Organisational Flexibility and Competitiveness

The volume is intended to provide a conceptual framework of ‘Organisational Flexibility and Competitiveness’ supported by research studies in various types of flexibilities exhibited by an organisation. The need for enterprise flexibility in an era of rap

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M. K. Nandakumar • Sanjay Jharkharia Abhilash S. Nair Editors

Organisational Flexibility and Competitiveness

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Editors M. K. Nandakumar Strategic Management Area Indian Institute of Management Kozhikode Kunnamangalam, Kozhikode India

Abhilash S. Nair Finance, Accounting and Control Area Indian Institute of Management Kozhikode Kunnamangalam, Kozhikode India

Sanjay Jharkharia Quantitative Methods and Operations Management Area Indian Institute of Management Kozhikode Kunnamangalam, Kozhikode India

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To our wives Vineetha Nandakumar, Manisha Jharkharia and Anjali Nair, and children, Dhanvant Menon, Bharat Menon, Himadri Jharkharia, Sreyash Jharkharia Ardra Nair and Ananya Nair

Acknowledgements

The articles presented in this book have been selected from the papers presented during the international conference on the theme “Organizational Flexibility and Competitiveness” conducted at Indian Institute of Management Kozhiko