Previous studies on the internationalization of small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) have typically compared the performance of internationalized SMEs (I-SMEs) with that of non-internationalized SMEs. However, not all I-SMEs can successfully lead the international market either unless they...

In this paper we discuss the impact of customer satisfaction and enthusiasm on the performance of small retailers in the organic food market. The analysis of customer satisfaction and shop data confirm essential economic effects. The study is based on 948 customer interviews and an analysis of...

Help within genetically related and unrelated organisms as well as investments of investors holding shares to different degree including charity can be understood within the ensemble concept. In an ensemble transfer of substrate from a source to a sink may result in superadditivity as well as...

Ostdeutsche Betriebe weisen eine geringere Exportquote als Betriebe in den alten Bundesländern auf. In diesem Artikel werden mögliche Ursachen dafür aufgezeigt. Über eine Analyse auf einzelbetrieblicher Ebene wird herausgearbeitet, welche Faktoren für die Beteiligung der Betriebe am...

Von einem Matthäus-Effekt wird gesprochen, wenn ein Teil des gegenwärtigen Erfolgs auf vergangene Erfolge zurückzuführen ist. Auf die Wissenschaft übertragen, bedeutet dies, dass berühmte Forscher auch deshalb zitiert werden, weil sie berühmt sind. Der vorliegende Beitrag illustriert, wie...

The study of leadership in the context of the hotel industry and hospitality industry in Romania was characterized by sporadic attempts to identify the optimal and effective leadership style and also the most desired by the employees. Few researches were focused on identifying the positive or...

Commitment from all stakeholders is a critical condition for project success, especially for complex and multinational undertakings that involve intricate networks of resource and power sharing. This paper examines the challenges of building and sustaining commitment in culturally diverse global...

This study aims to explore the effects of employees? satisfaction and leadership styles with organizational commitment as the dual mediator on organizational performances of IC design houses listed in Taiwan. The research subjects are the managers and directors of the IC design houses listed in...

The purpose of this study is to verify the effects of leadership style in listed IC design companies in Taiwan on organizational performances, with organizational culture and organizational change as the mediators. A questionnaire-based survey was conducted on directors and the above levels of...

The article contributes to the body of knowledge about the perceptions of future managers (i.e. business and engineering students) in both Slovenia and a cluster of Central European (CE) countries regarding actual cultural practices in their social environments, the value systems they possess...