Research
Operational and financial effectiveness of e-collaboration tools in supply chain integration
Autori: Adolfo Crespo Marquez, Carmine Bianchi, and Jatinder N. D. Gupta This paper develops a comprehensive model of supply chain integration and uses it to analyze and assess the operational and financial effectiveness of different e-collaboration tools at various levels of supply chain integration. This model is also used to evaluate the importance of the […]
The @Corp Case: Enhancing co-operation among managers of different business units
Autori: Vaidotas Sruogis, Pål I. Davidsen, Enzo Bivona The @Corp case study concerns a high-technology manufacturing company. It is based on qualitative and quantitative data collected through interviews and written reports. In this paper, we discuss some of misperceptions shared by the strategic business unit (SBU) management. The SBU managers claimed to know various components […]
Exploring Intellectual Capital Investments Policies in a Call Center through A ‘System Dynamics’ Resource Based View
Autore: Enzo Bivona This paper examines alternative Intellectual Capital (IC) investment policies in a dynamically complex system in order to explain differences in firm performance. The analysis is supported through the use of a System Dynamics (SD) simulation model. This paper is based on the hypothesis that in order to explain superior performance, it is […]
Investigating how HR development policies in a Telecom Call-Center may affect company performance: a System Dynamics approach
Autore: Enzo Bivona In the present economy a growing number of businesses, and in particular those operating in the service industry, are often able to be successful in the market arena on the basis of continuous investments in intangibles assets, rather than only in tangible resources. Tangible resources are those that are typically displayed on […]
Building long term manufacturer-retail store relationships through Strategic Human Resource Management policies
Building long term manufacturer-retail store relationships through Strategic Human Resource Management policies: A System Dynamics Approach Autori: Enzo Bivona, Francesco Ceresia This paper is the result of a research project conducted by the authors with a manufacturer operating in the high-tech industry. It is based on the hypotheses that in order to successfully support retail […]
Overcoming Myopic Behaviour in Intellectual Capital Investments in service businesses through Interactive Learning Environments
Autori: Carmine Bianchi, Enzo Bivona Modelling knowledge in SD organisational interventions may become a puzzling task because of difficulties in achieving a common shared view among business key-actors about the impact of Intellectual Capital (IC) investments on future company performance. Such difficulties are not only related to the intangible nature of IC, but also to […]
Designing long term oriented policies to build strong Manufacturer-Dealers relationships
Designing long term oriented policies to build strong Manufacturer-Dealers relationships: a system dynamics approach Autori: Enzo Bivona, Francesco Ceresia In today’s economy all manufacturers need to pay attention on how to build strong and long-term relationships with their dealers’ chain. In fact, it has been demonstrated that short term policies aimed to provide dealers immediate […]
Using System Dynamics ILEs to enhance Intellectual Capital policies in service businesses
Autori: Carmine Bianchi, Enzo Bivona Knowledge is a primary strategic asset impacting on business growth. It significantly affects the accumulation of other strategic resources. It is in turn influenced by learning processes generated by the fulfilment of management routines aimed to exploit and coordinate different assets. Assessing knowledge is critical to support policy makers in […]
Managing Intellectual Capital through Interactive Learning Environments based on System Dynamics and Accounting Models
Managing Intellectual Capital through Interactive Learning Environments based on System Dynamics and Accounting Models – The Dynamic Intellectual Capital Scorecard Autori: Carmine Bianchi, Enzo Bivona This paper shows the potential impact of Interactive Learning Environments (ILEs) embodying System Dynamics (SD) and accounting models to support top management decisions in allocating business resources in a planning […]
Enhancing strategy design and planning in public utilities through “dynamic” balanced scorecards: insights from a project in a city
In the last decade there has been an increasing effort to provide public utilities managers with planning and control tools, to take into account not only operational but also strategic issues. Among them are customer satisfaction, internal business process efficiency, business image, and bargaining power against other counterparts (e.g., the municipal administration). Often, however, such […]
