This article discusses the strengths and weaknesses of lean management thinking in the food and farming industry in the UK. Based on a case study of red meat supply it is argued that the adoption of lean practices internally may be appropriate for all participants in the industry, but the...

This paper investigates the impact of lean and partnering approaches to supply management in the construction industry. The paper outlines how the project environment that is endemic in the construction industry creates power regime structures that are often resistant to lean and partnering...

Provides both a descriptive and an analytical understanding of the supply chain for IT systems integration. It explains which firms in the chain have power and how this impacts upon value appropriation. The article is structured around three parts. The first is a descriptive mapping of the...

This article reviews a significant range of new products developed by library management system (LMS) suppliers, which will be referred to for convenience as library portal solutions (LPS) and whose purpose is to manage access to e‐content in an integrated way with books, journals and other...

The paper reports on the early lessons learned in the process of forming an online community for librarians from different organisations and sectors to discuss knowledge management. Time, critical mass, diversity of membership, focus, information and communication technology, incentives,...

Purpose: Since Poland's accession to the European Union in 2004, migration from Poland to the UK has increased substantially. These migrants are generally young and highly educated, and are migrating for reasons of economic improvement and self-fulfilment. Many are women migrating...

Purpose: Social network sites are emerging as a popular communication tool for knowledge sharing and construction. LinkedIn, which concentrates on professional networking, is reported to generate great informational benefits to its users. The purpose of this paper is to explore product users’...

This paper outlines the general theoretical approach adopted in the power regime perspective on sourcing and relationship management. The paper focuses on the art of the possible. This means that managers have to develop sourcing relationships that are appropriate given the circumstances in...