International competitiveness is becoming important, even for industries that were once considered very domestic. Top international construction companies seem to be going through major strategic transformations to sustain competitiveness. Some have achieved remarkably high international...

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to study the various systems, processes, tools and mechanisms related to vision, team management, and compensation for stimulating entrepreneurial behavior within the organization. Design/methodology/approach – The paper develops a historical analysis...

Purpose – Supply chain risk management assumes importance in the wake of organizations understanding that their risk susceptibility is dependent on other constituents of their supply chain. The purpose of this paper is to present an approach to effective supply chain risk mitigation by...

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to study the characteristics of flexible, agile and lean supply chains and establish, by factor analysis, that outsourcing can be a key intervention achieving the triple objective of flexibility, agility and leanness. Design/methodology/approach – The...