This document summarizes a research paper about inter-organizational ties and strategic positioning according to the Delta Model. It describes inter-organizational networks and competitive positioning. It then analyzes a case study of a public relations company (CDN Interactive) that provides digital communication solutions for a fast food chain customer. The case explores relationship building and network ties between the two organizations according to the Delta Model's customer bonding strategic positioning option.
This document provides information about a strategic management module for three university students. It outlines the module code, title, lecturers, term, and group participants. It also lists a reading selection and requires signatures and submission details from the group participants. The majority of the document consists of a literature review on the evolution of strategy and types of strategies, drawing from various academic sources. It discusses perspectives on strategic management and the changing definitions and understandings of "strategy" over time.
Este documento proporciona información sobre las fechas límite para la postulación y revalidación en la Universidad Tecnológica Metropolitana para el año 2009. Los alumnos antiguos deben presentar dos copias de su certificado de alumno regular actualizado y un comprobante de pago de $1,000, mientras que los nuevos alumnos deben presentar dos copias de su certificado actualizado y un comprobante de pago de $2,600. Todos los documentos deben ser entregados antes del 22 de octubre en el Servicio
SharePoint Workflow für die Erstellung von ArbeitszeugnissenIOZ AG
Monatlich werden im Spital SRO ca. 100 Zeugnisse erstellt. Damit die Arbeitszeugnisse nicht mehr mühsam über Word erstellt werden müssen, haben wir mit Hilfe eines Workflows die Arbeitszeugniserstellung in SharePoint automatisiert.
Electrisol - Proyecto Emprendedor Escuelas SAFA - ÉcijaJuan Pal
El documento presenta un proyecto de instalaciones eléctricas y energía solar llamado Electrisol S.L. Tres estudiantes han elegido este proyecto porque se han especializado en instalaciones eléctricas y ven un futuro prometedor en la energía renovable. El proyecto incluye instalaciones eléctricas residenciales y comerciales así como energía solar.
El documento habla sobre la importancia de la educación y el aprendizaje continuo a lo largo de la vida. Señala que en un mundo en constante cambio es crucial que las personas sigan capacitándose e innovando para mantenerse relevantes. También enfatiza que todos podemos y debemos aprender nuevas habilidades para adaptarnos a las necesidades cambiantes del mercado laboral.
The document discusses the security challenges faced by Pervasive DataCloud2, an integration platform as a service (iPaaS) company. It outlines Pervasive's approach to protecting customers and infrastructure from external threats such as firewall rules, monitoring of OS events and API usage, and vulnerability scanning. It also details how Pervasive protects against internal threats through operational protocols, audits, access controls and segregation of duties. Additionally, the document addresses protecting customers from each other on shared elastic resources through availability monitoring, data encryption, and limits on cloud functionality.
El documento describe los métodos para la extracción de rocas en canteras, incluyendo la explotación a cielo abierto y subterránea. También describe los procesos de corte de piedras como el despiezo, montea, hendimiento y desbaste. Explica técnicas como el método de las rozas y de los barrenos para separar trozos de piedra, así como propiedades importantes y ensayos de piedras para la construcción.
This document provides information about a strategic management module for three university students. It outlines the module code, title, lecturers, term, and group participants. It also lists a reading selection and requires signatures and submission details from the group participants. The majority of the document consists of a literature review on the evolution of strategy and types of strategies, drawing from various academic sources. It discusses perspectives on strategic management and the changing definitions and understandings of "strategy" over time.
Este documento proporciona información sobre las fechas límite para la postulación y revalidación en la Universidad Tecnológica Metropolitana para el año 2009. Los alumnos antiguos deben presentar dos copias de su certificado de alumno regular actualizado y un comprobante de pago de $1,000, mientras que los nuevos alumnos deben presentar dos copias de su certificado actualizado y un comprobante de pago de $2,600. Todos los documentos deben ser entregados antes del 22 de octubre en el Servicio
SharePoint Workflow für die Erstellung von ArbeitszeugnissenIOZ AG
Monatlich werden im Spital SRO ca. 100 Zeugnisse erstellt. Damit die Arbeitszeugnisse nicht mehr mühsam über Word erstellt werden müssen, haben wir mit Hilfe eines Workflows die Arbeitszeugniserstellung in SharePoint automatisiert.
Electrisol - Proyecto Emprendedor Escuelas SAFA - ÉcijaJuan Pal
El documento presenta un proyecto de instalaciones eléctricas y energía solar llamado Electrisol S.L. Tres estudiantes han elegido este proyecto porque se han especializado en instalaciones eléctricas y ven un futuro prometedor en la energía renovable. El proyecto incluye instalaciones eléctricas residenciales y comerciales así como energía solar.
El documento habla sobre la importancia de la educación y el aprendizaje continuo a lo largo de la vida. Señala que en un mundo en constante cambio es crucial que las personas sigan capacitándose e innovando para mantenerse relevantes. También enfatiza que todos podemos y debemos aprender nuevas habilidades para adaptarnos a las necesidades cambiantes del mercado laboral.
The document discusses the security challenges faced by Pervasive DataCloud2, an integration platform as a service (iPaaS) company. It outlines Pervasive's approach to protecting customers and infrastructure from external threats such as firewall rules, monitoring of OS events and API usage, and vulnerability scanning. It also details how Pervasive protects against internal threats through operational protocols, audits, access controls and segregation of duties. Additionally, the document addresses protecting customers from each other on shared elastic resources through availability monitoring, data encryption, and limits on cloud functionality.
El documento describe los métodos para la extracción de rocas en canteras, incluyendo la explotación a cielo abierto y subterránea. También describe los procesos de corte de piedras como el despiezo, montea, hendimiento y desbaste. Explica técnicas como el método de las rozas y de los barrenos para separar trozos de piedra, así como propiedades importantes y ensayos de piedras para la construcción.
Partial transcript of interview with PK Chan, CEO of Editgrid, a Hong Kong born & bread Web 2.0 start-up that provides collaborative online spreadsheets.
Este documento presenta un resumen de varios artículos de la revista Tokoginecología Práctica. Incluye una editorial sobre el sistema sanitario en España, una revisión sobre el síndrome de transfusión feto-fetal, un artículo original sobre el uso de carbetocina en el manejo activo de la tercera fase del parto, y varios casos clínicos y una tribuna humanística. La revista parece enfocarse en temas de ginecología y obstetricia y contiene diferentes secciones como editoriales, revisiones, artí
The document summarizes a technical report that uses hierarchical linear modeling to replicate a previous study examining the influence of district size, school size, and socioeconomic status on student achievement in Washington state. The study analyzes 4th and 7th grade test score data and finds that:
1) Large district size is detrimental to achievement as it strengthens the negative relationship between school poverty and student achievement.
2) The negative relationship between school poverty and achievement is stronger in larger districts.
3) Small schools appear to have the greatest equity effects, with the effect of school-level poverty on achievement being smallest when both the district and school are small.
A empresa de tecnologia anunciou um novo smartphone com câmera avançada, tela grande e bateria de longa duração por um preço acessível. O aparelho tem como objetivo atrair mais consumidores para a marca com especificações de ponta a um custo menor que os principais concorrentes. Analistas esperam que o lançamento ajude a empresa a ganhar participação no competitivo mercado global de smartphones.
The document proposes an integrated stormwater plan for Euclid, Ohio to address combined sewer overflows (CSOs) in a more natural and cost effective way. The plan has two goals: 1) revive natural stormwater regulation through bioretention facilities to reduce CSOs and 2) reconnect fragmented habitat areas to increase biodiversity. It involves using green infrastructure like bioswales instead of only gray infrastructure, linking facilities with eco-greenways, and placing them along historic waterways and 'ghost streams' no longer on the surface. Over time, this would restore Euclid's watersheds and their ability to naturally regulate stormwater flows.
PT. Sri Dharma Tunggal is a logistics company based in Indonesia that provides air freight, ocean freight, warehousing, and distribution services. The company aims to help clients manage their supply chains efficiently and effectively. It works with major carriers and has expertise in industries like fashion, retail, beverages, and healthcare. PT. Sri Dharma Tunggal is ready to assist customers and fulfill their logistics needs.
The document summarizes the expansion and renovations underway at Torah Academy for Girls (TAG) in two phases. Phase 1 is nearing completion, bringing 27 new classrooms, a gymnasium, outdoor pool, and play area. The front hallway and lobby are being renovated to accommodate increased enrollment. Phase 2 will add 10 more classrooms next year. The expansion allows TAG to serve six classes per grade compared to the original three. It highlights appreciation for donors and the community for enabling TAG to continue providing for students' educational needs.
¿Cómo nos ven y cómo nos vemos en el mundo de la información? Del bibliotecar...Universidad de Belgrano
Este documento explora cómo la imagen del bibliotecario ha cambiado de un rol pasivo de custodio de libros a un profesional activo de gestión de información en la era digital. Se realizó un estudio que muestra que los bibliotecarios se ven a sí mismos como mediadores importantes entre la información y los usuarios, pero sienten que la sociedad los ve como poco relevantes. Para lograr un cambio positivo en esta imagen, los profesionales deben enfatizar su papel educativo en el uso de las nuevas tecnologías de la información.
Este documento describe tres tipos de paramnesia: deja vecú, deja sentí y deja visite. Deja visite se refiere a la sensación de haber visitado un lugar nuevo anteriormente, posiblemente por haber leído una descripción detallada. El documento también discute experimentos en los que se indujo deja visite artificial mediante hipnosis y propone que se debe a la activación de un circuito cerebral relacionado con los recuerdos. Finalmente, aborda conceptos como la reminiscencia, el eidetismo y la clasificación de tip
Exploratory Mobile Testing Webinar_XBOSoft_jean_annharrisonXBOSoft
To Automate or not to Automate your Mobile Testing.
In mobile testing just poking at the GUI will leave bugs hiding. So different tests and a variety of testers are needed. Context is also important; there is no one test set or test approach that will work all the time.
JeanAnn Harrison has years of experience with mobile testing and is a well-known figure in the QA and software testing community. She regularly speaks at conferences and publishes in software testing magazines.
In these slides JeanAnn discusses mobile testing strategies that deliver the right results.
You will learn:
- Types of Mobile Testing
- When and when not to automate your mobile testing
- Mobile exploratory testing strategies and guidelines
- Lesson learned
Realizing the Strategic Sourcing Vision through an Ecosystem ApproachSAP Ariba
Gaining actual savings from the best laid sourcing plans requires organizations to put in place a closed loop strategy―one that addresses operational sourcing as well as the processes around it. Be it cutting-edge analytics to drive better decisions, water-tight contract management to improve adherence, or disciplined supplier management to improve performance, this session features stories from organizations that have translated savings from paper to the bottom line through a tightly woven collaborative sourcing process.
Este tratamiento facial ultralifting utiliza arcilla blanca para combatir los efectos del envejecimiento de la piel como líneas finas, arrugas y daño solar. El procedimiento de 7 pasos ayuda a desintoxicar, oxigenar, nutrir y reafirmar la piel mediante exfoliación, parches, ionización y estimulación dérmica. Las fotos muestran una mejora notable en la apariencia de la piel después del tratamiento.
The document discusses collective learning in organizations. It describes organizational learning as modifying rules based on results to improve performance. There are two types of learning: single-loop focuses on improving current practices, while double-loop challenges underlying beliefs and assumptions. Barriers to collective learning include lack of appreciation for systemic impacts, limited dialogue/knowledge sharing, and ideologies that distort understanding rather than get challenged. Factors like trust, feedback, and openness to ideas affect an organization's ability to collectively learn.
This document presents a framework for assessing the maturity level of Competitive Technology Intelligence (CTI) activities in organizations. It consists of three key components: 1) purpose and strategic orientation, 2) quality of the CTI process, and 3) strategic alignment of CTI activities. The framework was tested on two large companies in Latin America. Results showed the effectiveness of the framework in evaluating CTI activities and identifying opportunities for improving resource allocation. However, further testing is needed given the limitations of the case study methodology used.
This document summarizes a research article that examines the effect of competitive strategies on firm performance in the pharmaceutical industry. The researchers analyzed data from 200 CEOs in the German pharmaceutical industry using statistical techniques. Their key finding was that while differentiation strategy was significantly related to higher firm performance, cost leadership strategy was not related to performance. The researchers argue this contingency on firm entry timing provides implications for aligning competitive strategy with when a firm enters an industry.
Based on theoretical models, such as those proposed in the studies of McClelland and Spencer and Spencer over the last forty years, this study identifies entrepreneurs’ perception of the impact of the required skills of a job applicant in startups. It uses the snowball sampling technique and direct observation in incubators and accelerators to conduct a qualitative analysis. Semi-structured interviews were conducted with the founders and managers of different impact ventures. From the analysis and discussion of this research, some of the skills required in startups are empathy, principles, ethical values, and other attributes of human nature. This study will be of practical value to job seekers, recruiters, and scholars as it suggests the skills that are required in the high-impact market, helping to develop better recruitment and training programs to their business
This document discusses business models and how they can be represented. It defines a business model as consisting of two elements: 1) a set of management choices regarding how the organization operates, and 2) the consequences that arise from those choices. It discusses different types of choices (policies, assets, governance) and consequences (flexible, rigid). The document also presents a framework for representing business models using causal loop diagrams that show interconnections between choices and consequences through theories. It notes that full representations are impractical, so aggregation and decomposability are used to simplify representations.
Application of Quality Tools in Solving Problems in the Production Process of...Nancy Ideker
The document discusses applying quality tools to solve production process problems at a pulp and paper company (Company ABC). It conducted a case study using a modified Analysis and Problem Solving Method (MASP) and quality tools like Ishikawa diagrams, Pareto charts, GUT matrices, stratification, linear regression, and FMEA. The study aimed to reduce equipment downtime at Company ABC and the resulting financial losses by identifying root causes of issues. Quality tools helped analyze processes and identify areas for improvement, showing gains are possible through suggested methods.
Partial transcript of interview with PK Chan, CEO of Editgrid, a Hong Kong born & bread Web 2.0 start-up that provides collaborative online spreadsheets.
Este documento presenta un resumen de varios artículos de la revista Tokoginecología Práctica. Incluye una editorial sobre el sistema sanitario en España, una revisión sobre el síndrome de transfusión feto-fetal, un artículo original sobre el uso de carbetocina en el manejo activo de la tercera fase del parto, y varios casos clínicos y una tribuna humanística. La revista parece enfocarse en temas de ginecología y obstetricia y contiene diferentes secciones como editoriales, revisiones, artí
The document summarizes a technical report that uses hierarchical linear modeling to replicate a previous study examining the influence of district size, school size, and socioeconomic status on student achievement in Washington state. The study analyzes 4th and 7th grade test score data and finds that:
1) Large district size is detrimental to achievement as it strengthens the negative relationship between school poverty and student achievement.
2) The negative relationship between school poverty and achievement is stronger in larger districts.
3) Small schools appear to have the greatest equity effects, with the effect of school-level poverty on achievement being smallest when both the district and school are small.
A empresa de tecnologia anunciou um novo smartphone com câmera avançada, tela grande e bateria de longa duração por um preço acessível. O aparelho tem como objetivo atrair mais consumidores para a marca com especificações de ponta a um custo menor que os principais concorrentes. Analistas esperam que o lançamento ajude a empresa a ganhar participação no competitivo mercado global de smartphones.
The document proposes an integrated stormwater plan for Euclid, Ohio to address combined sewer overflows (CSOs) in a more natural and cost effective way. The plan has two goals: 1) revive natural stormwater regulation through bioretention facilities to reduce CSOs and 2) reconnect fragmented habitat areas to increase biodiversity. It involves using green infrastructure like bioswales instead of only gray infrastructure, linking facilities with eco-greenways, and placing them along historic waterways and 'ghost streams' no longer on the surface. Over time, this would restore Euclid's watersheds and their ability to naturally regulate stormwater flows.
PT. Sri Dharma Tunggal is a logistics company based in Indonesia that provides air freight, ocean freight, warehousing, and distribution services. The company aims to help clients manage their supply chains efficiently and effectively. It works with major carriers and has expertise in industries like fashion, retail, beverages, and healthcare. PT. Sri Dharma Tunggal is ready to assist customers and fulfill their logistics needs.
The document summarizes the expansion and renovations underway at Torah Academy for Girls (TAG) in two phases. Phase 1 is nearing completion, bringing 27 new classrooms, a gymnasium, outdoor pool, and play area. The front hallway and lobby are being renovated to accommodate increased enrollment. Phase 2 will add 10 more classrooms next year. The expansion allows TAG to serve six classes per grade compared to the original three. It highlights appreciation for donors and the community for enabling TAG to continue providing for students' educational needs.
¿Cómo nos ven y cómo nos vemos en el mundo de la información? Del bibliotecar...Universidad de Belgrano
Este documento explora cómo la imagen del bibliotecario ha cambiado de un rol pasivo de custodio de libros a un profesional activo de gestión de información en la era digital. Se realizó un estudio que muestra que los bibliotecarios se ven a sí mismos como mediadores importantes entre la información y los usuarios, pero sienten que la sociedad los ve como poco relevantes. Para lograr un cambio positivo en esta imagen, los profesionales deben enfatizar su papel educativo en el uso de las nuevas tecnologías de la información.
Este documento describe tres tipos de paramnesia: deja vecú, deja sentí y deja visite. Deja visite se refiere a la sensación de haber visitado un lugar nuevo anteriormente, posiblemente por haber leído una descripción detallada. El documento también discute experimentos en los que se indujo deja visite artificial mediante hipnosis y propone que se debe a la activación de un circuito cerebral relacionado con los recuerdos. Finalmente, aborda conceptos como la reminiscencia, el eidetismo y la clasificación de tip
Exploratory Mobile Testing Webinar_XBOSoft_jean_annharrisonXBOSoft
To Automate or not to Automate your Mobile Testing.
In mobile testing just poking at the GUI will leave bugs hiding. So different tests and a variety of testers are needed. Context is also important; there is no one test set or test approach that will work all the time.
JeanAnn Harrison has years of experience with mobile testing and is a well-known figure in the QA and software testing community. She regularly speaks at conferences and publishes in software testing magazines.
In these slides JeanAnn discusses mobile testing strategies that deliver the right results.
You will learn:
- Types of Mobile Testing
- When and when not to automate your mobile testing
- Mobile exploratory testing strategies and guidelines
- Lesson learned
Realizing the Strategic Sourcing Vision through an Ecosystem ApproachSAP Ariba
Gaining actual savings from the best laid sourcing plans requires organizations to put in place a closed loop strategy―one that addresses operational sourcing as well as the processes around it. Be it cutting-edge analytics to drive better decisions, water-tight contract management to improve adherence, or disciplined supplier management to improve performance, this session features stories from organizations that have translated savings from paper to the bottom line through a tightly woven collaborative sourcing process.
Este tratamiento facial ultralifting utiliza arcilla blanca para combatir los efectos del envejecimiento de la piel como líneas finas, arrugas y daño solar. El procedimiento de 7 pasos ayuda a desintoxicar, oxigenar, nutrir y reafirmar la piel mediante exfoliación, parches, ionización y estimulación dérmica. Las fotos muestran una mejora notable en la apariencia de la piel después del tratamiento.
The document discusses collective learning in organizations. It describes organizational learning as modifying rules based on results to improve performance. There are two types of learning: single-loop focuses on improving current practices, while double-loop challenges underlying beliefs and assumptions. Barriers to collective learning include lack of appreciation for systemic impacts, limited dialogue/knowledge sharing, and ideologies that distort understanding rather than get challenged. Factors like trust, feedback, and openness to ideas affect an organization's ability to collectively learn.
This document presents a framework for assessing the maturity level of Competitive Technology Intelligence (CTI) activities in organizations. It consists of three key components: 1) purpose and strategic orientation, 2) quality of the CTI process, and 3) strategic alignment of CTI activities. The framework was tested on two large companies in Latin America. Results showed the effectiveness of the framework in evaluating CTI activities and identifying opportunities for improving resource allocation. However, further testing is needed given the limitations of the case study methodology used.
This document summarizes a research article that examines the effect of competitive strategies on firm performance in the pharmaceutical industry. The researchers analyzed data from 200 CEOs in the German pharmaceutical industry using statistical techniques. Their key finding was that while differentiation strategy was significantly related to higher firm performance, cost leadership strategy was not related to performance. The researchers argue this contingency on firm entry timing provides implications for aligning competitive strategy with when a firm enters an industry.
Based on theoretical models, such as those proposed in the studies of McClelland and Spencer and Spencer over the last forty years, this study identifies entrepreneurs’ perception of the impact of the required skills of a job applicant in startups. It uses the snowball sampling technique and direct observation in incubators and accelerators to conduct a qualitative analysis. Semi-structured interviews were conducted with the founders and managers of different impact ventures. From the analysis and discussion of this research, some of the skills required in startups are empathy, principles, ethical values, and other attributes of human nature. This study will be of practical value to job seekers, recruiters, and scholars as it suggests the skills that are required in the high-impact market, helping to develop better recruitment and training programs to their business
This document discusses business models and how they can be represented. It defines a business model as consisting of two elements: 1) a set of management choices regarding how the organization operates, and 2) the consequences that arise from those choices. It discusses different types of choices (policies, assets, governance) and consequences (flexible, rigid). The document also presents a framework for representing business models using causal loop diagrams that show interconnections between choices and consequences through theories. It notes that full representations are impractical, so aggregation and decomposability are used to simplify representations.
Application of Quality Tools in Solving Problems in the Production Process of...Nancy Ideker
The document discusses applying quality tools to solve production process problems at a pulp and paper company (Company ABC). It conducted a case study using a modified Analysis and Problem Solving Method (MASP) and quality tools like Ishikawa diagrams, Pareto charts, GUT matrices, stratification, linear regression, and FMEA. The study aimed to reduce equipment downtime at Company ABC and the resulting financial losses by identifying root causes of issues. Quality tools helped analyze processes and identify areas for improvement, showing gains are possible through suggested methods.
Economic analysis of lead time using value stream mapping (vsm) in company o...Jéssica M. Miloco
This document discusses using Value Stream Mapping (VSM) to analyze the economic impact of lead time in production processes for a capital goods company. VSM is a tool that maps the entire production process to identify waste and inefficiencies that increase lead time. The study uses VSM to examine a large Brazilian capital goods company with long lead times partly due to importing raw materials. It finds the company's cycle efficiency index is consistent with literature values, indicating potential for lead time and cost reductions through eliminating non-value-added activities.
This document discusses two main perspectives on how information technology contributes to business performance: the market-driven perspective and the resource-based view. It proposes a model that combines these perspectives by showing how both IT support for business strategy and IT support for firm assets impact firm performance. The model was tested via a survey of 96 small and medium enterprises.
In this issue of Journal of Operations and Supply Chain Management
(JOSCM), we bring to you the outcomes of our special issue on Advances in
Supply Chain and Logistics Management for a more Sustainable Society. This
special issue is edited by Ernesto DR Santibanez Gonzalez (Universidad de
Talca, Chile), and Charbel José Chiappetta Jabbour (University of Stirling,
UK). In the introduction of the special issue, the editors describe the
importance of the theme and the topics covered. In addition to the papers of
the special issue, JOSCM also presents two papers on logistics and purchasing
from our continuous flow.
1. The document presents a conceptual model for improving human capital management in Mexican lodging small and medium enterprises (SMEs) using Soft Systems Methodology.
2. It identifies challenges these SMEs face related to human capital management, such as low education levels, lack of training, and inability to adapt to the environment.
3. The conceptual model developed through Soft Systems Methodology includes four relevant systems - Operative Activity System, Technical and Coordination System, Auditing and Monitoring System, and General Management and Strategic Planning System - and their relationships to positively influence human capital management.
Construction Concept and Project Finance Management Strategiesprojectfinancemgt
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Sales and Operations Planning: A Business Practice to Align Supply ChainsIJAEMSJORNAL
Purpose:To summarize the existing knowledge in the scientific literature about the relationship between Sales and Operation Planning (S&OP) and alignment of the stakeholder in the supply chains. Design/methodology/approach:Bibliometric research using text mining over 37 selected papers,Scimago Journal Rank Q4 or better. Findings:Our findings suggest that the relationship between S&OP and alignment has rarely been studied in the academic literature. Research limitations:These results indicate the need for more studiesto build a theory for alignment based in Sales in Operations Planning practice. Practical implications: This paper presents a research agenda to close the gap between practice and promise in supply chain management. Paper type:Literature review. Originality/value: This paper makes two specific contributions to the literature. First, It provides an agenda for research in functional alignment in the SupplyChain; and next:promotes the need to capitalize on the advantages offered by text mining in the operations planning field.
Currently, firm’s dynamics urges management strategies to meet globalized market requirements. This study
analyzes the impact of Logistics Flexibility on Competitiveness of Mexican manufacturing SMEs. By using the
structural equations modeling and path diagram techniques, it shows the effects of the relationship hypothesized.
Managerial significance of results strengthens decision taking and public policy making, providing essential
information to managers, owners and human capital of firms' internal capacities and allocation of their strategical
resources
Exploring Strategies for Enhancing Skill Development and Smooth School-to-Wor...IRJET Journal
This document discusses strategies for enhancing skill development and smooth school-to-work transitions. It highlights the growing gap between traditional education and the skills needed for the modern workforce. The document explores challenges like outdated skillsets due to rapid technological changes. It proposes a multidimensional strategy including curriculum revisions, experiential learning opportunities like internships, comprehensive career counseling, and new ways of evaluating skills. The strategy aims to better align education with the dynamic needs of the job market and support lifelong learning beyond the classroom.
DiscussionWhy is it important for business strategy to drive org.docxmadlynplamondon
Discussion
Why is it important for business strategy to drive organizational strategy and IS strategy? What might happen if the business strategy was not the driver?
Please make your initial post and two response posts substantive. A substantive post will do at least TWO of the following:
· Ask an interesting, thoughtful question pertaining to the topic
· Answer a question (in detail) posted by another student or the instructor
· Provide extensive additional information on the topic
· Explain, define, or analyze the topic in detail
· Share an applicable personal experience
· Provide an outside source that applies to the topic, along with additional information about the topic or the source (please cite properly in APA)
· Make an argument concerning the topic.
At least one scholarly source should be used in the initial discussion thread. Be sure to use information from your readings and other sources. Use proper citations and references in your post.
300 words and 2 references.
Required Text
· Pearlson, K., Saunders, C., Galletta, D. (2020). Managing and Using Information Systems: A Strategic Approach, 7th Edition. Hoboken, NJ: John Wiley & Sons, Inc. ISBN: 978-1119560562
Aligning IT and business strategy: an Australian university case study
Alan Dent*
Information Systems and Infrastructure, Murdoch University, Murdoch, WA, Australia
Alignment with business objectives is considered to be an essential outcome of
information technology (IT) strategic planning. This case study examines the process
of creating an IT strategy for an Australian university using an industry standard
methodology. The degree of alignment is determined by comparing the strategic
priorities supported by both the IT and university strategic plans, using Sharrock’s
‘four agendas’ framework. The significant differences between the two strategies are
examined and explained, revealing the need for IT strategic planning methodologies to
include a framework to measure business alignment.
Keywords: alignment; business; information technology; strategy
Introduction: technology in higher education
This case study presents an examination of the process of creating an information
technology (IT) strategy for a small Australian university, and the university’s attempt
to align IT to the business needs of the institution. The IT strategy was developed over a
3-month period, commencing in March 2014, using a strategic planning methodology
from an IT research and advisory firm.
The mass adoption of internet-enabled technologies and mobile devices has
revolutionised both the way industries go about their business and their consumers’
expectations. These devices are powered by constantly improving communications
and computing infrastructure, which in turn is enabled by Moore’s law, an observa-
tion about the rate of growth in semiconductor capacity (doubling approximately
every two years). Moore’s law has become a metaphor for rapid rates of growth/
change everywhere (Schall ...
A Literature And Practice Review To Develop Sustainable Business Model Archet...Kimberly Pulley
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INTER-ORGANIZATIONAL TIES AND TOTAL CUSTOMER SOLUTION STRATEGIC POSITIONING FROM DELTA MODEL
1. • RAM – REVISTA DE ADMINISTRAÇÃO MACKENZIE, V. 9, N. 7 •
NOV./DEZ. 2008 • ISSN 1678-6971
I INTER-ORGANIZATIONAL TIES AND TOTAL
CUSTOMER SOLUTION STRATEGIC POSITIONING
FROM DELTA MODEL: A RESEARCH ABOUT DYAD
SUPPLIER-CLIENT ON B2B
LAÇOS INTER-ORGANIZACIONAIS E O POSICIONAMENTO
ESTRATÉGICO DE SOLUÇÃO TOTAL AO CLIENTE DO MODELO DELTA
– UMA PESQUISA SOBRE A DÍADE FORNECEDOR-CLIENTE NO B2B
MATEUS TAVARES DA SILVA COZER
Doutorando em Administração pela Faculdade de Economia, Administração e
Contabilidade da Universidade de São Paulo (FEA-USP).
Professor do Departamento de Engenharia de Produção da
Faculdade de Engenharia Industrial.
Rua José Antônio Coelho, 300, ap. 38B, Vila Mariana – São Paulo – SP – CEP 04011-060
E-mail: mtscozer@hotmail.com
GERALDO LUCIANO TOLEDO
Doutor livre-docente titular pela Faculdade de Economia, Administração e
Contabilidade da Universidade de São Paulo (FEA-USP).
Professor da Faculdade de Economia, Administração
e Contabilidade da Universidade de São Paulo (FEA-USP).
Rua Leão Coroado, 209, ap. 51, Vila Beatriz - São Paulo – SP – CEP 05445-911
E-mail: gltoledo@usp.br
CLÁUDIA SZAFIR-GOLDSTEIN
Doutora em Administração pela Faculdade de Economia,
Administração e Contabilidade da Universidade de São Paulo (FEA-USP).
Professora do Departamento de Administração do Centro de Ciências Sociais e
Aplicadas da Universidade Presbiteriana Mackenzie (UPM).
Rua Girassol, 713/52, Vila Madalena – São Paulo – SP – CEP 05433-001
E-mail: csgoldstein@gmail.com
Submissão: 8 dez. 2007. Aceitação: 19 jul. 2008. Sistema de avaliação: às cegas dupla (double blind review).
UNIVERSIDADE PRESBITERIANA MACKENZIE. Walter Bataglia (Ed.), 163-187.
2. A BST RA CT
The basic issue of the strategic management process is to determine how firms
achieve and sustain competitive advantage. In this sense, this paper aims to
analyze the links between a firm’s competitive positioning and the inter-organiza-
tional ties created with its customers as a way to achieve sustainable competitive
advantage. The focus of the study is to describe the competitive process according
to the Delta Model developed by Hax and Wilde II, which proposes three strategic
positioning options. The study describes the process of competitive positioning
through inter-organizational ties and customer bonding under a strategic marke-
ting perspective. From a methodological point of view, a literature review was
done focusing on two theoretical subjects: competitive positioning and strategic
marketing. Finally the results of an empiric research on a public relations com-
pany are presented. The study´s contribution is providing empirical support for
the Delta Model.
KEYWO RD S
Strategic marketing; Digital marketing; Strategic management; Networks; Delta
model.
RESUM O
O ponto básico do processo de gerenciamento estratégico é determinar como as
164 empresas adquirem e sustentam uma vantagem competitiva. Neste trabalho, obje-
tiva-se analisar a relação entre o posicionamento competitivo de uma empresa e os
laços inter-organizacionais criados com seus clientes como uma forma de adquirir
vantagem competitiva sustentável. O foco do estudo é entender o processo com-
petitivo tendo por referência o Projeto Delta, de Hax e Wilde II, o qual propõe
três alternativas de posicionamento estratégico. Assim, descreve-se o processo
de posicionamento estratégico mediante laços inter-organizacionais e o vínculo
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com o cliente (customer bonding) sob a ótica do marketing estratégico. Sob o aspecto
metodológico, é feita, preliminarmente, uma breve revisão da literatura pertinente
ao tema, a partir de uma perspectiva do posicionamento competitivo e do marke-
ting estratégico. Finalmente são descritos os resultados de uma pesquisa empírica,
analisando o caso de uma empresa dedicada à atividade profissional de relações
públicas. A principal contribuição do estudo é prover o Projeto Delta de respaldo
empírico.
PA L A V RAS -CH AVE
Marketing estratégico; Marketing digital; Gerenciamento estratégico; Redes de
empresas; Modelo Delta.
1 IN TRO D U CT I O N
The revolution triggered by information and communication technologies
(ICT) has had a significant impact on the economy, both at global and national
levels, on the role of governments and on the way people live and work
(BROUSSEAU; CURRIEN, 2007; ELSTER, 2007; FRANSMAN, 2007;
NEWMAN; BARABASI; WATTS, 2006; RUST; LEMON; ZEITHAML, 2004;
URBAN, 2004; BARABASI, 2003; KOBRIN, 2003; PEREZ, 2002; GOLDBERG,
2001; HODGES; GRAYSON, 2001; DE MASI, 1998; HANSON, 1999; BELL,
1973). One lens that captures this revolution is the network society, characterized
by the concept of an independent and dynamic net linking organizations and
forces of the economic, technological, political, physical-natural and social-
cultural environments (CASTELLS, 1999; PASSOS, 2005; BENKLER, 2006;
BEINHOCKER, 2007; HAX; MAJLUF, 1991).
To deal with periods of pronounced evolutionary unrest, such as the current
business environment, organizations must change not only their strategic prac-
tices, but also the philosophy underlying their strategic reasoning (JACOBIDES;
WINTER, 2005; BEINHOCKER, 2007; WIGGINS; RUEFLI, 2005; EISEN-
HARDT; SULL, 2001; HAX; WILDE II, 2001; MINTZBERG; AHLSTRAND;
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LAMPEL, 2000; BROWN; EISENHARDT, 1998; TEECE; PISANO; SHUEN,
1997; HAX; MAJLUF, 1991).
In this sense, this paper aims to analyze the links between a firm’s competitive
positioning and the inter-organizational ties created with its customers as a way to
achieve sustainable competitive advantage. The focus of the study is to describe the
competitive process according to the Delta Model developed by Hax and Wilde II
(2001) under the perspective of one of its strategic positioning options.
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Based on the Delta Model, the case presented explores the inter-organiza-
tional networks issue (KOBRIN, 2008; BENKLER, 2006; HARRISON, 2005;
GUMMESSON, 2005; NOTEBOOM, 2003; PEREZ, 2002; CASTELLS, 1999;
GRANDORI, 1999; GRANOVETTER, 1973), and analyzes the process of com-
petitive positioning through inter-organizational ties and customer bonding.
The authors begin by describing inter-organizational networks. Then the key
concepts used in this study are identified: economics of technological change,
economics of networks, strategic management, strategic marketing and internet
marketing. For the investigation of firm strategy, the authors adopt as analytical
tool the Delta Model and describe the case of a public relations company and a
fast-food chain (supplier-client dyad). The case study analyzes a company (CDN
Interactive) providing a specific digital communications solution (Relationship
Website) to one of its main customers, supported by customer bonding and
inter-organizational ties among both companies.
2 IN T E R- O RGAN IZ AT I O NA L NE T W OR KS
Every technological revolution tends to lead to massive replacement of a set
of technologies by another, by modernizing the existing equipment, as well as
processes and operational procedures; each one of these shifts involves extensive
changes in the organization and in its people, in terms of habits and qualifica-
tions (PEREZ, 2002). Perez (2002) and Tigre (1997) identify a causal mecha-
nism in the form of a sequence of events and business cycles, which comprise
the essence of capitalism: technological revolution; collapse; financial bubble;
golden era; political disorder.
On the other hand, one of the structural characteristics of the information
and telecommunications age is the growing importance of inter-organizational
networks as a way to articulate productive and technological resources, as opposed
to the logic of vertical integration (BENKLER, 2006; HARRISON, 2005; PEREZ,
2002; GRANDORI, 1999; WILLIAMSON, 1975, 1985, 1996, 1999). “The net
result is the geographic fragmentation of production processes, or, more generally,
the desegregation of supply chains” (KOBRIN, 2008, p. 17).
Some strategy researchers began to consider how companies develop exter-
166 nal qualifications through inter-organizational ties (GRANDORI, 1999), partici-
pating in networks of alliances, knowledge exchange and qualifications (MCEVI-
LY; MARCUS, 2005).
Network organizations characterize by mutual standards of communication
and exchange shape a feasible pattern for the organizations’ economy (POW-
ELL, 2004). “When relationships embrace more than two people or organiza-
tions, complex patterns and contextual dimensions will emerge – networks”
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(GUMMESSON, 2006, p. 342). The atom that represented one of the principal
icons of the 20th Century has yielded its place in the 21st Century to the net, whose
defining characteristic is not having a center or an orbit. If the atom represents
clean simplicity, the net channels messy complexity (KELLY, 1998).
The network of inter-organizational ties developed by companies to acquire
capabilities is not only a question of contacts with peers. It represents critical
relationships with various stakeholders, suppliers, consumers and complemen-
tors (MAHONEY, 2006; HARRISON, 2005; BRANDENBURGER; NALEBUFF,
1996; DONALDSON; PRESTON, 1995). For instance, in developing the iPod,
Apple Company specified the product concept and managed only three compe-
tencies internally: channels, branding and sourcing innovation. Apple articulated
an inter-organizational network of alliances for the development of hardware,
software and content.
Finally, the social immersion of organizations and the network relationships
are critical, because the analytical perspective of the network study strengthened and
expanded economic sociology. In this sense, the sociologist Mark Granovetter´s
work on the strength of weak ties is noteworthy as an important push for the
study of networks (NOTEBOOM, 2003; GRANOVETTER, 1973).
The value network represents the context in which an organization identi-
fies and responds to consumer needs, solves problems, buys supplies, reacts
against competitors and seeks profit (CHRISTENSEN, 1997). Christensen (1997)
stresses that the value network concept was built upon the idea of the techno-
logical paradigm. The latter is defined, in the area of technological change, as
an analogy to the paradigm studied by Kuhn (1975) and used for the first time
by Giovanni Dosi (1982) when referring to the logic of the path of individual
technologies, products and industries. Gummesson (2005) argues that organiza-
tions must evolve into increasingly flexible structures built around the essential
processes, developing a network structure supported by the node(s) represented
by the organization’s core competencies.
A relevant question for the value network is relationships. In his mar-
ket-oriented competition model, George Day (2001) includes the relationship
capability as a key element for competition. However, though fundamen-
tal, relationships solely with the market are a partial approach. Gummesson
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(2005) introduces the concept of total relationship, comprised of thirty rela-
tionships grouped into four types. The first type indicates the classical market
relationships (between supplier and customer). The second type concerns spe-
cial market relationships – interaction during a business meeting, or customer
integration into a fidelity program. The other two types relate to organizations
and forces outside the market. Those are the mega relationships related to the
economy and to society as a whole and the nano-relationships that exist inside
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an organization, which influence the first two. Emphasizing the importance of
total relationship marketing, Lambert and Cooper (2000) state that business
management entered the era of inter-network competition; instead of brand
against brand, now it is supply chain against supply chain. In this new com-
petitive environment, success of an organization will rest upon its ability to
integrate its complex network of relationships.
3 CO M PE T I T I VE PO S I T I O NI NG , T HE
DE L T A PRO J E CT A ND NE T W OR K
CO M PE T I T I O N
Toledo, Quelopana and Pollero (2007) detail the evolution of competitive
positioning. One of the key intellectual innovations in business administration
in the last two decades has arguably been the gradual emergence of a ‘‘knowledge-
based’’ approach to the firm, known as the resource-based view (FOSS, 2006;
FLEURY; FLEURY, 2004). Porter’s framework and the Resource-Based View of
the firm emphasize different dimensions of strategy, and both of them can rich-
ly complement each other, adding a missing perspective: the Customer (HAX;
WILDE II, 2001; TREACY; WIERSEMA, 1995; CASTELLS, 1999; PORTER,
1986, 1989, 1992). A company is owned by its shareholders, but “belongs” to its
customers. “At the heart of management and, certainly, at the heart of strategy,
resides the customer” (HAX; WILDE II, 2001, p. 7). The dynamics of the game
demand attracting, satisfying and retaining the customer.
In a company’s competitive system, the architecture, articulation and accom-
plishment of the relationship/bond with the customer emerge as a decisive ele-
ment that makes up the strategy. Hax and Wilde II (2001) call customer bonding
the mechanism of creating almost unbreakable link, deep knowledge, and close
relationship with the customers carried out directly or indirectly through the
complementors that the customer wishes to access (DAVIES, 2004). The Delta
Model proposed by the authors has in its core a management design in which
the strategy unfolds supported by a system of close company – complementor
– customer relationships. The outcome of these inter-organizational ties is the
value chain (PORTER, 1989; DAVIES, 2004).
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In the scope of this study, the development of a company or business unit
strategy should emphasize a relevant strategic positioning. In this sense, the
Delta Model fills the gap in the development of strategic thinking, suggesting
three options or approaches to achieve customer bonding, which are graphically
represented by a triangle, as seen in Figure 1: Best Product, Total Customer Solu-
tion and System Lock-in (HAX; WILDE II, 2001). This paper focuses mainly on
the second option: total customer solution.
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FIGURE 1
DELTA PROJECT – THE FRAMEWORK
The Triangle
System Lock-in
Total Customer Best Products
Solutions
Mission of the Business
• Business Scope
• Core Competencies
Competitive Positioning Industry Structure
Activities that drive External factors determining
profitability industry attractiveness
Innovation Operational Effectiveness
Customer Targeting
Adaptative Processes
Strategic Agenda
Source: Adapted from Hax and Wilde II (2001).
3.1 TOTAL CUSTOMER SOLUTI ON
It is based upon a philosophy that differs from the best product approach It
explores a broader offer of products and services aiming at satisfying not most but
all of the customer’s needs. This option is centered on customers instead of on
the product’s economy. Closeness to the customer allows a company to foresee
his/her needs and work together to develop new and differentiated products. 169
Stressing learning to predict customer needs so as to adapt products to them
has a double effect: first, it lets the customer learn how to use a new product
or service, leading to eventual cost reductions; secondly, learning to foresee
customer needs increases the company’s capabilities to satisfy them.
In this framework the customer is not viewed as an undifferentiated ele-
ment. On the contrary, the company must acknowledge that different customers
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have typical needs, which require considering a market segmentation process
(HAWKINS; MOTHERSBAUGH; BEST, 2007; KOTLER, 2000). Accordingly,
a deeper understanding of customer expectations and wishes should be sought.
Instead of developing the marketing process in isolated steps, such as product
specification, pricing, promotion and distribution, efforts are made to offer a
consistent portfolio of products and services that profit from the customer’s par-
ticipation in the creation of economic value (KOTLER, 2000).
As such, the proposal of a total customer solution is based upon a market
oriented philosophy (LAMBIN, 2000; KOHLI; JAWORSKI, 1990; NARVER;
SLATER, 1990). The focus of the strategic process shifts from the internal value
chain towards an integrated value chain connecting suppliers, intermediaries
and key customers through inter-organizational ties.
The Total Customer Solution can take three forms:
• Customer Engagement: it involves changing the relationship with the customer
from the moment of purchase until end of its useful life. The Brazilian
company “Casas Bahia” (BLECHER, 2004) serves as an example. This retailer
was chosen as a worldwide sales benchmark in the low income market
(PRAHALAD, 2004).
• Horizontal Scope: it means putting together a package of products to satisfy
a wide range of customer needs. The leading online retailer in Brazil, Sub-
marino.com.br, is a good example of the Horizontal Scope alternative. The
company’s site offers a large selection of products aiming to satisfy a diversi-
fied range of customer needs, along the lines of a virtual department store
offering books, CDs, DVDs, household appliances, baby items, toiletries and
health care products, and even pet shop articles and musical instruments,
among others.
• Customer Integration: it may mean outsourcing or performance by the
supplier company of tasks previously carried out by the customer. As
an example, Martins Comércio e Serviços de Distribuição (Uberlândia,
Brazil), a company with nearly one billion US dollars sales in 2003, can be
mentioned (MAUTONE, 2003). Martins is the largest Brazilian distribution
chain of products for small and medium size supermarkets. Large chains
170 such as “Pão de Açúcar”, Carrefour, and Wal-Mart Brazil are not serviced by
distributors as they buy directly from manufacturers because of their large
volumes. According to the philosophy of its owner and CEO, growth depends
on their customers´ financial success, so the company’s goal is to be as close
as possible to their clients, which is done at various levels according to each
customer’s profile.
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The company’s interest must center on attracting, conquering and retaining
the so-called complementors. As suggested by the denomination, they comple-
ment and complete the company’s offer through a strategic alliance. As defined
by Brandenburger and Nalebuff (1996, p. 18), “a player is your complementor if
customers value your product more when they have the complementor´s product
than when they have your product alone”, or the reverse case “a player is your
complementor if it is more attractive for a supplier to sell both to you and to the
other player, than supplying to you alone”.
A value network is built together with the complementor, also including
competitors, consumers, other suppliers and the company itself. A participant (in
the value network) is a complementor if consumers value the company’s products
more when participant´s products are also supplied (BRANDENBURGER;
NALEBUFF, 1996). As an example of a complementor, Hax and Wilde II (2001)
mention Microsoft. This company does not profit based on product costs or offer
differentiation, nor is it primarily customer - focused. They use a system lock-in;
the brand is harmonized around the system through the mention Intel Inside
or Microsoft-compatible. Consumers are attracted to Windows because more
companies create applications for it than for any other operating system (HAX;
WILDE II, 2001).
Considering that the Delta Model portrays an integrated process of strategic
formulation and performance, the starting point for the discussion of strategy is the
analysis of some basic requirements, as described by Hax and Wilde II (2001).
a) Outlook Creation and strategic position selection (COLLINS; PORRAS,
1995);
b) Development of a strategic agenda that supports this outlook (HAMEL;
PRAHALAD, 1995);
c) Alignment of performance tasks through the adaptive process (PORTER,
1989; DEIGHTON, 1996; COZER, 2003; VENKATRAMAN, 1998; HAN-
SON, 1999; MERCER, 1998; KOHLI; JAWORSKI, 1990; BALDWIN;
CLARK, 1997; HAGE; SINGER, 1999)
d) Including a market orientation as the intrinsic factor of the strategic process
(DAY, 2001; KOHLI; JAWORSKI, 1990; NARVER; SLATER, 1990). 171
Figure 1 highlights the components that shape the framework of the Delta
Model: the Triangle, the Business Strategic Agenda and the Adaptive Processes.
Although presenting the complete framework is not within the scope of this
work, it must be stated that it complementarily includes the important aspect of
metrics, an essential element of the strategic management process.
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Hax and Wilde II´s (2001) proposal, represented by the triangle, is an effecti-
ve tool to describe the strategic position best suited to the organization. The Delta
Project helps the manager to take the first and essential step, which is to define
the business core mission; this, in turn, will orient the entire process of strategy
formulation and implementation.
4 T H E D E L T A M O D E L A NA L YS I S
PRO P O S AL
The Delta Model represents an evolution of and a complement to traditional
competition models, enlarging the focus to include the customer and the con-
cept of total relationship in the management of holistic networks, comprised
of sales organization, competitors, intermediaries and exchange facilitators, the
market, other stakeholders and society at large.
An important contribution of the Delta Model is its proposal for effective
integration of the different conceptual and empiric propositions into a competi-
tive framework, bringing together a set of concepts, processes, principles and
strategic proposals found in the literature, such as the value network, the inter-
organizational net, the relationship network, integrated solutions, customer
focus and market segmentation. In this sense, the Delta Model offers broader
bases for analysis of the articulation needed for the consistent development of
inter-organizational ties.
In this paper, the focus of the analysis is the triangle and the business strategic
agenda enhancing the inter-organizational supplier – customer ties. Having as
point of reference the elements described in Figure 1 – the triangle, strategic
agenda, adaptive processes – the authors propose an expanded analytical design,
relating to each element, one unit of analysis and a performance indicator,
presenting references in the literature that support the concepts underlying the
proposal.
The analytical scheme of the Delta Model proposed by the authors is presented
in Table 1. There are three stages of strategic management: framework, strategic
agenda and processes. Definition of the strategic framework is the first task for
172 the Delta Model implementation and Table 1 breaks down the three options
of the triangle, the three units of analysis – unit-task, organizations and inter-
organization, performance indicators and literature references. The adaptive
processes of the Delta Model are operational effectiveness, customer targeting
and innovation (HAX; WILDE II, 2001), with different priorities for each one of
the triangle’s options. Table 1 describes their respective indicators, the literature
references for each process and all of the organization’s activities.
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TABLE 1
PROPOSAL FOR ANALYSIS OF THE DELTA MODEL
POSITIONING UNIT OF PERFORMANCE
REFERENCES
FRAMEWORK ANALYSIS INDICATORS
Best product SBU Product profitability Porter (1989)
Product share
Total Organization Customer profitability Gummesson (2005)
customer
Customer share
solution
Cooperation
System Inter- Switching cost Shapiro and Varian (1999);
lock-in organization of customer and Barabasi (2003); Arthur (1996,
complementor 1999); Granovetter (1973)
Complementor’s share Brandenburger and Nalebuff
(1996); Castells (1999); Benkler
DELTA MODEL PERSPECTIVE
(2006); Beinhocker (2007)
STRATEGIC UNIT OF
CONSTRUCT INDICATORS REFERENCES
AGENDA ANALYSIS
Business view Organization Core values Collins and Porras (1995)
Core scope
Core Organization Value perceived by the Hamel and Prahalad (1995); Zook
competencies customer (2003); Fleury (2001); Foss (1997)
Differentiation between
competitors
Expansion capability of
new services generated
based upon core
competence
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Competitive Organization Activities guiding Porter (1989); Kotler (2000);
Positioning profitability Amigo (2003); Treacy and
Wiersema (1995); Brandenburger
and Nalebuff (1996); Mintzberg,
Ahlstrand and Lampel (2000);
Hagel and Singer (1999)
(continua)
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TABLE 1 (CONTINUATION)
PROPOSAL FOR ANALYSIS OF THE DELTA MODEL
STRATEGIC UNIT OF
CONSTRUCT INDICATORS REFERENCES
AGENDA ANALYSIS
Industry Inter- BCG Matrix Kotler (2000); Porter (1989);
Structure organization Harrison (2005); Christensen
SWOT Analysis
(1997); Grandori (1999);
Eggertsson (1990)
Business Organization Strategic Drivers Hax and Wilde II (2001); Harrison
strategic (2005); Hax and Majluf (1991);
Accountability
agenda Lambin (2000); Kaplan and
Business Processes Norton (1992)
Performance metrics
ADAPTIVE UNIT OF
CONSTRUCT INDICATORS REFERENCES
PROCESSES ANALYSIS
Operational Organization Strategic Driver: cost Porter (1989); Venkatraman
DELTA MODEL PERSPECTIVE
effectiveness performance (1998); Hax and Wilde II (2001);
Scase (2002)
Accountability
Performance metrics
Customer Organization Strategic driver: target Kotler (2000); Cozer (2003);
targeting market intelligence Deighton (1996); Kohli and
Jaworski (1990); Narver and
Accountability
Slater (1990); Hax and Wilde
Performance metrics II (2001); Day (2001); Hanson
(1999); Gilmore and Pine (1997);
Venkatraman (1998); Baldwin
and Clark (1997); Hagel and
Singer (1999)
Strategic driver: Hax and Wilde II (2001);
Innovation Organization dominant design Christensen (1997); Perez (2002);
Benkler (2006); Noteboom
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(2003); Carley (1999); Orlikowski
Performance metrics and Iacono (2000); Rust, Lemon
and Zeithaml (2004); Hodges and
Grayson (2001); Hanson (1999);
De Masi (1998); Teece, Pisano
and Dhuen (1997)
Source: Made by the authors.
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5 ME T H O D O L O GICAL I S S U E S OF T H E
EM PIRI CAL RE S E A R C H
In the empirical research that complements this study, the purpose was to
identify the inter-organizational ties presented in the link of a value chain, to which
two companies are connected and integrated– the supplier and one of the key-
customers. The study was carried out in the context of the companies´ competitive
framework of the companies using the Delta Model as reference.
Specifically, empirical verification of the applicability and suitability of the
Delta Model proposal was tried by analyzing two organizations that comprise
the classical marketing link in B2B, one supplier and one customer. The analysis
aimed at the identification of the strategic framework of the chosen companies and
assessing the managerial tool of customer bonding.
The case study format was chosen because the theme is relevant, emerging
and characterized as exploratory since it contemplates contemporary aspects not
yet fully established. Although it does not allow for statistical assumptions, the
case study research is useful to verify the suitability of concepts and to confirm
the theory in the scope of the organization under study, in addition to serving as
reference for research in similar organizations (PETTIGREW, 1990).
The research strategy chosen, taking into account its peculiar advantages
and disadvantages, was based upon three criteria defined by Yin (1994): (a) type
of research subject, (b) researcher’s control over the actual behaviour of events,
and (c) contemporary approach, as opposed to the historical phenomenon.
The chosen supplier was the Strategic Business Unit (SBU) of the commu-
nications company CDN, called CDN Interactive (CDNi). The choice was partly
based on the access to strategic decision-making. The client company chosen
for this study was a fast food chain1, based mainly on convenience, because the
company has the following characteristics:
1) Researcher’s access to the company’s Strategic Agenda;
2) Researcher’s access to the company’s core customers.
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a) Definition of the analysis unit. The analysis unit is the organization, included
in its environment.
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This company prefers to be anonymous.
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b) Definition of the type of research. This is a cross-sectional research since
interest relies mainly on the characteristics of the organization at the time of
the study.
c) Selection of the analysis units and of the respondents. Professionals inside and
outside the company were interviewed, due to the work’s objective – to dis-
cuss the competitive process based upon relationships between the organi-
zations studied through inter-organizational ties. The process was analyzed
from the standpoint of two organizations representing the classical link in
business marketing (B2B): supplier and customer.
d) Data collection methods. Many data collection techniques were used: interac-
tive investigation of sites; analysis of documents; review of literature; semi-
structured interviews in different areas of the organization; interviews in
small groups; workshops; and structured interviews with customers and
analysis of internal reports.
e) Data survey. The survey was carried out through semi-structured interviews
involving the high management of the organizations and covering a period
of three months (from May to July, 2005). The survey considered three
groups of interviewees: a) corporate managers; b) operational managers; c)
customers (corporate level).
The following professionals were interviewed:
• At CDNi: Director, Coordinators, Managers;
• At the chosen client: Communication Managers; Marketing Directors,
Marketing VP (CMO), Directors of Information Technology (CIO).
To carry out the study, a protocol was set up with a sequence of procedures
and a set of issues related to the core problem and the objectives of the empirical
research, as described earlier.
6 EM P I RI CAL RE S E A R C H
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6 .1 CHA RACTERIZATION OF THE COMPA N Y CD N I
After 19 years in the Brazilian market (in 2006), “Companhia de Notícias
(CDN)” is a leading communications agency, focused on public relations. The
company’s main partners are: João Rodarte, Cláudio Pereira, Yara Peres, Andrew
Greenlees and Roberto D´Avila.
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The company has a strategic alliance with Fleishman-Hillard, one of the
world’s biggest public relations firms, belonging to the Omnicom Group. Five
groups Omnicom, WPP, Interpublic, Publicis and Dentsu dominate the global
advertising market.
CDN employs more than 140 professionals. It has offices in five capitals of
important Brazilian states: São Paulo, Rio de Janeiro, Brasília, Vitória and Porto
Alegre. CDN Interactive (CDNi) is one of its business units (SBU), dedicated to
the development of solutions in digital media. It has a team of journalists, web
designers, programmers, producers and graphic designers, with support from a
large network of collaborators and partners. CDNi main competitors are: Agên-
cia Click, Wunderman, Tribal and Ogilvy Interactive.
Demand for Internet-enabled services is strong (MSDW, 2008); advertising
spending of US$ 21Bilions on Internet/Online (2007). The global consumer
magazine market is currently worth about US$80 billion – up from about $71
billion five years ago (PWC, 2007).
6.2 ANALYSIS OF RESULTS
Table 2 presents the business outlook and core competencies defined by
CDNi. The analysis of the elements in Table 2, collected from the interviews,
identifies CDNi core competencies. The conclusion was that the customer value
rests upon the text quality of CDNi’s work: for example, the correct use of Por-
tuguese language. The Internet is full of incorrect use of grammar, absent of
punctuation, and vulgar language.
The strategic option chosen by CDNi was the “total customer solution”, a strate-
gic position based upon creating a strong customer bonding. This bond is achieved
through segmentation of the customer base according to clear criteria about the
relative importance of each customer (customer profitability). Likewise, thanks to
the total customer solution positioning, CDNi possesses horizontal breadth (design,
planning and content), and seeks to develop customer integration attributes.
Although the problem of the empirical research has been addressed using
a case study focusing the CDN-customer link, the Delta Project conceives a cen-
tral framework as a managerial tool, in which the strategy is developed based on
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a system of close company-complementor-customer relationship. Therefore, in
the total customer solution framework, the Strategic Agenda of CDNi´s main
customers must be analyzed.
From the available data, the margin of customer contribution was analyzed.
Because their profitability was available due to issues of confidentiality the deci-
sion was to concentrate the study on one of the customers with the potential
characteristics of complementor, so called “the chosen client”.
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This procedure agrees with the Delta Model extension of the strategic manage-
ment process to the main customers, surveying their strategic agenda with the
purpose of integrating them into the value chain (PORTER, 1989).
TABLE 2
BUSINESS VIEW AND CORE COMPETENCIES – CDNI
ANALYSIS OF PARTICIPANTS IN THE CASE STUDY
ACCORDING TO DELTA MODEL
UNIT OF OPTION OF STRATEGIC
FRAMEWORK INDICATORS
ANALYSIS POSITION BASED UPON:
Total Organization Customer profitability Create a strong
Customer (segmentation of the customer base connection with the
Solution with clear criteria to identify the customer (customer
relative importance of each one) bonding)
Customer participation
Cooperation
Strategic Unit of Indicators
Agenda Analysis
Business Organization: Core Values: Strategic Vision
DELTA MODEL
Vision CDNi Commitment with quality of Envisioned Future
service, of procedures and of
products delivered to customer Be the main supplier
Keep the work environment of communications
creative, stimulating and ethical products for 15 of the
Encourage dissemination of 100 largest companies
innovations acting in Brazil by
2015.
Core Proposal
Create quality communications
products for the companies
Core Organization: Customer perceived value Capabilities Integration
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Competences CDNi Content quality
Differentiation among competitors Customer centered
Expansion to new services balance between
generated from the core creation and content
competence Commitment with end
product delivery
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6.2.1 The customer ca se
Description of “th e ch os en clien t”
The company is present in 119 countries with 31,129 establishments, and
is a global brand with a value of about US$ 26 billion - it is estimated that the
client’s brand accounts for 76% of the corporation market value. In Brazil since
the end of the ’70s, the first restaurant of the chain was opened in Rio de Janei-
ro and nowadays the company is one of the leaders in the segment of fast food
restaurants and is in charge of 1,131 sales points, 583 kiosks and 548 restaurants
– set up in 134 cities in 21 Brazilian states. Daily over 1.5 million people go to
their restaurants. In 2004 the Brazilian branch reached R$ 1, 9 billion sales.
The entire company’s production chain employs 57.700 employees – 29.700
direct jobs and 28.000 in aggregated and complementary activities.
As a local business involved with the surrounding community and at the
same time, as a global retail food chain, the company is in contact with a wide
variety of stakeholders: customers, employees, franchisees, suppliers, local
communities, NGOs, the scientific community, business associations, and
government agencies.
6.2.2 Coope ra tion with the clie nt ’s c us t omer : online mas s
customiza tion
The client’s CMO called CDN for a digital marketing project but he had a
problem. Diagnosis of the relationship between the Information Technology area
(represented by the CIO) and Marketing (represented by the CMO) disclosed
the existence of a misalignment between these organizational structures,
which, because of a communication problem, do not integrate properly. In
such a situation, the lack of an adequate interaction between IT and Marketing
to achieve relationship with the end customer entailed the following problems:
lack of coherence between structure and systems focused on greater value for
the customer (DAY, 2001): and lack of a shared basis of knowledge needed to
retain customers by customizing (HANSON, 1999). Difficulty in establishing
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consumer loyalty is due to three factors: lack of mechanisms (identification and
customizing, segmentation and differentiation, clear opt-in, customer tracking),
lack of actions (interactive dialogue, campaigns and promotions) and absence of
results (quality of experience, loyalty, and immediate data for decision making).
To face these issues, the development a Portal Website was proposed by CDNi.
To set up the framework for the Relationship Website efforts were made
to bring together concepts of communications, marketing information system,
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relationship marketing, artificial intelligence, interaction model, website friend-
liness and complex networks).
The project of the Relationship Website was based upon three premises:
a) Identity and diversity;
b) Functional design;
c) Dynamism and attractiveness to generate fidelity.
To develop the project a team comprising ten professionals was formed. The
work required some 1,400 hours of monthly activity. CDNi was the publisher of
client´s web presence.
The main challenge of the Client’s Relationship Website project was cus-
tomization by means of precise, timely and relevant customer information
(HANSON, 1999).
Representation is how a product or service is portrayed to the customer.
Customization through representation creates a tie between an individual and
the packaging, positioning and imagery used to describe the product. This can be
simple as occasionally using a customer name or as complicated as a complete
reorganization of information to reflect personal preferences (HANSON, 1999,
p. 198).
To develop the project of the Relationship Website, successful online busi-
ness models in the fast food sector were initially identified. Afterwards, the cus-
tomer targeting interface project was designed encompassing (DAVIES, 2004):
a) Presentation and breakdown of the Internet architecture;
b) Definition of the website’s strategy;
c) Action Plan with deadlines and effective implementation guidelines;
d) Definition of roles and responsibilities of the players involved (supplier-cus-
tomer);
e) Estimate of resources and investments needed for development and imple-
180 mentation.
The project was presented to client’s Marketing Vice-President (CMO) and
Marketing Planning Director on July 27th, 2005 after having been submitted to
the CIO. Client’s Relationship Website started up in November 2005, and on
December 7th it was awarded the Abanet/MSN 2005 Prize (Brazilian Association
of Advertisers). Figure 2 details the main elements of the Relationship Website.
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FIGURE 2
RELATIONSHIP WEBSITE
Corporate Website
Brand onthe Web
CRM Transactional
Practical application of Website
relationship marketing B2C Auctions IRM
Relationship Interactive
Marketing RELATIONSHIP Marketing
Interaction inside the WEBSITE Campaigns and
relationship network promotions
Fish Feeders Interactive
Attractivity associated Communication
to strategic Information and
communication Digital Contents transparency
Experience
Source: Proposed by the authors.
This project is a customer interface output of a customer targeting adaptive
process and an example of the benefits of customer bonding supporting a total
customer solution strategic position: the strategy developed around a system of
close relationship between company-complementor-customer, represented here
by CDNi and its client.
6.3 DISCUSSION OF THE RESU LT S
The inter-organizational ties between the client and CDNi disclose the role
of some features of the institutional environment like the forms of organiza-
tion used by the chain. For instance, the proportion of self-owned stores, or the
degree of forward vertical integration is high in Brazil.
On the other hand, an evidence of the connection between the strategic agen-
das of CDNi and his client is the Relationship Website (Figure 2) that represents 181
the managerial tool, customer bonding. The Relationship Website framework
is an internet marketing innovation in the field of human-computer interac-
tion: customer-centric user interface and online mass customization (HANSON,
1999). This framework needs further empirical analysis to improve its utility. In
this sense, the main added value of the paper is the empirical support it provides
to the Delta Model.
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CDN has held the client’s account for almost a decade and has a connection
with the Omnicom group, globally in charge of the integrated marketing com-
munications of the client. After launching the Relationship website (Figure 2)
CDNi continued to manage the presence of the client’s brand on the Internet.
As shown by the inter-organizational ties represented by the strategic agendas
of supplier and customer, the Relationship Website Project (Figure 2) illustrates
the conjunction of two vertices of a network of competencies: the client’s brand
and the quality of CDNi´s content. As described in the theoretical framework
(GUMMESSON, 2005) the organizations analyzed try to progress towards more
flexible mechanisms around core processes, shaping a netlike structure com-
bining the strength of the brand and the quality of the content.
Therefore, the focus on branding became clear when the client decided to
review its way of operating in Latin America, selling the self-owned stores it kept
in the region to a private equity fund. Only in Brazil, where the company invoiced
US$ 1.25 billon in 2005, the group owned 307 stores, 57% of the total number
of restaurants. The new business model is called developmental licensees by the
client. The company will continue to own his global brand and will be licensing
its use in restaurants through a master franchiser. It should be noted that the 1.5
million customers in Brazil may represent a risk for corporate reputation because
promoting quality and satisfying the performance needs of a 1.5 million daily users
is a challenge, which the company intends to face with this new business model.
The authors point out that Client´s Relationship Website is not an example
of outsourcing of a specialized service, but a case of innovation on target market
intelligence.
7 F INAL CO M M E N T S A ND C O NC L U S I O NS
This paper aims at contributing to the discussion of concepts and process
integration related to strategic management, strategic marketing, internet mar-
keting, and inter-organizational networks.
In this study an analysis of the Delta Model by Hax and Wilde II (2001)
was proposed, structuring it into a two dimensional matrix. In one dimension
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the matrix presents the following analytical categories: Competitive Positioning
Framework, Strategic Agenda, Adaptive Processes and Performance Indicators.
The second dimension comprises the categories unit of analysis, indicators (con-
struct) and references in literature.
A case study involving a communications company and a large chain of
fast food restaurants, found the existence of a significant support for customer
bonding in the inter-organizational ties among the mentioned companies,
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evidenced by the establishment of a relationship website. Customer bonding
becomes clear for CDNi customers, due to the association with a customer the
size of the chosen client, as well as for the client’s consumers. The website built
in partnership with CDNi facilitates consumer communication with the fast food
chain, thus strengthening relationship with the consumer and the value of his
brand for their consumers.
The issues and results of the study contribute to a deeper research of the con-
cepts and processes regarding inter-organizational ties, relationships between
customer-company-complementor-supplier and inter- network competition.
As evidenced by Hax and Wilde II’s work, there is a bonding between CDNi
(supplier) and “the chosen client” (customer), evidenced by the long term world-
wide relationship (Omnicom group) and mainly by the “Relationship Website”
– the creation of the website and its management since then. Based on the delta
Model (increasing the client profits through Customer Targeting), the Figure 1
and the Table 2 show the strategy adopted by CDNi – the total customer solu-
tion – and the strategic position bases upon creating strong connection with the
customer (horizontal breadth). This kind of relationship is a case of customer
bonding.
By the analysis of the present case study could be considered that CDNi aims
to use the customer integration as one of the three attributes of Total Customer
Solution Positioning commented before, but the supplier has not reached this
stage yet. CDNi is implementing the strategic process shift from internal value
chain towards the integration with the players on the value chain, engaging with
customer on the “Relationship Website”. On this form of strategy, there is the
cooperation between players as proposed by Gummesson (2005) and efforts to
offer a consistent portfolio of products and services that profit from the customer’s
participation in the creation of value, resulting on a netlike structure combining
the strength of the brand and the quality of the content (as mentioned before).
Future studies might apply the proposed analysis to more complex
organizations with various business units, like multinational or meta-national
corporations. In addition to a focus on inter-organizational ties and customer
bonding, a closer exploration of the competencies network is suggested,
considering that the client’s brand is tied to the text quality of CDNi, which
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illustrates well the construction of an inter-organizational network.
In conclusion, the Delta Project (Model) offers an original approach and
seems to be a promising domain for studies on strategic business administration,
integrating concepts and strategy processes, marketing and information
technology in the context of a contemporary environment characterized by hyper-
competition, competition among networks, innovation and market orientation
as the philosophy underlying the company’s managerial activity.
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