In a knowledge-based, global economy, the ability of geographic regions to upgrade workforce skills is a determinant of corporate competitiveness. Several East Asian regions, namely Singapore and Penang, Malaysia, offer examples of effective workforce planning and development policies and...

This study analyses interviews with Spanish students and American and British faculty in an MBA program in Spain. Predictions about cultural differences were derived from Hofstede's (1980a) study of cultural values. Cultural differences were expected primarily on dimensions of uncertainty...

Teamwork or collaboration among professionals, an important element of most R&D laboratories, has received little study in relation to technical performance. This study analyzes the relationship between individual perceptions of team collaboration and individual technical performance in a...