Moodle y Sakai acabarán entendíendose

Esto es lo que me gustaría… y creo que se conseguirá. En el fondo ambos Learning Management Systems (LMS) cada vez se parecen más en sus funcionalidades. Sólo falta que se entiendan (que compartan una parte suficientemente común de protocolo para que se pueda exportar e importar contenidos de sus módulos de uno a otro) y que alguien dedique el tiempo de programación para hacer los ajustes necesarios. Me consta que ya se está trabajando en esto… si se consigue financiación, la cosa irá más rápida.

Hoy acaba de regalarme este libro y os lo recomiendo, si os interesa el tema y estáis en situación de decidir por cual de la plataformas optar.

MOODLE VS SAKAI: INTEGRACION DE SERVICIOS Y APLICACIONES (EN PAPEL)
DAVID ROLDAN MARTINEZ, CREACIONES COPYRIGHT, 2010
ISBN 9788492779307

 

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Libro sobre Dirección participativa

Autor Tomás Bonavía
Año: 2011
Dirección participativa: trabajo en equipo, empowerment y otras manifestaciones relacionadas
Se incluye sin coste adicional el libro en formato digital
Descarga este libro gratuitamente
¿Qué se entiende por participación en el trabajo?, ¿qué resultados se alcanzan con la dirección participativa?, ¿por qué es eficaz la participación laboral?, ¿qué elementos condicionan su éxito o fracaso? o ¿cómo implantar sistemas más participativos en su organización?, son parte de las preguntas que se responden en este texto. Se trata de un libro riguroso que aborda este fenómeno con amplitud y sentido práctico. Escrito con seriedad y sosiego con el pensamiento siempre puesto en el posible lector, directivo o empleado, que se dedica con esmero a su trabajo. Las ideas contenidas en este libro pueden ser aplicadas a muy distintas organizaciones: empresariales, educativas, de la salud, sociales, de voluntariado y así un amplio etcétera. Solo queda que de su lectura puedan derivarse aplicaciones que cambien nuestras organizaciones haciéndolas más humanas. Este es el propósito último que nos hemos impuesto. Por esta razón, hemos planteado un modelo de intervención que usted puede seguir a la hora de implantar métodos más participativos de decisión en su organización.

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Mis aplicaciones favoritas: mini-aplicaciones on-line útiles

Selección de aplicaciones on-line para cosas muy puntuales pero que me resuelven detalles en mi trabajo:

  1. Un crono o contador regresivo desde la web para usar en presentaciones o dinámicas o cosas similares donde necesitas mostrar un reloj grande a través del ordenador (countdown / stopwatch).

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Uso de JIRA para la gestión de un proyecto de tesis doctoral

Durante los últimos 14 meses he estado probando las potencialidades de JIRA como gestor de tareas en la web. Mi intención era comprobar su utilidad para mejorar la eficiencia y eliminar operaciones de No Valor Añadido en el proceso de elaboración/supervisión de tesis doctorales y publicación en equipo de artículos científicos.

Tras este período de pruebas ha quedado patente la enorme utilidad que tiene para este tipo de proyectos. Por lo tanto, he decidido adoptarlo como la  herramienta estándar de trabajo con mis alumnos de doctorado y he grabado un vídeo para ilustrar el funcionamiento:

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Publicado: Integrating human resource management into lean production and their impact on organizational performance

Document Information:
Title: Integrating human resource management into lean production and their impact on organizational performance
Author(s): Tomas Bonavia, (TEMPO, Department of Social Psychology, University of Valencia, Valencia, Spain), Juan A. Marin-Garcia, (ROGLE, Department of Business Administration, Polytechnic University of Valencia, Valencia, Spain)
Citation: Tomas Bonavia, Juan A. Marin-Garcia, (2011) “Integrating human resource management into lean production and their impact on organizational performance”, International Journal of Manpower, Vol. 32 Iss: 8, pp.923 – 938
Keywords: Absenteeism, Contingent remuneration, Employee turnover, Human resource management, Internal promotion, Job security, Spain, Training
Article type: Research paper
DOI: 10.1108/01437721111181679 (Permanent URL)
Publisher: Emerald Group Publishing Limited
Acknowledgements: This work was carried out with the support of the Ministry of Culture and Education of the Valencian Regional Government (GV00-013-7). The authors would like to thank the Foreign Language Co-ordination Office at the Polytechnic University of Valencia for their help in translating this paper.
Abstract: Purpose– The first goal of this research is to analyse the effects of lean production (LP) on the policy of human resource management (HRM). The second is to determine whether or not implementation of HRM practices associated with LP explains the differences in organizational performance between manufacturing plants.Design/methodology/approach – The paper developed a questionnaire for data collection. Findings are presented from 76 establishments (79.17 per cent of the total sample) that specialise in single-firing ceramic tiles in Spain.

Findings – Companies that make the most of LP practices are also those that take care to train workers in using these practices as well as improving their employment security. However, the same is not true for the pay for performance system. The combination of LP with HRM practices reduces inventory and boosts productivity but does not appear to affect the other performance variables analysed.

Research limitations/implications – For certain variables very little variation was found between the plants in the samples. The data are cross-sectional, so causality cannot be definitively determined.

Practical implications – This paper indicates the HRM practices associated with the LP and the results obtained. It can thus be used to help human resource and production departments in improving organizational performance.

Originality/value – The paper extends the work of other researchers by focusing on a sector and a country that have been very little studied to date. The sample consists of a set of plants that are fairly homogeneous, which facilitates the analysis of the relationships between the selected variables, while keeping other variables controlled.

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Publicado Marin-Garcia, J. A.; Miralles Insa, C.; Garcia-Sabater, J. J.; Perello-Marin, M. R. (2011). Alternative tools to mass production and human performance indicators in sheltered work centers of Valencian community (Spain). Journal of Industrial Engineering and Management, Vol. 4, nº. 3, pp. 467-480.

Juan A. Marin-Garcia, Cristobal Miralles, Julio J. Garcia-Sabater, M. Rosario Perello-Marin

Abstract

Purpose: The most popular alternative systems to mass production at an academic level (lean manufacturing, agile manufacturing, flexible customization, mass customization…) share many characteristics. Our article identifies an extensive set of alternative practices to mass production; analyzes the classification of practices in categories (Flow, TQM, TPM, Customer Relations, Supplier Relations and Human Resources Practices) and analyzes the impact on several human performance indicators such as satisfaction, absenteeism, voluntary turnover, permanent contracts, knowledge, personal & social adjustment activities and integration of workers into ordinary companies.

Design/methodology/approach: Survey in sheltered work centers. We use regression analysis in order to prove relations between explicative and criterion variables.

Findings: The results of our research allow us to identify that human resource management and customer relationship practices have significant effects on job satisfaction, knowledge, integration into ordinary companies and personal and social adjustment.

Research limitations/implications: Data came only from one industry; therefore the results would not be directly generalized to other contexts.

Practical implications: Managers in Sheltered work centers can estimate the impact of the deployment of alternative tools to mass production.

Originality/value: There are few papers relating lean manufacturing tools and human resources performance indicators. At the same time, there are very few research carried out in sheltered work centers context.

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Publicado Miralles Insa, C.; Holt, R.; Marin-Garcia, J. A.; Canos-Daros, L. (2011). Universal design of workplaces through the use of Poka-Yokes: Case study and implications. Journal of Industrial Engineering and Management, Vol. 4, nº. 3, pp. 436-452

Universal design of workplaces through the use of Poka-Yokes: Case study and implications

Cristóbal Miralles, Raimond Holt, Juan A. Marin-Garcia, Lourdes Canos-Daros

Abstract

Purpose: Employment plays an important part in many people’s lives beyond merely providing income, since continued participation in work can have many therapeutic benefits for workers defined as disabled. However, disabled workers face a range of barriers to employment, despite legislation intended to improve workplace accessibility emphasizing adaptations to the workplace, which many employers often find difficult and expensive.

The Poka-Yoke approach was developed in the manufacturing industry as a way of improving productivity by reducing errors using often very simple adaptations. This paper argues that, as Poka-Yokes are designed to make life easier and improve the performance of workers without impairments, they are closer to the philosophy of Universal Design than to Accessible Design, and offer an easy and inclusive way of making work more accessible for all kind of workers.

Design/methodology/approach: This paper provides a case study demonstrating the use of the Poka-Yoke approach in a sheltered work centre for disabled; highlighting how they served to improve accessibility to work by fulfilling Universal Design principles.

Findings: Our research allows us to demonstrate the great potential of Poka-yokes for gaining accessibility to the workplace. The real application of this approach, both in sheltered work centres and ordinary companies, can contribute to improve the high unemployment rates of disabled people.

Research limitations/implications: The proposal is innovative and was applied in one specific company. Thus, a range of customized Poka-yokes would be desirable for different industrial sectors.

Practical implications: Managers of sheltered work centres, and also of ordinary companies, can realize about the great potential of Poka-Yokes as an easy means of gaining flexibility and accessibility.

Originality/value: There are very few papers relating lean manufacturing tools and disability. Our approach analyzes the benefits of this approach for the labour integration of disabled people.

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