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Geographical concentration and competitiveness in the European Union
McDonald, Frank; Vertova, Giovanna - In: European Business Review 13 (2001) 3, pp. 157-165
Considers the importance of geographical and institutional factors in the development of clusters and industrial … districts as a response to economic integration in the European Union (EU). Theoretical works by economists, economic … threefold classification is made to distinguish between different types of industrial geographical concentration – clusters …
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Internationalization in Small, Commodity Based Economies: The New Zealand Example
Deng, Shengliang; Duffy, Michael F.; Harrison, Grant R. - In: Asia Pacific Journal of Marketing and Logistics 7 (1995) 1/2, pp. 37-61
studied. Five different clusters of New Zealand companies were found as related to the stages of internationalization. These …
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A governance perspective on destination development‐exploring partnerships, clusters and innovation systems
Svensson, Bo; Nordin, Sara; Flagestad, Arvid - In: Tourism Review 60 (2005) 2, pp. 32-37
This paper deals with partnerships, clusters and innovation systems from a governance perspective. Very little tourism …
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Discrimination, inequality and the competitive model of US education
Luker, Bill; Cobb, Steven L.; Luker, William A. - In: International Journal of Social Economics 28 (2001) 10/11/12, pp. 987-1002
US public education is dominated by a win‐lose competitive model. While this model has been relatively successful in educating and training most Americans to function in the type of economic environment that has prevailed since the Second World War, it has almost completely failed to develop a...
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The cooperation process in textile and clothing SMEs: A Portuguese case
Ussman, Ana Maria; José B. Franco, Mário - In: Journal of Fashion Marketing and Management: An … 4 (2000) 1, pp. 49-56
The purpose of this paper is to examine the cooperation between firms as an important phenomenon, particularly within … the textile and clothing sector in Portugal. The results show that the level of cooperation between SMEs is limited in … extent. When cooperation exists between the firms, the empirical results obtained reveal a great number of agreements in the …
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Access to databases: consortial style
Bixler, Linda S. - In: The Bottom Line 8 (1995) 4, pp. 10-12
Cooperative library projects are a must in today's economic havoc. The strength of cooperative bargaining can impact what a consortium is able to accomplish for its membership, stretching member libraries' limited budgets, but the evaluative process is key in making satisfactory decisions....
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Lage und zukunftsperspektiven der Schweizerischen hotellerie
Bieger, Thomas; Frey, Marcus - In: The Tourist Review 53 (1998) 1, pp. 23-36
Reflecting on new demand trends, such as “more quality, less money” and “event” oriented products, the author comes to the conclusion that the Swiss hotel sector needs to rethink its strategy and to “reenineer” its services, procedures and performances. He proposes a model that takes...
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Le modele industrielle applique a la cooperation dans le domaine du tourisme
Koch, Karl - In: The Tourist Review 53 (1998) 1, pp. 37-40
Taking successful cooperation in industry as its starting point, this article looks at the key areas where, if the … agreed objective of strengthening international competitivness is to be achieved, cooperation among those involved in tourism … innovation and cooperation in tourism for this very purpose. It offers financial incentives for innovative projects designed to …
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AN EXAMINATION OF THE RELATIONSHIP OF EMPLOYEE INVOLVEMENT WITH JOB SATISFACTION, EMPLOYEE COOPERATION, AND INTENTION TO QUIT IN U.S. INVESTED ENTERPRISE IN CHINA
Scott, Dow; Bishop, James W.; Chen, Xiangming - In: The International Journal of Organizational Analysis 11 (2003) 1, pp. 3-19
In a U.S. invested enterprise in China, the receptivity of Chinese employees to a participative work environment was examined. Structural equation analysis indicated support for a model in which job satisfaction mediates the relationships between elements of a participative work environment...
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Strategic partnership development in small and medium sized tourism enterprises
Williams, Peter W. - In: The Tourist Review 54 (1999) 4, pp. 20-35
Increasingly there has been a blurring of the boundaries between competition and cooperation in many sectors of the …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10015035639