Zusammenfassung Es ist eine sehr beliebte Methode, eine „komplexe“ mehrdimensionale Eigenschaft dadurch messbar zu machen, dass man „Punkte“ für mehrere als „relevant“ erachtete „Indikatoren“ bildet und diese dann summiert (womit ex definitione eine eindimensionale Variable...

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to compare corporate real estate (CRE) strategies of companies in a mature market, the UK, with companies in an emerging market, Malaysia, and examine whether CRE strategy impacts on financial performance. Design/methodology/approach – The methodology...

Purpose This paper aims to explore buying decision factors and approaches of companies operating in manufacturing industry in Croatia. Design/methodology/approach The data collected by company survey were analysed using exploratory and confirmatory factor analyses, cluster analysis and...

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to provide exploratory evidence about the use of the internet for disclosure purposes by non-financial companies listed on the Egyptian Exchange – and influences thereon – at two points in time: 2010 and 2011. Selection of these periods permits direct...

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to identify the performing and non‐performing companies by using multiple discriminant analysis (MDA) and multiple regression and the ratios that could distinguish between the performing and the under‐performing companies. Design/methodology/approach...

Purpose – An efficient supplier management is of central importance for successful supply chain management. It begins with the identification of potential suppliers and leads to the controlling of the supplier‐buyer‐connection. This paper aims to design a new supplier‐rating system that...

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to present a survey on Six Sigma and key observations on which variables/management practices are the most important for a successful Six Sigma implementation, as well as the strengths and weaknesses of the practices observed in companies in Brazil....

Purpose – The purpose of this study is to expand on previous research conducted by Hornsby et al. that examined the corporate entrepreneurship internal factor of managerial attitude. Design/methodology/approach – This paper develops and tests a group level factor of knowledge, the...

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to re‐evaluate the performance of the adaptive control charts which allow some of their design parameters to change during production depending on the collected information from samples over time. Instead of employing a single performance measure...

Purpose – The aim of this paper is to consider the effect of gauge measurement capability on the multivariate process capability index ( MC p ). Design/methodology/approach – With respect to measurement capability, the paper investigates the statistical properties of the estimated MC p and...