Supplier relations : partnering for total quality.
, 1995 This dissertation examines how suppliers are integrated into the current organizational set-up of the manufacturing firm to become an extended organisation, in face of the increasing competition in the marketplace as well as the increasing role of procurement as a strategic function to pursue quality goals.
Lim, Kok Khen., Cheong, Hock Yan.
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Family ties and depression across the life course: An Overview
Demographic Research, 2012 BACKGROUND Family ties in Europe are affected by demographic trends associated with parenting and partnering, such as a decline in fertility, an increase in childlessness, postponement of parenthood and of partnership formation, the rise of "new ...
Nienke Moor, Aafke Komter
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The impact of industry group culture on the development of opportunism in cross-sector alliances [PDF]
, 2008 Over the last two decades the world economy has dramatically transformed, with strategic alliances and partnerships across industrial and global boundaries becoming an important means to maintaining and regaining competitive positioning.
Grant, SB
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Stepping Stones Report 2007: Clearing a Path for Women's Economic Security [PDF]
, 2007 Examines the progress of the foundation's multi-year initiative to build the long-term financial independence and economic security of low-income, women-headed families in the Washington, D.C ...
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Scaling Up Inclusive Business -- Solutions to Overcome Internal Barriers [PDF]
, 2013 Sustainability challenges including poverty, social unrest, climate change and environmental degradation have become ever more urgent. Business has the technology, innovation capacity, resources, and skills to play a key role in providing the radical ...
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Faculty Fellows 2017-2018 [PDF]
, 2017 This document provides biographies of PLACE faculty fellows at Linfield College for 2017 ...
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Understanding the role of local safety groups in managing safety practices between micro construction firms and principal contractors [PDF]
, 2014 Construction projects incorporate the input of a range of tradesmen and different sized firms, ranging from micro to large organisations. Working practices of micro construction firms are carried out in an informal manner while larger organisations tend ...
Aboagye-Nimo, E, King, A, Raidén, A
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Anti-Corruption as Strategic CSR: A Call to Action for Corporations [PDF]
, 2009 Corruption is not a peripheral social concern that corporations can ignore or passively address -- it is a bottom-line issue that directly affects companies' ability to compete.
Adeeb Mahmud, Greg Hills, Leigh Fiske
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Continuous supply chain collaboration : Road to achieve operational excellence [PDF]
Supply chain management (SCM) is becoming critical as firms recognize that competition is shifting from company versus company to supply chain versus supply chain.
Nakkeeran, Senthil kumar +1 more
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Partnerships for Community Impact: Higher Education and CDFIs Working Together [PDF]
, 2012 Institutions of higher education and community development financial institutions (CDFIs) have a long history of partnering with one another to strengthen their local communities. However, until now, there has been little research conducted to understand
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