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(1999-10-07)Introduction Current state of materials competition In the past materials competition has often compared similar designs made from different materials. Problem This standard approach often results in a part-by-part ...
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(2002-07-10)Liberalization of the Indian economy in 199I increased the intensity of international competition and changed the internal information needs of Indian managers. This paper explores the evolution of a broad range of management ...
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(1997-11-03)In this paper we investigate the relationship between supplier trust in the buyer and transaction costs, information sharing, and re[ation-specific investments in a sample of 453 supplier automaker exchange relationships ...
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(2002-07-10)This study of automotive transaction relationships in the U.S.A. and Japan offers data which indicate that transaction costs do not necessarily increase with an increase in relationship-specific investments. We empirically ...
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(2002-07-10)Introduction: Much debate in management theory concerns the degree to which organizations can adapt to environmental change and the role of leadership in facilitating such change. Many firms today face the situation ...
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(2002-09-03)The ability of organizations to adapt to environmental change has been a central question of organization theory since the origins of the field, but fundamental theoretical confusion remains: Organizational scholars see ...
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(2002-07-10)The increasing dominance of Asian manufacturing firms in the global economy has raised an important issue: whether these firms' superior manufacturing performance is caused by their management control systems, the national ...
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(2002-09-04)This project analyzes the effects of the co-management arrangements built into the first line of supervision (module advisors) at the Saturn Corporation on first time quality (FTQ) performance and improvements in first ...
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(1995-10-01)Revolutions often start well before the first shots are fired. Deep social trends develop over time, waiting for some precipitating event, a new set of leaders, or a technology that allows organizations to behave ...
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(2002-08-26)This paper explores a surprising phenomenon: the emergence of trade associations as agents of environmental performance improvement. Trade associations in the United States have historically fought environmental regulation, ...
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(2002-07-18)Are car assembly plants which have adopted 'lean production' trading with 'lean' parts suppliers? Or are they using suppliers as buffers and as sources of low cost labour? This paper examines these questions empirically ...
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(1996-02-06)This study uses survey data on several hundred automotive suppliers in North America to evaluate the determinants of inventory levels in high-volume discrete parts manufacturing. We assess the magnitude of raw materials, ...
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(2001-01-21)We use survey data and field research to investigate the effects of employee involvement practices on outcomes for blue-collar workers in the auto supply industry. We find these practices raise wages by 3-5%. The causal ...
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(2000)Abstract It is now generally recognized that in order to make significant advances in accident prevention, the focus of industrial firms must shift from assessing the risks of existing production and manufacturing systems ...
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(2002-09-04)In anticipation of rapid growth, the passenger car market in India is crowded with 18 companies trying to establish themselves. Most companies have joint ventures with Indian partners and have entered the market in the ...
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