The design and implementation of new strategic management initiatives, such as reengineering, have been common since the publication of Hammer and Champy’s (1993) popular book on reengineering. In the process of designing and implementing these new initiatives, however, managers have virtually...

On June 4, 1942, a small US naval force defeated a much bigger Japanese fleet off Midway Island. This was the first defeat suffered by the heretofore invincible Japanese military, and changed the course of the Pacific war. The Battle of Midway provides an informative case study of strategic...

Competitive advantage arises from the differential among firms along any dimension of firm attributes and characteristics that allows one firm to better create customer value than do others. Generic sources of competitive advantage include ownership of assets or position; access to distribution...

Many organizations treat strategic planning as a confidential exercise. While more and more organizations practice quality improvement initiatives, they fail to see the linkage between quality, productivity and profitability. Therefore, the impact of these improvement efforts does not get...

Der kleinflächige Discountmarkt weist als Betriebstyp des Lebensmitteleinzelhandels europaweitund teilweise auch in Übersee kontinuierlich steigende Marktanteile auf. Besonderserfolgreich ist das Geschäftsmodell des Hard-Discounts, das vor allem von den UnternehmenAldi und Lidl verfolgt wird....

Facing growing complexity and uncertainty of social and environmental contexts, e.g. globalisation, climate change, dynamics of markets of energy and resources, geopolitical security risks and conflicts as well as technological change, it is more important than ever to reflect today’s...

The choice, consumption and later evaluation of destination experiences, is a complex and important area. Consumers are often highly involved. The experience involves both products and services requiring a relatively high level of expenditure. It also usually involves a degree of risk within a...

Nuolatinis neįgaliųjų skaičiaus didėjimas, darbingo amžiaus žmonių skaičiaus mažėjimas bei vis didėjanti darbo jėgos emigracija skatina atkreipti didesnį dėmesį į Neįgalumo ir darbingumo nustatymo tarnybos prie Socialinės apsaugos ir darbo ministerijos (toliau – NDNT)...

Disertacijos objektas yra sveikatos apsaugos sistemos konkurencinis potencialas. Valdymo teoretikai, ieškodami kaip tinkamai sveikatos apsaugos sistemoms atsakyti į šiuolaikinės aplinkos keliamus iššūkius, vartoja strategiškai orientuotos sistemos sąvoką ir teigia, kad tokioje...

Disertacijos objektas yra sveikatos apsaugos sistemos konkurencinis potencialas. Valdymo teoretikai, ieškodami kaip tinkamai sveikatos apsaugos sistemoms atsakyti į šiuolaikinės aplinkos keliamus iššūkius, vartoja strategiškai orientuotos sistemos sąvoką ir teigia, kad tokioje...