The recent evolutions in the world economy have generated questions which prove the necessity of a new approach of the theory regarding the international commerce. In which way the price liberalization affects the localization of the economic activities and the national income in real terms?...

Construction, one of the major economic sector of activity in Europe, was severely affected by the actual global recession, although the impact of the crisis and the moment when it occurred varied widely between the EU Member States. In Romania, the first effects of the economic crisis in the...

Enterprises should find a new business model for their development, so as to make better use of their own advantages. At the same time, with rapid development of the economy and of science technology, the competition between small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and large enterprises is...

An organisation looking for cost as a key competitive advantage becomes more focused on the bottom line than on the consumer. This might have an impact after a few years on the culture, the firm capabilities of market sensing and the firm configuration. It will be interesting to follow P&G's...

Corporations are at present operating in demanding and highly unsure periods, facing a mixture of increased macroeconomic need, competitive and capital market dangers, and in many cases, the prospect for significant technical and regulative gap. Throughout these demanding and highly unsure...

<Para ID="Par1">This research identifies what attracts suppliers to be committed to long-term relationships in New Zealand agri-food supply chains where suppliers are required to consistently deliver to high product specifications. It also looks at what factors determine supplier’s ongoing commitment and how...</para>

In highly competitive market conditions, it is vital to innovate for the firms in order to survive. The profitability, market share, consumer satisfaction and global competitiveness of the firms mainly depend on their competency of the production of the successful innovations providing for the...

The advent of the World Wide Web is arguably amongst the most important changes that have occurred since the 1990s in the business landscape. It has fueled the rise of new industries, supported the convergence and reshaping of existing ones and enabled the development of new business models....

El artículo refleja un estudio exploratorio en Bogotá, Colombia, orientado a establecer en qué medida se hace Gestión del Conocimiento para generar valor agregado en las organizaciones. Se aplicó un formato de encuesta a 1.168 personas (directivos y trabajadores) en 48 empresas de...

China is the world’s second largest economy and the largest emitter of carbon dioxide, yet we know little about environmental proactivity in the most populated country in the world. We address this gap through a survey of 161 Chinese companies with two respondents per firm (N = 322), where...