Search Results - subject:"functional integration"

Roy, Abhijit - In: Journal of Consumer Marketing 26 (2009) 6, pp. 460-461

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Considering connectivity in operations journals

Piercy, Niall; Caldwell, Nigel; Rich, Nick - In: International Journal of Productivity and Performance … 58 (2009) 7, pp. 607-631

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to examine the coverage of identified topics that represent three key themes of change in management practice. These themes, focused on the new interconnected modern business operation, consist of: cross‐functional or process‐based working, supply...

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Manufacturing managers' perceptions of functional power in manufacturing organizations

Papke Shields, Karen; Malhotra, Manoj K. - In: International Journal of Operations & Production Management 28 (2008) 9, pp. 858-874

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to examine differences in manufacturing managers' perceptions of functional area power in manufacturing organizations to address the perception in the literature that manufacturing has little if any power in the organization. Design/methodology/approach...

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From WS‐CDL choreography to BPEL process orchestration

Mendling, Jan; Hafner, Michael - In: Journal of Enterprise Information Management 21 (2008) 5, pp. 525-542

Purpose – The web service choreography description language (WS‐CDL) is a specification for describing multi‐party collaboration based on web services from a global point‐of‐view. WS‐CDL is designed to be used in conjunction with the web services business process execution language...

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Re‐connecting histories: modernity, managerialism and development

Dar, Sadhvi - In: Journal of Health Organization and Management 22 (2008) 2, pp. 93-110

Purpose – The aim of the paper is to connect the field of health management to other related academic discourses (critical management studies and critical development studies) that can contribute to a more interdisciplinary approach to understanding health organizations and management....

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An exploratory study of implementation of customer relationship management strategy

Osarenkhoe, Aihie; Bennani, Az‐Eddine - In: Business Process Management Journal 13 (2007) 1, pp. 139-164

Purpose – Efforts made in extant literature to link the components of customer relationship management (CRM) strategy to its implementation are insufficient. This paper aims to provide insights on the core components of CRM and the implementation of CRM strategy. Design/methodology/approach...

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Firm‐wide integration and firm performance

Chen, Haozhe; Mattioda, Daniel D.; Daugherty, Patricia J. - In: The International Journal of Logistics Management 18 (2007) 1, pp. 5-21

/logistics collaboration increases firm performance through the mediation of firm‐wide cross‐functional integration. Additionally, dyadic … analyze the relationships between the constructs of marketing/logistics collaborative activities, firm‐wide cross‐functional … integration, and firm performance. Findings – This research shows that marketing/logistics collaboration does not have a direct …

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Dynamic stringing: improving cross‐functional accountability

Emery, Charles R. - In: Measuring Business Excellence 11 (2007) 2, pp. 23-31

Purpose – This article sets out to examine the common organizational problem of inadequate tracking and follow‐through of cross‐functional corrective actions and strategic objectives. Various solutions were tested to develop a “best practice” for improving the effectiveness and...

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The connected enterprise: beyond division of labor

Galpin, Timothy; Hilpirt, Rod; Evans, Bruce - In: Journal of Business Strategy 28 (2007) 2, pp. 38-47

Purpose – The central messages of the article are threefold. First, a summary of research testing the perception that cross‐functional organization designs provide key advantages and differentiators for firms in today's hypercompetitive business climate. Second, includes a multifaceted...

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Concurrent engineering teams II: performance consequences of usage

Boyle, Todd A.; Kumar, Vinod; Kumar, Uma - In: Team Performance Management: An International Journal 12 (2006) 5/6, pp. 125-137

Purpose – This is the second paper in a two‐part discussion of the determinants and performance consequences of concurrent engineering (CE) team usage. In this paper, a model is developed outlining the relationship between the extent of CE team usage and three measures of performance,...

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