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Using networks to solve export‐marketing problems of small‐ and medium‐sized firms from developing countries

Ghauri, Pervez; Lutz, Clemens; Tesfom, Goitom - In: European Journal of Marketing 37 (2003) 5/6, pp. 728-752

The objective of this paper is to review the literature on how networks can be used in developing countries to encounter export‐marketing problems. Several case studies of export‐grouping and subcontracting networks, involving small‐ and medium‐sized enterprises in developed and...

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Drivers of Global Business Success: Lessons From Emerging Markets

Xu, Shichun - In: European Journal of Marketing 41 (2007) 1/2, pp. 223-225

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Can flexible microfinance loans improve credit access for farmers?

Weber, Ron; Musshoff, Oliver - In: Agricultural Finance Review 73 (2013) 2, pp. 255-271

Purpose – Using a unique dataset of a commercial microfinance institution (MFI) in Madagascar, the purpose of this paper is to investigate how credit access probabilities and loan volume rationing magnitudes for farmers change if the MFI switches to offer flexible microfinance loans, which can...

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Adoption and impact of index-insurance and credit for smallholder farmers in developing countries

Marr, Ana; Winkel, Anne; van Asseldonk, Marcel; … - In: Agricultural Finance Review 76 (2016) 1, pp. 94-118

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to review the most recent scientific literature on the determinants explaining the demand for index-insurance, the impact of index-insurance and the existing links between insurance and credit. In this meta-analysis, the authors identify key discoveries...

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Environmental Sustainability in the Contextof Third World Economic Development: Constraints and Possibilities

Burayidi, Michael A. - In: American Journal of Business 9 (1994) 2, pp. 31-38

This paper discusses the constraints as well as the opportunities to sustainable development in third world countries …. The argument is made that sustainable environments cannot be achieved in the third world unless the living standards of … residents in the third world are raised substantially to enable them to achieve a critical minimum standard of living. The paper …

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Strategic human resource management practices: effect on performance

Akong'o Dimba, Beatrice - In: African Journal of Economic and Management Studies 1 (2010) 2, pp. 128-137

Purpose – Strategic human resource management (SHRM) practices are used by large foreign multinational companies to improve their performance. The purpose of this paper is to establish the direct or indirect relationship between SHRM practices and firm performance. Design/methodology/approach...

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Financial institutions' social responsibility in developing countries

Onyango Ogola, Fredrick - In: African Journal of Economic and Management Studies 3 (2012) 1, pp. 116-136

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to provide a framework for analyzing the social responsibility (SR) of financial institutions (FIs) in developing countries (DCs), especially in Sub‐Saharan Africa (SSA), with regard to their contribution to development. Design/methodology/approach –...

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Perceptions of financial sources among women entrepreneurs in Tanzania

Lindvert, Marta; Yazdanfar, Darush; Boter, Håkan - In: African Journal of Economic and Management Studies 6 (2015) 2, pp. 197-218

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to empirically investigate how women entrepreneurs in Tanzania assess their accessibility to different external financial sources. The aim is further to discuss financial preferences among this group of entrepreneurs. Design/methodology/approach – The...

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Challenges impacting performance management implementation in public universities

Nambi Karuhanga, Bernadette; Werner, Amanda - In: African Journal of Economic and Management Studies 4 (2013) 2, pp. 223-243

world view. A mixed methods approach was adopted. Both qualitative and quantitative methodologies were used. The …

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The Internet as an information conduit in developing countries: an investigation of World Wide Web usability among small and medium textile enterprises in Botswana

Mbambo, Buhle; Cronjé, Johannes C. - In: Aslib Proceedings 54 (2002) 4, pp. 251-259

second level is the microlevel of the usability of the World Wide Web (WWW) for information management in a developing …

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