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What Makes a Simulation Useful
Eubank, S.G. - 2008
Modern computers make possible a new blending of systems, man, and cybernetics in the detailed simulation of large …
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The Cybernetics of Design and the Design of Cybernetics
Krippendorff, Klaus - 2007
Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to connect two discourses, the discourse of cybernetics and that of design …-informed concept of second-order cybernetics, on the other hand. In the course of this conceptual exploration, the distinction between … science and design is explored with cybernetics located in the dialectic between the two. Technology-centered design is …
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Formal considerations of rule-based messaging for Business Process Integration
Ma, DC; Orlowska, ME; Sadiq, SW - 2006
In the last decade, with the expansion of organizational scope and the tendency for outsourcing, there has been an increasing need for Business Process Integration (BPI), understood as the sharing of data and applications among business processes. The research efforts and development paths in...
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Modification-Management
Stufler, Josef - 2009
Die Produkte von Maschinen- und Anlagenbauunternehmen stellen in der Regel langlebige, kundenspezifische Investitionsgüter dar. Je umfangreicher die Konstruktions- und Montagezeiten des Investitionsgutes, umso frühzeitiger muss der Kunde sich festlegen, welche Leistungsmerkmale gefordert...
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Understanding the resource-based view : implications of methodological choice and a new creative context
Robinson, Susan Maureen - 2008
Over the past two decades, the resource-based view of the firm (RBV) has emerged as one of the more influential paradigms from the field of strategic management. However, the theory has been subjected to a number of criticisms, particularly related to the use of methodologies in past research....
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Globalisation of internal venture capital opportunities in developing small and medium enterprises' relationships
Kiessling, Timothy; Harvey, Michael G. - 2008
The global market has an impact on almost all Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs), but the high-technology industry appears to be most affected by the changes coming about due to globalisation. The industry is confronted with shorter product life cycles, blurring of industry boundaries and not...
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Familiness Qualities, Entrepreneurial Orientation and Long-term Performance Advantage
Irava, Wayne Jeremy - 2009
Familiness has become widely accepted as the appropriate construct representing the unique bundle of resources arising out of family involvement in business. However as yet we do not fully understand the types of familiness or the conditions that give rise to them and as such familiness remains...
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Resources supporting entrepreneurial orientation in multigenerational family firms
Irava, Wayne; Moores, Ken - 2010
We examine entrepreneurship in multigenerational family firms. Specifically, we employ theoretical lenses drawn from both entrepreneurship (entrepreneurial orientation) and strategy (resource-based view) to develop an integrated model of transgenerational entrepreneurship. Following a review of...
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Information, intelligence and resource advantage: A multi-market multi-theoretic call for research
Adams, Frank G.; Richey Jr., R. Glenn; Harvey, Michael G.; … - 2010
Market orientation has been cited as a source of competitive advantage that allows the firm to construct offerings superior to those of competitors by the effective collection and dissemination of and reaction to market intelligence. Previous work on market orientation has focused on the effort...
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The Relationship Between Strategic Choices and Performance in Italian Food SMEs: A Resource-based Approach
Carraresi, Laura; Mamaqi, Xhevrie; Albisu, Luis Miguel; … - 2011
In the context of progressive rise of the competition among firms, due to the increasingglobalisation, it is interesting to understand the potential sources of competitive advantage in order to set upa successful strategy. The theory of Resource-based View used in this framework examines the...
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