The current issue and full text archive of this journal is available at www.emeraldinsight.com/0953-4814.htm Leadership style and entrepreneurial change The Centurion operation at Philips Electronics Luchien Karsten University of Groningen, Groningen, The Netherlands Leadership style 73 Sjoerd Keulen University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands Ronald Kroeze Free University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, and Rik Peters University of Groningen, Groningen,
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The current issue and full text archive of this journal is available at www.emeraldinsight.com/0953-4814.htm Leadership style and entrepreneurial change The Centurion operation at Philips Electronics Leadership style 73 Luchien Karsten University of Groningen, Groningen, The Netherlands Sjoerd Keulen University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands Ronald Kroeze Free University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, and Rik Peters University of Groningen, Groningen, The Netherlands Abstract
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Emerging Trends in Business Strategy A Success Story of Mother Dairy Research Paper prepared by: • Rajeev Ranjan Post Graduate Diploma in Management, Jaipuria institute of Management, Noida Mobile: 09350864084 Email: rajeevranjan99@gmail.com • Rahul Bangabash Post Graduate diploma in Management, Jaipuria Institute of Management, Noida Mobile: 09953550067 Email: rahulbangabash@yahoo.co.in Emerging Trends in Business Strategy 2 A Success Story of Mother Dairy ABSTRACT Emerging Trends in
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UNLV Theses/Dissertations/Professional Papers/Capstones 10-1-2011 Lean and Six Sigma in Hospitality Organizations: Benefits, Challenges, and Implementation Justin M. Lancaster University of Nevada, Las Vegas Follow this and additional works at: http://digitalscholarship.unlv.edu/thesesdissertations Part of the Business Administration, Management, and Operations Commons, Hospitality Administration and Management Commons, and the Strategic Management Policy Commons Repository Citation Lancaster
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Apple in the digital age from the iPod to the iPad Apple Inc. The Case Study 2000 - 2010 Foreward John Ashcroft Welcome to this Apple case study. I have always been something of a computer geek. My first computer was a Commodore Pet in 1978. It had 8k of RAM and a cassette player for storage. Programmed effectively, a two dimensional pencil sketch of a rocket would take off and zoom off screen. Beyond that and a few simple games, I don’t recall it did much at all. My first experience of Apple
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tions Managmen Introduction What makes a good process? When a process operates, how do you determine whether it is successful or not? Processes seem simple, yet seem to cause so many problems and the very word 'process' can strike fear into the hearts of many people. If you are leading any type of process improvement program, you have probably felt at times like your efforts were yielding less-than-expected results. It is no wonder: the list of possible hurdles to overcome – restrictive organizational
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Metrics That Matter: The Most Effective KPIs to Transform Your Business By: Jon Snow, Senior Manager, Business Consulting Services An Epicor® White Paper WHITE PAPER Table of Contents Financial and Transactional KPIs: A KISS Approach Operational Area: Sales Gross Margin Sales per Employee Operational Area: Purchasing Inventory Turns Service Level Operational Area: Fulfillment, Inventory Control or Warehouse Operational Area: Finance DSO (Days Sales Outstanding), Average Collection Period
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INTRODUCTION Globalisation has brought about immense change in the business environment, however thorough analysis of both the task and broad environment much be well understood before setting up business especially in Asia. The broad environment composed of the External Determinants. This includes factors such as political-legal, economical, social-demographic, technological, ecological and Cultural. These factors have an indirect impact on a firm or any business activity. While the task environment
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| Nissan Motor Company | Revival Plan Review | | ) | | In 1987 Japan’s economic expansion was driven by the inflation of stock prices and real estate values. As consumer confidence increased, so did the population’s appetite for luxury goods. In response to this national trend in consumer spending, Nissan Motor Company (Nissan) launched an aggressive expansion plan to meet the demands of the marketplace. The organization invested heavily in new manufacturing facilities and upgraded
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Introduction This paper is written for the purposes of testing and exploration of Total Quality Management practices in the Euro area, with the special emphasis on the region of South Eastern Europe. The companies chosen in the report are coming from the various industries, whereas 3 of them are from retailing area, 3 from manufacturing industry and 4 from the servicing industry. Given that the seven of them can be described as multinational companies, it is expected to have results that will
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