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Business Process Reengineering (BPR) is the radical, cross-functional redesign of the operating practices used by organizations to achieve certain outcomes. While BPR has received considerable attention from practitioners and consultants, there has been little empirical research published on...
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This paper examines the sources of competitive advantage from a cross-functional perspective and presents a dynamic, general model of the tangible and intangible factors that lead to superior firm performance. We argue that superior performance results from the development of a complex,...
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Outsourcing is the strategic use of outside resources to perform activities that are usually handled by internal staff and resources. By using a well-managed outsourcing agreement, companies can gain in markets that would otherwise be uneconomical. This study was designed to explore why...
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Industrial trade shows are the second most widely used promotional tool in the marketing mix for industrial firms, ranking after personal selling but well ahead of advertising and direct mail. Use of this medium continues to grow in number of shows, number of companies exhibiting, and dollars...
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A procedure to assess organizational effectiveness is proposed in this paper. An OE ÒmenuÓ of options is set out by which organizational performance can be measured. By using such a menu, managersÕ decision making, planning, and communicating with internal and external constituencies can be...
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Business Process Reengineering (BPR) is the radical, cross-functional redesign of the standard operating practices used by organizations to produce or achieve certain outcomes. BPR has received considerable attention from practitioners and consultants. However, the academic literature is...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010584013