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Relevant factors for tacit knowledge transfer within organisations
Joia, Luiz Antonio; Lemos, Bernardo - In: Journal of Knowledge Management 14 (2010) 3, pp. 410-427
Purpose – This paper aims to identify the pertinent factors for tacit knowledge transfer within a major state‐owned Brazilian oil company – Petrobras. Design/methodology/approach – The research analyses the literature concerning tacit knowledge transfer within organisations and, using a...
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State versus private MNCs from China: initial conceptualizations
Lin, Xiaohua - In: International Marketing Review 27 (2010) 3, pp. 366-380
Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to develop initial conceptualizations on two types of Chinese multinational corporations (MNCs), that is, state‐ and privated‐owned MNCs, in terms of internationalization motivation, entry strategy, and managerial capabilities....
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Privatization of state enterprise: policy drivers and lessons learned
Wayne Taylor, D.; Warrack, Allan A. - In: International Journal of Public Sector Management 11 (1998) 7, pp. 524-535
Government’s continuum of policy instrument choices historically has included nationalization of enterprise. Today, the …
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Supplier performance and selection in China
Millington, Andrew; Eberhardt, Markus; Wilkinson, Barry - In: International Journal of Operations & Production Management 26 (2006) 2, pp. 185-201
Purpose – This study aims to investigate the availability and performance of different types of supplier in China. Design/methodology/approach – The analysis is based on a survey of the purchasing behaviour of 75 western firms with manufacturing facilities in the eastern seaboard region of...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014789827
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Governance of Shanghai state‐owned enterprises
Lu, Xuefeng - In: International Journal of Law and Management 51 (2009) 3, pp. 169-178
Purpose – This paper aims to comment upon the governance systems of state‐owned enterprises in Shanghai and to consider the adequacy or otherwise of those governance structures. Design/methodology/approach – The paper presents a study of existing governance arrangements and structures and...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014781558
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The 2001‐2005 price convergence in the A‐ and H‐shares of Chinese state‐owned enterprises
Birtch, Thomas A.; McGuinness, Paul B. - In: Journal of Financial Regulation and Compliance 16 (2008) 3, pp. 239-250
Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to examine the population of Chinese state‐owned enterprises (SOEs) listing A‐ (Chinese Mainland) and H‐ (Hong Kong) shares with a view to explaining differential pricing across the two stock types. Design/methodology/approach – Despite the fact...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014870106
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Ideology or economics: government banking in New Zealand
Cardow, Andrew; Tripe, David; Wilson, William - In: Journal of Management History 17 (2011) 3, pp. 299-314
Purpose – This paper aims to argue that in the short history of New Zealand banking, political experimentation, based at first upon socialist ideology of the 1940s led to the nationalisation of The Bank of New Zealand (BNZ), followed by a period of neo‐liberalism in the 1980s and early 1990s...
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E‐recruitment service providers review
Yoon Kin Tong, David; Sivanand, C.N - In: Employee Relations 27 (2005) 1, pp. 103-117
Purpose – Aims to review e‐recruiters' web site platform features and tools that are designed to facilitate job seekers' job applications. Also intends to elucidate the financial performance of two international and two Malaysian e‐recruiters. Design/methodology/approach – Discusses and...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014731049
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Branding employment related public policies: evidence from a non‐western context
Alserhan, Baker Ahmad - In: Employee Relations 35 (2013) 4, pp. 423-440
Purpose – While the legislative side of workforce nationalization as a key target area for public policies has been … it is exactly what the author aims to bridge. Design/methodology/approach – A thorough analysis of how nationalization … United Arab Emirates (UAE), revealed that workforce nationalization as a government offering has been inadequately branded by …
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Workforce nationalization in the UAE: image versus integration
Forstenlechner, Ingo - In: Education, Business and Society: Contemporary Middle … 1 (2008) 2, pp. 82-91
Purpose – This exploratory study aims to analyse the conditions under which Emiratisation – the process of nationalizing the workforce in the UAE – can enable organizations to capitalize on local human capital. Design/methodology/approach – Relying on an initial literature review, this...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014714718