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Information technology influences on world class logistics capability

Closs, David J.; Goldsby, Thomas J.; Clinton, Steven R. - In: International Journal of Physical Distribution & … 27 (1997) 1, pp. 4-17

Information technology has been among the foremost topics within the logistics literature of recent years. However, there has been little empirical evidence relating logistics information system (LIS) capabilities to logistics competence. Seeks to close this gap in the research, identify...

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A project manager's optimism and stress management and IT project success

Smith, D.C.; Bruyns, M.; Evans, S. - In: International Journal of Managing Projects in Business 4 (2011) 1, pp. 10-27

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to determine how the soft competencies of an information technology (IT) project manager, specifically optimism and stress, can affect project success. Design/methodology/approach – The research was exploratory. Experienced IT project managers were...

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The human resource's influence in shaping IT competence

Crawford, Jeff; Leonard, Lori N.K.; Jones, Kiku - In: Industrial Management & Data Systems 111 (2011) 2, pp. 164-183

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to study the influence of an organization's human resource on its IT competence. The IT human resource is examined in terms of worker tenure and worker composition, and IT competence is defined in terms of IT‐business relationships, IT‐business...

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Information technology‐enabled quality performance: an exploratory study

Perez‐Arostegui, María N.; Benitez‐Amado, Jose; … - In: Industrial Management & Data Systems 112 (2012) 3, pp. 502-518

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to analyze the impact of information technology (IT) competence – composed of IT infrastructure, IT technical and managerial knowledge and the integration of IT strategy with firm strategy – on quality performance. Since, according to the...

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The promotion of strategic community management utilizing video‐based information networks

Kodama, Mitsuru - In: Business Process Management Journal 8 (2002) 5, pp. 462-489

This paper describes the importance of strategic community creation as a new management style. It verifies that video‐based information networks utilizing information and multimedia technologies enhance the quality of competencies and knowledge possessed by strategic communities, and it also...

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The evolution of agile manufacturing

Jin‐Hai, Li; Anderson, Alistair R.; Harrison, Richard T. - In: Business Process Management Journal 9 (2003) 2, pp. 170-189

This paper provides an exploration of the concept and content of agile manufacturing (AM). It describes the nature of the content of AM and synthesises the literature to propose a comprehensive definition of purpose and process. Real agile manufacturing (RAM) is viewed as a strategic process; it...

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An organizational competence model for innovation intermediaries

Janssen, Wil; Bouwman, Harry; van Buuren, René; … - In: European Journal of Innovation Management 17 (2014) 1, pp. 2-24

to share the risks and rewards. The aim of this paper is to analyse the competences that intermediaries in open … the right set of competences. It can be concluded that the role of innovation intermediary is most relevant in the … implications – The paper identified which competences of organizations in innovation are required, and how to balance the …

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The effects of employee competencies and IT applications on operations strategy: an empirical study of retail firms in China

Yu, Wantao; Ramanathan, Ramakrishnan - In: Measuring Business Excellence 16 (2012) 1, pp. 3-20

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to investigate the relationships between employee competencies, information technology (IT) applications, operations strategy, and business performance. Design/methodology/approach – Drawing upon the resource‐based theory, this study employs a path...

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Competences as the foundation of employability: a qualitative study of German freelancers

Süß, Stefan; Becker, Johannes - In: Personnel Review 42 (2013) 2, pp. 223-240

success. However, there is a lack of empirical research on the employability of freelancers and the competences associated … shaped by technical, social and networking competences. Additionally, it is pointed out that the dynamics in the analyzed …

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The spreadsheet – just another filing cabinet?

Pemberton, Jonathan; Robson, Andrew - In: Management Decision 33 (1995) 8, pp. 30-35

As a business tool, the spreadsheet is cited as a valuable decision‐making aid, but despite its apparent widespread use, its scope and potential, both with respect to areas of application and features offered, are barely exploited by the general user. Discusses and investigates these issues by...

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