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Hybrid Strategy and Firm Performance: The Moderating Role of Individual and Technological Ambidexterity
Mahr, Ferdinand - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2010
structures and HRM practices (individual ambidexterity) and information and communication technologies (technological … ambidexterity) are assessed. Further, a hybrid strategy’s performance impact is defined in two distinct ways and measured relative … in the presence of organizational ambidexterity, but negatively impacts firm performance in the absence of organizational …
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Defining Business Process Maturity. A Journey towards Excellence.
LOOY, A. VAN; BACKER, M. DE; POELS, G. - Faculteit Economie en Bedrijfskunde, Universiteit Gent - 2011
Organisations are increasingly focusing on their business processes to excel. Since the journey towards process excellence is challenging, various authors have proposed a business process maturity model (BPMM) to gradually improve maturity and capability. Nonetheless, a comprehensive definition...
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OPPORTUNITIES FOR DRIVING CONTINUOUS IMPROVEMENT THROUGH TQM, LEAN AND SIX SIGMA WITHIN BUSINESS PROCESS MANAGEMENT
SOARE, PAUL - In: Proceedings of the INTERNATIONAL MANAGEMENT CONFERENCE 6 (2012) 1, pp. 193-202
With this research the importance of various quality practices is highlighted, while emphasising the fact that all have their fair share of advantages and disadvantages that must be weighed by any organisation seeking a structured strategy towards furthering their continuous improvement...
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Implementation of Lean Six Sigma (LSS) in supply chain management (SCM): an integrated management philosophy
Salah, Souraj; Rahim, Abdur; Carretero, Juan A. - In: International Journal of Transitions and Innovation Systems 1 (2011) 2, pp. 138-162
Supply chain management (SCM) is essential for any company to survive the increasing pressures of global competition. There have been continuous changes in global manufacturing and service markets, causing supply chain (SC) members to reassess their effectiveness individually and as a whole. A...
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From conformance to performance and continuous improvement using the ISO 9000 quality system standard
Mile Terziovski, Damien Power, Amrik S. Sohal - In: International Journal of Business Performance Management 4 (2002) 1, pp. 1-23
There has been a major push by firms to seek certification to the International Quality Standards ISO 9000. This heightened interest is not without problems as many managers have misunderstood the value of seeking ISO 9000 certification. A review of the literature revealed a major gap in...
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Strategic ambitions as drivers of improvement at Daimler Chrysler
Bossink, B.A.G.; Blauw, Jan-Nico - Faculteit der Economische Wetenschappen en … - 2003
Strategic ambitions can function as drivers of improvement in organizations. Continuous improvement is driven by strategic ambitions to: design quality into the structure of the organization, plan and control improvements, assure improvements, set and realize improvement goals, position the...
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Strategic ambitions as drivers of improvement at Daimler Chrysler
Bossink, B.A.G.; Blauw, Jan-Nico - VU University Amsterdam, Faculty of Economics, Business … - 2003
Strategic ambitions can function as drivers of improvement in organizations. Continuous improvement is driven by strategic ambitions to: design quality into the structure of the organization, plan and control improvements, assure improvements, set and realize improvement goals, position the...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005150717
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The „5S” strategy for continuous improvement of the manufacturing processes in autocar exhaust
DULHAI, Gheorghe - In: Management & Marketing 3 (2008) 4
The paper presents a continuous improvement strategy, process-oriented and aiming to improve manufacturing at AUTOCAR EXHAUST. The „5S” rules have immediate and significant effects on the sequence of activities in the work post, thus influencing the performance of processes in the analyzed...
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Exploiting institutional contradictions: The role of management accounting in continuous improvement implementation
Abrahamsson, Gun; Gerdin, Jonas - In: Qualitative Research in Accounting & Management 3 (2006) July, pp. 126-144
Purpose – Based on an institutional perspective, this study explores the role of management accounting (MA) in promoting or impeding changes in the employees' conceptions of shopfloor worker responsibility in a company trying to implement a continuous improvement (CI) working practice....
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A comparison of Korean and US continuous improvement projects
Jin, Hyun Woong; Doolen, Toni L. - In: International Journal of Productivity and Performance … 63 (2014) April, pp. 384-384
Purpose – Quality Circles and Kaizen Events have resulted in productivity and quality improvements for organizations. There is limited empirical research comparing these two approaches. This research study was designed to understand the similarities and differences in the structure and...
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