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Causality and multidimensionality of strategic performance management systems: the impact on managers' satisfaction
Laitinen, Erkki K.; Lansiluoto, Aapo; Ulvila, Marko - In: International Journal of Accounting, Auditing and … 6 (2010) 1, pp. 28-53
This study analyses managers' (Chief Executive Officer (CEO)) satisfaction with strategic performance measurement systems (SPMS). The study investigates the effects of multidimensionality, causality and utilisation of performance measurement systems on managers' satisfaction. Therefore, we...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008592838
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A mixed-method approach for determining the risk and complexity farmers associate with using forward contracts
Jackson, Elizabeth; Quaddus, Mohammed; Islam, Nazrul; … - Agricultural Economics Society - AES - 2008
This paper reports on a model that was developed to understand the behavioural determinants surrounding farmers’ adoption of forward contracts for agricultural commodities. Based on the Theory of Planned Behaviour and Diffusion of Innovations, 28 hypotheses within the model were written and...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10004989430
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Causality and multidimensionality of strategic performance management systems: the impact on managers' satisfaction
Laitinen, Erkki K.; Lansiluoto, Aapo; Ulvila, Marko - In: International Journal of Accounting, Auditing and … 6 (2010) 1, pp. 28-53
This study analyses managers' (Chief Executive Officer (CEO)) satisfaction with strategic performance measurement systems (SPMS). The study investigates the effects of multidimensionality, causality and utilisation of performance measurement systems on managers' satisfaction. Therefore, we...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008538748
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Managing Buyer–Supplier Relationships: Empirical Patterns of Strategy Formulation in Industrial Purchasing
Terpend, Regis; Krause, Daniel R.; Dooley, Kevin J. - 2011
In this paper, we investigate how industrial buyers align their relationships with suppliers to the contextual characteristics of the purchase. We propose that patterns of purchasing strategy are evidenced, in part, by the alignment of three fundamental domains: the firm's strategic intent for a...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009431846
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Main contractor experiences of partnering relationships on UK construction projects
Wood, Gerard; Ellis, Robert - In: Construction Management and Economics 23 (2005) 3, pp. 317-325
Partnering provides a major opportunity for improving project performance, whilst offering direct benefits to the whole … the nature of partnering in practice and whether the claims made for it are consistently justified. The experiences of … opinions of 48 commercial managers employed by a leading national contractor. The perceptions and experiences of partnering …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005482672
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Measuring attitudinal commitment in business-to-business channels
Kelly, Stephen J - 2004
While organizational behaviourists have largely adopted a three-component conceptualisation of attitudinal commitment, marketers continue exclusively to apply one- or two-component models. In this paper, the reliability and validity of one-, two- and three-component models of commitment are...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009475212
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Relational capital and SME collaborative strategy in the Malaysian service industry
Downe, Alan G.; Loke, Siew-Phaik; Sambasivan, Murali - In: International Journal of Services, Economics and Management 4 (2012) 2, pp. 145-166
relational capital leading to more successful strategic collaborative outcomes. Drawing on social exchange theory, trust …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010668946
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The determinants of customer loyalty in Malaysian mobile telecommunication services: a structural analysis
Leong, Lai-Ying; Hew, Teck-Soon; Ooi, Keng-Boon; Lin, … - In: International Journal of Services, Economics and Management 4 (2012) 3, pp. 209-235
services (MTS) from the Malaysian perspective. Service quality (SQ), perceived value (PV), trust and habit were examined as the …-sectional survey and analysed using structural equation modelling. The findings revealed positive significant influences of trust and …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010816546
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Assessing logistics factors on the business success of the electrical and electronics industry in Thailand
Chiadamrong, Navee; Canova, Tinnawat - In: European Journal of Industrial Engineering 7 (2013) 4, pp. 393-415
This study is an attempt to test a framework that looks into how relationships in internal and external logistics factors contribute to the success of firms in the electrical and electronics industry in Thailand. Data were collected from the 303 firms in the electrical and electronics industry...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010676316