Business Process Reengineering is all about fundamental reconsideration and rethinking of different processes associated with a business & redesigning these processes to obtain dramatic, drastic and sustainable change and improvement in quality and service with reduction in cost. The concept of...

Based on three case studies, a new Lean financial model is developed. This new model improves the organization by increasing Lean goal congruent behavior. The new financial (costing) model uses the waste categories known from Lean in order to create decision information for Lean decisions such...

This research paper categorize the entire product range of Hindustan Unilever Limited into Cash Cows, Stars, Dogs and Question Marks as per the Boston Consultancy Group (BCG) matrix. The analysis followed by the said classification has been done using empirical Indian market data

We apply information processing theory and research on regional units to investigate the evolution of regional management. Based on a longitudinal case study of a European multinational we capture the overall structural development of the firm and within this context, we conduct an in-depth...

As the competition is getting tougher in Indonesian economy, automotive firms may also have to compete with each other to maintain and/or constantly gaining market share. Building up a competitive edge may be the differentiator among the crowd. The marketing strategy in building and maintaining...

In verschiedenen wissenschaftlichen Disziplinen, besonders den Wirt-schafts- und Ingenieurwissenschaften, wird das Entstehen und Verschwinden von Produkten aus unterschiedlicher Perspektive betrachtet jedoch häufig unter dem gemeinsamen Stichwort Produktlebenszyklus (PLZ) verwendet. Eine...

Schools of Business are diverse in their approach to meeting the Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB) standards for assurance of learning. Developing a comprehensive assessment plan that includes a process for managing, collecting, analyzing, and reporting student-level...

What determines the value an MNC's headquarters adds to its own affiliates? In this paper, we shed light on this question by linking the embeddedness view of the multinational corporation to the literature on parenting advantage. We test our hypotheses on an original dataset of 124 manufacturing...

Prior research argues that sequential decisions lead to a slippery slope toward unethical or fraudulent behavior, with little evidence to support such claims. We conduct two experiments which demonstrate the existence of the slippery slope in a controlled setting, and investigate how it leads...

'Business as usual' has come under heavy scrutiny. Current business organizations are facing a predicament that Jackson and Nelson compare to a 'perfect storm.' They argue that 'despite the ongoing pressures of relentless competition, and the need to deliver short-term financial performance, no...