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From research to practice via consultancy and back again: a 14 year case study of applied research
No full textThe article will examine an extended case study (over 14 years) of the challenges of operating a mode 2 academic research project (which generated a unique diagnostic tool for use in business to business relationships) and then of converting academic theory into a practical application which has been used successfully in over 150 companies. The research process will be discussed and the difficulties of managing the operational management agendas along with the need to do rigorous academic work will be examined
Managing operations and quality
No full textThis introductory management text includes extensive case studies showing how theory is put into practice in the business world, and also contains end-of-chapter exercises to reinforce learning
Supply chain management
No full textInformation technology and management information systems are assuming an ever greater importance in the arena of business and management. Traditional areas of the work place are being redefined while MIS and IT are becoming the most potent productive forces and sources of competitive advantage. The IEBM Handbook of IT in Business explains these new developments and puts them into the wider business context. Coverage includes clear explanations of the new technological developments in the business world, how and why they are being applied, and the new strategies and infrastructures involved
Collaborative relationships within a subsidiary network context: a case study in the Automotive Industry
No full textPartnering and relationships within an international network context
No full textThis paper uses an empirical study of the collaborative business relationships between Opel Portugal as a subsidiary the American automotive manufacturer General Motors and its Portuguese-based direct suppliers (PBDS) as a means of exploring the contributions of the three research traditions of supply chain management, multinational theory and, crucially, the role of the IMP approach. Within this research, the supply chain management concept of partnering is used to provide a bridge between the dyadic and network perspectives. Also, due to its potential in describing complex business networks and in capturing the nature of dyadic business relationships, the analytical tool related to the IMP work, the ARA (activities-resources-actors) model, by Häkansson and Snehota, is a major influence on the development of the conceptual framework presented in this study. The case results indicate the possibility of mapping the constructs of the partnering approach onto the ARA model to understand the dyad within a network context where the MNC's structure and operation exerts an often constraining role on the possible dyadic interactions
Relationship drivers influencing the nature and development of dyadic relationships in industrial markets: empirical evidence from Portugal
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