Poor information and data quality cost organizations in lost sales and revenue due to scrap and rework and contributes to ineffective decision-making by senior management. In a governmental non-profit environment such as the Naval Inventory Control Point (NAVICP), the data resident within the operational databases and systems is the precious commodity that connects the organization with its cus...

Performance Based Logistics (PBL) is an acquisition reform that is intended to improve weapon systems logistics by reducing cost, improving reliability, and reducing footprint. PBL is an extension of a broad process of rationalizing and, in many cases, outsourcing government services. As with other examples of governmental service outsourcing, measurement issues arise in the gap between governm...

This paper investigates the conditions under which firms are able to develop and implement innovations with sustainable development benefits. In particular, we examine "green chemistry" innovations in the United States. Via interviews with green chemistry leaders from industry, academia, nongovernmental institutions (NGOs), and government, we identified six major categories of challenges common...

 Inter-organizational collaboration has been linked to a range of important outcomes for collaborating organizations. The strategy literature emphasizes the way in which collaboration between organizations results in the sharing of critical resources and facilitates knowledge transfer. The learning literature argues that collaboration not only transfers existing knowledge among organiza...

visibility and credibility, better knowledge of the scientifi c literature among fi eld staff, facilitation of networking and partnerships and improvements in data collection, monitoring and feedback. What are the key elements to building OR within an NGO? Our experience has been described elsewhere;2,3 these include: establishing a ‘critical mass’ of dedicated human resources; developing an OR...

As the society has stepped into the era of knowledge economy, the implementation of scientific and effective knowledge management is of great realistic significance to the development of governmental organizations. Based on precedent theories of knowledge management capability, and referring to knowledge management practices of governmental organizations, a knowledge management capability evalu...

BACKGROUND The nature of community-based participatory research (CBPR) poses distinctive ethical challenges. In the absence of organized guidelines, a remarkable amount of researchers' time and energy will be spent tackling these ethical challenges. The study aimed to explore ethical issues and principles potentially arising when conducting CBPR. METHODS This qualitative study conducted in CB...