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Optimal timing of R&D for effective utilization of potential resources in innovation
Chihiro Watanabe, Shinji TokumasuContrary to its highest R&D intensity, Japan has dramatically decreased its productivity in the 1990s. This can be attributed to a low marginal productivity of technology. Such a…
An interpretive structural modeling of knowledge management in engineering industries
Singh, Ravi Shankar, Rakesh Narain, Ashish AgarwalIn this age of globalization, to survive, organizations need a good capacity to retain, develop, organize and utilize their knowledge assets. The knowledge of an organization…
Enhancement of the effectiveness of case studies as a research method through the selection of polar cases
Moyyaed Al‐Qurtas, Mohamed ZairiCase study is one of the main research methods used in social sciences. It is one of the qualitative research methods as its focus is on understanding in depth a relatively…
Lean approach: some insights
Ashutosh Mohan, Sunil SharmaOrganizations are realizing the fact that it takes more than quality, cost, and delivery commitments to ensure survival. Organizations are recognizing the need for extra efforts…
Culture controls within professional firms
DeviAkellaThis paper will draw upon data collected from two professional accounting firms, to examine the extent to which culture of a professional firm can be used to control employees’…
Aesthetic evolution and its infusion in consumer durable
G. Ganesh Das, Rajat K. Baisya, B. ChandraThis paper explores some aspects of aesthetics, its qualities and attributes in case of a consumer durable and the association of some attributes and quality with one another…
Investigating the influence of information technology on decision making
Anjali Awasthi, Rahul VarmanDecision‐making processes can be thought of as the brain and nervous system of an organization. In the rapidly changing world nowadays, information technology has become an…
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0972-7981Online date, start – end:
2003Copyright Holder:
Emerald Publishing LimitedOpen Access:
hybridEditors:
- Prof Ravi Shankar
- Prof Surendra Yadav