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Kaizen in Japan: an empirical study
Adam Paul Brunet, Steve NewThis paper reports the study of kaizen as practised in a selection of Japanese companies. After discussing the general understanding of kaizen and proposing a clear definition…
Strategic models for the development of obligation based inter‐firm relationships: A study of the UK automotive industry
Paul D. Cousins, Michael J. CroneThis paper seeks to examine the link between the academic debates on obligation contracting and its successful implementation as a mode of governance. The literature reports that…
Measures vs actions: the balanced scorecard in Swedish Law Enforcement
Salvador Carmona, Anders GrönlundStudies of organizational performance have overwhelmingly relied on evidence gathered from private sector firms. Nevertheless, the past several years have witnessed increasing…
Drivers of volume flexibility requirements in manufacturing plants
Adegoke OkeThis paper presents the results of a major survey and case study of UK manufacturing plants in six major industrial sectors: electronics, process, engineering (capital)…
Developing a model to measure the effectiveness of research units
Santanu Roy, P.S. Nagpaul, Pratap K.J. MohapatraResearch and development (R&D) effectiveness has traditionally been measured in quantitative terms using measures such as the number of published papers (in journals, conference…
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- Dr Tobias Schoenherr
- Prof. Constantin Blome
- Robert D. Klassen