The mass markets of previous decades have splintered into smaller marketsegments or
niches, in which companies could be safer from cut‐throatcompetition and explore new …

The key information processing building blocks for yesterday's organizations were
typewriters, carbon paper, filing cabinets, and a government mail service. The constraints of …

Based on extensive research, this book offers an understanding of the briefing process and
its importance to the built environment. The coverage extends beyond new build covering …

Information technology (IT) applications in the hotel industry have largely been devoted to
the handling of the routine operational problems that crop up while running a hotel …

When every leading firm in an industry has access to the same information technology
resource, the management difference determines competitive advantage or disadvantage …

Researchers in the area of strategic management agree on the key role of knowledge as a
source of sustainable competitive advantage, but very few know how to manage knowledge …

Business executives used to be told that effective corporate strategy revolved around the
question ofaligning organizational capabilities with environmental conditions, or what is …

Postindustrial societies have arrived at a moment of immense democratic and
entrepreneurial opportunities that has been made possible by information technology. At the …

Interest in spirituality in business has been growing recently. This paper tries to explain such
growth of interest through the application of Maslow's hierarchy of needs to the social level …

Examines the interdependence between facility location, transportation and inventory issues
in a distribution network design problem. Management of inventories, determination of …