A Framework for Linking the Structure of Information Systems with Organizational Requirements for Information Sharing Author(s): Sunro Lee and Richard P. Leifer Reviewed work(s): Source: Journal of Management Information Systems, Vol. 8, No. 4 (Spring, 1992), pp. 27-44 Published by: M.E. Sharpe, Inc. Stable URL: http://www.jstor.org/stable/40397996 . Accessed: 18/03/2013 20:56 Your use of the JSTOR archive indicates your acceptance of the Terms & Conditions of Use, available at . http://www.jstor
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ARTICLE IN PRESS Int. J. Production Economics 106 (2007) 323–345 www.elsevier.com/locate/ijpe Organizational structures and the performance of supply chain management Soo Wook Kimà College of Business Administration, Seoul National University, San 56-1, Sillim-dong, Kwanak-gu, Seoul, Republic of Korea Accepted 12 July 2006 Available online 26 September 2006 Abstract The objective of this paper is to suggest a set of best organization structures for efficient supply chain management. For
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D61/71576/2008 This research project has been submitted for Examination with my approval as University Supervisor. SIGNED: ………………………………………… DATE: ……………………. MR. JEREMIAH KAGWE Lecturer School of Business University of Nairobi ii DEDICATION This study is dedicated to my parents and friends who bring me immense source of joy and fulfilment. iii ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS I am deeply indebted to Mr. Jeremiah Kagwe for his guidance, patience and insightful input from the commencement of this project to its
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AMANPREET KAUR STUDENT REGISTRATION NUMBER EDSML02 DEVELOPING LEADERSHIP SKILLS LEADERSHIP There have been many attempts to define leadership in the workplace between a boss and his/her reports. Most define it by using one or more characteristics of a leader or something that a leader does such as providing a vision, getting things done through people or challenging the status quo. Those aren’t really definitions, only descriptions of what a leader might be doing. What a particular leader
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American Journal of Industrial and Business Management, 2013, 3, 229-236 http://dx.doi.org/10.4236/ajibm.2013.32028 Published Online April 2013 (http://www.scirp.org/journal/ajibm) 229 Organizational Structure: Influencing Factors and Impact on a Firm Quangyen Tran1,2, Yezhuang Tian1 School of Management, Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin, China; 2National Economics University, Hanoi, Vietnam. Email: yentq@neu.edu.vn Received November 3rd, 2012; revised December 17th, 2012; accepted
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Management, Tampere University of Technology, Tampere, Finland PAPERS ABSTRACT ■ This article presents empirical results on different managers’ viewpoints regarding the sources and management of project portfolio uncertainty. As a key result, this study demonstrates the versatility of uncertainties experienced by managers, the limited degree of perceived control over them, the use of an almost complete management control package in managing uncertainties, and the necessity of managers’ cooperation
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EXECUTIVE SUMMARY This submission identifies the various challenges portrayed in the case study. It presents an evaluation of these challenges and seeks to identify the causes which led to the challenges. Multi Projects Incorporated is a company that provides a consulting service, it relies on the acceptance of project proposals in order to generate revenue. In the case study, Multi Projects Incorporated has two projects which have been awarded to the organisation. These are at different stages
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Management (T2) by Richard L. Daft Chapter 9+10+14+15+16 everything to pass your second MNO exam by Roibin The Marketplace to Buy and Sell your Study Material Buy and sell all your summaries, notes, theses, essays, papers, cases, manuals, researches, and many more.. www.stuvia.com Stuvia.com - The Marketplace to Buy and Sell your Study Material Management and Organization Chapter 9 – Managerial Decision-Making Managers are often referred to as decision-makers, and every organization
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developments in literature, I argue that research in this area are needed and that the focus of research has to be aligned again to the Cohen and Levinthal’s 1989 and 1990 papers that discuss the general commercial application of acquired knowledge. This study, therefore, contributes to the understanding of absorptive capacity's antecedents and outcomes by offering important recommendations for policy makers and firms’ management. Introduction Nowadays, internal research and development (R&D) are integrated
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Performance measurement (balance score card, financial measures, non-financial measures, divisional versus corporate) ABSTRACT This study aims at understanding the process of elaborating and selecting performance measures in the framework of the balanced scorecard (BSC). Previous studies in the now well-investigated effect that decision makers tend to give a much higher weight to common measures compared to unique measures (Banker et al, 2004; Lipe and Salterio, 2000) did not explore differences
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