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Interrelationships between human capital and social capital in small and medium sized firms: The effect of age and sector of activity

Felicio, J. Augusto; Couto, Eduardo; Caiado, Jorge - Centro de Matemática Aplicada à Previsão e Decisão … - 2009

This study explores the interconnection between human factors and social factors and analyses the relations influenced by the specific activity and age of firms. A statistical approach is implemented which applies factor analysis techniques, based on a sample of small and medium sized firms from...

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Recession-An issue for organizations

Daniel, GEORGESCU D. - In: Economia. Seria Management 12 (2009) 2, pp. 232-238

The reality in all organization is that the directors and board are in the position of highest influence and their primary responsibility is leadership. As such, considering the consequences of a recession such as we currently face is not the time for directors to abdicate their responsibilities...

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THE CHANGES ON THE FIELD OF LOGISTIC ACTIVITIES

Stancu, Ion - In: Management and Marketing Journal 6 (2008) 1, pp. 149-160

If logistics can be considered an assembly of methods, functions, and ways used by a company with the purpose of giving clients the goods taken at a low price and in a period of time according to clients’ expectations, taking into consideration the quantities settled by contract, we can say...

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Influence factors in change methods choice and their impact on change deficiencies: A case study of construction industry in transition economy

Biloslavo, Roberto; Friedl, Peter - In: Journal for East European Management Studies 14 (2009) 3, pp. 241-264

The basic purpose of this research is to examine if influence factors in change methods choice are linked to an inappropriate approach (i.e. deficiencies) towards change. A combination of qualitative and quantitative approaches to research work was applied. The data were obtained by a...

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Kazakhstani management culture : perception of french managers

BESSEYRE DES HORTS, Charles-Henri; MURATBEKOVA, Maral - HEC Paris (École des Hautes Études Commerciales) - 1999

incident technique (Flanagan, 1954) - to explain the peculiarities of Kazakhstani management culture that create problems and … consider Kazakhstani management culture as a being rather than doing culture with a higher degree of uncertainty avoidance; a … orientation. The differences in human nature are significant. Results also suggest that Kazakhstani management culture is …

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Optimal project rejection and new firm start-ups

Cassiman, Bruno; Ueda, Masako - IESE Business School, Universidad de Navarra - 2002

Entrants are typically found to be more innovative than incumbent firms. Furthermore, these innovative ideas often originate with established firms in the industry. Therefore, the established firm and the start-up firm seem to select different types of projects. We claim that this is the...

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Perspectives of Institutionalization of Entrepreneurs and Professional Managers

Ulukan, Cemil - In: Anadolu University Journal of Social Sciences 5 (2005) 2, pp. 29-42

Small and medium sized enterprises (SMEs) and family businesses are encouraged to be institutionalized to overcome the problems associated with uncertainty and growth. It seems that the term is attached variety of different meanings in Turkish context, very far from the original institutional...

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La gestión de las cooperativas agrarias: tipificación de las cooperativas del sector oleícola de Catalunya

Fransi, Eduard Cristóbal; Salla, Yolanda Montegut; … - In: CIRIEC-España, revista de economía pública, social y … (2007) 59, pp. 203-236

management situation in olive oil cooperatives in Catalonia. Our intention is to describe a specific typology of cooperatives … on in order to improve the quality of their management. …

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Report on Financial Crisis Management.

Directorate-General Economic and Financial Affairs, …; … - 2001

This paper outlines the various issues involved in financial crisis management in the EU, highlighting both the role of …

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Downsizing Without Downsizing: An Overview and Lessons Retained from the Experience of Three Large Canadian Firms who Have Gone Through the Process.

Dolan, S.L.; Belout, A.; Balkin, D. - Montreal - Relations industrielles - 1999

Downsizing has become a daily news phenomenon. This study provides a literature synthesis on the impact of downsizing on the "victims" and the "survivors", and shares the experiences of three large Canadian companies who had gone through the process.

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