submitted to the DRUID Summer conference 2003 on Creating, Sharing, and Transferring Knowledge: The role of Geography, Institutions, Organisations. The proposed paper in related to conference themes B and E. Exploiting old and new knowledge in combination in order to generate new knowledge is a key feature in achieving competitive advantage of the firm. The emergence of the knowledgebased econo...

The escalating deterioration of the environment is a major concern for business organisations today. Green is a strategy implemented to improve the environmental sustainability and with supply chains evolving dynamically towards competitive advantage, Green Supply chain management practices has gained importance in business research. Though sustainability is the major concern in today‟s organis...

Preand postharvest contamination of aflatoxin in maize is a major health deterrent for people in Africa where maize production has increased dramatically. This chapter highlights management options for preand postharvest toxin contamination in maize. Sound crop management practices are an effective way of avoiding, or at least diminishing, infection by Aspergillus jlavus and subsequent aflatoxi...

As manufacturing firms increasingly realize that supplier performance is crucial to their establishing and maintaining competitive advantage, supplier development has been a subject of considerable research in supply chain management. We develop and test a path model to explore how supplier development practices affect buyer–supplier performance from the buying firm’s perspective in the context...

Today’s networked economy is a strategic combination of many factors, with electronic platforms and relationships underpinning competitive advantage. Enabled and driven by information and communication technologies (ICT) and connectivity, the networked economy is challenging the fundamental bases of established government frameworks, conventional business practices, and traditional marketing di...

Today's organizations, operating in an increasingly competitive conditions, are characterized by a network of relationships with suppliers and customers. Thus, the key resources, being a source of competitive advantage, are located not only within the organization but are part of network relationships. The most important task of managers is to achieve supply chain cost efficiency while maintain...