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Entrepreneurship and the Management of Innovation in the Global Marketplace: The Incat Story
Wickham, MD - 2005
however, Incats major creditor placed the company into temporary receivership management, citing cash-flow issues and fears … that it may not be able to honour its interest payment obligations. (The receivership management was lifted in 2003, when … ship design and construction, and management issues he faced internationalising his entrepreneurial activities. …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009484268
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e-Extinction: An Illusion of Knowledge, the Presence of Ignorance, or Evolutionary Fate?
Jones, C; Hecker, R - 2003
At present, the rate of small firm adoption of the Internet's ubiquitous World Wide Web (the web) far exceeds the actual exploitation its commercial potential. An inability to strategically acquire, comprehend and use external knowledge is proposed as a major barrier to optimal exploitation of...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009484309
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Corporate venturing in family business: The effects on the family and its members
Marchisio, G; Mazzola, P; Sciascia, S; Miles, M; … - 2010
Previous literature on corporate entrepreneurship (CE) in family business (FB) focusses on the determinants of CE and presents conflicting results on its effects on firm-level performance. We argue that previous studies have overlooked the idea of FBs being complex social systems comprising...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009484361
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Small firm Internet adoption: opportunities forgone, a journey not begun
Jones, C; Hecker, R; Holland, P - 2003
This paper explores the endeavours of five small firms to develop Web-based commerce capabilities within their existing … related to Web-based commerce. A normative Web-based commerce adoption model developed from a review of the extant literature …-based commerce, and that a lack of vision and prior knowledge produced sub-optimal adoption outcomes. …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009484387
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Diffusion of innovation – the adoption of electronic commerce by small and medium enterprises (SMEs) - a comparative analysis
Pease, Wayne; Rowe, Michelle - 2004
e-commerce by Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs). It seeks to identify factors facilitating and inhibiting such …. Reasons for such uptake as well as strategic approach to the adoption of e-commerce, and variations regarding same also will …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009479854
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The antecedents of organizational commitment: the case of Australian casual academics
Joiner, Therese A; Bakalis, Steve - 2006
Purpose – Despite the increasing attention of organizational commitment in the management literature, most studies …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009478088
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A preliminary analysis of learning processes for innovation in member-serving nonprofit organizations: the role of governance structure and its elements - shared knowledge, decisio...
Kong, Eric; Jenkins, Stacey; Ardagh, David - 2009
Very little research today has investigated the role of governance structure and three of its elements: shared knowledge, decision making and benefit sharing, in learning processes for innovation in member-serving nonprofit organizations (MSNPOs). This research project aims to develop a theory...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009479881
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Knowledge management for maritime logistics value: discussing conceptual issues
Lee, E; Song, DW - 2010
practices in strategic management such asknowledge-based perspective and social network embeddedness perspective, thispaper … adopts a knowledge management strategy as a way to create and sustainthe maritime logistics value. A conceptual framework is …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009484269
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Strategic intent: Guiding port authorities to their new world
Haugstetter, H; Cahoon, SC - 2010
Abstract: Following the financial tsunami many organisations are facing greater risks to their sustainability. Strategic collaborations in logistics networks, of which ports are a significant node, reduce risks for all organisations in the network, increase an organisation's ability to access...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009484271
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The contribution of intangible resources to the competitive performance of Container lines:Perspectives of senior managers in SRI LANKA
Sigera, LCI; Cahoon, SC; Fei, J - 2010
comprehensive study on the understanding and management of intangible resources by senior managers of international container lines … will depend on their utilisation and management of resources. According to the resource based view (RBV), resources can be …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009484272