Internationalization of professional service firms as learning – a constructivist approachEmerald - Tập 18 Số 2 - Trang 140-151 - 2007
MarkusReihlen, BirgitAlexandra Apel
PurposeInternationalization process research has conceptualized the cross‐border move of firms as a process of learning. Yet, little attempts have been made to develop a constructivist learning theory of the internationalizing firm. The aim of this paper is to apply a contemporary learning theoretical framework to analyze t...... hiện toàn bộ
Financial service industry mismanagementEmerald - - 1996
Gregory B.Vit
States that the financial services industry application of mainstream strategy literature gives ample consideration to an organization’s task and technical environment. Points out, however, that this level of analysis does not deal explicitly with the larger “institutional” context, within which an organization is embedded. Using the Canadian banking industry as an exemplar of a highly ins...... hiện toàn bộ
Risk Management in a Service BusinessEmerald - - 1991
Kenneth W.Hollman, Jack E.Forrest
Service businesses, like product manufacturers, face loss
exposures‐sets of circumstances that could give rise to losses. The
losses may never occur, but the firm must plan for the possibility that
they will. Risk management involves the treatment of loss exposures in a
cost‐effective manner to protect the firm against losses of a fortuitous
nature. The risk management process as it is app...... hiện toàn bộ
Leading the Largest Catering Firm in Holland: A Matter of CharacterEmerald - Tập 3 Số 2 - Trang 23-29 - 1992
J.G.A.Rijnierse
Explains what makes a good manager in the words of the managing
director of the largest catering firm in The Netherlands and leader in a
fast growing market. In 1991 Van Hecke served 250,000 meals a day at 750
different staff restaurants. Since catering is people′s business and
management centres on people, good leadership is essential for Van Hecke
– it implies an open mind, charisma, nat...... hiện toàn bộ
Perceived risk and the consumer buying process: internet airline reservationsEmerald - Tập 16 Số 4 - Trang 357-372 - 2005
Lawrence F.Cunningham, James H.Gerlach, Michael D.Harper, Clifford E.Young
PurposeThis research aims to investigate the premise that the use of internet airline reservation systems is perceived to be riskier than traditional airline reservation shopping.Design/methodology/approachA survey of 263 responde...... hiện toàn bộ
Service case schedulingEmerald - - 2004
Jacob V.Simons, Gregory R.Russell, Mark E.Kraus
Numerous services involve the processing of individual customer cases. These cases require a service provider to accomplish several tasks, many of which involve precedence relationships and sequence‐dependent setup times. In addition, time lags may be required between certain tasks to permit processing external to the service provider. Finally, satisfaction of customer demand is typically ...... hiện toàn bộ
A model for strategic repositioning of service processesEmerald - Tập 6 Số 4 - Trang 57-80 - 1995
MarkkuTinnilä, Ari P.J.Vepsäläinen
The restructuring of service channels, driven by deregulation,
intensifying global competition and emerging information technology, is
forcing every company to re‐evaluate the adequacy of current customer
services. Introduces a normative model, called service process analysis
(SPA), that properly differentiates the concept of service from the
specification of the delivery channel so as to ...... hiện toàn bộ
Mass customization: conceptual underpinnings, opportunities and limitsEmerald - Tập 6 Số 2 - Trang 36-45 - 1995
Christopher W.L.Hart
Traditionally, executives have assumed that trade‐offs – high
quality or low cost, efficiency or customization – are inevitable.
In defining their businesses, the choice has always been seen in terms
of mass production of inexpensive, commodity‐like products or services
(the assembly line) on the one hand, and on the other hand,
premium‐priced, individually‐tailored, highly differentiated ...... hiện toàn bộ