The concept of takt time is well known in the typical manufacturing branches like automobile and machine industry from which it originates. In these industries the rule is that once the takt time is calculated for some period, for example for a week, the takt time is then fixed and is not...

Purpose: A proposed analytical model in this research analyses the corresponding angles of the strategic triangles (Prospector, Analyzer, and Defender). The model compares the angle differences between the strategy and resource triangles with opinions from different management groups of...

Purpose: The purpose of this work was to propose a new approach to assess the influence of decision variables on the running costs of networks providing services, taking recycling networks as an example. The authors have analyzed the importance of these variables and the trends in these changes....

A creative economy is the latest developmental stage in global economic restructuring. Numerous countries and enterprises have emphasized competitive advantage by "creativity" and "innovation." Innovation competition in education has recently become a popular method to elevate student...

Persons over 50yo are experiencing more often than younger people some forms of social exclusion. Lack of acceptance of ICT and/or lack of ICT access, commonly known as digital divide is probably the most important form of social exclusion experienced by mentioned group in Poland. ICT connected...

The objective of this paper is to explore the notion of dynamic capabilities as a dominant source of sustainable performance, focusing on human resource capability. Building on qualitative data from six representative IT firms, the results indicate that firms more strongly committed to deploying...

In order to survive in times of crisis and a volatile environment the contemporary organisations have to be quick on their feet i.e. capable of taking decisions swiftly. To this extent, new applications, based on Information Systems and Information Technology (IS/IT) that make it possible to...

This paper provides an interdisciplinary perspective on the evolution of organizational performance management (PM) systems that transcends the limited perspectives currently found within certain academic disciplines. It looks for the presence of convergent evolution in those management systems....