The purpose of this paper is to compare the implementation of short-run (i.e., small lot-size) statistical process control (SPC) techniques for manufacturing between the U.S. and Japan. Using U.S. and Japanese questionnaires, this research focuses on the use of several manufacturing management...

The Charon Response looks at how business firms should deal with the human and emotional consequences of a major work force reduction. Such reductions are a regular feature of the corporate landscape and can be handled in a caring manner if management so chooses. Due to the intense emotions...

A dual-class share structure allows managers or original owners to retain control of a Þrm, while providing public equity Þnancing. In the U.S., a Þrm generally issues superior-voting shares to managers or original owners, and inferior-voting shares to the public. As a result of the...

This study examines how the Fortune 500 use transactional public Web sites (TPWS). It applies innovation diffusion theory to identify variables and construct a model to explain differences in adoption rates of TPWS across industries. The study finds high rates of TPWS adoption in the airline,...