Business Process Management Journal: Volume 12 Issue 4

Implementing BPM systems: the role of process orientation

Hajo A. Reijers

The presentation and validation of a checklist that can be used to determine an organization's process orientation prior to a business process management systems (BPMS…

Business process orientated holonic (PrOH) modeling

Ben Clegg

The purpose of this paper is to describe how the application of systems thinking to designing, managing and improving business processes has resulted in a new and unique…

Linking strategic practices and organizational performance to Porter's generic strategies

Richard S. Allen, Marilyn M. Helms

While Porter's generic strategies are a widely accepted typology of strategic options for businesses, prior studies have not linked specific strategic practices with each generic…

Telecommuting's past and future: a literature review and research agenda

Samia M. Siha, Richard W. Monroe

Telecommuting continues to be a topic of interest for practitioners and researchers alike. There are significant numbers of employees currently involved in telecommuting around…

Redesigning the supply chain: reengineering, outsourcing, and relational capabilities

Manuel Rodríguez‐Díaz, Tomás F. Espino‐Rodríguez

The purpose of this paper is to analyze the competitive advantages of the networks of firms forming the supply chain and distribution channels through process integration…

Success factors in dealing with significant change in an organization

Don Chrusciel, Dennis W. Field

As organizations attempt to deal with change that is transforming, research has identified factors that need to be present in order to optimize the change transformation. The…

Exploring the interdependency between reengineering and information technology by developing a conceptual model

Peyman Akhavan, Mostafa Jafari, Ali R. Ali‐Ahmadi

The main objective of this paper is to investigate the role of information technology (IT) in business process reengineering (BPR) and their interdependency in the organization…

Supply chain risk mitigation: modeling the enablers

Mohd Nishat Faisal, D.K. Banwet, Ravi Shankar

Supply chain risk management assumes importance in the wake of organizations understanding that their risk susceptibility is dependent on other constituents of their supply chain…