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oai:mpra.ub.uni-muenchen.de:1280
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https://mpra.ub.uni-muenchen.de/1280/
Lost, Dysfunctional or Evolving? A View of Business Schools from Silicon Valley
Eischen, Kyle
Singh, Nirvikar
R11 - Regional Economic Activity: Growth, Development, Environmental Issues, and Changes
I23 - Higher Education ; Research Institutions
L80 - General
M00 - General
Recent articles have rekindled discussions around the direction and relevance of US business schools. The two main viewpoints are distinct but equally critical. On one hand, business schools are considered overly focused on “scientific research” and having lost their connection to “real world” and management issues. On the other hand, schools are considered “dysfunctionally” focused on media rankings and short-term superficial marketing fixes. Our study of educational opportunities and workforce development in Silicon Valley suggests a different viewpoint. We agree that both approaches correctly identify the challenge of preparing managers in globalized world. However, we believe they misdiagnose the cause of the failure. Rather than being lost or dysfunctional, we believe business programs — like the firms and students they serve — are in the process of evolving to meet a shifting global and local environment. Our findings indicate that business schools face structural, content, and program shifts. Educationally, business programs continue to be seen as doing a good job of educating their students in core functional areas and processes. However, they do less well in teaching their graduates interpersonal skills, real-time decision-making, recognition of contexts, and integration across functional areas. These are increasingly the skills demanded by the global business environment. Even more challenging is meeting the demand for both sets of skills within very specialized fields like technology management. Structurally, new types of students and learning demands are placing stresses on traditional full-time two-year programs and their business models. Women and minority groups increasingly form the majority of the future student population, with distinct needs and demands for part-time and executive education. This shift is also evident in demands for life-long learning and engagement as opposed to a fixed, one-shot program experiences. These challenges require business schools to build upon what they do well, while innovating to serve new business and student needs.
2005-10
MPRA Paper
NonPeerReviewed
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https://mpra.ub.uni-muenchen.de/1280/1/MPRA_paper_1280.pdf
Eischen, Kyle and Singh, Nirvikar (2005): Lost, Dysfunctional or Evolving? A View of Business Schools from Silicon Valley.
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oai:mpra.ub.uni-muenchen.de:1317
2019-10-07T16:30:44Z
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https://mpra.ub.uni-muenchen.de/1317/
Moving towards appropriability of academic knowledge: a post-actionalist perspective
Vaujany, François-Xavier de
Grimand, Amaury
M00 - General
M50 - General
Based on recent contributions in managerial research, this article aims to suggest a new perspective for appraising and developing knowledge usability by studying the processes underlying its production: appropriation. The underlying problem is the following: how can the academic community help a community of practitioners appropriate knowledge it produced, co-produced or stimulated? First, a preliminary analysis is put forward as regards management sciences and the concept of knowledge 'actionability'. Some limitations are raised (1.). Then, the authors suggest to move from an 'actionability' (rather coherent with a classic vision of management sciences linked to the "sciences of the artificial") to an 'appropriability' perspective (2.). Lastly, the specificities of both perspectives are discussed (3.). Some limitations of this new vision are also pointed out, especially from a psychological standpoint.
2005
MPRA Paper
NonPeerReviewed
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https://mpra.ub.uni-muenchen.de/1317/1/MPRA_paper_1317.pdf
Vaujany, François-Xavier de and Grimand, Amaury (2005): Moving towards appropriability of academic knowledge: a post-actionalist perspective. Published in: European Academy of Management Conference, Proceedings 2005 (on line) (2005)
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oai:mpra.ub.uni-muenchen.de:1318
2019-10-02T16:42:16Z
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https://mpra.ub.uni-muenchen.de/1318/
American and European social embeddedness in IS research: the case of structurational approaches.
de Vaujany, François-Xavier
M0 - General
M00 - General
Whether in Europe or in North America, Structuration Theory has been widely applied in
Information System research. Looking at some structurationists’ trajectories, it seems that European and American researchers correspond each to specific sub-theoretical streams. After having put forward institutional explanations of the overall dynamic, we suggest analysing the situation from an epistemological point of view: the various conceptions of management enacted by the different structurationist leaders. This results in the disappearance of the apparent continental dichotomy we first raised. As a conclusion, we propose two perspectives for the new European academy of management.
2001
MPRA Paper
NonPeerReviewed
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https://mpra.ub.uni-muenchen.de/1318/1/MPRA_paper_1318.pdf
de Vaujany, François-Xavier (2001): American and European social embeddedness in IS research: the case of structurational approaches. Published in: Founding European Academy of Management Conference, Proceedings 2001 (CD-ROM) (2001)
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oai:mpra.ub.uni-muenchen.de:1359
2019-09-26T08:13:35Z
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https://mpra.ub.uni-muenchen.de/1359/
The Role of Logistics' Information and Communication Technologies in Promoting Competitive Advantages of the Firm
Garrido Azevedo, Susana
Ferreira, João
Leitão, João
M0 - General
M11 - Production Management
With the rapid growth of technologies, our economic society and life are changing significantly in the 21th century. The way to capture their competitive advantage has become the most important issue for enterprises in the rapidly changing and uncertain business environments. Many researches have pointed out that the adoption of technology is the most important tool for enterprises to keep their competitive advantage. The survival of an enterprise in the age of knowledge-based economy depends on how to improve their technological capability.
In this sense, firms should develop adequate methodologies, in order to adopt, in a successful way, new technologies in the logistics field, and also to integrate logistics into the corporate strategy for becoming even more competitive.
Growing number of firms are under pressure from their partners to change their traditional management style, both operationally and organizationally, replacing them with integrated systems that help increase the speed and fluidity of physical and information flows. In order to reach this kind of integration they are investing on new Information and Communication Technologies (ICT). In this paper we consider that the ICT are the devices or infrastructures to make more efficient the communications of business information among organizations (Dawe, 1994).
Being so, the present paper aims: (i) to highlight the importance of ICT on logistics; and (ii) to understand the impact of ICT on the firms’ competitiveness.
In this paper a conceptual model for the adoption of Logistics’ ICT is presented, by taking into consideration four determinant factors: individual, organizational, technological or innovation, and environmental. The interaction established between the referred determinant factors may be identified through the computation of the predominant factor, by using a selected set of adequate indicators and a simple geometry methodology. These procedures may provide the identification of the sources of firms’ competitive advantages that adopt Logistics’ ICT. The Logistics’ ICT analysed in this paper are grouped into four types, such as, the identification, the data communications and the data acquisition technologies.
With regard to the identification technologies, firms may appeal to barcoding, Radio Frequency Identification (RFID). The barcoding (Chapman et al., 2003; Ellram et al., 1999), and RFID (Kumar et al., 2006; Twist, 2005; Choy et al., 2007), are identification technologies that facilitate logistics information collection and exchange.
Nowadays, as regards the data acquisition technologies, the firms usually deal with a large amount of goods and data which means that data collection and exchange are critical for logistics information management and control. Good quality in data acquisition can help firms deliver customers' goods more accurately and efficiently. To attain this goal firms could appeal to some data acquisition technologies in logistics field, such as the optical scanning, the electronic pen notepads, (Lin, 2006), the voice recognition and the robotics (Dawe, 1994).
2007-01-06
MPRA Paper
NonPeerReviewed
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https://mpra.ub.uni-muenchen.de/1359/1/MPRA_paper_1359.pdf
Garrido Azevedo, Susana and Ferreira, João and Leitão, João (2007): The Role of Logistics' Information and Communication Technologies in Promoting Competitive Advantages of the Firm.
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oai:mpra.ub.uni-muenchen.de:1362
2019-09-30T01:31:58Z
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https://mpra.ub.uni-muenchen.de/1362/
Configuration of Logistics Activities across Life-Cycle of the Firms and Performance: Proposal of a Conceptual Model
Ferreira, João
Leitão, João
Garrido Azevedo, Susana
M1 - Business Administration
M10 - General
M0 - General
M11 - Production Management
In the last years, broad changes have contributed to the enhancement of the importance of the logistics as a source of competitive advantage, not just for increasing the satisfaction of the clients, but also for improving the performance of the firms. Nevertheless, the response functions of the firms to the referred changes are different according to the life-cycle stage that they face. The present paper aims to present a conceptual model that explores the connection between the life-cycle firm’s stages, and the standard profile of logistics activities, and the correspondent impact on performance.
2007-01-07
MPRA Paper
NonPeerReviewed
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https://mpra.ub.uni-muenchen.de/1362/1/MPRA_paper_1362.pdf
Ferreira, João and Leitão, João and Garrido Azevedo, Susana (2007): Configuration of Logistics Activities across Life-Cycle of the Firms and Performance: Proposal of a Conceptual Model.
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oai:mpra.ub.uni-muenchen.de:2617
2019-09-26T21:58:06Z
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https://mpra.ub.uni-muenchen.de/2617/
TECHNOLOGICAL INNOVATION ACTIVITIES IN FIRMS AND PROPENSITY OF INDIVIDUALS STARTING NEW BUSINESSES
Wong, Poh Kam
Lee, Lena
Foo, Maw Der
M0 - General
M00 - General
Prior studies have found that knowledge gained from work experience is a way to gather insights for business opportunity recognition. However, little is known about the specific types of knowledge that lead to business founding. Utilizing concepts from knowledge spillovers and from the opportunity recognition literatures, this paper argues that through an organization’s technological innovation activities, employees develop specialized knowledge that provides them with the entrepreneurial opportunities to found new businesses. Besides highlighting the positive relationship between technological innovation activities in organizations and the propensity of individuals leaving the organizations to start new businesses, this paper also provides a more fine-grained explanation of the types of technological innovation activities that can lead to business founding. We argue that knowledge acquired through product innovations is more easily appropriated by individuals for commercial uses, while knowledge acquired through process innovations must be integrated with other parts of the organization to be valuable. This study proposes that product innovation activities in an organization more so than process innovation activities in an organization are related to new business founding. Implications for opportunity exploitation and ways to appropriate knowledge spillovers are discussed.
2007-04
MPRA Paper
NonPeerReviewed
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https://mpra.ub.uni-muenchen.de/2617/1/MPRA_paper_2617.pdf
Wong, Poh Kam and Lee, Lena and Foo, Maw Der (2007): TECHNOLOGICAL INNOVATION ACTIVITIES IN FIRMS AND PROPENSITY OF INDIVIDUALS STARTING NEW BUSINESSES. Forthcoming in: Small Business Economics
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oai:mpra.ub.uni-muenchen.de:4322
2019-09-28T16:32:08Z
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https://mpra.ub.uni-muenchen.de/4322/
Buy it now: A hybrid market institution
Anderson, Steven
Friedman, Daniel
Milam, Garrett
Singh, Nirvikar
M0 - General
L81 - Retail and Wholesale Trade ; e-Commerce
L11 - Production, Pricing, and Market Structure ; Size Distribution of Firms
L86 - Information and Internet Services ; Computer Software
This paper analyzes seller choices and outcomes in approximately 700 Internet auctions of a relatively homogeneous good. The ‘Buy it Now’ option allows the seller to convert the auction into a posted price market. We use a structural model to control for the conduct of the auction as well as product and seller characteristics. In explaining seller choices, we find that the ‘Buy it Now’ option was used more often by sellers with higher ratings and offering fewer units; and posted prices were more prevalent for used items. In explaining auction outcomes, we find that auctions with a ‘Buy it Now’ price had higher winning bids, ceteris paribus, whether or not the auction ended with the ‘Buy it Now’ offer being accepted, possibly reflecting signaling or bounded rationality. We also find that posting prices, by combining ‘Buy it Now’ and an equal starting price, was an effective strategy for sellers in the sample.
2007-07
MPRA Paper
NonPeerReviewed
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https://mpra.ub.uni-muenchen.de/4322/1/MPRA_paper_4322.pdf
Anderson, Steven and Friedman, Daniel and Milam, Garrett and Singh, Nirvikar (2007): Buy it now: A hybrid market institution. Forthcoming in: Journal of Electronic Commerce Research No. unknown
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oai:mpra.ub.uni-muenchen.de:4324
2019-09-28T07:38:50Z
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https://mpra.ub.uni-muenchen.de/4324/
Seller strategies on eBay: Does size matter?
Anderson, Steven
Friedman, Daniel
Milam, Garrett
Singh, Nirvikar
M0 - General
L81 - Retail and Wholesale Trade ; e-Commerce
L11 - Production, Pricing, and Market Structure ; Size Distribution of Firms
L86 - Information and Internet Services ; Computer Software
We examine seller strategies in 1177 Internet auctions on eBay, to understand the diversity of strategies used, and their impacts. Dimensions of strategic choice include the use of a ‘Buy it Now’ option, the level of the starting price, and the use of a secret reserve price. A major focus of our analysis is on differences across sellers with different volumes of sales. The largest volume sellers (termed “retailers”) in our sample employ uniform selling strategies, but lower volume sellers exhibit a wide variety of strategic choices. While some components of sellers’ strategies appear important in raising seller revenue, including starting the auction with a ‘Buy it Now’ offer, the overall impact of seller strategy choices on the outcome appears to be quite small. We interpret this as evidence for the competitiveness of the online auction market for frequently traded items with conventional retail alternatives. An exception is provided by the use of a secret reserve price, which raises the winning bid conditional on a sale, but reduces the probability of a sale. Depending on sellers’ risk aversion and impatience, this may also be an efficient outcome.
2007-05
MPRA Paper
NonPeerReviewed
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https://mpra.ub.uni-muenchen.de/4324/1/MPRA_paper_4324.pdf
Anderson, Steven and Friedman, Daniel and Milam, Garrett and Singh, Nirvikar (2007): Seller strategies on eBay: Does size matter?
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oai:mpra.ub.uni-muenchen.de:4731
2019-09-26T14:07:28Z
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https://mpra.ub.uni-muenchen.de/4731/
Repercusiones de la definición de tamaño empresarial en los resultados empíricos sobre eficiencia y financiación
Alfonso, Galindo Lucas
M00 - General
K29 - Other
M40 - General
E19 - Other
M2 - Business Economics
C10 - General
A huge number of quantitative and qualitative criteria perform the research practice and legal issuing on firm size and firm-size-related measures. Inside each of those criteria, quantitative boundaries between two firm categories have also been diverse, even arbitrary. This approach to firm size concept finds out a convergence among variables —assets, market share, labour cost— with activity segment remarks (where both a traditional division and a original proposal have been used). It is demonstrated that previous founding on industry-size relations —as well as profitability or financial structure measurements— clearly depend on firm size and industry (explicative variables) definitions and also on depending variables definitions (mainly profitability).
2006-10-05
MPRA Paper
NonPeerReviewed
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https://mpra.ub.uni-muenchen.de/4731/1/MPRA_paper_4731.pdf
Alfonso, Galindo Lucas (2006): Repercusiones de la definición de tamaño empresarial en los resultados empíricos sobre eficiencia y financiación. Published in: Observatorio Iberoamericano del Desarrollo Local y la Economía Social , Vol. 1, No. 1 (5 September 2007): pp. 308-361.
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oai:mpra.ub.uni-muenchen.de:4806
2019-09-27T16:38:21Z
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https://mpra.ub.uni-muenchen.de/4806/
The Economics of "Private Politics": Corporate Social Responsibility
Otto, Brøns-Petersen
D60 - General
M00 - General
Increasingly, private corporations engage in “private politics”, or “corporate
social responsibility” (CSR). In some cases, such as the infamous Enron affair,
huge discrepancies between stated and actual policies have been revealed, while
in others corporations seem to have been taken hostage by interest groups, even
if stated and actual polices matched.
The paper attempts to model the “private politics” of CSR in economic terms.
On the one hand, it is assumed that corporations can generate economic rent by
favourable responses from policy makers, regulators and consumers to building
a CSR image. Building an image is, however, costly. On the other hand, the
rent might be subject to rent-seeking activities from pressure groups, labour (in
the form of “rent sharing”) etc. The resulting game is modelled as a Stackleberg
rent-seeking game. A corporation is assumed to be able to deter attacks on its
CSR rent by direct investments in deterrence (public policy, advertising etc.)
and by backing up its CSR image by actual policies. Both of these are costly,
too.
The model illustrates the effect on CSR of risk aversion and of comparative
advantages in implementing CSR policies as well as in creating defending “image
rents”. CSR activities might also result from principal-agent problems between
owners and management.
2005-11
MPRA Paper
NonPeerReviewed
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https://mpra.ub.uni-muenchen.de/4806/1/MPRA_paper_4806.pdf
Otto, Brøns-Petersen (2005): The Economics of "Private Politics": Corporate Social Responsibility.
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oai:mpra.ub.uni-muenchen.de:5563
2019-09-26T11:09:23Z
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https://mpra.ub.uni-muenchen.de/5563/
Combining spin-out and spin-in activities – the spin-along approach
Rohrbeck, Rene
Döhler, Mario
Arnold, Heinrich M.
M13 - New Firms ; Startups
M10 - General
M0 - General
After a long period of restructuring and outsourcing, companies are increasingly looking for new growth opportunities. Growth with existing prod-ucts or by expansion in new markets is limited. Therefore, companies are searching for ways to expand their activities in new businesses. A frequently used tool of multinational enterprises is corporate venturing. Within cor-porate venturing a further differentiation can be made in internal venturing and external venturing. Internal venturing promotes business ideas generated within the organization whereas external venturing promotes business ideas developed outside the company. Research has been able to show that venturing activi-ties both internal and external can create value.
In this paper we explore a special case of venturing which we call the ‘spin-along approach’. It can be seen as a combination of internal and external ven-turing. In the spin-along approach, a company encourages its employees to take their business idea external and to found a company. Successful companies might later be bought back and integrated into the parent company or the paren-tal will exit the company by selling its equity share. Through literature re-view we have identified different motivations, best practices, and barriers to the successful implementation of a spin-along approach. Furthermore, two case studies will be discussed and compared. We conclude that the approach can successfully complement internal innovation management.
2007-06-17
MPRA Paper
NonPeerReviewed
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https://mpra.ub.uni-muenchen.de/5563/1/MPRA_paper_5563.pdf
Rohrbeck, Rene and Döhler, Mario and Arnold, Heinrich M. (2007): Combining spin-out and spin-in activities – the spin-along approach. Published in: ISPIM 2007 Conference: "Innovation for Growth: The Challenges for East & West" (17 June 2007): pp. 1-12.
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oai:mpra.ub.uni-muenchen.de:5700
2019-09-29T13:04:06Z
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https://mpra.ub.uni-muenchen.de/5700/
Strategic Foresight in multinational enterprises – a case study on the Deutsche Telekom Laboratories
Rohrbeck, Rene
Arnold, Heinrich M.
Heuer, Jörg
M0 - General
M19 - Other
M10 - General
Strategic Foresight activities enable companies to use weak signals to identify opportunities and threats. Research on Strategic Foresight proposes different methods, discusses their implementation and gives recommendations on how to link Strategic Foresight with other functions in an organization. Based on a literature review, we define a generic framework for the management of Strategic Foresight activities on the strategic, tactical and operational level and identify and discuss actors, methods and systems of Strategic Foresight.
Building on an in-depth case study of the Deutsche Telekom Laboratories we shed light on the implementation of Strategic Foresight activities. In the discussion we focus on the interaction of methods from Consumer Foresight and Technology Intelligence. Taking an example project, we explore how Strategic Foresight is used on the operational level of innovation management. We conclude that Strategic Foresight can successfully contribute to coping with uncertainty and complexity and can feed the front-end of innovation from the market (customer needs) and technology (realization opportunities) perspective.
2007-01-12
MPRA Paper
NonPeerReviewed
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https://mpra.ub.uni-muenchen.de/5700/1/MPRA_paper_5700.pdf
Rohrbeck, Rene and Arnold, Heinrich M. and Heuer, Jörg (2007): Strategic Foresight in multinational enterprises – a case study on the Deutsche Telekom Laboratories. Published in: ISPIM-Asia 2007 Conference (12 January 2007): pp. 1-12.
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oai:mpra.ub.uni-muenchen.de:5701
2019-09-26T14:50:09Z
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Veille stratégique en entreprise multinationale - Une étude de cas auprès de la Deutsche Telekom AG
Rohrbeck, Rene
M0 - General
M10 - General
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In today’s fast changing environment large companies need to be fast and flexible to compete successfully against smaller, more agile competitors. Strategic Foresight encompasses a set of tools, processes and organisation forms that enable large companies to identify, assess, and act upon opportunities and threats, that have been identified by weak signals in the periphery. Companies using Strategic Foresight aim at enhancing their innovation capacity, manage disruptions, and shape the future by creating trends favourable to their business model or to their expansion strategy.
Based on a literature review, we define a generic framework for the management of strategic foresight activities on the strategic, tactical and operational level and identify and discuss actors, methods and systems of strategic foresight. Furthermore building on an in-depth case study of the Deutsche Telekom Laboratories we shed light on the implementation of strategic foresight activities. Taking an exemplary project based on opportunities that have been identified by strategic foresight activities, we explore how the different insights have been combined to create the innovation concept and project proposal. We conclude that strategic foresight can successfully contribute to improving the innovation capacity of a firm by combining impulses from the market (customer needs) and technology (realization opportunities) perspective.
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Dans un environnement concurrentiel et en forte évolution technologique les grandes entreprises doivent réagir en temps réel pour s’imposer face à des concurrents petits et flexibles. La veille technologique propose des méthodes, des outils, des procédures et des formes d’organisation, qui permettent aux grandes entreprises, à partir de signaux faibles d’identifier et de traiter les opportunités et les risques. Les entreprises utilisant la veille stratégique améliorent leur capacité d’innovation, leur management de disruption et leurs capacités d'influencer l'avenir en jouant sur les tendances du marché qui sont favorables à leur stratégie d’expansion et leur « business plan ».
A partir d’une analyse littéraire nous construisons un modèle, qui distingue les niveaux opérationnel, tactique et stratégique. Simultanément nous identifions les acteurs, les méthodes et les systèmes de la veille stratégique. Par une étude de cas élaborée avec les Laboratoires Deutsche Telekom nous discutons la mise en place de la veille stratégique. Grace à l’analyse d’un projet issu d’une impulsion de la veille stratégique, nous étudions la manière dont les informations de la veille ont été combiné pour générer un concept d’innovation et une proposition de projet. En conclusion nous pouvons montrer que la veille stratégique – en combinant des impulsions du marché (besoin du consommateur) et des impulsions technologiques (capacité de réalisation) – peut augmenter la capacité d’innovation.
2007-06-09
MPRA Paper
NonPeerReviewed
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https://mpra.ub.uni-muenchen.de/5701/1/MPRA_paper_5701.pdf
Rohrbeck, Rene (2007): Veille stratégique en entreprise multinationale - Une étude de cas auprès de la Deutsche Telekom AG.
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oai:mpra.ub.uni-muenchen.de:5889
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Rating and ranking firms with fuzzy expert systems: the case of Camuzzi
Magni, Carlo Alberto
M0 - General
G31 - Capital Budgeting ; Fixed Investment and Inventory Studies ; Capacity
C88 - Other Computer Software
G34 - Mergers ; Acquisitions ; Restructuring ; Corporate Governance
G32 - Financing Policy ; Financial Risk and Risk Management ; Capital and Ownership Structure ; Value of Firms ; Goodwill
G30 - General
C80 - General
In this paper we present a real-life application of a fuzzy expert system aimed at rating and ranking firms. Unlike standard DCF models, it integrates financial, strategic and business determinants and processes both quantitative and qualitative variables. Twenty-one value drivers are defined, concerning the target firm (strategic assets in place and expected financial performance), the acquisition (synergies, quality of management) and the sector (intensity of competition, entry barriers). Their combination via “if-then” rules leads to the definition of an output represented by a real number in the interval [0,1]. Such a number expresses the valuegenerating power of the target firm inclusive of synergies with the bidder (Strategic Enterprise Value). The system may be used for rating and ranking firms operating in the same sector. A
regression analysis using hostile takeovers multiples may be employed to translate the score into price. The real-life case refers to Camuzzi (a natural gas distributor), acquired by Enel, the Italian ex monopolist of electric energy.
2004-04
MPRA Paper
NonPeerReviewed
application/pdf
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https://mpra.ub.uni-muenchen.de/5889/1/MPRA_paper_5889.pdf
Magni, Carlo Alberto (2004): Rating and ranking firms with fuzzy expert systems: the case of Camuzzi.
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oai:mpra.ub.uni-muenchen.de:6360
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https://mpra.ub.uni-muenchen.de/6360/
SHOULD YOU REWARD MORE THOSE TEACHERS WHO PARTICIPATE MORE? A STUDY IN THE CONTEXT OF IN-SERVICE TOURISM TEACHER TRAINING PROGRAMS
George, Babu
M0 - General
A2 - Economic Education and Teaching of Economics
Abilities to participate and communicate in different social settings is considered to be very important qualities for tourism graduates. Tourism educators are supposed to inculcate these qualities in the students and one the finest means of training. Yet, educators, especially those who belong to the ‘old school’ find it difficult to forego the teacher-dominant one-way lecture method. Thus, ‘student-centered learning’ and ‘teacher-as-facilitator’ are some of the vital-most values that are aimed to be imparted through training programs for in-service academic staff in tourism. Resource persons who handle tourism teacher training program sessions believe that these objectives could best be achieved by rewarding with higher grades those participants who interact more during the sessions. The basic assumption behind this is that encouraging teacher-participants who interact more shall instill in them the spirit of the aforesaid values, which they shall later enact in their professional lives as tourism teachers. The present study conducted in India critically examines this assumption and establishes that rewarding teacher-participants for their interaction might in fact defeat the very same purpose for which the scheme was primarily introduced. The astonishing finding is that those teacher-participants who participate more during the sessions of the in-service training programs constitute the most ‘dictatorial’ ones in their regular teaching roles along with their least participating colleagues. Those who participated moderately were noted to be the best tourism educators in terms of their facilitating student participation and encouraging student centered learning.
2007-11
MPRA Paper
NonPeerReviewed
application/pdf
en
https://mpra.ub.uni-muenchen.de/6360/1/MPRA_paper_6360.pdf
George, Babu (2007): SHOULD YOU REWARD MORE THOSE TEACHERS WHO PARTICIPATE MORE? A STUDY IN THE CONTEXT OF IN-SERVICE TOURISM TEACHER TRAINING PROGRAMS. Published in: TOURISMOS: An International Multidisciplinary Journal of Tourism , Vol. 2, No. 2 (November 2007): pp. 11-24.
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oai:mpra.ub.uni-muenchen.de:6362
2019-09-26T08:57:49Z
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https://mpra.ub.uni-muenchen.de/6362/
CURRY CUISINE: PERCEPTIONS OF INDIAN RESTAURANTS IN MALAYSIA
Bharath, Josiam
Sadiq, Sohail
Prema, Monteiro
M0 - General
M3 - Marketing and Advertising
M1 - Business Administration
Malaysia is an Asian country with a multi-ethnic population that includes native Malays, and people of Chinese and Indian ethnicity. Malaysia has identified tourism as a priority sector and is aggressively promoting the country. Consequently, restaurants in Malaysia operate with an increasingly more ethnically diverse customer base. Ethnic restaurants and differential perceptions of customers of varying ethnic backgrounds have not been studied in detail. This study examines the perceptions of South Asians, Caucasians, East Asians, and those of other ethnic origins in their perceptions of Indian restaurants in Malaysia. The findings suggest that there are universal likes/dislikes as well as differential perceptions between ethnic groups. Implications for restaurant operators and researchers are suggested.
2007-11
MPRA Paper
NonPeerReviewed
application/pdf
en
https://mpra.ub.uni-muenchen.de/6362/1/MPRA_paper_6362.pdf
Bharath, Josiam and Sadiq, Sohail and Prema, Monteiro (2007): CURRY CUISINE: PERCEPTIONS OF INDIAN RESTAURANTS IN MALAYSIA. Published in: TOURISMOS: An International Multidisciplinary Journal of Tourism , Vol. 2, No. 2 (November 2007): pp. 25-37.
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oai:mpra.ub.uni-muenchen.de:6366
2019-09-27T15:51:20Z
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7375626A656374733D4D:4D33
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74797065733D7061706572
https://mpra.ub.uni-muenchen.de/6366/
CURRY CUISINE: PERCEPTIONS OF INDIAN RESTAURANTS IN MALAYSIA
Bharath, Josiam
Sadiq, Sohail
Prema, Monteiro
M0 - General
M3 - Marketing and Advertising
M1 - Business Administration
L83 - Sports ; Gambling ; Restaurants ; Recreation ; Tourism
Malaysia is an Asian country with a multi-ethnic population that includes native Malays, and people of Chinese and Indian ethnicity. Malaysia has identified tourism as a priority sector and is aggressively promoting the country. Consequently, restaurants in Malaysia operate with an increasingly more ethnically diverse customer base. Ethnic restaurants and differential perceptions of customers of varying ethnic backgrounds have not been studied in detail. This study examines the perceptions of South Asians, Caucasians, East Asians, and those of other ethnic origins in their perceptions of Indian restaurants in Malaysia. The findings suggest that there are universal likes/dislikes as well as differential perceptions between ethnic groups. Implications for restaurant operators and researchers are suggested.
2007-11
MPRA Paper
NonPeerReviewed
application/pdf
en
https://mpra.ub.uni-muenchen.de/6366/1/MPRA_paper_6366.pdf
Bharath, Josiam and Sadiq, Sohail and Prema, Monteiro (2007): CURRY CUISINE: PERCEPTIONS OF INDIAN RESTAURANTS IN MALAYSIA. Published in: TOURISMOS: An International Multidisciplinary Journal of Tourism , Vol. 2, No. 2 (November 2007): pp. 25-37.
en
oai:mpra.ub.uni-muenchen.de:6367
2019-10-04T15:24:37Z
7374617475733D707562
7375626A656374733D4D:4D30
7375626A656374733D41:4132
7375626A656374733D4C:4C38:4C3833
74797065733D7061706572
https://mpra.ub.uni-muenchen.de/6367/
SHOULD YOU REWARD MORE THOSE TEACHERS WHO PARTICIPATE MORE? A STUDY IN THE CONTEXT OF IN-SERVICE TOURISM TEACHER TRAINING PROGRAMS
George, Babu
M0 - General
A2 - Economic Education and Teaching of Economics
L83 - Sports ; Gambling ; Restaurants ; Recreation ; Tourism
Abilities to participate and communicate in different social settings is considered to be very important qualities for tourism graduates. Tourism educators are supposed to inculcate these qualities in the students and one the finest means of training. Yet, educators, especially those who belong to the ‘old school’ find it difficult to forego the teacher-dominant one-way lecture method. Thus, ‘student-centered learning’ and ‘teacher-as-facilitator’ are some of the vital-most values that are aimed to be imparted through training programs for in-service academic staff in tourism. Resource persons who handle tourism teacher training program sessions believe that these objectives could best be achieved by rewarding with higher grades those participants who interact more during the sessions. The basic assumption behind this is that encouraging teacher-participants who interact more shall instill in them the spirit of the aforesaid values, which they shall later enact in their professional lives as tourism teachers. The present study conducted in India critically examines this assumption and establishes that rewarding teacher-participants for their interaction might in fact defeat the very same purpose for which the scheme was primarily introduced. The astonishing finding is that those teacher-participants who participate more during the sessions of the in-service training programs constitute the most ‘dictatorial’ ones in their regular teaching roles along with their least participating colleagues. Those who participated moderately were noted to be the best tourism educators in terms of their facilitating student participation and encouraging student centered learning.
2007-11
MPRA Paper
NonPeerReviewed
application/pdf
en
https://mpra.ub.uni-muenchen.de/6367/1/MPRA_paper_6367.pdf
George, Babu (2007): SHOULD YOU REWARD MORE THOSE TEACHERS WHO PARTICIPATE MORE? A STUDY IN THE CONTEXT OF IN-SERVICE TOURISM TEACHER TRAINING PROGRAMS. Published in: TOURISMOS: An International Multidisciplinary Journal of Tourism , Vol. 2, No. 2 (November 2007): pp. 11-24.
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oai:mpra.ub.uni-muenchen.de:6369
2019-09-26T11:27:47Z
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7375626A656374733D4D:4D30
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https://mpra.ub.uni-muenchen.de/6369/
EXPLORING KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS FOR TOURIST GUIDES: EVIDENCE FROM EGYPT
El-Sharkawy, Omneya Khairy
M0 - General
L83 - Sports ; Gambling ; Restaurants ; Recreation ; Tourism
Tourist Guides, like all employees within the travel (Tourism) industry must be aware of the needs of travelers (Tourists) and adjust their service and products accordingly, to accomplish this goal TGs are expected to process knowledge of guiding. This paper measures the degree of the influence of the area of study and the level of knowledge on experienced TGs through a study conducted on 200 of 6846 the working population of TGs in 2005, licensed to work in the field by the Ministry of Tourism in Egypt. The study used a self-administered questionnaire that revealed important results showing defects in the areas of study and shortage in the knowledge background of the TGs to a certain extend. The conclusion of the study will propose a guiding scheme to develop a certain standard of education and knowledge needed by TGs in Egypt in their drive towards professional recognition, in order to be able to perform effectively in an increasingly competitive field.
2007-11
MPRA Paper
NonPeerReviewed
application/pdf
en
https://mpra.ub.uni-muenchen.de/6369/1/MPRA_paper_6369.pdf
El-Sharkawy, Omneya Khairy (2007): EXPLORING KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS FOR TOURIST GUIDES: EVIDENCE FROM EGYPT. Published in: TOURISMOS: An International Multidisciplinary Journal of Tourism , Vol. 2, No. 2 (November 2007): pp. 77-94.
en
oai:mpra.ub.uni-muenchen.de:6372
2019-09-28T13:33:04Z
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https://mpra.ub.uni-muenchen.de/6372/
THE EFFECTS ON ENVIRONMENTAL INVESTMENT OF CHANGES IN TOURISM DEMAND
Accinelli, Elvio
Brida, Juan Gabriel
Carrera, Edgar
Pereyra, Juan
M0 - General
D0 - General
L83 - Sports ; Gambling ; Restaurants ; Recreation ; Tourism
In this short paper we analyze the impact of tourist demand in hotel rooms on the investment of hotels on environmental quality. We show that when income of the tourists increases, then to maintain the demand for rooms, the hotels must in-crease the investment on the environmental quality of the region where there is an increment of the tourist activity. In the particular case where we have three differ-ent hotel chains located in three different tourist regions, we show that the incen-tive of hotel chains to invest in environmental quality depends on the demand for days of rest on the part of tourists and on the level of aggregate income. We also show that if total income increase, then the incentive to invest in environmental quality increases in the region where the price of a hotel room is lower.
2007-11
MPRA Paper
NonPeerReviewed
application/pdf
en
https://mpra.ub.uni-muenchen.de/6372/1/MPRA_paper_6372.pdf
Accinelli, Elvio and Brida, Juan Gabriel and Carrera, Edgar and Pereyra, Juan (2007): THE EFFECTS ON ENVIRONMENTAL INVESTMENT OF CHANGES IN TOURISM DEMAND. Published in: TOURISMOS: An International Multidisciplinary Journal of Tourism , Vol. 2, No. 2 (November 2007): pp. 129-140.
en
oai:mpra.ub.uni-muenchen.de:6560
2019-10-08T09:34:04Z
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https://mpra.ub.uni-muenchen.de/6560/
A Business-Relevant View of Human Nature
Mitreanu, Cristian
D0 - General
M0 - General
B0 - General
M1 - Business Administration
A1 - General Economics
B5 - Current Heterodox Approaches
The article, "A Business-Relevant View of Human Nature," provides a new theory of human nature, and aims to bring it to the center of our understanding of business, or commerce, creating a strong foundation for new business and economic principles and practices. The article has three parts. In the first section, the author identifies and discusses the fundamental drives that characterize all forms of life. Building upon these findings, he then develops the unique view of human nature in the second section. Finally, in the last section, he highlights the new perspectives on business that can be generated with the help of the new theory of human nature.
2007-11-19
MPRA Paper
NonPeerReviewed
application/pdf
en
https://mpra.ub.uni-muenchen.de/6560/1/MPRA_paper_6560.pdf
Mitreanu, Cristian (2007): A Business-Relevant View of Human Nature. Published in: (19 November 2007)
en
oai:mpra.ub.uni-muenchen.de:6683
2019-09-26T14:58:25Z
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7375626A656374733D59:5938:593830
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https://mpra.ub.uni-muenchen.de/6683/
DSS MODEL BASED ON RULES AND OLAP FOR MANAGEMENT BY BUDGETS
Brandas, Claudiu
M00 - General
M41 - Accounting
Z00 - General
Y80 - Related Disciplines
Implementing Decision Support System (DSS) for the management by budgets has become one of the top priorities for the vast majority of today’s organizations. This system represents a powerful tool for planning and controlling in the managerial activity. The new technologies for Business Intelligence as OLAP, Data Warehouse, Data Mining, emerged nowadays in very competitive DSS needed for the managerial process. Such systems are capable of processing and analyzing in real time large volumes of data from various sources and with different displaying criteria. This paper depicts a DSS model (B-Admin) developed in DSS-UNIDEF framework, based on rules and OLAP for the management by budgets, implemented at „County Forestry Department”.
2007-12-20
MPRA Paper
NonPeerReviewed
application/pdf
en
https://mpra.ub.uni-muenchen.de/6683/1/MPRA_paper_6683.pdf
Brandas, Claudiu (2007): DSS MODEL BASED ON RULES AND OLAP FOR MANAGEMENT BY BUDGETS. Published in:
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oai:mpra.ub.uni-muenchen.de:6969
2019-09-26T14:57:47Z
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https://mpra.ub.uni-muenchen.de/6969/
Theories on executive pay. A literature overview and critical assessment
Otten, J.A.
M0 - General
F0 - General
M1 - Business Administration
M5 - Personnel Economics
G3 - Corporate Finance and Governance
B00 - General
Executive pay is a major issue in the corporate governance debate. As well in practice as in theory debate still exists how executive pay levels and structures can be
explained. This paper provides an overview of 16 theories that have been used in the literature to explain the phenomenon. The theories can be classified into three types
of approaches; 1) the value approach; 2) the agency approach; and 3) the symbolic approach. A critical assessment of the theories shows that the dominant use in the literature of the perfect contracting approach of agency theory neglects: 1) the socially determined symbolic value that executive pay could represent, and 2) the contextual conditions under which executive pay is set. A more conclusive understanding of executive pay would be based on considering executive pay as an
outcome of socially constructed corporate governance arrangements in which the actors involved have considerable discretion to influence the outcomes. Incorporating such a view in attempts to explain executive pay provides a more conclusive explanation of the recurrent debate on executive pay in theory and practice.
2008-01
MPRA Paper
NonPeerReviewed
application/pdf
en
https://mpra.ub.uni-muenchen.de/6969/1/MPRA_paper_6969.pdf
Otten, J.A. (2008): Theories on executive pay. A literature overview and critical assessment. Published in: RSM workinpaper (January 2008)
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oai:mpra.ub.uni-muenchen.de:7066
2019-09-27T15:28:31Z
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https://mpra.ub.uni-muenchen.de/7066/
A Citation-Based Ranking of Strategic Management Journals
Azar, Ofer H.
Brock, David M.
L0 - General
M0 - General
M1 - Business Administration
A12 - Relation of Economics to Other Disciplines
M2 - Business Economics
Rankings of strategy journals are important for authors, readers, and promotion and tenure committees. We present several rankings, based either on the number of articles that cited the journal or the per-article impact. Our analyses cover various periods between 1991 and 2006, for most of which the Strategic Management Journal was in first place and Journal of Economics & Management Strategy (JEMS) second, although JEMS ranked first in certain instances. Long Range Planning and Technology Analysis & Strategic Management also achieve a top position. Strategic Organization makes an impressive entry and achieves a top position in 2003-2006.
2007
MPRA Paper
NonPeerReviewed
application/pdf
en
https://mpra.ub.uni-muenchen.de/7066/3/MPRA_paper_7066.pdf
Azar, Ofer H. and Brock, David M. (2007): A Citation-Based Ranking of Strategic Management Journals. Forthcoming in: Journal of Economics & Management Strategy
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oai:mpra.ub.uni-muenchen.de:7104
2019-09-26T18:42:14Z
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https://mpra.ub.uni-muenchen.de/7104/
MANAGERIAL COMMUNICATION
Stefanescu, Camelia
Popa, Laura
M00 - General
The new spirit of business must be marked by efficient managerial communication. To build, to develop and to run business means, first of all, to communicate, to transmit information, opinions and decisions and, at the same time, to receive answers to such. In practice, the manager is required to have certain qualities that are indispensable for the managerial activity, and the ability to communicate efficiently is one of them. Under the pressure of the changes occurring in the business environments, of the ever-growing complexity of business and of the managers’ responsibilities, the topic of managerial communication is of large interest. The preoccupation for this topic can also be found in the sphere of analysis of the Romanian specialists, both in the academic community and in the business environment. A series of valuable theoretical studies have been published lately. They treat of the managerial communication and its implications in the company performance. Also special courses of business communication and negotiation have been introduced in universities. In the field of the scientific research, communication in business management is a topic of research and debate among the specialists in research facilities and universities. Many of the research projects run by the Romanian universities in partnership with the business community treat of this topic. In the context of such general interest, this study emphasizes the role of communication competence in the fulfilment of the manager’s complex tasks. The study debates on several approaches of the managerial communication and analyses their implications in the efficiency of the managerial act. The study insists on the necessity of developing the managerial communication abilities by means of grasping the modern communication techniques and psychological techniques that allow harmonizing the interpersonal communication relations in business.
2008-02-11
MPRA Paper
NonPeerReviewed
application/pdf
en
https://mpra.ub.uni-muenchen.de/7104/1/MPRA_paper_7104.pdf
Stefanescu, Camelia and Popa, Laura (2008): MANAGERIAL COMMUNICATION.
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oai:mpra.ub.uni-muenchen.de:7172
2019-09-26T14:16:15Z
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https://mpra.ub.uni-muenchen.de/7172/
MANAGERIAL COMMUNICATION
Stefanescu, Camelia
Popa, Laura
M0 - General
The new spirit of business must be marked by efficient managerial communication. To build, to develop and to run business means, first of all, to communicate, to transmit information, opinions and decisions and, at the same time, to receive answers to such. In practice, the manager is required to have certain qualities that are indispensable for the managerial activity, and the ability to communicate efficiently is one of them. Under the pressure of the changes occurring in the business environments, of the ever-growing complexity of business and of the managers’ responsibilities, the topic of managerial communication is of large interest. The preoccupation for this topic can also be found in the sphere of analysis of the Romanian specialists, both in the academic community and in the business environment. A series of valuable theoretical studies have been published lately. They treat of the managerial communication and its implications in the company performance. Also special courses of business communication and negotiation have been introduced in universities. In the field of the scientific research, communication in business management is a topic of research and debate among the specialists in research facilities and universities. Many of the research projects run by the Romanian universities in partnership with the business community treat of this topic. In the context of such general interest, this study emphasizes the role of communication competence in the fulfilment of the manager’s complex tasks. The study debates on several approaches of the managerial communication and analyses their implications in the efficiency of the managerial act. The study insists on the necessity of developing the managerial communication abilities by means of grasping the modern communication techniques and psychological techniques that allow harmonizing the interpersonal communication relations in business.
2008-02-15
MPRA Paper
NonPeerReviewed
application/pdf
en
https://mpra.ub.uni-muenchen.de/7172/1/MPRA_paper_7172.pdf
Stefanescu, Camelia and Popa, Laura (2008): MANAGERIAL COMMUNICATION.
en
oai:mpra.ub.uni-muenchen.de:7793
2019-10-02T06:18:58Z
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https://mpra.ub.uni-muenchen.de/7793/
Business Intelligence – Improving Performance of Reengineering Project
Stefanescu, Andy
M00 - General
L21 - Business Objectives of the Firm
M21 - Business Economics
Traditional competitive intelligence solutions are typically one-sided. Intelligence firms deliver either technology tools to facilitate the intelligence process, independent research deliverables that supplement internal analysis or general consulting to guide the process. Once the solution or report is delivered, the firm is on his own, to piece together these cookie-cutter components into an effective, integrated business intelligence function.
The task of reengineering project is to produce intelligence - a unique combination of hardware, software, communications, information and human - and process facts and judgements, opinions and evidence through the complex calculus of human reasoning. It make the chaotic intelligible, the inchoate coherent and the disorganised clear-cut. In the course of a year, it will gather and evaluate millions of different pieces of information, improving reengineering project. They will organise each information element into one or more of more than 3,000 distinct categories and select the most salient items for distribution to the consumers who depend upon their work. The specific information may vary from day to day, but the results always have the impeccable, clock-like precision and reliability.
2008-03-16
MPRA Paper
NonPeerReviewed
application/pdf
en
https://mpra.ub.uni-muenchen.de/7793/1/MPRA_paper_7793.pdf
Stefanescu, Andy (2008): Business Intelligence – Improving Performance of Reengineering Project.
en
oai:mpra.ub.uni-muenchen.de:7984
2019-09-26T22:30:41Z
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https://mpra.ub.uni-muenchen.de/7984/
Companies’ market penetration and activity patterns in european market
Neamtu, Liviu
Neamtu, Adina Claudia
L0 - General
F4 - Macroeconomic Aspects of International Trade and Finance
M3 - Marketing and Advertising
D2 - Production and Organizations
F0 - General
A1 - General Economics
M5 - Personnel Economics
D4 - Market Structure, Pricing, and Design
L1 - Market Structure, Firm Strategy, and Market Performance
M0 - General
L2 - Firm Objectives, Organization, and Behavior
M1 - Business Administration
F5 - International Relations, National Security, and International Political Economy
F3 - International Finance
F2 - International Factor Movements and International Business
M2 - Business Economics
The strategy type at the company level has an impact upon the selection and implementation of the strategy at the business level. The international strategy at the company level is different from the international strategy at the business level through the diversification extension degree (both under the products aspect and under the geographic area aspect). The need to adopt an international strategy at the company level appears when the products or services level increases in the sense of incorporating products that belong to several activity branches and that address to multiple markets. In this case, the company’s strategy is conducted by the managers from its headquarters and not by the area managers or business managers.
2007-04
MPRA Paper
NonPeerReviewed
application/pdf
en
https://mpra.ub.uni-muenchen.de/7984/1/MPRA_paper_7984.pdf
Neamtu, Liviu and Neamtu, Adina Claudia (2007): Companies’ market penetration and activity patterns in european market. Published in: Annals of the Oradea University, fascicle of Economical Science , Vol. vol I-, No. tom XVI, (2007): pp. 1063-1067.
en
oai:mpra.ub.uni-muenchen.de:9068
2019-09-26T14:43:15Z
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https://mpra.ub.uni-muenchen.de/9068/
Governança corporativa e divulgação de relatórios financeiros anuais
Amaral, Hudson
Iquiapaza, Robert
Tomaz, Wesley
Bertucci, Luiz
G14 - Information and Market Efficiency ; Event Studies ; Insider Trading
M0 - General
M41 - Accounting
This research seeks to discover if there is any relationship between the delay in the publication of the annual financial statements of companies, and their level of corporate governance, assuming that the delay on its liberation would indicate a smaller transparency of the company. For that, proxy variables for corporate governance were defined, as well as for other dimensions of the company that can, potentially, explain that discrepancy. Ordinary Least Square and Tobit models were used. The results indicate, among other things, that the excess of control by controller shareholders tends to cause a larger delay in the liberation of the statements, but the presence of the company in BOVESPA's differentiated corporate governance levels, as well as the Index for Corporate Governance Quality do not have relationship with the delay.
2008-01-02
MPRA Paper
NonPeerReviewed
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https://mpra.ub.uni-muenchen.de/9068/1/MPRA_paper_9068.pdf
Amaral, Hudson and Iquiapaza, Robert and Tomaz, Wesley and Bertucci, Luiz (2008): Governança corporativa e divulgação de relatórios financeiros anuais. Published in: Contabilidade Vista & Revista , Vol. 19, No. 1 (May 2008): pp. 61-82.
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oai:mpra.ub.uni-muenchen.de:9463
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The Economics of Financial Derivative Instruments
NWAOBI, GODWIN C
G11 - Portfolio Choice ; Investment Decisions
E44 - Financial Markets and the Macroeconomy
G24 - Investment Banking ; Venture Capital ; Brokerage ; Ratings and Ratings Agencies
G13 - Contingent Pricing ; Futures Pricing
M0 - General
D53 - Financial Markets
G15 - International Financial Markets
F31 - Foreign Exchange
The phenomenal growth of derivative markets across the globe indicates their impact on the global financial scene. As the securities markets continue to evolve, market participants, investors and regulators are looking at different way in which the risk management and hedging needs of investors may be effectively met through the derivative instruments. However, it is equally recognised that derivative markets present market participants and regulators with different and complex regulatory(control) issues, which must be adequately addressed if derivative markets are to gain and maitain investor confidence. And yet, more and more companies are using(or being forced to use) futures and derivatives to stay competitive in a fast-changing world characterised by both unprecedented opportunities and unprecedented risks. Thus, the thrust of this paper is to provide a detailed study of the manner in which the market works and how the knowledge can be used to make profits and avoid losses in a competitive economy setting.
2008-07-05
MPRA Paper
NonPeerReviewed
application/pdf
en
https://mpra.ub.uni-muenchen.de/9463/1/MPRA_paper_9463.pdf
NWAOBI, GODWIN C (2008): The Economics of Financial Derivative Instruments.
en
oai:mpra.ub.uni-muenchen.de:10734
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https://mpra.ub.uni-muenchen.de/10734/
Segmentation for path models and unobserved heterogeneity: The finite mixture partial least squares approach
Ringle, Christian M.
M0 - General
M31 - Marketing
C19 - Other
Partial least squares-based path modeling with latent variables is a methodology that allows to estimate complex cause-effect relationships using empirical data. The assumption that the data is collected from a single homogeneous population is often unrealistic. Identification of different groups of consumers in connection with estimates in the inner path model constitutes a critical issue for applying the path modeling methodology to form effective marketing strategies. Sequential clustering strategies often fail to provide useful results for segment-specific partial least squares analyses. For that reason, the purpose of this paper is fourfold. First, it presents a finite mixture path modeling methodology for separating data based on the heterogeneity of estimates in the inner path model, as it is implemented in a software application for statistical computation. This new approach permits reliable identification of distinctive customer segments with their characteristic estimates for relationships of latent variables in the structural model. Second, it presents an application of the approach to two numerical examples, using experimental and empirical data, as a means of verifying the methodology's usefulness for multigroup path analyses in marketing research. Third, it analyses the advantages of finite mixture partial least squares to a sequential clustering strategy. Fourth, the initial application and critical review of the new segmentation technique for partial least squares path modeling allows us to unveil and discuss some of the technique's problematic aspects and to address significant areas of future research.
2006
MPRA Paper
NonPeerReviewed
application/pdf
en
https://mpra.ub.uni-muenchen.de/10734/1/MPRA_paper_10734.pdf
Ringle, Christian M. (2006): Segmentation for path models and unobserved heterogeneity: The finite mixture partial least squares approach. Published in: University of Hamburg: Research Papers on Marketing and Retailing No. 35 (November 2006)
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oai:mpra.ub.uni-muenchen.de:11228
2019-09-28T15:55:01Z
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https://mpra.ub.uni-muenchen.de/11228/
IPSAS versus National Norms on Public Institutions' Own Capitals
Ecobici, Nicolae
M0 - General
L32 - Public Enterprises ; Public-Private Enterprises
M41 - Accounting
H83 - Public Administration ; Public Sector Accounting and Audits
L33 - Comparison of Public and Private Enterprises and Nonprofit Institutions ; Privatization ; Contracting Out
M40 - General
In this paper I have compared international standards on accounting for the public sector and those required by national norms on public institutions' own capitals, pointing out both convergences and divergences. Last, but not the least, I have compared IPSAS 1 (applied by public institutions) with IAS 1 (applied by commercial companies).
2008-05-16
MPRA Paper
NonPeerReviewed
application/pdf
en
https://mpra.ub.uni-muenchen.de/11228/1/MPRA_paper_11228.pdf
Ecobici, Nicolae (2008): IPSAS versus National Norms on Public Institutions' Own Capitals. Forthcoming in: Studia Universitatis Vasile Goldis Arad
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oai:mpra.ub.uni-muenchen.de:11908
2019-09-26T16:31:07Z
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https://mpra.ub.uni-muenchen.de/11908/
Consumer Buying behaviour in Fashion Retailing: Empirical Evidencies
Azevedo, Susana
Pereira, Madalena
Ferreira, João
Pedroso, Vilma
M00 - General
M3 - Marketing and Advertising
L81 - Retail and Wholesale Trade ; e-Commerce
Consumer behaviour research is the scientific study of the processes consumers use to select, secure, use and dispose of products and services that satisfy their needs. Firms can satisfy those needs only to the extent that they understand their customers.
The main objective of this paper is to study the gender differences in consumer buying behaviour of a Portuguese population when they go shopping to buy apparel products. To attain this objective a survey was developed and administered across Portugal. The findings confirm the differences between women and men especially in terms of What, Where, When, and How they buy.
2008-11-03
MPRA Paper
NonPeerReviewed
application/pdf
en
https://mpra.ub.uni-muenchen.de/11908/1/MPRA_paper_11908.pdf
Azevedo, Susana and Pereira, Madalena and Ferreira, João and Pedroso, Vilma (2008): Consumer Buying behaviour in Fashion Retailing: Empirical Evidencies.
en
oai:mpra.ub.uni-muenchen.de:12868
2019-09-28T10:08:11Z
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https://mpra.ub.uni-muenchen.de/12868/
Three Failed Attempts of Joint Rankings of Research in Economics and Business
Albers, Sönke
M00 - General
A12 - Relation of Economics to Other Disciplines
I23 - Higher Education ; Research Institutions
The attempts by Schulze, Warning, and Wiermann (2008) and Ritzberger (2008) to develop a joint ranking list of journals for economics and business research are critically evaluated. The results show a lack of sufficient knowledge of the quality of business journals. Based on these obscure journal rankings, Fabel, Hein, and Hofmeister (2008) derive a ranking of universities and departments. While Diamantopoulos and Wagner (2008) already show a lack of face-validity of these results, this article explains that the reason for this lies not only in the obscure weighting of the journals but, even more importantly, in a remarkable incompleteness of the data base.
2008-12-23
MPRA Paper
NonPeerReviewed
application/pdf
en
https://mpra.ub.uni-muenchen.de/12868/1/MPRA_paper_12868.pdf
Albers, Sönke (2008): Three Failed Attempts of Joint Rankings of Research in Economics and Business.
en
oai:mpra.ub.uni-muenchen.de:14380
2019-10-24T07:31:49Z
oai:mpra.ub.uni-muenchen.de:14398
2019-09-27T15:22:07Z
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https://mpra.ub.uni-muenchen.de/14398/
Current issues of the concurrencies market in business engineering acceptance
Catrina, Ioana
Neamtu, Ion
M00 - General
M30 - General
M20 - General
In the current context, globalization involves awareness and action / reaction reporting of all social, political and economic level to the movement for creating unified market both regional and global. Globalization means the process by which distances between countries and continents including borders are not relevant in establishing and developing economic and socio-cultural cross-border relations. Thus, the relationships and dependencies acquire a potential support in an effort to capture the international character and global dimensions. With the development of new technologies and strategies for sustainable development and application solutions at the international level, the phenomenon of globalization acquires a greater relevance
2008-11-21
MPRA Paper
NonPeerReviewed
application/pdf
en
https://mpra.ub.uni-muenchen.de/14398/2/MPRA_paper_14398.pdf
Catrina, Ioana and Neamtu, Ion (2008): Current issues of the concurrencies market in business engineering acceptance.
en
oai:mpra.ub.uni-muenchen.de:16059
2019-09-26T16:54:04Z
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https://mpra.ub.uni-muenchen.de/16059/
Pay and Job Satisfaction: A Comparative Analysis of Different Pakistani Commercial Banks
Kamal, Yasir
Hanif, Fawad
M0 - General
M12 - Personnel Management ; Executives; Executive Compensation
This paper endeavors to study the various factors of job satisfaction among different commercial bankers in Pakistan and highlight the findings by performing statistical techniques like regression and correlation to gauge level of significance for the factor. Pay has been considered as the major factor for job satisfaction however other related factors like promotion, recognition, job involvement and commitment are also taken into account. Job satisfaction is an attitude of an employee over a period of his job so the factors of satisfaction and dissatisfaction changes over the period. It is a relative term and is nowadays used as a key factor to gauge the performance of a particular employee and organization. Satisfied employees are more likely to be friendly and responsive which attracts customers. Dissatisfied employees can lead to customer dissatisfaction.
2009-06-25
MPRA Paper
NonPeerReviewed
application/pdf
en
https://mpra.ub.uni-muenchen.de/16059/1/MPRA_paper_16059.pdf
Kamal, Yasir and Hanif, Fawad (2009): Pay and Job Satisfaction: A Comparative Analysis of Different Pakistani Commercial Banks.
en
oai:mpra.ub.uni-muenchen.de:16850
2019-09-27T00:32:35Z
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https://mpra.ub.uni-muenchen.de/16850/
Legitimacy to develop fair value measurement standards: The Case of the IVSC Discussion Paper – Determination of fair value of intangible assets for IFRS reporting purposes
Deaconu, Adela
Nistor, Cristina Silvia
Filip, Crina
M00 - General
G12 - Asset Pricing ; Trading Volume ; Bond Interest Rates
M41 - Accounting
G34 - Mergers ; Acquisitions ; Restructuring ; Corporate Governance
M40 - General
M21 - Business Economics
This research studies, through a content analysis of the comment letters to the IVSC project on fair value determination of intangible assets, the legitimacy of this professional body, or of the accounting associations, to develop measurement standards specific to this accounting concept. At present, with the exception of FAS 157, no professional standard offers clear technical solutions for fair value determination for financial reporting purposes. We have come to the conclusion that, among respondents, accountants are more reserved than valuators in what regards the IVSC regulating of the fair value measurement. The Anglo-Saxon respondents are more open to accept the IVSC DP as compared to respondents from other countries, hence the IVSC legitimacy to develop fair value measurement standards. Generally, we consider that accounting bodies, rather than valuation bodies, should have legitimacy to develop fair value measurement standards.
2009
MPRA Paper
NonPeerReviewed
application/pdf
en
https://mpra.ub.uni-muenchen.de/16850/1/MPRA_paper_16850.pdf
Deaconu, Adela and Nistor, Cristina Silvia and Filip, Crina (2009): Legitimacy to develop fair value measurement standards: The Case of the IVSC Discussion Paper – Determination of fair value of intangible assets for IFRS reporting purposes. Forthcoming in: Research Business Review , Vol. 3, No. 9 (2009)
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oai:mpra.ub.uni-muenchen.de:18168
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E-business Environment in the Global Information Society
Vymětal, Dominik
Suchánek, Petr
M00 - General
O39 - Other
M29 - Other
M0 - General
O30 - General
F01 - Global Outlook
M20 - General
M21 - Business Economics
In today´s digital 21st century, almost all businesses face intense competition from competitors all around the globe. There are no borders and business area for the all companies is almost unlimited. As the main supports of mentioned fact are globalization and ICT´s development. Influences such as globalization, increased popularity of outsourcing and offshoring have recently combined to produce an environment where ICT graduates need to have up-to-date and industry-relevant knowledge and skills, so that they can be successful in this highly competitive environment. Development of e-business and e-commerce make possible the companies to enter to the global markets. Fundamental prerequisite of the successful company in the global market is well-made corporate strategy and correct source information. Of high account condition of an entry to global markets is an adjustment of the information system to global information and business system management standards. The statistics gained from the Czech market shows, that in spite of enormous Internet proliferation the ratio of e-sales is lower than the ratio of e-purchases. Some possible reasons for these phenomena are discussed at the end of this paper.
2009
MPRA Paper
NonPeerReviewed
application/pdf
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https://mpra.ub.uni-muenchen.de/18168/1/MPRA_paper_18168.pdf
Vymětal, Dominik and Suchánek, Petr (2009): E-business Environment in the Global Information Society. Published in: Przedsiebiorczosc w warunkach Unii Europejskiej - Podnikání v podmínkách Evropské unie (2009): pp. 488-500.
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oai:mpra.ub.uni-muenchen.de:19027
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https://mpra.ub.uni-muenchen.de/19027/
Spotřební družstevnictví a jeho pozice ve vnitřním obchodě ČR po roce 1989.
Starzyczná, Halina
N72 - U.S. ; Canada: 1913-
M31 - Marketing
M00 - General
N73 - Europe: Pre-1913
L81 - Retail and Wholesale Trade ; e-Commerce
The consumer cooperatives have the longtime tradition and perspective in the world. The Czech consumer cooperatives have been gone through a favourable time periods and a less favourable time periods in their history. This article presents the main problematic spheres of current cooperative trade which are based on the wider contexts of cooperative business idea and brief characteristic of consumer cooperatives development in the Czech countries.
2009
MPRA Paper
NonPeerReviewed
application/pdf
en
https://mpra.ub.uni-muenchen.de/19027/2/MPRA_paper_19027.pdf
Starzyczná, Halina (2009): Spotřební družstevnictví a jeho pozice ve vnitřním obchodě ČR po roce 1989.
cs
oai:mpra.ub.uni-muenchen.de:20194
2019-09-27T07:53:30Z
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https://mpra.ub.uni-muenchen.de/20194/
Diversity and multiculturalism as a strategy for strengthening Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) in the global market
Perumal, Koshy
M0 - General
M3 - Marketing and Advertising
M00 - General
J61 - Geographic Labor Mobility ; Immigrant Workers
J82 - Labor Force Composition
Managing multiculturalism is indeed a challenge both at the, governance as well as managerial levels. Organisations are increasingly realising vast diversity within the global market and devising strategies to make the most out of it. Why is multiculturalism being adopted as a leading corporate value? What are the rationality behind it in terms of profit generation and operations of a business? How are large corporates managing diversity? What are the lessons for Indian Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises? And why should MSMEs take them into consideration? Cultural competence and cultural literacy are very crucial in the global market place, both for companies as well leadership. The caste, creed, community and language proclivities of an employer in India could invariably reflect in the recruitment and HR policies of an organization. But such prejudices, when assuming overwhelming proportions, could be detrimental to peace, progress and development, and above all, national integration. Educational expansion and empowerment: With India’s diverse groups of communities from different cultural backgrounds getting empowered and achieving educational attainments, it’s going to be the MSMEs that they would be absorbed in, since MSMEs are the largest employment generation sector in the country. But how far MSMEs are equipped to manage worksite diversity? This paper addresses challenges and opportunities for MSMEs in the multicultural global market.
2010-01-10
MPRA Paper
NonPeerReviewed
application/pdf
en
https://mpra.ub.uni-muenchen.de/20194/1/MPRA_paper_20194.pdf
Perumal, Koshy (2010): Diversity and multiculturalism as a strategy for strengthening Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) in the global market.
en
oai:mpra.ub.uni-muenchen.de:20223
2019-09-26T08:12:41Z
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https://mpra.ub.uni-muenchen.de/20223/
Diversity and multiculturalism as a strategy for strengthening Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) in the global market
Perumal, Koshy
M0 - General
M3 - Marketing and Advertising
M00 - General
J61 - Geographic Labor Mobility ; Immigrant Workers
J82 - Labor Force Composition
Managing multiculturalism is indeed a challenge both at the, governance as well as managerial levels. Organisations are increasingly realising vast diversity within the global market and devising strategies to make the most out of it. Why is multiculturalism being adopted as a leading corporate value? What are the rationality behind it in terms of profit generation and operations of a business? How are large corporates managing diversity? What are the lessons for Indian Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises? And why should MSMEs take them into consideration? Cultural competence and cultural literacy are very crucial in the global market place, both for companies as well leadership. The caste, creed, community and language proclivities of an employer in India could invariably reflect in the recruitment and HR policies of an organization. But such prejudices, when assuming overwhelming proportions, could be detrimental to peace, progress and development, and above all, national integration. Educational expansion and empowerment: With India’s diverse groups of communities from different cultural backgrounds getting empowered and achieving educational attainments, it’s going to be the MSMEs that they would be absorbed in, since MSMEs are the largest employment generation sector in the country. But how far MSMEs are equipped to manage worksite diversity? This paper addresses challenges and opportunities for MSMEs in the multicultural global market.
2010-01-10
MPRA Paper
NonPeerReviewed
application/pdf
en
https://mpra.ub.uni-muenchen.de/20223/1/MPRA_paper_20223.pdf
Perumal, Koshy (2010): Diversity and multiculturalism as a strategy for strengthening Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) in the global market.
en
oai:mpra.ub.uni-muenchen.de:21943
2019-09-27T07:08:04Z
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https://mpra.ub.uni-muenchen.de/21943/
A theoretical overview of the interactions between entrepreneurship and strategic management
Zeqiri, Izet
M0 - General
M1 - Business Administration
M12 - Personnel Management ; Executives; Executive Compensation
M13 - New Firms ; Startups
This work provides a useful emphasis on the interactions between entrepreneurship and strategic management. The causes of individual entrepreneurial action and strategic management process constitute the primary interest of the researcher. Both the individual entrepreneur and the environment as it relates to the motives of individual entrepreneurial behavior are considered. Strategic management is the process of assessing the corporation and its environment in order to meet the long-term objectives of the organization. It refers to the series of decisions taken by management to determine the long-term objectives of the organization and the means to achieve these objectives. Once a mission has been established, strategies are developed to pursue it. An organization must develop a form of strategic management to control these strategies. Through strategic management, an organization can handle its mission while at the same time assessing the relationship of the organization to its environment. The convergence of entrepreneurship and strategic management is being driven partly by time and responsiveness – speed of innovation and actions taken in the marketplace.
2010-03-12
MPRA Paper
NonPeerReviewed
application/pdf
en
https://mpra.ub.uni-muenchen.de/21943/1/MPRA_paper_21943.pdf
Zeqiri, Izet (2010): A theoretical overview of the interactions between entrepreneurship and strategic management.
en
oai:mpra.ub.uni-muenchen.de:23901
2019-10-02T11:43:38Z
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https://mpra.ub.uni-muenchen.de/23901/
Business Competitiveness in Bahrain: A Synopsis
Pillai, K R
M00 - General
N95 - Asia including Middle East
Unbridled freedom to private business sector is a harbinger of business collapse and eventually the economic landscapes of nations. We have had ample examples very recently. Hence, suitable rules and regulations are essential in conditioning favourable business environment. The ease of doing business can be understood by the availability of a cross section of factors such as clarity of property rights, low cost of resolving disputes, predictability of economic policies and situation, protection to investments, impartial redressal mechanism, the freedom and low cost retrenchment policy and exit, ease of resource mobilisation etc. This report reviews two annual reports on Doing Business pertaining to Kingdom of Bahrain vis-a-vis major counterparts in the Middle East and other noted economies.
2009-09
MPRA Paper
NonPeerReviewed
application/pdf
en
https://mpra.ub.uni-muenchen.de/23901/1/MPRA_paper_23901.pdf
Pillai, K R (2009): Business Competitiveness in Bahrain: A Synopsis.
en
oai:mpra.ub.uni-muenchen.de:23937
2019-09-26T14:57:10Z
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https://mpra.ub.uni-muenchen.de/23937/
The co-evolution of organizational value capture, value creation and sustainable advantage
Pitelis, Christos
M00 - General
L21 - Business Objectives of the Firm
B00 - General
M20 - General
Despite recent emphasis on intra-organizational issues, scholarship on organizations,
management and strategy remains unduly reliant on economic models, such as the
industrial organization (IO) market structure-based analysis. The focus of such models is on
price-output determination by firms and the economy-wide efficient allocation of scarce
resources under conditions of full knowledge and certainty. This limits their usefulness for
students of organizations who have concerns that are simultaneously wider and also
focused on organizations, as opposed to just markets. In this paper, we aim to provide an
answer and framework for analysing the most fundamental, indeed existential, issue of
organization studies and strategic management scholarship. This is whether and how the
pursuit of value capture from economic agents who perceive that they possess appropriable
value creating advantages, capabilities and action potential, can motivate the emergence of
organizations and their strategies and actions intended to capture socially co-created value
in conditions of real life . To do so, we explore (the co-evolution of) value capture and
creation and (their relationship to) organizational sustainable advantage (SA). In particular,
we delve into the nature, determinants and relationship between organizational value
capture and creation and explore causal pathways, trade-offs and their co-evolution, as well
as vehicles through which SA can be effected in an evolving and uncertain environment.
We also discuss implications for managerial practice, limitations and future research
opportunities.
2009-10
MPRA Paper
NonPeerReviewed
application/pdf
en
https://mpra.ub.uni-muenchen.de/23937/1/MPRA_paper_23937.pdf
Pitelis, Christos (2009): The co-evolution of organizational value capture, value creation and sustainable advantage. Published in: Organization Studies , Vol. 10, No. 30
en
oai:mpra.ub.uni-muenchen.de:23940
2019-09-28T15:23:58Z
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https://mpra.ub.uni-muenchen.de/23940/
Open innovation and the management of intra-firm conflict
Pitelis, Christos
Panagopoulos, Andreas
M00 - General
D74 - Conflict ; Conflict Resolution ; Alliances ; Revolutions
We analyse the hitherto unexplored relationship between intra-firm conflict between the research
and development (R&D) department and central management, conflict alleviation and the choice
of ‘open’ versus ‘closed’ innovation, in the context of a simple formal model. We find that in the
presence of (intentional or unintentional) divergence of preferred (R&D) output between the
R&D department and central management, the decision by central management to adopt an
‘open’ (versus ‘closed’) innovation approach, may help serve the twin purpose of shifting
constraints to growth and increasing firm profitability, by alleviating intra-firm conflict.
2009
MPRA Paper
NonPeerReviewed
application/pdf
en
https://mpra.ub.uni-muenchen.de/23940/1/MPRA_paper_23940.pdf
Pitelis, Christos and Panagopoulos, Andreas (2009): Open innovation and the management of intra-firm conflict.
en
oai:mpra.ub.uni-muenchen.de:24317
2019-09-26T11:30:58Z
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7375626A656374733D4D:4D30
7375626A656374733D4C:4C32:4C3231
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https://mpra.ub.uni-muenchen.de/24317/
The (new) nature and essence of the firm
Pitelis, Christos
Teece, David
M0 - General
L21 - Business Objectives of the Firm
Extant explanations of the nature and scope of firms, such as transaction costs,
property rights, metering and “resources” can be integrated into a more general
(capability based) theory of the nature and essence of the firm that recognizes the
importance to the firm of creating (and capturing) value from innovation. We note
that the appropriability of returns from creative and innovative activity often requires
the entrepreneurial creation and co-creation of markets. Accordingly, market failure
and transaction costs approaches need to be revamped to capture the essence of
entrepreneurial and managerial activity that extends beyond the mere exercise of
authority. We suggest that the nature and objective of the firm in an economy with
innovation and incomplete markets is to capture value (profit) from its advantages and
actions; and that the way in which the firm tries to achieve this (by establishing quasisustainable
competitive advantage) is its essence. This is non-separable from its
nature and objectives.
2009
MPRA Paper
NonPeerReviewed
application/pdf
en
https://mpra.ub.uni-muenchen.de/24317/1/MPRA_paper_24317.pdf
Pitelis, Christos and Teece, David (2009): The (new) nature and essence of the firm. Published in: European Management Review , Vol. 6, No. 1 (2009): pp. 5-15.
en
oai:mpra.ub.uni-muenchen.de:24318
2019-09-26T21:43:04Z
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https://mpra.ub.uni-muenchen.de/24318/
Edith Penrose and a learning-based perspective on the MNE and OLI
Pitelis, Christos
L0 - General
M0 - General
We apply insights from Edith Penrose’s work to extant theory of the multinational
enterprise (MNE) as enveloped by John Dunning’s Ownership, Location,
Internalization (OLI) Paradigm. We suggest that Penrose’s knowledge-based
approach has important implications on the nature of, and the interactions between, O,
L and I. Importantly, the resource/knowledge-based perspective of Penrose helps
endogenize and integrate the three elements of Dunning’s triad in the context of a
dynamic, strategic and forward-looking knowledge-based perspective of the MNE.
2007
MPRA Paper
NonPeerReviewed
application/pdf
en
https://mpra.ub.uni-muenchen.de/24318/1/MPRA_paper_24318.pdf
Pitelis, Christos (2007): Edith Penrose and a learning-based perspective on the MNE and OLI. Published in: Management International Review , Vol. 47, No. 2 (2007): pp. 207-219.
en
oai:mpra.ub.uni-muenchen.de:24912
2019-09-26T17:04:26Z
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7375626A656374733D4C:4C33:4C3330
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https://mpra.ub.uni-muenchen.de/24912/
Guidelines for the preparation of budgets in not-for-profit organizations
Malki, Elli
L30 - General
M00 - General
M41 - Accounting
L31 - Nonprofit Institutions ; NGOs ; Social Entrepreneurship
M21 - Business Economics
In the absence of clear and acceptable measures for outcomes, the budget is probably the most important managerial tool for nonprofits. Nevertheless many nonprofits
operate without a budget at all, or with a limited version of a budget that is used solely for fundraising with no managerial role. The purpose of this paper is to present
guidelines for the preparation of budgets that can serve all the aspects of the organization's activity. More specifically the budget should provide the organization's
management with tools for decision making, risk management, measuring efficiency and the ability to present a cleat picture of the organization's activities to internal and
external stakeholders. The adoption of these guidelines may benefit both nonprofits and their donors. Nonprofits will be able to improve the way they manage their
programs while donors will be able to get a clearer picture of the organization and to simplify their procedures for grant applications.
2010-08-31
MPRA Paper
NonPeerReviewed
application/pdf
en
https://mpra.ub.uni-muenchen.de/24912/1/MPRA_paper_24912.pdf
Malki, Elli (2010): Guidelines for the preparation of budgets in not-for-profit organizations.
en
oai:mpra.ub.uni-muenchen.de:25078
2019-09-28T18:45:21Z
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https://mpra.ub.uni-muenchen.de/25078/
Project management an useful tool for the European integration
Grigorescu, Adriana
M00 - General
H83 - Public Administration ; Public Sector Accounting and Audits
I28 - Government Policy
The concept of project management earns, since 1990, more and more adepts due to the fact that it has proved to be a useful tool in handling socio-economic challenges. The training on project management and the certification of the professionals knows a very fast development in our country. The EU uses the project management as a way of solving the pre-accession preparation and also to integrate the state members into the matrix of Union. Romania is ending the pre-accession period with no impressive results in getting EU project funds. This is why one of the important concerns of the business environment and public administration is the projects management and, most of all, acquiring the knowledge of this new concept. The questions we are focusing on this paper are: Are we prepared to do structural funds project proposals? and What else do we need?
The paper will analyze also the advantages and disadvantages of using project management as a managerial approach on solving companies and/or public administration institutions problems. Also it is very important to know the criteria needed for performance in project proposals. The Romanian government programs regarding project management for the R&D will be presented as a form of education and potential integration tool in EU projects framework. On the other hand, we shall show the steps to be taken for developing skills in project management for public servants and business people as well.
2006-11-03
MPRA Paper
NonPeerReviewed
application/pdf
en
https://mpra.ub.uni-muenchen.de/25078/1/MPRA_paper_25078.pdf
Grigorescu, Adriana (2006): Project management an useful tool for the European integration. Published in: Les Anales de l’Universite Valahia de Targoviste, Section Science Economiques No. ISSN 1453-8202 (2006)
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oai:mpra.ub.uni-muenchen.de:25393
2019-09-26T22:07:55Z
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7375626A656374733D4F:4F31
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https://mpra.ub.uni-muenchen.de/25393/
The Backpacker and Scotland: A Market Analysis
Leslie, David
Wilson, Julie
M0 - General
O1 - Economic Development
L83 - Sports ; Gambling ; Restaurants ; Recreation ; Tourism
The primary objective of this study was to investigate the backpacker market and thus the characteristics and motivating factors of backpackers in order to establish the potential of this market. Subsequently through empirical research, based on standard survey techniques to investigate the extent to which backpackers and thus backpacking in Scotland evidences similar characteristics and to explore their expenditure patterns with the overall objective of establishing broad indicators as to whether this particular form of tourism activity holds potential as a market for promotion and development in Scotland. The findings of this research lead to the proposal that backpackers are a potentially valuable niche market with specific and complementary advantages over other more general forms of tourism which Scotland should be seeking to develop.
2005-08-27
MPRA Paper
NonPeerReviewed
application/pdf
en
https://mpra.ub.uni-muenchen.de/25393/1/MPRA_paper_25393.pdf
Leslie, David and Wilson, Julie (2005): The Backpacker and Scotland: A Market Analysis. Published in: TOURISMOS: An International Multidisciplinary Refereed Journal of Tourism , Vol. 1, No. 2 (15 October 2006): pp. 11-28.
en
oai:mpra.ub.uni-muenchen.de:25424
2019-10-04T16:33:01Z
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https://mpra.ub.uni-muenchen.de/25424/
Shifted Identities in Tourism: When Mykonos travels to Thailand for Holidays
Nazou, Despina
M0 - General
O1 - Economic Development
L83 - Sports ; Gambling ; Restaurants ; Recreation ; Tourism
The purpose of this paper is to present the family tourist trips and holidays as a complex process, defined by a series of socio-cultural factors such as the sense of locality, the family ties, the professional status. There will be the attempt to show the tourist perceptions and practices of a group of entrepreneurs from Mykonos (place of origin), an overly-developed Greek tourist island. While they themselves are producers of tourism services, by going on pleasure trips to Thailand they become tourists, even forming a tourist identity related to perceptions about the sense of belonging and the family.
2009-07-04
MPRA Paper
NonPeerReviewed
application/pdf
en
https://mpra.ub.uni-muenchen.de/25424/1/MPRA_paper_25424.pdf
Nazou, Despina (2009): Shifted Identities in Tourism: When Mykonos travels to Thailand for Holidays. Published in: http://www.chios.aegean.gr/tourism/journal.htm , Vol. 4, No. 3 (15 November 2009): pp. 81-98.
en
oai:mpra.ub.uni-muenchen.de:26934
2019-09-27T05:20:39Z
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7375626A656374733D44:4438:443835
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https://mpra.ub.uni-muenchen.de/26934/
Virtual Teams: A New Opportunity to Develop a Business
Ale Ebrahim, Nader
Ahmed, Shamsuddin
Abdul Rashid, Salwa Hanim
Taha, Zahari
M11 - Production Management
M00 - General
N60 - General, International, or Comparative
Q55 - Technological Innovation
L23 - Organization of Production
D85 - Network Formation and Analysis: Theory
O14 - Industrialization ; Manufacturing and Service Industries ; Choice of Technology
Virtual teams give many advantages to organizations, including increased knowledge sharing and improve organizational performance. Virtual teams have altered the expectations and boundaries of knowledge worker’s interactions and make a new opportunity to develop the business. In this paper, we present summary results of an online survey. The online questionnaire was emailed by using a simple random sampling method to 356 Malaysian manufacturing small and medium –sized Enterprises (SMEs). The findings of this study show that SMEs in Malaysia are gaining to use virtual teams, and it can be concluded that virtual teams provide a new platform for developing the business in SMEs. Based on the study, we suggest avenues for future research that are important to advancing our understanding of virtual team effects on business growth.
2010
MPRA Paper
NonPeerReviewed
application/pdf
en
https://mpra.ub.uni-muenchen.de/26934/1/MPRA_paper_26934.pdf
Ale Ebrahim, Nader and Ahmed, Shamsuddin and Abdul Rashid, Salwa Hanim and Taha, Zahari (2010): Virtual Teams: A New Opportunity to Develop a Business. Published in: INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON ENTREPRENEURSHIP ACROSS BOUNDARIES , Vol. Univer, No. Section For Co-curricular Courses, External Faculty Electives and TITAS (6 August 2010): pp. 1-5.
en
oai:mpra.ub.uni-muenchen.de:27519
2019-09-26T09:27:42Z
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https://mpra.ub.uni-muenchen.de/27519/
Advances and challenges in innovation studies
Castellacci, Fulvio
Grodal, Stine
Mendonca, Sandro
Wibe, Mona
M0 - General
O1 - Economic Development
L2 - Firm Objectives, Organization, and Behavior
The article discusses recent advances and future challenges in innovation studies. First, it separately considers four main strands of research, studying innovation at the organisational, systemic, sectoral and macroeconomic levels. Then, considering the field as a whole, the article points to the existence of important neglected topics and methodological challenges for future research. In fact, several fundamental issues are still unexplored, such as the co-evolution between technological and institutional change; the role of demand; and the impacts of innovation on individual and collective welfare. There are also important methodological challenges, such as the need for more systematic interactions between the different levels of analysis; the importance of an interdisciplinary approach to the study of technological and institutional changes; and the search for a combination of contingent explanations based on case studies with general analytical results based on econometric and formal models.
2005
MPRA Paper
NonPeerReviewed
application/pdf
en
https://mpra.ub.uni-muenchen.de/27519/1/MPRA_paper_27519.pdf
Castellacci, Fulvio and Grodal, Stine and Mendonca, Sandro and Wibe, Mona (2005): Advances and challenges in innovation studies. Published in: Journal of Economic Issues , Vol. XXXIX, No. 1 (2005): pp. 91-121.
en
oai:mpra.ub.uni-muenchen.de:27558
2019-09-26T12:13:08Z
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https://mpra.ub.uni-muenchen.de/27558/
Continuous supply chain collaboration : Road to achieve operational excellence
Nakkeeran, Senthil kumar
Pugalendhi, Subburethina Bharathi
M00 - General
M11 - Production Management
Supply chain management (SCM) is becoming critical as firms recognize that competition is shifting from company versus company to supply chain versus supply chain. In the present competitive scenario, the fierce competition has driven most companies to seek means of enhancing performance beyond their four wall boundaries. The firm’s ability in collaborating with its upstream and downstream partners determines its success in attaining better performance with supply chain collaboration; a firm is able to serve fragmented markets in which end customers require more product varieties and availability with shorter product life cycle and at the same time lower supply chain costs. Hence, this paper introduces the framework of continuous supply chain collaboration (CSCC), which extends the traditional frame of reference in strategic sourcing from a supplier centric to a supply-chain-scope as continuous improvement efforts to enhance the customer satisfaction. CSCC practices are rather exceptional, yet CSCC is believed to be the single most comprehensive framework for attaining operational excellence.
2010-10-01
MPRA Paper
NonPeerReviewed
application/pdf
en
https://mpra.ub.uni-muenchen.de/27558/1/MPRA_paper_27558.pdf
Nakkeeran, Senthil kumar and Pugalendhi, Subburethina Bharathi (2010): Continuous supply chain collaboration : Road to achieve operational excellence. Forthcoming in: Management science letters , Vol. 1, No. 1 (1 January 2010): pp. 1-8.
en
oai:mpra.ub.uni-muenchen.de:27835
2019-10-02T14:40:11Z
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https://mpra.ub.uni-muenchen.de/27835/
Mis-allocation of student teacher ratio, class size and per student expenditure leads to the wastage of school resource inputs and lower academic achievement: an issue of resource management
Dahar, Muhammad Arshad
Dahar, Rashida Ahmad
Dahar, Riffat Tahira
M0 - General
This study was conducted to find out the impact of student teacher ratio, class size and per student expenditure on the academic achievement of students at secondary stage in Punjab (Pakistan). Student teacher ratio, class size and per student expenditure are very important school resource inputs. The lesser student teacher ratio and class size, and the higher per student expenditure are very effective for producing higher level of academic achievement; however, it depends upon their proper allocation among schools. Population of the study comprised all secondary and higher secondary schools, secondary teachers and secondary students in Punjab. Overall, a total of 288 schools, then 20 students and 10 teachers from each school were randomly selected as the sample of the study. The study identified the student teacher ratio and class size through school profile proforma. The longitudinal data of academic achievement in the form of aggregate marks of the annual examinations of the Classes VI, VII, & VIII as prior achievement and that of the Class X as academic achievement of the same students through “Result Sheet”. The data were summarized at school level and then analyzed collectively. Stepwise Regression analysis with linear function was used to find out the differential impact of student teacher ratio and class size on the academic achievement. The study found that there is much variation and misallocation in student teacher ratio, class size and per student expenditure among schools. The study found that misallocation of student teacher ratio, class size and per student expenditure leads to the wastage of resources and lower level of academic achievement. Reduction in student teacher ratio and class size, and addition in per student expenditure are very expensive; therefore, policy can be decided considering the funds constraints. However, allocation of student teacher ratio, class size and per student expenditure can be equalized within the scarce funds. This equal allocation of these resource inputs may lead to the effective use of school resource inputs and produce higher level of academic achievement.
2009
MPRA Paper
NonPeerReviewed
application/pdf
en
https://mpra.ub.uni-muenchen.de/27835/1/MPRA_paper_27835.pdf
Dahar, Muhammad Arshad and Dahar, Rashida Ahmad and Dahar, Riffat Tahira (2009): Mis-allocation of student teacher ratio, class size and per student expenditure leads to the wastage of school resource inputs and lower academic achievement: an issue of resource management.
en
oai:mpra.ub.uni-muenchen.de:28143
2019-09-27T05:22:54Z
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https://mpra.ub.uni-muenchen.de/28143/
Mis-allocation of student teacher ratio, class size and per student expenditure leads to the wastage of school resource inputs and lower academic achievement: an issue of resource management
Dahar, Muhammad Arshad
Dahar, Rashida Ahmad
Dahar, Riffat Tahira
M0 - General
This study was conducted to find out the impact of student teacher ratio, class size and per student expenditure on the academic achievement of students at secondary stage in Punjab (Pakistan). Student teacher ratio, class size and per student expenditure are very important school resource inputs. The lesser student teacher ratio and class size, and the higher per student expenditure are very effective for producing higher level of academic achievement; however, it depends upon their proper allocation among schools. Population of the study comprised all secondary and higher secondary schools, secondary teachers and secondary students in Punjab. Overall, a total of 288 schools, then 20 students and 10 teachers from each school were randomly selected as the sample of the study. The study identified the student teacher ratio and class size through school profile proforma. The longitudinal data of academic achievement in the form of aggregate marks of the annual examinations of the Classes VI, VII, & VIII as prior achievement and that of the Class X as academic achievement of the same students through “Result Sheet”. The data were summarized at school level and then analyzed collectively. Stepwise Regression analysis with linear function was used to find out the differential impact of student teacher ratio and class size on the academic achievement. The study found that there is much variation and misallocation in student teacher ratio, class size and per student expenditure among schools. The study found that misallocation of student teacher ratio, class size and per student expenditure leads to the wastage of resources and lower level of academic achievement. Reduction in student teacher ratio and class size, and addition in per student expenditure are very expensive; therefore, policy can be decided considering the funds constraints. However, allocation of student teacher ratio, class size and per student expenditure can be equalized within the scarce funds. This equal allocation of these resource inputs may lead to the effective use of school resource inputs and produce higher level of academic achievement.
2009
MPRA Paper
NonPeerReviewed
application/pdf
en
https://mpra.ub.uni-muenchen.de/28143/1/MPRA_paper_28143.pdf
Dahar, Muhammad Arshad and Dahar, Rashida Ahmad and Dahar, Riffat Tahira (2009): Mis-allocation of student teacher ratio, class size and per student expenditure leads to the wastage of school resource inputs and lower academic achievement: an issue of resource management.
en
oai:mpra.ub.uni-muenchen.de:28851
2019-10-05T03:45:36Z
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https://mpra.ub.uni-muenchen.de/28851/
Database Optimizing Services
Ghencea, Adrian
Gieger, Immo
M0 - General
A20 - General
C02 - Mathematical Methods
Y1 - Data: Tables and Charts
A10 - General
Almost every organization has at its centre a database. The database provides support for
conducting different activities, whether it is production, sales and marketing or internal
operations. Every day, a database is accessed for help in strategic decisions. The satisfaction
therefore of such needs is entailed with a high quality security and availability.
Those needs can be realised using a DBMS (Database Management System) which is, in fact,
software for a database. Technically speaking, it is software which uses a standard method of
cataloguing, recovery, and running different data queries. DBMS manages the input data,
organizes it, and provides ways of modifying or extracting the data by its users or other
programs. Managing the database is an operation that requires periodical updates,
optimizing and monitoring.
2010-12-20
MPRA Paper
NonPeerReviewed
application/pdf
en
https://mpra.ub.uni-muenchen.de/28851/1/MPRA_paper_28851.pdf
Ghencea, Adrian and Gieger, Immo (2010): Database Optimizing Services. Published in: Database Systems Journal , Vol. 1, No. 2 (20 December 2010): pp. 55-60.
en
oai:mpra.ub.uni-muenchen.de:29312
2019-09-28T23:22:05Z
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https://mpra.ub.uni-muenchen.de/29312/
Product-line variety and innovation along product life-cycle in car market: are carmakers’ policies really effective?
Volpato, Giuseppe
Stocchetti, Andrea
M31 - Marketing
M00 - General
L62 - Automobiles ; Other Transportation Equipment ; Related Parts and Equipment
This paper presents some preliminary results of a research concerning the evolution of product variety and product innovation policies of carmakers in the European market. Three market segments are taken into consideration for the period 1984-2004; data concerning model sales and product characteristics of some of the main carmakers are examined and the aspects taken into consideration refers to Product Life-Cycle (PLC), price positioning, rough measures of Product Line Width (PLW) and Product Line Innovation (PLI).
The aim of the research is to describe product replacement policies and timing pursued by carmakers within each segment to evaluate the effectiveness of carmakers PLC policies through inter-brand comparison mainly based upon: a) PLC extent for each model, b) PLW variation along the life-cycle, c) PLI effectiveness. Differences in brands policies, as well as evolutionary trends of persistence or of discontinuity within the same brand are investigated, as well as the relation between PLC trend and timing in new model introduction.
2006-05
MPRA Paper
NonPeerReviewed
application/pdf
en
https://mpra.ub.uni-muenchen.de/29312/1/MPRA_paper_29312.pdf
Volpato, Giuseppe and Stocchetti, Andrea (2006): Product-line variety and innovation along product life-cycle in car market: are carmakers’ policies really effective?
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oai:mpra.ub.uni-muenchen.de:29513
2019-09-27T13:39:41Z
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7375626A656374733D48:4837:483737
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https://mpra.ub.uni-muenchen.de/29513/
Per un giusto equilibrio tra efficacia ed efficienza nell’attuazione della legge delega sul federalismo fiscale: verso la definizione dei LEP e dei costi standard delle Regioni
Villani, Salvatore
H70 - General
H77 - Intergovernmental Relations ; Federalism ; Secession
M00 - General
H72 - State and Local Budget and Expenditures
Per quanto concerne la finanza delle Regioni – ed in particolare, per la determinazione delle “spese
essenziali” riconducibili al vincolo di cui alla lettera m), secondo comma, dell’art. 117 della Costituzione – nella
“legge delega in materia di federalismo fiscale” (legge 5 maggio 2009, n. 42), è previsto il superamento del
criterio della spesa storica (v. artt. 1, comma 1, e 2, comma 2, lettera m) ed il contestuale passaggio al metodo
contabile-aziendalistico dei “costi standard”. Per la precisione, nella legge delega è fatto riferimento ai costi
standard associati ai livelli essenziali delle prestazioni (LEP) “fissati dalla legge statale in piena collaborazione
con le Regioni e gli Enti locali”, da erogarsi “in condizioni di efficienza e di appropriatezza su tutto il territorio
nazionale” (v. art. 8, comma 1, lettera b).
Il quantum di queste spese non potrà dunque essere determinato senza che lo Stato, o meglio il
legislatore delegato, abbia prima definito i suddetti LEP e, soprattutto, che cosa debba intendersi per costo
standard. Il presente lavoro approfondisce pertanto questo tema, volgendo lo sguardo anche alla letteratura
economica e alle principali esperienze estere volte a migliorare efficienza, equità e adeguatezza dei servizi
pubblici a livello locale.
2010-09-30
MPRA Paper
NonPeerReviewed
application/pdf
en
https://mpra.ub.uni-muenchen.de/29513/1/MPRA_paper_29513.pdf
Villani, Salvatore (2010): Per un giusto equilibrio tra efficacia ed efficienza nell’attuazione della legge delega sul federalismo fiscale: verso la definizione dei LEP e dei costi standard delle Regioni.
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oai:mpra.ub.uni-muenchen.de:29683
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Elementi ai fini della definizione della nozione di costo standard: una rassegna della letteratura e delle principali esperienze estere
Villani, Salvatore
H77 - Intergovernmental Relations ; Federalism ; Secession
H70 - General
M00 - General
H72 - State and Local Budget and Expenditures
In relation to the finances of Regions – particularly, to the determination of “fundamental expenses” referable to the constraint specified in the letter m), 2nd paragraph, of the article 117 of Italian Constitution – in the Delegation Act on Fiscal Federalism (Law n. 42 of 5 May 2009), is regulated the transition from the Historical Expenditure Rule to the Standard Costs Method (v. articles 1, 1st paragraph, and 2, 2nd paragraph, letter m). Exactly, in the Delegation Act a reference is made to the Standard Costs associated to the Essential Levels of Performances (ELP) “determined by State Law in full cooperation with Regions and Local Authorities”, to be provided “efficiently and adequately to all Italian State territory” (v. article 8, 1st paragraph, letter b).
Therefore, the quantum of these costs can not be determined without State, or rather the Legislator, having first defined the above ELP and, first of all, what should be considered Standard Cost. On that account, this paper explores this topic, examining closely the economic literature and the main foreign experience turned to improve efficiency, equity and adequacy of local public services.
2010-04-25
MPRA Paper
NonPeerReviewed
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https://mpra.ub.uni-muenchen.de/29683/1/MPRA_paper_29683.pdf
Villani, Salvatore (2010): Elementi ai fini della definizione della nozione di costo standard: una rassegna della letteratura e delle principali esperienze estere. Published in: Rivista Economica del Mezzogiorno , Vol. XXIII, No. nn. 1-2 (2010): pp. 63-93.
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oai:mpra.ub.uni-muenchen.de:29914
2019-09-27T04:42:21Z
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https://mpra.ub.uni-muenchen.de/29914/
Business Intelligence Approach In A Business Performance Context
Muntean, Mihaela
Cabau, Liviu Gabriel
M00 - General
L86 - Information and Internet Services ; Computer Software
Subordinated to performance management, Business Intelligence approaches help firms to optimize business performance. Key performance indicators will be added to the multidimensional model grounding the performance perspectives. With respect to the Business Intelligence value chain, a theoretical approach was introduced and a practice example, based on Microsoft SQL Server specific services, for the customer perspective was implemented.
2011-03-25
MPRA Paper
NonPeerReviewed
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https://mpra.ub.uni-muenchen.de/29914/1/MPRA_paper_29914.pdf
Muntean, Mihaela and Cabau, Liviu Gabriel (2011): Business Intelligence Approach In A Business Performance Context. Forthcoming in:
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oai:mpra.ub.uni-muenchen.de:30214
2019-10-01T18:18:39Z
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https://mpra.ub.uni-muenchen.de/30214/
La questione dei costi standard ed i problemi del Mezzogiorno
Villani, Salvatore
D'alessio, Lidia
Pica, Federico
H70 - General
H77 - Intergovernmental Relations ; Federalism ; Secession
M00 - General
H72 - State and Local Budget and Expenditures
The issue of standard costs is the subject of the bill Calderoli (A.C. n. 2105), which must be implemented by the article 119 of the Italian Constitution.
It should be noted, in this regard, that in economic theory have been proposed several formulations of the concept of standard cost, which appear very different for purposes and for contents. In any case, the magnitude at issue is not “objective”, but it refers to the assessments of those who are entitled to make one, or of those special operators that the person interested in the cost analysis (stakeholder) recognizes a technical expertise and a specific role in the governance system to which the determination of standards is related.
In this article, it is noted that in the article 2, paragraph 2, letter f) of the bill (and, indeed, all over the bill) has neglected the issue of cost management. The crucial problem is the financial sustainability of the system for all entities in the medium term and not only minimize its operating costs, that is precisely the question of the cost management.
In the study, it is attempted to demonstrate that a technical analysis of these problems is possible. It has been proposed, in this regard, an approximate exercise, which only has the function to test the possibility of one of the possible paths. In this exercise have made certain assumptions - such as greater efficiency (an efficiency no less), for the health, of the regions of the Southern Italy - that must be considered, in any case, very carefully.
2008-07
MPRA Paper
NonPeerReviewed
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https://mpra.ub.uni-muenchen.de/30214/1/MPRA_paper_30214.pdf
Villani, Salvatore and D'alessio, Lidia and Pica, Federico (2008): La questione dei costi standard ed i problemi del Mezzogiorno. Published in: Rivista economica del Mezzogiorno , Vol. anno X, No. 3-4 (December 2008): pp. 631-666.
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oai:mpra.ub.uni-muenchen.de:31639
2019-09-27T08:12:59Z
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https://mpra.ub.uni-muenchen.de/31639/
Identyfikacja i strukturalizacja cech otoczenia przedsiębiorstwa
Wach, Krzysztof
M00 - General
M10 - General
The paper puts domestic and international conclusions of research results on structuralization of company environment regarding its dimensions or features in order. The author describes the process of identification and structuralization of company external environment regarding occurring limitations. The paper focuses on presentation and analysis of synthetic dimensions of company external environment applied not only in theoretical formulations, but mainly in empirical formulations. The aim of the paper is organizing research results on structuralization and typologies of company external environment.
2008
MPRA Paper
NonPeerReviewed
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https://mpra.ub.uni-muenchen.de/31639/2/MPRA_paper_31639.pdf
Wach, Krzysztof (2008): Identyfikacja i strukturalizacja cech otoczenia przedsiębiorstwa. Published in: Organizacja i Kierowanie (ISSN 0137-5466) No. 1 (2008): pp. 57-72.
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oai:mpra.ub.uni-muenchen.de:33174
2019-09-30T15:54:54Z
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https://mpra.ub.uni-muenchen.de/33174/
The product life cycle of durable goods
Kaldasch, Joachim
M0 - General
M31 - Marketing
D11 - Consumer Economics: Theory
E32 - Business Fluctuations ; Cycles
D12 - Consumer Economics: Empirical Analysis
C50 - General
D41 - Perfect Competition
D42 - Monopoly
The model presented here derives the product life cycle of durable goods. It is based on the idea that the purchase process consists of first purchase and repurchase. First purchase is determined by the market penetration process (diffusion process), while repurchase is the sum of replacement and multiple purchase. The key property of durables goods is to have a mean lifetime in the order of several years. Therefore replacement purchase creates periodic variations of the unit sales (Juglar cycles) having its origin in the initial diffusion process.
The theory suggests that there exists two diffusion processes. The first can be described by Bass diffusion and is related to the information spreading process within the social network of potential consumers. The other diffusion process comes into play, when the price of the durable is such, that only those consumers with a sufficient personal income can afford the good. We have to distinguish between a monopoly market and a polypoly/oligopoly market. In the first case periodic variations of the total sales occur caused by the initial Bass diffusion, even when the price is constant. In the latter case the mutual competition between the brands leads with time to a decrease of the mean price. This change is associated with an effective increase of the market volume, which can be interpreted as a diffusion process. Based on an evolutionary approach, it can be shown that the mean price decreases exponentially and the corresponding diffusion process is governed by Gompertz equation (Gompertz diffusion).
Most remarkable is that Gibrat's rule of proportionate growth is a direct consequence of the competition between the brands. The model allows a derivation of the lognormal size distribution of product sales and the logistic replacement of durables in competition. A comparison with empirical data suggests that the theory describes the main trend of the product life cycle superimposed by short term events like the introduction of new models.
2011-09
MPRA Paper
NonPeerReviewed
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https://mpra.ub.uni-muenchen.de/33174/1/MPRA_paper_33174.pdf
Kaldasch, Joachim (2011): The product life cycle of durable goods.
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oai:mpra.ub.uni-muenchen.de:33220
2019-09-27T16:14:20Z
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https://mpra.ub.uni-muenchen.de/33220/
Le financement des entreprises sociales- une comparaison France-Californie : Accès aux fonds propres et aux financements moyen terme
Blazy, Clémentine
M0 - General
G32 - Financing Policy ; Financial Risk and Risk Management ; Capital and Ownership Structure ; Value of Firms ; Goodwill
M13 - New Firms ; Startups
This paper aims at comparing French and Californian social businesses' financial structure and their access to equity and equity-like funding. The author finds from the study of an 800-French social businesses sample that these French organizations suffer from a lack of access to this type of capital. This puts them at risk in their early stages and makes it difficult to develop at a larger scale. As seen from France, the Californian social business sector seems more flourishing, and the access to equity funding a less acute issue. This paper tries to put this first impression to test and to know both institutionally and factually about social businesses in California, their financial structure depending upon their stages, and the type of financial tools they have (or don't have) access to.
Although the social investors' community is much more numerous in California than in France, and that many major financial institutions and foundations have recently taken several decisive steps towards a highly structured "impact investing" market, the author identifies several nuances to be made. Among them, the fact that the french legal frame incentivizes the diversion from part of the flow of capital towards these businesses, whereas the american legal structure still refrains in part these types of investments. Moreover, the numerous social investors' community in California is also extremely scattered in their investment strategy, infringing in a way the flow of capital the social businesses can have access to: social investment is still a nascent field and entails today a wide scope of definitions, depending on the investor.
2011-07-13
MPRA Paper
NonPeerReviewed
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https://mpra.ub.uni-muenchen.de/33220/1/MPRA_paper_33220.pdf
Blazy, Clémentine (2011): Le financement des entreprises sociales- une comparaison France-Californie : Accès aux fonds propres et aux financements moyen terme.
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oai:mpra.ub.uni-muenchen.de:33331
2019-09-26T21:56:22Z
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https://mpra.ub.uni-muenchen.de/33331/
Projective techniques: Are they a victim of clashing paradigms?
Bond, Derek
Ramsey, Elaine
Boddy, Clive R.
M00 - General
This paper reviews the concept and historical development of projective techniques. It considers why, given the importance of their psychoanalytical foundations to the underlying paradigms of management theory, they have been generally marginalised as a mainstream business and management research tool. Projective techniques are defined and their historical origins delineated. This is followed by an overview of projective ‘types’. Some of the general advantages and current issues associated with employing projective techniques are also presented. Thereafter a discussion of the reasons projective techniques have not been widely adopted by positivist academic management researchers is made. We put forward the central argument that since many of the challenges facing management research are due to the restrictions introduced by bounded rationality, projective techniques offer a possible alternative to traditional mixed methods.
2011-09-12
MPRA Paper
NonPeerReviewed
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https://mpra.ub.uni-muenchen.de/33331/1/MPRA_paper_33331.pdf
Bond, Derek and Ramsey, Elaine and Boddy, Clive R. (2011): Projective techniques: Are they a victim of clashing paradigms?
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oai:mpra.ub.uni-muenchen.de:35492
2019-09-29T23:49:30Z
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https://mpra.ub.uni-muenchen.de/35492/
UWARUNKOWANIA KULTUROWE A POWIĄZANIA MIĘDZYFIRMOWE W SEKTORACH GLOBALNYCH. PERSPEKTYWA EMPIRYCZNA
Golonka, Monika
M00 - General
M10 - General
L1 - Market Structure, Firm Strategy, and Market Performance
O1 - Economic Development
L14 - Transactional Relationships ; Contracts and Reputation ; Networks
L2 - Firm Objectives, Organization, and Behavior
L25 - Firm Performance: Size, Diversification, and Scope
L10 - General
Z10 - General
O50 - General
L24 - Contracting Out ; Joint Ventures ; Technology Licensing
M0 - General
O30 - General
L21 - Business Objectives of the Firm
M2 - Business Economics
M13 - New Firms ; Startups
M20 - General
M21 - Business Economics
I explore the relationship in partnering strategy [exploration – based on weak ties vs. exploitation – based on strong ties], national culture and and firms’ organizational model in the context of global ICT Industry. In the highly uncertain global environment, partnering is the one of the most effective ways to access a broad set of knowledge and resources. In such an environment, an
exploration strategy [based on the multiplicity of weak ties] is more effective than an exploration strategy [based on strong ties]. Using a sample of 30 firms and 10,247 ties I found that national culture that enhances the organizational model also impacts firms’ partnering strategy. Exploration strategy is most characteristic for firms from certain emerging economies [e.g., Indian and Chinese firms] as well as some mature economies [e.g., the US, Sweden, Norway, Canada, and the UK]. Exploration strategy is typical for firms from countries such as France, Spain, and Japan as well as Poland. The
results support the importance of institutions in international strategic management and entrepreneurship.
2011-07-20
MPRA Paper
NonPeerReviewed
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https://mpra.ub.uni-muenchen.de/35492/1/MPRA_paper_35492.pdf
Golonka, Monika (2011): UWARUNKOWANIA KULTUROWE A POWIĄZANIA MIĘDZYFIRMOWE W SEKTORACH GLOBALNYCH. PERSPEKTYWA EMPIRYCZNA. Published in: Wydawnictwa Naukowe WSB w Gdańsku , Vol. Vol 12, No. Działanie współczesnych przedsiębiorstw, determinanty kulturowe, zasobowe i samorządowe. (3 November 2011): pp. 4-23.
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Pricing behavior of firms when consumers have an Imperfect Recall
Hasan, Syed Akif
Subhani, Muhammad Imtiaz
Osman, Ms. Amber
Mehar, Ayub
M0 - General
D11 - Consumer Economics: Theory
Operating in markets which include the characteristics of both the perfect and imperfect competitions has never been so easy for a firm, while setting an acceptable price. Various firms show various pricing behavior to generate and maximize revenues. This paper is an attempt to encompass pricing behaviors of firms when consumers have imperfect recall for the past prices of the products, while giving a thought to ponder that which of the behaviors has an optimal rationale when a firm sets market price for a commodity. The findings concludes that firms set prices as similar as monopolist when the consumers of their products have imperfect recall for price they offered already in yore.
2012
MPRA Paper
NonPeerReviewed
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https://mpra.ub.uni-muenchen.de/35682/1/MPRA_paper_35682.pdf
Hasan, Syed Akif and Subhani, Muhammad Imtiaz and Osman, Ms. Amber and Mehar, Ayub (2012): Pricing behavior of firms when consumers have an Imperfect Recall. Forthcoming in: American Journal of Scientific Research
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oai:mpra.ub.uni-muenchen.de:35688
2019-09-28T01:34:22Z
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The crux of green marketing: an empirical effusive study
Hasan, Syed Akif
Subhani, Muhammad Imtiaz
Osman, Ms. Amber
M0 - General
No product on this planet has a nix impact on the business and environment one is surrounded by and therefore, ‘green products/brands and environmental-friendly products/brands’ is the word used to express those products/brands that work to shield and care for atmosphere/environment by preserving the free energy and/or resources, in order to effectively manage to reduce the wastes from the environment as much as possible. By the topic, it is apparent that the study is all about green marketing and especially to assess the consumer’s perception about the products and brands, which are environmental-friendly i.e. whether green marketing really impresses an individual to buy the products/brands than a product/brand, which doesn’t promote environmental-friendly positioning. This study focuses the Asian market, which is challenged by economic development and opportunity due to gain in energy prices, terrorism, environmental and climatic changes and consequences. A sufficient sample of 2000 users of green products were selected via judgmental sampling and inquired via online structured questionnaire. It was revealed by Multiple Regression test that the associate variables of Consumer’s Environmental Consciousness, which are Social Influence, Environmental Concern, and Perceived Seriousness of Environmental Problems, indeed affect an individual’s Brand Perception/Preference. While, Environmental Attitude, which is the associate variable of Environmental Attitude and Brand’s Environmental Friendly Perception does not affect Brand Preference. However, when the data was split according to gender, Environmental Concern and Brand’s Environmentally Friendly Perception affect Male, while Social Influence and Environmental Concern affect Female in their choice of green-marketed product/brand.
2012
MPRA Paper
NonPeerReviewed
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https://mpra.ub.uni-muenchen.de/35688/1/MPRA_paper_35688.pdf
Hasan, Syed Akif and Subhani, Muhammad Imtiaz and Osman, Ms. Amber (2012): The crux of green marketing: an empirical effusive study. Published in: European Journal of Social Science , Vol. 27, No. 3 (2011): pp. 425-435.
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oai:mpra.ub.uni-muenchen.de:38346
2019-09-28T22:07:06Z
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https://mpra.ub.uni-muenchen.de/38346/
The transformative impact of business models
Ghafele, Roya
Gibert, Benjamin
E02 - Institutions and the Macroeconomy
M00 - General
L22 - Firm Organization and Market Structure
The macroeconomic impact of advances in information and communications technologies is significant but problematic to assess. Research on these developments has been isolated to specific disciplines, easily outpaced by new innovations and few studies describe the multiple changes and their macroeconomic consequences in a holistic way. The increasing ability to organize, price and transmit information to the market is ushering in an era where economic actors are highly responsive to the market. Technological advance alone does not capture the benefits of these developments. It is the innovative business model that lies at the heart of this revolution in responsiveness. We outline four major economic shifts in this study by reference to some paradigmatic business models. These shifts include pricing strategy innovations and their effect on the creation and expansion of market spaces, structural shifts in electronic markets and the effects on transaction costs, the deeper interaction between firms and consumers and the effects on more efficient matching of supply and demand, and finally the economic impact of elasticity and infinite scalability in computing resources when delivered as a utility by cloud computing providers. These advances do not only increase the commercial possibilities, they actively alter the competitive landscape and the role of the firm and consumer. This paper establishes some key areas where the increased responsiveness of economic actors is increasingly stimulating innovation, efficiency and productivity.
2011
MPRA Paper
NonPeerReviewed
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https://mpra.ub.uni-muenchen.de/38346/1/MPRA_paper_38346.pdf
Ghafele, Roya and Gibert, Benjamin (2011): The transformative impact of business models.
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oai:mpra.ub.uni-muenchen.de:38364
2019-09-26T16:57:16Z
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https://mpra.ub.uni-muenchen.de/38364/
International Trade And Business Practices: A Comparative Attempt In The Apparel Market
Kavvadia, Helen
M0 - General
The apparel industry is an important branch of Greek manufacturing, with a significant contribution to GDP, employment and exports. Greek companies have established production facilities in the Balkan countries, as a way to improve competitiveness by reducing production costs. Competition, however, is not based on production costs alone. A comparative analysis of three successful international companies is reviewed in this paper, as an attempt to shed light in non-production cost aspects. The methodology used could be also by Greek companies.
2012
MPRA Paper
NonPeerReviewed
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https://mpra.ub.uni-muenchen.de/38364/1/MPRA_paper_38364.pdf
Kavvadia, Helen (2012): International Trade And Business Practices: A Comparative Attempt In The Apparel Market. Published in:
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oai:mpra.ub.uni-muenchen.de:40665
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Emerging Asian ICT global players: natural born collaborators or stuck with aliens?
Golonka, Monika
M0 - General
L14 - Transactional Relationships ; Contracts and Reputation ; Networks
F23 - Multinational Firms ; International Business
L10 - General
F01 - Global Outlook
Researchers studying firm’s strategy have begun to recognize the role of
alliances, alliances portfolio and alliances networks in access to the partners
resources and it’s impact on a firms‘ performance, industry competition dynamics, and industry structure. Nevertheless, most studies have focused on firms’ alliance portfolios analysis based on single country only, mainly US Banking or Software Industry. The real “explosion” of alliances is the phenomena clearly observed in a global ICT Industry. ICT Industry is the one of the fastest-growing Industries directly shaping global communication and leading changes in many other market sectors. In this undoubtedly pioneering domain of changes caused by digital convergence, convergence of products and services we can observe an extreme growth of meaning of interfirm cooperation - alliances, alliance portfolios and alliance networks, as well as mergers and acquisitions. On the example of 30 leading global ICT giants
and 10,247 alliances in their alliance portfolios, this study empirically tested and supported hypothesis that ICT firms from more “collective” cultures, or cultures characterized by “relational mindset” are more willing to cooperate with culturally diverse partners, forming multiple weak alliances (exploration alliances) then firms from individualistic cultures. The question appears that are they “natural born” collaborators or they stuck with existing Western giants on the global market? Quantitative analysis results have been illustrated by two examples of firms’ alliance portfolios: one from China and one from France.
2012-07-13
MPRA Paper
NonPeerReviewed
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https://mpra.ub.uni-muenchen.de/40665/1/MPRA_paper_40665.pdf
Golonka, Monika (2012): Emerging Asian ICT global players: natural born collaborators or stuck with aliens? Forthcoming in: International Journal of Management And Business , Vol. XX, No. XX (2012): X-X.
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oai:mpra.ub.uni-muenchen.de:40946
2019-09-27T06:07:25Z
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Strategy Formulation Approach, Industry Factors, Competition and the Notion of Learning Organization: Evidences from KAO Corporation.
Dissanayake, D.M.N.S.W.
M00 - General
Particularly this report defines the strategic aspects of the KAO Corporation in Japan. The KAO Corporation is one of the leading consumer product providers in the Japanese market. Though the company exists in the FMCG industry, it can be stated that the company has attained a competitive advantage over the existing players in the market. At the outset the report defines a clear introduction with regards to the company philosophy. The activities of the business and the market position of the company. Following, a clear understanding has been provided with regards to the company strategic formulation. And the steps of the strategic formulation have also been provided. And predominantly, the report encompasses an industry analysis. Moving along with the report, the learning has been defined with regards to the company perspective, since the company constantly engaging with the notion or learning organization. Last but not the least the report defines how the company has engaged with the idea of learning organization.
2012-08-29
MPRA Paper
NonPeerReviewed
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https://mpra.ub.uni-muenchen.de/40946/1/MPRA_paper_40946.pdf
Dissanayake, D.M.N.S.W. (2012): Strategy Formulation Approach, Industry Factors, Competition and the Notion of Learning Organization: Evidences from KAO Corporation.
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oai:mpra.ub.uni-muenchen.de:41139
2019-09-26T13:12:17Z
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Business Intelligence Approaches
Muntean, Mihaela
M00 - General
L86 - Information and Internet Services ; Computer Software
Business Intelligence (BI) is unanimous considered the art of gaining business advantage from data; therefore BI systems and infrastructures must integrate disparate data sources into a single coherent framework for real-time reporting and detailed analysis within the extended enterprise. Also the solution to a business problem is a process that includes business intelligence, BI, by itself, is rarely the complete solution to the problem. Therefore, BI tools must understand the process and how to be part of it. Subordinated to performance management, Business Intelligence approaches help firms to optimize business performance. Looking inside the business and at the environment in which they operate, managers are able to fundament the most productive and profitable decisions. The new trend of social BI in business analysis comes with an innovative approach in consolidating performance management. A data warehouse schema for social BI will be a good start for future debates.
2012-05-05
MPRA Paper
NonPeerReviewed
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https://mpra.ub.uni-muenchen.de/41139/1/MPRA_paper_41139.pdf
Muntean, Mihaela (2012): Business Intelligence Approaches. Published in: Mathematical Models & Methods in Applied Sciences , Vol. I, (10 June 2012): pp. 192-196.
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oai:mpra.ub.uni-muenchen.de:41184
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https://mpra.ub.uni-muenchen.de/41184/
Free Business Intelligence – An Easy and Reliable Alternative
TARNAVEANU, DIANA
MUNTEAN, MIHAELA
M00 - General
L86 - Information and Internet Services ; Computer Software
Business Intelligence (BI) represents the ability to look into the core of a business, in order to
fundament the most effective and profitable decisions. An operational BI system sustains daily activities
through the following functionalities: real-time informing, secured access to information and easy to use
analysis. This change is a natural response of a passing to a new organizational culture of management based
on measurable objectives. An operational BI system assumes tracking down trends, problems and other factors
as soon as they act, allowing employers to solve them in real time. Implementing such a system presumes the
existence of an organizational culture where the employee is not longer an executor, but a decision factor.
Because the well-known systems are extremely expensive, we focused on finding a free BI software with the
same capabilities. We present a case of implementing a BI example using Tableau Public – a free data
visualization software. We believe that the future lies in cloud BI with the same strong capabilities.
2012-05-20
MPRA Paper
NonPeerReviewed
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https://mpra.ub.uni-muenchen.de/41184/4/MPRA_paper_41184.pdf
TARNAVEANU, DIANA and MUNTEAN, MIHAELA (2012): Free Business Intelligence – An Easy and Reliable Alternative. Published in: Mathematical Models & Methods in Applied Science , Vol. I, (10 June 2012): pp. 158-164.
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oai:mpra.ub.uni-muenchen.de:41865
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https://mpra.ub.uni-muenchen.de/41865/
Variables en la facilidad de hacer negocios en China. Un estudio comparativo internacional a traves del informe "Doing Business".
Mongay, Jorge
M0 - General
C46 - Specific Distributions ; Specific Statistics
A10 - General
R11 - Regional Economic Activity: Growth, Development, Environmental Issues, and Changes
This paper tries to identify the most important variables which contribute to the ease of doing business in China comparing specific figures with other Asian economies as well.The analysis uses data from the DB report (World Bank 2010). The methodology of the research uses a statistical correlation analysis of variables and a comparative study with other Asian nations.
2011-05
MPRA Paper
NonPeerReviewed
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https://mpra.ub.uni-muenchen.de/41865/3/MPRA_paper_41865.pdf
Mongay, Jorge (2011): Variables en la facilidad de hacer negocios en China. Un estudio comparativo internacional a traves del informe "Doing Business".
es
oai:mpra.ub.uni-muenchen.de:43767
2019-10-07T05:17:43Z
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https://mpra.ub.uni-muenchen.de/43767/
The internalization of SMEs operating in the engineering industry
Procházková, Lenka
Kubíčková, Lea
M00 - General
The importance of small and medium enterprises (SMEs) in the national economies of EU countries
has been always growing. For these reasons, the increasing attention is paid to small and mediumsized enterprises also in the Czech economy. The paper is focused on the globalization of small and
medium enterprises, in particular, identifying the key success factors of small and medium-sized businesses that operate in the engineering industry. For the purpose of fulfi lling the objective of the article, the level of success of SMEs in foreign markets is established with the aggregate indicator of success. Subsequently the results of the primary research among the Czech engineering companies are presented, based on this research the factors aff ecting the success of these entities of engineering
industry in foreign markets are defi ned.
2012
MPRA Paper
NonPeerReviewed
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https://mpra.ub.uni-muenchen.de/43767/1/MPRA_paper_43767.pdf
Procházková, Lenka and Kubíčková, Lea (2012): The internalization of SMEs operating in the engineering industry. Published in: Acta Universitatis Agriculturae et Silviculturae Mendelianae Brunensis , Vol. LX, No. ISSN 1211-851 (2012): pp. 279-284.
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oai:mpra.ub.uni-muenchen.de:44758
2019-09-29T04:31:57Z
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https://mpra.ub.uni-muenchen.de/44758/
The Influence of Economic and Financial Crisis on Tourism Services in Romania
Urban, Violeta
Verhaegen, Inge
M00 - General
The paper presents a comparison between some indicators (number of arrivals in the main establishments of tourists reception with functions of tourists accommodation, number of stays overnight, indices of net use of tourists accommodation bed-places, arrivals of foreign visitors in Romania, departures of Romanian visitors abroad, by used means of transport) registered in 2006 and 2010 and in the first months of 2011. We all know that year 2008 represents for Romania the end of a cycle of economic growth started in 2000, but also the year that began economic and financial crisis. What we aim at in this paper is emphasizing evolution of the intern tourist traffic, in recession period compared to the period before. We mention that the statistical data included in this paper are processed according to the Monthly Statistical Bulletins and Press Releases from 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010 and 2011 published by the romanian National Statistics Institute. Tourism, in interdependence with the other economic branches and sectors, must represent in Romania, as
well, a priority sector. For this to happen, we have to know and understand the place and role of tourism in the national economy, to establish clear directions to valorize the national tourist potential, taking into account the tendencies and mutations on the international level, especially on the European one, in the field of choices for
traveling and free time, manifested both by the local population and by foreigners. In this sense, a decisive role must be held by the State by the Ministry of Regional Development and Tourism, which has the role of coordinating the development of tourism and of controlling its activities, as well as the national tourism organizations) by a good collaboration with the international tourism organizations and with regional multi-fields organizations that also include the tourism sector.
2011-06-01
MPRA Paper
NonPeerReviewed
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https://mpra.ub.uni-muenchen.de/44758/1/ECO-6-full.pdf
Urban, Violeta and Verhaegen, Inge (2011): The Influence of Economic and Financial Crisis on Tourism Services in Romania. Published in: ECONOMY TRANSDISCIPLINARITY COGNITION , Vol. 14, No. 1/2011 (1 June 2011): pp. 187-196.
en
oai:mpra.ub.uni-muenchen.de:44888
2019-09-26T14:57:31Z
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https://mpra.ub.uni-muenchen.de/44888/
The future of business schools
Hawawini, Gabriel
L10 - General
M0 - General
A review of the challenges faced by business schools and how to deal with them.
2005-11
MPRA Paper
NonPeerReviewed
application/pdf
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https://mpra.ub.uni-muenchen.de/44888/7/MPRA_paper_44888.pdf
Hawawini, Gabriel (2005): The future of business schools. Published in: Journal of Management Development , Vol. 24, No. 9 (November 2005): pp. 770-782.
en
oai:mpra.ub.uni-muenchen.de:44894
2019-09-27T10:41:53Z
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https://mpra.ub.uni-muenchen.de/44894/
Industry influence on corporate working capital decisions
Hawawini, Gabriel
Viallet, Claude
Vora, Ashok
M0 - General
This paper provides evidence that corporate working capital decisions are affected by the industry/sector in which firms belong
1986
MPRA Paper
NonPeerReviewed
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https://mpra.ub.uni-muenchen.de/44894/1/MPRA_paper_44894.pdf
Hawawini, Gabriel and Viallet, Claude and Vora, Ashok (1986): Industry influence on corporate working capital decisions. Published in: Sloan Management review , Vol. 27, (1986): pp. 15-24.
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oai:mpra.ub.uni-muenchen.de:44963
2019-09-27T16:27:26Z
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https://mpra.ub.uni-muenchen.de/44963/
Cross-border Identity in Building a Regional Brand: the Northern Transylvania Region
Soproni, Luminita
H7 - State and Local Government ; Intergovernmental Relations
M0 - General
M00 - General
M31 - Marketing
Northern Transylvania region is looking now for a cross-border identity, trying to raise awareness among the population about belonging to this region and to inform foreign investors about the best investment opportunities. The cross-border dimension represents one of the main points of this regional identity.
2006
MPRA Paper
NonPeerReviewed
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https://mpra.ub.uni-muenchen.de/44963/1/MPRA_paper_44963.pdf
Soproni, Luminita (2006): Cross-border Identity in Building a Regional Brand: the Northern Transylvania Region. Published in: Mircea Brie, Gabor Kozma, Eurolimes, Oradea University Press , Vol. 2, No. Autumn 2006 (From Smaller to Greater Europe: Border Identitary Testimonies) (2006): pp. 54-63.
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oai:mpra.ub.uni-muenchen.de:45342
2019-09-28T16:30:23Z
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https://mpra.ub.uni-muenchen.de/45342/
B2R, R2B - Partner or Hostile Relationships?
Gawlik, Remigiusz
Teczke, Janusz
A13 - Relation of Economics to Social Values
I23 - Higher Education ; Research Institutions
I25 - Education and Economic Development
M00 - General
The paper aims at describing the delicate matter of the relations between science and business units. Should the enterprises be encouraged to use the research outcome of universities, independent research and development units, Think – Tanks and other science – oriented organizations or should both sides develop independently? What should be the role of state in these contacts? The basic assumption of the paper is that a knowledge exchange should be based on short-, middle-, and long – term profits that could be realized by its both sides. The research lead by the authors on a group of Polish universities and companies focused on identifying the qualities that R&D units could possibly offer to business. The second area of concern was the elaboration of mechanisms of knowledge transfer including an appropriate remuneration for the scientific side. Basing on this research the authors reached a conclusion that an intermediary unit operating in between the science units and business organizations is necessary. Its main features and tasks, including the financing possibilities have been presented in the paper. The awaited outcome should be a stable knowledge exchange system, dynamically adapting to the market needs, but also leaving the scientists some freedom for choosing their research topics. This should prevent a situation where all the research would be business – oriented and possible exclusively after a direct order placed by a company.
2006
MPRA Paper
NonPeerReviewed
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https://mpra.ub.uni-muenchen.de/45342/1/MPRA_paper_45342.pdf
Gawlik, Remigiusz and Teczke, Janusz (2006): B2R, R2B - Partner or Hostile Relationships? Published in: Management and Technology in the Global Economy: Nurturing Innovations and National Heritage (2006): pp. 997-1004.
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oai:mpra.ub.uni-muenchen.de:47233
2019-10-06T03:30:05Z
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https://mpra.ub.uni-muenchen.de/47233/
State, liberalization, and investment question: issues in corporate governance
Bhattacharyya, Asish K
M00 - General
This paper examines corporate governance issues in a broader perspective in the context of recent government initiatives to attract FDI in India.
2005-06
MPRA Paper
NonPeerReviewed
application/pdf
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https://mpra.ub.uni-muenchen.de/47233/1/MPRA_paper_47233.pdf
Bhattacharyya, Asish K (2005): State, liberalization, and investment question: issues in corporate governance. Published in: Democratic governance in India : reflections and refractions (2007): pp. 89-116.
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oai:mpra.ub.uni-muenchen.de:47414
2019-10-07T04:33:11Z
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https://mpra.ub.uni-muenchen.de/47414/
Does it Matter Which Citation Tool is Used to Compare the H-Index of a Group of Highly Cited Researchers?
Farhadi, Hadi
Salehi, Hadi
Md Yunus, Melor
Arezoo, Aghaei Chadegani
Farhadi, Maryam
Fooladi, Masood
Ale Ebrahim, Nader
A1 - General Economics
H0 - General
M0 - General
M3 - Marketing and Advertising
O1 - Economic Development
O10 - General
Z0 - General
h-index retrieved by citation indexes (Scopus, Google scholar, and Web of Science) is used to measure the scientific performance and the research impact studies based on the number of publications and citations of a scientist. It also is easily available and may be used for performance measures of scientists, and for recruitment decisions. The aim of this study is to investigate the difference between the outputs and results from these three citation databases namely Scopus, Google Scholar, and Web of Science based upon the h-index of a group of highly cited researchers (Nobel Prize winner scientist). The purposive sampling method was adopted to collect the required data. The results showed that there is a significant difference in the h-index between three citation indexes of Scopus, Google scholar, and Web of Science; the Google scholar h-index was more than the h-index in two other databases. It was also concluded that there is a significant positive relationship between h-indices based on Google scholar and Scopus. The citation indexes of Scopus, Google scholar, and Web of Science may be useful for evaluating h-index of scientists but they have some limitations as well.
2012-11
MPRA Paper
NonPeerReviewed
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https://mpra.ub.uni-muenchen.de/47414/1/MPRA_paper_47414.pdf
Farhadi, Hadi and Salehi, Hadi and Md Yunus, Melor and Arezoo, Aghaei Chadegani and Farhadi, Maryam and Fooladi, Masood and Ale Ebrahim, Nader (2012): Does it Matter Which Citation Tool is Used to Compare the H-Index of a Group of Highly Cited Researchers? Published in: Australian Journal of Basic and Applied Sciences , Vol. 7, No. 4 (27 March 2013): pp. 198-202.
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oai:mpra.ub.uni-muenchen.de:47627
2019-09-26T18:55:02Z
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https://mpra.ub.uni-muenchen.de/47627/
Introduction to the Research Tools Mind Map
Ale Ebrahim, Nader
A1 - General Economics
A10 - General
F0 - General
M0 - General
M00 - General
Z0 - General
Z00 - General
With the increasing use of information and communications technology (ICT), researchers are able to use computer software tools to find, organise, manipulate, analyse, and share relevant information. However, there are hundreds of such tools to select from, for various research-related uses. I have collected over 700 tools that can help researchers do their work efficiently. It is assembled as an interactive Web-based mind map, titled Research Tools, which is updated periodically. Created using the MindMeister software platform, Research Tools provides a convenient interface with zoom in/out, screen drag, and other user-friendly features.
Being a mind map, Research Tools consists of a hierarchical set of nodes. It has four main nodes: (1) Searching the literature, (2) Writing a paper, (3) Targeting suitable journals, and (4) Enhancing visibility and impact, and six auxiliary nodes. In the mind map, each parent node has several child nodes associated with it, which can be accessed by clicking on the plus (+) sign. Several free tools can be found in the child nodes. Some paid tools are also included.
The four main nodes are described below, listing some tools as examples. In the mind map, a green tick sign indicates my preference for some tools. Users can access the tools by clicking on the arrow sign that appears next to the tool title.
2013-06-11
MPRA Paper
NonPeerReviewed
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https://mpra.ub.uni-muenchen.de/47627/1/MPRA_paper_47627.pdf
Ale Ebrahim, Nader (2013): Introduction to the Research Tools Mind Map. Published in: Research World , Vol. 10, No. 4 (14 June 2013): pp. 1-3.
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oai:mpra.ub.uni-muenchen.de:48484
2019-09-29T06:30:02Z
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https://mpra.ub.uni-muenchen.de/48484/
Business Intelligence Support For Project Management
Muntean, Mihaela
Cabau, Liviu Gabiel
L21 - Business Objectives of the Firm
M0 - General
With respect to the project management framework, a project live cycle consists of phases like: initiation, planning, execution, monitoring & control and closing. Monitoring implies measuring the progress and performance of the project during its execution and communicating the status. Actual performance is compared with the planned one. Therefore, a minimal set of key performance indicators will be proposed. Monitoring the schedule progress, the project budget and the scope will be possible. Within a Business Intelligence initiative, monitoring is possible by attaching the key performance indicators to the OLAP cube. In turn, the cube was deployed over a proper data warehouse schema.
2013-03-08
MPRA Paper
NonPeerReviewed
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https://mpra.ub.uni-muenchen.de/48484/1/MPRA_paper_48484.pdf
Muntean, Mihaela and Cabau, Liviu Gabiel (2013): Business Intelligence Support For Project Management. Published in: MI Journal No. 8/2013 (8 June 2013): pp. 35-38.
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oai:mpra.ub.uni-muenchen.de:48747
2019-09-30T16:46:44Z
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https://mpra.ub.uni-muenchen.de/48747/
Students’ Perception About Management Education in India and USA
Shetty, Bhavna R.
Gujarathi, Rajashree
M00 - General
M10 - General
M38 - Government Policy and Regulation
The purpose of this research was to gain an insight into students’ perception about the quality of management education especially the Masters of Business Administration (MBA) program; as structured and taught in India and USA. Specific objectives were comparing students’ perception regarding the quality parameters input, process and output of the two MBA programs. The study covered students who had successfully completed MBA in India and those Indians who had pursued an MBA in USA. The hypothetical associations of students’ perception of high quality education with input, process and output of management schools were tested. Findings indicated that students perceived high quality of education if processes and outputs were satisfactory. Indians completing MBA from USA, perceived good quality of all parameters, with the only problem of finding a good job in America after completion of an MBA.
2013
MPRA Paper
NonPeerReviewed
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https://mpra.ub.uni-muenchen.de/48747/1/MPRA_paper_48747.pdf
Shetty, Bhavna R. and Gujarathi, Rajashree (2013): Students’ Perception About Management Education in India and USA. Published in: MERC Global's International Journal of Management , Vol. 1, No. 1 (2013): 01-14.
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oai:mpra.ub.uni-muenchen.de:48819
2019-09-26T10:00:06Z
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https://mpra.ub.uni-muenchen.de/48819/
The Family Business in Collectivist Societies: Traits and Implications
El Fasiki, Hamza
A39 - Other
M0 - General
Z10 - General
Z19 - Other
The way a family business functions is greatly influenced by the structure of the society it originates from. A wide range of literature has recently attempted to emphasise that it is, therefore, not possible to create global family business theories without taking into consideration the remarkable differences that cultural and traditional context can make. Our attention is drawn to the role that collectivism plays in influencing family culture and the way in which it manifests in entrepreneurial activity throughout family generations. Collectivist societies and the family culture experienced by its individuals can have an important influence on the family business and the entrepreneurship it fosters. The term “collectivist society” describes how individuals often behave while following imposed sets of social patterns. On a smaller scale the same paradigm applies to family businesses where the family and the business life cycles complete each other. Hamza El Fasiki, Head of Research and Studies at the Moroccan Center for Innovation and Social Entrepreneurship, describes the impact of the collectivist society on the family business paradigm and explores how organisational and family culture become one, and the power hierarchy that ensures.
2013-06
MPRA Paper
NonPeerReviewed
application/pdf
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https://mpra.ub.uni-muenchen.de/48819/1/MPRA_paper_48819.pdf
El Fasiki, Hamza (2013): The Family Business in Collectivist Societies: Traits and Implications. Published in: Tharawat Magazine , Vol. 18, (June 2013): pp. 20-23.
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oai:mpra.ub.uni-muenchen.de:48857
2019-09-29T03:01:46Z
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https://mpra.ub.uni-muenchen.de/48857/
The Family Business in Collectivist Societies: Traits and Implications
El Fasiki, Hamza
A39 - Other
M0 - General
Z10 - General
Z19 - Other
The way a family business functions is greatly influenced by the structure of the society it originates from. A wide range of literature has recently attempted to emphasise that it is, therefore, not possible to create global family business theories without taking into consideration the remarkable differences that cultural and traditional context can make. Our attention is drawn to the role that collectivism plays in influencing family culture and the way in which it manifests in entrepreneurial activity throughout family generations. Collectivist societies and the family culture experienced by its individuals can have an important influence on the family business and the entrepreneurship it fosters. The term “collectivist society” describes how individuals often behave while following imposed sets of social patterns. On a smaller scale the same paradigm applies to family businesses where the family and the business life cycles complete each other. Hamza El Fasiki, Head of Research and Studies at the Moroccan Center for Innovation and Social Entrepreneurship, describes the impact of the collectivist society on the family business paradigm and explores how organisational and family culture become one, and the power hierarchy that ensures.
2013-06
MPRA Paper
NonPeerReviewed
application/pdf
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https://mpra.ub.uni-muenchen.de/48857/1/MPRA_paper_48857.pdf
El Fasiki, Hamza (2013): The Family Business in Collectivist Societies: Traits and Implications. Published in: Tharawat Magazine , Vol. 18, (June 2013): pp. 20-23.
en
oai:mpra.ub.uni-muenchen.de:49255
2019-09-27T12:37:12Z
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https://mpra.ub.uni-muenchen.de/49255/
Entrepreneurship and the Entrepreneur: A Synthesis View
Dissanayake, Srinath
M00 - General
This small note on defining entrepreneurship is produced due to the apparent pursue of stereotyped knowledge among students in general. The author postulates to be an accountant or a finance manager should not be the prime concerns of students. There are other emerging areas as well. for an instant, Business Technology, Entrepreneurship, Value Based Marketing, Green Accounting, Personal Management etc. Given the unimportance of stereotyped knowledge, the author intends to define Entrepreneurship concisely to convince the students about the value of such a field. With some scholarly definitions on entrepreneurship, the author writes what entrepreneurship is and who is an entrepreneur. Most notably, in the definition of entrepreneur, the author adds the notion of Intrapreneurship allowing students to think out of the box.
2013-08-20
MPRA Paper
NonPeerReviewed
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https://mpra.ub.uni-muenchen.de/49255/1/MPRA_paper_49255.pdf
Dissanayake, Srinath (2013): Entrepreneurship and the Entrepreneur: A Synthesis View.
en
oai:mpra.ub.uni-muenchen.de:49608
2019-09-26T14:46:05Z
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https://mpra.ub.uni-muenchen.de/49608/
Ranking of Business School Journals: A Rating Guide for Researchers
Bandyopadhyay, Arindam
A1 - General Economics
G00 - General
M00 - General
Rating of research journals enables academic institutions to evaluate research quality of scholars in a more transparent manner. An indicative Journal Quality Ranking List has been compiled in this piece of work to assist researchers to understand the academic standards of various business journals. It is a collation of journal rankings in a master scale from a variety of sources. This list may also be helpful Business schools to encourage faculty publications & conduct academic performance evaluation.
2013-04-18
MPRA Paper
NonPeerReviewed
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https://mpra.ub.uni-muenchen.de/49608/1/MPRA_paper_49608.pdf
Bandyopadhyay, Arindam (2013): Ranking of Business School Journals: A Rating Guide for Researchers.
en
oai:mpra.ub.uni-muenchen.de:49757
2019-09-30T21:58:41Z
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https://mpra.ub.uni-muenchen.de/49757/
Il ruolo dei consorzi per la valorizzazione del Made in Italy nel mercato indiano
Francioni, Barbara
Musso, Fabio
Pagano, Alessandro
M0 - General
M00 - General
M31 - Marketing
This paper argues that export consortia should be re-assessed in terms of relevance and effectiveness, in the light of recent changes in international market competition. Therefore this paper aims to explore the role of export consortia to foster “Made in Italy” companies and products in emerging markets, attempting to highlight their limitations and opportunities. The empirical research is based on two case-studies of Italian export consortia active in the Indian market and promoting agrifood products. According to conducted research, the examined export consortia behaviour shows that little changes have emerged when compared to “traditional” approaches widely practiced in the past, even though it is clear that firms are increasingly aware about the possible role of export consortia in emerging markets.
2012-09
MPRA Paper
NonPeerReviewed
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https://mpra.ub.uni-muenchen.de/49757/1/MPRA_paper_49757.pdf
Francioni, Barbara and Musso, Fabio and Pagano, Alessandro (2012): Il ruolo dei consorzi per la valorizzazione del Made in Italy nel mercato indiano. Published in: Piccola Impresa/Small Business No. 3 (2012): pp. 99-123.
it
oai:mpra.ub.uni-muenchen.de:50063
2019-09-27T02:20:11Z
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https://mpra.ub.uni-muenchen.de/50063/
The Influence Of Decision-Maker Characteristics On The International Strategic Decision-Making Process: An SME Perspective
Musso, Fabio
Francioni, Barbara
D81 - Criteria for Decision-Making under Risk and Uncertainty
M0 - General
M00 - General
M16 - International Business Administration
The purpose of this paper is to explore different aspects of SMEs’ strategic decision-making processes in international business. In particularly, we want to understand if exist a relationship between SMEs’ decision-maker characteristics (e.g. international experience, nationality, skill), and the process of strategic decision-making in international field. To achieve this, an examination of these aspects on a sample of 77 SMEs was conducted.
Main results revealed that there is a strong relationship between decision-maker education and two important phases of international strategic decision-making process, that are International Market Selection and Entry Mode Selection.
2012
MPRA Paper
NonPeerReviewed
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https://mpra.ub.uni-muenchen.de/50063/2/MPRA_paper_50063.pdf
Musso, Fabio and Francioni, Barbara (2012): The Influence Of Decision-Maker Characteristics On The International Strategic Decision-Making Process: An SME Perspective. Published in: Procedia - Social and Behavioral Sciences , Vol. 58, (2012): pp. 279-288.
en
oai:mpra.ub.uni-muenchen.de:50067
2019-09-27T08:54:59Z
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https://mpra.ub.uni-muenchen.de/50067/
Foreign Markets Entry Mode Decision for Italian Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises
Musso, Fabio
Francioni, Barbara
M0 - General
M20 - General
Using a resource-based view model, this paper examines the main factors influencing Small and Medium-Sized Enterprise (SME) international entry mode selection. In addition, a possible relationship between firms belonging to industrial districts and the entry mode choice has been verified. Data for the analysis of this study were collected interviewing 221 owners/managers of SMEs in Italy. Results showed that entry mode decisions are mainly influenced by firm specific factors. Furthermore, the study does not support the hypothesis of a connection between the firm’s belonging to an industrial district and firms’ behavior in entry mode selection. This study has made it possible to detect by a resource-based perspective the main factors influencing the choice of entry modes.
2011-09-20
MPRA Paper
NonPeerReviewed
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https://mpra.ub.uni-muenchen.de/50067/1/MPRA_paper_50067.pdf
Musso, Fabio and Francioni, Barbara (2011): Foreign Markets Entry Mode Decision for Italian Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises. Published in: International Journal of Business and Management , Vol. 7, No. 2 (16 January 2012): pp. 3-16.
en
oai:mpra.ub.uni-muenchen.de:50737
2019-09-26T19:40:21Z
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https://mpra.ub.uni-muenchen.de/50737/
Możliwe i rekomendowane sposoby grupowania i porządkowania współczesnych metod i koncepcji zarządzania
Ćwiklicki, Marek
Czekaj, Janusz
L0 - General
M0 - General
In the paper the authors analyse the subject matter concerning ways of grouping and arranging contemporary concepts and management methods. First the essentials of management methods’ classification are presented. Then the review of the chosen classification conceptualizations were discussed with a special attention given to the categorization according to the level of the generality and development. Next the recommended typology procedure was offered. In conclusions the authors explained the limits of the study and formulated the future research directions.
2013-10-13
MPRA Paper
NonPeerReviewed
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en
https://mpra.ub.uni-muenchen.de/50737/1/MPRA_paper_50737.pdf
Ćwiklicki, Marek and Czekaj, Janusz (2013): Możliwe i rekomendowane sposoby grupowania i porządkowania współczesnych metod i koncepcji zarządzania.
pl
oai:mpra.ub.uni-muenchen.de:50979
2019-09-28T10:23:12Z
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https://mpra.ub.uni-muenchen.de/50979/
Darwinism, probability and complexity: market- based organizational transformation and change explained through the theories of evolution
Sammut-Bonnici, Tanya
Wensley, Robin
A1 - General Economics
B0 - General
L0 - General
L1 - Market Structure, Firm Strategy, and Market Performance
L16 - Industrial Organization and Macroeconomics: Industrial Structure and Structural Change ; Industrial Price Indices
M0 - General
M00 - General
O3 - Innovation ; Research and Development ; Technological Change ; Intellectual Property Rights
The study of transformation and change is one of the most important areas of social science research. This paper synthesizes and critically reviews the emerging traditions in the study of change dynamics. Three mainstream theories of evolution are introduced to explain change: the Darwinian concept of survival of the fittest, the Probability model and the Complexity approach. The literature review provides a basis for development of research questions that search for a more comprehensive understanding of organizational change. The paper concludes by arguing for the development of a complementary research tradition, which combines an evolutionary and organizational analysis of transformation and change.
2002
MPRA Paper
NonPeerReviewed
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https://mpra.ub.uni-muenchen.de/50979/1/MPRA_paper_50979.pdf
Sammut-Bonnici, Tanya and Wensley, Robin (2002): Darwinism, probability and complexity: market- based organizational transformation and change explained through the theories of evolution. Published in: International Journal of Management Reviews , Vol. 4, No. 3 (2002): pp. 291-315.
en
oai:mpra.ub.uni-muenchen.de:51394
2019-09-28T13:28:37Z
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https://mpra.ub.uni-muenchen.de/51394/
Decision-making support systems: actual implementations, limits and requirements
necula, sabina-cristiana
M0 - General
O31 - Innovation and Invention: Processes and Incentives
This paper tries to presents limits of the actual decision-support systems that stands at the origin of the unachieving an informed decision-making process.We discuss the requirements, actual implementations and limits of it based on two facts: the distinction between data and knowledge and the distinction between decision-support systems and knowledge-based systems.
2010-11-06
MPRA Paper
NonPeerReviewed
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https://mpra.ub.uni-muenchen.de/51394/1/MPRA_paper_51394.pdf
necula, sabina-cristiana (2010): Decision-making support systems: actual implementations, limits and requirements. Published in: 15th IBIMA Conference on Knowledge Management and Innovation: A Business Competitive Edge Perspective PROCEEDING (6 November 2010): pp. 1501-1505.
en
oai:mpra.ub.uni-muenchen.de:51905
2019-09-29T05:31:38Z
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https://mpra.ub.uni-muenchen.de/51905/
Business Intelligence Support For Project Management
Muntean, Mihaela
Cabau, Liviu Gabiel
L21 - Business Objectives of the Firm
M0 - General
With respect to the project management framework, a project live cycle consists of phases like: initiation, planning, execution, monitoring & control and closing. Monitoring implies measuring the progress and performance of the project during its execution and communicating the status. Actual performance is compared with the planned one. Therefore, a minimal set of key performance indicators will be proposed. Monitoring the schedule progress, the project budget and the scope will be possible. Within a Business Intelligence initiative, monitoring is possible by attaching the key performance indicators to the OLAP cube. In turn, the cube was deployed over a proper data warehouse schema.
2013-03-08
MPRA Paper
NonPeerReviewed
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https://mpra.ub.uni-muenchen.de/51905/1/MPRA_paper_51905.pdf
Muntean, Mihaela and Cabau, Liviu Gabiel (2013): Business Intelligence Support For Project Management.
en
oai:mpra.ub.uni-muenchen.de:52220
2019-09-29T04:24:52Z
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https://mpra.ub.uni-muenchen.de/52220/
Capital-as-a-Service?
Rosa, Frederico
M00 - General
M13 - New Firms ; Startups
M21 - Business Economics
The global financial crisis of 2007-2008 changed the landscape of financing a business, affecting all projects that are looking for growth based on access to capital. Non-bank finance and new forms of equity access started to emerge not only for attractive born-global start-ups but also for smaller SME´s with sound and sustainable business plans, creating a stronger link between capital and knowledge. This article aims to open a reflection on the future of the sources of financing for an entrepreneur, focusing on three main premises: (i) debt and short term payback, (ii) capital and knowledge acquisition for a sustainable business model (iii) new forms of – debt free - payback to fit the business ability to grow and to focus the financial support primarily on the business model and not on the entrepreneur.
2013-12
MPRA Paper
NonPeerReviewed
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https://mpra.ub.uni-muenchen.de/52220/1/MPRA_paper_52220.pdf
Rosa, Frederico (2013): Capital-as-a-Service?
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