The successful use of lean manufacturing (LM) practices requires more than the use of tools. Although manufacturing facilities worldwide use LM practices, dimensions of a nation׳s culture may moderate LM׳s effect on operating performance. Based on operational and organizational behavior...

In 1978 Gunn published a seminal paper which explained why implementation of policy is so difficult. The paper set out 10 conditions,which should be satisfied if perfect implementation is to be achieved. Whilst it is clear that perfect implementation is not possible in the realworld, and Gunn...

Consumer’s decision-making process has been altered by dissemination of social networking sites (SNSs) provided by Web 2.0 technologies. Communication and interaction among consumers in SNSs allow consumers share their opinions and view others’ opinions in their networks. The emergence of...