Supplier Development at Honda, Nissan and Toyota: Comparative Case Studies of Organizational Capability Enhancement* Mari Sako Professor of Management Studies Said Business School University of Oxford Park End Street Oxford OX1 1HP, UK Email mari.sako@sbs.ox.ac.uk October 2002 * This study was funded by the International Motor Vehicle Program (IMVP), the UK Economic and Social Research Council, and the Japan Foundation. I am grateful to the interviewees at the three automakers and suppliers who
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Chapter - I Introduction Economic development is one of the main objectives of every society in the world and economic growth is fundamental to economic development (Anwer and Sampath, 2000). There are several economic and non-economic factors affecting economic growth and development. Foreign trade plays an important role in the economic development and growth of a country (Meier, 1980). It serves as an important engine of economic growth and development. Foreign trade as a highway of learning
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|CONTENTS | |KNOWLEDGE AND INFORMATION AND DECISION |2 | |ASSESSING KNOWLEDGE AND INFORMATION NEEDS |3 | |INTERNAL AND EXTERNAL SOURCES OF INFORMATION
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COPYRIGHT INFRINGEMENT. Copyright infringement is the use of work under copyright, infringing the copyright holder's exclusive rights, such as the right to reproduce, distribute, display or perform the copyrighted work, or to make derivative works, without permission from the copyright holder, which is typically a publisher or other business representing or assigned by the work's creator. COPYRIGHT INFRINGEMENT OCCURS WHEN THE COPYRIGHT OWNER'S RIGHTS ARE VIOLATED To fully understand copyright
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retention marketing, businesses are able to uncover what it is that makes this conversion happen. Customer retention marketing is more than just an important consideration; it is often the difference between loyalty and defection. Businesses and in this case Afya must have the most up-to-date and useful information on customer retention marketing (Duggan 2006). For any organization to compete favorable it must constantly reinvent itself and also adopt new ways and technology of doing things. Innovation
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this study I also dedicate it to my dear sister Mrs Lugoloobi Zahirah and her entire family for the great assistance they have given me during my stay at campus and through this study as well. I cannot forget to dedicate it to my sisters, Kampere Fahima, Kampere Madiha, Kampere Afraa and my brothers Kampere Hamuzah and Kampere Adiham. iii ACKNOWLEDGEMENT I wish to extend my sincere appreciation to my supervisor Mr. SSajjabbi Vincent for his guidance and technical advice during the study without
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January 2005 Re-examining the cause-and-effect principle of the Balanced Scorecard* Per Nikolaj Bukh, pnb@pnbukh.com, Aarhus School of Business Teemu Malmi, teemu.malmi@uts.edu.au, University of Technology, Sydney & Helsinki School of Economics Abstract There seems to be a wide variety of methods in how organizations apply the Balanced Scorecard (BSC) concept in practice and how it is interpreted in the literature. Consequently, it is not quite clear what the core features of BSC, or its variants
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catalogue record for this book is available from the British Library Copyright © 2008 by Natti Ronel, K. Jaishankar and Moshe Bensimon and contributors All rights for this book reserved. No part of this book may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted, in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording or otherwise, without the prior permission of the copyright owner. ISBN (10): 1-4438-0069-4, ISBN (13): 978-1-4438-0069-3 TO THE VICTIMS OF TERRORISM
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The eLearning Guild’s Handbook of e-Learning Strategy Foreword by Marc Rosenberg Chapters by Kevin Moore, Frank Hanfland, Patti Shank, Lisa Young, Lance Dublin, Ryan Watkins, Michael Corry Bill Brandon, Editor Sponsored by Compilation Copyright ©2007 by The eLearning Guild Published by The eLearning Guild 375 E Street, Suite 200 Santa Rosa, CA 95404 www.elearningguild.com Individual chapters and the Foreword are Copyright ©2007 by their respective authors. You may download, display, print,
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direct-manager appraisal: A case of congruence Yehuda Baruch University of East Anglia, Norwich, UK and Visiting Research Fellow at the London Business School, London, UK The process of performance appraisal (PA) is of most importance in human resource management (HRM). In a broad sense, PA systems are used for two main purposes: as a source for information for management; and as a feedback instrument for individuals employed by the organization. In the first case, the applications of the use
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