deveria merecer atenção. Infelizmente, o que se assistiu nos últimos anos foi a um movimento contrário com a criação de corpos municipais de polícia. Enfim, um país cheio de recursos...

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ARQUIVO. A Sage informa que passou a ter disponível todo o arquivo digitalizado da Human Relations desde a sua fundação em 1947.

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ATRAIR RECURSOS

For an entrepreneur to attract potential resource partners, not only must the concept be viable, but there must also be some connection between the founder and potential resource providers. The entrepreneur's reputation, capabilities, commitment, and conduct, as well as all the other components of human and social capital, are often determinants of his or her ability to attract resource partners. Rebecca Reynolds Moore attracted financial resources by leveraging her human resources and social contacts, and with her intensive selling, developing trust and cooperation with partners and her extended network. Vivien Jennings attracted such organizational resources as visiting authors by leveraging her human and social resources, then developing physical resources to enhance the product development in the form of book-signing events. The analytical tool most useful in this process is the resource-development pathway that allows the entrepreneur to begin with starting endowments and connect the specification or identification steps to acquisition. The entrepreneur must consider how one type of resource can be leveraged to acquire another. This assessment allows for acquisition strategies specific to the situation at hand to be developed. Each of these strategies, however, is further facilitated by social skills of the entrepreneur.The ability to sell a business idea through personal capabilities is referred to as a social skill, a competence enabling individuals to interact effectively with others. Distinct form social capital, social skills are what the entrepreneur does rather than the outcome of network relationships. Social skills are learnable, and when utilized effectively can increase possibilities for attracting resources to venture. Five social skills important to the entrepreneur are: Social perception, the accuracy with which the entrepreneur assesses the traits, intentions, and motives of others. Impression management, the way one induces positive reaction for others. Expressiveness, the ability to express emotions and feelings clearly and generate enthusiasm in others. Persuasiveness, the ability to change others' views or behaviors in face-to-face encounters Social adaptability, the ability to adapt to, or feel comfortable in, a wide range of social situations. The skills work in concert as a founder attempts to attract resources to a new venture.

Fonte: Kuratko, Donald F.; Harold P. Welsch (2004). Strategic Entrepreneurial Growth. 2nd ed. Thomson/Southwestern, pp. 151-152.

CISTI. As tecnologias e sistemas de informção vão organizar a sua primeira conferência ibérica.

EMPREENDEDORISMO E CRESCIMENTO. Corporate Entrepreneurship and Growth, editado por Shaker A. Zahra em 2005.

CITYMARKETING. O marketing das cidades em congresso.

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LIVROS. Os melhores livros de 2005, de acordo com a strategy+business:

• Everything Bad Is Good for You: How Today’s Popular Culture Is Actually Making Us Smarter, by Steven Johnson, (Riverhead, 2005)
• In the Bubble: Designing in a Complex World, by John Thackara (MIT Press, 2005)
• The Long Emergency: Surviving the Converging Catastrophes of the Twenty-First Century, by James Howard Kunstler (Atlantic Monthly Press, 2005)
• Massive Change, by Bruce Mau and the Institute Without Boundaries (Phaidon Press, 2004)
• Radical Evolution: The Promise and Peril of Enhancing Our Minds, Our Bodies — and What It Means To Be Human, by Joel Garreau (Doubleday, 2005)
• A Whole New Mind: Moving from the Information Age to the Conceptual Age, by Daniel H. Pink (Riverhead, 2005)
• The World Is Flat: A Brief History of the Twenty-First Century, by Thomas L. Friedman (Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2005)
• Blue Ocean Strategy: How to Create Uncontested Market Space and Make the Competition Irrelevant, by W. Chan Kim and Renée Mauborgne (Harvard Business School Press, 2005)
• The Fortune at the Bottom of the Pyramid: Eradicating Poverty Through Profits, by C.K. Prahalad (Wharton School Publishing, 2005)
• MarketBusters: 40 Strategic Moves That Drive Exceptional Business Growth, by Rita Gunther McGrath and Ian C. MacMillan (Harvard Business School Press, 2005)
• Capitalism at the Crossroads: The Unlimited Business Opportunities in Solving the World’s Most Difficult Problems, by Stuart L. Hart (Wharton School Publishing, 2005)
• Confessions of an Economic Hit Man, by John Perkins (Berrett-Koehler, 2004)
• The End of Poverty: Economic Possibilities for Our Time, by Jeffrey D. Sachs (Penguin Press, 2005)
• The Fortune at the Bottom of the Pyramid: Eradicating Poverty Through Profits, by C.K. Prahalad (Wharton School Publishing, 2005)
• The Travels of a T-Shirt in the Global Economy: An Economist Examines the Markets, Power, and Politics of World Trade, by Pietra Rivoli (John Wiley & Sons, 2005)
• Blood on the Street: The Sensational Inside Story of How Wall Street Analysts Duped a Generation of Investors, by Charles Gasparino (Free Press, 2005)
• Conspiracy of Fools: A True Story, by Kurt Eichenwald (Broadway Books, 2005)
• Ponzi’s Scheme: The True Story of a Financial Legend, by Mitchell Zuckoff (Random House, 2005)
• Will Your Next Mistake Be Fatal? Avoiding the Chain of Mistakes That Can Destroy Your Organization, by Robert E. Mittelstaedt Jr. (Wharton School Publishing, 2005)
• Winning, by Jack Welch with Suzy Welch (HarperBusiness, 2005)
• Creating the Good Life: Applying Aristotle’s Wisdom to Find Meaning and Happiness, by James O’Toole (Rodale, 2005)
• In Praise of Slowness: How a Worldwide Movement Is Challenging the Cult of Speed, by Carl Honoré (Harper San Francisco, 2004)
• The Time Divide: Work, Family, and Gender Inequality, by Jerry A. Jacobs and Kathleen Gerson (Harvard University Press, 2004)
• Time Off for Good Behavior: How Hardworking Women Can Take a Break and Change Their Lives, by Mary Lou Quinlan (Broadway Books, 2005)
• All Marketers Are Liars: The Power of Telling Authentic Stories in a Low-Trust World, by Seth Godin (Portfolio, 2005)
• Brand Hijack: Marketing without Marketing, by Alex Wipperfürth (Portfolio, 2005)
• How Customers Think: Essential Insights into the Mind of the Market, by Gerald Zaltman (Harvard Business School Press, 2003)
• ProfitBrand: How to Increase the Profitability, Accountability & Sustainability of Brands, by Nick Wreden (Kogan Page, 2005)
• Hard News: The Scandals at The New York Times and Their Meaning for American Media, by Seth Mnookin (Random House, 2004)
• Coach: Lessons on the Game of Life, by Michael Lewis (W.W. Norton, 2005)
• Joy at Work: A Revolutionary Approach to Fun on the Job, by Dennis W. Bakke (PVG, 2005)
• Lessons on Leadership by Terror: Finding Shaka Zulu in the Attic, by Manfred F.R. Kets de Vries (Edward Elgar, 2004)
• A Life in Leadership: From D-Day to Ground Zero: An Autobiography, by John C. Whitehead (Basic Books, 2005)

VANTAGEM COMPETITIVA. A Atlanta Competitive Advantage Conference efectua a sua terceira conferência em 2006.