.../value This study empirically examines the hidden costs in offshoring from a strategic management perspective. This approach extends our understanding of cost estimates in offshoring, and it explores the influence of corporate strategy in the alignment of expected and achieved performances from...

... the business practices of their Hong Kong peers. © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2010 Baofeng Huo can be contacted at: huobaofeng@mail.xjtu.edu.cn Business performance China Distribution operations Corporate strategy Modelling China is a manufacturing center which plays...

... school strategies to identify and locate knowledge owners during crises. © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2009 Knowledge management Problem solving Disasters Corporate strategy Organizations are threatened by business crises that may be prevented or lessened if critical...

... on a constructive research approach aimed at trying to find a workable and forward looking solution based on the three strategies. Findings The core findings concern the individual business division strategies, which jointly comprise the corporate strategy. Some of the business divisions do have a certain...

... to globalization and outsourcing, provide additional management challenges and new practices in which SCs are designed and managed, and can eventually make the difference between companies staying competitive or not (Christopher and Towill, 2002). Supply chain management Product differentiation Corporate...

... Production management Corporate strategy In this ever‐changing global market, collaborative and cohesive relationships among the entities in the supply chain network are essential for maintaining the competitiveness of the supply chain network. In addition, customers are always looking...

... (Ichijo et al., 1998 ; Stonehouse and Pemberton, 1999). Knowledge management Knowledge management systems Corporate strategy Leadership Organizational culture Communication technologies © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2006 Corporate culture is the combination...

... of slits. COV for different models varies widely. Therefore, for the purpose of analysis, we have assumed uniform COV starting at 1 percent and going up to 20 percent. Later we also establish that different COV does not change the overall findings. Corporate strategy Business process re‐engineering...

... younger consumers. In addition, due to the revolutionary technology, more and more companies have an ability to produce products for their consumers regardless of sex, age groups, and even ethnic backgrounds. © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2006 Cosmetics Corporate strategy Product...

... domestic and international competition, shorter business cycles and an increasingly volatile environment. Intelligent corporate strategy (ICS), as practised at Okuma, is a unified theory of strategic corporate management based on five levels of win‐win relationships for profit/market share, namely: ,1...

... Corporate Strategy Industrial Enterprises An Alternative to Developing Embryonic Business Units by Anthony Rohlwink Arthur D. Little Ltd, London One of the key concepts of modern strategic planning is that large corporations with a diversified portfolio of business activities should have some...

... to ten years into the future is required, to integrate flexible manufacturing into an effective element of corporate strategy. © MCB UP Limited 1985 Corporate Strategy Flexibility Manufacturing Industry The Flexible Manufacturing Mission Some Implications for Management* by Douglas K...