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The rise of South Africa's quick service restaurant industry

Maumbe, Blessing - In: Journal of Agribusiness in Developing and Emerging Economies 2 (2012) 2, pp. 147-166

industry and market positioning strategies being used to respond to the growing industry competition and global challenges … food market comprises South African franchises and multi‐national franchise corporations co‐existing with modern … supermarkets, contract food caterers, and informal traders. The industry uses a mix of market coordination, operational and …

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Social development in market society by intrinsic value account: a case of China

Wang, Bing - In: International Journal of Social Economics 39 (2012) 9, pp. 671-689

face great disputes on judging human history as social development or social degradation. Market is not only an objective … development and clarify the possible academic controversies on market. The arguments of China's marketization experience could be … makers, to consider their value assumptions, value priority, some basic concepts in market, and what human kind is really …

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Economics and accounting : A comparison between philosophical backgrounds of the two disciplines in view of complexity theory

Shiozawa, Y. - In: Accounting, Auditing & Accountability Journal 12 (1999) 1, pp. 19-38

Compares the philosophical backgrounds of the disciplines of economics and accounting in view of complexity theory. The relationship which has existed between the two is examined as well as the problems of such inter‐disciplinary studies. Decision making, target costing and the need for future...

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Narrative knowledge: eliciting organisational knowledge from storytelling

Hannabuss, Stuart - In: Aslib Proceedings 52 (2000) 10, pp. 402-413

Knowledge is critical for organisational effectiveness and competitive advantage. Knowing that you know, knowing what you know, and knowing that you do not know, are critical aspects of knowledge management. Increasing emphasis is placed on the need to identify and use tacit knowledge, as well...

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The influence of economic rationalism upon policy development : Historical, income and social cohesion perspectives

Gates, Donald K.; Steane, Peter - In: Asia-Pacific Journal of Business Administration 1 (2009) 2, pp. 89-108

. Economic rationalistic policies that depend on the supremacy of the market are developed mostly without regard for their impact …

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The effects of shopping aid usage on consumer purchase decision and decision satisfaction

Angela Chang, Chiu‐chi; Kukar‐Kinney, Monika - In: Asia Pacific Journal of Marketing and Logistics 23 (2011) 5, pp. 745-754

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to compare and contrast two types of shopping aids, that is, research‐supporting and solution‐oriented shopping aids, and examine their effectiveness, considering both consumer and situational factors. Design/methodology/approach – Expanded...

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Customer acquisition costs: the costs of growing business in public libraries

Nash White, Larry - In: The Bottom Line 22 (2009) 3, pp. 69-75

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to examine the associated customer acquisition costs of public libraries. The intention of the paper is to develop awareness of the hidden costs associated with customer acquisition, and develop assessment tools or models to effectively manage the...

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Economic principles and across‐the‐board cuts

Cross, Roger L. - In: The Bottom Line 23 (2010) 4, pp. 227-231

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to address the irrationality of making budget decisions without awareness of the economic foundation of these decisions. It aims to propose that, in lieu of a universal economic principle, librarians should at least adopt the maxim, “first, do no...

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A framework for global IS outsourcing by application service providers

Soliman, Khalid S. - In: Business Process Management Journal 9 (2003) 6, pp. 735-744

The phenomenal growth of the Internet has persuaded many companies of its potential as a channel for outsourcing information systems applications. Application service providers (ASP) are firms that offer outsourcing application services to many organizations via the Internet. By contracting ASP,...

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Big data analytics: transforming data to action

Bumblauskas, Daniel; Nold, Herb; Bumblauskas, Paul; … - In: Business Process Management Journal 23 (2017) 3, pp. 703-720

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to provide a conceptual model for the transformation of big data sets into actionable knowledge. The model introduces a framework for converting data to actionable knowledge and mitigating potential risk to the organization. A case utilizing a dashboard...

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