Mit der Arbeit wird der Versuch unternommen, den Zusammenhängen von Biographie- und individuellen Lernprozessen nachzugehen. Dies erfolgt am Beispiel von acht ostdeutschen ExistenzgründerInnen, die sich nach der Wende in den neuen Bundesländern im Lebensmitteleinzelhandel selbständig gemacht...

A significant portion of sociology has always taken as its central focus the underlying relationship between economy and society. This dissertation continues this tradition by examining how self-service and its `do-it-yourself' ethos is changing the U.S. economy and the way in which Americans...

The purpose of this paper is to highlight the importance and complexities of the knowledge transfer process in the provision of effective managed after-sales IT support, when the web is used for service delivery. Design/methodology/approach : The paper features an interpretive case study of a...

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to highlight the importance and complexities of the knowledge transfer process in the provision of effective managed after-sales IT support, when the web is used for service delivery. Design/methodology/approach – The paper features an interpretive case...

Trotz ständig steigender Bedeutung kartengebundener Zahlungssysteme fehlt es im deutschen Zivilrecht an einer speziellen Regelung für Kreditkarten und den mannigfachen Risiken, die sich bei deren Gebrauch ergeben können. Aus diesem Grund kommt den Allgemeinen Geschäftsbedingungen, also den...

ENGLISH ABSTRACT: The retail environment in South Africa is dynamic and complex. The apparel retailing industryfunctions within an emergent economic milieu, and the consumers it targets are exposed to variousfactors that influence their shopping behaviour. Some of these factors are shopping...

This thesis explores the barriers/constraints that the SMME may experience whilst attempting to recover their skills levies from the wholesale and retail SETA (W&RSETA).Skills development legislation was introduced in South Africa to address the previous disparities in education and training....

Human Resource Management (HR) as is known today is argued to have started as an approach which took naissance early in the 1900s from both the scientific management approach and the human relation approach (Grobler, Warnish, and Hatfield, 2002:5). These two approaches were considered at the...

The concept of Small Medium and Micro Enterprises (SMMEs) was created and implemented by the South African Government in an attempt to improve the economy of South Africa, reducing the unemployment rate and eliminating poverty. As a basic objective, SMMEs strive toward sustainability, however in...

There is common theme within the literature that a store represents the tangible andintangible values of the company's commercial and retail organisational philosophy. Given this, it could be considered as a brand, with all the associated competitive advantages that correspond to this entity....