... management (SCM). Research limitations/implications Strategic management plays an important role in a company’s orientation towards sustainability – internally and throughout its supply chains. Based on the findings, future research should measure the effect of a company’s orientation on sustainable SCM...

... Strategic management This paper results from the effort to develop strategic and operational balanced scorecards (BSCs) for a real, medium‐sized firm engaged in e‐commerce. Although various journals already have published numerous reports about the “success” of BSCs in large corporations, they have...

...Harri Haapasalo; Kari Ingalsuo; Timo Lenkkeri Purpose The purpose of this paper is to find a means of connecting strategic management and operative performance measurement. Design/methodology/approach The paper focuses on the balanced scorecard (BSC), its levels of use and utilization...

...Hsiu‐Li Chen Purpose To establish a comprehensive model of strategic management emphasized on the interactions of the organization with its external and internal environments and also to further develop a strategy based on competitive advantage. Design/methodology/approach By using key success...

... is strategic as it covers all the processes or activities that influence the competitive position of a port and should be integrated in the strategic management of a port. This approach is implemented considering the client's needs as the focal point of the benchmarking process. Port activity consists...

... such as technology development. Still another form of V2C is corporate venturing, which happens inside big corporations and is therefore not in the focus of this paper. © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2004 Entrepreneurs Performance measurement (quality) Strategic management Venture...

... models for data envelopment analysis, describes limits to its use, and concludes with a summary of key findings. © MCB UP Limited 2003 Benchmarking Control Data envelopment analysis Performance measurement Strategic management The increasing use of balanced scorecards (BSCs...

... as beneficial for performance. Concludes that TQM is an appropriate strategy for enhancement of competitiveness given the need for an holistic approach. © MCB UP Limited 1997 Australia Competitiveness Manufacturing Strategic management Productivity and competitiveness in the national...

... of small businesses need to be developed and made accessible. © MCB UP Limited 1995 Barriers Benchmarking Management information Performance measurement Small to medium‐sized enterprises Strategic management United Kingdom “Competitive benchmarking” is enjoying an unprecedented...

... introduced in the company. Three trends in the strategic management of the companies were discerned: 1 a clear sense of direction articulated throughout the companies; 2 consistency of direction; and 3 visible and strong senior management leadership. For all the companies...