Extending its focus beyond 1992, the book examines both the economic and business strategy frameworks the firms need to develop to maintain a competitive advantage. Using case-studies from specific industries, it looks not only at the activity of multinationals within the single market but explores ..
This book explores some aspects of the interface between technology, competitiveness and the role of multinational enterprises in the world economy. This group of essays stresses the role of asset creation and usage, rather than reliance on natural factor endowments as a basis for national competiti..
This book explores some aspects of the interface between technology, competitiveness and the role of multinational enterprises in the world economy. This group of essays stresses the role of asset creation and usage, rather than reliance on natural factor endowments as a basis for national competiti..
A "neo-industrial" economy is emerging, where the use of projects and temporary organisations are increasingly used in industry. It examines this phenomenon and develops a new theory of the "project-intensive economy"...
In Japan information technology has been a vital part of manufacturing for decades. A central factory computer provides a production plan and shop minicomputers and microcomputers in the factory run machines that manufacture products. It has become necessary to connect computers installed at differe..
In Japan information technology has been a vital part of manufacturing for decades. A central factory computer provides a production plan and shop minicomputers and microcomputers in the factory run machines that manufacture products. It has become necessary to connect computers installed at differe..
The cases outlined here are all based on actual experience, and explore the issues and problems facing would-be entrepreneurs. They offer step-by-step advice on the processes involved in starting a small business and demonstrate the wide range of business opportunities available. First published in ..
The cases outlined here are all based on actual experience, and explore the issues and problems facing would-be entrepreneurs. They offer step-by-step advice on the processes involved in starting a small business and demonstrate the wide range of business opportunities available. First published in ..
New Giants Rising will take a simple, sociology-driven approach to explaining how human beings function productively in a specialist-led environment. It will use the same hypothesis as Beyond the Days of the Giants (2013), but instead of a focusing on a change mission and reducing non-value added co..
Dynamic economic and technological changes, increasing pressure from competition and customers to further develop manufacturing and services are several major challenges to enterprises. New ways of improving organizational activities and management processes have to be sought. MTS 2017 presents the ..