March 2014

Perceptions of accounting professionals about the influence of information technology in their individual work process

The continuous flow of technological innovations, combined with the changes that occur in accounting practice is changing the organizational environment and the people involved. Accounting professionals use IT to be able to make reliable and timely information available to managers, supporting the decision making process. This investigation aims to identify the perceptions of accounting professionals from the State of...

Author(s): Ricardo Adriano Antonelli, Lauro Brito de Almeida, Romualdo Douglas Colauto and Wesley Vieira da Silva

March 2014

Criteria for the selection of architects by first- time clients

The purpose of the research is to answer two questions: Which factors do individual clients consider when selecting an architect for the first time? How does the importance attached to these factors vary with the procurement method? These questions are answered in a questionnaire survey of recent clients of architects who commissioned architects for residential projects in Lagos, Nigeria. The respondents were asked to...

Author(s): Adedapo, Adewunmi Oluwatayo

March 2014

Modeling to assess the influence of knowledge on the technological innovation performance capacity in high complexity environments: Towards Brazilian multinationals companies

The present paper aims to contribute to the knowledge and innovation planning guidelines in the high complexity environments. Thus, a modeling proposal is presented to assess the influence of knowledge on the technological innovation performance capacity of multinationals companies. This procedure was prepared according to the following phases: Phase 1: Determination of the conceptual model; and Phase 2: Verification of...

Author(s): Selma Regina Martins Oliveira and Jorge Lino Alves