The current issue and full text archive of this journal is available at www.emeraldinsight.com/0951-3574.htm AAAJ 21,2 Strategic management accounting: how far have we come in 25 years? Kim Langfield-Smith Monash University, Melbourne, Australia Abstract Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to provide a review of the origins of strategic management accounting and to assess the extent of adoption and “success” of strategic management accounting (SMA). Design/methodology/approach – Empirical
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Given the dynamic and extremely competitive nature of the market-place, it is critical for companies to manage their sales forces proactively to maximize customer loyalty and firm value as well as minimize risk. Customer loyalty is heavily in the control of the salesperson. Some salespersons might take customers with them when leaving the company. This happend in 2012 to well known Norwegian services company ISS Renhold AS.
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the processes necessary to organize, motivate, and lead people engaged in collective activities. The emphasis will be on the development of concepts and strategies that may help you to be an effective manager. To accomplish these ends, readings, cases, and videos will be used to introduce you to frameworks from the social sciences that are useful for understanding organizational
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int. j. prod. res., 2004, vol. 42, no. 1, 131–163 Understanding supply chain management: critical research and a theoretical framework I. J. CHENy* and A. PAULRAJy Increasing global cooperation, vertical disintegration and a focus on core activities have led to the notion that firms are links in a networked supply chain. This strategic viewpoint has created the challenge of coordinating effectively the entire supply chain, from upstream to downstream activities. While supply chains have existed
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Make Money Case Study: Build to Order Manufacturing of Electrical Equipment and Appliances ACTA WASAENSIA NO 257 ________________________________ INDUSTRIAL MANAGEMENT 25 UNIVERSITAS WASAENSIS 2012 Reviewers Professor Olli-Pekka Hilmola Lappeenranta University of Technology Department of Industrial Management Prikaatintie 9 FI–45100 Kouvola Finland Doctor Yongjiang Shi University of Cambridge Centre for International Manufacturing Institute for Manufacturing 17 Charles
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Oluwapelumi Olajide, Farah Zaidi and Prabhavathi Batchalakuri) University: Devry University Keller Management School. TABLE OF CONTENT 1.0 Executive Summary 3 2.0 Situation Analysis 4 2.1 Market Summary 5 2.2 SWOT Analysis 6 2.3 Competition 7 2.4 Product (Service) Offering 9 2.5 Keys to success 11 2.6 Critical Issue 12 3.0 Marketing Strategy 13 3.1 Mission Statement 15 3.2 Marketing Objectives 15 3.3 Financial Objectives 16 3.4 Target
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Graduate School of Management and Industrial Engineering, IMIE No.93, Licentiate Thesis Linköping Studies in Science and Technology Thesis No. 1180, LiU-TEK-LIC 2005:35 Logistics Collaboration in Supply Chains – A Survey of Swedish Manufacturing Companies Erik Sandberg Logistics Management Department of Management and Economics Linköpings universitet, SE-581 83 Linköping © Erik Sandberg, 2005 LiU-Tek-Lic-2005:35, Thesis No. 1180 ISBN: 91-85299-80-4 ISSN: 0280-7971 ISSN: 1402-0793
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