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How purchasing and supply management practices affect key success factors: the case of the offshore-wind supply chain
D’Amico, Federico; Mogre, Riccardo; Clarke, Steve; … - In: Journal of Business & Industrial Marketing 32 (2017) 2, pp. 218-226
Purpose In reference to the offshore-wind industry, this study aims to show that innovative purchasing and supply management practices can increase both firm- and industry-level performance. This paper also includes a description of the offshore-wind supply chain, which remains understudied in...
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Entrepreneurial energy
Cato, Molly Scott; Arthur, Len; Keenoy, Tom; Smith, Russell - In: International Journal of Entrepreneurial Behavior & Research 14 (2008) 5, pp. 313-329
Purpose – The central suggestion of this paper is that innovation in the concept of entrepreneurship is overdue and … least in the renewable energy sector and perhaps in other sectors too, innovation in the direction of sustainability may …, understanding of the motivations of entrepreneurs in this sector is of great value. Originality/value – Innovation in the renewable …
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Strategic development and growth of emerging renewable energy ventures from China
Ng, Artie W.; Nathwani, Jatin - In: Journal of Technology Management in China 6 (2011) 2, pp. 116-124
Purpose – Entrepreneurial ventures in the emerging renewable energy sector in China represent a variety of dynamic growth strategies that are stimulated by the domestic energy policy and the evolution of the value chain driven by technological advancements. This paper aims to examine the...
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Economic dimensions of technological and global responses to the Kyoto protocol
Grubb, Michael - In: Journal of Economic Studies 27 (2000) 1/2, pp. 111-125
This paper examines economic aspects of the Kyoto protocol on climate change, focusing on the protocol’s longer‐term impact and possible global evolution. Specifically, the analysis considers the economics of likely technological responses to the protocol and the implication of international...
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Organizational longevity and technological change
Krell, Terence C. - In: Journal of Organizational Change Management 13 (2000) 1, pp. 8-14
Serves as an introduction to the special issue on organizational longevity published in the Journal of Organizational Change Management. The issues of researching and writing about organizational longevity are described and the content of the special issue is related to a theoretical perspective...
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The innovation challenges of proactive cannibalisation and discontinuous technology
Cravens, David W.; Piercy, Nigel F.; Low, George S. - In: European Business Review 14 (2002) 4, pp. 257-267
Innovation is central to modern competition and yet many executives are wary of the risks of cannibalisation of their … existing product and service sales through inappropriate innovation. However, the impact of discontinuous technological change … for building appropriate innovation strategies for the new competitive and technological environment faced by companies …
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‘Hyped’ text markup language. XML and the future of web markup
Warwick, Claire; Pritchard, Elliott - In: Aslib Proceedings 52 (2000) 5, pp. 174-184
There is a widespread perception that, in terms of web‐technology, XML is going to be the ‘next big thing’. Given the amount of comment that it has generated, it seems to be on its way to achieving that status. But how much of the praise should be taken at face value, and how much of the...
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Towards a socio‐economic framework on technological change
Stein, Johan R. - In: International Journal of Social Economics 22 (1995) 6, pp. 38-52
Focuses on a central phenomenon of industrialized societies, i.e. technological change. Synthesizes mechanisms which have an effect on processes of technological change into three interrelated perspectives: economic, political and cultural. Applies this interdisciplinary approach in order to...
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Future trends and challenges of financial risk management in the digital economy
Li, Steven - In: Managerial Finance 29 (2003) 5/6, pp. 111-125
In this paper, the future trends and challenges of financial risk management are considered. First, the historical developments and current status of financial risk management are assessed. Then, key features of the financial industry in the digital economy are discussed. It is argued that the...
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Nothing endures but change
Kippenberger, T - In: The Antidote 3 (1998) 4, pp. 4-5
Exposes Greek philosophers' (Herodotus, Parmenides and Empedocles) sayings and the commonsense that they are based on. Posits that change is one modern‐day word to suffer by comparison and managers must be aware that change does not always become necessary for negative reasons ‐ change does...
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