Current advances in information technology and, in particular, compteer-aided design / computer-aided manufacturing (CAD/CAM) and enterprise resources planning (ERP)systems have led organizations to undetake significant investments in these systems. Nextgeneration manufacturers require both...

Trust, rather than being simply a resource for establishing collaborative relationships between organizations,is an essential component of their constitution. At base, trust involves interpersonal relations of a specifictype. These are relations where there is sufficient probability that a...

THIs chapter discusses some approaches to globalization that contribute to a critical management studies (CMS) agenda. The vast majority of the literature in management and organization theory takes an inveterately mainstream approach to globalization and lacks a critical perspective. Articles...

Strategy is supposed to lead an organization through changes and shifts to secure its future growth and sustainable success, and it has become the master concept with which to address CEOs of contemporary organizations and their senior managers. Its talismanic importance can hardly be...