STRATEGIES One of the first challenges involved in moving to online commerce is how to compete with other e-commerce sites. A common problem in addressing this challenge is that e-commerce is often analyzed from a technical standpoint, not a strategic or marketing perspective. E-commerce provides several technical advantages over off-line commerce. It is much more convenient for the buyer and the seller, as there is no need for face-to-face interaction and Web-based stores are open 24 hours a
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www.ccsenet.org/ijbm International Journal of Business and Management Vol. 5, No. 7; July 2010 Competitive Advantages and Strategic Information Systems Mahmood Hemmatfar, Ph. D. Faculty Member of Islamic Azad University, Brojerd Branch, Iran Mahdi Salehi, Ph. D. (Corresponding author) Assistant Prof. Department of Accounting and Management Ferdowsi University of Mashhad, Iran Tel: 98-912-1425-323 E-mail: Mahdi_salehi54@yahoo.com Marziyeh Bayat, Ph. D. Faculty Member of Islamic Azad University
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Business strategies and human resource management: uneasy bedfellows or strategic partners? John Purcell University of Bath Bath BA2 7AY 01225 386567 J.Purcell@bath.ac.uk 1 Business strategies and human resource management: uneasy bedfellows or strategic partners? One of the assignment questions for this year’s class studying ‘Strategy and Human Resource Management’ (a very popular course) was: Does, and should, competitive strategy determine the design of a firm’s HR system? Give illustrations
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Abstract: The paper presents an attempt for analysis of the theory in the sphere of the Management Information System (MIS). The information needs of the various managerial levels are pointed out and the stages in the development of MIS are defined. The growing importance of the application of MIS in tailoring industry is shown. Key words: Information Technology (IT), Management Information System (MIS), tailoring industry INTRODUCTION We are living in a time of great change and working
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The current issue and full text archive of this journal is available at www.emeraldinsight.com/1598-2688.htm AJQ 13,3 An analysis of critical success factors for Six Sigma implementation Sunil Sharma Faculty of Management Studies, University of Delhi, Delhi, India, and 294 Anuradha R. Chetiya Department of Mathematics and Statistics, Ramjas College, University of Delhi, Delhi, India Abstract Purpose – The success of Six Sigma implementation is known to depend on a number of critical
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December 10, 2010 Strategic Innovation Management in Global Industry Networks: The TFT LCD Industry Guenter Boehm and 2 L.J. Fredericks Strategic Marketing, Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd., Yongin-449-711, South Korea 2 The Center of Poverty and Development Studies, Faculty of Economics and Administration, University of M alaya, Kuala Lumpur-5060 3, M alaysia 1 1 Abs tract: This study examines the strategic innovation management of the business creation process across the technology industry value chain
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value-creating functions of inter-organizational buyer-seller relationships is developed. Based on an empirical study with 60 German firms engaged in customer-supplier relationships this paper also gives some empirical evidence for the developed framework. It is argued that with regard to relationship management intra- and inter-organizational information technology deployment has different effects on relationship atmosphere (i.e. trust and commitment) and on the value creation in the relationship
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www.ccsenet.org/ijbm International Journal of Business and Management Vol. 5, No. 7; July 2010 Competitive Advantages and Strategic Information Systems Mahmood Hemmatfar, Ph. D. Faculty Member of Islamic Azad University, Brojerd Branch, Iran Mahdi Salehi, Ph. D. (Corresponding author) Assistant Prof. Department of Accounting and Management Ferdowsi University of Mashhad, Iran Tel: 98-912-1425-323 E-mail: Mahdi_salehi54@yahoo.com Marziyeh Bayat, Ph. D. Faculty Member of Islamic Azad University
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Salerno, Fisciano, Italy. Practical implications – This mutual dependency, bridging individual and organizational learning, enables an improvement loop to become a key aspect for successful business process improvement (BPI) and business process reengineering (BPR), enabling closure of, at the same time, the learning and knowledge loops at individual, group and organization levels. Originality/value – The proposed improvements are relevant with respect to the state of the art and respond to a real need
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FINANCIAL SYSTEMS FU TURE CHALLENGES IN GROWING COMPLEX E NVIRONMENT DISSERTATION Roszak Sabrina Msc BC & IS Management 1 MSC IS&BCFinancial SYSTEMS FUTURE Challenges in growing complex environment DISS Acknowledgements It is not an easy task going back to school after seven years of work experience. And it is much harder going back to school being a young mum. For this reason, my deepest gratitude goes to my family who has always supported me and helped me in this initiative
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