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Practical studies in e-governance: An empirical exploration of enterprise resource planning
Thomson, J - 2010
Public e-procurement has enabled innovation in government and transformed technological platforms and the way governments procure goods and services and engage with suppliers (Hardy and Williams, 2007; Lee, Tan and Trimi, 2005; Moe, 2004). Leveraging information technology to achieve better information,...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009481661
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Trust and Reciprocity in the Market-Based Provision of Public Goods. Experimental Evidence and Applications to Conservation Tenders
Vogt, Nora - 2013
Zahlungen für Ökosystemdienstleistungen (Payments for Ecosystem Services – PES) und auktionsbasierte Vergabeverfahren sind ein wichtiges und innovatives Instrument im Kampf gegen den fortwährenden Verlust von biologischer Vielfalt. Basierend auf einem Vertrag zwischen einem...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010353164
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Steuerverteilung und Finanzausgleich
Gamsachurdia, Giwi - 2007
This paper analyzes fundamental shortcomings in the Georgian legal bases in both the constitution and the tax code with regard to a sustainable fiscal policy. It shows that the lack of experience with sharing political powers and competences among the administrative levels create centralizing...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009448988
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Is Courtesy Enough?Solidarity in Call Center Interactions
Rogers, Priscilla - 2008
response strategies that are tightly related to each other and to courtesy: shows solidarity, anticipates needs, shows … attentiveness, and asks for direction. Correlations and analysis of their enactment in stressful calls led us to propose solidarity … expressionresponses that engage the caller in search of meaning to work on the task as a team. We argue that solidarity expression …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009476745
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Senior women managers’ transition to entrepreneurship: Leveraging embedded career capital
Terjesen, Siri A. - 2005
Purpose – This paper aims to explore the phenomenon of senior women managers leaving corporate organisations to start their own companies. Women's advancement to senior management roles is facilitated by the acquisition of human capital and social capital. Female ex-corporate managers leverage...
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The importance of gestation process dynamics
Gordon, Scott R. - 2010
Principal Topic In this paper we seek to highlight the important intermediate role that the gestation process plays in entrepreneurship by examining its key antecedents and its consequences for new venture emergence. In doing so we take a behavioural perspective and argue that it is not only...
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Leaving Corporate Boundaries: Leveraging Mentors in Career Transitions to Entrepreneurship
Terjesen, Siri A.; Sullivan, Sherry - 2007
This study explores the under-researched subject of the role of mentoring within and outside of organizational boundaries, as individuals make the transition from corporate careers to starting their own businesses. Answering calls for more qualitative, inductive research on entrepreneurial...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009437619
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Impact of embeddedness in co-ethnic & non co-ethnic networks on business performance : evidence from Chinese immigrant entrepreneurs in Australia
Ho, Elly Yi-Hsuan - 2010
This paper investigates the research question ‘What is the effect of co-ethnic and non coethnic networking on business performance in Chinese immigrant businesses?’ The research will discuss key themes such as the extent to which Chinese immigrant entrepreneurs are embedded in co-ethnic and...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009437866
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Do board contacts matter? : an analysis of the relationship between boards of directors’ ties and the performance of Australia’s largest companies.
Smith, Kevin John - 2009
Boards of directors are thought to provide access to a wealth of knowledge and resources for the companies they serve, and are considered important to corporate governance. Under the Resource Based View (RBV) of the firm (Wernerfelt, 1984) boards are viewed as a strategic resource available to...
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