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South Asian Entrepreneurship: A View from the North

Barn, Sukhbinder S. - In: Journal of Research in Marketing and Entrepreneurship 2 (2000) 1, pp. 17-35

The paper, while having a cursory examination of ethnic minority business development in Newcastle‐u‐Tyne, examines issues that businesses further south have long since experienced and overcome as a result of a heavy concentration of support networks and institutions (Srinivasan, 1992). The...

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Local Government Finance and Training in Benue State, Nigeria

Hopkins, David - In: International Journal of Public Sector Management 1 (1988) 3, pp. 26-35

The results of an assignment to examine local government finance and training in Benue State, Nigeria are presented in this case study. The financial and management techniques which need to be developed are discussed. A résumé of the financial and administrative condition is given and policy...

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Benchmarking JIT : An analysis of JIT implementations in the manufacturing service and public sectors

Yasin, Mahmoud M.; Wafa, Marwan; Small, Michael H. - In: Benchmarking: An International Journal 11 (2004) 1, pp. 74-92

Investigates several facets of the implementation of just‐in‐time (JIT) using a two‐tiered empirical approach that included a field study and a mailed survey. The 277 respondents to the survey included 130 manufacturing organizations, 61 service organizations and 86 public sector...

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Improving health care: the benefits and pitfalls of lean processes in the NHS

In: Strategic Direction 33 (2017) 3, pp. 22-24

Purpose This paper aims to review the latest management developments across the globe and pinpoint practical implications from cutting-edge research and case studies. Design/methodology/approach This briefing is prepared by an independent writer who adds their own impartial comments and places...

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The global implementation of the “winner's competitive cycle”

Slater, Stephanie; Paliwoda, Stanley; Slater, Jim - In: Asia-Pacific Journal of Business Administration 1 (2009) 2, pp. 144-154

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to revisit the winning cycle's model proposed by Abegglen and Stalk to investigate the competitive strategies being deployed by Japanese firms. Design/methodology/approach – This paper discusses the literature on the international strategies of Japanese...

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The moral reasoning abilities of Australian and Malaysian accounting students: A comparative analysis

Dellaportas, Steven - In: Asian Review of Accounting 12 (2004) 1, pp. 48-63

If national culture is a significant determinant of ethical attitudes, it is not unreasonable to expect ethical … decision‐making to be influenced by one's culture. However, problems arise when the notion of right differs from one culture to … scores collected at the beginning and end of the academic year indicate that culture and other explanatory variables do not …

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Islamic work ethic: a critical review

Ali, Abbas J.; Al‐Owaihan, Abdullah - In: Cross Cultural Management: An International Journal 15 (2008) 1, pp. 5-19

conditions that facilitate the emergence of work ethics and the centrality of trade in Islamic culture. The paper, then, reviews …

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Cross‐cultural Management: An Economic Issue Too!

Ford, Joseph W. - In: Cross Cultural Management: An International Journal 1 (1994) 2, pp. 4-6

US firms have long since recognized the economic necessity of expanding their market overseas; however instead of adopting cross‐cultural management strategies used by their European and Asian counterparts, US firms proceed with an ethnocentric or geocentric viewpoint. Provides an outline of...

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Cross‐cultural Management and the Development of Organizational Science

Kabasakal, Hayat - In: Cross Cultural Management: An International Journal 1 (1994) 2, pp. 7-9

Provides concise examples of the importance of culture in the development of organizational science, management …

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Sales Promotion in a World Economy

Smith, Martin C. - In: Cross Cultural Management: An International Journal 1 (1994) 2, pp. 8-9

Investigates how sales promotion relates to the product base of a given country; gives factors to be considered by international companies in the world economy; believes political realities are most often the product of a country's cultural heritage and assesses the differing government...

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