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Effective Virtual Teams through Communities of Practice

Kimble, Chris; Barlow, Alexis; Li, Feng - EconWPA - 2005

This paper examines the nature of virtual teams and their place in the networked economy. It presents a framework for categorising virtual teams and argues that fundamental changes have taken place in the business environment which force people and organisations to operate in 'two spaces'...

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Growth challenges for the business services industry - international comparison and policy issues

Kox, Henk L.M. - EconWPA - 2003

This report summarises the findings of a study on the growth factors and growth prospects of the business services (BS)industry, applying an internationally comparative perspective. The report untangles factors behind the extraordinary growth of the BS industry during last decade,comparing it...

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The Internationalization Efforts of Lithuanian Manufacturing Firms - Strategy of Luck?

Mockaitis, Audra I.; Vaiginiene, Erika; Giedraitis, Vincent - EconWPA - 2005

greater opportunity for internationalizing their activities. Although it is generally held that SMEs have the flexibility and … ability to adapt to their environment more quickly than large enterprises, SMEs must be able to use these advantages in … internationalizing. This study considers the internationalization efforts of a sample of Lithuanian manufacturing SMEs. Specifically, it …

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THE INTERNATIONALIZATION EFFORTS OF LITHUANIAN MANUFACTURING FIRMS - STRATEGY OR LUCK?

Mockaitis, Audra I.; Vaiginene, Erika; Giedraitis, Vincent - EconWPA - 2005

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Capability Coordination in Modular Organization: Voluntary FS/OSS Production and the Case of Debian GNU/Linux

Garzarelli, Giampaolo; Galoppini, Roberto - EconWPA - 2003

The paper analyzes voluntary Free Software/Open Source Software (FS/OSS) organization of work. The empirical setting considered is the Debian GNU/Linux operating system. The paper finds that the production process is hierarchical notwithstanding the modular (nearly decomposable) architecture of...

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A Cognitive Model of the Learning Curve

Fioretti, Guido - EconWPA - 2002

This article provides a cognitive foundation of the parameters that regulate a model of the learning curve. Organizational learning and its actual occurrence are linked to the number of available categories and to the amount of information to be processed.

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One-Way Compatibility, Two-Way Compatibility and Entry in Network Industries

Manenti, Fabio M.; Somma, Ernesto - EconWPA - 2002

We study the strategic choice of compatibility between two initially incompatible network goods in a two-stage game played by an incumbent and an entrant firm. Compatibility may be achieved by means of a converter. We derive a number of results under different assumptions about the nature of the...

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Quality Externalities among Hotel Establishments: What is the Impact of Tour Operators

Calveras, Aleix; Vera-Hernandez, Marcos - EconWPA - 2003

This paper is about quality decisions in a vertical structure where competitive producers sell to powerful retailers. Specifically, we focus the analysis on the role played by a tour operator on quality investments when distributing the capacity of a given tourist destination. We emphasize the...

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The Competitive Effects of Price-Floors

Bhaskar, V.; UK, Andrews KY16 9AL - EconWPA - 1996

We analyze the effects of a legally-binding price floor using Hotelling's model of locational competition. A moderate price-floor destroys the maximal differentiation equilibrium of d'Aspremont et. al., by allowing firms to compete more aggressively for market share. Minimum differentiation...

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The evolution of retail banking services in United Kingdom: a retrospective analysis

Consoli, Davide - EconWPA - 2003

The purpose of this paper is to assess the sequence of technological changes occurred in the retail banking sector of the United Kingdom against the emergence of customer services by developing an evolutionary argument. The historical paradigm of Information Technology provides useful insights...

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