Generalized linear models with covariate measurement error can be estimated by maximum likelihood using gllamm, a program that fits a large class of multilevel latent variable models (Rabe-Hesketh, Skrondal, and Pickles 2004). The program uses adaptive quadrature to evaluate the log likelihood,...

Work process knowledge (WPK) is a concept for systems-level knowledge of the workplace and has been shown to be most important in organisations requiring multi-functional working. Most of the previous body of knowledge on WPK has focussed mainly on manufacturing industries; there has been less...

Despite the pervasiveness of Six Sigma program implementations, there is increasing concern about implementation failures. One reason many Six Sigma programs fail is because an implementation model on how to effectively guide the implementation of these programs is lacking. Using a successful...

A better understanding of Open Source Innovation in Physical Product (OSIP) might allow project managers to mitigate risks associated with this innovation model and process, while developing the right strategies to maximise OSIP outputs. In the software industry, firms have been highly...

This study aims to explore policy implications, production and consumption processes between the airline and tourism industries. In particular, policy initiatives, product developments, innovation and consumption patterns are taken into consideration in order to identify the relationship between...

This paper describes how firms’ propensity to carry out component (or architectural) innovation is influenced by the degree of task uncertainty during inter-firm product development. Using successfully applied patents in automobile emission control technologies from 1970 to 1998; this research...

Probleme/Forschungsfragen:Ein stetiger Komplexitätsanstieg des Produktes und der Produktentwicklungsumgebung erschweren in Wertschöpfungspartnerschaften das Erreichen einer gemeinsamen Win-Win-Situation. Bei der frühen Erarbeitung der Produktauslegung oder im Rahmen der...

Operations strategies, whether prompted by competitive or regulatory forces, can greatly impact firm performance. While operations strategies cover a wide spectrum of issues - supply chain management, technology choice, capacity allocation, etc. - this dissertation focuses on two such issues,...

Knowledge of consumers’ willingness-to-pay (WTP) provides a company with invaluable data for both pricing decisions and product development. Without an understanding of consumers’ WTP for its products, a company may not pursue an optimal pricing strategy or achieve its pricing objectives....

Die Relevanz der Konstruktionsweise von Gütern hat in den vergangenen Jahren verstärkte Beachtung in der ökonomischen Literatur gefunden. Insbesondere die Konsequenzen einer modularen Gestaltung von Produkten rückten dabei in den Vordergrund. Dabei wird meist davon ausgegangen, dass sich aus...