...Anne-Sophie Thelisson; Olivier Meier Purpose The objective of the study is to explore legitimation dynamics in a public–private integration process and to gain insights on the specific role of CSR in triggering public–private logics. Design/methodology/approach Corporate social responsibility...

... pitfalls and the ways to overcome them. Design/methodology/approach – A greater recognition of synergy management literature in M&As is developed. A framework is provided integrating the compatible elements of previous broad areas of research and the main findings of studies on several topics...

... and education (Brooke and Maguire, 1998). The influence of these other areas may depend on the type of application that is being developed. One would imagine that a process control application in the chemical industry would not require these specialist areas as much as the implementation of an integrated system...

... management has been influenced immensely by the debate over the effectiveness of integrated appraisal methods and their relationship with project success. The term “integration” has been discussed in a variety of contexts (Kirkpatrick and Lee, 1999). More traditionally, integration may refer to procedural...

...Peter W. Stonebraker; Rasoul Afifi Despite years of research and application, integrated supply chains remain dynamic, multifaceted, and often misunderstood entities. However, in many environments the potential for process improvement remains. This paper categorizes four historical phases of supply...

... to this concept. This paper attempts to build an integrative configuration of the concept of customer value that reflects its richness and complexity. It reviews, synthesizes and extends the literature on the subject. The configuration includes three complementary models, namely: customer value in exchange...

...Mosad Zineldin This paper is a continuation of our research effort to develop a new approach to total relationship management. It is a theoretical and conceptual one, providing marketing and management ideas on how to integrate total quality management (TQM) and total relationship management (TRM...

... organisation of business across various countries, as well as analysis of the environment in which they operate. Organizational structure Convergence Globalization Integration The Japanese organisation is characterised by many large enterprises; these differ from their UK and US counterparts...

... organizational structures, including the reconciling of latest thinking on control and co‐ordination needs with the advantages of unit autonomy. It then offers a vision and structure for an information technology‐based integrating framework. The system is styled a virtual neural business system (V‐NBS...

...Umit S. Bititci Describes part of a research and development programme focusing on business integration. Provides analysis of integration and introduces a reference model for business integration. Details an audit method which measures the level of integration within a business with respect...

... this procedure. This procedure is essentially a combined technique that guides practitioners through the processes of system development planning and decision making, potential problem analysis, correction,integration, and control. Demonstrates, by means of case examples and the results of a survey, that it can...

... they must be supported by alternative non‐financial performance measures which promote organizational integration by ensuring that all strategic and operational activities are streamlined towards common objectives. Describes, with case studies, a methodology which leads to development of an integrated set...