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Modeling of product sales promotion and price discounting strategy using fuzzy logic in a retail organization
Anup Kumar, Amit Adlakha, Kampan MukherjeeThe purpose of this paper is to capture the dynamic variations in sales of a product based upon the dynamic estimation of the time series data and propose a model that imitates…
Organizational learning and innovation as sources of strategic fit
Ignacio Tamayo-Torres, Leopoldo J. Gutiérrez-Gutiérrez, Francisco Javier Llorens-Montes, Francisco J. Martínez-LópezThe purpose of this paper is to analyze the roles played by organizational learning (OL) and innovation in organizations immersed in the processes of adaptation and strategic fit…
How organisations leverage Big Data: a maturity model
Marco Comuzzi, Anit PatelWhile it is commonly recognised that Big Data have an immense potential to generate value for business organisations, appropriating value from Big Data and, in particular, Big…
Supplying networks in the healthcare sector: A new outsourcing model for materials management
Chiara Paltriccia, Lorenzo TiacciThe purpose of this paper is to present a new outsourcing model for materials management related to the operating theatre of hospitals. Two distinguishing features characterize…
The impact of external involvement on new product market performance: An analysis of mediation and moderation
Huiying Zhang, Fan YangThe purpose of this paper is to bridge the gap in understanding the effects of external involvement on new product market performance. Particularly, the authors investigate the…
Relating open innovation, innovation and management systems integration
Alfonso Hernandez-Vivanco, Merce Bernardo, Claudio Cruz-CázaresThe purpose of this paper is to analyze the impact of the level of integration of management systems (IMS) over product and process innovation capabilities (IC), by considering…
Predicting instructional effectiveness of cloud-based virtual learning environment
Teck-Soon Hew, Sharifah Latifah Syed Abdul KadirCloud computing technology is advancing and expanding at an explosive rate. These advancements have further extended the capabilities of the virtual learning environment (VLE) to…
RFID impacts on barriers affecting lean manufacturing
Muhammad Zeeshan Rafique, Mohd Nizam Ab Rahman, Nizaroyani Saibani, Norhana Arsad, Waqar SaadatLean manufacturing is one of the leading paradigms for fast and proficient manufacturing but its proper implementation is a foremost task due to certain barriers affecting lean…
Interactive effects of external knowledge sources and internal resources on the innovation capability of Chinese manufacturers
Zhiqiang Wang, Qiang Wang, Xiande Zhao, Marjorie A. Lyles, Guilong ZhuChinese firms were operating within a closed economic environment before the “opening up” in the late 1970s, but it has only been in the late 1990s that China has recognized the…
Technological, Organisational, and Environmental drivers for enterprise systems upgrade
Gerald Feldman, Hanifa Shah, Craig Chapman, Ardavan AminiEnterprise systems (ES) upgrade is a complex phenomenon, yet it is possible to reduce the complexity through understanding of the upgrade drivers. The purpose of this paper is to…
Effects of outsourced service providers’ experiences on perceived service quality: A signaling theory framework
Chien-Ta Ho, Chung-Lun WeiThe purpose of this paper is to propose a framework to examine experiences of an information technology/information systems (IS) outsourcing service supplier as a signal of…
A hybrid data analytic approach to predict college graduation status and its determinative factors
Asil OztekinThe prediction of graduation rates of college students has become increasingly important to colleges and universities across the USA and the world. Graduation rates, also referred…
Customer involvement and new product performance: The jointly moderating effects of technological and market newness
Taiwen Feng, Di Cai, Zhenglin Zhang, Bing LiuThe purpose of this paper is to examine the joint influence of technological newness (TN) and market newness (MN) on the relationship between customer involvement (CI) and new…
Optimizing preventive maintenance: a deteriorating system with buffers
Binghai Zhou, Zilong LiuMaking decisions on preventive maintenance (PM) policy and buffer sizing, as is often studied, may not result in overall optimization. The purpose of this paper is to propose a…
Management of linked knowledge in industrial maintenance
Petros Pistofidis, Christos Emmanouilidis, Aggelos Papadopoulos, Pantelis N. BotsarisField expertise in industry is often poorly recorded and unexploited. The purpose of this paper is to introduce a methodology and tool that incorporates a knowledge validation…
Repurchase intention in the Chinese e-marketplace: Roles of interactivity, trust and perceived effectiveness of e-commerce institutional mechanisms
Haijun Bao, Boying Li, Jiaying Shen, Fangfang HouRetaining customers is very important for the survival of e-commerce sellers. The purpose of this paper is to investigate the roles of computer-mediated communication (CMC) tools…
Managing big data in coal-fired power plants: a business intelligence framework
Jongsawas ChongwatpolMany power producers are looking for ways to develop smarter energy capabilities to tackle challenges in the sophisticated, non-linear dynamic processes due to the complicated…
Understanding the determinants of funders’ investment intentions on crowdfunding platforms: A trust-based perspective
Minghui Kang, Yiwen Gao, Tao Wang, Haichao ZhengThe purpose of this paper is to identify funders’ motivations for investing in crowdfunding. It applies trust theory to propose a research model including three subject measures …
Social media based value creation and business models
Sanna Ketonen-Oksi, Jari J. Jussila, Hannu KärkkäinenThe purpose of this paper is to create an organized picture of the current understanding of social media-based value creation and business models.
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