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Publication date: 16 August 2014

Adaptation in Business Contexts: Working Triadic Relationships

Anne-Maria Holma

This study provides a comprehensive framework of adaptation in triadic business relationship settings in the service sector. The framework is based on the industrial…

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This study provides a comprehensive framework of adaptation in triadic business relationship settings in the service sector. The framework is based on the industrial network approach (see, e.g., Axelsson & Easton, 1992; Håkansson & Snehota, 1995a). The study describes how adaptations initiate, how they progress, and what the outcomes of these adaptations are. Furthermore, the framework takes into account how adaptations spread in triadic relationship settings. The empirical context is corporate travel management, which is a chain of activities where an industrial enterprise, and its preferred travel agency and service supplier partners combine their resources. The scientific philosophy, on which the knowledge creation is based, is realist ontology. Epistemologically, the study relies on constructionist processes and interpretation. Case studies with in-depth interviews are the main source of data.

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Deep Knowledge of B2B Relationships within and Across Borders
Type: Book
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1108/S1069-0964(2013)0000020007
ISBN: 978-1-78190-858-7

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  • Adaptation
  • triadic business relationship settings
  • business services
  • corporate travel

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Publication date: 21 March 2008

Life cycle costing: a review of published case studies

Eric Korpi and Timo Ala‐Risku

Despite existing life cycle costing (LCC) method descriptions and practicable suggestions for conducting LCC analyses, no systematic analyses on actual implementations of…

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Purpose

Despite existing life cycle costing (LCC) method descriptions and practicable suggestions for conducting LCC analyses, no systematic analyses on actual implementations of LCC methods exist. This paper aims to review reports on LCC applications to provide an overview of LCC uses and implementation feasibility.

Design/methodology/approach

A review of LCC cases reported in academic and practitioner literature. Case reports were compared against one another and against the defining articles in the field.

Findings

Most of the reported LCC applications were far from ideal. Compared to the methods suggested in the literature many of the case study applications: covered fewer parts of the whole life cycle, estimated the costs on a lower level of detail, used cost estimation methods based on expert opinion rather than statistical methods, and were content with deterministic estimates of life cycle costs instead of using sensitivity analyses.

Research limitations/implications

This review is limited to reported LCC applications only. Further research is encouraged in the form of a field‐based multiple‐case study to reveal context‐specific dimensions of LCC analysis and implementation challenges in more detail.

Practical implications

This review highlights the difficulty of conducting a reliable LCC analysis, and points out typical problems that should be carefully considered before drawing conclusions from the LCC analysis.

Originality/value

First systematic analysis of LCC applications that gives directions for further research on the LCC concept.

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Managerial Auditing Journal, vol. 23 no. 3
Type: Research Article
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1108/02686900810857703
ISSN: 0268-6902

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  • Life cycle costs
  • Product life cycle
  • Case studies

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Publication date: 23 January 2007

Identification of ambiguity in the case study research typology: what is a unit of analysis?

Niels N. Grünbaum

At the moment central concepts relating to the case study strategy are insufficiently understood. This is unfortunate in that the truth value of results inferred from case…

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At the moment central concepts relating to the case study strategy are insufficiently understood. This is unfortunate in that the truth value of results inferred from case studies may be questioned. Given the fact that case studies are widely employed in many fields the identified ambiguities represent an imperative dilemma of great consequences to the research community in general. Hence, the objectives are to identify ambiguities, explore further consequences of ambiguities and to propose a rival understanding that will remedy the present inconsistencies.

Design/methodology/approach

An analysis of literature was undertaken. Based on a critical assessment of existing theoretical concepts, modifications and novel conceptual ideas are proposed. The proposed framework is, moreover, thoroughly exemplified by a business‐to‐business research example, thereby enhancing applicability when future case studies are undertaken.

Findings

The outcome was a string of generic case study characteristics, an elaboration of ambiguity and consequences of the identified ambiguity, a modification of Yins' case study design typology, and finally an integrative theoretical framework that illustrates an alternative conception of the unit of analysis and the case. Accepting the criticisms and ideas presented makes it easier to identify and demarcate units of analysis that are comparable with the original analyzed unit of analysis. This will enhance the probability of authenticity and fittingness of inferred case results.

Originality/value

The contributions of this paper will facilitate a higher level of awareness about the assumptions of the paradigmatic posture researchers hold. This will cause researchers to craft more logical coherent designs and conduct better case studies across fields of theories. Moreover, they will to a higher extent be able to understand rival points of view, enabling them to construct more nuanced and astute discussions and novel insights.

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Qualitative Market Research: An International Journal, vol. 10 no. 1
Type: Research Article
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1108/13522750710720413
ISSN: 1352-2752

Keywords

  • Quality management
  • Research methods
  • Case studies
  • Transfer processes

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Publication date: 1 September 2001

Qualitative case study research. The case of a PhD research project on organising and managing new product development systems

Petra C. de Weerd‐Nederhof

Discusses methodological aspects of case study research and qualitative data collection and analysis. Discusses the choice of a research strategy and data collection and…

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Discusses methodological aspects of case study research and qualitative data collection and analysis. Discusses the choice of a research strategy and data collection and analysis methods according to theory as well as the arguments which lead to qualitative case research. Suggests steps in research processes according to different authors and considers in more detail the theory and practice of each of these steps (case study design; preparing for data collection; conducting case studies; analysing data; and reporting). Concludes that carrying out qualitative case study research, in the author’s experience, is first and foremost a matter of learning by doing.

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Management Decision, vol. 39 no. 7
Type: Research Article
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1108/EUM0000000005805
ISSN: 0025-1747

Keywords

  • Research
  • Case studies
  • Data collection
  • New product development

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Book part
Publication date: 24 May 2007

Managing Conflict in Economic Convergence of Regions in Greater Europe

Frederic Carluer

“It should also be noted that the objective of convergence and equal distribution, including across under-performing areas, can hinder efforts to generate growth…

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“It should also be noted that the objective of convergence and equal distribution, including across under-performing areas, can hinder efforts to generate growth. Contrariwise, the objective of competitiveness can exacerbate regional and social inequalities, by targeting efforts on zones of excellence where projects achieve greater returns (dynamic major cities, higher levels of general education, the most advanced projects, infrastructures with the heaviest traffic, and so on). If cohesion policy and the Lisbon Strategy come into conflict, it must be borne in mind that the former, for the moment, is founded on a rather more solid legal foundation than the latter” European Commission (2005, p. 9)Adaptation of Cohesion Policy to the Enlarged Europe and the Lisbon and Gothenburg Objectives.

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Managing Conflict in Economic Convergence of Regions in Greater Europe
Type: Book
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/S1572-8323(06)03001-3
ISBN: 978-1-84950-451-5

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Publication date: 1 August 2012

MultiTheoretical Analysis in Organizational and Strategic Configurational Changes: Using Mixed Methods with Multilevel Rules for Innovation

Eugenio Avila Pedrozo, Marcelo Fernandes Pacheco Dias and Mônica C.S. de Abreu

Purpose – Agribusiness is crucial for the Brazilian trade balance surplus. Innovation, not only that focused on technology or productivity, is a basic condition for its…

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Purpose – Agribusiness is crucial for the Brazilian trade balance surplus. Innovation, not only that focused on technology or productivity, is a basic condition for its development. The context of the agribusiness activities in a developing country is dynamic and requires a multilevel and multifaceted view. This suggests that these features need to be incorporated both in the theories and methods. Therefore, we propose a method, from within the perspective of Configurations Theory, of capturing this dynamic multidimensionality. The method was applied in the context of the rice-farming business in Southern Brazil.

Methodology/approach – The proposed method, which we refer to as a Case Study Method with Multiple Units of Analysis and Mixed Methods, was applied in a research organization in an attempt to identify the evolution of innovation while considering a theoretical perspective based on multilevel rules.

Findings – Six different configurations in the temporal organization of research were identified. These six configurations describe the evolution of four emphases given to innovation, the drivers associated with the evolution of these emphases, and the changes that have occurred over time.

Social implications – The results may provide support for new public policies for rice farming and lead to improvements in the organization's strategies for innovation.

Originality/value of chapter – The combination of methods used (Case Study, Qualitative Comparative Analysis, Social Network Analysis, Path Dependence, and Patterns of Decision Making) to study configurations, together with the dynamic approach to innovation based on multilevel rule, is unique.

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West Meets East: Toward Methodological Exchange
Type: Book
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1108/S1479-8387(2012)0000007013
ISBN: 978-1-78190-026-0

Keywords

  • Configurational theory
  • organizational and strategic configuration
  • study case method
  • innovation rules
  • mixed methods
  • emerging countries

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Publication date: 1 August 2002

Organizing/theorizing: developments in organization theory and practice

Pawan Budhwar, Andy Crane, Annette Davies, Rick Delbridge, Tim Edwards, Mahmoud Ezzamel, Lloyd Harris, Emmanuel Ogbonna and Robyn Thomas

Wonders whether companies actually have employees best interests at heart across physical, mental and spiritual spheres. Posits that most organizations ignore their…

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Wonders whether companies actually have employees best interests at heart across physical, mental and spiritual spheres. Posits that most organizations ignore their workforce – not even, in many cases, describing workers as assets! Describes many studies to back up this claim in theis work based on the 2002 Employment Research Unit Annual Conference, in Cardiff, Wales.

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Management Research News, vol. 25 no. 8/9/10
Type: Research Article
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1108/01409170210783368
ISSN: 0140-9174

Keywords

  • Market intelligence
  • Process innovation
  • Employee attitudes

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Publication date: 30 July 2018

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Marketing Management in Turkey
Type: Book
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1108/978-1-78714-557-320181029
ISBN: 978-1-78714-558-0

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Publication date: 26 November 2016

Case Studies in Leadership Research

Karin Klenke

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Qualitative Research in the Study of Leadership
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1108/978-1-78560-651-920152004
ISBN: 978-1-78560-651-9

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Publication date: 1 September 2000

Work futures

Jonathan C. Morris

Looks at the 2000 Employment Research Unit Annual Conference held at the University of Cardiff in Wales on 6/7 September 2000. Spotlights the 76 or so presentations within…

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Looks at the 2000 Employment Research Unit Annual Conference held at the University of Cardiff in Wales on 6/7 September 2000. Spotlights the 76 or so presentations within and shows that these are in many, differing, areas across management research from: retail finance; precarious jobs and decisions; methodological lessons from feminism; call centre experience and disability discrimination. These and all points east and west are covered and laid out in a simple, abstract style, including, where applicable, references, endnotes and bibliography in an easy‐to‐follow manner. Summarizes each paper and also gives conclusions where needed, in a comfortable modern format.

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Management Research News, vol. 23 no. 9/10/11
Type: Research Article
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1108/01409170010782370
ISSN: 0140-9174

Keywords

  • Management research
  • Assets management
  • Personnel psychology
  • Motivation
  • Innovation
  • Service sectors
  • Work skills
  • Teamwork
  • Unions
  • Performance

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