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10.1108/01435129710176742
<jats:p>Contends that the management of information services should consider the pricing of information products as a challenge which demands an understanding of economic principles. Illustrates the range of ideas and tools economists offer for the practical development of a price strategy for information products. Use...
Pricing of information products: three scenarios
[ "Spingies V.H. ", "du Toit Adeline S.A. " ]
https://doi.org/10.1108/01435129710176742
2,002
July
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10.1108/01435129710183663
<jats:p>Provides an update on a project at the University of Wales Bangor, reported in an earlier issue, to ensure that books on reading lists are available in the library, that missing books are replaced, and that newer editions are purchased when available. New aspects of the project are described, improving staff co...
The provision of recommended reading in an academic library
[ "Sherwood Karen ", "Lovecy Ian " ]
https://doi.org/10.1108/01435129710183663
2,002
July
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10.1108/01435129710190700
<jats:p>Examines the prominence of information technology in the strategic and “vision” statements made by government, and reviews the role of IT in the various initiatives under way. Considers the implications for the public library service and draws on research evidence obtained by the Aslib <jats:italic>Review</jats...
Strategic turbulence in the public library service: vision and reality
[ "Murray Ian " ]
https://doi.org/10.1108/01435129710190700
2,002
July
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10.1108/01435129810198611
<jats:p>The academic support service provided by the library is critical to the attainment of the University’s central mission of teaching, research and service. This paper contributes to the quest for appropriate approaches for the training and development of academic librarians to ensure that the important role assig...
The training and development of academic librarians in Ghana
[ "Effah Paul " ]
https://doi.org/10.1108/01435129810198611
2,002
July
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10.1108/01435129810218519
<jats:p>Considers the problem of Russian library managers facing the information age. The author reflects on her nine years of management experience of a large institution during a difficult period. The Russian State Library is moving from a totalitarian past to a democratic future. The problems touched on include prep...
The information society: a new challenge for management
[ "Ershova Tatiana " ]
https://doi.org/10.1108/01435129810218519
2,002
July
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10.1108/01435129910251575
<jats:p>Presented at the SCANUL‐ECS Conference held in Kenya 23‐26 July 1998. Examines the opportunities of information technology (IT) in improving access, transfer and use of agricultural information in the rural areas of Kenya. This paper has used the term “information technology” to include CD‐ROM, computer network...
An analysis of the opportunities for information technology in improving access, transfer and the use of agricultural information in the rural areas of Kenya
[ "Kiplang’at Joseph " ]
https://doi.org/10.1108/01435129910251575
2,002
July
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10.1108/01435129910276217
<jats:p>Everyone needs milestones in their lives and the millennium provides one, whatever we think of the event personally. Librarians and information workers are facing major changes as this date approaches. Despite having little history, the skills of the professional will be crucial in managing the exponential expl...
Waiting for the millennium: some thoughts on being elected President of the Library Association for the year 2000
[ "Cornish Graham P. " ]
https://doi.org/10.1108/01435129910276217
2,002
July
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10.1108/01435129910291184
<jats:p>Reports a survey of 86 organisations which have a strong information component, in Botswana, with the objective of determining the types of information‐related activities they perform. The study also aimed to ascertain the possibility of employing librarians trained at the University of Botswana. The findings r...
Librarians and the emerging information market in Botswana
[ "Aina L.O. ", "Moahi K. " ]
https://doi.org/10.1108/01435129910291184
2,002
July
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10.1108/01435129910291247
<jats:p>The film Storm Center was released in 1956, featuring Bette Davis as a librarian in small town America. The narrative is a parable of anti‐communism in the McCarthy era where the town council tries to remove a book on communism from the library. The librarian opposes this and is fired. The details and consequen...
<i>Storm Center</i>: a discursive approach to constructions of library workers
[ "Kerslake Evelyn ", "O’Brien Ann " ]
https://doi.org/10.1108/01435129910291247
2,002
July
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10.1108/01437720010319453
<jats:p>The process industries are particularly vulnerable to plant, process, and product failures. They are also interested in reducing labor costs and improving the efficiency and manpower utilization of the maintenance labor and supervision. This article suggests the utilization of data envelopment analysis (DEA) as...
Optimization of staff numbers in the process industries: an application of DEA
[ "Al‐Subhi Al‐Harbi Kamal M. " ]
https://doi.org/10.1108/01437720010319453
2,002
July
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10.1108/01437720010331062
<jats:p>This study examined human resource managers’ knowledge of HIV transmission, their attitudes towards employing persons living with the human immunodeficiency virus (PWHIVs) and disclosure of HIV‐related information. Results indicate that respondents were generally knowledgeable about the transmission of HIV and ...
HIV and the workplace
[ "Lim Vivien K.G. ", "Leng Loo Geok " ]
https://doi.org/10.1108/01437720010331062
2,002
July
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10.1108/01437720010336076
<jats:p>Aims to provide an analytical framework investigating the accumulation of human capital in an OLG framework characterized by a continuous interplay between human capital distribution and individual choice of accumulation. This leads to a wide variety of dynamics. Generally, more equal economies tend to accumula...
Multiple regimes in human capital accumulation
[ "Giannini Massimo " ]
https://doi.org/10.1108/01437720010336076
2,002
July
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10.1108/01437720010377675
<jats:p>Two issues have dominated the recent employment experience of the major industrial countries: first, the common rise in unemployment throughout the OECD; second, the diversity in the scale and content of that rise as between, on the one hand, the core of the European Union and Australia, and, on the other hand,...
Unemployment: national policies in a global economy
[ "Eatwell John " ]
https://doi.org/10.1108/01437720010377675
2,002
July
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10.1108/01437720210421286
<jats:p>Relies on cross‐sectional survey data from 1986 and 1993 to explain an increase in the ethnic Turk‐ethnic Bulgarian earnings differential in Bulgaria in the country’s early transition. Empirical evidence indicates that the ethnic Turks closed both the gap in the number of years of education and experience acqui...
Has the shift toward markets hurt ethnic minorities?
[ "Giddings Lisa " ]
https://doi.org/10.1108/01437720210421286
2,002
July
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10.1108/01437720210428379
<jats:p>This paper analyses the effects of both training and overeducation on upward mobility in the internal labour market, the professional market and the “supplementary labour market”. The latter segment can be considered as a broadly defined secondary labour market as it is not restricted to the low‐level unskilled...
The effects of training and overeducation on career mobility in a segmented labour market
[ "Dekker Ron ", "de Grip Andries ", "Heijke Hans " ]
https://doi.org/10.1108/01437720210428379
2,002
July
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10.1108/01437729410061401
<jats:p>Examines the link between the institutional structure of the market for training and economic performance. Suggests that the market for training has a major potential for failure and that institutional structures are needed to mitigate this. Outlines the main structures which have been developed in different co...
Market Failure, Institutional Structure and Skill‐formation
[ "McNabb Robert ", "Whitfield Keith " ]
https://doi.org/10.1108/01437729410061401
2,002
July
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10.1108/01437729410065362
<jats:p>Analyses the role of the Treuhand in promoting inward foreign direct investment, labour productivity and employment in the former East Germany. Argues that the Treuhand should concern itself not only with privatization but also with restructuring of the firms on its books. In the absence of restructuring, priva...
The Treuhandanstalt, FDI and Employment in Germany
[ "Balasubramanyam V.N. " ]
https://doi.org/10.1108/01437729410065362
2,002
July
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10.1108/01437729410074173
<jats:p>Sino‐foreign joint ventures have been the major form of foreign direct investment in China since the economic reform in late 1978. Among the many problems faced by the foreign partner of a joint venture, human resource management (HRM) is one of the most often cited. Offers a comprehensive review of the major H...
Human Resource Management Problems in Sino‐foreign Joint Ventures
[ "Tsang Eric W.K. " ]
https://doi.org/10.1108/01437729410074173
2,002
July
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10.1108/01437729510085765
<jats:p>For nearly 20 years, equal treatment of men and women in the labour market has been enshrined in British law. This was due to the twin acts supporting this: the Equal Pay Act and the Sex Discrimination Act. There were amendments in 1983 to allow equal pay to be claimed in comparable, rather than identical, jobs...
Is pay discrimination against young women a thing of the past? A tale of two cohorts
[ "Paci Pierella ", "Joshi Heather ", "Makepeace Gerry ", "Dolton Peter " ]
https://doi.org/10.1108/01437729510085765
2,002
July
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10.1108/01437729510085774
<jats:p>Examines the theory of regional equilibria in the presence of endogenous migration, where net migration flows are determined by real consumption wage and unemployment‐rate differentials. Provides a theoretical analysis of market clearing and steady state concepts of equilibrium and examines the impact on local ...
Migration equilibria/disequilibria and the natural rate of unemployment in a regional context
[ "McGregor P.G. ", "Swales J.K. ", "Yin Y.P. " ]
https://doi.org/10.1108/01437729510085774
2,002
July
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10.1108/01437729510100776
<jats:p>Knowledge‐based systems (KBS) can help organizations to leverage their professional expertise and manage their human resources. Considers the introduction and assimilation of a new technology such as KBS in your organization. Proposes five strategic alternatives: paving footpaths – building the low road, buildi...
Assimilating knowledge‐based systems: the roads to success
[ "Martinsons Maris G. " ]
https://doi.org/10.1108/01437729510100776
2,002
July
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10.1108/01437729610119504
<jats:p>Results of the empirical studies on Libyan management practice generally, and MTD in particular, indicate that the administrative functions are practised and operated without effective methods, and away from acceptable standards. Libyan public companies have difficulty in identifying the training required for t...
Assessment of management training needs and selection for training: the case of Libyan companies
[ "Agnaia Almehdi A. " ]
https://doi.org/10.1108/01437729610119504
2,002
July
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10.1108/01437729610127640
<jats:p>Argues that performance management techniques and practices developed in US organizations cannot be successful in the developing country context to gain competitive advantage unless the issue of culture‐fit is addressed adequately. “Culture‐fit” can be ensured when managers adopt human resource management strat...
Impact of culture on performance management in developing countries
[ "Mendonca Manuel ", "Kanungo Rabindra N. " ]
https://doi.org/10.1108/01437729610127640
2,002
July
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10.1108/01437729610149312
<jats:p>Argues that although the four Nordic countries are commonly lumped together, given their historical ties, they show many differences. While all share a deeply rooted love of nature and solitude, the prevailing egalitarianism in these countries manifests itself differently when it comes to management or communic...
Cultural adjustments required by expatriate managers working in the Nordic countries
[ "Tixier Maud " ]
https://doi.org/10.1108/01437729610149312
2,002
July
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10.1108/01437729710186437
<jats:p>Notes that sizable workforce reductions have been commonplace in the US economy in the 1980s and 1990s. However, some employers have resisted the temptation to reduce costs through massive layoffs, believing that it is more advantageous to retain their employees than to terminate them. These employers have mana...
Minimizing employee layoffs while downsizing: employer practices that work
[ "Allan Peter " ]
https://doi.org/10.1108/01437729710186437
2,002
July
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10.1108/01437729810220419
<jats:p>In the post‐Second World War period, working and social life has been organised around the concept of a standard day and week with premium payments for work undertaken during unsocial hours. In recent years, this standard model for organising working‐time has been placed under pressure from a range of supply‐ a...
Non‐standard working‐time arrangements in Australia and New Zealand
[ "Allan Cameron ", "Brosnan Peter ", "Walsh Pat " ]
https://doi.org/10.1108/01437729810220419
2,002
July
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10.1108/01437729810233208
<jats:p>This paper is about the effects of unemployment on consumption behaviour through “job security” in Switzerland. Based on a behavioural model of consumption the paper establishes the links between job security and consumption empirically. In a second step, perceived “job security” as reported in the <jats:italic...
The costs of job‐insecurity ‐ results from Switzerland
[ "Wolter Stefan C. " ]
https://doi.org/10.1108/01437729810233208
2,002
July
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10.1108/01437729810233235
<jats:p>The present analysis concentrates on short‐term effects of unemployment, namely on the transition from unemployment to re‐employment. This empirical analysis estimates the post‐unemployment individual earnings using a double‐selectivity approach (unemployment risk and the re‐employment probability). The data us...
Does economic stagnation affect unemployed workers, even when re‐employed?
[ "Curti Monica " ]
https://doi.org/10.1108/01437729810233235
2,002
July
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10.1108/01437729810237178
<jats:p>The data from the Swiss Labour Force Survey (SAKE) have been widely used to estimate wage functions, which in turn have been applied for the determination of wage discrimination between genders. One serious problem with the SAKE data is that about 17 per cent of employed individuals did not report wages. Those ...
Estimating wage functions and wage discrimination using data from the 1995 Swiss labour force survey: a double‐selectivity approach
[ "Henneberger Fred ", "Sousa‐Poza Alfonso " ]
https://doi.org/10.1108/01437729810237178
2,002
July
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10.1108/01437729810242253
<jats:p>Analysis of manpower demand is important not only at corporate level for corporate planning in human resource, but also at industry level for policy making in higher education. In this paper a regression model is built to estimate the industrial management (IM) manpower demanded by the manufacturing industries ...
Demand for industrial management manpower in Taiwan
[ "Kao Chiang ", "Tau Lee Hong " ]
https://doi.org/10.1108/01437729810242253
2,002
July
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10.1108/01437729810242271
<jats:p>Past studies on foreign corporate investment and wages hypothesize that by expanding into highly concentrated and highly capital intensive industries, foreign owners are better able to pay higher wages than their domestic counterparts. Our study tests this hypothesis by comparing the effects of domestic and for...
The effect of foreign acquisition activity on US union wage premiums
[ "Peoples James ", "Hekmat Ali " ]
https://doi.org/10.1108/01437729810242271
2,002
July
"2vPQLAjkthroJOd/yWOR+2TlwfYWM9Pa11NxaTnvVN3EEFFVViJInCqEGto+xL3r4EyjZVWkiSmsKx2p0GnCycUcFeUM7FieErH+SJImHs+1WQyh5xIwD/QY7soPBBfYjsMdH5qEjcRyhZflF4d1gp3H2gN315HwSCLfjOoaHxk="
10.1108/01437729910279171
<jats:p>This article presents an estimation of the incidence and the impact on wages of employer provided training in two countries with different legal systems concerning this type of vocational training, France and Britain. A selectivity bias correction method is used to estimate the real impact of training on wages....
Vocational training as a force for equality?
[ "Hocquet Lætitia " ]
https://doi.org/10.1108/01437729910279171
2,002
July
"4HgELwjkEpqwIINR71WR62XFQMNVE7DPxndzbZ3tdFTG8EJRYsJM2i6GKvv81bTr8ByhfpmsCA2qNtupQEFSgcMeOuSfjluMmr1oaLo2PpyhGQ/Dp7CyP94IvFAcJRnYloMVPd6Uv0ii1Z9rE4fWM53snrt/bJL0Srr0jdIaFi8="
10.1108/01437730110380192
<jats:p>Analyzes mentoring as a learning forum for the accounting professional. Data collected from national CPA firms was utilized in the model development and hypotheses. This study examined how learning forums contribute to individual professional growth, performance and attitudes. Analysis of the model indicates th...
Mentoring and learning: the case of CPA firms
[ "Kleinman Gary ", "Siegel Philip H. ", "Eckstein Claire " ]
https://doi.org/10.1108/01437730110380192
2,002
July
"kHhMXADGsryMqPP/SWqZzwXNwYZUs/PBJ11yeDF/tZ3muhEcOopdGPaGOwK0RaSLGg29VDG8yon+J2whkk8alGeVI+H6jkiOlrHhaaIyttm/CSWwMiC44RCN/tI8RHl9n9k0/1y0h0xmxJliT63Wk4/OXitnQZPeWO4XnPKQQvk="
10.1108/01437730210414553
<jats:p>This study investigated the validity of inspirational motivation as measured by the multifactor leadership questionnaire (MLQ). Two new factors were identified, namely image‐based and concept‐based inspirational motivation, and their relationships with the leadership outcome of extra effort were investigated. I...
Clarifying inspirational motivation and its relationship to extra effort
[ "Densten Iain L. " ]
https://doi.org/10.1108/01437730210414553
2,002
July
"kxKcfgCglp6AUNVX3mqV34znR8bcs/MhZjV6pJP/df3m3Dk9C8xNmGIF62I1caSrXBr9nrKImJ4sNV6pxlhaKecUAeF7wUCuiLDkSNA2f4Wpiw2gUoGebyme/sIeRPuZjt1137uFh3jiQJlhzinGEA3M3i5vQYMuTEIWnLEfQjE="
10.1108/01437730210424075
<jats:p>Productivity and people maintenance values have traditionally been considered to contribute to leader effectiveness but the dynamics by which they have their effects have not been clarified. This study proposes that cooperative and competitive goal interdependence mediates the relationship between these values ...
Production and people values: their impact on relationships and leader effectiveness in China
[ "Liu Chun‐hong ", "Yu Zi‐you ", "Tjosvold Dean " ]
https://doi.org/10.1108/01437730210424075
2,002
July
"MppYTQimFv6giMVXH2vR7zzvR6RWE/nhbhF7jJf/Nd2mnRkdWsJNGDKGKmCxR6Tr2BxdBz2cyBdspdyq8ENZDO8UC+C73kGmCHTsqJM2MsWxKwWgU4KZfhidvMLfBSmZnts1v9KWV+RmxNdhVjtWAo3OnilnYYMoTiNWp/kaQhE="
10.1108/01437739010135277
<jats:p>What triggers organisational change? A recent UK survey of 200 companies suggests that the trigger is more likely to be a crisis than a positive response to a perceived opportunity, or in order to pre‐empt threats. The observed change initiatives did, however, follow current wisdom associated with total quality...
Triggers for Change
[ "Beddowes Peter ", "Wille Edgar " ]
https://doi.org/10.1108/01437739010135277
2,002
July
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10.1108/01437739410050088
<jats:p>Briefly examines the organizational context of the clinical director in the NHS. Utilizes theoretical contributions from cultural, symbolic, political and postmodernist perspectives and applies these to the experience of clinical directors. Discusses the importance of understanding individual subjective views o...
Organizational Analysis:
[ "Willcocks Stephen G. " ]
https://doi.org/10.1108/01437739410050088
2,002
July
"ClxcbAjCMt5Aotd3/2mdbyHnU8VWM6OhZlcSThN+59xC0Bu9IsNdGGaHMmmwAaSrWl7fnyOM0jcssm4pwNJYhPGUAyC/51CsALBIZJkyN/GlSBShAqyKbqK9voqdRhqd5ds3ufS2g63u2NbnRtlWE02E3i3/SaGwCfsURXGfOjQ="
10.1108/01437739410055326
<jats:p>Diversity‐based intervention strategies require congruence with the culture of the client system. Achieving congruence demands the questioning of topic definition, method of implementation, programme content and the stated bottom‐line intent of the programme. Practitioners are advised to introduce the subject o...
Managing a Diverse Workforce
[ "Diamante Thomas ", "Giglio Leo " ]
https://doi.org/10.1108/01437739410055326
2,002
July
"k1xMTQGisvbAqtf3XSjdy2z1xcFUk/PDfl1yIBf+tt3g+FJMc8hNHjaGOoOxQaTnGh6EjDusnA2q9twlUEDIlGUcp+W4p3imivRo4JC2etGZqVShUCSqd4mw/pqNJSpd9ds1PPCWhw1G3JPmRuUCgq+G2yl/RYL0XNt3jVFbFhQ="
10.1108/01437739410066504
<jats:p>Introduces a new model of the “management of innovation” process, especially as it applies to the complex environment of engineering based new product development programmes. A review of previous attempts at modelling the management of innovation concludes that such models are becoming inadequate in view of the...
A Sphenomorphic Model for the Management of Innovation in a Complex Environment
[ "Barclay Ian ", "Holroyd Philip ", "Poolton Jenny " ]
https://doi.org/10.1108/01437739410066504
2,002
July
"guMAToOiMt7gmNd/X2ndUUbvRMNzk+PfQg1yPFf+pdnAVFLNWsDMFi6GuWGwQqTjUA/VrTGM2I9C0n+tcUdc5O0UgkS6z9yskr/2KPgyNt2BaRwAkoKKKtip/JyIBQ6J3vs117KWBfxOUZN1ArPGio/KTilvU6MwBmPU1XSaFjo="
10.1108/01437739510089067
<jats:p>Examines the organization as a system of interrelated competences. Argues that strategic development, rather than following on the making of product‐market choices, might be better achieved through the measuring, improving and monitoring of a range of critical competences.</jats:p>
Strategy evaluation in powerful environments
[ "Richardson Bill ", "Thompson John " ]
https://doi.org/10.1108/01437739510089067
2,002
July
"Av9cXgqiuPqAitV312sVe8bnUsR1M/PhflFyaxPu95xkEFqdWoBNGXKEe2lwAKSjEE70TTGMjBcm+mQtYUxIJPWUm+K6712sivpAoNF2P/Cp2RSgEyKaY5h1vIovRp2Z19sVP7q0k01C1MfxA7fWgo3G2il/UYAwDPZV2Z0YNjc="
10.1108/01437739510097987
<jats:p>Presents some millennial thoughts on the appropriateness of the nature of work and organizational life in a future we can only sense rather than predict. It seems that it is of critical importance to question the core paradigms with which organizations and society currently identify. On this assumption, organiz...
Infinity goes on trial: the imperatives for a sustainable reality
[ "West Penny " ]
https://doi.org/10.1108/01437739510097987
2,002
July
"UsZcXACiNv6Amtf1T2mxW0TfU8BVM7PxYhV2QJL/ttnE0Rs9WgxJUy6EHmvwQaSjGEx8rLUMkucs600twt1YBP+Uj4W7b2msgLE46Ne2N/SlaRTgEiiufhiZ/oqNBo+dB/k1l2C0h+1mxN9x07vWiw/G1il/QYMwDOIXdfgaHjE="
10.1108/01437739510100900
<jats:p>Presents a study of correlates of divergent vision within, and sensitivity to internal issues by, top management teams across an eight‐country sample of 2,514 top managers. The outcome reveals their importance as well as remarkable similarities. Findings relate, among others, to organizational issues ignored, b...
Correlates of internal and external leadership of top management teams
[ "Kakabadse Andrew ", "Timothy McMaho J. ", "Myers Andrew " ]
https://doi.org/10.1108/01437739510100900
2,002
July
"A1BITAjiNv6gCNd3XSjVP0TnR8fcM/fhZldyRDf/993kWRs/U0JMWSKGMmc0AbXjGF7qDjGciJdsulwJ9EjohOeUD6G6rlWuArjrIJE2Mv2haRyoUACaJ5gVvIiPRe+Yp9E1/fisAwxOzINhTq1Wgp3H2i9/0YE4CLMWlXFdQjQ="
10.1108/01437739610105995
<jats:p>The first in a series of two articles, traces the saga of the organizational culture literature from the organization development model through to the recent interest in total quality management, forming a link between the three concepts. The literature has, at various times ‐ and sometimes concurrently ‐ defin...
The organizational culture saga ‐ from OD to TQM: a critical review of the literature. Part 1 ‐ concepts and early trends
[ "Lewis Dianne " ]
https://doi.org/10.1108/01437739610105995
2,002
July
"gtVYfIgmttqQiPd3fWiV60b3xtV0E7djYlF2VJH/5v3uBBsfW4BNWWKGukvUEKXjEA9djTOsyNfk+Wgs9EQ45O0UA6G6rVGkgbW6oMF2N9Wh6Z2gwyKO65g8vI6NR6/Y7cM1nOCXhi1O3MugRqo2go/GWg1/U4C0BH5W7NEaVhY="
10.1108/01437739610111187
<jats:p>Discusses British Rail’s (BR’s) organizational transformation during the 1980s and in particular the position of R.B. Reid, chairman of the British Railways Board (BRB) during that period. As a career railwayman, Reid was an atypical choice to chair the BRB. Considers how Reid brought his professional knowledge...
Organization development and leadership: R.B. Reid and the dynamics of success
[ "Barlow Graham " ]
https://doi.org/10.1108/01437739610111187
2,002
July
"rGlIXoHmOjrAEsd3T2u5IwbvB4d3E/MjZ1NyZ1f/oNnBkFpVP0HMGCaG9yk0gLXjBw/dnDOomNXoc+8I0HEKxuWWgeAyhXG/irVEOEQmPmKh2YTiAaCOP5iyvqo/BDKd4Psxn0iT131CwBGkBq4ikt3kmo9uYZB0CVbfhboTVjA="
10.1108/01437739610127478
<jats:p>Bruce Lloyd of the South Bank University reports on an interview with Professor George S. Yip, author of <jats:italic>Total Global Strategy: Managing for Worldwide Competitive Advantage</jats:italic>. Argues that managers must analyse their industry and identify the specific drivers that affect their operation ...
The outlook for globalization
[ "Lloyd Bruce " ]
https://doi.org/10.1108/01437739610127478
2,002
July
"0tbcXBqmvn6gyNd3nUiRWRbvxkZ2J7Pzdl06Ybf/t93ElECdUsPIGi6GK2P1A6Tr0I79iTGMnD8MMS0tcEzIJvWUF+CY/lmsgvPoqJi2PdyhKQygU6KoKdiproieRr6YRds9v7rRl+xC1Cuxh7fWgo3EWhxlV4BwDD7V1L0fJjU="
10.1108/01437739710156268
<jats:p>Looks at the growing importance of quality management in local government. Identifies the current thinking behind total quality and the need to apply established theory in the public domain, and explores the approaches and methodologies which are currently available to do this. Develops a framework for total qu...
Quality management in local government, the same as in the private sector but different
[ "Appleby Alex ", "Clark Antony " ]
https://doi.org/10.1108/01437739710156268
2,002
July
"0tNYXAiiHlyQGdP1N2qd+w7/R8NVs7djTFV2dVP99r3OFBsdEsDcW2aCq8vfkabrsE/1ibOcmAds8Emt1EP4XeyWEeF4z1CmgL3IKJAmM9WNex3iAICKccguvNpMZo+Y88s13OS213xmRdvgQiaEg4/ESqlvUoK0DG5W5JHbVjc="
10.1108/01437739710156286
<jats:p>Discusses the Karpin Report which suggests that the development of management skills is the key to workplace reform. To achieve a breakthrough in management skills will require a new model of learning and a new model of change for middle management. Managers will need to learn how to learn about change, particu...
A networking model of change for middle managers
[ "Schaafsma Hank " ]
https://doi.org/10.1108/01437739710156286
2,002
July
"mNlYTgCmtl6gGPd3Tmm9y8bnw4RUM/PjZl1ySDf/td3E2BidE0JNHiKHOmL0QSXvEk/UzDGsmDcuc1wt0GV4BOWWK8C8j3SsiDXqoMh2PsWlTRzg0iKuIZgl/opJTE6Y5dE1d5iVhyxixZNtRLd2ko3HRAln3YK0CG/WzfFfbjE="
10.1108/01437739710176220
<jats:p>Reports an investigation of transformational leadership among UK managers. Podsakoff <jats:italic>et al</jats:italic>.’s (1990) measure of transformational leadership was administered to 25 managers within one organization, and the results correlated with superior and subordinate ratings of the managers’ effect...
Transformational leadership in the UK management culture
[ "Lim Bernard " ]
https://doi.org/10.1108/01437739710176220
2,002
July
"g1VYTAniNt4A0Nd33yG1i/TnB8RfN/NpRlnyTBf+9fHsWBg/EoBMnCKGumAVQaWnFd/xrDGMmJFslH4s0MhYBMcWG+G6TlGkgPDqqLEmPtStyYyIkgOeJ5gZ/ohMB8+YrMc1n/KGh2xC3J/lzCfGgo3Mmgl3QYL4SHJW5bEfRjE="
10.1108/01437739710182377
<jats:p>Describes the moderation of role stress, specified by role ambiguity, conflict and overload, and job satisfaction by thinking styles. Individuals capable of successfully employing specific styles were successful in reducing the deletrious effects of role stress on job satisfaction. Principal findings included t...
Thinking styles as moderators of role stressor‐job satisfaction relationships
[ "Abraham Rebecca " ]
https://doi.org/10.1108/01437739710182377
2,002
July
"E2BFTAmgkv5UmPfVXWvd7V7HU89VM/Nn5lNSSjf/9d3jmBocQgBNGGSEOmOyU7TvER+pTjGMmZUsp0gIoEIcjWUUA6X+3lWmibugLLM2M9GvKxzg0qbqZNCpvPpdJzuZr8M1NdmU16xCzN3kzohWMg3OXih/QYOwGqNWwfQdYrw="
10.1108/01437739810240867
<jats:p>New managers in central and east European companies were faced with daunting challenges to manage their companies through the transition from central planning to competition and to change their companies radically so that their firms would be capable of competing effectively. Based on the analysis of six longit...
Leading radical change in transition economies
[ "Newman Karen L. " ]
https://doi.org/10.1108/01437739810240867
2,002
July
"gFsYXgGiNt4ggvd3XyiVzwTPB8ZVE/PnZl0iaXb/t93k0BIdUsZNmDKCOmrwAzXr8p69jbGMmB1O9kzt8VxYJOWUi8Acj1CsCPH66NZ2NtCnWQyokoG4f4g1/IoKBCkcgtM1XtCeh1xG4ZvhBjf2oo3PXgnnToO0Wv73zfkaVhM="
10.1108/01437739810242522
<jats:p>This study focuses primarily on exploring the role of organizational culture and level of technology used in the organization as predictors of decision‐making styles in a non‐western country, the United Arab Emirates. Results suggest that organizational culture, and level of technology used in the organization ...
Predictors of decision‐making styles in a non‐western country
[ "Yousef Darwish A. " ]
https://doi.org/10.1108/01437739810242522
2,002
July
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10.1108/01437739810242568
<jats:p>Dr Bruce Lloyd, Principal Lecturer in Strategy at South Bank University in discussion with John Case, Editor at large of the well respected US based entrepreneurial journal, <jats:italic>Inc. </jats:italic>and author of <jats:italic>Open‐Book Management: The Coming Business Revolution </jats:italic>and<jats:ita...
Open book management: a new approach to leadership
[ "Lloyd Bruce ", "Case John " ]
https://doi.org/10.1108/01437739810242568
2,002
July
"6lxcfIjmt37Aisd3n0m9T5TPV9deM7cjYFFSFnP/v93FkFidU8JIHm6CMqJw8bSrEd6xnDGYuJds/2xM1F/YhP2UF+DZ/0ishrCqaJK2vPWpLRyi8uCI45gjvsq8R1udltk1n+iQF/xiwJ4hV6VWgo/M0gl5w4B4SL/RxfgfarU="
10.1108/01437739810368785
<jats:p>Groups are an integral part of organisational life. It is important, therefore, that these teams are managed both efficiently and effectively. One method of undertaking this process is to employ skilled facilitators who can support and direct the group’s processes. This paper discusses a method of facilitation ...
Facilitating problem‐solving groups: a conceptual model
[ "McFadzean Elspeth ", "Nelson Terry " ]
https://doi.org/10.1108/01437739810368785
2,002
July
"kHgMTAjmsP5AmNf33Wm9x8Xv1sNwN/Pjbl12DhX+t5nAHFccWsJJG3KGOqO1QqTnOx/NhnOs0IcGc2yl7nhcQWUWp0D6x1Gsi7TooAm2e9WNuRygkiKqKNk9+pIoB7qZ9ds1v7CV1yxGXYPnRiVUAo3ITil7R6K+WHJWxZFbUjs="
10.1108/01439910210413084
<jats:p>Outlines the main highlights of the JARA (Japan Robotic Industry Association) report A Survey of Technological Strategy for Creating Robotic Society for the 21st Century. This survey was sponsored by the Japanese government's METI (Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry. This bulky report (298 pages) may const...
JARA publishes A Survey of Technological Strategy for Creating Robotic Society for the 21st Century – from robot to RT
[ "Kusuda Yoshihiro " ]
https://doi.org/10.1108/01439910210413084
2,002
July
"2NCcXoqmHF7QHdN3TUp9I2TfVgdVY/NbViNyfBvrfBBG1As9Z1DtU2qHi2m146Cjck61LcXMm9EmcmitaWwYuBmSCUAe7XGcA72YKJgnlUThORzA8qa/mZiY/Eo6BJ6MlLsdv1q6hPmywPdlAm9GA8/k2ox/QqB4ALdRJKe4bjg="
10.1108/01439910210419150
<jats:p>Weld‐bonding combines the physical force‐based process of welding with the chemical force‐based process of bonding or, more properly, adhesive bonding. When done properly, the claim is that a hybrid process results which offers the best of both processes; the high joint efficiency, resistance to diverse and com...
Weld‐bonding: the best or worst of two processes?
[ "Messler Robert W. " ]
https://doi.org/10.1108/01439910210419150
2,002
July
"VMuQbIimm9vwDNX5XGvN2o7/YIXxs9NbVFNz8Nn/sJFcwBsdKwBF2mQE6yDT07Tu0gilBdGtiB+sMuroUUkdrd0WIuUU71SmCTycafi0BXTBb5RgK6KJqem4/FqJhCuYn6s1/OqylHripI9hBmPGAs/e3K1vWZX9TDLWpBNZFjo="
10.1108/01439910210419178
<jats:p>One of the first steps in designing a flexible assembly system is the selection of an appropriate manipulator. There are a number of different manipulator configurations which can be chosen depending on a variety of factors such as the assembly workspace layout, product size, weight, and component insertion dir...
Selection of a manipulator for a flexible assembly system
[ "Edmondson N.F. ", "Redford A.H. " ]
https://doi.org/10.1108/01439910210419178
2,002
July
"RfeITIimsN7gHNP9bWpN033/VCm1k8P7VEFwul3r8JbM5FINWoBMCH6kmyO3w6JnFM+dhBGMmw3LIm2tYWrcFE2WKWUW5Vi8lry28YknLcnBfRjBYzKeLdi4/ZsdBZ6ZnrM3f4OylDYmzZ9tBqeGEo/SzShrFpKx/HrWjJsZZjg="
10.1108/01443570010304297
<jats:p>This paper examines the role played by environmental issues during the new product design process. These issues are studied through an exploratory research project based on case studies of ten companies. The firms studied can be categorized into one of five major groups: innovators, early adopters, early majori...
The new product design process and design for environment
[ "Sroufe Robert ", "Curkovic Sime ", "Montabon Frank ", "Melnyk Steven A. " ]
https://doi.org/10.1108/01443570010304297
2,002
July
"Q14IXAGiItrUjPf3TWodQXzfdVJ1s7PXXhUyWXP9pf2EFFR9e8BcSSaCm+e0UKTj0gvNjLGcm8/ghm+t4Fs4he0WKUWa9ViskLO6KNOiXs+hSRDAE4KODX2Q/RqrDG+Jp/s13+iCh/hORNthj6O2Go/CzC1vQoMwTGbW/VxbFjg="
10.1108/01443570010308112
<jats:p>A primary function of the Performance Measurement System is to provide employees with information on their past performance, allowing them to assess the outcomes of their actions, and therefore if they are meeting or not the objectives they are given. This work aims at contributing to the understanding of how t...
Assessing some distinctive dimensions of performance feedback information in high performing plants
[ "Forza Cipriano ", "Salvador Fabrizio " ]
https://doi.org/10.1108/01443570010308112
2,002
July
"ElZMXCjispqAmNd/X2Gfiw7nQ+Fck7NrbhV2sFf7t5jOMBodcsZdmiKGqmexAaSmHA45TLmcmo/iufyp4EhZDecUGvH+z1G2iLriKJE2doWvuR/Ik5OWL/it/pIaB7uYn9M1PKqGVW1GxJ/lQ3OmEo3O2ilvUJO0TGsWDKebVjE="
10.1108/01443570010314773
<jats:p>This paper reports on research currently being undertaken into change in performance evaluation and control systems. Case study research involving the use of repertory grids, in‐depth interviews and observation has been undertaken to examine the impact of these systems on behaviour and the potentially problemat...
Manufacturing change
[ "Duberley Joanne ", "Johnson Phil ", "Cassell Catherine ", "Close Paul " ]
https://doi.org/10.1108/01443570010314773
2,002
July
"AlpcXoiCOJ6Amtf1f2Gdq4bHxuVUs/PhblV2YNf+tZlukBsZKsNMGDaGuku0E66rGU6ZiiGMiNfit+wo9Fn4jc8cOEW+zVGugLMgaLk2NtmtCRXBkoCuA3iBvpJoBkqdo9M1PuCW133GzNVnRjFGA42NWi1twJK0CGLUhfPbVjo="
10.1108/01443570010314818
<jats:p>As we approach the twenty‐first century, manufacturing success and survival are becoming more and more difficult to ensure. This fact is rooted in the emergence of a new business era that embraces “change” as one of its major characteristics. The emphasis is now on adaptability to changes in the business enviro...
A methodology for achieving agility in manufacturing organisations
[ "Zhang Z. ", "Sharifi H. " ]
https://doi.org/10.1108/01443570010314818
2,002
July
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10.1108/01443570010318922
<jats:p>This paper examines the extent to which a learning organisation perspective is attainable in small‐ to medium‐sized manufacturing companies. An audit tool is developed from the literature on organisational learning and recognised processes that lead towards becoming a learning organisation. The paper focuses on...
Technological and organisational change in small‐ to medium‐sized manufacturing companies
[ "Lee Gloria ", "Bennett David ", "Oakes Ian " ]
https://doi.org/10.1108/01443570010318922
2,002
July
"kHdoXIJis76gmPV3X2Gd60bXQsZ0M/P5Y0N2ehP/tdFs9BodGkJJCn6Pumu1Eaaikc/dDLCsmE/q+20N0FW4zMWUn/A471G+gvXqYEC2P9yhWRygEyK6IxysvpqYRv78u8M138iSBVxGwNthBKc2gI3F2gluXJK0hO/1hfsbVjE="
10.1108/01443570010330801
<jats:p>The organisational design of production systems is thought to be one of the key determinants of their performance. Therefore, in order to enable them to contribute effectively to the successful creation of products and services, OM practitioners need up‐to‐date, comprehensive and sufficiently detailed organisat...
Organisation design in operations management
[ "Ruffini Frans A.J. ", "Boer Harry ", "van Riemsdijk Maarten J. " ]
https://doi.org/10.1108/01443570010330801
2,002
July
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10.1108/01443570010332980
<jats:p>There has been a recent surge of enthusiasm within the automotive industry to build closer supplier relationships within the area of product development. One concept deemed central to these relationships is the alignment of development processes between the collaborating organizations, an area that is expanded ...
Improving co‐development through process alignment
[ "Evans Stephen ", "Jukes Sarah " ]
https://doi.org/10.1108/01443570010332980
2,002
July
"0NHYTIKittrwqvUffWodk+7/1890M/vRR1Fiepvvv5j0DBcdU8DMm2SEemnwUaTnkA7NpTCk2M/o8mXtQUQ4IWWWC8TbrV2MBD2qYdG2dVmB+xSqF4KCKViw/LqMDb+a3os3n+rzFnZOzN9xFmcWAo/XSw1uU6M6zPdWlBoZVjo="
10.1108/01443570010339172
<jats:p>The purpose of this study was to explore the impact of business type upon the adoption process for quick response (QR) technologies in the apparel industry. Using Rogers’ (1983) innovation decision process model as our conceptual basis, we empirically investigated three stages of that process as it pertains to ...
Impact of business type upon the adoption of quick response technologies – The apparel industry experience
[ "Ko Eunju ", "Kincade Doris ", "Brown James R. " ]
https://doi.org/10.1108/01443570010339172
2,002
July
"V9c0TIHiEJrAKPZ/nWAde37XQ2F1M/XPShdi3zf3p51MtFIdcsJNGjKEv0E1xaTjkA/kDDHsmk1qu0+tdElwhe0eK6X4zFiuDrf44NomHoShaB6gs6KCLdi37JirRjfJtrszn2iKAXxeyNNphTd2s63kyi9vwIM8TkPU3FUaRjg="
10.1108/01443570210420421
<jats:p>The paper presents the main results of a benchmarking project involving eight Italian hospitals. The project sought to examine and compare the organisational processes adopted in different operating blocks, i.e. complex organisational units comprising many different actors whose performance often has a signific...
Organisation of operating theatres: an Italian benchmarking study
[ "Longo Mariolina ", "Masella Cristina " ]
https://doi.org/10.1108/01443570210420421
2,002
July
"kP1IfAriFJrAGtM9PSkt/wX3x8VXM/HrblF2rpfvt53EUBpdUsJPWCqkemGlkKDjUM70yTmMgJ9IM2is4UAgJM0UhOK4j1S2CLLyoJFme5Snqx/gEiOSO5A6vYwcBTuZdpsXvLCWBs2OQcvgVD9UA5/F2ilu06I8HPIWXTGYdjM="
10.1108/01443570210427640
<jats:p>This paper contributes to, and links the areas of quality management and buyer‐supplier relationships. In doing so, we seek to address two broad research questions. To what extent do quality practices impact upon the various dimensions of quality performance, manufacturing performance and, in turn, business per...
The moderating effect of buyer‐supplier relationships on quality practices and performance
[ "Fynes Brian ", "Voss Chris " ]
https://doi.org/10.1108/01443570210427640
2,002
July
"0lNYXAiiItrA+PR/XWKN6w7fQ+J0s7NnSgFi0DO34FxetBI9csBMm36Cumk906Sjkg3NDDmc2cdkum3p4EH4ve0UAWX6rVWmAL+qKJI2t9SBGR3gF6CCK+i+/ZqOBq/ancs9/tiSFXRezMthAiMSiIWX2ixuUpcQTEbSnFEbVng="
10.1108/01443579410056047
<jats:p>The management in non‐profit humanitarian organizations is often preoccupied with its welfare objectives and ignores the operations efficiency and operating cost controls. Proposes an operations‐planning and control framework for small non‐profit humanitarian organizations. The proposed framework integrates sev...
A Planning and Control Framework for Non‐profit Humanitarian Organizations
[ "Sheu Chwen ", "Wacker John G. " ]
https://doi.org/10.1108/01443579410056047
2,002
July
"UXIcTLiikJ7Aafef32A7KyT1VGWUI7XrbBF1Q7fntpxPwBtZ6sFLAD6AOiH1g6LrOk//zQmMWE7rwmmJX3N4J88UhES4x1DsqPRyaJmmOs2n+xngQkO+edS5v54eRQ6Y8tsVloWehP5GQV9jR2ZwI83BSi1/UpO8HHJSjfMaNgM="
10.1108/01443579410062077
<jats:p>Describes the results of a survey returned by 97 purchasing managers who were asked to assess current patterns of global sourcing as practised by North American firms. Some of the issues examined include primary sourcing allocations, supplier evaluation criteria, operational performance measures and costs, mana...
US Global Sourcing: Patterns of Development
[ "Handfield Robert B. " ]
https://doi.org/10.1108/01443579410062077
2,002
July
"0tfoXIiivBqQsOdX3WoFa0T/ROpVd/PJRwBySzP/pZxkVFMFWkJcmyaFGUH9wa6K0gr5gXWEmB2num2JQUDYtO2WgeSQ7FzcgPjqYJgmP6yx+RuoR2ICLdx0/JqOBqyY9MM1v7Sal0aSzBt3B6c2gofGyC5+VpDxRPLUlZWMFjk="
10.1108/01443579410062158
<jats:p>Deals with planning the maintenance scheduling of a group of non‐identical production units. Develops a realistic model for the joint overhaul problem by incorporating the cost of co‐ordination. The model selects overhaul schedules that minimize the average total cost of operation which consist of the cost of r...
An Extended Model for the Joint Overhaul Scheduling Problem
[ "Duffuaa S.O. ", "Ben‐Daya M. " ]
https://doi.org/10.1108/01443579410062158
2,002
July
"0PEMTAimkl7QrfcXbSf9+ybfRu80I7NzTQFzzJ/vpJTSZBIdCkJMDFyE/2H147bqFAydhxmM2M3K4nmJU2JZgO0UoMQ4zVmOFDxs6Nk2b/2D/w/AYoKEL8ywtJIcBQuYmrMnnPCW1z6kRd9pBmfSA9/DGQj+1rL2eGLWloMfVio="
10.1108/01443579410067243
<jats:p>Previous research has not addressed the problem of developing a master production schedule (MPS) for production systems with minimum batch‐size production restrictions. Proposes a weighted integer goal‐programming model for the development of a rolling horizon master production schedule, under conditions of dem...
Master Production Scheduling for a Process Industry Environment
[ "Venkataraman Ray ", "Nathan Jay " ]
https://doi.org/10.1108/01443579410067243
2,002
July
"wVkYTJigk9royPMXdScd+yf5VW11I/P36RVTXN/rrJlcQFgbesLNSHyFvyG1g7Lu0AydDJmNmu5L8nmHS2J5Ae0UAFU4zVDEnPxowZEuRMWn+xjgV4OZL9y2/JocBZuYrpIXvOC21j5uhdt5BufyI4/PjgzvUjM2XiNWD9Obdgk="
10.1108/01443579410067252
<jats:p>Describes the advantages of combining a Windows(TM) database package and a Visual Basic(TM) program for graphical analysis of machine replacement problems. The database allows the regular and easy updating of the cost elements associated with the purchase, operation and disposal of a machine. The Visual Basic(T...
Graphical Analysis for Machine Replacement
[ "Walker John " ]
https://doi.org/10.1108/01443579410067252
2,002
July
"cMAQTJCimJrVuHe/ZWK14wb9dW41J9NzRhVjxFf/ttXHoBIdiEBcGVaE+6H106broQ2dDQmMmA/rimkpUUEAhH2WoUSU7ViOBbiwaBgmJoyneQvjMoOCTVy4phAeBTKZk+M3v9WS1X4bxZ/lF68WEs/HDK5+W7LwDHLUjrsbcj4="
10.1108/01443579510080382
<jats:p>Generic product offerings in a boundaryless competitive environment do not support economic viability. Time‐based dimensions of a product are becoming an increasingly important component in assessing strategic advantage. A generalized framework is provided for analyzing product environments based on production/...
Lead‐time reduction: the search for competitive advantage
[ "Tersine Richard J. ", "Hummingbird Edward A. " ]
https://doi.org/10.1108/01443579510080382
2,002
July
"UfMMXgiiivrgiNRdTWMV+y7/ZVY1N7PLTgUwcbf/p9xE9FLdWkBNyjqgu+m0gaaj0A7ZATmMms/Ium2dYExwJc2WiUSx7FjOhHr64PomfvyheQWgE4KqJ9y2v5oPBt6arvs1n7iTAG9aRNtxAyfWAo3C2ixnUpN6TGLUlJQaFig="
10.1108/01443579510080409
<jats:p>Compressing the time from idea to market has become a focal competitive priority of global manufacturing companies. Develops a framework that assesses the strategic value of a company in terms of its “time” performance. The primary tool employed to accomplish this is an agility matrix whose cells represent inte...
A methodology for assessing time‐based competitive advantage of manufacturing firms
[ "Kumar Ashok ", "Motwani Jaideep " ]
https://doi.org/10.1108/01443579510080409
2,002
July
"wFO8XhmiOFrA2sW3RWoVWkf/REY0IfP7TgN2KZd299i15FKdWoJNGrrQOe30obarkA7ZTTmEmIvq+HmpQExwZ+WWIED67tCehL6uYPBnN9ypeZygM4KIN9i0vNqPB/mYlfk9HjqY1H7aQJPhAydWAo3HyylnUoJ6TANembkaVik="
10.1108/01443579510080553
<jats:p>Concerns scheduling five jobs through a flow shop with five machines. The distribution of makespans and the distribution of the optimal makespans was obtained by complete enumeration of all the schedules. The effect of the processing times on these distributions was investigated. Three priority rules were evalu...
Makespan distributions in flow shop scheduling
[ "Caffrey James ", "Hitchings Graham " ]
https://doi.org/10.1108/01443579510080553
2,002
July
"wnAcbYyjkpjQzJFXXWed+VfZdan0A/NjSjETiJ/5pr5WQBIRU4JMWDyU+yn9w7qmtAi9z1mEmU4iqmiuYmJ5BeUQAEUY11iGlL5i4Lg2X53huxtKUQOez9g0/JQcB5uYryc3tLuW3H/aBdv9UoZyA43DLix/UrGzfiLWRZPbVi0="
10.1108/01443579510090426
<jats:p>Reviews the global status of total quality management (TQM). Emphasizes continuous quality improvement as one of the main pillars of TQM. Illustrates a part of the research that was carried out to examine Taguchi′s on‐line quality control (TOLQC) methods as the means to effect continuous quality improve‐ment. D...
Continuous quality improvement through Taguchi′s online quality control methods
[ "Aravindan P. ", "Devadasan S.R. ", "Dharmendra B.V. ", "Selladurai V. " ]
https://doi.org/10.1108/01443579510090426
2,002
July
"0tBYTYggHx7QGWdVfWYV+47dRuT0E7NrShV2VdP/9JzMgBsdG8BeWG6E6kHX0aTnGU7libO82Afo8Wnt8WGwNe2Wg+G6zVWmirUIIJG2O9SlbZ7oAyOK+5iy/NqIJ6uc7os1/OCyljTCxNvgRiY0go/FSBlvUgIwTH5WDLOLdjM="
10.1108/01443579510094107
<jats:p>Analyses the problems of production scheduling in the dairy product industry where variety and sell‐by date constraints have to be taken into account. Using the formalization of priorities as a basis, attempts to demonstrate that a thorough understanding of the relation between a formal scheduling model and its...
Production control in the food processing industry
[ "Nakhla Michel " ]
https://doi.org/10.1108/01443579510094107
2,002
July
"4FEcTYiiu9rASteXTXe1+y/fVOsVI7H7ZVFQftfpttlPQFodawHMGHyE/2nxgbDr1EzdLTGMms3Awm2NYnT4rO0WAsQwb1iOkL7ywJgmbf2leBjCcYaKD8y2rZIcBN+Y57I3vPAWkv/iRdtxEub2Ao/JHixucqMzXSfUgdFbVoc="
10.1108/01443579510098284
<jats:p>Evidence points to the need for a coherent, well‐communicated manufacturing strategy which establishes the best possible link between the competitive needs of the business and what needs to be done at the operational level in order to provide the business with a sustainable advantage over the competition. Prese...
Strategic concerns and capability impeders
[ "Gilgeous Vic " ]
https://doi.org/10.1108/01443579510098284
2,002
July
"wld4XIjiMNqgiOV3F2ud+ybfUGb0MfH7RQFyOBf3tZ1khBsdUsJdGH6Au2O1k6aq0E7VjDGMng+o8G2t49LYJcWWo+A47tmugLoi4BGn/dCh+d7gE6KqK9igvtqcBpuY8ps1nbKSVQzCQJPlBye2ko/F2rxtUIA4TEPUnZkbdjs="
10.1108/01443579510098356
<jats:p>Procedures to reduce set‐up times at individual machines have been well documented; however, very little research has been conducted on developing an effective strategy to prioritize set‐up reduction procedures in a multi‐machine facility. Describes a new and innovative way – a throughput approach – to prioriti...
Developing effective strategies to prioritize set‐up reduction in a multi‐machine production system
[ "Chakravorty Satya S. ", "Sessum Joseph L. " ]
https://doi.org/10.1108/01443579510098356
2,002
July
"UEEYTKzmkljBqcJVXCcV+y/vVGVVIZPzRVEyut/ppppc1Bt3WkBMSC6QGyvzgqbvlky9hRmNmA7q4m3M43A6hO0UIEHYxljGkLgiqJA2W+Xh+h7LQUK6D8iy/JYYB7uYpjs3dLG01j6+Bd9xFqZSA83THQ5/VhE5XHJWhdP+Vi8="
10.1108/01443579610106328
<jats:p>Contends that, with the accelerating dynamics of competition and a move of organizations towards more dynamic approaches to strategy formulation and implementation, creativity becomes of key importance for achieving both product and operational excellence. Over the last decade organizations have increasingly ad...
Developing creative teams for operational excellence
[ "Feurer Rainer ", "Chaharbaghi Kazem ", "Wargin John " ]
https://doi.org/10.1108/01443579610106328
2,002
July
"CDZIXgiiNP4giPZ/nWkNXyfv1kd2N9NzRkV2O3dmt901FBe9WsZNGDaWuuOwYaTj2J7ZDTEMnY9E0kyp4kFAZfUWq7J6w1Wugre5oJImd92BORygUqKCK9i4tI6LRY+d/Ns1n7CXVSxOTM91BieEAo/CTi1vUoM8SGpXnbkbUjs="
10.1108/01443579610106382
<jats:p>Examines the planning and scheduling systems in an integrative framework for a dual resource constrained (DRC) job shop. Models a bottleneck shop environment which represents a common situation in practice. Research on workload smoothing mechanisms which integrate the planning and scheduling systems is sparse. ...
Workload smoothing in a bottleneck job shop
[ "Salegna Gary J. ", "Park Paul S. " ]
https://doi.org/10.1108/01443579610106382
2,002
July
"UnMYTCiikNrAbPJdVCPdszbbVGX0I/H/YhFxqN/rpJRWQBoZYsBMCDSgmyCxw6rqXwi9jRmcmk7Kku2ufXJxBe0UoUU4x1SGDDxy6ZAmec3jGx/LQsKcD/iw/NAchZqYipMXVLmW1H/e5NvpRqZyIs+XDSx/1jG1fmPWB9ObViw="
10.1108/01443579610109857
<jats:p>Several human factors in the present and prospective situation of an automotive assembly shop were examined with respect to the concepts of lean production (LP) and sociotechnical systems. The work organization was evaluated by means of four principles: of “minimal critical specification” which refers to the co...
Characteristics of work organization in lean production and sociotechnical systems
[ "Niepce Willem ", "Molleman Eric " ]
https://doi.org/10.1108/01443579610109857
2,002
July
"UlBYXAjiOtrAmNU31Wkd+2rX0oV0M5HbZkF00JvrupyfkBouY8BEHWqEeiuxlKTikE7djRGMik/qou2gYHp4LEUcCsBa512ei71saIA2M9ipKxXgc4Kbasi4/BodBJuZips1/Piz1k3G1d9hViO2AI/DXi1rSIOwOPdXlduZVjA="
10.1108/01443579610110468
<jats:p>Under production economies of scale, the trade‐off between production and transportation costs will create a tendency towards a decentralized decision‐making process. First, reviews previous approaches suggested in the literature for solving the production‐ distribution problem. Then offers a non‐linear program...
An iterative procedure for solving the uncapacitated production‐distribution problem under concave cost function
[ "Youssef Mohamed A. ", "Mahmoud Mohamed M. " ]
https://doi.org/10.1108/01443579610110468
2,002
July
"0PEYPpimk9rQ/dbfdUW1uyb/dUP1I6HzTRUzaB/t5lXP1Dgd7kJeGO6EKyl0g6Rn0A79L1uMmPUEon2Da2D8TqUUAHQRz0jsGD9qSHsmNt3Bex6ARYCsL964rJAKBM6YhNKV3NiGg37WBd9pAqfWI+3HDAL+JrNgfiOWldIKVmo="
10.1108/01443579610110512
<jats:p>The concept of zero inventory (ZI) is a powerful tool to improve production economics. The major factor in ZI is set‐up cost reduction. Examines what will happen when set‐up costs are stationarily and non‐stationarily reduced by mathematical presentations and simulation. The results are useful for real practice...
The effects of varying set‐up costs
[ "Chyr Fuchiao " ]
https://doi.org/10.1108/01443579610110512
2,002
July
"YXUYTICiChrAqIZX3WLV6ybNxOSVI7P/TFERab/tppVGxHIdWsdESXqgGuH0gKZnZE6dIQmMGF3Koi+5YUAyje8UAPW6zlimnD9wafF2No2hfw+Ic4Ctbuim+JAMB0mYhpM1PqyUnnY2hNtpBif2M43HCAp+U7GATmPen9sbVm8="
10.1108/01443579610113979
<jats:p>Proposes a virtual cellular manufacturing approach to implementing cellular manufacturing systems that combines the set‐up efficiency typically obtained by traditional cellular manufacturing or group technology systems with the flexibility of a job shop. Unlike traditional cellular systems in which the shop is ...
Cellular manufacturing using virtual cells
[ "Kannan Vijay R. ", "Ghosh Soumen " ]
https://doi.org/10.1108/01443579610113979
2,002
July
"XPoQbIijkBrAGMV/XSkds3bf0uX1M7H7WEVWKF/h55pNxB4NWoBMC/SkuyGww6bv0k+VjBmMmg+aou2s5WoYBW0WJEQR51ymgLx00RgmdeXlfhvAQwOoBdi8/hoYBZuZlpc135im1D7WRNtpBqc2B4/OHCx/ViGwbL/WhdMaVi8="
10.1108/01443579610114121
<jats:p>In stochastic inventory management, when calculating the safety stock necessary to ensure a service level, use of the partial expectation function, which is tabulated in the normal demand case, is popular. Using these values, it is possible to calculate the safety stock necessary for the average of the items no...
How many units will be short when stockout occurs?
[ "Adenso‐Díaz Belarmino " ]
https://doi.org/10.1108/01443579610114121
2,002
July
"c+UMTLLimtjSPKcZ/WCV60bvZWQWB6frxxcRQbfvotxO5CBZemVcARyDO2H3sKqncIKZmQuMCk/Lomm5Y3I5C60WgOSw51CMnL4waPimcpWh/jfIdoGuYlwmvtAORnKYgqM3vDYWlH+g0f9hEES2M83vCS5+G7O1fmrWn8UDdn4="
10.1108/01443579610119117
<jats:p>Over the past decade two approaches, just‐in‐time (JIT) and theory of constraints (TOC), for designing and operating production lines have developed, each claiming to be the “correct” way. In addition there are still those who maintain that line balanced (whenever possible) is the optimal method. This study use...
A comparative study of line design approaches for serial production systems
[ "Chakravorty Satya S. ", "Brian Atwater J. " ]
https://doi.org/10.1108/01443579610119117
2,002
July
"cNNYXDyimdrhmEdVTWId+xfTdPW3I4HvTFEwOPfp1ZQMgApbYsBNHnywuyG1wabnlI69jbGMmlvLqumoY0AwJewUMeS7zVmmvLZw4Zm3M9nhewvqUwKcD9y4vJocRAqYy5I1vbiUlna2xNvhxqc2I4/ACC3/U4IwfiPWFdObVho="
10.1108/01443579610151760
<jats:p>Notes, in recent years, an increase of interest in the field of service parts inventory ‐ particularly in the computer industry. Explains that the computer industry is a highly competitive industry; products have to be repaired as quickly as possible, since slow repair can lead to loss of future business to com...
Inventory management of repairable service parts for personal computers
[ "Ashayeri J. ", "Heuts R. ", "Jansen A. ", "Szczerba B. " ]
https://doi.org/10.1108/01443579610151760
2,002
July
"UvAIXICiqtrwDLcfDSIV6wb3dO93AYPrRgMyHDn3otTW5DIJWkBNEfqgmyP18aSrNEqZjTGM2M/Lqm2Nc0R4Be2WgKQ4x1iulr+wKZi2Zt2hXQHoEgKOSVy0/pieDK+Yp/k1nqCWlVZeyN9lly82As3mXC5+U7IxXGrWhtuLVhs="
10.1108/01443579710167267
<jats:p>Reviews the literature of purchasing and transportation management to identify factors in the purchasing and transportation processes that influence a firm’s ability to reduce total cycle time. Presents a model of these factors to establish a framework for guiding research into comprehensive, systematic approac...
The role of purchasing/transportation in cycle time reduction
[ "Ng Billy ", "Ferrin Bruce G. ", "Pearson John N. " ]
https://doi.org/10.1108/01443579710167267
2,002
July
"8FNcTI6isprQuOffBWKX+2/3VeL0E+fTQhVwavf/pJfO9FIdesBcC36kOiX1wKbj0Q35RBmMmM9pi22JUEFRtf0WAWW5z1iOhD/66NAmf8ylORioM+KOLdy0/JINB8+Yp/M1H7mWlRY+zNtgBqY2go/CDi7+VpM6TmbWvLMbVic="
10.1108/01443579710171055
<jats:p>Discusses issues associated with the subcontracting of manufacturing activity within the supply chain for electronics assembly products. The principal focus of the work is the operational issues surrounding the organization, management and control of the subcontract process, but related issues and research stre...
Subcontracting within the supply chain for electronics assembly manufacture
[ "Webster M. ", "Alder C. ", "Muhlemann A.P. " ]
https://doi.org/10.1108/01443579710171055
2,002
July
"0NNITIiisJqgrOV1XWZd+yb3UOb1M/PbSwNyWDv7mZxM9FYZWwJdCmawmmt1w6TukA7ZBBGMmQ9rsmWN4VDYhc2UB4U87VjOgj+6YZg3fc2BSQjAE4KqKdi0/pocBK+Ivss13uiSlVdujdtlBqeyCo/DWiBuULEwTmLWtpsbVhg="
10.1108/01443579710176997
<jats:p>Identifies factors influencing the adaptation of manufacturing processes for international transfer. Proposes that these factors should be divided into those affecting the operation of the process in its new location, and those that influence the transfer itself. This differentiation generates three constructs ...
Adapting manufacturing processes for international transfer
[ "Grant E.B. ", "Gregory M.J. " ]
https://doi.org/10.1108/01443579710176997
2,002
July
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10.1108/01443579710177013
<jats:p>A firm’s ability to win orders on the market depends on its competitiveness. A competitive firm wins orders on the market, which has a positive impact on its sales performance. Order‐winning criteria are those criteria that make a difference to the customer when he decides between qualified offered products. Th...
The firm’s and its customers’ views on order‐winning criteria
[ "Åke Hörte Sven ", "Ylinenpää Håkan " ]
https://doi.org/10.1108/01443579710177013
2,002
July
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10.1108/01443579710182936
<jats:p>In industrial management, the 1980s marked the end of the twentieth century, an epoch dominated by US manufacturers, the alleged masters of mass production. This system has now been outstripped in several dynamic sectors by flexible/agile production. Increases in the pace of technological progress, training and...
From mass production to flexible/agile production
[ "Duguay Claude R. ", "Landry Sylvain ", "Pasin Federico " ]
https://doi.org/10.1108/01443579710182936
2,002
July
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10.1108/01443579810177067
<jats:p>Looks at the improvement initiatives which companies implement in operations, in the areas of design, supply and production. A number of initiatives are considered, including design computerization, flexible automation, linkages with suppliers and JIT. In the literature these initiatives have been given differe...
Sequences of operational improvements: some empirical evidence
[ "Filippini Roberto ", "Forza Cipriano ", "Vinelli Andrea " ]
https://doi.org/10.1108/01443579810177067
2,002
July
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10.1108/01443579810193302
<jats:p>This paper explores the conditions under which motor component manufacturers may choose to supply car assembly plants through decentralised production in local assembly units (LAUs). The analysis is based on a case study of the decision to supply motor exhausts through an LAU where demand from the OEM company i...
Local assembly units in the motor components industry
[ "Millington A.I. ", "Millington C.E.S. ", "Cowburn M. " ]
https://doi.org/10.1108/01443579810193302
2,002
July
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10.1108/01443579810217440
<jats:p>Notes the importance of strategic objectives to facilitate the development of competitive advantage in specific markets or market segments. Further notes the importance of the relationship between the firm’s strategies, organizational actions and performance for the development of quality‐focused performance me...
Quality‐focused performance measurement systems: a normative model
[ "Lockamy Archie " ]
https://doi.org/10.1108/01443579810217440
2,002
July
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10.1108/01443579810217585
<jats:p>Considers the current status of operations management in Spain. Describes educational opportunities in the field, looks at operations management and research and concludes with a review of operations management activities at the national level, describing some activities undertaken by public authorities.</jats:...
Regional report on operations management in Spain
[ "Ribera Jaume " ]
https://doi.org/10.1108/01443579810217585
2,002
July
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10.1108/01443579810217594
<jats:p>Reports on the current operations management situation in Italy. Includes a brief historical review looking back to the 1950s. Considers the development of research and education in the field since the 1980s. Gives listings of key institutions, personnel and events relating to operations management in Italy.</j...
Operations management in Italy
[ "De Toni Alberto ", "Filippini Roberto " ]
https://doi.org/10.1108/01443579810217594
2,002
July
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10.1108/01443579810217602
<jats:p>Looks at the development of operations management in Pakistan. Notes that 85 per cent of manufacturing companies in the country are small‐ and medium‐sized enterprises (SMEs) with the remainder being branches of multinationals and their affiliates. Considers some of the problems encountered by SMEs in Pakistan,...
Development of operations management in Pakistan
[ "Raouf Abdul " ]
https://doi.org/10.1108/01443579810217602
2,002
July
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10.1108/01443579810217639
<jats:p>States that operations and production management is deeply rooted in Brazilian education where the first course in production engineering dates from 1958. Considers the nature of publications in the field during the 1990s. Notes that the research focus in Brazil is currently on areas such as the new globalised ...
Regional report ‐ Brazil and Latin America
[ "Fleury Afonso " ]
https://doi.org/10.1108/01443579810217639
2,002
July
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10.1108/01443579810225522
<jats:p>In recent years it has become evident that the success of an organization depends on its ability to understand and manage its processes in order to meet customer requirements. Both business process reengineering (BPR) and project management are commonly advocated as means of improving these processes. The aim o...
A characterization of a business process
[ "McKay Alison ", "Radnor Zoe " ]
https://doi.org/10.1108/01443579810225522
2,002
July
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