...&A practitioners, highlighted four factors that summarize information about predictive variables and which explain the occurrence of takeover. Findings According to the surveyed practitioners, four main axes explain 83% of the occurrence of takeover. These axes reflect motivations related to the undervalued...

... clusters in Asia. Hub firm Transformation Innovation networks Partnership restructuring Survey China The notion of upgrading–making better products, making them more efficiently, or moving into more skilled activities – sit in many studies on competitiveness (Humphrey and Schmitz, 2002...

... – through a large-scale survey. It is hoped that our findings will further our understanding of contingency factors that influence the extent to which lean is implemented in these contexts, potentially providing guidance to mangers and policy makers. Our research aims to contribute to filling this gap...

... is original as it reports on a current survey and will fill, what the author perceives to be, a gap in the literature. The respondents to the research consists of some of the most senior executives from the largest UK organisations and their views on academic issues are, in many cases, difficult to obtain...