In order to enhance R&D performance, R&D managers make sure that R&D personnel are satisfied with their compensation, both economic and non-economic. An R&D compensation scheme would consist of many complex factors. In this research, we focus on "compensation composition" as such a factor for...

This book focuses on the applications of optimal control theory to operations strategy and supply chain management. It emphasizes the importance of optimal control theory as a tool to analyze and understand fundamental issues in the respective fields. Delving deeper, the book also elaborates on...

We define sustainability from a value chain perspective, which we term ‘value system sustainability.' Value system sustainability emphasizes firm's effort to make decisions in a way to be sustainable not just from the firm's own perspective, but from the perspectives of the entire value chain...

We explore whether and how the overconfidence of Chief Operating Officer (COO) affects the firm's operational performance, in particular, the leanness of inventory. As overconfident managers tend to overestimate their firms' operational capabilities, we hypothesize that an overconfident COO sets...

We define social strategy as the strategic decision making to improve social conditions or to facilitate social changes in a desirable direction by dealing with critical issues and/or solving fundamental problems in the society. In this paper, we propose a framework that enables the decision...

We define value chain sustainability as the firm’s sustainability, perceived by the managers in the context of its supply chain or value chain. Consistent with the literature, we put forth that it is a latent concept consisting of three dimensions, i.e., stakeholder economics (economic),...