SAM Advanced Management Journal articles from March 1999

SAM Advanced Management Journal archives from March 1999

Economic value added (EVA): its uses and limitations.
March 22, 1999... Economic value added (EVA) has been getting plenty of attention in recent years as a new form of performance measurement. In a recent Fortune article entitled "The Real Key to Creating Wealth," the author claims that using EVA can "give you a...

Virtual teams: an information age opportunity for mobilizing hidden manpower.
March 22, 1999... Introduction A task force team (TFT) has long been considered one of the most powerful organizational tools for coping with complex, interdependent, and transient tasks in a turbulent and uncertain business environment. There is nothing...

Japanese transplants and union membership: the case of Nissan Motor Manufacturing Corporation.
March 22, 1999... The major purpose of the present paper is to discuss the failure of unionization efforts at the Nissan Motor Manufacturing Corporation (NMMC), in Smyrna, Tennessee. First of all, we will provide brief backgrounds on several subjects: the...

Relationship marketing and data quality management.
March 22, 1999... Introduction In today's turbulent environment of global business, successful organizations must be able to provide high-quality products and services on the basis of personal knowledge of customers. Customer service needs to be constructed...

How do full-time employees select part-time MBA programs in Hong Kong?
March 22, 1999... Purpose of the Study Hong Kong employees and adult learners seem desirous of obtaining an MBA degree from an overseas university (Lee & Lam, 1994). They prefer part-time studies so that they can attend classes after work. "Unlike...