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Interaction: a new focus for supply chain vs supply chain competition

Antai, Imoh; Olson, Hans - In: International Journal of Physical Distribution & … 43 (2013) 7, pp. 511-528

Purpose – Although the supply chain (SC) competition concept has emerged during the past decade as the way firms will … compete in future, there is scant academic research on actual mechanisms through which such competition can occur. The purpose … of this paper is to proposes interaction as the means by which competition between supply chains may be undertaken …

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Managed competition and user satisfaction ‐ The case of Spanish work accident mutuals

Suárez, Eugenia; Ventura, Juan - In: International Journal of Public Sector Management 14 (2001) 2, pp. 149-164

, quite high. In order to explore this, a study was made of the incentives that the combination of competition, regulation and … competition. …

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Chinese administrative reforms in international perspective

Straussman, Jeffrey D.; Zhang, Mengzhong - In: International Journal of Public Sector Management 14 (2001) 5, pp. 411-422

(NPM). However, with global economic competition and the increasingly free dissemination of ideas the PRC may find it hard …

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Competition policy and intra‐professional conflict: re‐regulating general practice

Dwan, Kathryn; Boyce, Rosalie A. - In: International Journal of Public Sector Management 16 (2003) 2, pp. 141-152

dissenters and also by external pressure in the form of national competition policy. The case is particularly notable in that the …

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Managing Competition in UK Local Government

Fenwick, John; Shaw, Keith; Foreman, Anne - In: International Journal of Public Sector Management 7 (1994) 6, pp. 4-14

managerial skills required under conditions of competition are considered alongside overall changes in the role of local …

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Market Mechanisms and the Management of Health Care

Lapsley, Irvine - In: International Journal of Public Sector Management 7 (1994) 6, pp. 15-25

Examines recent reforms of the UK′s National Health Service (NHS), and explores the pressures for change in the pursuit of an efficient NHS and the conflicts which this causes in an organization which was based on the aim of equity. In particular, addresses the “false revolutions” of...

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Distorting effects of competition authority’s performance measurement: the case of Russia

Avdasheva, Svetlana; Golovanova, Svetlana; Korneeva, Dina - In: International Journal of Public Sector Management 29 (2016) 3, pp. 288-306

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to explain the impact of the incentives of competition authorities concerning … competition policy in the practice of enforcement. Findings – The analysis reveals that the majority of cases would never be … sufficient evidence of competition law violation. Originality/value – The results show that it is dangerous to motivate authority …

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The importance of recruitment and selection process for sustainability of total quality management

Ahmad, Sohel; Schroeder, Roger G. - In: International Journal of Quality & Reliability Management 19 (2002) 5, pp. 540-550

Management literature discusses that the behavioral traits of employees can play an important role in the success of total quality management (TQM). However, little empirical research exists in this regard. Using an international dataset, the present study investigates: the impact of quality...

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Relationships for quality improvement in the Hong Kong‐China supply chain

Wong, Alfred; Tjosvold, Dean; Wong, Winnie Y.L.; Liu, C.K. - In: International Journal of Quality & Reliability Management 16 (1999) 1, pp. 24-41

‐operation and competition to specify the nature of these relationships and how they can be established. Results of structural …‐term orientation which results in quality‐enhancing relationships with suppliers. Deutsch’s theory of co‐operation and competition …

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China's emerging software industry

McManus, John - In: International Journal of Emerging Markets 6 (2011) 3, pp. 276-283

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to offer a point of view on the challenges China faces competing in a twenty‐first century software industry. Design/methodology/approach – The approach taken was desk research and conversations with other academics and industry experts. Findings –...

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