... Publishing Limited Licensed re-use rights only SMEs Environmental sustainability Information technology Stakeholder engagement In today’s business world, “stakeholder engagement” has become one of the most talked-about terms. Large corporations have long been pressured to involve investors...

... Journal of Productivity and Performance Management , Vol. ahead-of-print No. ahead-of-print , doi: 10.1108/IJPPM-11-2023-0593 . IT capabilities refer to the ability of a business to use and optimize information technologies, systems, and structures throughout their firm. IT capabilities include...

... of resources will create capabilities for firms and generate a competitive edge. As information technologies (IT) continue to develop and modernize how business is viewed and operated, they are becoming necessary for contemporary firms to remain competitive. Robotic process automation is somewhat...

... best, most pertinent information and presenting it in a condensed and easy-to-digest format. © Emerald Publishing Limited 2020 Emerald Publishing Limited Licensed re-use rights only Strategic alignment Decision effectiveness Information technology Public organizations SEM...

... that businesses often overlook is the use of technology for innovation. It is a given for many firms that technology essentially IS innovation, and as a result any firm setting up a new or updated research and development (R&D) function will base it on the use and development of information technology...

... and easy-to-digest format. © Emerald Publishing Limited 2018 Emerald Publishing Limited Licensed re-use rights only Open innovation Multinational corporations Information technology Emerging economies The incessant expansion of emerging economies is reflected in the number...

... Publishing Limited 2014 Information technology Supply chain management Centralization implementation IKEA Planning Supply chain Say what you like about IKEA, it attracts far more than its fair share of publicity – some of it self-generated, some of it triggered by customers, some...

... (and not just the volume on technology and man). Computers were tools, he explained, descendants in various ways from the stone-age hammers that early humans first used to crack shells. Think of them as tools, not a form of alchemy. These “information technology” tools were available to us. I took...

... Big data Business performance Communications technology Competitive advantage Data centres Data handling Data mining Data processing Digital storage Information professionals Information technology Ways need to be found – and they are being – to manage such huge quantities of data...

... 1945‐3172. Consumer behaviour Consumer choice Information technology Marketing information Market segmentation New products Privacy Retailing Sales information Social media Most of us value our privacy, or so we say. When government departments want to gather statistics about...

... attitudes Information technology Media richness theory Online communities Social communication technologies Social media Web sites Technology often proves itself to have a value or potential which transcends its initial purpose. As people absorb this truth, attitudes change and suspicion...

... of innovation: the case of MicroLink ”, Baltic Journal of Management , Vol. 6 No. 3 , pp. 300 ‐ 19 . © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2012 Estonia Innovation Strategic decisions Information technology External environment Organizational capabilities Corporate strategy IT company...

... and presents them in a fresh way However, within organizations it is not just R&D departments who must take up the challenge of innovation. Innovators cannot work alone and information technology (IT) departments must work collaboratively with their colleagues in R&D, to support new designs...

... Outsourcing of information technology (IT) and financial services has changed enormously over the past decade. To date, India has been the principal winner in this offshore techno‐shift. Buoyed by the rise of data networks and satellite communications, the country has witnessed a boom in software...

... lay in “on demand” computer systems. © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2004 Customer satisfaction Customer requirements Cost reduction Innovation Information technology In the past couple of years IBM has frequently hit the headlines, and mostly the press has been good. New...

... a similar product. When Ericsson’s concept created great interest from leading telecom operators, it had no choice but to embark immediately on an NPD project. DuPont R&D Innovation Textiles Internet New product development Information technology Teamwork Telecommunications industry...

... appreciated that they would need to develop knowledge and understanding of customer needs and improve customer service if profits were going to improve. Again, the whole venture would have been impossible without IT mechanisms. Information technology Banking Organizational structure © MCB UP...

... America (www.boozallen.com). © MCB UP Limited 2003 Supply chain management BPR Information technology Financial performance Delivery performance The importance of supply chain management (SCM) has grown steadily, as managers recognize the strategic potential that it can offer...

... this was adapted from SEEK, built on top of the same application software and had essentially the same general design, the interaction design was different. For example, this knowledge‐sharing system had no agent or expert search capability. Knowledge workers Information Management Information technology...

... and fifth on governmental e‐maturity. © MCB UP Limited 2003 E‐economy Internet Information technology Central government Policy As regards effective policies in supporting business uptake – the general level of purposeful uptake and use of Internet technologies by a nation’s...