independently in distinct bodies of literature. In practice strategic decisions concern each of these processes and address issues such as organizational boundaries, location of the operational activities, what activities to focus on and selection of value partners. The business model by which firms operate needs also to accommodate the spatial dimensions indicated by globalization; and the emergence of global technology markets. Little is known to date about the extent to which business models accommodate
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Chapter 1: Introduction 1. Total Quality Management / TQM: Total Quality Management is an integrative philosophy of management for continuously improving the quality of products and processes. TQM is based on the premise that the quality of products and processes is the responsibility of everyone involved with the creation or consumption of the products or services offered by an organization, requiring the involvement of management, workforce, suppliers, and customers, to meet or exceed customer
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academically rigorous research paper with detailed methodology, analysis, findings and references. About the Center for Information Systems Research CISRMISSION CISR was founded in 1974 and has a strong track record of practice based research on the management of information technology. As we enter the twenty-first century, CISR’s mission is to perform practical empirical research on how firms generate business value from IT. CISR disseminates this research via electronic research
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directly out of an analysis of internationally successful industries, without regard for traditional ideology or current intellectual fashion.” • Natural Prosperity - Be Created / Not be inherited - Does not grow out of a country’s natural endowments, its labor pool, its interest rates, or its currency’s value , as classical economics insists • Competitiveness - A nation’s competitiveness : depends on the capacity of its industry to innovate and upgrade
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Secretary of Defense Corporate Fellows Program FINAL REPORT PFIZER, INC. LTC David J. Clark, USA April 2003 USAWC CIVILIAN RESEARCH PROJECT Product Counterfeiting in China and One American Company’s Response A Case Study and research report on corporate activity relating to national security and strategy Prepared for the Director of the Secretary of Defense Corporate Fellowship Program by David J. Clark Lieutenant Colonel United States Army
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com/stock/Hershey_Foods_(HSY) Possible industry: Affordable luxury The global chocolate industry has been in a moderate growth trajectory since the last five years. This growth is largely fueled by the increased global demand for premium chocolate. The major developing countries such as China and India are expected to offer great opportunities to the global chocolate industry; thanks to the use of chocolate as a functional food. Organic and fair trade chocolate is a rapidly growing segment of the industry. With consumers
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efficiency performance. Design/methodology/approach: Two hypotheses are developed, incorporating dimensions of Customer Integration, Fast Supply Network Structure and Efficiency performance. The hypotheses are tested through a hierarchical regression analysis using data from a sample of 200 manufacturing plants. Findings: CI alone is not enough to guarantee cost reductions because a fast supply network structure acts as a moderator of the CI-efficiency relationship. The role of this moderator is twofold
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Green Supply Chain: from awareness to action 4th Supply Chain Monitor | White paper | 2010-2011 4th Supply Chain Monitor BearingPoint Summary … … … … … Editorial… …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… Acknowledgments………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… …… Executive summary…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… … Moving…forward…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… … The…new…guidelines… ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
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(Chapter 8) ● Sam Walton’s Approach to Implementing Wal-Mart’s Strategy (Chapter 9) Strategy in Action Features A Strategic Shift at Microsoft (Chapter 1) ● The Agency Problem at Tyco (Chapter 2) ● Circumventing Entry Barriers into the Soft Drink Industry (Chapter 3) ● Learning Effects in Cardiac Surgery (Chapter 4) ● How to Make Money in the Vacuum Tube Business (Chapter 5) ● The Evolution of Strategy at Procter & Gamble (Chapter 6) ● Diversification at 3M: Leveraging Technology (Chapter 7) ● News
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Organizational Structure 4. Figures 5. Mission, Vision and Values II. Macroenvironement dynamics 1. Macro-environment - Influences PESTEL 2. Industry Sectoral Dynamics - Industry characteristics - Description of the recent sectoral dynamics - Positioning in the sector - Porter 5 forces analysis - Analysis of the competitive position III. Strategic Capacity Analysis 1. Goals and Targets 2. Analysis of possible Alternative IV. Presentation of Alternatives
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