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Networking to promote energy efficient and environmentally sound technologies in small and medium scale industries

S. Kumar, C. Visvanathan, R. Kannan, Alice B. Herrera - In: International Journal of Global Energy Issues 17 (2002) 3, pp. 171-188

high energy and generate pollution. They also lack information on Energy Efficient and Environmentally Sound Technologies … related to efficient energy use and reduction in pollution. This could also be useful to other countries. The Asian Institute … institutions, industrial associations, government and non-governmental organisations conduct research on energy- and pollution …

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Networking to promote energy efficient and environmentally sound technologies in small and medium scale industries

Kumar, S.; Visvanathan, C.; Kannan, R.; Herrera, Alice B. - In: International Journal of Global Energy Issues 17 (2002) 3, pp. 171-188

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Decoupling environmental certification programmes from core operations: firm performance reported by small and medium sized enterprises

Djupdal, Kari - In: World Review of Entrepreneurship, Management and … 10 (2014) 4, pp. 484-501

Increasingly, firms engage in environmental certification programmes to reconcile external constituents and ensure financial viability. Some firms decouple the formal programme from core operations to obtain the signalling benefits of certification without investing scarce resources and time on...

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Positive reputation – a factor of success – using the example of German food retail companies

Klotz, Jill; Vignali, Claudio - In: World Review of Entrepreneurship, Management and … 6 (2010) 4, pp. 291-303

The positive impact of a well organised reputation management has been sufficiently discussed in literature. It strikes that the majority of the studies is limited to the positive impact on major enterprises. It was found, that in particular, medium-sized companies with flat hierarchy structures...

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An investigation of e-business risks in UK SMEs

Sukumar, Arun; Edgar, David; Grant, Kevin - In: World Review of Entrepreneurship, Management and … 7 (2011) 4, pp. 380-401

Electronic business is a phenomenon that is now well defined and has emerged as a field of study. In parallel, businesses are increasingly embedding technology into their business processes and seeking to exploit the potential efficiency and effectiveness gains that can occur. As such, industry...

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Profiling micro-enterprises: the case of home-based businesses in New Zealand

Clark, Delwyn N.; Douglas, Heather - In: World Review of Entrepreneurship, Management and … 8 (2012) 3, pp. 265-284

Micro-enterprises represent significant proportions of small firms in most economies yet they are not routinely profiled or studied. This paper examines business processes and activities of micro home-based businesses (HBB) from an empirical study of 522 firms in New Zealand. Key findings...

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A regional-based approach towards economic development in the Western Balkans

Qerimi, Qerim R.; Sergi, Bruno S. - In: World Review of Entrepreneurship, Management and … 4 (2008) 2/3, pp. 182-202

This paper deals with economic development in the Western Balkans, the effect of the European Union (EU) and its likely entrepreneurial sustainability. An 'EU Factor' has been introduced, as it indicates that further EU enlargement could have a positive significant impact on business and...

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