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Calculating human capital: The market based valuation of the human resource
Bechtel, Roman - In: Zeitschrift für Personalforschung (ZfP) 21 (2007) 3, pp. 206-231
According to the Resource Based View of strategic management, analyzing the human resource of a specific firm in terms of its potential to serve as a source of a sustainable competitive advantage requires an examination of - among others - the resource value. The question of how to parameterize...
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Balancing firm and network-based resources to gain competitive advantage: A case study of an artisanal musical instruments cluster in Germany
Leick, Birgit - In: Management Revue 24 (2013) 2, pp. 77-95
The question of whether firms gain competitiveness through local networks and clusters becomes more relevant than ever as globalization proceeds. This is particularly true for traditional and craft-based clusters, districts and business networks. A central question emerging for these types of...
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Bridging the institutional void: An analytical concept to develop valuable cluster services
Schrammel, Tine - In: Management Revue 24 (2013) 2, pp. 114-132
Public policy and cluster management face a common challenge in developing sustainable clusters. Many clusters report difficulties acquiring membership fees once the governmental subsidies come to an end, which brings doubts as to the cluster management's capabilities and likewise to the public...
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The configurational approach to linking strategic human resource management bundles with business performance: Myth or reality?
Stavrou, Eleni T.; Brewster, Chris - In: Management Revue 16 (2005) 2, pp. 186-201
Strategic human resource management has been linked to competitive advantage and in turn to organizational performance. This linkage has been viewed from a universal, a contextual or a configurational perspective. Adopting the latter perspective, the authors of the present study investigate the...
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Bioteknologisten sovellusten arvonluonti Suomen metsäklusterissa
Hermans, Raine - 2004
Keskustelualoitteessa esitellään Suomen metsäteollisuuden ja bioteollisuuden panos-tuotosrakenteita, metsäteollisuuden kansainvälistä kustannuskilpailukykyä ja mahdollisuuksia arvonluontiin soveltamalla bioteknisiä innovaatioita tuotantoprosesseissa. Yleisesti ottaen metsäteollisuus...
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A study on customer's perception of Croatia's banking industry
Piric, Valentina; Martinovic, Maja; Barac, Zoran - In: UTMS Journal of Economics 9 (2018) 2, pp. 169-180
Customer's perception is becoming more crucial for the banks to maintain their market shares, profitability and … and influence on customer's end choice, loyalty, profitability and market share during a time of economic crisis. A study … profitability of the business. …
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Innovative business models a factor for competitive advantage of the companies
Stoilkovska, Aleksandra; Ristovska, Natasha; … - In: UTMS Journal of Economics 6 (2015) 1, pp. 135-146
In contemporary dynamic conditions of functioning of the companies, innovativeness is a key characteristic which can enable a competitive advantage for them. Innovations mean development of new products or services, new technologies and processes, new markets, new innovative business models by...
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Produktdiversifikation und Profitabilität der deutschen Ernährungswirtschaft: Eine theoretische und empirische Betrachtung.
Wittkopp, Antje; Körner, Julia - 2001
have a positive influence on the profitability of firms. This study examines the effect of product diversification on the … profitability of 25 German food industry sectors from 1977 to 1994. The analysis reveals a positive effect of diversification on the … profitability of industries. …
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Much Ado about Nothing?- The Influence of Functional Food on Profitability of German Food Industry.
Wittkopp, Antje - 2002
it can be argued that product innovation raises barriers to entry and thus improve profitability. This study examines the … effect of functional food innovative activity (compared to overall innovative activity) on the profitability of 23 German …, advertising expenditure and capital intensity. While a positive relationship between product introduction and profitability was …
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On the Profitability of Innovative Assets
Kraft, Kornelius; Czarnitzki, Dirk - 2004
on the effects of the patent stock on profitability. The data base is a representative sample of German manufacturing … patent stock has a strong and robust effect on profitability. …
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