... and intuition are sufficient for developing appropriate managerial strategies. Almost invariably, these are not enough and additional information is required. Frequently, survey research is the chosen (and most appropriate) approach to gather the additional data needed for sound manufacturing strategy decisions...

...Thomas Lager; Sven‐Åke Hörte In a study of the development of process technology in the process industry, 25 potential success factors were developed and later ranked in a survey to R&D managers in the European process industry. The results show that success factors for process development...

... approaches, the reported study presents a conceptual overview of team formation in virtual settings. The findings of the study confirm that interorganisational teams follow special development patterns, which can be described as cyclical self‐energising processes. © MCB UP Limited 2001 Owing...