Investigates the link between benchmarking and operational performance using a sample of over 600 European manufacturing sites. Benchmarking is linked to the identification and adoption of improved operational practices, an increased understanding of competitive positioning, and the larger...

In this paper we will attempt to throw new light on the increasingly relevant, <p> albeit not new, subject of strategic scanning by applying a learning <p> perspective to well-known theoretical approaches to strategic scanning and <p> issue management. The reason for doing so is quite simple – in...</p></p></p>

This paper is concerned with the issues of developing the competencies of the firm. The relevance of this work is based on the conclusion that competencies are dynamic, rather than stable, entities and that firms, thus, need to focus both on today’s and tomorrow’s competencies. A model for...

This paper is concerned with the formulation of a framework for understanding the development and change of the competences of firms. Today, there is near universal agreement that the competitiveness of firms rests on the (core) competences that firms possess. However, little attention has been...