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There has been a lot of emphasis on Research and Development, as well as innovation, in Higher Education Institutions … development by Higher Education Institutions remains a challenge. This paper reviews the concepts of research, innovation, and …
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facilitating an innovation-based transition towards a low-carbon economy. This paper conceptually explores some key challenges …
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The General Electric Company (GE) is widely regarded as one of the world's most successful corporations of the 20th century. This paper aims to critically analyse the corporate strategy of GE during the period from 1981 to present under the leadership of two very different but equally...
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strategy, an efficient supply chain management system, and continuous innovation. The case of Walmart is used to consolidate … today. Findings: The results indicate that strategy, supply chain management, and innovation play an important role in …, streamlined supply chain management by constructing communication and relationship networks with suppliers, and routine innovation …
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Transforming brick-and-mortar businesses into integrated online–offline models poses significant challenges for firms operationally and strategically. We conduct a comparative case study to investigate strategic renewals that result in the convergence of offline and online operations and...
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This paper examines the role of dual sourcing (e.g., outside options) in vertical and horizontal relations. In a bilateral monopoly market, if either the upstream or downstream firm has outside options, the other firm could lose from seemingly positive shocks, e.g., market expansion or...
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Unsolicited ideas, the non-contractual and voluntary submission of innovation-related information from external sources … that firms intending to engage in this form of open and distributed innovation are facing. In particular, we look at the … of open and distributed innovation and for management practice. NOTE: Please note that the published version has been …
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In this paper we examine alternative strategies to innovation, in which sharing and co-operation play a critical part …. The paper addresses the involvement of users in opening up the innovation process, which in turn gives the participating … the innovation process according to type of user involvement and organizational level where co-operation with external …
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This study aims to examine the relationship between service integration and manufacturing firms' profitability and to identify profitable services. In order to do so, we examine the service integration data of 202 firms in the machinery and equipment sector in Korea. Firm profitability is...
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The extension of the European Union represents a huge opportunity for the companies, but in an equal measure it is a real challenge, namely the one to face competition with European enterprises. Quality stands for a constituent part of the competitiveness but the extension of the European Union...
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