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Do downsizing decisions affect organisational knowledge and performance?
Sitlington, Helen; Marshall, Verena - 2010
Purpose - This study seeks to examine the impact of downsizing and restructuring decisions and processes on perceptions of organisational knowledge and effectiveness after downsizing and restructuring events in "successful" and "unsuccessful" organisations. Design/methodology/approach - The...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009440884
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On Hospital Competition: Quality, Efficiency, and Ownership
Herr, Annika - 2009
In this research we will focus on three topics which we think are particularly relevant for hospital competition: i) quality, ii) efficiency, and iii) ownership.i) Quality of health care is the most important good of the health production process. The present thesis presents both a theoretical...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009451161
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Rural-to-Urban Migration in Developing Countries : The Applicability of the Harris Todaro Model with a Special Focus on the Chinese Economy
Bahns, Karin Margarethe - 2005
einigerUnzulänglichkeiten in der Lage ist, die wirtschaftlicheEntwicklung in China zu erklären und Leitlinien für dieImplementierung politischer …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009471828
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Priorities and strategies for health information system development in China : how provincial health information systems support regional health planning
Yang, Hui - 2004
China is moving towards a market economy. The greater use of market forces has made China richer, accelerated … management.The objective of the study is to contribute to the development of China's health information system (HIS) over the … for planning within the macro and historical context of health planning in China, in particular having regard to the …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009481029
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Business incubation in China: effectiveness and perceived contributions to tenant enterprises
Xu, L - 2010
popularity in China since the mid-1990s. The purpose of this paper is to provide insights into the perceived value of business … incubators from the perspective of start-up ventures and draw implications for future incubation programmes in China … benefits of the incubation programme.Findings: True to their names, business incubators in China have added practical value to …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009481777
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Accounting for performance variation: how important are intagible resources?
School of Management
Purpose € The purpose of this paper is to explore the degree to which intangible resources explain performance variation among firms.
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009434957
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Testing a model of the relationships among organizational performance, IT-business alignment and IT governance.
Sanchez Ortiz, Aurora - 2003
Information Technology (IT) is often viewed as a resource that is capable of enhancing organizational performance. However, it is difficult for organizations to measure the actual contribution of IT investments. Despite an abundance of literature, there is an insufficiency of generally...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009475092
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The effects of perceived industry competitive intensity and marketing-related capabilities: Drivers of superior brand performance
O'Cass, Aron; Weerawardena, Jay - 2010
Since the early 1990s the theoretical and practical issues associated with organizational capabilities have been a major research focus in marketing. However, there has been little focus simultaneously on industry environment and internal competitive capability development. A manager's...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009448672
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Towards better understanding of the process of business value creation from strategic information systems: Testing the moderating and mediating effects of organization capabilities
Elbashir, M. Z. - 2008
The key concern in information systems research has been to have better understanding of the relationship between investment in strategic information systems (SIS) and organizational performance. Due to the nature of the variables included in the research models and the research designs...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009448880
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Sustainable competitive advantage or temporary competitive advantage: improving understanding of an important strategy construct
O'Shannassy, T - 2008
Purpose ? Competitive advantage is an important construct in the strategy discipline. The purpose of this paper is to explore an appropriate definition of competitive advantage, seek to identify sources of competitive advantage for firms and improve understanding of why in many industries for...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009481516