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Is a glass of Merlot the symbol of globalization?

Lee, Kyuho - In: International Journal of Wine Business Research 21 (2009) 3, pp. 258-266

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to investigate how underlying globalization could influence Asian consumers … develop a theoretical framework for the impacts of globalization on the Asian wine market. Findings – Three key forces that … impacts of globalization on Asian wine consumption. Therefore, no empirical tests are conducted to validate the theoretical …

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Strategic operations and concentration in the Bordeaux‐Aquitaine region

Pesme, Jacques‐Olivier; Belis‐Bergouignan, … - In: International Journal of Wine Business Research 22 (2010) 3, pp. 308-324

Purpose – Working from the example of two of the main players in the Aquitaine wine sector; the co‐operatives and the wine merchants, the aim of this paper is to analyse the nature of strategic operations from the point of view of the concentration process taking place in the...

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Resilience in the context of Italian micro and small wineries: an empirical study

Duarte Alonso, Abel; Bressan, Alessandro - In: International Journal of Wine Business Research 27 (2015) 1, pp. 40-60

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to study resilience among micro and small wineries. While the subject of organisational resilience has drawn the attention or numerous researchers, there is an argument that limited empirical evidence exist to support different theoretical constructs in...

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Quality, competitiveness and development in Sub‐Saharan Africa

Mersha, Tigineh - In: Industrial Management & Data Systems 100 (2000) 3, pp. 119-124

Increased liberalization of international trade that resulted from negotiations at the Uruguay Roundtable of 1995 has brought pressure to bear on Sub‐Saharan African (SSA) industries to be more competitive both in price and quality to succeed even in their domestic markets. In addition, most...

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Just‐in‐time is not just for manufacturing: a service perspective

Canel, Cem; Rosen, Drew; Anderson, Elizabeth A. - In: Industrial Management & Data Systems 100 (2000) 2, pp. 51-60

Confronting the challenges of global competition, companies are focusing more on the needs of customers to improve product quality and customer service. The manufacturing sector has long been aware of the need to reduce waste as a means to reduce costs and improve product quality....

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A synthetic study of sourcing strategies

Zhaohui Zeng, Amy - In: Industrial Management & Data Systems 100 (2000) 5, pp. 219-226

As more evidence indicates that a corporation is very much defined by its purchases and benefited by its close partnership with the suppliers, the sourcing decision becomes increasingly important in the firm’s growth and profit. This paper synthesizes the available sourcing alternatives into...

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Globalisation and technology management in the Mexican food industry

Julieta Rodríguez‐Díaz, Ariadna - In: Industrial Management & Data Systems 100 (2000) 9, pp. 430-435

The Mexican food industry (MFI) is now changing its procedures, in order to be more competitive not only in Mexico, but in other countries around the world. We propose a forecasting methodology to be used by the manager of technology (MOT) for the design of competitive advantages and strategies...

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Key data management issues in a global executive information system

Kumar, Anil; Palvia, Prashant - In: Industrial Management & Data Systems 101 (2001) 4, pp. 153-164

Information technology plays a significant role in a global organization. Senior executives of these organizations need constant and timely access to global information for making decisions. This information originates in different places worldwide for a global organization and needs to be...

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An examination of Web usage in a global context

McManis, Bruce L.; Ryker, Randy; Cox, K. Christopher - In: Industrial Management & Data Systems 101 (2001) 9, pp. 470-478

The Web has been a growing topic of interest since its introduction into the popular culture. This study examines the use of the Web by the Fortune Global 100 firms relative to the Fortune 100. It examines the firms’ desire and ability to communicate to and with individuals and organizations...

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Planning enterprise resources by use of a reengineering approach to build a global logistics management system

Huang, Shi‐Ming; Kwan, Irene S.Y.; Hung, Yu‐Chung - In: Industrial Management & Data Systems 101 (2001) 9, pp. 483-491

globalization has caused the emergence of a new business operation format, global logistics management (GLM). This pertains to the …

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