Global engineer: A springboard for the next decade
(2013)
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Indian business leaders’ perceptions of trade competition from China (2013)
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Emerging as forces that could potentially re-set the global economic compass, China and India represent an important bilateral force against a climate of recession. This paper considers the perceptions of this growing economic relationship from an un... Read More about Indian business leaders’ perceptions of trade competition from China.
Selection and ranking of low cost countries for outsourcing and offshoring in the manufacturing sector (2013)
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With the advent of globalisation, there is a need for companies to gain and sustain a competitive advantage. Outsourcing and offshoring are strategies often employed by organisations to sustain and gain such competitive advantage. This paper focuses... Read More about Selection and ranking of low cost countries for outsourcing and offshoring in the manufacturing sector.
Dependability a key element for achieving competitive advantage: A study of information service firms (2013)
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© IFIP International Federation for Information Processing 2013. In the current economic climate and intense competitive environment achieving sustainable competitive advantage has become vital for any organisation’s survival. Organisations around th... Read More about Dependability a key element for achieving competitive advantage: A study of information service firms.
Cultural impacts in project organisations: Emerging research questions (2012)
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Svetlana will bring her critical perspective to an examination of culture in projects. She will highlight the importance of the relational in manifestations of project cultures through looking at issues of agency, risk and social psychology of trust.... Read More about Cultural impacts in project organisations: Emerging research questions.
Institutional imprinting effects for standard-setting participation and innovation outcomes in the mobile handset industry (2012)
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We apply perspectives from institutional theory to understand firms’ participation in standard setting organizations and the effectiveness of these standard setting organizations in terms of the innovation outcome for focal firms. In particular, we a... Read More about Institutional imprinting effects for standard-setting participation and innovation outcomes in the mobile handset industry.
Practising social innovation: The role of social enterprises (2012)
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Social innovation has been practiced for decades, however relatively little is known. According to Mulgan (2006), Social innovation refers to the innovative activities motivated by a social need and objective, predominantly diffused through organisat... Read More about Practising social innovation: The role of social enterprises.
Learning from project management implementation journeys (2012)
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CEOs in India: How leadership and management philosophies drive innovation (2012)
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This work highlights the corporate and non-corporate leadership practices in India, the effect of culture and religion on such practices and how these drive innovation. Many qualities of a good leader, as defined by Indian CEOs were derived from the... Read More about CEOs in India: How leadership and management philosophies drive innovation.
Servitisation and value co-production in the UK music industry (2012)
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Purpose: To explore the impact of servitization on the music industry and seek lessons for other servitizing firms.
Theoretical Background: Servitization describes the move by manufacturers to generate revenue through provision of service associa... Read More about Servitisation and value co-production in the UK music industry.
An evaluation of teaching methods used in teaching construction project management (2012)
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Key characteristics of SME procurement: An empirical study (2012)
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This research is part of the i-Compete project on improving competitiveness of small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in the South West of England through best practice procurement. It is jointly funded by the ERDF (through Universities South West... Read More about Key characteristics of SME procurement: An empirical study.
The influence of inter-firm relationships on Supply Chain Quality Management (2012)
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Claims of the association between inter-firm relationships and the successful implementation of Supply Chain Quality Management (SCQM) practices have been long discussed in the literature. Nevertheless, these assumptions lack consistent empirical sup... Read More about The influence of inter-firm relationships on Supply Chain Quality Management.
Supply Chain Quality Relationship Management (SCQRM): A step forward (2011)
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The main focus of this paper is to highlight the importance of efficient implementation of quality management systems throughout the whole supply network, through Strategic Supplier Relationship Management (SSRM) and the establishment of adequate rel... Read More about Supply Chain Quality Relationship Management (SCQRM): A step forward.
A square peg in a round hole? A case study of whole life costing applications within sustainable procurement practices in the UK social housing sector (2011)
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The UK social housing sector is facing challenging times. The reduction in housing grant subsidy, the restructuring of affordable rent levels and the planned reforms of housing benefit under the Comprehensive Spending Review (HM Treasury, 2010) have... Read More about A square peg in a round hole? A case study of whole life costing applications within sustainable procurement practices in the UK social housing sector.
The evaluation of social network analysis applications in the UK construction industry (2011)
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An analysis of industrial practice on estimating the in-service costs for a product service system (2011)
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An extensive range of companies have moved from providing a tangible product to offering long-term integrated product service solutions. The revenue from such offerings, in particular at the in-service stage of a product service system, has become a... Read More about An analysis of industrial practice on estimating the in-service costs for a product service system.
The English patient experience (2011)
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Understanding the interaction between performance measurement, quality of care and patient satisfaction is important in managing healthcare. The family doctor is typically the first point of contact for patients and the gatekeeper for most treatments... Read More about The English patient experience.
Project deadline: A precondition for survival? (2011)
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How dare you? Introducing critical pedagogy to conceptualise the topic of sustainability in executive business education (2011)
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