The current issue and full text archive of this journal is available at http://www.emerald-library.com IJOPM 19‚11 Continuous improvement and the mini-company concept Jan de Leede and Jan Kees Looise University of Twente‚ The Netherlands Keywords Continuous improvement‚ Teamwork‚ Organizational design‚ Case studies‚ Kaizen Abstract The key issue of continuous improvement (CI) seems to be the problem of combining extensive employee involvement with market orientation and continuation of CI
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narrow the subject down one specific subject is chosen. Moreover‚ the concept of starting a mini golf* company in Elim‚ Drenthe was selected. The reason for choosing this specific subject is that one of the authors lives with her parents in a big farm which has a lot of land. However‚ this space is not used to the optimal capacity nor effectively. Consequently the authors came up with the idea to start up a mini golf. This concept will be season-bound‚ since in the Netherlands the weather in the winter
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Problem Statement BMW is A German automotive manufacturer with sales in Europe‚ Germany and US Markets. In the late 1980’s‚ BMW looked for ways to redefine itself to American car buyers‚ and to ultimately build the well-regarded company into an iconic brand with an increased market share in North America. The answer came through the marketing department in the form of BMW Films‚ a cutting-edge marketing strategy that redefined the relationship between product advertising and creative media. The
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‘The effects Physical Activity has on children/teenagers with special needs’ ‘ Abstract ……………….. ……………………………………………………Page 3 Introduction………………………………………………………………….Page 4 Literature Review 1.0………………………………………………………...Page 5 Introduction of literature review 1.1…………………………………………Page 5 Types of disabilities and barriers to overcome when teaching the children 1.2…………………………………………. . …Page 6‚ 7 The benefits of physical activity 1.3……………………………………… ...Page 8 Special Olympics Ireland Quotes
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International Journal of Pharmaceutics 323 (2006) 93–100 Compressed mini-tablets as a biphasic delivery system Carla M. Lopes a‚∗ ‚ Jos´ Manuel Sousa Lobo a ‚ Jo˜ o F. Pinto b ‚ Paulo Costa a e a a b Departamento de Tecnologia Farmacˆ utica‚ Faculdade de Farm´ cia‚ Universidade do Porto‚ Rua An´bal Cunha 164‚ 4050-047 Porto‚ Portugal e a ı Departamento de Tecnologia Farmacˆ utica‚ Faculdade de Farm´ cia‚ Universidade de Lisboa‚ Av. Prof. Gama Pinto‚ 1649-003 Lisboa‚ Portugal e a Received
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Oman is a country of enormous diversity and natural beauty‚ which has much view to attract the discerning traveler. Some examples of these views: gold beaches‚ huge forts‚ turtles which put its eggs in the hole! Salalah and Musandam are concerned one of the most beautiful places in oman‚ they contain variety natural beauty. There are several differences between Salalah and Musandam including crafts and industries‚ weather and beaches. What crafts and industries do Salalah and Musandam have? Salalah
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factors. BMW and its emphasis on brand development incrementally with the changes in the environment when it outsmarted competition. However the path way dependency paved way for the acquisition of Rover an English brand. This could be due to the companies need for huge production and the consideration happened during that time. This would be the strategic drift. The company beaded with the English brand when it was in the flux phase of the strategic drift. But when the new CEO was appointed BMW went
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Strokes and even mini-strokes are medical emergencies which may occur at least once in one’s lifetime. Learn what strokes are‚ their causes and effects so that you have sufficient knowledge to give you an opportunity to prevent major strokes which could cause devastating and permanent brain damage‚ coma and even death. A stroke strikes suddenly causing one in six people worldwide to have at least one stroke in their lifetime. The stroke happens fast especially when there is a blockage of blood flow
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Intitech vs The Coffee Bean 1. How would you gauge Peter’s achievement orientation? What are some of the needs not being met for Peter Gibbons at Initech? What changes might improve Peter’s motivation? Peter Gibbons is clearly subjected to a bad work environment‚ and lack of motivation which is his primary fuel for really hating his job. His achievement orientatin is low at best‚ and he has developed an lack of motivation to achieve success. This could have been created by Initech itself‚
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The ad I have chosen to analyze is a BMW ad. It shows a naked man on top of a naked woman‚ obviously there’s an assumption of sex. The girls body is very nice and sexy. But when you look at her face‚ it is covered. Atop her face is a two page spread in a magazine that displays a shiny‚ sleek‚ red BMW. The only caption on this ad is‚ ‘ The Ultimate Attraction.’ This ad may be controversial to some but it uses ethos‚ logos‚ and pathos to lure their main audience; males. The way this ad uses ethos
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