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UN ANÁLISIS DE LAS PRIORIDADES COMPETITIVAS DE OPERACIONES EN EMPRESAS INDUSTRIALES ESPAÑOLAS /
Díaz Garrido, E.; Martín Peña, M.L. - In: Investigaciones Europeas de Dirección y Economía de … 13 (2007) 3, pp. 107-126
Identificar las prioridades competitivas en operaciones ha sido un elemento clave en la investigación centrada en la estrategia de producción. Sin embargo, pocos trabajos se han dedicado a analizar la importancia que los directivos de operaciones otorgan a cada una de ellas y la forma en la...
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The impact of technology assets on small firms' productivity: empirical findings in Chile
Maldifassi, Jose O.; Rodriguez, Manuel A. - In: International Journal of Business Performance Management 7 (2005) 2, pp. 191-207
A group of 24 small manufacturing firms located in Santiago, Chile, that operate in four different industries was analysed in detail to assess the impact that technology assets (manufacturing equipment, vehicles, computers, etc.) have on the overall productivity of workers and firms. Using a...
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Analyzing the Impact of Supply Chain Management Practices on Organizational Performance through Competitive Priorities (Case Study: Iran Pumps Company)
Karimi, Ebrahim; Rafiee, Mahmoud - In: International Journal of Academic Research in … 4 (2014) 1, pp. 1-15
Today organizations to encounter with environment of global Competition and for prosperity in this environment. We need to radical changes and creative in work. Supply chain management (SCM) is a thunderstruck of organization with higher and lower relationship that are involve in process and...
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Competitive priorities of investment strategy: case wind power
Makipelto, Tomi - In: International Journal of Sustainable Economy 1 (2009) 4, pp. 388-402
The goal of the research was to evaluate the major factors affecting the decision-making process of investments made in wind power, especially in Finland, from the investors' and suppliers' point of views. The theoretical part of the current research consists of the competitive priorities of...
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Exploring linkages between manufacturing competence and business performance
Dangayach, G.S.; Deshmukh, S.G. - In: International Journal of Business Performance Management 6 (2004) 3/4, pp. 211-232
This paper presents a framework for measurement of manufacturing competence and business performance. This framework is applied to compute Manufacturing Competence Index and Business Performance Index, based on an extensive survey of Indian manufacturing companies. The study included companies...
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Alignment between product innovation and competitive priorities
Alegre, Joaquin; Chiva, Ricardo - In: International Journal of Business Performance Management 6 (2004) 3/4, pp. 287-297
This paper deals with the alignment between competitive priorities and product innovation. The literature review carried out determined that product innovating companies should have specific competitive priorities in their manufacturing strategies. We propose that innovative companies follow a...
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Competitive priorities of investment strategy: case wind power
Makipelto, Tomi - In: International Journal of Sustainable Economy 1 (2009) 4, pp. 388-402
The goal of the research was to evaluate the major factors affecting the decision-making process of investments made in wind power, especially in Finland, from the investors' and suppliers' point of views. The theoretical part of the current research consists of the competitive priorities of...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008539456
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Study on Resource Allocations for Sustainable Competitive Advantage
Takala, Josu; Shylina, Daryna; Fross, Teppo; Malmi, Johannes - ToKnowPress
Today’s concern and problem for most of the companies is the way of surviving and prospering in current and future periods of time in the marketplace.Sustainable competitive ability can be one of the ways of adaptation to the global business and rapid environment requirements.Operational...
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Managing new product development within the SMEs
Maladzhi, Rendani Wilson - 2008
Product innovation has transformed the minds of business people because of its ability to increase productivity. Other than increased productivity it also allows companies to extend the range of the available products to consumers as well as lowering the prices consumers have to pay. Product...
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Empowerment of non-academic personnel in higher education: exploring associations with perceived organizational support for innovation and organizational trust
Lau, Wing Keung Jason - 2010
Employee empowerment has long been associated with organizational outcomes such as innovation, greater effectiveness …-to-day operations of a university; therefore, organizational strategies such as employee empowerment that encourage initiatives and ….The purpose of this study was to investigate the relationships between the levels of empowerment and perceived organizational …
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