Real option is an interdisciplinary subject combining finance, strategy and IT. RO analysis is a powerful financial tool that meshes nicely with the complexities of emerging technology projects that inherently carry significant uncertainty, but also represent great potential value for the firm....

Intangibles are the main performance drivers in the present transition from a traditional to a knowledge-based economy and are responsible for enterprise value creation. The paper explains key components of intangible assets viz. human capital, structural capital and relational capital; drivers...

Organization culture and compensation system design function as complementary elements in achieving the strategic goals of the organization. When compensation systems are not aligned with organization culture, it causes many unintended consequences. This research study looks at the impact of...

Customers are crucial to any business as without customers, there is no sales; and without sales, there is no revenue and profits. Hence, there is a lot of attention on ‘customer-focus'. With competition now at the supply chain level, competitive advantage comes from the ability of supply...

Intangibles are inadequately accounted for in the traditional financial reporting as current accounting system was designed for an era when tangible assets were dominant in the economy. They don’t show up on a balance sheet or an income statement - yet, they are the manageable and usually...

In the twenty-first-century as strategies and structures of the organizations are changing to cope up with increased competitive pressure and fast changing customer demand, it is imperative to study how those changes are manifest in their supply chains. Based on extensive study of more than 60...

The main theme of Strategic Supply Chain Management (SSCM) is not limited to the use of a supply chain as a process to deliver goods and materials to right place, as its scope is extended to elevate strategic position of a firm by strengthening its overall business performance. In this way,...