While Japan’s automotive industry increased its production during the bubble economy period in the late 1980s, it changed to dramatic decrease due to the bursting of the bubble economy in 1991 resulted in substantial decrease in its international competitiveness. Such dramatic change has urged...

Capital budgeting decisions affect the profitability of a business organization. Since these decisions are related to fixed assets, they have direct bearing on earnings since it is fixed assets which earn profits for the enterprise. Besides, these decisions relate to the commitment of large...

This paper is based on a study conducted to examine the influence of the store image on the buyers’ perception of quality for durable, semi‐durable and non‐durable products. The study has revealed that for a durable product, like colour television, although the reputation of the brand and...

In this paper, we study technology innovation as a concept. We classify technology innovation into multiple categories, explore the antecedents to technology – those factors in the organizations/environment that cause/facilitate technology innovation (market structure, firm organisation,...

Garments industry is important for developing countries as well as developed countries as it contributes significantly to the employment generation and economic growth. This industry has long been regulated by consecutive international agreements such as Multi Fiber Arrangement (MFA), which is...

Conventional wisdom suggests that there is a conflict between the goals of environmental protection and economic competitiveness. But proactive industry leaders argue that this is not true as long as state policy creates a level playing field. In fact, certain progressive firms have adopted...

Family run businesses invariably find it difficult to professionalize their management systems. The present case is an interesting illustration of this problem. The packaging machinery manufacturing company, KTL, had established a mark for itself and grown to a reasonable size. It was now...

Contrary to its conspicuous achievement as an industrial society, Japan has been experiencing long lasting economic stagnation due to a paradigm shift toward an information society that emerged in the 1990s. This contraction can be attributed to the shift from a growth‐oriented trajectory in...

This paper discusses the reasons of failure of TQM Implementation in Indian Public Sector Undertaking. Based on the weaknesses observed in the existing systems and practices of implementation, a system structural model of TQM Implementation is proposed. Based on the experiential learning through...

This paper presents the results of statistical analysis to assess the perception, preferences, preparedness and Internet experience of Indian car customers in making purchase decisions. The data were collected from the current and prospective customers of car by structured face‐to‐face...