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Corporate abilities

In: FIKUSZ 2008 Business Sciences - Symposium for Young Researchers: Proceedings

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  • Gergely Németh

    (Corporate Values Organizational Development and Leadership Consultancy Ltd)

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This brief paper aims to discuss (as a review) the notion of organisational/corporate abilities, a term that, albeit frequently used in the business world, often presents ambiguities in terms of its meaning. We tried to uncover an exact definition for it using different approaches, as well as models of organisational description and/or diagnostic value; however, none of these could provide us with a distinct answer. As the paper could not afford to undertake the introduction of every single approach that has so far been laid down in this subject, we cannot endeavour to formulate our own definition; our work only serves to illustrate that the concept has deeper meanings and thus cannot be used without interpretation. It can have different meanings, which sometimes inhibits the factual description of a given scenario, even though that is what terminologies are usually for. We have concluded that an accurate definition of the concept would be essential, as those specialising in organisational science could benefit from its standardised use.

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  • Gergely Németh, 2008. "Corporate abilities," Proceedings Papers of Business Sciences: Symposium for Young Researchers (FIKUSZ) 2008, in: László Áron Kóczy (ed.),FIKUSZ 2008 Business Sciences - Symposium for Young Researchers: Proceedings, pages 173-185, Óbuda University, Keleti Faculty of Business and Management.
    • Handle: RePEc:pkk:sfyr08:173-185
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    Keywords

    Organisational competence; organizational ability; managerial science; management tools; organiszational science; organisational diagnosis;
    All these keywords.

    JEL classification:

    • D2 - Microeconomics - - Production and Organizations
    • D20 - Microeconomics - - Production and Organizations - - - General
    • D21 - Microeconomics - - Production and Organizations - - - Firm Behavior: Theory
    • D23 - Microeconomics - - Production and Organizations - - - Organizational Behavior; Transaction Costs; Property Rights
    • D29 - Microeconomics - - Production and Organizations - - - Other
    • L21 - Industrial Organization - - Firm Objectives, Organization, and Behavior - - - Business Objectives of the Firm
    • L25 - Industrial Organization - - Firm Objectives, Organization, and Behavior - - - Firm Performance

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