... Japan Small-to-medium-sized enterprises Critical success factors Other notable past attempts at organising and synthesising TQM’s various critical components include those of Wali et al. (2003) , Rahman (2004) and Hietschold et al. (2014) . Regardless...

...Karishma Chaudhary; Prem Vrat Purpose The purpose of this paper is to analyze e-waste management systems in Germany, Switzerland, Japan and India and benchmark best practices in the Indian scenario. Design/methodology/approach The first part of the research paper focuses on the description...

...‐based strategies of the US Silicon Valley to the case of Thailand. Open innovation Cluster innovation Innovation Korean IT industry Gumi Cluster Electronic industry Textile industry Information technology Republic of Korea Japan United States of America In a turbulent business...

... introduces actual risk management practices of successful Japanese firms. © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2012 Project manager Risk management Japanese companies Product manager Risk manager Japan With intensifying global competition, easy access to top‐notch technologies...

... and deregulation. A strong yen also pushed globalization, mainly into China and other Asian countries. From the mid‐1990s, consolidated corporate groups grew rapidly through spinoffs and acquisitions. After Japan adopted a legal framework for corporate mergers, firms began to use M&A strategically...

... appliance industry in China and Japan as an example to demonstrate the index development process and compare the performance of green logistics (GL) practices between the two countries using the proposed index. Design/methodology/approach Two‐sample t‐test and one‐way analysis of variance...

... Environmental impact assessment Process management Benchmarking Electronics industry Japan Manufacturers and service providers are coming under increased scrutiny regarding the environmental performance of their products. Not only must the products meet user needs for quality and cost, they must...

...Amrik S. Sohal; Mark Ritter Discusses the best practices adopted by some of the leading manufacturers in four Asian countries – Japan, South Korea,Singapore and Taiwan. Data were gathered from visits to 22 companies during 1992, 1993 and 1994. Presents the continuing and emerging best practices...