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Towards a New Theory of Entrepreneurship in Culture and Gender: A Grounded Study of Thailand’s Most Successful Female Entrepreneurs
Hatcher, Caroline A.; Terjesen, Siri A. - 2007
the way in which Thai women operate to be the leading country in the world for female entrepreneurship in terms of … activity. We develop a picture of the female entrepreneurship is harmonious with Thai cultural and religious models of …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009437621
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Leading Women Entrepreneurs of Thailand
Terjesen, Siri A.; Hatcher, Caroline A.; Wysocki, Tatiana; … - 2007
Bruin, Brush & Welter 2006), particularly to highly successful "gazelle" entrepreneurs. Extant female entrepreneurship … research has explored a range of topics including gender differences (e.g. Birley, 1989; Hisrish & Brush, 1984), performance (e … entrepreneurship that take into account the role of culture (Hayton, George & Zahra, 2002) and are of a qualitative nature (Gartner …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009437726
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Does Gender Matter for Firm Performance? Evidence from Eastern Europe and Central Asia
Sabarwal, Shwetlena; Terrell, Katherine - 2008
Using 2005 firm level data for 26 countries in eastern and Central Europe, this paper estimates performance gaps between male and female-owned businesses, while controlling for location by industry and country. The findings show that female entrepreneurs have a significantly smaller scale of...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009476945
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Intimacy for Sale: Masculinity, Entrepreneurship, and Commodity Self in Japan's Neoliberal Situation
Takeyama, Akiko - 2010
study, I argue that hosts' entrepreneurship is constituted by commodifying themselves. This paradoxical - commodified, yet … entrepreneurship. By doing so, they hope to better position themselves in contrast to the work ethic and status of Japan …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009430899
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Strategic information modelling - the development of an executive support system for contract bidding adjudication decisions
Couzens, Alan C.; Skitmore, Martin; Thorpe, Antony - 1993
This paper describes a structured methodology for modelling the information requirements of contracting firms' tender adjudication decisions. The method adopted is based on the techniques of information strategy planning and critical success factor analysis used in the development of executive...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009437460
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An Executive Support System for contract bidding decisions
Couzens, Alan; Skitmore, Martin; Thorpe, Antony - 1993
It is widely contended that since any one particular project contributes a relatively significant part of a construction firms turnover, the bidding decision on any one project will ultimately have a significant effect on the firms long term performance. It is also generally accepted that the...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009437463
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Multi- stakeholder assessment of critical success factors: Insights from the world’s fastest SAP R/3 implementation
Sedera, Darshana; Dey, Sharmistha - 2006
Organizations invest substantial resources in Enterprise Systems (ES) expecting positive outcomes for the organization and its functions. Implementing an ES is a lengthy and costly undertaking, with general upheaval for many of the organizations. Many organizations therefore are seriously...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009437580
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Room for improvement : hotel giant resorts to Six Sigma to improve operations
Tan, Kay Chuan; Chakraborty, Ayon - 2009
Six Sigma provides a framework for quality improvement and business excellence. Introduced in the 1980s in manufacturing, the concept of Six Sigma has gained popularity in service organizations. After initial success in healthcare and banking, Six Sigma has gradually gained traction in other...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009438125
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Implementing a six sigma initiative in financial service companies
Leyer, Michael; Chakraborty, Ayon - 2011
In a world of intense competition, Six Sigma is considered to be an important management philosophy, supporting organisations in their efforts to obtain satisfied customers. As financial service organisations have been slow to adopt Six Sigma, issues concerning its implementation are of major...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009438190
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Means of achieving Business Process Management success factors
Bandara, Wasana; Alibabaei, Ahmad; Aghdasi, Mohammad - 2009
Business Process Management (BPM) in recent years has become a highest priority area for most organizations. Since this concept is multidisciplinary, success in this endeavour requires considering different factors. A number of studies have been conducted to identify these factors; however, most...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009438313