as chief information officers to debate the issue. The title of the meeting was: "I.T. Doesn't Matter or Does It? How to Improve the Value and Perception of I.T.” The three debaters were assigned a position to argue: favorable to Carr (Laskey), neutral (DeJarnett), and unfavorable to Carr (Trainor). Edited versions of their remarks are presented below. Keywords: value of IT, perception of IT, role of IT, Nicholas Carr, I.T. Doesn’t Matter, IT Does Matter, contrarian point-of-view, strategic advantage
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Christopher Selvarajah Prepared by: Thanh Tuan Nguyen Student ID : 100010779 Exploring Justice, Fairness and Organizational sustainability in the international environment: The case of 2010 Gulf of Mexico Exploring Justice, Fairness and Organizational sustainability in the international environment: The case of 2010 Gulf of Mexico Abstract This study leverages insights from the literature of organizational sustainability, stakeholder theory as well as the notion of organizational justice
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the rest of the world. Several of the changed strategies are central to the business concept of IKEA. Research limitations/implications – The present paper shows the challenges for a standardised marketing concept and its implications. Originality/value – The paper provides, in the context of the standardisation and adaptation of marketing activities, a more nuanced and up-to-date picture of the strategies used by IKEA compared to previous studies. Keywords Retail management, Marketing strategy, Standardization
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Corporate Social Responsibility Theories: Mapping the Territory Elisabet Garriga, ` ´ Domenec Mele ABSTRACT. The Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) field presents not only a landscape of theories but also a proliferation of approaches, which are controversial, complex and unclear. This article tries to clarify the situation, ‘‘mapping the territory’’ by classifying the main CSR theories and related approaches in four groups: (1) instrumental theories, in which the corporation is seen as only
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9-508-052 ROHIT DESHPANDÉ GUSTAVO HERRERO REGINA GARCÍA CUÉLLAR Chocolates El Rey The divine drink which builds up resistance and fights fatigue: a cup of this precious drink permits a man to walk for a whole day without food. — Hernán Cortés, 15191 In late November 2006, Jorge Redmond, CEO of Chocolates El Rey, called a meeting with senior management to discuss the company’s growth strategy. A relatively small firm with sales of around $14 million,2 El Rey produced top-quality chocolate
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Urban and Regional Innovation Research Unit Faculty of Engineering Aristotle University of Thessaloniki PRODUCT LIFE CYCLE MANAGEMENT IOANNIS KOMNINOS Electronic Engineer, B.Eng M.Sc.(Eng) Thessaloniki 2002 Product Life Cycle Management 2 CONTENTS INTRODUCTION PART 1: PRODUCT LIFE CYCLE MODEL DESCRIPTION 1. PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT PHASE 2. INTRODUCTION PHASE 3. GROWTH PHASE 4. MATURITY PHASE 5. DECLINE PHASE PART 2: ANALYSIS OF PRODUCT LIFE CYCLE MODEL PART 3: PRODUCT LIFE CYCLE TECHNIQUE
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Urban and Regional Innovation Research Unit Faculty of Engineering Aristotle University of Thessaloniki PRODUCT LIFE CYCLE MANAGEMENT IOANNIS KOMNINOS Electronic Engineer, B.Eng M.Sc.(Eng) Thessaloniki 2002 Product Life Cycle Management 2 CONTENTS INTRODUCTION PART 1: PRODUCT LIFE CYCLE MODEL DESCRIPTION 1. PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT PHASE 2. INTRODUCTION PHASE 3. GROWTH PHASE 4. MATURITY PHASE 5. DECLINE PHASE PART 2: ANALYSIS OF PRODUCT LIFE CYCLE MODEL PART 3: PRODUCT LIFE CYCLE TECHNIQUE
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Sony Corporation: A Case Study in Transnational Media Management by Richard A. Gershon, Western Michigan University, U.S.A. and Tsutomu Kanayama, Sophia University, Japan The transnational corporation is a nationally based company with overseas operations in two or more countries. What distinguishes the transnational media corporation (TNMC) from other types of TNCs, is that the principle product being sold is information and entertainment. The following paper is a case study analysis of the
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How did the deregulation of air transportation in Europe foster entrepreneurial behavior and innovation in the European airline industry over the last twenty years? Case studies: SAS Airline & Ryanair Master Thesis in Entrepreneurship and Dynamic Business Contexts Spring 2007 Supervisor: Håkan Bohman Entrepreneurship Master Program Authors: Gilles Helterlin and Nuno Ramalho Acknowledgements We would like to express our gratitude to all who have contributed to the realization of this
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Total Quality Management Vol. 21, No. 9, September 2010, 953 –969 Barriers and benefits of quality management in the construction industry: An empirical study Peter Hoonakkera∗ , Pascale Carayona,b and Todd Loushinec a Center for Quality and Productivity Improvement (CQPI), University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, USA; bDepartment of Industrial and Systems Engineering University of WisconsinMadison, Madison, USA; cDepartment of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering University of Minnesota-Duluth
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