Links and analyzes qualitative and quantitative sources of information about the Taiwan retail market using an adaptation of Leites’ method. Qualitative interviews are abstracted and integrated with quantitative secondary source data and survey data. Outlines, categorizes, and summarizes...

Presents the results of an exploratory investigation of the level of importance that firms place on several business and technical objectives when they are considering AMT adoption. Mail survey data obtained from 125 manufacturing firms in the USA that had adopted a wide variety of AMT are used...

In today’s dynamic marketplace, top managers need information available at their fingertips. The Internet can provide this information at little cost and with little training, eliminating the “middleman” effect present today in most organizations. This paper outlines how the Internet can...

Historically, US firms have increased production volumes to gain economies of scale and operating efficiencies. Quality, dependability, and flexibility have more recently become competitive weapons. In today’s dynamic, global marketplace, some have suggested that the next competitive dimension...

Executive information systems, or strategic management support systems for senior managers, have traditionally addressed how to satisfy some predefined information needs of managers and how to help them in analyzing or solving predefined problems. They are usually not flexible enough to capture...

Strategic alignment remains a key area of focus among business executives. Methods exist with which to determine the type of alignment a firm is following and there has even been research into the factors which aid and hinder the achievement of alignment. What is currently lacking is a financial...

Though long range planning has saturated our corporate environment, it does not guarantee success. Rather, it is to strategic planning that the company must turn if it is to survive and flourish.

Countertrade is a widely used and important means for financing business transactions. Participation involves some serious risks and care should be taken in the selection of countertrade goods, partners and institutions. Forms of countertrade, its benefits to companies and countries, its...