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Mohd Waliuddin Mohd Razali. "Disclosure Level and Cost Equity: A Theoretical Framework." UNIMAS Review of Accounting and Finance 2, no. 1 (2019): 65–76. http://dx.doi.org/10.33736/uraf.1968.2019.
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Nowadays the users of financial reports are more demanding and requesting better information of a company’s performance. With the sophistication in the business environment, disclosure is becoming more important to business communities. The impact of information disclosure in the annual reports to the cost of equity capital is of significant interest to managers. This paper review literatures from many theoretical papers and empirical studies the effect information disclosure on cost equity capital. Many theories being discuss in this paper such as agency cost theory, signaling theory, capital markets transaction hypothesis, and positive accounting theory. Many empirical studies proved that disclosure reduce cost equity capital by reducing the information asymmetry and increasing the companies’ liquidity.
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Bachan, Ray, and Michael Barrow. "Modelling Curriculum Choice at A-level: Why is Business Studies More Popular than Economics?" International Review of Economics Education 5, no. 2 (2006): 58–80. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/s1477-3880(15)30118-3.
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Ilin, A. B., and Yu S. Sizova. "EXPORT OF ENTREPRENEURIAL CULTURE: CASE STUDIES FROM FINLAND AND GERMANY." Intelligence. Innovations. Investment, no. 6 (2020): 40–47. http://dx.doi.org/10.25198/2077-7175-2020-6-40.
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Relevance: one of the accumulation key areas of macroeconomic stability — entrepreneurial activity, faced country’s insurmountable difficulties in 2020. Supporting the business sustainability, it is ready to overcome these difficulties only with the participation of the parties concerned. First of all, entrepreneurship support is the authorities responsibity, and it has already come to life in Russia and in other countries of the world. For their future performance, companies will be influenced by the relationship of society to business and by the business participants, such as as founders, owners, employers. It is obvious, that in the conditions of the current coronavirus pandemic some companies face uncertainty, discordance, and they do not accept forced downtime participation in the business processes. Entrepreneurship support, business support institutions, relationship of companies’ entrepreneurial activity and stakeholders formed the conceipt «entrepreneurial culture». The level of its development will depend, on national-cultural characteristics, which will be reflected in the study. Purpose: to highlight the parametric dilemmas of the national entrepreneurial culture, to evaluate their actions as exemplified by Finland and Germany. Methods and methodological apparatus of the study: models of entrepreneurial culture: cultural dimensional characters by G. Hofstede; the development model of intercultural sensitivity by M. Bennett; cultural dimensional characters by F. Trompenaars and C. Hampden-Turner; parametric dilemmas of the national entrepreneurial culture by Yu. S. Sizova and A. B. Ilyin [6]. Main results: the concept of entrepreneurial culture is defined; the models of entrepreneurial culture and the restrictions on their use are noted; authors dilemmas of entrepreneurial culture and their use in Finland and Germany are presented and the features of entrepreneurial culture of these countries are determined. Scientific novelty: for the study of entrepreneurial culture, a complex elements that includes the parametric dilemmas of national entrepreneurial culture as the lack of state support — the attendance of state support was defined: «lack of state support — state suppor existance»; «restrictions for non-resident entrepreneurs — neutrality for non-resident entrepreneurs»; «lack of support institutions — support institutions existence»; «noncompliance to national features in doing business — compliance to national features in doing business»; «lack of the laws supporting entrepreneurial activity — availability of laws supporting entrepreneurial activity»; «lack of business controlling by the supervisory authorities — existence of business controlling by the supervisory authorities»; «adverse business environment — conducive business environment». Practical relevance: the results of the study may be used by enterprises of different levels.
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Paul, Bénédique, Andie Hyppolite, Claudel Mombeuil, and Raulin L. Cadet. "Business Creation Among Participants in Entrepreneurship Education Programs: A Case Study Among University-Level Participants in a Context of Adverse Business Environment." Journal of Enterprising Culture 29, no. 03 (2021): 249–72. http://dx.doi.org/10.1142/s0218495821500163.
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There is a scarcity of studies that investigate the underlying factors that boost aspiring entrepreneurs to effectively start a business after attending entrepreneurship education (EE) programs, particularly in an adverse business environment. To fill out this gap, this exploratory research answers the following question: What differentiates business creators from non-creators among participants after entrepreneurship education? To answer this question, we compare a group of 64 business creators to a group of 50 non-business creators, both groups selected randomly among 912 participants to an EE program in Haiti three years after the end of the program. Based on an institutional perspective, our results show that, in the context of an adverse business environment, participants who came from a family with an entrepreneurial background, have a useful network of contacts, and showed adaptive institutional reaction were more likely to create their business, in comparison to the others. Based on these results suggestions for EE training and future studies are provided.
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Franken, Jason R. V., Joe L. Parcell, Michael E. Sykuta, and Christopher L. Fulcher. "Market Integration: Case Studies of Structural Change." Agricultural and Resource Economics Review 34, no. 2 (2005): 163–72. http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s1068280500008339.
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The grain/oilseed industry is undergoing considerable structural change through mergers and new value-added businesses, which raises price-related questions. We analyze the level of price integration prior to and following a merger between two grain firms and the start-up of a producer-owned ethanol facility. This research utilizes error correction vector autoregression analysis to compute market integration structural change effects. We find evidence that market integration initially increases with the merger, but deteriorates with time following the merger. We find no significant localized change in the level of price integration for the case of a new value-added business.
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REILLY, BARRY, and RAY BACHAN. "A comparison of A‐level performance in economics and business studies: How much more difficult is economics?" Education Economics 13, no. 1 (2005): 85–108. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/0964529042000325225.
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Wynn, Martin George, Phillip Turner, and Erin Lau. "E-business and process change: two case studies (towards an assessment framework)." Journal of Small Business and Enterprise Development 20, no. 4 (2013): 913–33. http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/jsbed-03-2012-0044.
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Purpose – The purpose of this research paper is to explore the impacts of e-business technology adoption at process level in SMEs. Design/methodology/approach – The paper reviews a range of literature and mainstream models relating to e-business impacts in SMEs and then focuses on two in-depth case studies. The cases draw their empirical material from the involvement of the authors in e-business project management in these two companies. Findings – The two case studies show significant impacts of e-business technology at process level. They also illustrate how contrasting information systems strategies can successfully embrace e-business process change, and suggest the importance of organisational issues in determining the degree of benefits delivery. Research limitations/implications – The paper suggests a framework for analysing the impact of e-business at process level that can be used with other SME case studies. Practical implications – The suggested assessment framework can be used for comparison with e-business implementations in other SMEs. Originality/value – The value of the case studies lies in their originality and the paper highlights the potential impacts and benefits of e-business at process level. The suggested assessment framework builds on existing models and concepts but provides an update and customisation relevant to today's e-business technologies and business environment.
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TREJO-PECH, CARLOS J. O., and SUSAN WHITE. "THE USE OF CASE STUDIES IN UNDERGRADUATE BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION." Revista de Administração de Empresas 57, no. 4 (2017): 342–56. http://dx.doi.org/10.1590/s0034-759020170405.
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ABSTRACT We develop constructs to evaluate the factors influencing the degree of students' acceptance of cases. In our proposed framework, student acceptance is affected by the case selection, intensity of faculty use, training, course type and level, level of instructor expertise, teaching atmosphere, and the faculty's beliefs about the usefulness of the case method. Our sample includes faculty teaching quantitative or qualitative courses across several disciplines in undergraduate business administration. Responses to a survey are analyzed using factor analysis and regression. The quantitative analysis is complemented by interviews with a subset of expert faculty using a two-round modified Delphi technique. This study may be limited by the fact that it measured faculty perceptions of the degree of students' acceptance of cases, rather than student acceptance directly. Future research might survey students or use students' courses evaluations to validate or contradict our results.
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Rohlfer, Sylvia, and Yingying Zhang. "Culture studies in international business: paradigmatic shifts." European Business Review 28, no. 1 (2016): 39–62. http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/ebr-07-2015-0070.
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Purpose – This paper aims to unfold the path of how the complexity of culture issues leads to a rising pressure for paradigm changes in the research on culture in international management. In terms of academic debate about culture, the crucial paradigm shift has not yet happened. Research and writing are still dominated by a mechanistic-rational approach which does not quite know to handle cultural phenomena which by nature are mutuable, often transient and invariably context-specific. Rising pressure is observed for paradigm changes through three main trends: integration of West-East dichotomy, coexistence of convergence and divergence; and dynamic vs static perspectives. It is argued that the unresolved debate on the culture construct and its measurement, the epistemological stance by researchers and associated methodological choices in culture studies reinforce these trends pressuring for a paradigm shift. Design/methodology/approach – This paper reviews the knowledge based on culture studies to establish the contributions of culture studies in international business and the foundation of its knowledge base. The conceptual foundation of culture, its multi-level and multi-dimensionality and critical issues in research epistemology and methodology are analyzed to discuss emerging trends in the process of an imminent paradigm change. Findings – By unfolding the nature of abstract and high-order definition of culture, the focus is on deciphering the complex construct and multi-level and multi-dimensionality in measurement, which, in turn, interact with the epistemology of culture researchers and the choice of methodology used to carry out culture studies. Eventually the interaction of the three studied elements drives the proposed three paradigmatic changes in the evolving business environment. Research limitations/implications – The identified trends in existing culture research keep the importance of culture studies in international business management thriving as we point to their relevance for the envisaged paradigm shift. Practical implications – The three paradoxes discussed challenge researchers who aim to contribute to the knowledge base of culture in international business. In addition, the debate cannot be ignored by international business managers as culture is a key informal institutional driver that influences international business performance. Originality/value – The review of the knowledge base on culture studies in management contributes to a better understanding of the envisaged paradigmatic shift of the discipline. The debate on the complexity of culture studies is extended to three tendencies for potential paradigmatic change, with implications discussed to suggest future research.
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Marek, Agnieszka, and Arkadiusz Jabłoński. "Care of the Common Good as a Responsibility of Business Leaders. Catholic Social Teaching Perspective." Religions 12, no. 2 (2021): 125. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/rel12020125.
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The aim of this article is to propose the adoption of a Catholic social teaching (CST) perspective as a universal approach to business ethics. We assume that the common good, as understood in CST, is an extension of the Aristotelian and Thomistic concepts of the organic relations between economics and ethics, which, prior to the Enlightment, was a basic rational way of management (oikonomia). We aim to show both the influence of religious ethics on the shape of economic life and the influence of the Catholic understanding of the common good on leadership. CST encourages business leaders to focus not only on the material, but also the transcendental aims of human work and life. From this perspective, the responsibility of a business leader can be understood as a practical realisation of the Commandment of Love and divided into three levels, each of which contributes to the common good. On the micro level, leaders are responsible for their own actions; on the mezzo level, they are responsible for the organisations they lead—especially for their employees—and on the macro level, they should be responsible for actions towards external stakeholders, which might ultimately be extended to the world as a whole. In this way, leaders can cooperate with God and contribute to the common good of their organisations, society, and humanity.
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Opstad, Leiv. "Success in business studies and mathematical background: the case of Norway." Journal of Applied Research in Higher Education 10, no. 3 (2018): 399–408. http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/jarhe-11-2017-0136.
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Purpose The purpose of this paper is to determine whether the type of mathematics skills developed at secondary school an effect on students’ later success in business studies. At many business schools in Norway, more students are applying than there are places available. The ranking of applications depends on the grade point average (GPA) level, irrespective of the level or type of mathematics studied at secondary school, where the students are free to choose practically orientated or theoretical mathematics. Design/methodology/approach A quantitative analysis (regression model) was applied using data for undergraduate students enrolled in business studies over a three–year period (2012–2014). Findings Students with a non-theoretical background in mathematics obtain systematically lower grades on many courses, especially in core business school subjects. Ranking applicants to business studies courses based on their GPA scores irrespective of their level of mathematics may lead to the admission of less able students. Research limitations/implications There is little information available concerning why students choose different paths in mathematics at upper secondary school, but the decision students make has an influence on their grades in business courses. Originality/value By requiring more knowledge of theoretical mathematics, students’ performance at business school will improve. Changing the admission criteria could improve the quality of graduates and reduce the dropout rate.
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Gruys, Melissa L., Susan M. Stewart, Jerry Goodstein, Mark N. Bing, and Andrew C. Wicks. "Values Enactment in Organizations: A Multi-Level Examination." Journal of Management 34, no. 4 (2008): 806–43. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0149206308318610.
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Business writers and practitioners recommend that core organizational values be integrated into employee work life for enhanced organizational productivity, yet no published studies have empirically examined the antecedents and outcomes of values enactment. Using longitudinal data on 2,622 employees, hierarchical linear modeling (HLM) results revealed that tenure and department-level values enactment were significant predictors of individual values enactment. Furthermore, employees who demonstrated high levels of values enactment were less likely to leave, and employees of high or low levels of values enactment in departments whose levels of values enactment matched their own were the most likely to be promoted.
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Bundrick, Jacob, and Weici Yuan. "Do Targeted Business Subsidies Improve Income and Reduce Poverty? A Synthetic Control Approach." Economic Development Quarterly 33, no. 4 (2019): 351–75. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0891242419875502.
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Interstate competition for economic development has led many states to adopt targeted economic development incentive programs known as deal-closing funds. Deal-closing funds allow state officials to provide discretionary cash grants to select businesses to attract and retain economic development projects. However, whether these targeted business subsidies increase prosperity in the local economy remains unclear. The authors use evidence from Arkansas’s Quick Action Closing Fund to analyze how effective deal-closing funds are at increasing incomes and decreasing poverty. Specifically, the causal effects of the Quick Action Closing Fund on Arkansas’s county-level per capita personal income and poverty rates are estimated using a synthetic control approach. The results largely suggest that the business subsidy program fails to increase incomes and lower poverty rates over the long term, at least at the county level. These findings should serve as a caution to policy makers who wish to improve incomes and poverty rates with targeted business subsidies.
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Mukherjee, Deepraj. "Corruption in International Business: Does Economic Globalization Help?" Global Business Review 19, no. 3 (2018): 623–34. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0972150917713841.
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While many studies have shown that increased levels of economic globalization diminish the level of corruption among trading partners, there are studies that have raised doubts against this claim. In this article, we explore this relationship in a large sample of 138 countries and find that the effect of economic globalization on the level of corruption is not significant. The findings, however, are not indicative of the undesirability of economic globalization. In fact, we find that greater levels of economic development are associated with lower levels of corruption. Nevertheless, it does call for some precaution and monitoring as trade openness alone may not be the panacea for controlling corruption and other factors, for example, the importance of building of relevant institutions to curb corruption may need to be considered. Additionally, it is important to identify moderator and mediator variables that may change the strength and direction of the aforementioned relationship. We conclude by explaining the implications of our findings for international business (IB).
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Stewart, Alex, Kevin E. Learned, Stanley W. Mandel, and Kristin M. Peterson. "Using Field Research on Firm-Level Entrepreneurship: A Coda." Entrepreneurship Theory and Practice 19, no. 3 (1995): 175–84. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/104225879501900311.
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Contemporary field studies could avoid the fate of their post-World War II predecessors (the first article In this issue), by being used as a basis for knowledge cumulation. This could be achieved by using published field studies for coding and statistical analysis, or by using other researchers’ data for indexing and ethnographic analysis. Coding and Indexing should distinguish classical from radial categories, to improve conceptual clarity about “entrepreneurship.”
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Murphy, Paul, and Richard F. Poist. "Skill requirements of senior‐level logisticians: a longitudinal assessment." Supply Chain Management: An International Journal 12, no. 6 (2007): 423–31. http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/13598540710826353.
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PurposeThe logistics discipline has been characterized by tremendous change since the early 1990s. One result is that the logistician's relevant skill set has likely changed as well. To this end, the present paper aims both to update, and to provide a longitudinal perspective of, a 1991 study that investigated the skill requirements of senior‐level logistics managers using the business, logistics, management (BLM) framework.Design/methodology/approachBoth studies used survey research of executive search firms to collect the relevant data. The surveys were transmitted via postal mail in the 1991 study and were transmitted electronically in the present study.FindingsThe results from the current study reinforce the 1991 study, which suggested that logisticians should be managers first and logisticians second. Comparison between the earlier and current study suggest a high degree of similarity in terms of the most important logistics skills, with less similarity in terms of business and management skills. The comparison also suggests that the contemporary logistician has more of a supply chain orientation than was the case in the early 1990s.Practical implicationsThe manuscript discusses implications for various logistical constituencies. For example, educators could use the findings to plan and design continuing education programs.Originality/valueThe update to the original study should prove valuable by highlighting the relevant skills associated with successful logisticians in the contemporary business environment. The longitudinal comparison provides insights into the logistician's skill set in the early 1990s and today.
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Zhou, Wencang, Xi Yang, Yuanqing Li, and Yanli Zhang. "Pattern versus level: a new look at the personality-entrepreneurship relationship." International Journal of Entrepreneurial Behavior & Research 25, no. 1 (2019): 150–68. http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/ijebr-03-2018-0176.
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PurposeBy using a nontraditional configuration approach, the purpose of this paper is to examine the effect of personality on entrepreneurial intention and success. Previous research has focused on why individuals become entrepreneurs and why some are more successful than others. However, most studies have investigated only single factors or primary personality traits. The current study investigates not only the strength of the personality-entrepreneurship link, but also clarifies the nature of the relationship.Design/methodology/approachUsing two independent samples and an innovative regression-based pattern recognition procedure, the study investigates whether the nature of the personality-entrepreneurship relationship is driven by individuals’ absolute trait levels or by their idiosyncratic configuration of personality traits. The non-entrepreneur sample consisted of 225 business students in Eastern China, specializing in a variety of business subjects. The entrepreneur sample consisted of 120 business owners in a university entrepreneurial park in Eastern China.FindingsResults support hypotheses that the two different types of entrepreneurship criteria are predicted by different personality profile effects. Entrepreneurial intentions are driven by individuals’ personality patterns (peaks and valleys in profiles). In contrast, entrepreneurial success is driven by personality levels (individuals’ relative standing on personality traits compared to other entrepreneurs).Research limitations/implicationsThe findings enrich the understanding of entrepreneurial personality. The more significant contribution of the present study was that it differentiated between personality profile pattern and level effects and investigated whether the nature of the personality-entrepreneurship relationship is driven by individuals’ absolute trait levels (i.e. how high or low they score compared to others), or by their idiosyncratic configuration of personality traits (i.e. their strengths and weaknesses).Practical implicationsThe findings of this study may help entrepreneurs to figure out how to be successful running their own businesses, if they are not graced with a personality pattern that is not favorable to entrepreneurship. In addition, these findings can help entrepreneurship educators to understand how best to train entrepreneurs.Originality/valueThe adoption of both person-centered approach and process perspective of entrepreneurship allowed this study to make major contributions to entrepreneurial personality research.
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Rusdiana, Supardi, and Angga Ardhati Rani Hapsari. "Socio-Economic Studies in Beef Cattle and Corn Crop Business." SOCA: Jurnal Sosial, Ekonomi Pertanian 14, no. 3 (2020): 521. http://dx.doi.org/10.24843/soca.2020.v14.i03.p13.
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The purpose of this research was to analyze the economic value of farmers in beef cattle business and corn crop business. The research was conducted in Pallangga Village, Pallangga Sub-District, Gowa Regency, South Sulawesi in 2018. The research used a survey method and interviews with 26 farmers. The research method used a statistical analysis of t-test and economic value of R/C. Primary and secondary data were analyzed descriptively, quantitatively and economic analysis. The results showed that the results of the t-test analysis of the average similarity at 99% confidence level, there was a significant difference between the number of beef cattle and land area, a significance of 0,000 smaller (P <0.05). Farmer education had no significant effect on the 95% confidence level, because it was supported by the experience of farmers which was quite high (P>0.05). Farmer labor had a significant effect on the level by 99% and had a positive effect on beef cattle and corn plant. It was supported by the age of farmers who were still productive, so farmers were able to increase working time. Net profit from beef cattle business was Rp.4.85 million/year, equivalent to Rp.404,166/month with R/C of 1.92. The net profit from corn crop business was Rp.5.88 million/year, equivalent to Rp.404,166/month with R/C of 1.97. These results indicated the t-test value as a variable that significantly affected (P> 0.05). In terms of economic value, beef cattle and corn crop business in farmers with an R/C value > 1, it can be said that the business was feasible to be maintained.
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KLEPIKOVA, T. V. "INNOVATION IN THE ACTIVITIES OF SMALL BUSINESS IN IRKUTSK REGION." Territory Development, no. 1(19) (2020): 13–15. http://dx.doi.org/10.32324/2412-8945-2020-1-13-15.
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The development and support of entrepreneurship is a key factor in improving the social and economic level of the population. According to studies organized by PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) in Russia and conducted by the National Agency for Financial Studies (NAFI), the conditions for doing business in Russia have changed over 30 years, so it is necessary to look for innovative ways to grow further in light of these changes. In the Irkutsk region, stimulating innovation in the development of small and medium-sized enterprises through the union of all regional organizations created to support entrepreneurs enables more effective targeted support of small enterprises. The developed regional support programs for small and medium-sized businesses will allow entrepreneurs to offer 180 options for helping businesses. Social investments of large corporations in the Irkutsk region are aimed at increasing the level of social and business activity and the development of social business. Innovative technologies in the development of the tourism business are identified as priority. The main investment technology for the development of tourism is represented by the Tourism and Recreational Cluster (TRC) ‘Gate of Baikal’. The use of innovations and state support in the development of small business, the unique location of the Irkutsk region leads to an increase in the level and quality of life of the population.
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Peters, Ricardo M., and Pradeep Brijlal. "The Relationship between Levels of Education of Entrepreneurs and Their Business Success." Industry and Higher Education 25, no. 4 (2011): 265–75. http://dx.doi.org/10.5367/ihe.2011.0048.
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The small, medium and micro enterprise (SMME) sector has been widely recognized as an engine of economic growth in South Africa. The implementation of the National Small Business Strategy (NSBS) in 1995 established important objectives for the sector to address such problems as lack of access to markets and procurement, lack of access to finance and credit, low skills and education levels, lack of access to information and a shortage of effective support institutions. In response, the South African government established institutions and programmes designed to improve access to sources of finance, market opportunities, technology, training and development and education. This paper examines whether there is a relationship between the level of education of SMME owners and the growth of their businesses, using labour force and turnover as success indicators. The study adopted a mixed method approach, including questionnaire surveys, observations and face-to-face interviews. The results indicate that in the two years preceding the study there had been a relationship between the owner/manager's level of education and the business's ability to grow by increasing its labour force and annual turnover. This study, conducted in a developing economy, therefore supports the findings of similar studies in developed economies, that the level of education of an entrepreneur and the success of their business are related.
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Liu and Stephens. "Exploring Innovation Ecosystem from the Perspective of Sustainability: Towards a Conceptual Framework." Journal of Open Innovation: Technology, Market, and Complexity 5, no. 3 (2019): 48. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/joitmc5030048.
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With technology advancement, industrial revolution 4.0, businesses nowadays are in competition in terms of product, service and business model innovation. Meanwhile, the emergent socio-ecological crisis is making it increasingly important to identify the impact of business on environment and the society. To date, much literature has explored how sustainability might be achieved through firms’ internal research and development, and supply chain collaboration. However, issues such as how different stakeholders including customers, partners, government, and universities can be involved, forming innovation ecosystem in a sustainable way is under-explored. This paper aims to provide connection between innovation and sustainability, through literature review and exploratory case studies. A conceptual framework is generated starting from firm/intra-firm level, to supply chain/inter-firm level, and towards ecosystem level. With emerging themes of innovation from sustainability perspective proposed, the framework can be enriched and validated through future empirical studies.
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Desroches, Frederick. "Research on Upper Level Drug Trafficking: A Review." Journal of Drug Issues 37, no. 4 (2007): 827–44. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/002204260703700405.
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This article examines research on upper level drug traffickers in the U.S., the UK, Canada, and the Netherlands. Included is an analysis and critique of typologies of drug traffickers and theoretical models of organized crime as they apply to upper level drug networks. Studies of higher level drug trafficking indicate that drug markets represent informal and loosely organized associations of relatively small syndicates or crews of independent drug entrepreneurs. They compete for market share and deal primarily or exclusively with trusted associates chosen from ethnic, kinship, and friendship networks. Most dealers are highly cautious, eschew the use of violence, typically make huge profits, attempt to maintain a low profile, rationalize their conduct as business activity, and operate within geographically niche markets.
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Prabhudesai, Rohit, and Ch V. V. S. N. V. Prasad. "Antecedents of SME alliance performance: a multilevel review." Management Research Review 40, no. 12 (2017): 1261–79. http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/mrr-12-2016-0286.
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Purpose The purpose of this study is to classify and analyze the impact of antecedents studied in the extant literature on two levels of SME alliance performance – alliance-level and firm-level. Design/methodology/approach Using online databases and the bibliography section of the selected articles, 45 peer-reviewed studies specifically analyzing the impact of antecedents on the performance of SME alliances at the two levels were studied to gain insights. Findings The study differentiates between the impact of antecedents on the two levels of SME alliance performance, alliance-level and firm-level, and finds that certain antecedents, such as absorptive capacity, corporate entrepreneurship, control, network dimensions, partner opportunism and partner reputation, have a peculiar impact on a single level while other antecedents such as trust, commitment and cooperation, have an influence on performance at both levels. Also, the impact of these antecedents is hypothesized to be weak or strong, depending upon the results obtained by the papers in the review. Research limitations/implications In a first-of-its-kind approach, the paper provides a conceptual insight into the differentiating impact of antecedents on SME alliance performance at both levels, as opposed to the unitary analysis approach used in the extant literature. The model provided by the study can be used by researchers to gain a systematic understanding of how alliance outcomes are affected. Practical implications While the extant literature remains largely ambiguous on the role of antecedents causing variance in SME alliance outcomes, this paper serves to bridge this gap and enhance the understanding of practitioners by systematically analyzing how specific antecedents affect SME alliance performance at both levels. Originality/value As opposed to the unitary approach used in the extant literature, which does not differentiate between the two levels of SME alliance performance, this paper arranges and categorizes these studies based on the level at which alliance performance has been analyzed. Furthermore, the paper identifies the impact of antecedents at each level, thereby providing pioneering insights on understanding SME alliance outcomes.
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VLACHOU, CHARISIA, and OLGA IAKOVIDOU. "THE EVOLUTION OF STUDIES ON BUSINESS LOCATION FACTORS." Journal of Developmental Entrepreneurship 20, no. 04 (2015): 1550023. http://dx.doi.org/10.1142/s1084946715500235.
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Entrepreneurship has been widely considered as the power that drives development and well-being in the regions it affects. As a result, local, regional and national institutions, as well as researches in different disciplines, have focused on finding and researching the factors leading to the installation of business on a certain location. Therefore, it seems well-timed to present a quantitative survey of the literature review of this field. The scope of this article is to present past and present research studies related to the business location factors (BLF) identifying the most important sub-topics, contributors and their geographical distribution, major outlets, main empirical methodologies employed, as well as the most frequently studied countries. The presentation and documentation of the existing literature review could be a valuable tool for policy makers in the regional and national level, as well as for active entrepreneurs and researchers engaged in relevant academic disciples. Policy makers could take advantage of the BLF to attract investments in regions seeking development while active entrepreneurs could realize the important role played by the factors affecting the location of their business in a specific place and researchers could trace and fill in potential research voids on this subject.
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Walter, Sascha G., and Simon Heinrichs. "Who becomes an entrepreneur? A 30-years-review of individual-level research." Journal of Small Business and Enterprise Development 22, no. 2 (2015): 225–48. http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/jsbed-09-2012-0106.
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Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to cumulate published empirical studies (1980-2009) on the relationship between individual variables and entrepreneurial status. The authors categorize repeatedly analyzed determinants into six perspectives (trait, cognitive, affective, intentions, learning, and economic), review empirical findings for each determinant and each perspective, investigate trends in the field, and propose avenues for future research. Design/methodology/approach – The authors categorize determinants into one of the six paradigms and review findings for 46 repeatedly studied variables from 131 studies. Support for each variable, publication outlets chosen, and temporal trends in exploring entrepreneurial intentions, entrepreneurial status or differences between entrepreneurs and other individuals are analyzed. Findings – Prior studies have focused on trait and economic perspectives with strong support, followed by the learning and intentions perspectives. The affective perspective is a still under-researched, yet growing field. Most articles were published in the 1990s. The emphasis on theoretical perspectives varies over decades. Directions for future research include integrating the perspectives (e.g. across the cognitive and affective domain), testing the temporal stability of influences, and developing and testing cross-level models that incorporate contextual influences. Originality/value – The paper complements prior reviews and meta-analyses by picturing the breadth of the field and adding important points to the research agenda.
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Depoo, Lucie, Markéta Šnýdrová, Ivana Šnýdrová, and Gabriela Ježková Petrů. "Importance of Social Competency Development During Business University Studies." DANUBE 11, no. 4 (2020): 300–323. http://dx.doi.org/10.2478/danb-2020-0018.
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Abstract Adequate level of social competencies after university graduation is necessary for today’s competitive environment. This study aims to identify and present most important social competencies based on perceptions of students and graduates of case business university. The data were collected by questionnaire survey of graduates in 2017–2018. Two dimensional statistical methods were used to evaluate the results. Examination of graduates leads to identification of factors affecting preferences in higher education to fill expectation of current society and labor market. Specific factors impacting evaluation of business education and its development are discussed. The results show current approaches towards social competency development. Limit of the study is a narrow focus on one private business university. It may be taken as case study and a base for further research and benchmarking between universities.
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Seshie-Nasser, Hellen Adzo, and Abena Daagye Oduro. "Women-owned businesses and household welfare." International Journal of Gender and Entrepreneurship 10, no. 4 (2018): 310–31. http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/ijge-01-2018-0001.
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Purpose Contrary to the gender gap in favour of men in entrepreneurial activity elsewhere, in Ghana more women own businesses. This paper aims to examine the correlates between women’s business ownership and household welfare in Ghana and the socio-economic factors that affect business size. Design/methodology/approach The paper uses a nationally representative survey data and ordinary least squares and IV regression methods. Findings The findings reveal that more businesses are owned by women and their business ownership is associated with improved welfare for the household, yet still there exists size gap in favour of men. The implication is that potentials exist for poverty reduction and economic growth if policy invests in the size of women businesses. Also, while unpaid work limits entrepreneurial activity for women, older children help to reduce the time constraint. Originality/value The study uses individual-level business ownership data on a developing country (Ghana) to examine the link between women entrepreneurship and household welfare. This is new in the literature, when individual level data is readily not available in developing countries.
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Lang, Michael. "Business Model Innovation Approaches: A Systematic Literature Review." Acta Universitatis Agriculturae et Silviculturae Mendelianae Brunensis 68, no. 2 (2020): 435–49. http://dx.doi.org/10.11118/actaun202068020435.
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The goal of this paper is to evaluate the current academic approaches in the field of business model innovation. By conducting a systematic literature review, 31 academic approaches are identified and compared using the dimensions of business model and process model. In addition, the research concentrates on organizational mindset and to what extend it is considered in current approaches. Among other findings, the research proves that all analyzed studies vary in terms of focus, level of detail and content in the perspectives of business and process model. In particular, organizational mindset is mentioned in four out of the 31 studies as an important success factor of business model innovation, whereas only one approach is dealing with organizational mindset in its process model. This indicates that overcoming the organizational mindset as a main barrier in business model innovation is not systematically integrated in any of the selected studies. In summary, the findings of this paper highlight that the current research in the field of business model innovation is not sufficient and further research has to follow. Thus, three research gaps are identified. First, the lack of level of detail concerning business and process model. Secondly, the lack of business innovation approaches for specific industries. Finally, the lack of systematic integration of organizational mindset in business model innovation approaches.
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Peck, Frank, Keith Jackson, and Gail Mulvey. "Regulation and growth-oriented small businesses in North-West England." Journal of Small Business and Enterprise Development 25, no. 2 (2018): 294–312. http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/jsbed-07-2017-0232.
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Purpose The purpose of this paper is to examine the ways in which growth-oriented small and micro-businesses (SMBs) are affected by regulations. Case studies from North-West England are used to investigate the relationship between attitudes and responses to regulation and the characteristics of business growth. Design/methodology/approach This research examines the relationship between regulation and growth using eight case studies of SMBs. The selected cases are proactive in seeking new market opportunities and innovative in terms of product development or business process. Findings Case studies confirm that owner-managers of SMBs experience high levels of regulatory burden. However, some growth-oriented businesses also recognise the advantages in being proactive in seeking regulatory knowledge. These advantages were particularly prevalent in cases where growth is driven by product innovation in relatively new product markets. Research limitations/implications The study is based on a limited number of case studies in one region of England. Even so, interviews facilitate probing to increase understanding of the underlying reasons for attitudes towards regulation. The cases demonstrate that even very small businesses can use regulatory knowledge as a basis for business growth. Practical implications The findings suggest that networking in order to engage with regulatory regimes can generate competitive advantages and open up new market opportunities for small businesses. Originality/value This research contributes towards the debate on the impact of regulations on the economy at the micro level and in doing so highlights important nuances in the relationship between business growth and the regulatory environment.
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Carpenter, Craig Wesley, and Scott Loveridge. "Business, Owner, and Regional Characteristics in Latino-owned Business Growth: An Empirical Analysis Using Confidential Census Microdata." International Regional Science Review 43, no. 3 (2019): 254–85. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0160017619826278.
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This article uses over 100,000 observations from limited-access and nationally representative US Census Bureau microdata sets to test determinants of employment growth among Latino-owned businesses (LOBs) in the Unites States. We draw variables from prior studies on determinants business growth in the general population and uniquely apply them to LOB using the robust data. Specifically, we examine the impact of numerous business owner, business, and regional characteristics on employment growth. We include industry and state-level fixed effects and test the robustness of results to various employment growth timespans. Some findings include (1) Latina-owned businesses grow faster than LOB, (2) formal education has a positive effect on employment growth and this effect is larger with education level and time, (3) Puerto Rican-owned businesses grow 2 percent slower than Mexican-owned establishments, (4) having multiple establishments reduces employment growth, (5) relying on personal savings for start-up capital impedes growth, and (6) nonmetro adjacency has a significant and negative effect, while population density does not. Our findings show that LOB may grow differently than other businesses and help advance the understanding of factors related to success of LOB. Implementing straightforward and low-cost policies aimed at better support for LOB could help bolster regional growth.
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Gotham, Kevin Fox. "Dilemmas of Disaster Zones: Tax Incentives and Business Reinvestment in the Gulf Coast after Hurricanes Katrina and Rita." City & Community 12, no. 4 (2013): 291–308. http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/cico.12048.
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Over the last decade, the U.S. federal government has increasingly turned to spatially targeted tax incentives to promote postdisaster revitalization. The logic behind this policy orientation is that targeting public subsidies to particular disaster zones will speed community recovery and encourage business reinvestment. To evaluate this claim, this paper uses the case of the Gulf Opportunity (GO) Zone of 2005 that provided tax incentives to businesses in the Gulf Coast area affected by Hurricanes Katrina and Rita from 2006 through December 2011. Drawing on qualitative and quantitative data, I find that damage was not a consistently significant determinant of GO Zone bond allocation at the parish level. Rather, GO Zone bonds were mainly allocated in low–damage areas and underutilized in New Orleans and heavily damaged areas. Though policy makers designed the program to stimulate small business recovery, GO Zone benefits went to large businesses located in areas least damaged by the hurricanes. Overall, the allocation of bonds using a first–come, first–served strategy combined with the huge size of the GO Zone reduced the effectiveness of the incentives offered and reinforced the disincentives for locating business and investment in disaster–devastated areas.
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Scarpi, Daniele. "A construal-level approach to hedonic and utilitarian shopping orientation." Marketing Letters 32, no. 2 (2021): 261–71. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11002-021-09558-8.
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AbstractSeveral studies in consumer behavior have focused on consumers’ shopping orientation in terms of hedonic and utilitarian shopping. The present research advances a different perspective examining hedonic and utilitarian shopping orientations with the theoretical lenses of construal-level theory. Results from two studies indicate that hedonism relates to higher and utilitarianism to lower construal levels (Study 1). Consequently, individuals tend to prefer desirability-related options when shopping hedonically, and feasibility-related options when shopping in a utilitarian way (Study 2). The findings further show a moderating effect of construal level on the relationship between shopping orientation and choice, consistent with construal-level theory.
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Suleman, Nazia, Sadia Deep, Hussain Othman, et al. "Study On the Use of Collocations in Business Class Learners." Colombian Applied Linguistics Journal 22, no. 2 (2020): 183–93. http://dx.doi.org/10.14483/22487085.16023.
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Previous studies have reported lack of collocational competence and difficulties among English as a second language (ESL) learners. However, collocation is crucial in second language acquisition. This research examined the receptive and productive knowledge of collocations among the business students of COMSATS University Islamabad Vehari Campus who studied ESL. It also investigated the gap in the use of collocations at a receptive and productive level. The sample included 61 males and 39 females out of the total sample size of 100. Employing a quantitative approach, we gathered the data through a questionnaire and two collocations tests, and we analysed them via SPSS version 20. The overall result of the collocation test indicated that 66.4% of the respondents had the correct answer at the receptive level compared with only 33.7% at the productive level. Moreover, the statistical result presented a great gap in the ability to utilise collocations at the productive and receptive levels. This result also affirmed that despite their ability to understand the collocations, the students had difficulties in identifying proper English collocations confidently. Local and native language experiences might be one of the reasons that caught the students from being more confident in identifying the English collocations.
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Choe, Jong-min. "The Classification of Types of Business-to-Business Electronic Commerce." Journal of information and organizational sciences 41, no. 1 (2017): 1–20. http://dx.doi.org/10.31341/jios.41.1.1.
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Based on the degree of information sharing between buyers and suppliers as well as the level of supplier power, we suggested a framework that can be useful for classifying types of business to business (B2B) electronic commerce (EC) in the manufacturing firms. According to this framework, four kinds of B2B EC were theoretically proposed, classified, and empirically confirmed. These four are: an electronic marketplace, electronic procurement, electronic partnerships, and electronic distribution. Many prior studies have investigated and proposed some kinds of B2B EC. However, these studies focused mostly on one or two types of B2B EC, and did not develop or suggest a framework for the classification of forms of B2B EC. The framework constructed in this research can be utilized variously. Specifically, when a firm wants to initiate B2B EC with its suppliers, this framework can help a firm to decide and select an appropriate kind of B2B EC. This framework can also be applied to evaluate whether the proper form of B2B EC has been adopted or not.
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El-Bannany, Magdi. "A study of determinants of social disclosure level in UK banks." Corporate Ownership and Control 5, no. 1 (2007): 120–30. http://dx.doi.org/10.22495/cocv5i1p10.
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This paper investigates the determinants of the social disclosure level in UK banks over the period 1981-1996. Content analysis is used to measure the social disclosure level. The regression results show that market structure, investment in information technology and risk factors, which have not been considered in previous studies, have a significant impact on the social disclosure level. In addition, bank size and profitability are significant but the listing status and the age of the bank are insignificant.
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Hapsari, Nurul Retno, and Noeria Soeditianingrum. "Cultural Factors on Female Entrepreneurship: A Literature Review." E3S Web of Conferences 73 (2018): 11018. http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/e3sconf/20187311018.
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Tourism industry is one of the leading sectors in economic development as create business opportunities, such as hospitality; food; handicraft; etc. However, gender stereotypes are still inherent in running a business so men dominate business ownership even though many women start a business. The low level of female entrepreneurship, based on several studies, identified by culture which limits their movement. It is because women are identical with housework. Given the lack of discussion on this issue, we’ll evaluate what has been studied theoretically and gained deep insight through literature review. A systematic review of the culture on female’s decision making for entrepreneurship will be undertaken in this study.
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Norris, David, and Malgorzata Ciesielska. "Towards a framework for innovation orientation within business and management studies." Journal of Organizational Change Management 32, no. 1 (2019): 123–44. http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/jocm-02-2018-0051.
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Purpose The innovation orientation theory has emerged within the literature in the last 40 years particular within the development of other strategic orientations, but the bulk of seminal literature in the area has been developed in the past 11 years. The purpose of this paper is to revisit the concept innovation orientation in the light of recent research. Design/methodology/approach This paper presents a systematic review of this literature, covering 74 scholarly articles published between 1982 and 2017. Findings Innovation orientation is a sub-construct positioned within the wider field of innovation and relates to an innovation-based strategic orientation, where orientation is used to describe the overall dominant approach that represents an organisation’s competitive posture and strategic focus. It is a multifaceted construct that includes a range of core common variables innovation culture, competition-based understanding, organisational flexibility and specific capital and knowledge capabilities and is particular relevant for that managers and executives to understand how to manage innovation at the firm level. Literature also reports links between innovation orientation and organisational performance. Originality/value On the basis of these analyses, a comprehensive innovation orientation framework is developed including key antecedents and key outcomes in terms of performance enhancement and capabilities development. Suggestions for future research are also presented.
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Elsaid, Abdel Moneim, and Basant N. S. Mostafa. "Transformational Leadership In Hierarchical Context: A Study Of Gender Differences In The Mobile Communication Sector In Egypt." Journal of Applied Business Research (JABR) 32, no. 1 (2015): 355. http://dx.doi.org/10.19030/jabr.v32i1.9573.
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<p>This paper empirically studies leaders’ gender differences in transformational leadership among both lower and middle level managers while examining the difference between lower and middle level mangers regarding transformational leadership behaviors. A sample of 122 managers from all three Mobile service providers (Mobinil, Vodafone, and Etisalat) currently operating in Egypt are studied. Transformational leadership was measured through five behaviors using the Bass and Avolio (1997) Multifactor Leadership Questionnaire. Leaders self-rated their transformational leadership behaviors. Results showed that there is no significant difference between lower and middle managerial levels in all transformational leadership behaviors. Female lower level managers did not excel significantly in all transformational leadership behaviors. However they exceled only in the idealized attribute dimension while no significant difference between male and female middle level managers was found.</p>
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Palmer, Alison, and Anita Bosch. "What makes representation of executive women in business happen?" Equality, Diversity and Inclusion: An International Journal 36, no. 4 (2017): 306–20. http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/edi-09-2016-0071.
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Purpose The purpose of this paper is to identify the underlying organisational features, according to the gendered organisation theory, that have contributed to high levels of representation of women executives, contrary to the trend in the South African financial services industry. Design/methodology/approach A critical realist approach was employed, using semi-structured interviews, based on a theoretical framework of the gendered organisation. Data were aligned to the theoretical levels of critical realism. Findings The research found that the pool from which the successful candidates were appointed was influenced by two features. The first was the perceived attractiveness of the organisation as an employer, composed of organisational prestige, opportunity for altruism, and the sex of the CEO. The second was the role of the CEO as gatekeeper, most notably the CEO’s network and the impact of the similar-to-me paradigm during selection. Originality/value The utilisation of critical realism as an approach allowed for organisational features embedded in the theory of the gendered organisation to be identified and gives an indication of how the number of women at executive management level may be increased. The salient factors are the role the woman CEO played in the inclusion of more women at the executive level by virtue of her being a woman, and the attractiveness of the organisation to women employees. Organisational features identified were gendered towards the feminine.
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Lee, Geunjae. "A Systematic Review of Occupational Health and Safety Business Cases." Workplace Health & Safety 66, no. 2 (2017): 95–104. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/2165079917730073.
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Business cases are arguments developed to secure management commitment and approval for investment in an intervention. This systematic review evaluated 12 experimental and quasi-experimental studies on occupational health and safety interventions (OHSI) in various settings. The search engines used in this systematic review include PubMed, CINAHL, and Scopus. A cost and benefit analysis of OHSI was completed at the organizational level in these studies. The focus of this analysis included sample, design, theoretical framework, interventional strategies, and threats to validity and outcomes. Positive returns on investment of OHSI outcomes were shown in 10 of the studies. The other two studies concluded that their chosen OHSI were not cost-effective.
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KONG, CLEMENT WING CHOW, and MICHAEL YIU FUNG KA. "BUSINESS RISK, POLITICAL AFFILIATION AND FUTURE DEVELOPMENT PLANS OF SMALL BUSINESS OWNERS IN CHINA." Journal of Enterprising Culture 10, no. 01 (2002): 1–22. http://dx.doi.org/10.1142/s0218495802000116.
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This paper studies the future development choices of small business owners, getihu which literally means an individual family household in the People's Republic of China (P.R.C.). We attempt to find out what the major factors are that determine these getihu's choices of expanding, contracting or even closing down their businesses. By using a data set which includes 4,649 getihu collected from a nation-wide survey in 1991, we conduct an ordered probit analysis to obtain the following results: (1) About three quarters of sampled getihu would like to maintain the status quo and do not plan for any change. (2) Being a member of the Chinese Communist Party does not exert any statistically significant effect on their choices. (3) The level of financial risk has no significant effect while the level of failure risk is negatively related to the likelihood of business expansion. However, diversifying into different lines of business has a positive effect on the likelihood of business expansion. (4) The annual wage income of households has a positive and significant effect on the business development plan while company profit does not have any statisccally significant effect at all. (5) Female, aged getihu are less interested in expanding their business.
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Miri Lavassani, Kayvan, Bahar Movahedi, and Glenn Parry. "Broadband Internet adoption challenge." Transforming Government: People, Process and Policy 8, no. 4 (2014): 620–44. http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/tg-11-2013-0050.
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Purpose – This paper aims to investigate empirically how broadband has been implemented at the business level and what are the potential adoption benchmarks. Several recent studies have called for the development of frameworks of broadband adoption, particularly at the business level, to help policy makers, communities and businesses with their strategic decision-making process. Design/methodology/approach – This paper opens the discussion by presenting concerns and challenges of Internet adoption. Internet adoption is viewed as the current challenge facing businesses, communities and governments. Exploratory factor analysis (EFA) and confirmatory factor analysis (CFA) techniques are used to create, analyze and develop Internet adoption models. Findings – Based on the Internet usage data from a number of states across the USA, measurement models are developed using EFA and CFA. The findings indicate that for our sample, a three-factor model is the most appropriate for the representation of Internet adoption in the tourism sector, while a five-factor model can best describe Internet adoption in the sample of manufacturing organizations. Research limitations/implications – The availability of data on Internet usage at the business/organizational level is one of the main constraints. Industry/community-specific data can also provide valuable insights about the Internet adoption and support the development of industry/community-specific adoption models. Practical implications – The findings and the employed research method can be used by businesses, communities and government managers and policy makers as benchmarks to examine broadband adoption based on gap-opportunity criteria. Originality/value – This is the first study that provides Internet adoption models based on an empirical study at the business level. The benefits of broadband Internet have been investigated by many researchers in the past decade. There seems to be a consensus among practitioners and scholars about the role of broadband Internet in gaining competitive advantage. However, there have not been any previous studies that investigate how broadband has been implemented and what the potential adoption benchmarks at the business level are.
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Góis, Alan Diógenes, Gerlando Augusto Sampaio Franco de Lima, and Marcia Martins Mendes De Luca. "Everyday sadism in the business area." RAUSP Management Journal 55, no. 3 (2019): 393–408. http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/rausp-03-2019-0048.
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Purpose The purpose of this study is to identify sociodemographic factors that are predictive of the level of everyday sadism (SAD) in the business area. Design/methodology/approach A survey was conducted on 424 graduate and postgraduate students from business schools in Brazil and the USA. SAD was quantified by the assessment of sadistic personality proposed by Plouffe Saklofske and Smith (2017). The variables included age, gender, managing experience, education and nationality. Findings The average level of SAD was low. SAD was negatively associated with gender, age and nationality and positively associated with managing experience and education. Practical implications As individuals ascend professionally and academically, they display higher levels of everyday sadism. Depending on the context, dark personalities can cause either benefit or harm to the company's business and to society. However, the literature shows that seeking pleasure and dominance with no regard for consequences affects the business area directly or indirectly. Originality/value Very few studies have addressed everyday sadism in the business area, let alone evaluated predictive factors and discussed possible implications.
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Sciascia, Salvatore, Fernando G. Alberti, Riccardo De Vita, and Alberto Poli. "Exploring the effects of corporate venturing on new business creation." New England Journal of Entrepreneurship 10, no. 1 (2007): 13–24. http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/neje-10-01-2007-b001.
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One of the main problems of large firms is that they tend to lose their entrepreneurial orientation (EO) once they have grown.The launch of corporate ventures (CV) has been adopted by managers, and studied by scholars, as the means to create new businesses within large companies with a low level of EO. Extensive research on CV has been carried out to understand how these projects can effectively lead to new business creation. However, there are no studies on the effect of CV projects on new business creation after the project has ended. More specifically, scholars have overlooked the prospect that a CV project may continue to influence new business creation and how this is possible. This article explores how CV projects have an effect on new business creation after they end, if any.The discussion builds on the analysis of the case study of Riso Gallo, an Italian company operating in the rice industry, which developed a CV project between 1988 and 1996 to sidestep a poor EO.
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E. Halabí, Claudia, and Robert N. Lussier. "A model for predicting small firm performance." Journal of Small Business and Enterprise Development 21, no. 1 (2014): 4–25. http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/jsbed-10-2013-0141.
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Purpose – This study aims to develop an ordered probit model to explain and predict small business relative performance in Chile, South America. Design/methodology/approach – The design is survey research. The sample includes 403 small businesses classified as 158 failed firms, 101 mediocre firms and 144 successful firms within all economic sectors. The model variables are: internet, starting with adequate working capital, managing good financial and accounting records, planning, owner formal education, professional advice, having partners, parents owning a business, and marketing efforts. Findings – The eight-variable model, tested with ordered probit, is a significant predictor of the level of performance at the 0.000 level. Also, six of the eight variables are significant predictors at the 0.05 level: internet, starting with adequate working capital, managing good financial and accounting records, owner, professional advice, having partners, parents owning a business, and marketing efforts. Two of the variables – i.e. planning and formal education – were not significant. ANOVA test of differences were run for each of the eight variables based on the level of performance were also run and results reported. Practical implications – The model does in fact predict relative performance, so the model can be used to improve the probability of success. Thus, an entrepreneur can use the model to gain a better understanding of which resources are needed to increase the probability of success, and those who advise entrepreneurs can help them use the model. Investors and creditors can use the model to better assess a firm's potential for success. There is an extensive public policy implications discussion regarding how to use the model to assist entrepreneurial ventures so that society can benefit in direct and indirect ways via the allocation of limited resources toward higher potential businesses. Entrepreneurs and small business educators can use the model's variables to influence future business leaders, public policy makers, and their practices. Originality/value – This study improves the Lussier 15 variable success versus failure prediction model by adding the use of the internet and taking out highly correlated variables. While Lussier and others ran logistic regression with only two levels of performance, this study uses the more robust ordered probit model with three levels of performance. It presents public policy with implications for Chilean institutions to promote entrepreneurship. Finally, it contributes to the literature because, to date, no empirical success versus failure studies have been found that were conducted in Chile or any small, open economies in Latin America
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Allison, Thomas H., Aaron Francis McKenny, and Jeremy Collin Short. "Integrating Time Into Family Business Research." Family Business Review 27, no. 1 (2013): 20–34. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0894486513494782.
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Organizational ambidexterity refers to a firm’s ability to pursue both exploitation and exploration orientations. Despite research that suggests ambidexterity is a critical phenomenon in family firms, few studies directly examine the role of ambidexterity over time in family business. This study examines how family firm ambidexterity changes over time as a result of temporal-, firm-, and industry-level factors. We find that family firm ambidexterity is stable over time, punctuated by dramatic changes. We also find that the level of innovation required to compete in an industry is a predictor of changes in exploration versus exploitation over time among family firms.
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Sun, Bindong, and Chun Yin. "Impacts of a multi-scale built environment and its corresponding moderating effects on commute duration in China." Urban Studies 57, no. 10 (2019): 2115–30. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0042098019871145.
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Many studies have found that the built environment affects commute duration. However, they have paid little attention to the moderating effects of the surrounding built environment, and few have focused on the built environment at different levels simultaneously. Based on a sample of 3453 individuals across China in 2014, our study examined the impacts of the built environment at both the neighbourhood and city levels on commute duration as well as the moderating effects of the city-level built environment on the neighbourhood-level built environment using a multilevel linear regression model. The results show that built environment elements at both levels affect commute duration: city population size, population density at both levels, and the quadratic term for population density at the city level are positively associated with commute duration, while jobs–housing balance and short distance to business centres and transit stations are negatively related. City population size can strengthen the time-shortening effects of the jobs–housing balance and of proximity to transit stations on commute duration. City population density decreases the time-shortening effect of business centre proximity. This study has important implications for future research and policies regarding reducing traffic congestion and commute duration in Chinese cities.
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Parracho, João, and Susana Silva. "Measuring Experience in International Business: A Systematic Literature Review." Studia Universitatis Babes-Bolyai Oeconomica 66, no. 2 (2021): 38–55. http://dx.doi.org/10.2478/subboec-2021-0008.
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Abstract The paper explores the indicators that measure the experience in international business. Literature review was used to ascertain the state of the art of the existing indexes and theories. The internationalisation of businesses is a fundamental strategic step to increase companies' competitive advantage and profits. Nevertheless, even though internationalisation is widely accepted as an important source of value for companies and is a broad object of investigation, there is still much to study about how to measure experience at the level of international business. The absence of a coherent approach to measure experience in international businesses in past empirical studies made it difficult to create a solution with theoretical concepts that would support further studies in this matter. The results are not contradictory, but complementary, as, through individual internationalization indicators, it is possible to evolve and create indices, such as the Transnationality Index or the Transnational Activities Spread Index. The biggest constraint on the analysed indices is the fact that they focus mainly on the internationalisation of transnational companies and the type of data that was used to build the indexes (secondary data). However, by studying international experience through the number of years and the network spread, it is possible to overcome some of the existing challenges.
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Jonathan, Gideon Mekonnen, Aminat Abdul-Salaam, Omogunloye Oluwasanmi, and Lazar Rusu. "Business-IT Alignment Barriers in a Public Organisation." International Journal of Innovation in the Digital Economy 9, no. 1 (2018): 1–13. http://dx.doi.org/10.4018/ijide.2018010101.
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Business-IT alignment (BITA) continues to attract the interest of researchers and practitioners. Literature review reveals that the focus of past studies was investigated BITA mostly at (1) strategic level, in (2) private and commercial organisations, and in (3) developed countries. Thus, making a generalisation from these findings is difficult. The current study is aimed at shading light on the barriers of BITA based on a case study in a public organisation like The Federal Inland Revenue Service of Nigeria. The data was collected through semi-structured email interviews from business and IT managers as well as IT officers and also from internal organisational documents too. The data collected has been analysed using thematic analysis and has revealed six BITA barriers at tactical and operational levels like previous IT failures, lack of feedback mechanism, organisational structure, lack of standard infrastructure, insufficient time to acquire knowledge, and poor communication between the mangers.
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Naguib, Rabia, and Dima Jamali. "Female entrepreneurship in the UAE: a multi-level integrative lens." Gender in Management: An International Journal 30, no. 2 (2015): 135–61. http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/gm-12-2013-0142.
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Purpose – This paper aims to propose a multi-level integrative research framework anchored in an institutional theory that can successfully capture the multitude of factors affecting the expression of female entrepreneurship in context. Although female entrepreneurship is known to contribute to economic growth and vitality, and to enhance the diversity of employment in any economic system, there is very little research pertaining to female entrepreneurship in the Middle East. The authors use this framework to provide insights into multi-level factors enabling and constraining the experience of female entrepreneurship in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and advance knowledge of female entrepreneurship in a particular Middle Eastern context as well as cross-nationally. Design/methodology/approach – Analytical framework and qualitative research methodology consisting of focus group meetings and interviews with 15 female entrepreneurs and five male partners in the UAE. Findings – Our findings aptly highlight the salience of a complex set of entangled factors lying at multiple levels of analysis in shaping female entrepreneurship in the UAE. Our findings also accentuate the importance of the institutional and social contexts in shaping the situational opportunities and constraints that affect female entrepreneurship and its complex expressions in a particular society. Although our findings document a positive tide of change in favor of female entrepreneurship, they also reveal the persistence of various traces of stereotypes and patriarchy that continue to constrain the free expressions of female entrepreneurship in the UAE. Research limitations/implications – This study contributes empirically by conveying the lived experiences of a sample of women entrepreneurs in the UAE, but the results cannot be generalized given the limited size of the sample investigated. Conceptually, the analytical framework proposed in this paper represents a simplified heuristic tool rather than an explanatory model of the complex dynamics and interplays between different levels of analysis and institutional pressures when examining female entrepreneurship. Originality/value – The value added of this research is to present original insights into female entrepreneurship from a vibrant Middle Eastern context, namely, the UAE, a country that has attracted and witnessed increasing attention in recent years in the context of globalization. In view of the Western-centric nature of academic publication on the topic, there is a real need for fresh theoretical and empirical insights stemming from an Arab-Middle Eastern context to advance knowledge and scholarship in this area.