Technological Challenges and Management

Carolina Machado earned her PhD in management sciences from the University of Minho, Braga, Portugal, in 1999, and a master’s degree in management from the Technical University of Lisbon, Portugal, in 1994. She has been teaching human resources management subjects since 1989 at the University of Minho and became an associate professor in 2004, with research interest in human resource management, training and development, and management change and knowledge management. She is the head of Human Resources Management Work Group at the University of Minho and the chief editor of the International Journal of Applied Management Sciences and Engineering (IJAMSE).J. Paulo Davim earned his PhD in mechanical engineering from the University of Porto, Portugal, in 1997; the aggregate title from the University of Coimbra, Portugal, in 2005; and a DSc from London Metropolitan University, United Kingdom, in 2013. He is a professor in the Department of Mechanical Engineering at the University of Aveiro, Portugal. He has authored or coauthored more than 6 books, 50 book chapters, and 350 articles. He also is the editor-in-chief of eight international journals, a guest editor of journals, a book editor, a book series editor, and a scientific advisor for international journals and conferences.

• Fashion or adoption? Harmonization of new technologies with strategy, structure, and culture. Technological and organizational changes: Challenges for HRM. The concept of e-HRM, its evolution and effects on organizational outcomes. Organizational change success as a communicational agency effect: Structuration, textualizing, and networking. Electronic human resource management in SMEs: An exploratory study in a Portuguese municipality. Collaboration in processes supported by Web 2.0: The emergence of interactivity. Enhancing online fashion retail: The quest for the perfect fit.

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