We are entering a period of dynamic and fundamental change in the transportation and logistics industry. The communication and collaborative aspects of the Internet are changing the way firms develop their logistics strategies, processes and systems. Internet and digital technologies help...

Der Beitrag liefert einen internationalen Vergleich zum Management der Hersteller-Zuliefer-Beziehungen in der Automobilindustrie in Japan, Europa und den USA und analysiert Komponentenstrategien, insbesondere auch für den bisher vernachlässigten Bereich der internen Zulieferer.

In this paper we present a new approach to evaluate the environmental efficiency of decision making units. We propose a model that describes a two-stage process consisting of a production and an end-of-pipe abatement stage with the environmental efficiency being determined by the efficiency of...

The current study investigates and establishes the factors that lead to short-term orientation strategies in western organisations. Moreover, this study used questionnaire-based surveys to assess the relationship between these factors and what it would take for the organisation to move to a...

Global sourcing has led to lower cost and more effective supply chains for many companies. However, when the cost-driven practices of many suppliers in these chains come to light there is often considerable debate over the ethics of these practices. This research uses the well-known Hunt-Vitell...

Public-private partnerships can have a particular impact on sectors where a public service needs to be sustained by the best available professional and technological knowledge in a condition of scarce resources. The growing trend of international-patient mobility suggests, the opportunity to...

This article compares instruments which IT-firms use to integrate their business consultants - esp. the way monitoring and coordination of activities works. It is based empirically on interviews with consultants and managers of consulting units of a U.S. American firm in Germany, the Swiss...

We report our findings on cross-societal variations in values about CSR in senior executives from five economies. We find that executives in all five are concerned with the roles of their firms in society, with those in Japan most so and those in Hong Kong least so. However, executives in each...