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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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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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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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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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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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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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conditions that facilitate the emergence of work ethics and the centrality of trade in Islamic culture. The paper, then, reviews …
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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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Provides concise examples of the importance of culture in the development of organizational science, management …
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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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