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Public Policy and Entrepreneurship: The Development of the Competitive Local Telephone Service Industry.
Neuman, Eric J. - 2008
opportunities following deregulation. Though deregulation implies a removal of government control, I propose that deregulation … overseeing deregulation. I test my claims by studying the competitive local telephone service industry, which was created by the … federal Telecommunications Act of 1996. Regulators within state governments had historically played a large role in governing …
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Business use of branding strategies for e-commerce benefits
Onojaefe, Darlington Peter - 2008
This thesis identifies and examines evidence of e-commerce in three large businesses (Woolworths, Momentum and Santam) focusing on their Internet branding strategies, the impact of management actions and how those actions contribute to e-commerce success. Case study was used to assemble evidence...
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The Consumer Direct Services Revolution in Grocery Retailing: an exploratory investigation
Teller, Christoph; Kotzab, Herbert; Grant, David B. - 2006
Purpose - To provide empirical evidence and explanation of the phenomenon that providers of home delivery of groceries are still of minor importance in highly concentrated retail markets.Design/methodology/approach - Based on a critical literature review three propositions were set up. A web...
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Performance Implications of Multi-Channel Strategic Decisions by Incumbent Retailers: The Role of Order of Entry and Degree of Inter-Channel Coordination
Pentina, Iryna - 2008
The rapidly intensifying adoption of the Internet channel for marketing and sales by incumbent bricks-and-mortar retailers underscores the importance of assessing the impact of the online channel strategies on firm performance in the dynamic competitive environment. At the time when store-based...
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Customer management strategies using internet commerce in the Australian energy industry
Maher, Peter; Steane, Peter; Dufour, Yvon - 2007
The application and performance of Internet Commerce (IC) strategy has become a critical success factor in an industry characterised by volatile change and transformational upheaval. This article presents research examining how IC has been applied in Australian electricity utilities from a...
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E-Business: Revolution, Evolution, or Hype?
Coltman, T.; Devinney, T. M.; Latukefu, A.; Midgley, D. F. - 2001
As the Internet continues to grow in size and capability, many firms are implementing Web-based applications and Internet-derived economic change continues to occur. If this change is revolutionary, now or in the near future, then many managers will be required to rethink their firm strategies...
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The value of managerial beliefs in turbulent environments: Managerial Orientation and E-Business Advantage
Coltman, T.; Devinney, T. M.; Midgley, D. F. - 2008
There is a great divide between the degree to which academic research accounts for the role of managerial discretion in firm performance and the weight given by the popular press and financial community to the importance of the management of an organization. The purpose of this paper is to...
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Privacy, Fair Information Practices and the Fortune 500: The Virtual Reality of Compliance
Schwaig, Kathy Stewart; Kane, Gerald C.; Storey, Veda C. - 2005
Corporate information privacy policies are receiving increased attention in the information privacy debate. Prior studies used Web surveys to analyze the content of online information privacy policies and to assess whether or not the policies comply with a standard known as the Fair Information...
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E-commerce in least developing countries: Summary evidence and implications
Boateng, R; Hinson, R; Heeks, R; Molla, A - 2008
The European aircraft industry demands reduced development and operating costs, by 20% and 50% in the short and long term, respectively. Contributions to this aim are provided by the completed project POSICOSS (5th FP) and the running follow-up project COCOMAT (6th FP), both supported by the...
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The political economy of water and sanitation in developing countries : cross-country evidence and a case study on Colombia
Krause, Matthias - 2007
Advances in human development are closely linked to increasing access to water and sanitation services in developing countries. The present study investigates the role of governance for mastering this challenge. The motivation for choosing this subject is the insight that the focus on...
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