The meaning of TQM sustainablity.The concept of sustainable development has been touted as a new planningagenda (Beatley and Manning, 1998). As such, it becomes a fundamentalconcept which should be an important aspect of all further policy developments(Loffler, 1998)

Intro -- CONTENTS -- Preface -- 1 Competitiveness Through Technological Advances Under Global Production Networking -- 2 The New Global Supply-Base: New Challenges for Local Suppliers in East Asia -- 3 Global Production Networks in East Asia's Electronics Industry and Upgrading Perspectives in...

Consolidates over 10 years of academic research and consulting activities developed by the authors. This title is suitable for students of Business Administration and practitioners seeking fresh methods to implement to increase their productivity

Examines the main dimensions of knowledge intensive entrepreneurship, the factors affecting its emergence, evolution and performance and the importance of knowledge intensive entrepreneurship for European growth and competitiveness

Cover -- EDITORIAL ADVISORY BOARD -- Insights from a systematic review of literature on social enterprise and networks -- Social entrepreneurship: creating social value when bridging holes -- Networks and the idea-fruition process of female social entrepreneurs in South Africa -- Local social...

Women Entrepreneurship and Social Capital -- Table of Contents -- Preface -- Part I Specifics of Women's Entrepreneurship Theory -- Chapter 1 Introduction Women Entrepreneurs - Creators and Creations of Social Capital -- Gendered Entrepreneurs -- Social Capital -- Structure of the Book --...

Intro -- Contents -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- How to Read This Book -- PART I: A New Model for Customers in the Digital Age -- CHAPTER 1: The Customer Network Revolution -- CHAPTER 2: Network Science and Lessons for Business -- PART II: Five Strategies to Thrive with Customer Networks --...

Contents -- Introduction -- 1. How to Combine Theory and Business Practice? -- 1.1 About Theory -- 1.2 Qualitative, Quantitative, and Mixed Research Methods -- 1.3 Cases Studies: Why, How, and What? -- 1.4 The Case Study of Panasonic: Do You Believe in its Future Business? -- 1.4.1 Company...

Table of Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction: The Class of 1866 -- 1. Networking the Atlantic -- 2. The Battle for Cable Supremacy -- 3. The Imagined Globe -- 4. Weltcommunication -- 5. The Professionalization of the Telegraph Engineer -- 6. Cable Diplomacy and Imperial Control -- 7. The...

An ancient Chinese proverb tells us "Give a man a fish and you feed him for a day. Teach a man to fish and you feed him for a lifetime." The same can be said for development assistance. Solutions provided by outside "experts" are often rejected or politely shelved. However, solutions based on...