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Buyer-Supplier Relationship in Supply Network: Implications of Tier-II Supplier Management Practices
No full textThis paper examines how governance practices such as contract formalization, collaboration and network leadership affect supplier performance across supply networks that differ from one another in terms of product complexity and duration of product life cycle. It compares four distinct supply networks involving a focal OEM, four of its tier-I suppliers and the corresponding tier-II suppliers in the motorbike industry. It is noted that the efficacy of formalization, collaboration and network leadership significantly differ across the networks. The usefulness of the above three governance practices is affected by specific contingencies like product complexity and availability of alternatives
A content-analytic understanding of factors contributing to the success of proactive environmental strategy
No full textAgainst the backdrop of an ecocentric paradigm, this study applies Natural Resource Based view (NRBV) and stakeholder theoretic tenets to better understand the factors contributing to the success of proactive environmental initiatives. The study uses data that are obtained through content analysis of the sustainability reports of thirty environmentally reputed companies that are part of Global Environmental Management Initiative (GEMI) consortium. Partial Least Squares (PLS)-based SEM is used to analyze the relationships among the constructs of interest. The study finds that although firms with strategic environmental orientation adopt proactive environmental initiatives, establish innovation infrastructure, and communicate with stakeholders, the communications with stakeholders are not deep enough to reflect the environmental practices adequately. Inadequate stakeholder communication hinders environmental product and process improvements, which deters financial payoffs
STRATEGIC SUPPLY MANAGEMENT: THE CASE OF AN ITALIAN OEM
No full textThis paper investigates the governance mechanisms that are effective in a niche business with high product complexity, low volumes, and relatively short product life cycle. Building theory from case study, it is argued that under these circumstances, firms need to deviate from the conventional, mutually exclusive choices of either transactional or relational governance. It is observed that governance approach that suitably combines the contractual and relational aspects is likely to be more effective. Evidences from an important OEM in the high-end motorbike industry, and 4 of its most important suppliers, confirm that the combined alternative is not only tenable but also advantageous. It is observed that success (or failure) of a governance mechanism depends on conditions such as mutual dependence, appropriate setting of performance goals, and equitable contractual terms. Adoption of additional trust-building practices could help to reinforce the relationship
Rise of Red Terror: The Ethics and Effectiveness of Maoist Violence in India
No full textThe University Archives has determined that this item is of continuing value to OSU's history.The media can be accessed here: http://streaming.osu.edu/knowledgebank/mershon10/043010.mp4Sangeeta Mahapatra is a Fulbright-Nehru Doctoral and Professional Research Fellow. As a visiting scholar at the Mershon Center for International Security Studies, she is currently working on a comparative study of counterterrorism strategies of India, Israel and the United States. As Mahapatra argues, the core of counterterrorism is capability. While states may set for themselves certain goals, how far they are able to deliver on them determines the strengths and weaknesses of their counterterrorism strategy. The aim of the study is to expand the scope of counterterrorism decision-making by studying how the three countries use their political, legal, civilian and economic structures to deal with an outlier event. The question is not about expending a lot of resources on a "high risk-low probability" threat but about responding to it in timely, cost-efficient and effective manner. Mahapatra is the author of Pacification of the Irreconcilable: The Israeli-Palestinian Conflict (Kolkata, 2005) and Miasma: A Collection of Short Stories (Chowringhee Prakashini Press, Kolkata, 1999). She has also published various journal articles including "Economic Globalization: Understanding the Process beyond the Politics," in Globalization in India: New Frontiers, Emerging Challenges, ed. by Swapan Kumar Pramanick and Ramanuj Ganguly (Prentice Hall of India, 2009) and "Human Rights in Pakistan: A Heuristic of Hope and Despair," in Human Rights in South Asia, ed. by Joseph Benjamin (Nagpur University, 2009).Ohio State University. Mershon Center for International Security Studie
Impact of Traffic Self-similarity on Absolute Service Differentiation in Synchronous Optical Packet Switched Networks
No full textA Content Analytic Understanding of Innovation Driven Environmental Initiatives: Implications for Operational and Business Performance
No full textWe conduct a content analysis based assessment of the relationship between environmental
and business performance. Based on Porter and Van der Linde (1995)'s thesis that innovation driven
environmental strategy leads to superior business performance, we analyze if alignment among focus
on innovation, environmental operations, strategic orientation, and stakeholder communication result
in superior innovation, environmental and financial performance. We analyze the contents of publicly
available, sustainability reports of 30 environmentally exemplar firms to collect the necessary
information. Subsequently, we examine this information utilizing strategic alignment theory and the
natural resource based view. Our analysis reveals, focus on innovation motivates environmental
operations which contribute to superior innovation and environmental performance, and strategic
environmental orientation and stakeholder communication strengthen the positive relationship
between environmental innovation focus and environmental operations. However, contrary to Porter
and Van der Linde's thesis, environmental and innovation performance do not seem to yield superior
business performance in a foreseeable period. Limitations of the study and future research
opportunities are discussed
A content analytic investigation of the inter-linkage between innovation and successful environmental strategy
No full textWe conduct a content analysis based assessment of the relationship between environmental
and business performance. Based on Porter and Van der Linde (1995)'s thesis that innovation driven
environmental strategy leads to superior business performance, we analyze if alignment among focus
on innovation, environmental operations, strategic orientation, and stakeholder communication result
in superior innovation, environmental and financial performance. We analyze the contents of publicly
available, sustainability reports of 30 environmentally exemplar firms to collect the necessary
information. Subsequently, we examine this information utilizing strategic alignment theory and the
natural resource based view. Our analysis reveals, focus on innovation motivates environmental
operations which contribute to superior innovation and environmental performance, and strategic
environmental orientation and stakeholder communication strengthen the positive relationship
between environmental innovation focus and environmental operations. However, contrary to Porter
and Van der Linde's thesis, environmental and innovation performance do not seem to yield superior
business performance in a foreseeable period. Limitations of the study and future research
opportunities are discussed
Prediction of welding responses using AI approach: adaptive neuro-fuzzy inference system and genetic programming
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