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An investigation of entrepreneurial orientation and organisational strategies in Chinese SMEs
Tang, Zhi; Tang, Jintong; Marino, Louis D.; Zhang, Yuli; … - In: World Review of Entrepreneurship, Management and … 6 (2010) 3, pp. 206-223
This paper attempts to enhance our understanding of entrepreneurship in China by addressing two research questions: 1 …) Can entrepreneurship in China be understood through the constructs (e.g., entrepreneurial orientation) developed in … Western cultures?; 2) Do entrepreneurial firms in China employ the same strategies as their Western peers do? We conducted two …
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Critical intangible factors for SME multi-location strategy in China
Portero, Borja; Hervás-Oliver, José Luis; Puig, Francisco - In: International Journal of Transitions and Innovation Systems 2 (2012) 3/4, pp. 266-282
This paper examines the critical intangible factors observed in the multi-location process to China by Spanish …, perceptions by Spanish managers doing business in China are collected, using an extensive qualitative analysis. The main findings … accept the fact that the IC associated with multi-location in China is effectively reduced when decision makers understand …
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DETERMINANTS OF AN EFFECTIVE PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT PROCESS: TOWARDS A CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK FOR PROCESS INDUSTRY
CHRONÉER, DIANA; LAURELL-STENLUND, KRISTINA - In: International Journal of Innovation Management (ijim) 10 (2006) 03, pp. 237-269
Organisation and management of the product development process have been an issue in both academia and industry for over three decades. The literature on product development is growing, but Process Industry is often lacking in these discussions. Therefore, this paper focuses on linking the...
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Modelling the outsourcing process in small and medium size enterprises
Efstathiades, Andreas; Rousis, Christos; Boustras, George; … - In: International Journal of Economics and Business Research 1 (2009) 1, pp. 76-99
It is apparent that the organisational units enjoy competitive advantage by considering the degree of vertical integration and more specifically outsourcing as a major strategic decision. The article investigates the degree of outsourcing that exists in the Cyprus manufacturing industry and...
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Knowledge management in small firms
Rantakyro, Lena - In: Global Business and Economics Review 7 (2005) 2/3, pp. 214-225
All companies that wish to stay competitive have to develop their ability to maintain, improve, organise, use and reuse the employees' knowledge, tangible as well as intangible. Knowledge management has become a very important management tool. Although still open to several interpretations, it...
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Product costing practices: evidence from SMEs throughout Jogyakarta Province, Indonesia
Sunarni, Christina Wiwik - In: International Journal of Economic Policy in Emerging … 5 (2012) 4, pp. 308-317
This paper addresses the product costing practices, by examining the product costing method use by 46 small and medium manufacturing companies. Product costs information is very important to managers in helping them doing their functions. Because overhead cost is the only indirect product cost,...
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Do firm's sector and size influence on the degree of inbound open innovation?
Ortiz-de-Urbina-Criado, Marta; Montoro-Sánchez, Ãngeles; … - In: International Journal of Transitions and Innovation Systems 2 (2012) 2, pp. 169-193
The aim of this paper is to analyse whether degree of inbound open innovation (IOI) depending on the size and sector firm. A sample of small, medium and large-size firms from the manufacturing and service sectors have been selected. A cluster analysis has been developed to classify firms in...
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China’s Emergence as a Global Nanotech Player: Lessons for Countries in Transition
Bhattacharya, Sujit; Bhati, Madhulika - In: China Report 47 (2011) 4, pp. 243-262
the developed world. This study highlights the significant achievements by China in capacity creation which is already … assertion at the global stage in a high-technology area. The study discusses the lessons from China for other emerging economies …
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The impact of the Asian drivers on innovation and development strategies: lesson from Sub-Saharan Africa experience
Kaplinsky, Raphael - In: International Journal of Technological Learning, … 1 (2007) 1, pp. 65-82
This paper focuses on the impact of the Asian Driver (AD) economies (notably China and India) on the historic …
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