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Knowledge recognized as a valuable resource will behove organizations to develop a mechanism for tapping into the collective intelligence and skills of employees aimed at creating a greater organizational knowledge base. There is no doubt that knowledge as a decisive factor affecting an organization's ability to gain competitive advantage. Therefore, given the importance of knowledge management, there...
The study illustrates the supply chain management (SCM) of Canadian companies in the furniture industry, including a reduction of lead times, communication, logistics, and supply chain integration. This paper uses a 2-year case study of a supply chain network composed of one large firm and several small- and medium-sized firms (SMEs). It also uses the Supply Chain Operations Reference (SCOR) model...
The kind of interfirm network is considering the very important attribute affecting new product development. This paper construted the theory frame of the new product development influenced by the size and nodes type of interfirm network. The process of new product development of YOUNG Group is employed to conduct empirical analysis. The authors made the conclusions: The size and the type of nodes...
Communication is a primary antecedent of shared understanding (SU) between CIO and top management team (i.e. IS leadership team, ISLT). This paper explored the communication frequency and informality and the effects on shared understanding among ISLT, using case study approach. The results indicated that greater communication frequency led to more SU; formal and informal communication had positive...
Interfirm network is the basis of getting sustainable competitive advantages over other industries by obtaining a variety of knowledge resources, and it is also the prerequisite and foundation of winning the growth and development of enterprises. In this paper, after recalling the theory of interfirm network and based on it, the author analyzes the different effects on firm's early growth and development...
This paper analysis a successful case study about knowledge and technology transfer (KTT) that can be taken into consideration by the universities wishing to improve their KTT models. Indeed, once the factors that foster the knowledge and technology transfer between universities and firms are identified, it will be possible to act accordingly in order to convert the new knowledge generated by the...
In order to deal with the challenge due to aggravated market competition and development of information technology, China Telecom Co., Ltd. (China Telecom) has proposed the strategy for transition from a fixed network operator to an integrated information service provider, as a company subordinate to China Telecom, Anhui Telecom Company (Anhui Telecom) has made an active response and made corresponding...
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