, services, and solutions to meet unmet needs. This volume describes the ways that OI expands the space for innovation …

centers are offshore subsidiaries or branch offices that provide the parent company with services, usually in the form of back …, and offers detailed individual case studies that illustrate each model. His analysis highlights the strategic paths … which the basic model develops. He analyzes firms’ strategies during initial set-up, then tracks the changes as strategies …

management (KM) represents a deliberate and systematic approach to cultivating and sharing an organization’s knowledge base. It … sociology, cognitive science, organizational behavior, and information science, the text describes KM theory and practice at the …

This rigorous and comprehensive textbook develops a basic small open economy model and shows how it can be extended to … fundamentals of open economy macroeconomics. After analyzing the standard intertemporal small open economy model, the book … introduces frictions such as imperfect capital markets, intertemporal distortions, and nontradable goods, into the basic model in …

. The assembly line—developed at the Ford Motor Company in 1913 for the mass production of Model Ts—first created and then …

looks at operations management not from the traditional point of view of a manager but from that of an investor or … reviews of operations management concepts, real-world examples of operations forensics, and a glossary. The mathematical …

logistics clusters--geographically concentrated sets of logistics-related business activities. In this book, supply chain … management expert Yossi Sheffi explains why Memphis, Singapore, Chicago, Rotterdam, Los Angeles, and scores of other locations …

How do technology innovators, business executives, and venture capitalists manage the technical elements of business … context of business decision making and innovation policy. The topics addressed include the extent to which purely technical …

property ownership and corporate management are shaking up Russian firms at a breathtaking pace, creating powerful economic and …