Enhancing innovation through supply chain management

2015 ◽  
Vol 31 (6) ◽  
pp. 1-3
Keyword(s):  
Mobile Phones ◽  
Design Methodology ◽  
Reading Time ◽  
Rapid Change ◽  
Business Environment ◽  
New Developments ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Pertinent Information ◽  
Fierce Competition ◽  
Practical Implications

Purpose – This paper aims to review the latest management developments across the globe and pinpoint practical implications from cutting-edge research and case studies. Design/methodology/approach – This briefing is prepared by an independent writer who adds their own impartial comments and places the articles in context. Findings – Fierce competition remains a major characteristic of today’s business environment. Securing and sustaining an edge over market rivals has arguably never been as tough. Many organizations can undoubtedly testify as much. The challenge is invariably even more intense within certain industries. Those associated with technology spring readily to mind here. New developments emerge with such frequency that there seems few periods when such sectors actually stand still. One of the more obvious categories that is subject to rapid change is mobile phones. Indeed, relentless innovation is par for the course within this sector. Practical implications – The paper provides strategic insights and practical thinking that have influenced some of the world’s leading organizations. Originality/value – The briefing saves busy executives and researchers hours of reading time by selecting only the very best, most pertinent information and presenting it in a condensed and easy-to-digest format.

Employee creativity and organizational innovation

2021 ◽  
Vol ahead-of-print (ahead-of-print) ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Case Studies ◽  
Design Methodology ◽  
Reading Time ◽  
Organizational Innovation ◽  
Business Environment ◽  
Cutting Edge ◽  
Employee Creativity ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Pertinent Information ◽  
Practical Implications

Purpose This paper aims to review the latest management developments across the globe and pinpoint practical implications from cutting-edge research and case studies. Design/methodology/approach This briefing is prepared by an independent writer who adds their own impartial comments and places the articles in context. 10; 10; Findings Companies rating high in employee creativity and organizational innovation become better equipped to compete effectively in today’s demanding business environment. Strong emphasis on key personal and organizational drivers can help optimize these critical capabilities. Originality/value The briefing saves busy executives and researchers hours of reading time by selecting only the very best, most pertinent information and presenting it in a condensed and easy-to-digest format.

Keeping things simple: how strategic clarity boosts organizational performance

2017 ◽  
Vol 33 (1) ◽  
pp. 22-24
Keyword(s):  
Organizational Performance ◽  
Case Studies ◽  
Design Methodology ◽  
Reading Time ◽  
Business Environment ◽  
Cutting Edge ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Effective Strategies ◽  
Pertinent Information ◽  
Practical Implications

Purpose This paper aims to review the latest management developments across the globe and pinpoint practical implications from cutting-edge research and case studies. Design/methodology/approach This briefing is prepared by an independent writer who adds their own impartial comments and places the articles in context. Findings An organization that boasts effective strategies is best positioned to optimize its performance. Putting such strategies in place is only the start though. Companies must also regularly evaluate their impact and ensure that they remain relatively uncomplicated. However, many operators fail in these respects while others become complacent. Author and inspirational speaker Steve Maraboli once argued that “a lack of clarity could put the brakes on any journey to success”. Such sentiments have become increasingly relevant in the current business environment where change seems the only certainty. As industries splinter and competition intensifies further, clearly defined strategies are undoubtedly more critical still. Practical implications The paper provides strategic insights and practical thinking that have influenced some of the worlds leading organizations. Originality/value The briefing saves busy executives and researchers hours of reading time by selecting only the very best, most pertinent information and presenting it in a condensed and easy-to-digest format.

Catch me if you can!

2016 ◽  
Vol 32 (4) ◽  
pp. 24-26
Keyword(s):  
Strategic Management ◽  
Competitive Advantage ◽  
Case Studies ◽  
Design Methodology ◽  
Reading Time ◽  
Business Environment ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Pertinent Information ◽  
Definition Of ◽  
Practical Implications

Purpose This paper aims to review the latest management developments across the globe and pinpoint practical implications from cutting-edge research and case studies. Design/methodology/approach This briefing is prepared by an independent writer who adds their own impartial comments and places the articles in context. Findings Everyone involved in strategic management – in theory or in practice – knows about competitive advantage. Every company should have one, or at least be identifying and developing one. Unfortunately, like a lot of things that “everybody knows”, competitive advantage means different things to different people. Getting to a single, unambiguous definition of competitive advantage is harder than you might expect – and “I’ll know it when I see it” doesn’t really help anyone to run a successful company in the contemporary business environment. Practical implications The paper provides strategic insights and practical thinking that have influenced some of the world’s leading organizations. Originality/value The briefing saves busy executives and researchers hours of reading time by selecting only the very best, most pertinent information and presenting it in a condensed and easy-to-digest format.

Where do ideas come from?

2018 ◽  
Vol 34 (9) ◽  
pp. 32-34
Keyword(s):  
Mobile Phones ◽  
Design Methodology ◽  
Reading Time ◽  
Light Bulb ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Good Story ◽  
The World ◽  
Pertinent Information ◽  
The Mind ◽  
Practical Implications

Purpose Reviews the latest management developments across the globe and pinpoints practical implications from cutting-edge research and case studies. Design/methodology/approach This briefing is prepared by an independent writer who adds their own impartial comments and places the articles in context. Findings Where innovation starts from has given many authors the inspiration to write many books and articles attracting many readers. But how many of them really stick in the mind? It is always the exceptions that prove the rule that stick out, all the way from Archimedes in the bath through to Newton’s apple and on to mobile phones based on Star Trek communicators. But while these make for a good story, they represent but a tiny fraction of all ideas that buzz around businesses throughout the world at any given time. For those of us that don’t have a dramatic light bulb moment, where should we seek inspiration? Originality/value The briefing saves busy executives and researchers hours of reading time by selecting only the very best, most pertinent information and presenting it in a condensed and easy-to-digest format.

Anti-globalization implications for NME performance

2021 ◽  
Vol ahead-of-print (ahead-of-print) ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Case Studies ◽  
Multinational Enterprises ◽  
Design Methodology ◽  
Reading Time ◽  
Business Environment ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Social Legitimacy ◽  
Nonmarket Strategies ◽  
Pertinent Information ◽  
Practical Implications

Purpose This paper aims to review the latest management developments across the globe and pinpoint practical implications from cutting-edge research and case studies. Design/methodology/approach This briefing is prepared by an independent writer who adds their own impartial comments and places the articles in context. Findings Increase in populism is fueling anti-globalization sentiments and negatively impacting on the investment, expansion and location plans of many multinational enterprises. By focusing on social legitimacy, resilience and institutional arbitrage, such organizations can develop appropriate nonmarket strategies to help alleviate risk and better adapt to the changing business environment. Originality/value The briefing saves busy executives and researchers’ hours of reading time by selecting only the very best, most pertinent information and presenting it in a condensed and easy-to-digest format.

Addressing cynicism in the organization

2017 ◽  
Vol 25 (1) ◽  
pp. 22-24
Keyword(s):  
Case Studies ◽  
Design Methodology ◽  
Reading Time ◽  
Business Environment ◽  
Cutting Edge ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Pertinent Information ◽  
Practical Implications

Purpose This paper aims to review the latest management developments across the globe and pinpoint practical implications from cutting-edge research and case studies. Design/methodology/approach This briefing is prepared by an independent writer who adds their own impartial comments and places the articles in context. Findings Increased globalization and constant advances in technology ensure that the business environment has become tougher to operate in than ever before. Firms must constantly evolve to remain competitive. If that was not enough, many have enemies within to contend with. Evidence suggests the cynicism is among the most serious of these challenges. The problem is becoming so widespread that it has been referred to as the organizational equivalent of cancer. Various definitions of cynicism have been forwarded. Practical implications The paper provides strategic insights and practical thinking that have influenced some of the world’s leading organizations. Originality/value The briefing saves busy executives and researchers hours of reading time by selecting only the very best, most pertinent information and presenting it in a condensed and easy-to-digest format.

Redefining a firm’s boundary

2017 ◽  
Vol 33 (3) ◽  
pp. 37-40
Keyword(s):  
Design Methodology ◽  
Reading Time ◽  
Business World ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Competitive Edge ◽  
Pertinent Information ◽  
Fierce Competition ◽  
Strategic Perspective ◽  
Practical Implications

Purpose This paper aims to review the latest management developments across the globe and pinpoint practical implications from cutting-edge research and case studies. Design/methodology/approach This briefing is prepared by an independent writer who adds their own impartial comments and places the articles in context. Findings Increasingly fierce competition is a defining characteristic of the present business world. Firms must therefore constantly strive to find different ways of gaining an advantage over rivals. In this respect, the role of operations is attracting greater attention. A growing number of observers are advocating that operations are considered from a strategic perspective. It is mooted that the way in which processes are conducted could enable an organization to secure a competitive edge. Two different approaches have essentially been forwarded. Practical implications The paper provides strategic insights and practical thinking that have influenced some of the world’s leading organizations. Originality/value The briefing saves busy executives and researchers hours of reading time by selecting only the very best, most pertinent information and presenting it in a condensed and easy-to-digest format.

A blueprint for international marketing

2020 ◽  
Vol 36 (4) ◽  
pp. 30-32
Keyword(s):  
Social Media ◽  
Case Studies ◽  
Mobile Phones ◽  
Design Methodology ◽  
Reading Time ◽  
International Marketing ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Look Back ◽  
Pertinent Information ◽  
Practical Implications

Purpose of this paper Reviews the latest management developments across the globe and pinpoints practical implications from cutting-edge research and case studies. Design/methodology/approach This briefing is prepared by an independent writer who adds their own impartial comments and places the articles in context. Findings As we start a new decade in 2020, it is inevitable that we look back at the last decade and forward to the next ten years to try and gain some perspective. In terms of marketing, it is one of those areas where it is difficult to imagine a period of greater change in terms of how quickly things have developed. In 2010, social media was in its infancy – Twitter had 30 million active monthly users compared to over 300 million by the end of the decade, and Instagram only appeared for the first at the end of that year. For marketing, and certain international marketing, it is as if the whole world opened up through new channels, and perhaps more importantly, those channels were free to use an audience becoming quickly addicted to their mobile phones. For many firms, it must have felt like a tap was suddenly being turned on through which their messaging could come gushing out. Practical implications Provides strategic insights and practical thinking that have influenced some of the world’s leading organizations. What is original/value of paper? The briefing saves busy executives and researchers hours of reading time by selecting only the very best, most pertinent information and presenting it in a condensed and easy-to-digest format.

Maintaining firm performance in an evolving business environment

2019 ◽  
Vol 35 (8) ◽  
pp. 14-16
Keyword(s):  
Firm Performance ◽  
Case Studies ◽  
Design Methodology ◽  
Reading Time ◽  
Strategic Change ◽  
Business Environment ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Pertinent Information ◽  
Practical Implications ◽  
Corporate Level

Purpose This paper aims to review the latest management developments across the globe and pinpoint practical implications from cutting-edge research and case studies. Design/methodology/approach This briefing is prepared by an independent writer who adds their own impartial comments and places the articles in context. Findings Considerable scope exists for corporate-level strategies to positively affect firm performance. Organizations need to ascertain whether major strategic change is needed, the appropriate nature of it and how often change should be implemented. Originality/value The briefing saves busy executives and researchers hours of reading time by selecting only the very best, most pertinent information and presenting it in a condensed and easy-to-digest format.

How harmony can aid competitiveness

2019 ◽  
Vol 35 (1) ◽  
pp. 33-35
Keyword(s):  
Case Studies ◽  
Cultural Awareness ◽  
Design Methodology ◽  
Reading Time ◽  
Business Environment ◽  
Cutting Edge ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Alternative Approach ◽  
Pertinent Information ◽  
Practical Implications

Purpose This paper aims to review the latest management developments across the globe and pinpoint practical implications from cutting-edge research and case studies. Design/methodology/approach This briefing is prepared by an independent writer who adds their own impartial comments and places the articles in context. Findings The increasingly globalized nature of the business environment demands that firms incorporate cultural awareness into their strategies. Traditional Chinese Yin-Yang harmony offers an alternative approach to identifying the strategic positions which could be the most suitable for particular organization types. Originality/value The briefing saves busy executives and researchers hours of reading time by selecting only the very best, most pertinent information and presenting it in a condensed and easy-to-digest format.

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