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Management Of Novel Projects Under Conditions Of High Uncertainty
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- 2006-10-19
Most R&D projects are confronted with high levels of uncertainty. The management of these projects requires a different approach than the traditional network techniques would prescribe. The project management literature recognises this and offers a series of methods to master uncertainty, in order to extend the domain of application of...
A Learning-Based Perspective Of The Multinational Enterprise
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- 2006-10-10
This paper applies insights from Edith Penrose's work to extant theory of the MultiNational Enterprise MNE as enveloped by John Dunning's Ownership, Location, Internalization OLI Paradigm. The authors suggest that Penrose's knowledge-based approach has important implications on the nature of, and the interactions between, O, L and I. Importantly, the...
Becoming A Global Entrepreneur: It Takes Networks, Passion And Experience
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- 2006-09-12
Starting and growing businesses has been the subject of much research and investigation over many years. A critical view of this research is that they tend to be one off studies, sometimes using inappropriate samples; they are rarely longitudinal in scope or scale. Meanwhile, there is an endless stream of...
ICT And Productivity Growth - The Paradox Resolved?
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- 2005-12-01
This paper argues that the gains from ICT Information and Computer Technology at the individual business level depend upon the implementation of a range of complementary 'Investments' and organisational changes appropriate to the competitive and institutional context of particular sectors. To support the proposition a brief overview of a emerging...
Evaluating the Effectiveness and Efficiency of Global Sourcing Strategies: A Conceptual Note
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- 2005-10-26
The globalisation phenomenon has induced a considerable shift in manufacturing and supply chain strategies across many industry sectors. In a quest for cost efficiency, manufacturers and service operators alike are considering the relocation of their operations to, and the sourcing of components from, low-labour cost countries. While the underlying trend...
Knowledge Management in Realist Perspective: A Critical Analysis of University Change
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- 2005-07-04
Universities are confronted with new demands for change. In short, this transition can be described as a transition from a European state-financed Humboltian tradition emphasising free research and self-government - to a postmodern tradition introducing strategic management, marketisation, performance measurement and privatisation to both research and teaching. In these transition...
Assessing The Significance Of Production: A Firm Perspective And Regional Implications
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- 2005-06-27
This paper focuses on the role of production operations within firms and regions. It is found that whilst there is increasing pressure for firms to offshore and outsource their activities, there is only a poor understanding of the longer-term implications of these movements in theory and practice. Definitions and conceptualisations...
Assessing the Significance of Production; a Firm Perspective and Regional Implications
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- 2005-04-06
This paper focuses on the role of production operations within firms and regions. It is found that whilst there is increasing pressure for firms to offshore and outsource their activities, there is only a poor understanding of the longer-term implications of these movements in theory and practice. Definitions and conceptualisations...
On The Outsourcing Dynamics In The Electronics Sector
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- 2005-04-01
Outsourcing of manufacturing and distribution operations has a longstanding history as a means of minimizing operational risk in a dynamic marketplace is a well-established strategy. In particular in fast-clockspeed industries such as electronics, we have observed how responsibility for manufacturing and distribution operations has increasingly been handed to third parties,...
ICTs and Changing Processes of Knowing in a Global Development Agency
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- 2005-02-01
This paper is concerned with changing processes of knowing in contemporary organizations, supported in part by Information and Communication Technologies ICTs. A new conceptual framework is developed, drawing and synthesising from previous work in the knowing-in-practice literature. This conceptual approach is illustrated through a longitudinal, interpretive case study of a...
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