Industrial Management & Data Systems: Volume 110 Issue 7

Proactive orientation and its influence for technology acquisition

Carmen Haro‐Domínguez, Teresa Ortega‐Egea, Ignacio Tamayo‐Torres

The purpose of this paper is to analyse the influence of the manager's strategic orientation concerning technology acquisition and its repercussions for the firm's performance.

A Scorecard‐Markov model for new product screening decisions

S.L. Chan, W.H. Ip

The paper aims to propose a novel strategic approach, named a Scorecard‐Markov model, combining an evaluation scorecard and a hidden Markov model (HMM) for new product idea…

Relationship between information systems sophistication and performance measurement

Noor Akma Mohd Salleh, Ruzita Jusoh, Che Ruhana Isa

Studies in performance measurement systems (PMS) seem to receive little attention in the information system (IS) literature. The purpose of this paper, therefore, is to contribute…

A counterfeit network analyzer based on RFID and EPC

S.K. Kwok, S.L. Ting, Albert H.C. Tsang, C.F. Cheung

The purpose of this paper is to focus on the design of a counterfeit network analyzer (CNA) for aggregating all the problematic product flows in order to discover any counterfeit…

Bringing cyber loafers back on the right track

Pablo Zoghbi‐Manrique‐de‐Lara, Arístides Olivares‐Mesa

Despite the use in companies of policy and control mechanisms to tackle cyberloafing, these practices are still popular among employees. The purpose of this paper is to suggest…

The factors influencing employees' attitudes in high‐tech environment

Tsung‐Hsien Kuo, Li‐An Ho, Ya‐Jung Wu, Chien‐Ting Lin

The purpose of this paper is to look at factors which result in improved attitudinal outcome (AO) through the proposal and empirical validation of a theoretical model. The model…

Strategy development by small scale industries in India

Rajesh K. Singh, Suresh K. Garg, S.G. Deshmukh

In the present scenario of e‐globalization, small scale industries (SSIs) are considered engine for economic growth all over the world. After markets globalization, SSIs are…

Intangible asset management framework: an empirical evidence

Chaichan Chareonsuk, Chuvej Chansa‐ngavej

The purpose of this paper is to explore the interrelationships of intangible assets to business performance. The paper reports an empirical evidence for the impact of three…