{"title":"Achieving competitive advantage and organisational performance through service quality initiatives in the supply chain","authors":"G. Prakash, K. Shanker","doi":"10.1109/ICMIT.2008.4654523","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/ICMIT.2008.4654523","url":null,"abstract":"Service quality initiatives in supply chain management provide uniqueness to the organizationpsilas capabilities, make them difficult to replicate, and are thus a source of competitive advantage. On the basis of exploratory interviews with scholars and practitioners in three automobile manufacturing companies in North India, we propose a conceptual model that links service quality with competitive advantage and organizational performance. Practitioners would find the model useful in understanding stakeholderspsila assessment of service quality in the supply chain, identify core competencies related to internal service quality, capabilities offered by their supply chain partners, and categorize suppliers and distributors on the basis of service levels offered by them.","PeriodicalId":332967,"journal":{"name":"2008 4th IEEE International Conference on Management of Innovation and Technology","volume":"1 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2008-10-21","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"130728185","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"The dynamics of organizational structure, strategy, and innovation — an empirical study of M&As in the Taiwanese electronics industry","authors":"Liang-Hung Lin, Chun-Hsien Wang","doi":"10.1109/ICMIT.2008.4654362","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/ICMIT.2008.4654362","url":null,"abstract":"An extensive body of research suggests that an organizationpsilas ability to achieve its goal is a function of the congruence between various components. Following the concept ldquostructure follows strategyrdquo, this study suggested that suited strategy-structure fit should enhance pos-acquisition technological performance for the high tech firms. Further, this study also wishes to examine effects of organizational structure and corporate strategy on process, product, and marketing innovation. Results reveal that organizational coordination and differentiation strategy will enhance product innovation; organizational decentralization and cost leadership strategy will enhance process innovation. For the type of M&As, related M&A firms have better innovation performance than firms undertook unrelated diversification.","PeriodicalId":332967,"journal":{"name":"2008 4th IEEE International Conference on Management of Innovation and Technology","volume":"1 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2008-10-21","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"130477800","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Knowledge spillover from universities to university science parks: evidence from Chinese park-level data","authors":"Wei Yao, Jin Chen","doi":"10.1109/ICMIT.2008.4654347","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/ICMIT.2008.4654347","url":null,"abstract":"This paper offers a quantitive estimation of the knowledge spillover effect of university on the productivity of university science park(USP) in China, using a large sample of panel data which include 39 university science parks from 2001 to 2005. It is revealed that universities benefit USPpsilas productivity as a general rule. Furthermore, we found that the spillover effect possesses a remarkably regional characteristic: rarely noticeable in central and western China, but significantly strong and positive in eastern China.","PeriodicalId":332967,"journal":{"name":"2008 4th IEEE International Conference on Management of Innovation and Technology","volume":"11 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2008-10-21","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"131718599","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Framework on corporate culture in knowledge management","authors":"L. Zhang, X. Mei, D. Wang","doi":"10.1109/ICMIT.2008.4654585","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/ICMIT.2008.4654585","url":null,"abstract":"This paper describes the conceptual model on corporate culture and knowledge management. Based on the 7-s model, this paper conceptualizes corporate culture, and conceives a model that describes the corporate cultural change process. A second model is offered for corporate cultural change in the context of knowledge management implementation where self-imposing mechanism plays a critical role. The paper finally delineates the innovation stages embedded in the second model and proposes possible measures for corporate cultural change at each stage. The results show that there is a significant correlation between corporate cultural change and knowledge management, and there are possible measures for corporate cultural change in the context of knowledge management.","PeriodicalId":332967,"journal":{"name":"2008 4th IEEE International Conference on Management of Innovation and Technology","volume":"6 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2008-10-21","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"125380794","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Predicting travel intention to take HSR among college students","authors":"Chun-Hua Hsiao, Chyan Yang","doi":"10.1109/ICMIT.2008.4654486","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/ICMIT.2008.4654486","url":null,"abstract":"To understand travelerspsila willingness to take High Speed Railroad (HSR) and its antecedents, this study added two constructs- novelty seeking and trust- to the model of theory of planned behavior (TPB). Research data was collected in a survey of 300 college students from a university in northern Taiwan. Results indicated that attitude, perceived behavioral control, and subjective norm were found to have positive effects on behavioral intention of taking HSR. Furthermore, novelty seeking and trust also have positive influences on these antecedents of taking HSR intention. Theoretical and marketing implications were derived.","PeriodicalId":332967,"journal":{"name":"2008 4th IEEE International Conference on Management of Innovation and Technology","volume":"87 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2008-10-21","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"126719454","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"The empirical research of R&D employees motivation system in hi-tech companies in China","authors":"W. Liying","doi":"10.1109/ICMIT.2008.4654375","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/ICMIT.2008.4654375","url":null,"abstract":"With the development of the knowledge economy, the effective management of R&D employees has been the core point of contemporary HRM in hi-tech company. The R&D employees who are innovative and creative are regarded as the core of human resources as well as the prime mover of new values for an enterprise. Therefore, the motivation system of them counts much to the hi-tech company R&D employees. This paper carried out survey and statistical analysis of R&D employees including the characteristics of R&D employees demands, the flow of R&D employees and the contentment degree to R&D employees present job. According to conclusions of the study, the paper put forward some management suggestions to R&D employees such as the comprehensive salary strategy, career development, corporate culture and mental bond etc. If the various motivation methods can be effectively integrated, R&D employeespsila innovation ability will be virtually stimulated.","PeriodicalId":332967,"journal":{"name":"2008 4th IEEE International Conference on Management of Innovation and Technology","volume":"46 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2008-10-21","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"126260409","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Innovation leadership in danish SMEs","authors":"M. Ailín, Peter Lindgren","doi":"10.1109/ICMIT.2008.4654344","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/ICMIT.2008.4654344","url":null,"abstract":"The survivability of small- and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) has been debated heavily for past decades. Several growth theories have been introduced in attempts to guide SMEs towards achieving their goals. Globalization has rendered these theories moot, as they lack to reflect upon todaypsilas developments in innovation. We propose SMEs to ldquoleadrdquo innovation, i.e. innovation leadership, to succeed in todaypsilas volatile business environment. Innovation leadership is a strategic way of implementing innovation that is applicable especially to SMEs. This is because SMEs are flexible, lightly-structured and thus can adapt to the requirements of the innovation leadership model. Unfortunately SMEs also lack multiple resources that are needed in order to lead innovation. This paper discusses the potential of innovation leadership in SMEs.","PeriodicalId":332967,"journal":{"name":"2008 4th IEEE International Conference on Management of Innovation and Technology","volume":"30 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2008-10-21","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"126067292","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Value-creating potentials and attendant risks for R&D portfolios","authors":"Hwey-chyi Lee, Lishu Ouyang","doi":"10.1109/ICMIT.2008.4654540","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/ICMIT.2008.4654540","url":null,"abstract":"The purpose of this study is to investigate the trade-off relationship between value creation (characterized by EVA) and attendant risks for R&D portfolios. The empirical data include 485 manufacturing and high tech Taiwanese firms during the years 2004 to 2007. Empirical results indicate that the percentage changes of EVA are sensitive to the time horizons used in amortized R&D capital and also found that the results are highly sensitive to firms with high R&D intensities.","PeriodicalId":332967,"journal":{"name":"2008 4th IEEE International Conference on Management of Innovation and Technology","volume":"302 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2008-10-21","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"126921856","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Understanding collaboration and supply chain process: A critical review","authors":"Hosam Ismail, S. Alina","doi":"10.1109/ICMIT.2008.4654510","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/ICMIT.2008.4654510","url":null,"abstract":"Previous research in supply chain management and collaboration emphasized on examining the attributes that make collaboration process successful. Others attempted to measure the collaboration process and the performance gained from such ventures. This paper managed to identify critical issues, regarding collaboration, in supply chain management. By reviewing previous researched and papers published regarding the said subject, it is discovered that most of the research discussed about conventional collaboration and there is lack of research on non-liner supply chain process. The authorpsilas intention to relate the collaboration issues within Malaysian context revealed lack of existence of reported research on the supply chain collaboration among Malaysian manufacturers. Therefore this paper attempts to identify issues related to non-linear supply chain process and collaboration activities and relate the issues into Malaysian context.","PeriodicalId":332967,"journal":{"name":"2008 4th IEEE International Conference on Management of Innovation and Technology","volume":"21 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2008-10-21","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"114179696","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Supply chain collaborative forecasting methods on the basis of factors","authors":"T. Shu, Shou Chen, Shouyang Wang, K. Lai","doi":"10.1109/ICMIT.2008.4654571","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/ICMIT.2008.4654571","url":null,"abstract":"This paper proposes the supply chain collaborative forecasting methods on the basis of factors and presents the relevant empirical studies. In the light of the past actual sales data, factors of Spring Festival transportation, shutting down for examinations and repairs and minor repairs are extracted and quantified in different hierarchies and domains. At the same time, they are reverted in the corporate sales forecasting. The empirical studies indicate that factors play an important part in supply chain sales forecasting. Their application can greatly improve the specific and general forecasting accuracy and represents the thought of collaborative forecasting. They can contribute to the supply chain implication and prominent information application; they can contribute to positively employing the potential negative constraints of supply chain enterprises; they can contribute to the management of supply chain as the information whole. All these can be considered as an extension of the economic information filter in different hierarchies and modules.","PeriodicalId":332967,"journal":{"name":"2008 4th IEEE International Conference on Management of Innovation and Technology","volume":"89 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2008-10-21","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"114216460","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}