As a learning theory, the continuous improvement (CI) discourse has benefited countless manufacturing enterprises to improve and adapt their methods of production. As one of the pillars of total quality management, it has generally included a range of dynamic concepts from high involvement...

In this article we discuss the concept of Discontinuous Innovation (DI) and how it differs from incremental (or steady-state) innovation. We propose a model to conceptualise the different aspects of DI and discuss the complex nature of the DI process through an investigation of previous...

Creativity and entrepreneurship, like innovation, have been recognized as important contributors to a nation’s economic growth. Creativity plays an important role in the fuzzy front end of a firm’s innovation process and also in corporate venturing processes, but the relationship between...

Organisational boundaries can be analysed via a variety of lenses – organisational design principles, transaction cost economics, property rights and agency theory, amongst others. We review these before taking a knowledge-based perspective to firstly explain how the boundaries of the firm are...

Through an analysis of the current literature of intellectual capital (IC) and linking it to strategic human resource management (SHRM) and human resource management (HRM), this paper offers a viewpoint of how IC can contribute to SHRM processes and HRM practices. IC represents the collective...

This exploratory research compares how high technology firms use performance management strategies. Eight high technology case studies were constructed from interviews with managers in small and medium high technology firms located in the Okanagan Valley region of British Columbia, Canada. This...

[Abstract]: It has been asserted that Activity-Based Costing (ABC) is a procedure which improves the accuracy of product/service costing and also assists managers in understanding and evaluating how resources are used across a firm?s value-chain in delivering strategic outcomes. However...

[Abstract]: A significant issue facing government at all levels is the provision of governmental services, information and property (e.g. government?s social and intellectual capital) through ?online? marketing transactions. Using a diffusion theory approach (Rogers, 1983) this paper discusses...

Innovation Project Portfolio Management (IPPM) practices are a dynamic capability that providescompetitive advantage by dynamically adjusting the organisation?s portfolio of projects and resourceallocation profile for the best innovation outcomes. A relatively new body of empirical research...

Successful product innovation and the ability of companies to continuously improve their innovation processes are rapidly becoming essential requirements for competitive advantage and long-term growth in both manufacturing and service industries. It is now recognized that companies must develop...