This paper examines competitive dynamics, industry cycles, and financial performance in emerging and industrialized country markets through the lens of the integration-responsiveness framework in the global information technology industry in Taiwan and the global construction equipment industry...

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to introduce this special issue on knowledge management in the firm. Design/methodology/approach – The papers presented are all contributions dealing with knowledge in the firm. Findings – This special issue is part of the scientific response to the...

In order to be the health care system sustainable , management transformations must be based on very precise diagnostic analysis that includes complete and current information. It is necessary to implement an information system that collects information in real time, that watches the parameters...

The world we are living in today has increasingly become aware of the importance of the human factor in all types of organizations. The present paper is intended to assess the performance of the human resource department at PricewaterhouseCoopers and to provide adequate recommendations for...

The paper aims to emphasize the role of project management, as a strategic option, encompassing integrated environmental issues, in removing the industry as well as the organizational barriers (constraints) in developing effective proactive environmental strategies. Assuming that nowadays...

Competitive intelligence as part of knowledge management is still in its infancy. This paper aims to identify the critical success factors and best practices of competitive intelligence through analyzing the experiences of several organizations. The paper starts by defining what is knowledge can...

Warum sind manche Unternehmen innovativer als andere, was entscheidet über den Erfolg einer Innovation, weshalb ist ein Unternehmen trotz eines hohen Aufwandes für Forschung und Entwicklung nicht erfolgreich, wie schaffen es Unternehmen, nachhaltig innovativ und erfolgreich zu sein? Auf der...

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to contribute a constructionist perspective to debates in the strategy literature about the ways in which managers conduct strategy work. The authors build on observations that fantasy plays a central role in strategy work and aim to focus on the ways in...

The strategic states model developed by Pehrsson (1995b, 1996) helps us to describe the strategic development of every company and its current strategic state, together with the future alternatives. Within this model, the company’s environment is reflected by the number of segments taken into...