Productivity growth is a fundamental means for society to improve its living standards. Productivity growth comes from technological change (new ways of producing goods and services) and better organisation of production (better ways of using available resources given available technology). Both...

In this document, we study the industrial district of Jepara, Indonesia. It is specialised in furniture production, for the Indonesian consumption, as well as for worldwide exports. We summarize the main features of the dynamics of the firms involved in the Jepara industrial complex with a...

Drawing upon the framework of Sectoral Innovation Systems, this study explores the patterns of technological innovation among small and medium-sized wooden furniture manufacturers in Malaysia from two perspectives viz., sources of knowledge and technology and capability of forming linkages. The...

In this paper, we seek to provide empirical documentation of the effect of Activity-Based Costing (ABC) information on product and customer-related decisions made by managers in a company. Proponents of ABC argue that when an entity implements ABC, it reaps at least two important benefits:...

Ambulatory e-prescribing, at first glance, appears to be a straightforward automation effort that electronically connects an e-prescriber to an electronic network so an e-script can be sent to a pharmacist. The reality is much more complex. The successful implementation of e-prescribing requires...

The article is focused on presenting a new Quality Scheduling Index which can help managers in producing and delivering goods to the customers according to their quality requirements and time deliverables. The index is combining the required level of quality of the products and the Just In Time...

We empirically examine the effects of industry consortia on the coordination of innovation strategies of the members. Our analyses utilize membership data from 32 consortia in wireless telecommunication technology subfields from 2000 to 2005 and prior art citations in standard-essential patents....