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Strangers on the train: the relationship of the IT department with the rest of the business
Day, Jacqui - 2006
relationship between the in-house IT department and other parts of the business. Design/methodology/approach – In this paper, IT …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009429683
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The Role of e-Marketplaces in Supply Chain Management
Eng, Teck-Yong - 2004
processes on a global scale. This study investigates the extent to which e-business tools of the e-marketplace are used by … channel members in the retail sector for business-to-business supply chain management (SCM). The study is based on a survey …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009429823
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An Investigation of Internet Coordination Mechanisms in Network Organizations
Eng, Teck-Yong - 2007
Globalization and the Internet are creating a new form of network organization characterized by networks of cooperating and competing firms. The concept of network organization advocates flexible and open organizational structures that would improve coordination among organizational units and...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009429828
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The Effects of the Internet on Network Structures and Business Performance
Eng, Teck-Yong - 2008
In electronic markets, the Internet creates new network structures that enable firms to integrate cross-functional activities at relatively low cost and eliminate non-value-adding activities. However, there is little empirical evidence on how structural characteristics of network organization...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009429847
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International trade in financial services
Webster, Allan; Hardwick, Philip - 2005
International trade in financial services is a topic of some importance both to the financial services sector itself and in international trade negotiations. Unfortunately, intrinsic problems in defining and measuring trade in services, combined with a lack of data in many countries, have made...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009477574
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Action inquiry strategies: taking stock and moving forward
Ellis, John H.M.; Kiely, Julia - 2000
By focusing on the dynamics of action inquiry strategies, this paper has framed the way in which the process is characterised and the potential of this approach for applied management research. The relationship between improved knowledge through action and improved action through reflection is...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009429682
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The Importance of Location in Pop Up Retailing
Marciniak, Ruth; Budnarowska, Corinna - 2010
Despite pop-up stores being a retail format that is both temporary and mobile, as with other physical stores, despite their mobility, location considerations may be assumed necessary for their success. This paper reports on a study that examined locational drivers for this form of retailing and...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009429698
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Bournemouth Town Centre: A ‘Clone Town’ or a potential fashion destination?
Budnarowska, Corinna - 2008
Bournemouth, like many other towns in the UK, has appeared to have fallen victim to what the New Economics Foundation (NEF) are calling ‘clone town Britain’. High rents have put space at a premium, and in a bid to provide much needed High Street brands the town has begun to overlook the...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009429701
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A Framework for knowledge-based diagnosis and improvement planning of business processes.
Nikitan, Ivan - 2011
planning of business processes. The outcome is a soundly based framework that can provide additional leverage within … incorporating knowledge processes and newer knowledge management perspectives into business process improvement initiatives. The … of the link between knowledge management and business process improvement. The study also contributes an extended design …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009429725
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Unemployment and life satisfaction: a non-linear adaptation process
Georgellis, Yannis; Gregoriou, Andros; Healy, Jerome; … - 2008
Purpose – The aim of this paper is to model the dynamic path of adjustment towards pre-unemployment levels of wellbeing for a group of full-time workers who experienced job loss. Design/methodology/approach – Based on data from the German Socio-economic Panel, a large-scale panel survey,...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009429728