infonet-economy

Prior research has identified set-based design as a method that accounts for the high level of uncertainty that is associated with the design of innovative products or systems. Rather than precisely specifying a system architecture in the early design stages, set-based design builds on designing a system and its architecture in an evolutionary way. The literature on set-based design...

Investigating the ambidextrous effects of its proactive and responsive dimension offers a fresh perspective on market orientation. Drawing upon the ambidexterity literature, the author derives hypotheses on the joint effects of combining and balancing proactive and responsive market orientation. He examines his hypotheses with two-wave panel survey data from 167 strategic business...

With the publication of the proceedings/the conference “Gender and excellence in the making” (European Commission, 2004), the relationship(s) between these two crucial concepts had entered European Union’s political agenda. The proceedings mark out the relevance of Wennerås and Wold’s (1997) findings of male bias in peer review. Although subsequent research had not always been able...

Dass Strategieentwicklung kein Jahresprojekt sein muss, zeigt der Autor in seinem Buch. Anhand von sieben praxistauglichen Schritten erklärt Urs Frey klar und verständlich, wie der Leser in kurzer Zeit zu einer Strategie für sein Unternehmen kommen kann. Die dafür notwendigen Arbeitsblätter stehen zum Download bereit und Praxistipps helfen über typische Stolpersteine hinweg.

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Based on a longitudinal case study of a change initiative in a nursing department, we explore the question of how to embed paradox solutions. Drawing on routine dynamics our study shows the emergence of reflective routines as both a medium and part of the outcome to handle a paradox. The establishment of reflective routines moves from individual observing, through repeated...

Purpose
The business implications of additive manufacturing (AM) are explored; specific focus thereby lies on the impact of AM technology adoption in customized parts production.

Design/methodology/approach
Based on two explorative case studies from the hearing aid industry, the impact of AM technology adoption on supply chain business processes and management...

Der Outsourcingtrend ist vor allem in der Logistik von grosser
Relevanz. Rund 53 % (21,9 Mrd. CHF) des Schweizer Logistikmarktvolumens
im Jahr 2014 sind auf ausgelagerte Logistikleistungen zurückzuführen. Die Kontraktlogistik hat dabei einen Anteil von knapp 38 % am wertmässigen Volumen der outgesourcten Logistikleistungen – Tendenz steigend.