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Enabling quality management systems in the maquiladoras
Dowlatshahi, Shad; Hooshangi, Soheil - In: International Journal of Quality & Reliability Management 27 (2010) 9, pp. 981-1001
Purpose – The maquiladora industry is a manufacturing system that utilizes the Mexican workforce and foreign investment … and technology on the border region between the USA and Mexico. This study seeks to explore managerial support and … Juarez, Mexico. Based on a 78 percent response rate (171 usable questionnaires) and 11 in‐depth interviews of quality experts …
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Integrating Six Sigma tools using team‐learning processes
Cecilia Martinez Leon, Hilda; del Carmen Temblador … - In: International Journal of Lean Six Sigma 3 (2012) 2, pp. 133-156
Purpose – Many of the benefits of Six Sigma (SS) programs stem from the proper use of tools within team‐based improvement projects. However, teams often struggle with selecting and integrating the best tools to use in their projects, compromising not only the project completion but also the...
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Transnational Corporations and International Production: Concepts, Theories and Effects
Roberts, Joanne - In: Critical perspectives on international business 3 (2007) 2, pp. 186-188
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e-Solidarity and Exchange: The Role of Social Media in Public Mexican Response to Hurricane Patricia in 2015
Plascencia, David Ramírez; Plascencia, Jorge Ramírez - In: International Journal of Public Administration in the … 4 (2017) 3, pp. 1-10
Between October 24 and 25 in 2015, Mexico faced the strongest hurricane ever registered in the Western Hemisphere …
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Using Social Media to Inform and Engage Urban Dwellers in La Paz, Mexico
Basolo, Victoria; Yerena, Anaid - In: International Journal of Public Administration in the … 4 (2017) 3, pp. 11-28
of La Paz, Mexico. Consistent with previous work, the Facebook profile reflected relatively low usage, a propensity …
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Infrastructure and FDI Inflows into Mexico: A Panel Data Approach
Mollick, Andre Varella; Ramos-Duran, Rene; Silva-Ochoa, … - In: Global Economy Journal 6 (2006) 1
infrastructure being a major catalyst of FDI inflows into Mexico, we provide support to ongoing conventional wisdom promoting such … type of investment.  …
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Long-Run Inflation and Exchange Rates Hedge of Stocks in Brazil and Mexico
Ortiz, Edgar; Cabello, Alejandra; de Jesús, Raúl - In: Global Economy Journal 6 (2006) 3
, Mexico and Brazil. Extending the Fisher model, the aim is to determine whether or not these markets have failed to keep pace …
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Knowledge transfer and university patents in Mexico
Calderón-Martínez, María Guadalupe; García-Quevedo, … - In: Academia Revista Latinoamericana de Administración 26 (2013) 1, pp. 33-60
Purpose The aim of this paper is to examine the factors that influeunce the ability of Mexican public universities to generate patents. Academic patents are deserving of increasing interest as channels for the transfer of knowledge from universities to firms. Design/methodology/approach A review...
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What hampers innovation in Mexican family firms?
López-Fernández, María Concepción; Serrano-Bedia, … - In: Academia Revista Latinoamericana de Administración 29 (2016) 3, pp. 255-278
mercado y de percepción) afectan a la propensión de las empresas familiares en México para participar en actividades de …
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Logistics service characteristics and supply chain priorities for freight management
Durán Encalada, Jorge Alberto; Duhamel, François Bernard - In: Academia Revista Latinoamericana de Administración 27 (2014) 2, pp. 236-266
freight characteristics, and to the cost and other dimensions of the services in Mexico. Design/methodology/approach The … movements in Mexico, in order to test two main hypotheses. Findings The authors found an association between some logistics … empresas embarcadoras tener en cuenta las limitaciones que tienen los proveedores de servicios logísticos en México, en cuanto …
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