.... On the other hand, absence of protection of the results obtained through its efforts will act as a brake on this kind of investment in firms (Nieto Antolín and Quevedo, 2005). © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2010 Spain Technology led strategy Strategic management Managers Technology...

...). The following sections describe the results from the in‐depth interviews. K.L. Moon can be contacted at: tcmoonk@inet.polyu.edu.hk © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2008 Fashion Retailing Radio frequencies Identification Technology led strategy Radio frequency identification (RFID...

... and stimulate the divergence of labor productivity between economies. Technology led strategy Technical services Transition management Economic performance European Union In the second half of 1990s, managers emphasized the importance of a balanced approach to managing three strategic variables...

... Small enterprises Information systems Service delivery Technology led strategy Application service provider (ASP) markets have been growing and this trend is expected to continue in the near future. International Data Corporation (IDC) forecasts ASP markets to swell from $3.2 billion in 2002...

... not only reveal the positive effect of IT at the functional level, but they also help us to understand how this effect is produced. © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2007 Javier González‐Benito can be contacted at: javiergb@usal.es Purchasing Technology led strategy Supply Purchasing...

..., an increasing number of companies are outsourcing their logistics activities to third‐party logistics (3PL) firms so that they can concentrate on their core competencies (Vaidyanathan, 2005). Information Technology led strategy Competitive advantage Logistics data processing China...

... and is linked to maintaining self‐efficacy (Kelley, 1967 ; Vallins and Nisbett, 1971 ; Fincham, 1983). Craig Standing can be contacted at: c.standing@ecu.edu.au © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2006 Project management Information Technology led strategy The management...

... Technology led strategy Data structures For a long time, we thought the only possible value configuration for organizations was the value chain developed by Porter (1985) . Insights emerged, however, that many organizations have no inbound or outbound logistics of importance, they do not produce...

... this perspective and confirms its importance in many ways. Eugenia Y. Huang can be contacted at: eugenia@nccu.edu.tw © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2006 Innovation Performance appraisal Research and development Technology led strategy In the age of knowledge‐based economies...

..., 1990 ; Dornan, 1987). Michael H. Small can be contacted at: small.michael@uis.edu © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2006 Advanced manufacturing technologies Economic sustainability Strategic management Technology led strategy Advanced manufacturing technology (AMT...

..., 1994, p. 162). It follows, therefore, that the introduction of innovations into the marketplace necessarily ought to have a profound impact on any firm's overall strategic plan (Attaran and Grijalva, 2001). © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2004 Technology led strategy Outsourcing Make...

... Servicing Outsourcing Resource management Customer relations Value chain Technology led strategy In today's dynamic business environment, it is imperative for organisations to stay abreast of their competitors by leveraging the benefits that can be obtained from innovative information...

... of branches) and WAN access. The survey data also indicate that return on assets and network system variables are independent. Therefore, networks systems have not had a direct impact on the bottom line. Banking Technology led strategy Local area networks Wide area network Return on capital employed...