... as an organizational change process. Design/methodology/approach This study draws on the organizational sense-making literature to conceptualize and validate lean implementation as an organizational change process that necessitates a focus on the ability of organizational actors to construct a shared meaning...

.... Li‐An Ho can be contacted at: lianho@mail.tku.edu.tw © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2010 Empowerment Employee attitudes Organizational change Communication technologies Taiwan The relevant hypotheses of the model and questionnaire design are presented below...

... introduction as part of organisational change. Udechukwu Ojiako can be contacted at: udechukwu.ojiako@unn.ac.uk © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2008 Operations management Organizational change Information systems Over the last 30 years, information systems and technology...

... and Millet, 2006) (Table I). Oana Velcu can be contacted at: oana.velcu@hanken.fi © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2007 Manufacturing resource planning Communication technologies Organizational performance Organizational change Finland Despite the large investments...

.... The proposed framework can be used to provide an ameliorated understanding about the way in which ICT‐enabled innovation is diffused within a technology‐oriented industry. © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2004 Organizational change Communication technologies Stock markets Innovation...

.... (1998), “ Extending ERP ”, Information Week Online , June 15. Available at: http://www.informationweek.com/686/86iuext.htm © MCB UP Limited 2002 Software use Implementation Organizational change Information systems ERP (enterprise resource planning) emerged about five years...

... tendency for firms to reduce the degree to which they are vertically integrated, particularly in certain market sectors. This is discussed in the next section below. Outsourcing Organizational structure Organizational change Work organization Few management practices have attracted as much...

...; streamline decision making so that implementation work can move quickly; be patient because ERP implementation takes time. © MCB UP Limited 2000 Resource management Information technology Organizational change Software use Enterprise resource planning (ERP) allows companies...

...John Peterson; Margaret Sharp Technology Policy in the European Union . Macmillan Press Ltd , 1998 . , ISBN: ISBN 0 333 656431   No Price Available The European Union Series Organizational change Technology European union Technological change is transforming...

... of how unified a group is in working toward a common objective. Factors related to, and which impact on, cohesion include interpersonal communication and influence, level of comfort with others in the group and a feeling of belonging to the group. © MCB UP Limited 1999 Organizational...

... be presented. Finally, we will examine important tasks in each category. © MCB UP Limited 1999 Information systems Information technology Singapore Organizational change A considerable body of literature has developed, particularly in the past ten years, which examines the nature...

... activity required? I hope this gives you some feel for using the data to manage your business. © MCB UP Limited 1999 Performance improvement Organizational change Cost of quality Teams Employee involvement In the first part of this two‐part series (Millar, 1999) I discussed...

... and efficient organization, the perpetual goal of business and academia alike. Also, TQM as well as BPR emphasizes customer satisfaction. Both TQM and BPR can be considered as a special form of the larger arena of organizational change. The two approaches clearly argue for rethinking the business as usual...

...) to effect organizational change and deliver competitive advantage. Argues that further developments are needed to move corporate communications beyond one‐way transmission of information to achieve a genuinely interactive medium for the effective facilitation of behavioural change. Credibility...

... dated working practices. This is the real commercial secret of EDI. © MCB UP Limited 1995 Data communications Design Electronic data interchange Implementation Integration Organizational change Paper Quality Trading companies EDI compresses the time to do everything and makes...

... traditional methods and organizational forms are too cumbersome, and inflexible to bring about creative organizational change. More radical steps are often needed to capitalize on leaner and more innovative measures which, at the same time, reduce non‐productive“baggage” which has developed over time in most...

...‐adding operations. Results from the electrical switchgear industry show that, when throughput time is reduced, stock of materials, labour efficiency, production planning and customer service can all be improved to reduce total costs. © MCB UP Limited 1992 Competitive advantage Organizational...

... management Organizational change Computer software SOFTWARE PROJECT MANAGEMENT: THE ROLE OF THE CONSULTANT 3 A n exhilarating account of the successful introduction of project management in a world leader amongst solid-modelling software companies. Software Project Management: The Role of the Consultant...

... achievement programme, rolling over two to three years of projects in parallel and in series. © MCB UP Limited 1991 Manufacturing BPR Organizational change Systems design 8 INDUSTRIAL MANAGEMENT & DATA SYSTEMS 91,3 H ere are a set of practical principles to accelerate the change to new...

..., attitudes and organisation. © MCB UP Limited 1991 Organizational change Competition Information industry Manufacturing Market share Strategy MANUFACTURING AS A SOURCE OF COMPETITIVE EDGE 19 H ow the manufacturing operation within ICL provides competitive edge by the application...