Businesses are constantly seeking ways of maintaining their competitive advantage, of meeting customers’ needs and increasing market share. There is now a range of methodologies, such as business process improvement (BPI) available to analyze performance and identify areas of weakness. While...

While many companies continually seek to improve their organizational practices or market positions through improvement programs and quality initiatives, very few actually make the effort to evaluate the effectiveness of such measures. Despite the obvious benefits, not many organizations...

It is becoming more commonly accepted that “green” business practices can have a positive impact on companies. Organizations that prosper in the new century are likely to be those that, where necessary, address environmental issues rather than merely paying grudging lip service to them.

Purpose – To provide a concise briefing on the most topical issues and relevant implications from the top 400 management publications in the world. Design/methodology/approach – This briefing is prepared by an independent writer who adds their own impartial comments and places the argument...

Purpose – Reviews the latest management developments across the globe and pinpoints practical implications from cutting‐edge research and case studies. Design/methodology/approach – Scans the top 400 management publications in the world to identify the most topical issues and latest...

Purpose – To explain how R&D is becoming a globally popular business function. Design/methodology/approach – This briefing is prepared by an independent writer. Findings – The R&D Scoreboard 2005 has recorded an overall annual rise of 5 percent in R&D investment by world's top 1,000...

Purpose – the paper aims to reviews the latest management developments across the globe and pinpoint practical implications from cutting‐edge research and case studies. Design/methodology/approach – This briefing is prepared by an independent writer who adds their own impartial comments...

Purpose – This paper aims to review the latest management developments across the globe and pinpoint practical implications from cutting‐edge research and case studies. Design/methodology/approach – This briefing is prepared by an independent writer who adds their own impartial comments...