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Specialization of regional clusters and innovative behavior: a case study

Ferreira, João; Garrido Azevedo, Susana; Raposo, Mário L. - In: Competitiveness Review: An International Business Journal 22 (2012) 2, pp. 147-169

, in a particular Portuguese region. Design/methodology/approach – A regional case study (Region Centro of Portugal) is …

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Twenty years after the Porter Report for Portugal

Gonçalves, Vítor da Conceição; Ribeiro Mendes, Fernando - In: Competitiveness Review 25 (2015) 5, pp. 540-554

/methodology/approach – This paper considers the contributions of the Porter Report, entitled “Building the Competitive Advantages of Portugal …

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The effectiveness of strategies employed by dominant firms in the Portuguese crystal glass industry: an empirical investigation

Marques, Alzira; Lisboa, João; Zimmerer, Thomas W.; … - In: European Business Review 12 (2000) 1, pp. 34-40

An empirical investigation of the Portuguese crystal industry focused on the current strategies of the 12 firms in the industry that produce 98 percent of the industry’s output. The chief executive officers in each firm completed the survey instrument. The research discovered that the two...

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Time‐based differentiation – an old strategic hat or an effective strategic choice: an empirical investigation

Jácome, Rui; Lisboa, João; Yasin, Mahmoud - In: European Business Review 14 (2002) 3, pp. 184-193

The strategic orientation of Portuguese firms in the porcelain industry is examined empirically. In the process, the effective use of traditional generic strategies as opposed to emerging strategies is compared. Special attention is devoted to the utility of classical Porter’s generic...

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Dimension and organisational behaviour

Feliciana de Sá Cunha Machado, Carolina; Augusto … - In: European Business Review 16 (2004) 2, pp. 191-204

The Portuguese economy is characterised by the existence of small companies, for which it is very difficult to find critical dimensions to obtain scale economies to production, distribution, and commercialisation. It became an interesting field to study. This article will study an important...

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An application of a multi‐criteria approach to assessing the performance of Portugal's economic sectors

Augusto, Mário; Figueira, José; Lisboa, João; Yasin, … - In: European Business Review 17 (2005) 2, pp. 113-132

Purpose – To propose a multi‐criteria approach for ranking the performance of the economic sectors of the Portuguese economy and to identify the most attractive sectors. Design/methodology/approach – A multi‐criteria approach using ELECTRE III and SRF software for eliciting the weights...

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International co‐operation of Ibero‐American countries in business administration and economics research

Cardoza, Guillermo; Fornés, Gastón - In: European Business Review 23 (2011) 1, pp. 7-22

Purpose – The purpose of this article is to analyse patterns of international co‐operation in economics and management research between Ibero‐American countries and between these countries and the USA and Europe. Design/methodology/approach – Taking co‐publications as an indicator, the...

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Exploring green consumers' product demands and consumption processes

Pedro Pereira Luzio, João; Lemke, Fred - In: European Business Review 25 (2013) 3, pp. 281-300

Purpose – There is a research gap in terms of understanding how green consumers perceive green products in a marketplace context. The purpose of this paper is to respond to this omission by exploring the green consumers' product demands and consumption processes. Design/methodology/approach...

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Accounting change in central government

Gomes, Delfina; Carnegie, Garry D.; Lima Rodrigues, Lúcia - In: Accounting, Auditing & Accountability Journal 21 (2008) 8, pp. 1144-1184

, Portugal, on its establishment in 1761 and the factors contributing to this development. The Royal Treasury was the first … central government organization in Portugal to adopt double entry bookkeeping and was a crucial first step in the … institutionalization of accounting practices by means of coercive pressures and highlights for Portugal the importance of individual actors …

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Institutionalization and practice variation in the management control of a global/local setting

Cruz, Inês; Major, Maria; Scapens, Robert W. - In: Accounting, Auditing & Accountability Journal 22 (2009) 1, pp. 91-117

Purpose – The paper aims to look at a joint venture (JV) set up by a Portuguese company and a global corporation (GC) in the hospitality sector. The paper seeks to examine how, and why the JV's managers introduced variations in the management control (MC) rules and procedures in...

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