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Hammond, Lynne J. "An investigation of micro-business management practices and their links to competitiveness in emerging fashion businesses." Thesis, University of Kent, 2006. http://www.research.ucreative.ac.uk/id/eprint/1083.

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Britain produces some of the best designers in the world, and UK fashion education systems provide a continuous flow of exceptional talent into the industry. However, the numbers of British designer brands being created are low in comparison to the high number of graduates being educated. Often fashion start-ups are not able to sustain a presence in the market place after their intial entry, and are not able to realise and recognise their growth potential.

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Marlow, Susan. "Factors affecting the competitiveness of smaller firms in the UK." Thesis, De Montfort University, 2001. http://hdl.handle.net/2086/4255.

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Groenewald, Jurie. "Improving competitiveness in businesses through the application of product design as a knowledge creation management tool." Thesis, [S.l. : s.n.], 2009. http://dk.cput.ac.za/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1022&context=td_cput.

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Wyer, Peter. "The effects of varying forms and degrees of government intervention upon the effective competitiveness of UK small businesses." Thesis, Aston University, 1990. http://publications.aston.ac.uk/10868/.

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This doctoral thesis responds to the need for greater understanding of small businesses and their inherent unique problem-types. Integral to the investigation is the theme that for governments to effectively influence small business, a sound understanding of the factors they are seeking to influence is essential. Moreover, the study, in its recognition of the many shortcomings in management research and, in particular that the research methods and approaches adopted often fail to give adequate understanding of issues under study, attempts to develop an innovative and creative research approach

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Jayawardhena, Chanaka. "Investigating consumer behaviour and competitiveness in Internet service businesses : development of the mystery-shopping methodology in Internet banking services." Thesis, De Montfort University, 2001. http://hdl.handle.net/2086/4200.

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Poveglian, Marco <1997&gt. "Business Regionalization: additional strategies for international competitiveness." Master's Degree Thesis, Università Ca' Foscari Venezia, 2021. http://hdl.handle.net/10579/20234.

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Il tema centrale di questo progetto è l'analisi della Regionalizzazione, un’ approccio politico-economico legato al fenomeno ampiamente conosciuto della globalizzazione e potenzialmente soluzione vincente per strategie di internazionalizzazione profittevoli. Oltrepassare il mercato nazionale attraverso un approccio regionale significa organizzare e interpretare il mondo politico e di business in uno schema diverso ed intermedio fra quello nazionale o globale. Il motivo di questa scelta è cercare di dare ordine e un prospetto veritiero di dove si stia dirigendo il contesto di business internazi

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Bezerra, Maria Bernadete Pereira. "Para além da competitividade - subsídios para refletir os pequenos negócios/ Itabuna-Bahia." Universidade Federal da Bahia, 2003. http://www.adm.ufba.br/publicacao/para-alem-competitividade-subsidios-para-refletir-os-pequenos-negocios-itabuna-bahia.

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Singhal, Shaleen. "City competitiveness, regeneration and property-led business strategies." Thesis, Ulster University, 2009. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.493897.

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Rheborg, Henrik J., and Per Johan Ericson. "The Relation Between the Balanced Scorecard and Competitiveness." Thesis, Jönköping University, JIBS, Business Administration, 2005. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:hj:diva-271.

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Neidengard, Linn G. "International business capability influences on corporate, industrial and national competitiveness." Connect to resource, 1991. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view.cgi?acc%5Fnum=osu1261501876.

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Genc, Omer Faruk. "INTERNATIONAL ACQUISITIONS AND INTERNATIONAL COMPETITIVENESS OF U.S. FIRMS." Diss., Temple University Libraries, 2013. http://cdm16002.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/p245801coll10/id/216571.

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Business Administration/International Business Administration<br>Ph.D.<br>This dissertation studies international acquisitions mainly in terms of their impact on firm competitiveness and CEO compensation. International acquisitions have been used extensively by multinational companies for internationalization purposes. They are the main drivers of foreign direct investment flow around the world. The large number of international acquisitions and the amount of money used for them make these acquisitions important corporate strategies to examine. This study explores from different perspectives t

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Van, Rensburg Liezl. "Business to business process integration : technical and social implementation considerations." Pretoria : [s.n.], 2006. http://upetd.up.ac.za/thesis/available/etd-01232008-155050.

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Leith, Andrew Roydon. "Competitiveness of Australian small to medium enterprises in Indonesia /." View thesis View thesis, 2000. http://library.uws.edu.au/adt-NUWS/public/adt-NUWS20030429.163902/index.html.

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Thesis (Ph.D.) -- University of Western Sydney, 2000.<br>A thesis submitted as part of the candidature requirement for the award of a Doctorate of Philosophy, November 2000, University of Western Sydney. Bibliography : leaves 204-215.

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Lam, Chan Wa. "Competitiveness of the Hong Kong stock market." Thesis, University of Macau, 2004. http://umaclib3.umac.mo/record=b1636234.

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Alharbi, Mohammed. "Architectural management : a strategic framework to achieve competitiveness." Thesis, Loughborough University, 2013. https://dspace.lboro.ac.uk/2134/13477.

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The theoretical aspects of Architectural Management (AM) have been widely researched from a variety of international perspectives through the published research work of the CIB W096 Working Group. There is much less research, however, covering the transfer of these theoretical aspects into professional practice. There is a lack of a holistic approach towards defining AM, explaining what it constitutes, its deliverables to its users, whether there is a need for architectural managers, and if so, what are their qualifications. Similarly, there is a lack of research concerning the opinions of tho

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Leith, Andrew R., of Western Sydney Hawkesbury University, and Faculty of Management. "Competitiveness of Australian small to medium enterprises in Indonesia." THESIS_FMAN_XXX_Leith_A.xml, 2000. http://handle.uws.edu.au:8081/1959.7/512.

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The purpose of this research is to determine whether Indonesian business practices and culture inhibit the competitiveness of Australian small to medium enterprises in Indonesia. Prior to the current economic demise of the Indonesian economy, Australia's trade relations with its closest Asian neighbour were not as significant as trade with countries far removed from Australia's shores. Previous research has identified that cultural problems and inadequate communication contribute towards the lack of competitiveness of international small to medium enterprises.However there has been no rigorous

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Solomons, Chadli Garth. "Factors determining competitiveness in urban independent pharmacies : a descriptive analysis." Thesis, Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2014. http://hdl.handle.net/10019.1/96193.

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Thesis (MBA)--Stellenbosch University, 2014.<br>In South Africa, the retail pharmacy market has changed dramatically with the introduction of legislation allowing a non-pharmacist to own a pharmacy as well as the regulation of medicine prices, which has affected the profitability of independent community pharmacies. These regulations have caused a shift in the status quo in that major corporate retailers have successfully entered the retail pharmacy market. The independent community pharmacy owner has to manage and finance his/her own pharmacy and does not have access to vast financial resourc

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Hahn, Juhee. "Creating high-technological competitiveness a case of the semiconductor industry /." Thesis, Online version, 1993. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?did=1&uin=uk.bl.ethos.335150.

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Motelle, Sephooko Ignatius. "Competitiveness of the banking industry in the Southern African development community." Doctoral thesis, University of Cape Town, 2014. http://hdl.handle.net/11427/12834.

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Includes bibliographical references.<br>The literature is replete with the determinants of economic growth and identifies financial development as one of the important drivers of growth. Financial development is viewed as a process through which financial intermediaries such as banks lubricate the economy by creating a conduit for resources to flow from surplus sectors to deficit sectors. Effective financial development depends on many factors such as financial integration which facilitates international trade and free mobility of capital. However, in order for the positive impact of financial

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Koop, Nico. "The battle between multinaional sic] tax avoidance and corporate competitiveness." Honors in the Major Thesis, University of Central Florida, 2011. http://digital.library.ucf.edu/cdm/ref/collection/ETH/id/452.

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In the past decade, there has been a significant decrease in US corporate tax revenues. Multinational companies have been employing several different techniques of tax avoidance to get around paying corporate taxes. Tax avoidance is used by any large multinational corporation for a variety of reasons. The US has one of the highest corporate tax rates in the world and is seeing many companies relocate their operations abroad to lower their tax expenses. The different methods of tax avoidance are discussed in this thesis, as well as the different reasons behind their use. To understand how compa

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Beukes, Stephan. "The competitiveness of South African apple industry in a global context." Thesis, Stellenbosch : University of Stellenbosch, 2009. http://hdl.handle.net/10019.1/15042.

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Thesis (MBA)--University of Stellenbosch, 2009.<br>ENGLISH ABSTRACT: The object of this study was to do a comparative analysis of the competitiveness of the South African apple industry with the competitive ran kings published by Dr Desmond O'Rourke as a guideline. Firstly, the intention was to determine if South Africa's ranking is valid and representative, and secondly, to look at the scope for improvement. South Africa's best competitive performance is in the area of production. Although South Africa is performing well there is still scope for improvement by increasing productivity of

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Rodriguez, Martinez Alejandro. "A translation of competitiveness and its global implications : comparison of Brazil and Mexico under the lens of the Global Competitiveness Report." Thesis, Gotland University, Institutionen för humaniora och samhällsvetenskap, 2010. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:hgo:diva-418.

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<p>The importance of the tasks performed by international organizations is increasing at the global level and the discourse used is the one of progress and development. The aim of this thesis is to introduce a new approach regarding the discussions of development in terms of competitiveness and transnational governance by discussing these subjects within the same framework. The empirical findings are focused on the main organizations contributing with different translations of competitiveness and the tools used to measure it, such as nation rankings. In addition, findings stress how within dev

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Venter, Gideon Jordaan. "Is competitiveness a prerequisite for FDI? : South Africa & Brazil compared." Thesis, Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2002. http://hdl.handle.net/10019.1/52898.

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Thesis (MBA)--Stellenbosch University, 2002.<br>ENGLISH ABSTRACT: The relationship between competitiveness and FDI inflow was investigated in this study. South Africa needs FDI to stimulate the economy with the ultimate goal of reducing unemployment and improving the quality of life of the population. Substantial FDI inflow was expected after the peaceful transition to a multi-party democracy in 1994. The data of the IMD World Competitiveness Yearbook (WCY) was used to measure competitiveness. The UN Human Development Index was used to determine the progress of human development. The an

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Meyer, Abel Hermanus. "Common values and competitiveness within a corporate culture and performance model." Thesis, Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2001. http://hdl.handle.net/10019.1/52167.

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Thesis (MBA)--Stellenbosch University, 2001.<br>ENGLISH ABSTRACT: The utilisation of human capital and its impact on organisational performance must rank as one of the key managerial concerns III South Africa. The message from international competitive studies is clear: corporations become competitive when people and practices change. The global market has exposed the lack of competitive strength and effectiveness of South African corporations. Against this background, managing complex organisations in the private and public sector remains a daunting, pervasive and urgent task. By focusi

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Herholdt, Petrus Stephanus. "Assessing the competitiveness of small and medium sized retail business in South Africa." Thesis, Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University, 2013. http://hdl.handle.net/10948/d1020279.

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The South African economy and especially its retail environment are continuously experiencing the impact of globalisation. The continuous expansions of large public retail businesses that consist of numerous chain stores are evident in both the local and international arena. South Africa has witnessed large amounts of foreign direct investment (FDI) invested into its retail sector. The above mentioned facts hold a serious challenge for small and medium retail businesses in South Africa (SMEs). In order for SME retail businesses to stay competitive against these global retail businesses, it nee

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Oberholzer, Stephanus Marius. "A model to promote entrepreneurial competitiveness in the South African telecommunications sector." Thesis, Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University, 2012. http://hdl.handle.net/10948/d1012150.

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The fast pace of technological advancements is a driver of change in the world. In telecommunications, advancements as well as sector transformation pose challenges to entrepreneurs to remain competitive. The purpose of this study is to contribute to the promotion of entrepreneurial competitiveness in the telecommunications sector in South Africa. In order to achieve this purpose, the objective was to develop and test a theoretical model to promote entrepreneurial competitiveness in this sector. The purpose of the study was that if the factors that influence entrepreneurial businesses in this

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Hing, Francis Lau Kam. "Enhanced product competitiveness through the use of state-of-the-art technologies." Thesis, University of Warwick, 1997. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.343785.

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Williamson, Rohan Garfield. "Exchange rate exposure, competitiveness and firm valuation : evidence from the world automotive industry." Connect to resource, 1997. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view.cgi?acc%5Fnum=osu1261319532.

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Isaksson, David, and Joshua Laskin. "Environmental Strategy and Competitiveness : An examination of the Swedish construction industry." Thesis, Umeå universitet, Handelshögskolan vid Umeå universitet, 2010. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:umu:diva-37976.

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The purpose of this thesis is to study how the process of introducing an environmental strategy has led to competitiveness in the Swedish construction industry. Previous research in the area indicated that there was insufficient empirical evidence in the field and this study hopes to increase the empirical understanding for the relation between the concepts.Research conducted was of qualitative nature and the semi-structured interview was used to gather information from Sweden's three largest construction companies. Managers from the environmental department in the three companies were chosen

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Yerkic-Husejnovic, Berina. "Strategies in Outsourcing R&D Processes to Maintain Market Competitiveness." ScholarWorks, 2017. https://scholarworks.waldenu.edu/dissertations/3734.

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In the 21st century, managing outsourced research and development (R&D) processes is critical to an organization's success. Guided by the logistic outsourcing theory developed by de Boer, Gaytan, and Arroyo, the purpose of this single case study was to explore strategies and processes organizational leaders used to manage outsourced R&D to maintain market competitiveness. Semistructured interviews were conducted with 5 purposefully selected business leaders who were responsible for outsourcing R&D in a single Fortune 500 corporation in the Mid-Atlantic region of the United States. Company reco

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Phafane, Matsuna P. "The contribution of international competitiveness to the economic development of South Africa." Thesis, Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2002. http://hdl.handle.net/10019.1/53093.

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Theses (MBA)--Stellenbosch University, 2002.<br>ENGLISH ABSTRACT: The concept of international competitiveness has become increasingly important due to globalisation and increased integration between nations and has been referred to as a "new type of warfare" in modern economies. With the advent of globalisation, countries have become more integrated not only through trade but also in financial markets. Consequently, the question of attaining sustainable development through international competitiveness has become very significant. As globalisation proceeds, it would appear that a com

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Cruz, Albert P. "Knowledge sharing and competitiveness of professional service firms: A case study." ScholarWorks, 2011. https://scholarworks.waldenu.edu/dissertations/903.

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The problem addressed in this study is that little action is taken to create the social aspects and social value of knowledge-sharing culture within organizations. There is a need for increased understanding of the behavioral side of knowledge management. The purpose of this study was to focus on knowledge sharing from a behavioral perspective. Knowledge management is defined as the accumulation, protection, and leverage of knowledge. This research study investigated the relationship between knowledge sharing and competitiveness and approached the field of knowledge management from the organiz

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Makubalo, Gcobisa. "Improving indirect purchasing competitiveness in manufacturing firms through strategic purchasing." Thesis, Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University, 2011. http://hdl.handle.net/10948/1653.

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The advent of the global financial recession, its impact on the economy with respect to market turbulence and the increase in customer demands have put organisations under intense pressure to increase the efficiency and effectiveness of their operations. By virtue of it not being business as usual in the business arena, organisations are forced to constantly devise strategies that are geared towards growth, transformation and continuous improvement. This cuts across all spheres of organisational structures, which means that every division has a role to play.

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Law, Kwai-sun Jeffrey. "Ways of enhancing the competitiveness of Hong Kong as a regional logistics hub /." View the Table of Contents & Abstract, 2005. http://sunzi.lib.hku.hk/hkuto/record/B35080899.

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Barbosa, Francisco Vidal. "Implications of restructuring and privatisation for competitiveness and performance : two Brazilian steel companies." Thesis, Aston University, 1996. http://publications.aston.ac.uk/10719/.

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The thesis examines the effects of the privatisation process on productivity, competitiveness and performance in two major Brazilian steel companies, which were privatised in between 1991 and 1993. The case study method was adopted in this research due to its strengths as a useful technique allowing in-depth examination of the privatisation process, the context in which it happened and its effects on the companies. The thesis has developed a company analysis framework consisting of three components: management, competitiveness/productivity and performance and examined the evidence on the compa

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Sörendal, Fredrik, Anders Berg, and Jörgen Fransson. "Competitiveness in the Music Industry : A study of the Swedish Music Companies." Thesis, Jönköping University, JIBS, Business Administration, 2007. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:hj:diva-730.

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Cader, Hanas A. "Rural competitiveness in a changing economy : information technology, E-commerce, entrepreneurship and small business development /." Search for this dissertation online, 2006. http://wwwlib.umi.com/cr/ksu/main.

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Löfgren, Angelika. "International network competitiveness : Technical and foreign market knowledge development in international SME networks." Doctoral thesis, Handelshögskolan i Stockholm, Institutionen för Marknadsföring och strategi, 2014. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:hj:diva-29182.

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How can small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) compete over time within international networks? This thesis takes a stance in that business network relationships are essential for international SMEs as such networks can provide knowledge and learning opportunities. International network competitiveness is, in this thesis, introduced as a concept that captures SMEs long term performance, resulting from the firms being competitive within international business networks. This thesis thereafter proposes that an analytical framework of International network competitiveness, can promote the study

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Kjellberg, Eric, and Daniel Oldenmark. "Ecosystem Goal Alignment and Institutional Change : Increasing Resilience and Competitiveness in Värmland." Thesis, Karlstads universitet, Handelshögskolan (from 2013), 2021. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:kau:diva-85432.

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Economy professor Kjell Nordström argued at the Nordic Business forum Sweden, that regions such as Värmland would turn into wastelands in the aftermath of digitalization and urbanization. Digitalization has rapidly changed service provision effecting the provider-user interaction and service options available. To stay competitive, a sustainability report on the region recommends local actors to find common goals to enhance the value-proposition providing advantages not offered by larger elsewhere controlled or e-commerce actors. Previous studies regarding value co-creation conclude that due to

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Law, Kwai-sun Jeffrey, and 羅貴申. "Ways of enhancing the competitiveness of Hong Kong as a regional logistics hub." Thesis, The University of Hong Kong (Pokfulam, Hong Kong), 2005. http://hub.hku.hk/bib/B45014176.

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Denton, Michael John 1955. "Market power in electric power markets: Indications of competitiveness in spatial prices for wholesale electricity." Diss., The University of Arizona, 1997. http://hdl.handle.net/10150/282522.

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The issue of market delineation and power in the wholesale electric energy market is explored using three separate approaches: two of these are analyses of spatial pricing data to explore the functional size of the markets, and the third is a series of experimental tests of the effects of different cost structures and market mechanisms on oligopoly strength in those markets. An equilibrium model of spatial network competition is shown to yield linear relationships between spatial prices. A data set comprising two years of spatial weekly peak and off-peak prices and weather for 6 locations in t

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Ifeanyi, Eziashi Michael. "Exploration and evaluation of the macro-environmental factors influencing firm competitiveness in the Nigerian manufacturing industry." Thesis, University of Sunderland, 2017. http://sure.sunderland.ac.uk/8303/.

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Multinational corporations (MNCs) are facing challenges relating to the fast changing and dynamic 21st Century global business environment. These challenges raise critical concerns relating to the strategic role of successive Nigerian governments in creating a favourable macro-environment that enhances industry competitiveness in attracting and sustaining foreign direct investment (FDI) inflows - considering the fact that since independence in 1960, there has been a significant decline in the Nigerian manufacturing industry output and contribution to the nation’s gross domestic product (GDP).

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Appiah, Kenneth. "International competitiveness of SMEs : a case of Ghanaian non-traditional horticultural exporters." Thesis, University of Bedfordshire, 2016. http://hdl.handle.net/10547/621888.

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Intense competition in the international markets has made the determinants of small and medium-sized enterprises (SME) competitiveness an important asset in the export business, making of policies, strategies and decision making by businesses. SMEs are often seen to be disadvantaged for a variety of reasons, including inappropriate internal structures, lack of capabilities, insufficient resource support and apparent lack of foreign-market knowledge. The nature of international markets and the disadvantages SMEs face, make it imperative to examine the determinants of SME international competiti

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Swaratsingh, Kennedy Jerome. "Enhancing Workplace Productivity and Competitiveness in Trinidad and Tobago Through ICT Adoption." ScholarWorks, 2015. https://scholarworks.waldenu.edu/dissertations/451.

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The productivity of Trinidad and Tobago's public sector workplaces is related to their absorptive capacity for technological adoption. Guided by the technology acceptance model, which suggests that individuals' and institutions' use of technology increases in relation to perceived ease of use and apparent value, this case study explored how Trinidad and Tobago used information and communications technology from 2001 - 2010 to improve public sector workplace productivity. Study data were collected from 22 individual interviews with senior executives from the government of Trinidad and Tobago, m

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Sum, Vichet. "THE IMPACT OF TRAINING AND ITS INTEGRATION IN THE FIRM'S BUSINESS STRATEGIES ON THE FIRM'S COMPETITIVENESS." Available to subscribers only, 2009. http://proquest.umi.com/pqdweb?did=1967978701&sid=6&Fmt=2&clientId=1509&RQT=309&VName=PQD.

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Ok, Seok-Jae. "An empirical study of impact of EDI on shippers' competitiveness and business performance in South Korea." Thesis, Cardiff University, 1998. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.284784.

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Harris, Jacqueline Schneider. "Clustering as a strategy for developing the global competitiveness of small wine producers in South Africa." Master's thesis, University of Cape Town, 2009. http://hdl.handle.net/11427/9491.

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Includes bibliographical references (leaves 102-107).<br>The environment, in which wine business operate, is the global wine arena. This environment is increasingly complex, competitive and fraught with challenges (Rabobank International, 2003). In addition to managing the changes in supply and demand, the competition is mounting and the challenges are increased by a structural and long-term oversupply that has caused falling prices and margins all round the globe (Rabobank International, 2006). The four recognised and accepted drivers of change for the wine industry are shifting demand; incre

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Njokweni, Thobela. "Increasing competitiveness through the enhancement of logistics processes in the South African automotive industry." Thesis, Port Elizabeth Technikon, 2005. http://hdl.handle.net/10948/418.

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Logistics has become one of the automotive industry's most crucial sub-sectors. Previously, logistics had to step aside to make way for production considerations. Today it is regarded as being every bit as crucial as production in the global village. Advancement of logistics in South Africa is crucial because original equipment manufacturers are producing to developed world standards but are having to cope with low developing world logistics standards. The logistics processes that need to be enhanced in order for the South African automotive industry to be more competitive were investigated. T

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Thurlby, Bob. "Strategic alignment : an approach to the harmonisation of business and information systems strategies." Thesis, Brunel University, 1998. http://bura.brunel.ac.uk/handle/2438/5551.

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Information Systems are fundamental to both the day to day operations and competitiveness of most organisations. As the rate of change in organisations continues to increase this dependency has become more critical. However methods for determining the Information Systems that an organisation needs have not moved forward to reflect these increases in organisational turbulence and new capabilities offered by Information Technology. Strategic Alignment is proposed as a new method for Information Systems Planning which recognises the dynamic role of Information Systems as an agent of change and to

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Mugabira, Michael Imaka. "Value chain competitiveness analysis: entrepreneurial behavioural practices determining business success in Uganda's commercial sugar and forestry industries." Doctoral thesis, University of Cape Town, 2017. http://hdl.handle.net/11427/27285.

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Global value chain (GVC) participation has been placed on a high level policy agenda by Development Partners as a prescription template for agri-business growth and competitiveness of developing countries, especially sub-Saharan Africa. Despite, the GVC participation popularity in application, there is an intense debate questioning why some countries are advancing in the global marketplace, while others are failing to do so. Actors' (entrepreneur's) behavior has been highlighted by the value chain fraternity researchers as an area of interest to investigate this phenomenon. The purpose of this

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