... appropriate strategies that foster an innovative culture and explore the benefits of collaborative relationships for effective participation in public procurement. SMEs Innovation culture Collaborative relationships Competitiveness Public procurement Public procurement involves acquiring...

...Mikko Luoma Nowadays, more than ever before, the processes of human resource management (HRM) are expected to play a role in building the competitive edge of a company. This article argues that human resource development (HRD) can give a major contribution to competitiveness when it is employed...

...Kazem Chaharbaghi; Richard Lynch This paper introduces the concept of strategic advantage and distinguishes it from competitive advantage. This concept helps to explain the full nature of sustainable competitive advantage through uncovering the dynamics of resource‐based strategy. A new...

...Kazem Chaharbaghi; Edward Nugent Claims that by managing its processes strategically, an organization can maximize its knowledge development capabilities to the full in creating and exploiting business opportunities. Presents the concept of knowledge‐based competition and explores the changing...

... organizations. Features approaches and underlying competitive philosophies to productivity management and their control systems. Reveals the prominence of productivity and quality in Japanese operations strategy through both analysis and models. Draws comparisons with the West through a discussion on how...

... level of the organization and is therefore a powerful tool for applying strategic logic to all types of resource‐allocation decisions throughout an organization, ensuring their optimal contribution to building competitive strength. Presents a nine‐cell directional policy matrix as an alternative form...

...David E. Terpstra In the increasingly competitive global economic environment,organizations are searching for strategies and practices that will give them an edge. Describes some HRM practices that are used infrequently,but which may enhance organizational effectiveness. A good deal of empirical...

... of performance measures on which measurable business and functional strategies may be developed. The methodology described has been proven through a number of industrial consultancy assignments and results in considerable benefits. © MCB UP Limited 1994 Competitiveness Cost/benefit analysis...

...Suzanne Miller Hosley; Agnes T.W. Lau; Ferdinand K. Levy; Doreen S.K. Tan In a rapidly changing and unpredictable business environment, a major source of sustainable competitive advantage is likely to be the ability to learn faster than competitors. Reviews the literature on strategic change...

...Rainer Feurer; Kazem Chaharbaghi Although the notion of competitiveness lies at the heart of business strategy development, its definition is often vague and does not lend itself to a measurement process. The competitiveness of an organization depends on a number of factors which are interrelated...

...Dernizo Pagnoncelli The profile of a competitive company in the 1990s can be defined in two words: focus and flexibility. Companies should concentrate on what they know best, have reduced structures, and the results of any sudden changes in the environment should be as simple as possible...

...Christopher Pass; Bryan Lowes An important aspect of UK competition policy is the attempt to maintain competitive markets by prohibiting restrictive agreements and cartels involving price fixing, market sharing, etc., the effect of which is to suppress, limit or distort active rivalry between...

... in its particular competitive situation at peak effectiveness. This is achieved by “alignment”, which is optimised when the appropriate combination of four “logics” ‐production,administration, development and integration – is replicated in four elements, namely competitive situation, business strategy...

... and concludes that although pricing in international markets is not an easy task, by better understanding the international marketing environment, a company can more effectively set prices and be competitive. PRICING FOR INTERNATIONAL BUSINE B y better understanding the international market environment...

... the corporation can exploit this technology for strategic and competitive advantage. It discusses the organisational implications of KBS as well as the impact and pay‐off that can be expected. © MCB UP Limited 1989 48 MANAGEMENT DECISION 27,5 A rtificial intelligence, in the guise of knowledge-based...