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Technological Innovation, Industrial Evolution, and Economic Growth
Inbunden, 1997
1571 kr
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First Published in 1998. This book investigates the determinants of technological change and the role played by such change in the process of economic growth. The factors influencing the extent and dissemination of technological progress at the firm, industrial and societal levels are identified …
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How Technology Innovation Caused Social Change
Inbunden, 1997
2834 kr
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First published in 1997. Information processing is crucial to social life and an important element of control. Innovations in information processing have the potential to dramatically alter social relations. Understanding the process of technology innovation and diffusion as well as the economic, …
Industrial Inefficiency and Downsizing
A Study of Layoffs and Plant Closures
Av Matthew B. Krepps, Amy B. Candell
Inbunden, 1997
997 kr
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First published in 1997. The primary focus of the book is an inquiry into the behavior of firms in response to competitive forces. The studies in this book investigate the genesis and exodus of industrial inefficiency by analyzing where corporate fat accumulates and how it is eliminated in response …
Total Quality Management and Just-in-Time Purchasing
Their Effects on Performance of Firms Operating in the U.S.
Av Hale Kaynak
Inbunden, 1997
2594 kr
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This study investigates the relation of total quality management (TQM) and just-in-time purchasing (JITP) with respect to firms' performance, based on theories from operations management, organization theory, strategic management and marketing. U.S. companies have implemented TQM and JITP …
Modeling Structural Change in the U.S. Textile Industry
Inbunden, 2000
1571 kr
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This book reviews the experience of the textile and apparel sectors over the post-war period. An econometric study of the cost structure of the industry is undertaken to obtain inferences regarding the existence of structural change and the exact nature of any changes that occurred. A variety of …
Linking Employee Satisfaction to Business Results
Inbunden, 2000
3165 kr
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This study investigated the relationship between employee satisfaction and business results. Using data from a Fortune 100 Company, the research examined trends in thirty employee satisfaction variables over a six-year period and identified the relationship of the variables to various corporate and …
Advanced Manufacturing Technologies and Workforce Development
Inbunden, 2000
3165 kr
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This study examines the relationship between organizational performance, advanced manufacturing technologies and workforce development activities. In response to domestic and international competitive pressures, manufacturers are making increasing expenditures in both labor and technology. Both …
Downsizing Issues
The Impact on Employee Morale and Productivity
Inbunden, 2000
3165 kr
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This book examines the impact of downsizing on employee morale and productivity. Downsizing, due to economic changes, has played an integral part in business, the public sector, and schools. No longer are companies inclined to maintain the status quo for the sake of employee loyalty. Downsizing has …
Productivity Growth in Developing Countries
The Role of Efficiency
Inbunden, 2000
2834 kr
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This work combines an empirical analysis of productive efficiency change in Newly Industrializing Countries with a theoretical growth model that explores the implications of improvements in productive efficiency on the growth rate of an economy.
Developing Human Capital in American Manufacturing
A Case Study of Barriers to Training and Development
Inbunden, 1999
2203 kr
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This qualitative case study of an American manufacturing organization describes the barriers which limited its ability to receive maximum return on its investment for training and development resources invested in their human assets. Changing global economics have forced organizations to the …
Different Transition Path
Ownership, Performance, and Influence of Chinese Rural Industrial Enterprises
Av Chenggang Xu
Inbunden, 2018
1887 kr
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Originally published in 1995 this volume examines and analyzes the factors that have made the township-village enterprise (TVE) such a driver of growth in the Chinese economy in recent years. The book analyzes the background of the TVE and discusses regional differences in TVE efficiency as well as …
Different Transition Path
Ownership, Performance, and Influence of Chinese Rural Industrial Enterprises
Av Chenggang Xu
Häftad, 2020
594 kr
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Originally published in 1995 this volume examines and analyzes the factors that have made the township-village enterprise (TVE) such a driver of growth in the Chinese economy in recent years. The book analyzes the background of the TVE and discusses regional differences in TVE efficiency as well as …
Champions of Technological Change
How Organizations Successfully Implement New Technology
Inbunden, 2018
1270 kr
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Originally published in 1994 this book concerns successful implementation of radical, technological innovations within business organizations. It extends and unifies paradigms for understanding implementation of radical innovations by modeling roles and interactions between key vending and buying …
Champions of Technological Change
How Organizations Successfully Implement New Technology
Häftad, 2020
428 kr
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Originally published in 1994 this book concerns successful implementation of radical, technological innovations within business organizations. It extends and unifies paradigms for understanding implementation of radical innovations by modeling roles and interactions between key vending and buying …
Flexible Manufacturing Systems
Planning Issues and Solutions
Inbunden, 2018
1887 kr
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Originally published in 1994 this book undertakes a comprehensive study dealing with the effects of machine flexibility, tool magazine capacity, varying production demands and different oeprating policies on the production planning problems. Performance measures such as FMS flexibility, makespan …
Flexible Manufacturing Systems
Planning Issues and Solutions
Häftad, 2020
579 kr
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Originally published in 1994 this book undertakes a comprehensive study dealing with the effects of machine flexibility, tool magazine capacity, varying production demands and different oeprating policies on the production planning problems. Performance measures such as FMS flexibility, makespan …
Vertical Integration and Technological Innovation
A Transaction Cost Approach
Inbunden, 2018
1887 kr
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Originally published in 1994 this volume investigates the relationship between a firm's decision to integrate vertically and its research and development (R & D) strategy. Literature on vertical integration is reviewed and a framework presented to analyze the costs and benefits of vertical …
Vertical Integration and Technological Innovation
A Transaction Cost Approach
Häftad, 2020
579 kr
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Originally published in 1994 this volume investigates the relationship between a firm's decision to integrate vertically and its research and development (R & D) strategy. Literature on vertical integration is reviewed and a framework presented to analyze the costs and benefits of vertical …
Exposing Federal Sponsorship of Job Loss
The Whitehall Plant Closing Campaign and "Runaway Plant" Reform
Inbunden, 2018
1270 kr
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Originally published in 1995, this book explores a number of subjects of significance for labor and economic policy, especially the role of U. S. tax policy in the relocation of jobs from the contintental USA to Puerto Rico. The book demonstrates the problems for the USA because of inadequate …
Exposing Federal Sponsorship of Job Loss
The Whitehall Plant Closing Campaign and "Runaway Plant" Reform
Häftad, 2020
428 kr
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Originally published in 1995, this book explores a number of subjects of significance for labor and economic policy, especially the role of U. S. tax policy in the relocation of jobs from the contintental USA to Puerto Rico. The book demonstrates the problems for the USA because of inadequate …
Why Nations Put to Sea
Technology and the Changing Character of Sea Power in the Twenty-First Century
Inbunden, 2018
1887 kr
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Originally published in 2000, this book describes the relation between technology and the exercise of sea power. It emphasizes the importance of mastering and maintaining technology for the means of exercising maritime power whether the USA is at peace or in a time of conflict. The changing …
Why Nations Put to Sea
Technology and the Changing Character of Sea Power in the Twenty-First Century
Häftad, 2020
579 kr
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Originally published in 2000, this book describes the relation between technology and the exercise of sea power. It emphasizes the importance of mastering and maintaining technology for the means of exercising maritime power whether the USA is at peace or in a time of conflict. The changing …
Strategic Investment Planning with Technology Choice in Manufacturing Systems
Av Shan Ling Li
Inbunden, 2018
1270 kr
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Originally published in 1994 this book examines problems related to investment planning, capacity additions, and choice of technology in dynamic manufacturing systems characterized by multiple products, dynamic demand growth, uncertainty in demand and availability of alternative technologies. A …
Strategic Investment Planning with Technology Choice in Manufacturing Systems
Av Shan Ling Li
Häftad, 2020
383 kr
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Originally published in 1994 this book examines problems related to investment planning, capacity additions, and choice of technology in dynamic manufacturing systems characterized by multiple products, dynamic demand growth, uncertainty in demand and availability of alternative technologies. A …
Study of Innovative Behavior in High Technology Product Development Organizations
Inbunden, 2018
1887 kr
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Originally published in 1999, this volume integrates several streams of research on the antecedents of innovation to test a model of individual innovative behavior in a high technology product development organization. The sample for this research was a group of Engineers, Designers and Lab …
Study of Innovative Behavior in High Technology Product Development Organizations
Häftad, 2020
579 kr
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Originally published in 1999, this volume integrates several streams of research on the antecedents of innovation to test a model of individual innovative behavior in a high technology product development organization. The sample for this research was a group of Engineers, Designers and Lab …
Studies on Industrial Productivity
Selected Works
2018
12716 kr
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Originally published between 1994 and 2000 the volumes in this set discuss: the successful implementation of radical, technological innovations within business organizations.issues of Chinese rural-rural and rural-urban migration a number of subjects of significance for labor and economic policy, …
Advanced Manufacturing Technologies and Workforce Development
Häftad, 2016
825 kr
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This study examines the relationship between organizational performance, advanced manufacturing technologies and workforce development activities. In response to domestic and international competitive pressures, manufacturers are making increasing expenditures in both labor and technology. Both …
Developing Human Capital in American Manufacturing
A Case Study of Barriers to Training and Development
Häftad, 2016
546 kr
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This qualitative case study of an American manufacturing organization describes the barriers which limited its ability to receive maximum return on its investment for training and development resources invested in their human assets. Changing global economics have forced organizations to the …
Industrial Inefficiency and Downsizing
A Study of Layoffs and Plant Closures
Av Matthew B. Krepps, Amy B. Candell
Häftad, 2016
849 kr
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First published in 1997. The primary focus of the book is an inquiry into the behavior of firms in response to competitive forces. The studies in this book investigate the genesis and exodus of industrial inefficiency by analyzing where corporate fat accumulates and how it is eliminated in response …
