...Rodrigo Marques de Almeida Guerra; Maria Emilia Camargo Purpose The aim of this study is to investigate the mediating effect of learning orientation on the market orientation and business performance of industrial Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) in the metal-mechanic and wine sectors...

...Bambang Tjahjadi; Ida Bagus Gde Adhista Agastya; Noorlailie Soewarno; Api Adyantari Purpose This study aims to examine the effect of green human capital readiness on business performance in the green economy era. This study also focuses on investigating whether the relationship is mediated...

...Manh-Hoang Do; Yung-Fu Huang; Thi-Nga Do Purpose This article aims to evaluate total quality management (TQM)-enabling factors' impact on corporate social responsibility (CSR) activities and business performance through evidence from Vietnamese coffee firms. Design/methodology/approach Based...

... supportive, thereby creating a positive TTC, leading to greater OP (Figure 1). Figure 1 Research model Thus, we adopted the following hypothesis: Organizational performance Human resource management Business performance High performance work system HPWS is a set of HR practices...

... relationship, supplier relationship, supply chain information sharing and supply chain information quality. Entrepreneurs Small-to-medium-sized enterprises Business performance Supply chain management There is growing interest in entrepreneurial start-ups, with Ries (2011) noting...

...., 2016 ; Altay et al., 2018). Nitya Prasad Singh is the corresponding author and can be contacted at: npsingh@salisbury.edu Information technology strategy Strategy Competitive advantage Supply chain management Business performance In 2016, a major earthquake hit Japan...

... ways of achieving success in the information age (Malone, 2002 ; Durst and Edvardsson, 2012). Over the years, it has been acknowledged as an important means for improving business performance by reducing duplication of work, improving profits, and achieving competitive advantage (Chan and Chao, 2008...

... be contacted at: sludoc95@gmail.com 23 02 2016 24 10 2016 02 12 2016 © Emerald Publishing Limited 2017 Emerald Publishing Limited Licensed re-use rights only Benchmarking Data envelopment analysis Banking Business performance Negative data Since the Lehman...

... Publishing Limited Licensed re-use rights only Benchmarking Data envelopment analysis Business performance In that formula, x_ij and y_rj are our inputs and outputs. Banker et al. (1984) introduced a new version (BCC...

... Systematic literature review Competitive advantage Business performance Green supply chain management Sustainable supply chain Organizational theories Over the last decade, many companies around the world have been implementing green supply chain management (GSCM) as ways to enhance...

.... H2a. The strategic supplier’s partnership relates positively to SCI. H2b. SCI mediates the relationship between supplier strategic partnership and SCP. © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2016 Competitiveness Business performance Company performance Business...

... (CBY) has initiated several reforms to upgrade the banking system in order to improve the overall performance and tighten the financial system to protect depositors and shareholders. Data envelopment analysis Business performance The essential premise of the reformation of the Yemeni...

.... Performance measurement Classification Benchmarking Business performance Supplier management The need for process improvement is apparent in all organizations (Kuula and Putkiranta, 2012). Continuous process improvement reflects effective management processes which consists of measurement...

... techniques are well known in the literature, and in practice, but none have been identified that incorporate the identification of environmental wastes. Gareth R.T. White can be contacted at: gwhite1@glam.ac.uk © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2014 Business performance Continuous...

... to continually satisfy their customers (Jamrog et al., 2008). Kuster and Vila (2011) describe success as a measure of companies being competitive within the global market. Competitiveness requires delivering high quality product on time, and at prices customers are willing to pay. Business performance...

... and is a better indicator than the absolute figure. © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2014 Performance Operations management Business performance Longitudinal study Åhlström and Karlsson (2009) stated that “conducting longitudinal research implies studying the phenomena over time...

... Business performance Data envelopment analysis Benchmarking Service operations Bougnol et al. (2010) demonstrated the use of data envelopment analysis for enhancing performance of companies in three areas. One included an analysis of the performance of fashion retailers by using input...

...Gianpaolo Iazzolino; Domenico Laise; Laura Marraro Purpose The business performances of firms are measured on a set of indicators (Financial Ratio Analysis Indicators or Balanced Scorecard Key Performance Indicators). Traditional benchmark analysis considers a set of criteria, though it generally...

... and decrease lost time. Originality/value The usefulness of visual workplace practices, once embraced by business leaders, will increase business performance by increasing efficiency and reducing waste. Customers do not mind paying for value‐related activities. They do not want to pay for non‐value...

... of the application of a theoretical model in business process renewal for executives starting out on a POM career. Walter W.C. Chung can be contacted at: mfwalter@inet.polyu.edu.hk © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2007 Business performance Modelling Business process re‐engineering Information...