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IT alignment and firm performance in small manufacturing firms

The Journal of Strategic Information Systems, 2002
The concept of IT alignment has been discussed in the literature, but almost always in the context of large firms. Similarly, attempts to measure alignment and relate it to performance have been made, but primarily based on work in larger firms. This study focused on measuring the alignment of business strategy and IT strategy (ITS) among small UK ...
Paul B. Cragg   +2 more
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Smart manufacturing in firms

Strategic Direction, 2023
Purpose This paper aims to review the latest management developments across the globe and pinpoint practical implications from cutting-edge research and case studies. Design/methodology/approach This briefing is prepared by an independent writer who adds their own impartial comments and places the articles in context.
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The role of services for manufacturing firm exports [PDF]

open access: possibleReview of World Economics, 2013
Manufacturing firms have been increasingly focusing on services, a trend that is evident in their composition of bought-in input and in-house production. The services intensity of firms may affect their productivity and thereby their competitiveness abroad; services are also instrumental in connecting firms to foreign markets and can help them to ...
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Organizational Learning in Smaller Manufacturing Firms

International Small Business Journal: Researching Entrepreneurship, 2006
This article describes the development and validation of a measure of a firm's organizational learning orientation and considers the relationships between this and firm performance. The measure assesses owner-managers’ perceptions of their organizations’ orientation to learning in terms of higherorder (active) and lower-order (passive) levels of ...
Spicer, DP, Sadler-Smith, E
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The Birth of New Firms In Italian Manufacturing [PDF]

open access: possibleJournal of Industry Studies, 1994
This paper is concerned with the dynamics of new firm formation in Italian manufacturing industry. New firms, which tend to be of small size, need to be examined with the help of specific measures of entry and their formation explained by means of specific determinants.
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Evolution stages of aircraft manufacturing firms

Systems Engineering, 2019
Abstract Aeronautics is one of the highest value‐adding industrial sectors in an economy, and many regions have sought to develop aeronautics industries for economic diversification. Aircraft production, however, is complex and capital‐intensive, and efforts to establish aircraft manufacturing firms have led to mixed results. Here, we
Anabela Reis   +2 more
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Competitive priorities of manufacturing firms in Thailand

Industrial Management & Data Systems, 2007
PurposeThis paper seeks to identify competitive priorities, based on the opinions of top executives of manufacturing firms belonging to the Federation of Thai Industry (FTI). It is also to evaluate the implications and applicability of these findings for Thai manufacturers.Design/methodology/approachA survey is used as a data‐collection tool to gather ...
Kongkiti Phusavat, Rapee Kanchana
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