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Fueling innovation through information technology in SMEs
Dibrell, Clay; Davis, Peter S.; Craig, Justin B. - 2008
) increases on the strategic emphasis placed on innovation, both product and process, positively impact the prominence managers … place on IT; (2) the impact of innovation (both product and process) on performance (both profitability and growth) is …
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Novel strategies to overcome barriers to commercialisation of new technologies: a case study from the Australian biotechnology industry
Hine, Damian; Millen, Damien - 2006
The biotechnology industry is shifting its value creation emphasis from R&D to manufacturing and market. Business models need to keep pace with this evolution. This paper reports on a single-case study of a new biotechnology firm, EpiTan Limited, and the life cycle stages it has progressed...
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What Makes Online Grocers Work? A Case Study Analysis of Factors Contributing to Online Grocery Store Profitability
Lucky, Jr. - 2008
This research examined the factors contributing to the performance of online grocers prior to, and following, the 2000 dot.com collapse. The primary goals were to assess the relationship between a company’s business model(s) and its performance in the online grocery channel and to determine if...
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Gestaltung von Innovationsprozessen in Virtuellen Organisationen durch Kooperationsorientierte Netzwerkanalyse
Eschenbächer, Jens - 2007
Distributed innovation processes are considered as a new option to handle both the complexity and the speed in which … new products and services need to be prepared. Indeed most research on innovation processes was focused on multinational … companies with an intra-organisational perspective. The phenomena of innovation processes in networks - with an inter …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009468261
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Unternehmensmitbestimmung unter Beschuss : die Mitbestimmungsdebatte im Licht der sozialwissenschaftlichen Forschung
Höpner, Martin - 2004
Das Papier nimmt aus sozialwissenschaftlicher Perspektive zur Debatte über die Zukunft der Aufsichtsratsmitbestimmung Stellung, indem es den Stand der empirischen Mitbestimmungsforschung zusammenfasst und weiterentwickelt. Es weist nach, dass Mitbestimmung auf Ebene der Leitungsorgane in den...
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An overview of the role of information technology in strategic management: Part 2
Galbreath, Jeremy - 2006
Strategic management of the firm includes the strategic management of information technology in the context of business relationships. Firms do not exist in isolation. Multiple constituents make up a relationship network that constitutes the vital resources needed to fulfil the mission of a...
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Accounting for performance variation: How important are intangible resources?
Galbreath, Jeremy; Galvin, Peter - 2006
The primary mission of strategic management research is to explain variations in the performance of firms. As researchers have sought to explain differentials in firm performance, they have looked to the factors that underlie competitive advantage. For many years, industry structure factors were...
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Know How, Know Whom, Know Where: A Global Analysis of Investor Experience and Startup Performance
Álvarez-Garrido, Elisa - 2010
This dissertation analyzes where and when experienced investors add value to startups. Building on the resource-dependence theory and the relational view of the firm, I argue that the positive effect of investor experience on startup performance is stronger when the startup faces a more...
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Firm performance and macro-economic variables
McNamara, Ray; Duncan, Keith - 1995
The purpose of this research is to predict the fundamental performance of a firm as measured by the rate of return on assets (ROA). The paper presents a model relating ROA to prior year ROA and to the level of activity in the economy. A principal components' analysis of thirty-three economic...
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Hospitality Culture and Climate: Keys to Retaining Hospitality Employees and Creating Competitive Advantage
Dawson, Mary E; Abbott, JeAnna - 2009
In order to gain competitive advantage, companies must determine the relationship between HR practices and firm performance. This conceptual paper proposes a model that highlights the importance of selecting people who “fit” within the organizational culture and climate of the firm. The...
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