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The Capability Maturity Model (CMM) was developed by the Software Engineering Institute at Carnegie-Mellon University to describe a framework of five stages of evolution or levels of capability or process maturity. The CMM describes an evolutionary improvement path from an ad-hoc‚ immature process to a mature‚ disciplined process. This model applies to new product development as well as software development. While the CMM provides a model for process maturity‚ the Product Development Best Practices
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Online Library (wileyonlinelibrary.com) DOI: 10.1002/csr.251 Strategic Corporate Social Responsibility: A ‘Dynamic Capabilities’ Perspective Venugopal Ramachandran* Insitute for Financial Management and Research‚ Chennai‚ India ABSTRACT In this paper‚ strategic corporate social responsibility (CSR) is defined on the basis of Porter’s theory of competitive advantage. Two kinds of dynamic capabilities are proposed as the precursors to strategic CSR success and operationalized in terms of two sets of associated
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The current issue and full text archive of this journal is available at www.emeraldinsight.com/0262-1711.htm A comparison of strategic planning practices in companies from the UK and Turkey Keith W. Glaister Management School‚ University of Sheffield‚ Sheffield‚ UK Omer Dincer Turkish Grand National Assembly‚ Ankara‚ Turkey Strategic planning practices 361 Received 3 May 2006 Revised 18 October 2007 Accepted 25 January 2008 Ekrem Tatoglu Faculty of Business Administration‚
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ABSTRACT Since the establishment of the first national strategic development plan in the early 1970s‚ the construction industry has played an important role in terms of the economic‚ social and cultural development of Indonesia. The industry’s contribution to Indonesia’s gross domestic product (GDP) increased from 3.9% in 1973 to 7.7% in 2007. Business Monitoring International (2009) forecasts that Indonesia is home to one of the fastest-growing construction industries in Asia despite the average
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Capability Maturity Model Capability Maturity Model is a reference model of mature practices in a specified discipline‚ used to assess a group’s capability to perform that discipline. CMM is a collection of instructions an organization can follow with the purpose to gain better control over its Software development process. Capability Maturity Models differ by discipline‚ structure (staged versus continuous)‚ how maturity is defined and how capability is defined. CMM are used in process Improvement
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company’s resources and capabilities. Resources One of the most reputable resources that Exxon Mobil has today is a strong brand name. Exxon Mobil operates all over the world and is recognized in every part of the world (Datamonitor‚ 2008). When people all over the world know who a company is‚ what they do‚ and where they are located‚ the company gains a unique competitive advantage over the rest of the industry. A good way to analyze this resource is to use the VRINE Model (Strategic Management‚ 2007)
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Faculty of Business Management & Globalization Faculty of Information & Communication Technology BMGMT3202 Strategic Management Department Course Name Semester Commence Date Deadline Date Unit Controller / Examiner Contact Number E-mail : : : : : : : : Faculty of Business & management 6 Week 9 Mirza Vejzagic EXT (8407) mirza.v@limkokwing.edu.my Group Assignment 2 ASSIGNMENT This assignment is designed and aimed to improve your analytical techniques. The assignment is worth 20% of your total
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STRATEGIC MANAGEMENT COURSE NOTES Pearce II and Robinson Jr (1997) define strategic management as “the set of decisions and actions that result in the formulation and implementation of plans designed to achieve a company’s objectives”. Critical tasks: Formulate the company’s mission including broad statements about its purpose‚ philosophy and goals Develop a company profile that reflects its internal conditions and capabilities Assess the company’s external environment‚ including both the
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Strategic Acquisition in Luxury Globalization Abstract The strategic capability of a firm or an industry is about identifying‚ developing and using its unique resources and core competences to gain competitive advantages in specific market to achieve results. Luxury is as a unique sector and the “allure and exclusivity” are well sought after by consumers‚ heavily imitated by competitors. The six unique features and competency (heritage‚ quality‚ exclusivity‚ symbolism‚ aesthetics and price) of
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