In the emerging new collaborative economic order, innovation is achieved by an integrated process of collaboration between policymakers, business and society. Often, the focus for this collaboration i
"Performance measurement in maintenance is a key ingredient when an organization is seeking excellence in their maintenance practices. Unquestionably a maintenance scorecard (MSC) consistent with co
UX Style Frameworks is a practical guide for the hands-on creation of a Style Framework. This new and collaborative documentation format combines different departments’ standards and style guides into
Today, textile artists want to stitch together a community as well as a project. Cas Holmes and Anne Kelly, who formed their own productive partnership, explain the art of creative collaboration, in s
Swarm Creativity introduces a powerful new concept-Collaborative Innovation Networks, or COINs. Its aim is to make the concept of COINs as ubiquitous among business managers as any methodology to enh
Presenting 17 tools developed through rigorous design science research, this book bridges the relevance gap within network management. In so doing, it proposes a novel system-framework and establishes
There are few industries, if any untouched by global competitive forces. Firms and countries long accustomed to dominance in their respective international markets must now reckon with aggressive and
Offers an integrated overview of just how an organization must be designed to realize the full potential of high-involvement management. Details the types of management and reward systems, leadership
Co-creation has become a buzzword in many social science disciplines, in business and in tourism studies. Given the prominence of co-creation, surprisingly little discussion has evolved around its imp
Race and Pedagogy identifies persistent, institutional racism as the cause of the lower rates of high school graduation among African Americans, Hispanics, and Native Americans in the United States. A
Ruddy (Hunterdon Family Practice Residency, New Jersey), Borreson (family medicine, Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, New Brunswich, New Jersey), and Gunn (New Hampshire/Dartmouth Family Practice Re
Eighteen essays discuss the role of sustainable community programs in facilitating citizen participation and creating collaborative relationships between citizens and governments. The role of citizens
A manual by and for manufacturing and retail executives, this book describes the advantages of Collaborative Planning, Forecasting, and Replenishment (CPFR), outlining the demands of a successful CPFR
For supply managers, executive leaders, and non-supply leaders at firms of all sizes, Trent (supply chain management, Lehigh U.) explains how to create a supply management organization that delivers r
In Raising Human Beings, the renowned child psychologist and New York Times bestselling author ofLost at School and The Explosive Child explains how to cultivate a better parent-child relationship whi
"This book cultivates knowledge on topics pertaining to the improvement of communication and collaboration in online learning communities, advancing the current scope of research in this field"--
Praise for Leading Across Boundaries "Leading Across Boundaries is a terrific resource for nonprofit leaders. It is filled with great stories of collaboration, and also with the how-to's to make them
Exploring the theoretical concept of collaborative dynamic capabilities, this book illustrates how service innovation can be achieved in an era of technological convergence. Focusing on e-healthcare s
For academics, teachers, researchers, and professionals in e-learning and education, Pattinson and Low (marketing, U. of Western Sydney, Australia) compile 15 chapters by researchers in marketing, com
This book develops a unified framework to explain the phenomena of competitive advantage and firm value creation in dynamic environments. Through a new strategic value creation theory, it explores how
This book analyses the determining factors behind productivity and innovation amongst Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) in Singapore, and within the context of South East Asia, in order to offer rec
Patents and Strategic Inventing?spells out exactly what a typical corporate inventor needs to know about patents and patent strategy, as well as how these topics can be used to guide the creation of n
Why should I do business with you… and not your competitor?Whether you?are a retailer, manufacturer, distributor, or service provider – if you cannot answer this question, you are surely losing custom
Every company needs a unique and insightful corporate theory to sustain value-creating growth. Such a theory, if done right, should help guide decisions about what assets and activities to pursue, wha
The old saying does often seem to hold true: the rich get richer while the poor get poorer, creating a widening gap between those who have more and those who have less. The sociologist Robert K. Merto
