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Get What You Need From Technology Information Products, A. L. Porter, E. Yglesias, A. Kongthon, Cherie C. Trumbach, N. C. Newman
Get What You Need From Technology Information Products, A. L. Porter, E. Yglesias, A. Kongthon, Cherie C. Trumbach, N. C. Newman
Management Faculty Publications
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Some Key Questions About Stakeholder Theory, Robert A. Phillips
Some Key Questions About Stakeholder Theory, Robert A. Phillips
Management Faculty Publications
As businesses emerge as some of the most powerful institutions in the world, business ethics have never been more important, and given very recent history, more open to question. Corporations are relative newcomers to power, and for evidence of this we can look to Europe, where the oldest, largest, most elaborate buildings are the churches and cathedrals. For thousands of years, the church and its leaders were arguably the most powerful institution, but as the liberal notions of the Enlightenment supplanted church orthodoxy, the state supplanted religion as the more powerful institution. But at the dawn of the third millennium, …
Is Organizational Democracy Worth The Effort?, Jeffrey S. Harrison, R. Edward Freeman
Is Organizational Democracy Worth The Effort?, Jeffrey S. Harrison, R. Edward Freeman
Management Faculty Publications
Organizational democracy is frequently associated with increased employee involvement and satisfaction, higher levels of innovation, increased stakeholder commitment, and, ultimately, enhanced organizational performance. However, democratic processes can also absorb significant time and other organizational resources and bog down decisions, which may lead to reduced efficiency. This article summarizes the pros and cons of organizational democracy. It also introduces and integrates ideas from the three other articles in this special forum. In the end, we conclude that although the economic arguments for organizational democracy may be mixed, increased stakeholder participation in value creation and organizational governance can benefit both society and …
Learning And Labor Scheduling In A Dual Resource Constrained Cellular Shop, Vijay R. Kannan, J. B. Jensen
Learning And Labor Scheduling In A Dual Resource Constrained Cellular Shop, Vijay R. Kannan, J. B. Jensen
Management Faculty Publications
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The Influence Of Initiators On Supply Chain Value Creation, J Jayaram, Vijay R. Kannan, K. C. Tan
The Influence Of Initiators On Supply Chain Value Creation, J Jayaram, Vijay R. Kannan, K. C. Tan
Management Faculty Publications
Value creation in the supply chain has attracted considerable attention in the literature. It has typically been characterized as being the result of either external or organization spanning, or internal efforts to improve supply chain performance. Few studies have examined the simultaneous effects of internally and externally focused efforts to improve supply chain performance. Moreover, there is no discussion in the literature of the precursors or initial conditions that lead to successful supply chains. Drawing from different theoretical perspectives, two key motivators or initiators of value creation in supply chains are identified: structural mechanisms and relationship building. It is proposed …
Supplier Alliances: Differences In Attitudes To Supplier And Quality Management Of Adopters And Non-Adopters, Vijay R. Kannan, K. C. Tan
Supplier Alliances: Differences In Attitudes To Supplier And Quality Management Of Adopters And Non-Adopters, Vijay R. Kannan, K. C. Tan
Management Faculty Publications
Faced with increasing pressure to improve responsiveness to rapidly changing market needs, firms must respond to the challenge of how to improve supply reliability and quality, while simultaneously reducing costs. This has led to an increase in outsourcing and the adoption of supplier alliances with key suppliers. While much has been written about when and how to form such alliances and the benefits of doing so, little evidence exists of how alliance adopters differ from non‐adopters in their attitudes towards managing suppliers and their efforts to manage quality in the supply process. This study presents results of a survey of …