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Outsourcing of services is usually viewed as a way to increase or decrease capacity at themargin. By outsourcing a firm … development, withouttaking on the long term commitment of permanent staff or equipmentToday, outsourcing provides new options for … selective outsourcing enables alignment of incentives,business revenues and IT infrastructure costs, and how organizational …
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As businesses struggle to lower cost and grow revenues, outsourcing initiatives are underway in many small, medium, and … large global companies. Outsourcing strategies are considered by many as a “silver bullet” to resolve organizational … devising, deploying, and maintaining outsourcing relationships, for many these benefits remain elusive. The following article …
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The objective of this paper is to understand innovators' pursuit of strategies in securing the benefits from an innovation. The study develops a methodological framework of platform for analysing three case study innovations – Windows‐operating system for PC, plain paper copier and video...
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Global business frequently requires the expatriation and repatriation of managers and skilled workers. Previous research has focused on cultural and demographic factors that lead to success with this process. This study goes beyond the cultural and demographic issues to examine implications of...
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Purpose – This paper seeks to present the results of an investigation on the justification of investments in advanced manufacturing technology (AMT) at manufacturing plants in the USA. Unlike previous research that explored the adoption and use of a specific AMT or groups of similar AMT, this...
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Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to analyse the influence of the manager's strategic orientation concerning technology acquisition and its repercussions for the firm's performance. Design/methodology/approach – These relationships are studied using a sample of Spanish engineering...
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Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to examine challenges in the front end of innovation (FEI) and to propose a scenario‐based approach to alleviate some of these problems, particularly as regards uncertainty in opportunity recognition. Design/methodology/approach – The paper answers...
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