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Between Fordism and Flexibility: The Automobile Industry and its Workers - Past, Present and Future
Tolliday, Steven; Zeitlin, Jonathan - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 1986
Since the days of Henry Ford the automobile industry has served as a model of economic expansion and technological progress based on mass production. But from the mid-1970s, sweeping changes in markets and technology have transformed international competitive conditions and spurred automobile...
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Factors influencing bilateral intra-industry trade in the auto industry: the case of South Africa
Damoense-Azevedo, Maylene Y.; Jordaan, André C. - In: International Journal of Economics and Business Research 4 (2012) 1/2, pp. 63-82
This study investigates factors influencing bilateral intra-industry trade (IIT) between South Africa and main trading partners in the auto industry, crucial to managers and policy-makers within this industry. The econometric results of the gravity model of IIT are statistically and economically...
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Commentaries to "The Vital Role of Operations Analysis in Improving Healthcare Delivery"
In: Manufacturing & Service Operations Management 14 (2012) 4, pp. 495-511
This series of discussions presents commentaries on where the field of healthcare operations management is now and possible future research directions, expanding upon the key points raised by Green [Green LV (2012) The vital role of operations analysis in improving healthcare delivery....</i>
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The Relational Advantages of Intermediation
Belavina, Elena; Girotra, Karan - In: Management Science 58 (2012) 9, pp. 1614-1631
This paper provides a novel explanation for the use of supply chain intermediaries. We find that even in the absence of the well-known transactional and informational advantages of mediation, intermediaries improve supply chain performance. In particular, intermediaries facilitate responsive...
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Stochastic Capacity Investment and Flexible vs. Dedicated Technology Choice in Imperfect Capital Markets
Boyabatl, Onur; inodot; Toktay, L. Beril - In: Management Science 57 (2011) 12, pp. 2163-2179
This paper analyzes the impact of endogenous credit terms under capital market imperfections in a capacity investment setting. We model a monopolist firm that decides on its technology choice (flexible versus dedicated) and capacity level under demand uncertainty. Differing from the majority of...
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The influence of novelty, flexibility, and synergy of package tours on tourist satisfaction: an analysis of structural equation modeling (SEM)
Lee, Yu-I; Chang, Ching-Hsun; Chen, Yu-Shan - In: Quality & Quantity: International Journal of Methodology 47 (2013) 4, pp. 1869-1882
This study utilizes structural equation modeling (SEM) to explore the positive effects of novelty, flexibility, and … attention to discuss package tours, none explores the positive effects of the novelty, flexibility, and synergy of package tours … constructs—novelty, flexibility, and synergy of package tours—to explore their positive effects on tourist satisfaction in the …
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Organization without delegation: Informal intergovernmental organizations (IIGOs) and the spectrum of intergovernmental arrangements
Vabulas, Felicity; Snidal, Duncan - In: The Review of International Organizations 8 (2013) 2, pp. 193-220
illustrates our claims that states use IIGOs when they need flexibility, to protect their sovereignty, to maintain close control …
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Permanent uncertainty, employment protection, and firms'location
Lecostey, Sophie - Centre de Recherche en Économie et Management (CREM) - 2012
It is often argued that firms need flexibility in order to better face demand uncertainty. As employment protection … legislation (EPL) impacts the cost of volume adjustments available to firms, it constrains the volume flexibility that they can … locate. On the other hand, it is well known that in an oligopolistic setting, flexibility is not necessarily an advantage …
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Calculation of the Index of Flexibility of Business Processes of Industrial Enterprises
Lepeyko Tatyana I.; Panteleev Mikhail S. - In: Business Inform (2012) 12, pp. 180-183
The calculation of flexibility indixes of business processes and enterprise is propsed. The significance of individual … flexibility. As a result, potential components that need to be developed are identified. …
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Estimation of Level of Adaptive Flexibility in Forming of the System of Adaptive Control Innovative-Investment Development of Enterprise
Demyanenko Tatyana I. - In: Business Inform (2012) 12, pp. 217-220
level of adaptive flexibility. …
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