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PROF DANIEL SAMSON



Contact Details

Organization: Management and Marketing
Position: CHAIR IN MANAGEMENT
Email:
Homepage: http://www.management.unimelb.edu.au/staff/staffPage.cfm?StaffId=38
Work: +61 3 8344 5344
Mobile: 0438782866
Fax: +61 3 9349 4293
Room: 10.13
Level: 10
Building: Economics And Commerce
Campus: Parkville

Research Expertise and International Linkages

Research Expertise

Research Interest Key Words Country of Expertise
Operations Management Includes supply chain management, innovation and quality management etc Australia

Qualifications, Honours, Fellowships and Other Awards

Qualifications

Title Institution Date Awarded Abbreviation
Bachelor of Engineering University of New South Wales 11-Apr-1975
Doctor of Philosophy University of New South Wales

Memberships

Membership Type Membership Body Description Start Date End Date
Member Decision Sciences Institute member, track chair 01-Nov-1992
Member Global Manufacturing Research Group Member, 2006 President, VP Of Finance 15-Nov-1988

Government Research Classifications

Research Fields, Courses and Discipline Classifications

Socio-Economic Objective Classifications

Grants and Contracts

Research Grants, Contracts and Consultancies awarded to the University of Melbourne as the administering institution (since 2003) as recorded in Themis Agreements.

Grants

Title Role Funding Source Scheme Award Date
Assessment of innovation capability models to create innovation driven companies Chief Investigator AUST RESEARCH COUNCIL Discovery Projects 01/01/2003
Innovation management strategies and practices to accelerate the commercialisation process in the biotechnology industry Chief Investigator AUST RESEARCH COUNCIL Linkage Projects 01/01/2003
WORK AND SOCIAL COHESION UNDER GLOBALISATION Chief Investigator NATIONAL AUST BANK,
AUST RESEARCH COUNCIL,
MEMBER'S EQUITY,
LINFOX,
ACTU		 Linkage Projects (AUST RESEARCH COUNCIL) 01/01/2005

Contracts

Title Role Funding Source Award Date
LINKAGE PROJECT COLLABORATION AGREEMENT LP0562531 - WORK AND SOCIAL COHESION UNDER GLOBALISATION Chief Investigator VICTORIA UNIVERSITY (DO NOT USE (58055),
UNIVERSITY OF NEWCASTLE,
RMIT,
UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH AUSTRALIA		 01/01/2005

Publications

Publications produced at the University of Melbourne and reported in the Annual Publications Collection and 'Research Report' since 2001. The Themis Publications module, released in November 2006, allows additional publications from previous institutions and publications from past years to be entered.

Publications in 2008

Book Chapters

  • Key decisions in OM
    Year: 2008
    Book: Operations mangement: An integrated approach
    Publisher: Cambridge University Press(Melbourne)
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  • Managing risk in operations
    Year: 2008
    Book: Operations management: An integrated approach
    Publisher: Cambridge University Press(Melbourne)
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  • Process analyses and improvement at Bartter Enterprises
    Year: 2008
    Book: Operations management: an integrated approach
    Publisher: Cambridge University Press(Melbourne)
    Authors(s):
  • Process and systems in operations management
    Year: 2008
    Book: Operations management: An integrated approach
    Publisher: Cambridge University Press(Melbourne)
    Authors(s):
  • Sustainability in operations management
    Year: 2008
    Book: Operations management: An integrated approach
    Publisher: Cambridge University Press(Melbourne)
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  • Technology transfer at hero Honda
    Year: 2008
    Book: Operations Management: An integrated approach
    Publisher: Cambridge University Press(Melbourne)
    Authors(s):

Journal Articles

  • Developing strategies for green supply chain management
    Year: 2008
    Journal: Decision Line
    Volume: 39
    Issue: 4
    Page numbers: 12-15
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  • Project success and project team management: Evidence from capital projects in the process industries
    Year: 2008
    Journal: Journal of Operations Management
    Volume: 26
    Issue: 6
    Page numbers: 749-766
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  • Relationship of ISO 9001:2000 quality system certification with operational and business performance A survey in Australia and New Zealand-based manufacturing and service companies
    Year: 2008
    Journal: Journal of Manufacturing Technology Management
    Volume: 19
    Issue: 1
    Page numbers: 22-37
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  • Supplier partnering in small oligoplistic markets: insights from Australasia
    Year: 2008
    Journal: International Journal of Business Innovation and Research
    Volume: 2
    Issue: 1
    Page numbers: 1-24
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  • Under-researched: Operations management interfaces
    Year: 2008
    Journal: Decision Line
    Volume: 39
    Issue: 2
    Page numbers: 4-6
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Conference Publications/Papers

  • Sourcing from China: Australian experience
    Year: 2008
    Event name: DSI conference 2008
    Conference Publication: Proceedings of the decision sciences institute 39th annual meeting
    Page numbers: 391-396
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  • Sourcing from China: Experiences of Australian firms
    Year: 2008
    Event name: 6th ANZAM operations, supply chain and services management symposium
    Conference Publication: Proceedings of the 6th ANZAM operations, supply chain and services management symposium
    Page numbers: 1-12
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Publications in 2007

Book Chapters

  • Development of an integrated innovation capability model


    Year: 2007
    Book: Building innovation capability in organizations. An international cross-case perspective
    Publisher: Imperial College Press(London)
    Authors(s):
  • The Role and Contribution of Sustainable Development in Organizational Excellence
    Year: 2007
    Book: Quality Management and Organization Excellence: Oxymorons, Empty Boxes, or Significant Contributions to Management Thought and Practice?
    Publisher: SAI Global(Sydney)
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Journal Articles

  • Greening the automotive supply chain: a relationship perspective
    Year: 2007
    Journal: International Journal of Operations and Production Management
    Volume: 27
    Issue: 1
    Page numbers: 28 - 48
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  • Learning and technology management in an international partnership: Honda of Japan and Hero of India
    Year: 2007
    Journal: International Journal of Manufacturing Technology and Management
    Volume: 11
    Issue: 1
    Page numbers: 53 - 76
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Conference Publications/Papers

  • From organization to whole-of-system excellence: the issue of water


    Year: 2007
    Event name: 6th MAAOE International Conference
    Conference Publication: 6th MAAOE International Conference
    Page numbers: 1 - 15
    Publisher: University of Versailles Saint - Quentin - En - Yvelines
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  • Project success and project team management: evidence from capital projects in the process industries
    Year: 2007
    Event name: 2007 Oxford Business & Economics Conference
    Conference Publication: 2007 Oxford Business & Economics Conference
    Page numbers: 1 - 24
    Publisher: Oxford University Press(Oxford)
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Publications in 2006

Books

  • Sustainable Development and Business Success
    Year: 2006
    Publisher: Thomson ATP(Southbank)
    Authors(s):

Major Reference Works

  • Encyclopedia of Digital Government:A Government Insurer Enters the Brave New World
    Year: 2006
    Reference Work Title: Encyclopedia of Digital Government
    Publisher: Idea Group(Hershey)
    Author(s):
  • Encyclopedia of E-Commerce, E-Government, and Mobile Commerce:B2C Success at Wishlist.com
    Year: 2006
    Reference Work Title: Encyclopedia of E-Commerce, E-Government, and Mobile Commerce
    Publisher: Idea Group(Hershey)
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  • Encyclopedia of E-Commerce, E-Government, and Mobile Commerce:Internet in a Commodity Mining Company
    Year: 2006
    Reference Work Title: Encyclopedia of E-Commerce, E-Government, and Mobile Commerce
    Publisher: Idea Group(Hershey)
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Conference Publications/Papers

  • Sustainable Development and Business Success


    Year: 2006
    Event name: 2nd Biennial Conference of the Academy of World Business, Marketing and Management Development
    Conference Publication: Business Across Borders in the 21st Century
    Publisher: Academy of World Business, Marketing and Management Development(Paris)
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  • Can Virtual Teams Work Better?  A Workplace Comparison of Virtual and Co-Located Teams
    Year: 2006
    Event name: 2nd Biennial Conference of the Academy of World Business, Marketing and Management Development
    Conference Publication: Business Across Borders in the 21st Century
    Publisher: Academy of World Business, Marketing and Management Development(Paris)
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  • The role and contribution of sustainable development in organisation excellence
    Year: 2006
    Event name: MAAOE Sydney 2006
    Conference Publication: MAAOE Program and Working Papers
    Page numbers: 311-337
    Publisher: MAAOE(Sydney)
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  • Theoretical Foundations of Business Strategy: Integration of the Market Orientation Theory With Resource Based Theory
    Year: 2006
    Event name: Western Decision Sciences Institute 35th Annual Meeting
    Conference Publication: WDSI 2006 Proceedings
    Page numbers: 657-659
    Publisher: Western Decisions Sciences Institute(Hawaii)
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Publications in 2005

Books

  • Sustainable Development and Business Success: Reaching Beyond the Rhetoric to Superior Business Performance
    Year: 2005
    Publisher: Australian Business Foundation(Sydney)
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Journal Articles

  • Impact of technological, organizational and human resource investments on employee and manufacturing performance: Australia and New Zealand evidence
    Year: 2005
    Journal: International Journal of Production Research
    Volume: 43
    Issue: 1
    Page numbers: 81-107
    Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd(London)
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Conference Publications/Papers

  • Does the origin of the corporate parent matter in the Australian and New Zealand manufacturing industries?
    Year: 2005
    Event name: ANZAM Operations Management Symposium 2005
    Conference Publication: ANZAM - Australian and New Zealand Academy of Management
    Page numbers: 260-268
    Publisher: Central Queensland University(Rockhampton)
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  • Future Research Agenda Based on an Integrated Innovation Capability Model.
    Year: 2005
    Event name: 4th Global Conference of Business & Economics
    Conference Publication: 4th Global Conference on Business & Economics - Proceedings
    Page numbers: 1-18
    Publisher: Association for Business & Economics Research and International Journa(Lynchburg)
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  • Moving Beyond Tacit and Explicit: Four Dimensions of Knowledge
    Year: 2005
    Event name: HICSS'05 - 38th Annual Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences
    Conference Publication: Proceedings of the 38th Annual Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences (HICSS'05)
    Page numbers: 1-18
    Publisher: IEEE Computer Society(Washington DC)
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  • Operational excellence, strategic leadership and firm performance
    Year: 2005
    Event name: ANZAM Operations Management Symposium 2005
    Conference Publication: Proceedings of the ANZAM 2005 Operations Management Symposium
    Page numbers: 104-112
    Publisher: Collection ANZAM(Rockhampton)
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Publications in 2004

Conference Publications/Papers

  • Optimal operations and market strategies: Minimizing strategic waste using product features as the unit of analysis
    Year: 2004
    Event name: ANZAM
    Conference Publication: Proceedings of the ANZAM 2004 Operations Management Sympoium
    Page numbers: 1-10
    Publisher: The Department of Management, University of Melbourne(Melbourne)
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  • Overcoming difficulties in multiple organization case-based research
    Year: 2004
    Event name: Second World POM Conference and the Fifteenth annula POM Conference
    Conference Publication: POM's Expanding Constellation
    Page numbers: 1-5
    Publisher: Japan Society for Production Management (JSPM)
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  • Unpacking project success: How team factors impact cost and schedule
    Year: 2004
    Event name: ANZAM 2004 Conference
    Conference Publication: ANZAM 2004 Conference proceedings
    Page numbers: 1-15
    Publisher: The Department of Management, University of Melbourne(Melbourne)
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Publications in 2003

Books

  • Fundamentals of Management
    Year: 2003
    Publisher: Thomson Learning Australia(Melbourne)
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  • Management
    Year: 2003
    Publisher: Thomson Learning Australia(Melbourne)
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  • e-business: value creation for management
    Year: 2003
    Publisher: McGraw Hill Australia(Sydney)
    Authors(s):

Journal Articles

  • Executive Compensation: Balancing Competing Priorities
    Year: 2003
    Journal: Australian Economic Review
    Volume: 36
    Issue: 3
    Page numbers: 316-323
    Publisher: Blackwell Publishing Asia
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Conference Publications/Papers

  • Internet Enabled Business Practices Complementary Assets and Firm Performance
    Year: 2003
    Event name: Western Decision Science Institute Thirty Second Annual Meeting
    Conference Publication: Proceedings of the Western Decision Science Institute
    Page numbers: 445-447
    Publisher: Omnipress(Hawaii)
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  • Operations Management Challenges and Opportunities
    Year: 2003
    Event name: ANZAM 2003
    Conference Publication: Proceedings of the ANZAM 2003 Operations Management Symposium
    Page numbers: 1-5
    Publisher: Faculty of Business, University of Technology(Sydney)
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  • Supplier Partnering in Process Industries insights from Australasia
    Year: 2003
    Event name: ANZAM 2003
    Conference Publication: Supplier Partnering in Process Industries insights from Australasia
    Page numbers: 187-201
    Publisher: Faculty of Business, University of Technology(Sydney)
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  • Terms and Project Execution Speed: A Temporal Contingency Study
    Year: 2003
    Event name: 34th Annual Meeting of the Decision Science Instutute
    Conference Publication: Decision Sciences Institute 2003 Proceedings
    Page numbers: 1-6
    Publisher: Decision Sciences Institute(Atlanta)
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  • Vendor - Manufacturer Partnerships in Oligopolistic Industries: Insights from Australasian Process Industries
    Year: 2003
    Event name: 34th Annual Meeting of the Decision Science Institute
    Conference Publication: Decision Science Institute 2003 Proceedings
    Page numbers: 1-6
    Publisher: Decision Sciences Institute(Atlanta)
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Publications in 2002

Books

  • Technology management: Text and International Cases
    Year: 2002
    Publisher: McGraw Hill(New York)
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Journal Articles

  • Effective case research in operations management: a process perspective
    Year: 2002
    Journal: Journal of Operations Management
    Volume: 20
    Issue: 5
    Page numbers: 419-433
    Publisher: Elsevier Science
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  • Industrial relations reform and firm performance
    Year: 2002
    Journal: Australian Chief Executive
    Volume: Oct 2002
    Page numbers: 44-45
    Publisher: CEDA(Melbourne)
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  • Integrated manufacturing, employee and business performance: Australian and New Zealand evidence
    Year: 2002
    Journal: International Journal of Production Research
    Volume: 40
    Issue: 8
    Page numbers: 1941-1964
    Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd(London)
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  • Patterns of business excellence
    Year: 2002
    Journal: Measuring Business Excellence
    Volume: 6
    Issue: 2
    Page numbers: 15-21
    Publisher: Emerald
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Conference Publications/Papers

  • Benefits and key success factors in implementing ISO 9000 certified quality management systems
    Year: 2002
    Event name: The Sixth International Research Conference on Quality, Innovation and Knowledge Management
    Conference Publication: Quality Innovation Knowledge: The Sixth International Research Conference on Quality, Innovation and Knowledge Management
    Volume: CD-ROM
    Page numbers: 1-13
    Publisher: Monash University(Clayton)
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  • Business Excellence and TQM Initiatives: Information requirements for assessing organisational readiness
    Year: 2002
    Event name: The Third Multinational Alliance for the Advancement of Organisational Excellence Conference 2002
    Conference Publication: Organisational Excellence: Managing InformationProceedings of the 3rd Multinational Allicance for the Advancement of Organisational Excellence Conference 2002
    Page numbers: 271-281
    Publisher: Paisley Business School, University of Paisley(Paisley)
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  • Quality initiatives: Enhancing long-term organisational capability?
    Year: 2002
    Event name: 16th ANZAM Conference: Enhancing Business & Government Capability
    Conference Publication: Proceedings of the 16th ANZAM Conference (CD-ROM)
    Volume: CD-ROM
    Page numbers: 1-8
    Publisher: Collection ANZAM(Sydney)
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  • Quality management practices and their relationship to customer satisfaction and productivity improvement
    Year: 2002
    Event name: ANZAM/IFSAM VIth world congress
    Conference Publication: ANZAM/IFSAM VIth World CongressManagement in a Global Context: Prospects for the 21st Century
    Volume: CD-ROM
    Page numbers: 1-10
    Publisher: Australia and New Zealand Academy of Management(North Ryde)
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  • The Impact of Team Inputs on Project Costs
    Year: 2002
    Event name: 33rd Annual Meeting of the Decision Sciences Institute
    Conference Publication: 2002 Proceedings - 33rd Annual Meeting of the Decision Sciences Intstitute
    Volume: CD-ROM
    Page numbers: 1702-1707
    Publisher: Omnipress(Los Angeles)
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Reports

  • Employee training, quality management and the performance of Australian and New Zealand manufacturers
    Year: 2002
    Publisher: The University of Melbourne(Melbourne)
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Publications in 2001

Books

  • Technology management
    Year: 2001
    Publisher: McGraw Hill(New York)
    Authors(s):

Journal Articles

  • Developing innovation capability in organisations: a dynamic capabilities approach
    Year: 2001
    Journal: International Journal of Innovation Management
    Volume: 5
    Issue: 3
    Page numbers: 377-400
    Publisher: Imperial College Press(London)
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Conference Publications/Papers

  • The e-business revolution - going beyond a technology change: the evolution of e-business and its reserach implications
    Year: 2001
    Event name: 32nd Annual Meeting of the Decision Sciences Institute
    Conference Publication: Decision Sciences Institute 2001 Proceedings
    Volume: -
    Issue: -
    Page numbers: 397-399
    Publisher: Decision Sciences Institute(Atlanta)
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