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A comparative analysis of channel incentive programs in Brazil and the USA
Castro, Luciano Thome; Neves, Marcos Fava; Akridge, Jay … - In: International Journal of Emerging Markets 12 (2017) 2, pp. 263-278
consolidated theoretical effort was completed together with observations from two countries – Brazil and the USA – to build … selected in Brazil and the same three were selected in the USA. For completing each case report for the six companies in total … similarities within Brazil or the USA, than the same company in these two countries. The institutional environment and the network …
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The Dow Chemical Company’s formula for succession
In: Management Development Review 10 (1997) 3, pp. 110-111
The giant Dow Chemical Company recently went through a successful exercise in succession planning. Here, Frank Popoff, chairman of the board, shares some thoughts on the appointment of a chief executive, and the development of candidates for management jobs throughout the company.
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Verzerrungen von Konsumentenpreisindices und ihr Einfluss auf das „reale“ Wirtschaftswachstum – dargestellt am Beispiel der USA / Biases in Consumer Price Indices and Their Impact...
Hartwig, Jochen; Schips, Bernd - In: Jahrbücher für Nationalökonomie und Statistik 225 (2005) 4, pp. 394-412
. Es erweist sich, dass die Divergenz in den Wachstumsraten der USA und der EU seit 1997 fast zur Gänze auf …
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Chemical patents and structural information ‐ the Sheffield research in context
In: Journal of Documentation 54 (1998) 1, pp. 106-120
This paper focuses on the importance of chemical patents as an information source. After an outline of this importance, the discussion concentrates principally on the area of structural information, highlighting some of the special characteristics that are found in the generic (Markush) type of...
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Business model innovation processes in large corporations: insights from BASF
Winterhalter, Stephan; Weiblen, Tobias; Wecht, Christoph H. - In: Journal of Business Strategy 38 (2017) 2, pp. 62-75
Purpose Despite the fact that business model innovation (BMI) has attracted intense attention from scholars and practitioners alike, practicable knowledge on the organizational implementation of BMI efforts in large multinational corporations is rather rare. This paper aims to investigate how...
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A resilient structure as a survival strategy for Japan’s chemical industry amidst megacompetition
Yamauchi, Shinichi; Morisaki, Shogo; Watanabe, Chihiro; … - In: Journal of Advances in Management Research 4 (2007) 1, pp. 29-48
Japan’s chemical industry is currently amidst mega‐competition in the paradigm shift from an industrial society to an information society that emerged in the 1990s and consequent globalizing economy. The checkered development trajectory of Japan’s chemical industry has resulted in a...
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A Customer‐based Competitive Analysis for Logistics Decisions
Lambert, Douglas M.; Sharma, Arun - In: International Journal of Physical Distribution & … 20 (1990) 1, pp. 17-24
Evidence suggests that the recent interest in competitive strategy and competitive positioning, while good in itself, has resulted in the management of many firms placing too much emphasis on competitive performance and too little emphasis on customer expectations. This research in the chemical...
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Distribution of Engineering Polymers to the UK and Eire
Kirk, S.V. - In: International Journal of Physical Distribution & … 20 (1990) 4, pp. 37-46
Considerable emphasis is put on service to customers of Engineering Polymers (Du Pont) making rising logistics increasingly important. The current supply chain serving customers in the UK and Eire was developed when service was considered less important. Analysis of this supply chain revealed...
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Practical Implementation of Statistical Process Control in a Chemicals Industry
Chaudhry, Sohail S.; Higbie, J. Richard - In: International Journal of Quality & Reliability Management 6 (1989) 5
The implementation and use of statistical process control in a chemicals and plastics firm are examined. The essential external factors are focused upon, which are associated with the practical implementation of statistical process control. The important components of a Statistical Process...
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A Central Limit Theorem for Assessing Average Quality
Barnett, Neil S. - In: International Journal of Quality & Reliability Management 6 (1989) 4
How to describe, reliably and effectively, the quality of a continuous stream is a problem facing many companies in the chemical industry. The average quality estimated from an average of individual test sample values is most useful if its distribution is known or can be estimated. A simple...
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