This thesis tries to propose a list of Critical Success Factors (CSFs) in the formof CSFs framework for Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) systemimplementation at Small and Medium sized Enterprises (SMEs).The researchdescribe in this thesis tries to test them by going through the experience of...

This thesis reports on the development of a performance improvement framework thatformally represents causal relationships between performance measures, factors ofperformance, improvement actions and the overall strategy of a business.The measurement of business performance has received...

Aircraft operations and maintenance is heavily regulated to ensure safety. This necessitates a large volume of paperwork as evidence of due process. The paperwork flows through the multiple stakeholders including Original Equipment Manufacturers (OEMs), Lessors, Maintenance Repair and Overhaul...

The COVID-19 crisis has interrupted firms and their value networks. The lockdown measures taken by governments around the globe have triggered a massive supply and demand shock. The ensuing crisis has created economic chaos that resulted in massive business disruptions for companies, their...

The purpose of this paper is to provide insights into the effects of product recalls on shareholder wealth of manufacturing firms in different supply chains. Previous research examining this phenomenon is largely uni-sectorial and/or does not consider the interplay of hazard, recall strategy and...

The purpose of this paper is to provide insights into the effects of product recalls on shareholder wealth of manufacturing firms in different supply chains. Previous research examining this phenomenon is largely uni-sectorial and/or does not consider the interplay of hazard, recall strategy and...

Our intent with this research is to articulate propositions for coalition building behaviors involving the weaker player in a buyer–supplier relationship. The context of our study begins in dyads, but grows into triads as coalitions are formed. We consider coalition formation arising from...

The increasing popularity of service-based strategies among manufacturers, such as solution provision, make service triads commonplace within business. While there is some consensus that ‘relational' (i.e., close or collaborative) relationships are beneficial for the performance of individual...

This paper addresses the design of empirical tests to distinguish between two competing explanations of wage and employment determination in unionized labour markets, the labour- demand and efficient-contract models. We argue that most of the tests employed are restrictive, propose an...

This study aims at exploring ways to better manage organisational development andchange in practice. For project managers like myself it is important to gain a solidunderstanding about the drivers or inhibitors in these developments and changeprocesses. I was particularly interested in those...