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