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By almost every measure manufacturing quality has improved tremendously in the past decade; unfortunately, the same is not true for service. Yet, manufacturing processes represent less than 5 per cent of all business processes. Clearly, the opportunity area for the twenty‐first century is in the...
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Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to extend the debate about the emancipatory potential of the internet by … locates the internet within the politics of neoliberalism. Findings – The internet is just another technology and its use and … influence depend on the social and political contexts. The internet is not seen as a panacea but rather as a communicative …
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Purpose – Seeks to extend debates about the emancipatory potential of the internet by commenting on Sikka's reflections … of extending the debate. Findings – The benefits of the internet vis‐à‐vis counter accounting and emancipatory change … should not be taken for granted; rather the internet is another site of struggle in which to intervene. The internet, however …
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Purpose – Seeks to extend debates about the emancipatory potential of the internet by commenting on Sikka's reflections …/methodology/approach – Discusses the location of the internet within the politics of neoliberalism, with particular reference to the pensions crisis …. Findings – Accepts that the internet's use depends upon its social context and agrees that the internet is a communicative …
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Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to introduce the theme of this special issue, “Advances in e‐democracy: engaging citizens and electorates”. Design/methodology/approach – An overview is provided of developments in e‐government before providing a summary discussion of the papers...
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limitations and main focus on advanced countries in the present understanding of internet use are stressed. The current state of … internet use in Mexico is summarised. Findings – The need for proactive global policies aimed at reducing imbalances between …
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Purpose – This paper seeks to outline a social epistemological and ethical warrant for engaging in knowledge exchange on the social web, and to emphasise socio‐cognitive and emotional factors behind motivation and credibility in communities supported by social software. An attempt is made to...
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examines the use of the internet and mobile phones as tools for building democracy and bringing change. Evidence shows that …
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The information and communication technology evolution is affecting many nations around the world and forcing changes to business and socio‐economic development plans, and reflecting major implications on the realization of the concept of globalization. Egypt, as a developing country with an...
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Describes the aims, reasons for development, key features, and uniqueness of an online benchmarking and performance improvement resource. The paper begins by describing the historical context within which the Web site has been developed. It describes the growth in the use of business excellence,...
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