This study explored the human capital (HC) value creation practices of the top seventeen software and service exporter firms in India. The study used HC disclosure attributes as a tool to the contents of the annual reports for the year 2003-04, to evaluate the type and amount of HC disclosed by...

This article uses accounting concepts to assist the field of strategicmanagement in its search for a theory of value, competitive advantage andsuperior profitability. Specifically, it argues that the resource-based view ofthe firm requires a labour theory of value creation. Using the circuit...

This doctoral research aims to investigate the reputation building process of companies and to examine the applicability of western-developed theories about the uses of corporate reputation in a non-western context. It is the first study that synthesises three theories (value creation, strategic...

Evolutionary and spiral acquisition are currently trends in use for acquisitions where the outcomes are uncertain. This paper looks beyond these processes to a concept emphasising trust and transparency within a transaction cost paradigm ? `trust contracting?. The evidence suggests that in this...

Unlike traditional marketplaces where the sale and purchase of products takes place at specific locations, the electronic marketplace is mainly designed to use the Internet infrastructure to exchange information and create virtual communities in space (Hagel and Armstrong 1997), where...

Many regional economies have pursued a strategy of stimulating the development of regional clusters. Such clusters typically include small and medium enterprises (SMEs) as a core component of those economies. Effective cluster development in that context depends on SMEs sharing knowledge and...

Processes for creating customer offerings, and, more broadly, processes for value creation, systematically lead to underline the importance of collective inter-firm action, particularly from a supply chain perspective. Without questioning the relevance of these approaches, the paper highlights...

Mit steigendem Wohlstand gewinnt das Gesundheitswesen an Bedeutung. Gesundheit, Schönheit und Wohlbefinden stellen in unserer Gesellschaft ein hohes Gut dar, welches von Menschen wertgeschätzt wird. Dazu zählen auch gesunde und schöne Zähne als Ausdruck individueller Attraktivität. Die...

Semiconductor chips and their production are foundational for future innovation, future developments of digitalization, and economic prosperity. However, the role of production when discussing who is creating and capturing value across different industrial supply chains has often been...

Dieser Artikel erläutert die Grundzüge einer ordonomischen Wirtschaftsethik sowie einer in diesen Theorierahmen eingepassten ordonomischen Unternehmensethik. Gestützt auf diesen integrativen Ansatz werden sodann drei Management-Kompetenzen identifiziert, die eine akademische Ausbildung für...