scholarly journals The Factors Affecting Overall Performance in Japanese Firms: An Analysis among Environment, Strategy, Structure and Performance

2010 ◽  
Vol 11 (2) ◽  
pp. 55-75
Author(s):  
In Woo Jun
Keyword(s):  
Organizational Structure ◽  
Competitive Strategy ◽  
Business Environment ◽  
Competitive Strategies ◽  
Factors Affecting ◽  
Overall Performance ◽  
And Performance ◽  
Generic Strategies ◽  
Essential Prerequisite ◽  
Original Approach

This Study examined factors affecting overall performance in Japanese trading conglomerates by analysing the relationships among business environment, competitive strategy. organizational structure, and performance. As in the previous literature. this research also found that a form’s performance is not determined by a single factor, bur can be achieved through a combination of all elements such as strategy and organizational structure. However, contrary to our general understanding, one notable finding is that the environmental variables are not deemed as main obstacles for Japanese trading firms that hinder their overall performance. Although in the past, environmental uncertainty and complexity were regarded as a barrier char had to be overcome, they seem to be considered an essential prerequisite for Japanese trading conglomerates to attain their goals at present. This study also investigated the competitive strategy which Japanese trading firms are pursuing at this moment. Against Porter’s original approach, they can in some cases adopt more than one strategy at a rime from the generic strategies. This implies that Japanese trading firms may not create and sustain competitive advantage with a single specific strategy in today’s highly competitive business environment. For this reason, they mix two or more competitive strategies at once in order to respond against a highly competitive business environment.

Behavior and Performance of Refrigerant Mixture HFC125/HC290 in Heat Pumps

2013 ◽  
Author(s):  
Xiaowei Fan ◽  
Fang Wang ◽  
Huifan Zheng ◽  
Xianping Zhang ◽  
Di Xu
Keyword(s):  
Energy Consumption ◽  
Heat Pumps ◽  
Operating Conditions ◽  
Environment Friendly ◽  
Factors Affecting ◽  
Refrigerant Mixture ◽  
Important Direction ◽  
Overall Performance ◽  
And Performance ◽  
Binary Refrigerant

The refrigerant mixtures provide an important direction in selecting new environment-friendly alternative to match the desirable properties with the existing halogenated refrigerants or future use in the new devices, in which, HFCs refrigerants with zero ODP combined with HCs refrigerants with zero ODP and lower GWP are of important value in the fields of application. In the present work, research on HFC125/HC290 (25/75 by mass) binary refrigerant mixture used in heat pumps was carried out, and parameters, factors affecting the performance were investigated, and compared with that of HCFC22 under the same operating conditions. It has been found that the new mixture can improve the actual COP by 2 to 13% and hence it can reduce the energy consumption by 20 to 31.5%. The overall performance has proved that the new refrigerant mixture could be a promising substitute for HCFC22.

scholarly journals The Concept and Importance of Alternative Strategy as Parallel Strategy to be followed in Organizational Decisions to Ensure Success

2018 ◽  
pp. 1-15 ◽  
Author(s):  
P. S. Aithal ◽  
Architha Aithal
Keyword(s):  
Business Processes ◽  
Business Environment ◽  
Alternative Strategy ◽  
Competitive Strategies ◽  
Business Decisions ◽  
Strategy Model ◽  
New Strategy ◽  
Lateral Thinking ◽  
Generic Strategies ◽  
Current Business

Organizations and individuals usually have well defined objectives at any given point of time and invest their resources systematically to fullfill the objectives by setting their goal and formulating and following a strategy to chase their goal. Various strategies are used to chase the goal in both organizational and individual cases include competitive strategies or red ocean strategies, monopoly or blue ocean strategies, sustainability or green ocean strategies, survival or black ocean strategies, and mixed or white ocean strategies. The complexities of business decisions after globalization of business and technification of business processes, winning or sustaining or even surviving in current business is considered as an intensive challenge for organizations and also to individuals. In such environment called the turbulent business or social environment for organizations and individuals respectively, a new strategy for survival called “Alternative Strategy” is proposed in this paper and the concept of the strategy, its importance in the current business environment for organizational decisions are discussed. The paper also looks into the understanding of the Generic strategies, their applicability and constraints while identifying the importance of alternative strategy. Eight postulates are developed to support the concept of alternative strategy, and an alternative strategy model is suggested using lateral thinking techniques. The model consists of evaluating and comparing the alternative strategy with primal strategy using ABCD analysis framework. Such model of alternative strategy can be used at operational level, tactical level, and strategic level of any organization to realize its objectives.

scholarly journals Improving Employee Performance in Industrial Parks: An Empirical Case of Garment Enterprises in Binh Duong Province, Vietnam

2019 ◽  
Vol 10 (1) ◽  
pp. 44-58
Author(s):  
Thanh-Lam Nguyen ◽  
Pham Xuan Giang
Keyword(s):  
Employee Performance ◽  
Key Factors ◽  
Factors Affecting ◽  
Overtime Work ◽  
Industrial Parks ◽  
Overall Performance ◽  
Job Promotion ◽  
And Performance ◽  
Fierce Competition ◽  
Reward And Recognition

In responding to the current international integration and fierce competition on marketplace, over the last few decades, most businesses have tried to continuously improve their performance for better competitiveness. One of the preferred approaches is to enhance their employee performance; thus, fully capturing its determinants is critical. Thus, this study aimed at identifying key factors affecting employee performance so that businesses can create proper policies and actions to improve their overall performance. Specifically, as a common phenomenon, most employees working in industrial parks not only live far away from their workplaces as well as work a lot of overtime. These issues were carefully considered in this study to investigate their impacts on the employee satisfaction and performance. In the empirical case of garment enterprises in Binh Duong industrial parks, it was found that job satisfaction and employee performance are positively affected by eight factors: (1) reward and recognition; (2) development and training; (3) job promotion; (4) income; (5) work environment; (6) relationship with superiors; (7) relationship with colleagues; and (8) work procedure and role. In addition, it was found to be negatively affected by the house–work distance and overtime work, which are two new factors proposed in this study.

Measures of learning in the workplace

2019 ◽  
Vol 27 (4) ◽  
pp. 15-18
Keyword(s):  
Workplace Learning ◽  
Business Environment ◽  
Learning Opportunities ◽  
Diverse Range ◽  
Empirical Measures ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Factors Affecting ◽  
Pertinent Information ◽  
And Performance ◽  
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 This briefing is prepared by an independent writer who adds their own impartial comments and places the articles in context. Findings Workplace learning is important for both individuals and organizations for sustainable development in a fast-paced and changing competitive business environment. This article looks at 9 empirical measures of workplace learning, looking at individual and contextual factors affecting learning, activities for learning, and the outcomes of learning. The review provides Human Resource departments guidance on supporting a diverse range of job-related learning opportunities to increase employee and organizational knowledge and performance. Originality 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.

scholarly journals Environmental Factors and Performance of Commercial Banks in Kenya

2019 ◽  
Vol 3 (VI) ◽  
pp. 149-175
Author(s):  
Grace Wambui Thumbi ◽  
Mary Ragui
Keyword(s):  
Environmental Factors ◽  
Organizational Structure ◽  
Significant Influence ◽  
Commercial Banks ◽  
Business Environment ◽  
Management Team ◽  
Government Policies ◽  
Organizational Resources ◽  
Marketing Managers ◽  
And Performance

The performance of commercial banks in Kenya determines the financial position of the nation. This performance, over the past period, has not been inspiring and various reforms have been put in place in to increase it. Yet, performance of commercial banks on average has been erratic. The business environment in which the commercial banks function is turbulent, and it is through understanding the environmental forces, that they can improve their performance. The study’s general objective involved finding out the impact of environment factors on Commercial bank’s Performance. Specifically, the study focused on the following objectives; to find out the influence of the organizational resources on the performance of the commercial banks in Kenya; to determine how organizational structure influences the performance of commercial banks in Kenya; to establish the influence of competition on the performance of the commercial banks in Kenya; and to establish the moderating effect of government policies on the influence of environmental factors on performance of commercial banks in Kenya. The contingency theory, resource based view and the theory of competitive advantage informed this study. The research employed a descriptive research design. The population of this study comprised of the 43 commercial banks operating in Kenya. The study targeted the head office of each of the commercial banks and the respondents were the marketing managers. A pilot study was conducted using customer experience executives of four commercial banks. The study conducted a census of the 43 head marketing managers of the financial Institutions in Kenya. The study used structured questionnaires to collect data. The study used face, content and construct validity and reliability was measured using the Cronbach’s Alpha coefficient. Analyzing of data was done through descriptive and inferential statistics using the SPSS software. The findings were presented using charts, tables, and graphs. The study concludes that organizational resources had significant influence on performance with and without government policies.  Organizational structure had a great impact on commercial banks performance.  Competition had significant influence on performance of commercial banks with or without the moderating influence of government policies.  The government policy had significant moderating influence in the relationship between environmental factors and performance of commercial banks.  The research recommends that the top management team of all commercial banks operating in Kenya should improve on their organizational resources by ensuring adequate number of employees is in place in various departments and functions. The management of all firms in the financial sector in Kenya should improve on their structures by engaging subordinate staff in decision making on daily operations of the firm. The management team of all commercial banks should come up with better strategies of remaining competitive in the industry in view of other industry participants with similar product offering like other banks, microfinance institutions and SACCOs. The Central Bank of Kenya should increase its supervisory and monitoring role among commercial banks to positively influence their performance. There is need for strong market intelligence to collect information on products and services of competitors for constant improvement and thus performance among commercial banks.

Determinants of construction organisational performance

2017 ◽  
Vol 22 (1) ◽  
pp. 37-61 ◽  
Author(s):  
Luqman Oyekunle Oyewobi ◽  
Abimbola Olukemi Windapo ◽  
James Olabode Bamidele Rotimi
Keyword(s):  
South Africa ◽  
Management Practice ◽  
Business Environment ◽  
Current Debate ◽  
Organisational Performance ◽  
Competitive Strategies ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Path Analytic ◽  
And Performance ◽  
The Relationship

Purpose Literature suggests that there are sets of common variables that are capable of explaining organisational performance differentials. These variables are used to examine performance variance and its contribution to organisation profitability. Therefore, the purpose of this paper is to examine the determinants of large construction organisations’ performance in South Africa using a partial least squares path analytic method. Design/methodology/approach This study examines the interrelationship between a number of constructs, namely, organisational characteristics, resources/capabilities, competitive strategies, business environment and performance, using a questionnaire survey to obtain data from 72 large construction organisations in South Africa. Using a path analytic approach, the paper examines the relationship between the constructs discussed in the study. Findings The findings from the analysis of the data show that organisational characteristics do indeed influence the performance of organisations, and that the business environment is capable of moderating the relationship between competitive strategies and performance. The results, however, indicate that organisations that combine sustained organisational characteristics and strategy tend to experience high performance over those that do not. Originality/value The study findings have implications for management practice, as it could help managers of construction organisations to acknowledge the influence of organisational characteristics, unique resources/capabilities, competitive strategies and business environment as sources of competitive advantage. The study contributes to the current debate on the causes of performance differentials among large construction organisations.

scholarly journals THE EFFECT OF COMPETITIVE STRATEGIES ON THE PERFORMANCE OF CONSTRUCTION ORGANIZATIONS IN INDONESIA

SINERGI ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 23 (3) ◽  
pp. 213
Author(s):  
Muji Indarwanto ◽  
Sarjono Puro ◽  
Edison H. Manurung
Keyword(s):  
Organizational Performance ◽  
Competitive Strategy ◽  
Quantitative Research ◽  
Partial Least Square ◽  
Least Square ◽  
Superior Performance ◽  
Research Approach ◽  
Competitive Strategies ◽  
Construction Organizations ◽  
And Performance

This study was aimed at examining the effect of competitive strategies and performance of construction organizations in the large construction industry in Indonesia. This study adopted a quantitative research approach using a questionnaire survey to obtain data from 260 senior managers and CEOs of enormous construction organizations in Indonesia. Using Partial Least Square (PLS), we examined the relations between the constructs discussed in the study. We found out that competitive strategies affected the performance of construction organizations; competitive strategies positively impacted on the organizational performance. These findings showed that we needed to harmonize a competitive strategy as a prerequisite to achieving superior performance. We believed that this study positively contributed to the role of competitive strategy and the performance of large construction organizations in Indonesia and ongoing discussions on issues arising in construction management in development.

scholarly journals Level of importance attached to competitive intelligence at a mass import retail organization

2007 ◽  
Vol 9 (4) ◽  
Author(s):  
M. Begg ◽  
A.S.A. Du Toit
Keyword(s):  
South Africa ◽  
Organizational Structure ◽  
Competitive Strategy ◽  
Business Environment ◽  
Current Situation ◽  
Competitive Intelligence ◽  
Competitive Situation ◽  
High Level ◽  
Level Of Importance

The purpose of this research was to establish the level of importance attached to competitive intelligence (CI) at a mass import retail organization in South Africa. The rationale of CI is to alert an organization about the current situation as it relates to its business environment and competitors, and how these aspects affect the competitive situation. In this article, the value and significance that CI presents to organizations upon implementation are discussed by focusing upon the need for a competitive strategy, the significance of institutionalizing CI, various organizational structure options and the establishment of a CI culture. A survey was conducted at a mass import retail organization to determine the level of importance attached to CI. A total of 107 employees were randomly selected to participate in the completion of a questionnaire. Based on the results, it was found that this organization practised CI, albeit in an informal manner, and it was concluded that there was a relatively high level of importance attached to CI within this organization. However, areas for improvement were identified and a recommendation was made of implementing a formal CI function within the organization.

scholarly journals Performance, resources and capabilities of construction organisations: The mediating role of competitive strategies

2019 ◽  
Vol 9 (1) ◽  
pp. 35-59
Author(s):  
Luqman Oyewobi ◽  
◽  
Abimbola Windapo ◽  
Richard Jimoh ◽  
James Rotimi ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Competitive Strategy ◽  
Positive Impact ◽  
Performance Excellence ◽  
Competitive Strategies ◽  
Differentiation Strategy ◽  
Mediating Role ◽  
Leadership Strategy ◽  
Resources And Capabilities ◽  
And Performance

This study examines the relationships between competitive strategies, resources/capabilities and organisational performance in construction organisations. The main objective is to establish the mediating role of competitive strategies on the strength of relationship between resources, capabilities and performance of large construction business organisations in South Africa. A survey instrument was administered to Grades 7, 8 and 9 construction organisations listed in the Construction Industry Development Board (cidb) database. 72 usable questionnaires were analysed using descriptive statistics and correlations. The results show that organisational resources and capabilities do not exert a direct impact on performance of construction organisations, but technological resources showed significant relationship, when mediated by competitive strategy. This implies that performance of large construction organisations is contingent upon their competitive strategies and organisational capabilities, for them to achieve performance excellence. Furthermore, differentiation strategy influences an organisations’ financial performance negatively whereas cost-leadership strategy has a positive impact. It provides empirical evidence on the relationship between competitive strategy and organisational resources/capabilities in a new setting.

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