Managerialism, emphasising on competition, is a leading penetrable practice or method in public and business management. However, managerialism is not a unique principle to manage public and private organisations. In this study we introduce, in addition to managerialism and its backgrounds, the...

This study introduces geographical viewpoints for supply chain management (SCM) focusing on the branch of information communication technology (ICT) in the case of city and region of Oulu. The City of Oulu is a remarkable planning and administration centre of ICT branch in Finland. In this study...

Summary The rise of the service industries has changed operational business environments and mixed the roles and blurred the boundaries of private and public sectors. While cooperation has become more evident and more diverse, also simultaneous cooperation and competition between different firms...

This article examines possibilities to develop the service sector in a peripheral area by using virtual business incubations instead of traditional, location-based business incubations. The articleintroduces typical characteristics of physical business incubations and compares them with features...

Nokia is one of the pioneering companies in ICT, especially in the mobile phone business. Nokia has 30 years experience in mobile phones. This research explores the strategic turning points of this history, providing applicable findings for other mobile phone companies and the needs of...