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The interface between “product design and engineering” and manufacturing: A review of the literature and empirical evidence
Dekkers, Rob; Chang, C.M.; Kreutzfeldt, Jochen - In: International Journal of Production Economics 144 (2013) 1, pp. 316-333
Managing the related but distinct processes of "product design and engineering" and manufacturing in an integrated way poses significant challenges for many industrial enterprises. This study presents a systematic review of the literature focused on the interface between these two areas. The...
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New product development and the effect of supplier involvement
Yoo, Seung Ho; Shin, Hojung; Park, Myung-Sub - In: Omega 51 (2015) C, pp. 107-120
This study investigates the problem of new product development (NPD) under supplier involvement (SI) program in a supply chain comprising a single supplier and a single buyer. The buyer, the Stackelberg leader in the supply chain, configures the design quality of the product and determines the...
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SUPPLIER INVOLVEMENT IN INNOVATION PROCESSES: A TAXONOMY
AUNE, TINA B.; GRESSETVOLD, ESPEN - In: International Journal of Innovation Management (ijim) 15 (2011) 01, pp. 121-143
For many companies, suppliers play an important role in innovation processes. One key issue concerns the degree of … presents a taxonomy of supplier involvement in innovation processes. The empirical data consists of a case study of Norske Skog … in innovation processes. The taxonomy may be useful in initiatives to increase awareness of the organisation of …
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The influence of key capabilities on brand portfolio-based competitive advantage
Chailan, Claude - In: International Journal of Trade and Global Markets 6 (2013) 2, pp. 182-201
This research aims to clarify the nature of the links between brand portfolio management, competences and competitive advantage. In a series of interviews within four different cosmetics companies, the author explores their approach to managing the brands they own. This work shows that brand...
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Causal Ambiguity, Complexity, and Capability-Based Advantage
Ryall, Michael D. - In: Management Science 55 (2009) 3, pp. 389-403
This paper presents the first formal examination of role of causal ambiguity as a barrier to imitation. Here, the aspiring imitator faces a knowledge (i.e., "capabilities-based") barrier to imitation that is both causal and ambiguous in a precise sense of both words. Imitation conforms to a...
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The problem with knowledge ambiguity
Law, Kuok Kei - In: European Management Journal 32 (2014) 3, pp. 444-450
This paper proposes a new conceptualisation of the construct of knowledge ambiguity. This new conceptualisation is essential because (1) past researchers have tended to narrowly define and operationalise knowledge ambiguity in terms of causal ambiguity or tacitness and (2) the prevalent...
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Inside the Black-box: Analysing the Generation of Core Competencies and Dynamic Capabilities by Exploring Collective Minds. An Oganisational Learning Perspective
Wilkens, Uta; Menzel, Daniela; Pawlowsky, Peter - In: management revue. Socio-economic Studies 15 (2004) 1, pp. 8-26
management. According to the resource-based view (RBV) strategy can be defined as emergent pattern of interaction generating core … competencies and dynamic capabilities. These processes of interaction and their relation to core competencies and dynamic …
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Does Stakeholder Management have a Dark Side?
Cennamo, Carmelo; Berrone, Pascual; Gomez-Mejia, Luis - In: Journal of Business Ethics 89 (2009) 4, pp. 491-507
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Intrafirm causal ambiguity in an international context
Beleska-Spasova, Elena; Glaister, Keith W. - In: International Business Review 22 (2013) 1, pp. 32-46
This paper examined the incidence of intrafirm causal ambiguity in the management's perception concerning the critical drivers of their firms’ performance. Building on insights from the resource-based view we developed and tested hypotheses that examine (1) linkage ambiguity as a discrepancy...
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REVISIÓN TEÓRICA DEL CONCEPTO DE AMBIGÜEDAD CAUSAL: UNA CONTRIBUCIÓN AL DEBATE /
González Álvarez, N - In: Investigaciones Europeas de Dirección y Economía de … 10 (2004) 3, pp. 97-110
Tradicionalmente, la ambigüedad causal ha sido considerada como uno de los mecanismos con lo que cuentan las empresas para proteger sus competencias estratégicas de las acciones de sus rivales, contribuyendo de esta forma al mantenimiento de la ventaja competitiva. Sin embargo, algunos...
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