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In: Strategic Direction 22 (2006) 1, pp. 32-34

for innovation. The manufacturing industry is particularly suffering. Practical implications – Highlights the value of … incentives. Offers advice on how to encourage innovation within organizations. Originality/value – The paper is an independent … piece based on a recent study of the UK workforce. Gives a good overview of the current state of innovation in UK business …

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Thai firms tackle changing markets

In: Strategic Direction 27 (2011) 1, pp. 11-13

factors. Time allocated to idea generation and innovation activities appears to be less marked, however, than in previous …

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Business start‐up survival challenges and strategies of agribusiness and non‐agribusiness entrepreneurs

Escalante, Cesar L.; Turvey, Calum G. - In: Agricultural Finance Review 66 (2006) 1, pp. 61-75

The increasing demand for highly differentiated products in today’s enterprise economies has emphasized the small firms’ comparative advantage over larger firms. Business mortality rates, however, remained very high among more vulnerable start‐up businesses still in their earliest stage of...

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Rediscovering Creativity ‐ Unlearning Old Habits

Sabatine, Frank J. - In: American Journal of Business 4 (1989) 2, pp. 11-14

Creativity, innovation, and entrepreneurship are “buzz words” frequently used by American business professionals when …

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Entrepreneurship and innovation in a cultural framework

In: Strategic Direction 27 (2011) 6, pp. 29-31

. However, when it comes to entrepreneurship in small businesses or high levels of innovation within larger corporations …

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Innovation and Imitation as Sources of Sustainable Competitive Advantage

Pérez‐Luño, Ana; Valle Cabrera, Ramón; Wiklund, Johan - In: Management Research: Journal of the Iberoamerican … 5 (2007) 2, pp. 71-82

The present study fills some of the void in the literature on the concept and phenomenon of innovation and imitation …. Basing our arguments on features that the literature indicates are characteristics of innovation, we delimit the concepts of … innovation and imitation. Using these features and considering a company’s degree of entrepreneurial and market orientation, we …

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Applying Michael Porter's extended rivalry model to the robotics industry

Hopkins, Harold - In: Industrial Robot: An International Journal 35 (2008) 5, pp. 397-399

Purpose – This paper aims to analyse the robotics industry using Michael Porter's extended rivalry model. His model assesses the relative strength of buyers, suppliers, potential entrants, substitutes, and rivals for an industry. Such an assessment helps firms determine if a particular...

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Quality management practices in Hong Kong industries

Chin, K.S.; Rao Tummala, V.M.; Chan, K.M. - In: International Journal of Quality & Reliability Management 20 (2003) 9, pp. 1051-1083

In order to maintain competitiveness in a global market, more Hong Kong manufacturers are continuing the pursuit of quality management after being certified to ISO 9000. They strive for other quality management practices/approaches for continuous improvement such as the total quality management...

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Manufacturing process flexibility revisited

Schmenner, Roger W.; Tatikonda, Mohan V. - In: International Journal of Operations & Production Management 25 (2005) 12, pp. 1183-1189

Purpose – To provide an update on a paper published in 1987 in IJOPM . Design/methodology/approach – Provides an assessment and update of “An agenda for research on the flexibility of manufacturing processes”. Findings – Gerwin's seminal work added welcome rigor to a concept,...

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The changing nature of operations flexibility

Slack, Nigel - In: International Journal of Operations & Production Management 25 (2005) 12, pp. 1201-1210

Purpose – This short paper seeks to explain why the original paper “The flexibility of manufacturing systems” was written (1987), and attempts to examine at least some of the flexibility literature that has followed. Design/methodology/approach – The approach is a review and observations...

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