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Showing 1 to 20 of 24 for “"Business experience"”.
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Investigating "born globals" in South Korea : their antecedents and performance
… between key factors such as the international business experience of managers and the use of networks that are said to underpin the ability of SMEs to undertake international activities. To help to fill these gaps, this thesis examines the major economic and business characteristics of Born …
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Bestuurders in 'n vervaardigingsonderneming se belewing van loopbaansukses
… is to determine how managers in a manufacturing business experience career success. Phenomenological interviews were used as qualitative research design. A research group of 15 managers were included. It was found that the traditional definition of success has not kept pace with the changing …
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Framework for a system to model casino development
… target user would be a casino executive who had business experience, but minimal real estate development experience. Successful modeling would be based upon a favorable ratio of developmental costs to income projections known as Return on Investment (ROI). In this study factors used to calculate …
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Gender and performance of micro and small enterprises in the uMkhanyakude District
… of uMkhanyakude district staying in business for two years or longer. Primary data were collected from entrepreneurs operating their businesses in the locality using snowball sampling method, hence a sample of 273 entrepreneurs were generated and interviewed by means of questionnaires …
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American grail: Contemporary federal budget reform
… results indicate that legislators with more business experience are more likely to be supportive of budget reforms making them important stakeholders to include in the next effort at reforming the budget process. Legislators with greater seniority and those who receive more campaign …
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Inventory optimization model for NIKE's long lifecycle highly seasonal replenishment products
… at NIKE Always Available (NIKE's replenishment business) experience difficulty in managing long-lifecycle highly-seasonal products like soccer equipment and fleece apparel. Very often items are either stocked out at retailers or piling up at Distribution Centers (DCs). NIKE manages inventory to …
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An investigation into the causes of customer loan default at the Agricultural Bank of Namibia, Oshakati branch
… the level of loan repayment. On the other hand, business experience, loan size and multiple loans, loan diversion and, other income were the reasons for defaulting from the customer's side. This study recommends that Agribank should enforce its loan monitoring officers to always follow up on the …
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A journey of expertise : how executive coaches view their development needs : a study using Q methodology
… considerations such as sustaining a viable business. Experience alone does not determine the approach to development. The study provides fresh insight into understanding coach development as a transformative learning process. It substantiates arguments for a more pluralistic attitude to …
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Impacts of Lutheran Church Microcredit Loans on Borrowers in Northern Tanzania: A Case Study of Building A Caring Community Project
… access to health and education services and business value after taking loan from BCC microcredit program. Specifically the study reveals that the mean income increased from 500,000 to 1,500,000 Tsh while the business capital changed from 500,000 to 2 million Tshs and the number of meal …
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Entrepreneurial education and intention within the tourism industry: Youths in King Cetshwayo District Municipality
… reveal that gender, education level and family business experience among youths in KCDM did not demonstrate a statistically significant difference to EM, ED, EP and EI; however, certain entrepreneurial profiles (such as age group, starting own business in the future) and entrepreneurial …
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The factors that influence the state of readiness for entrepreneurial opportunities: a case study of late-career professionals, managers, executives and technicians (PMETs) in Singapore
… organisational skills, vast tacit knowledge and business experience, and a broad network of contacts during their career tenure. These unique inherent qualities give them a competitive advantage to be successful Entrepreneurs compared to their younger cohorts. Despite that, the conversion rate …
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The impact of microfinance on the growth of micro, small and medium enterprises in Namibia
… of variables (types of microfinance, gender, business location, education, years of existence and the amount of loan received) on productivity a proxy for business growth. The research indicated that a combination of loan (microcredit) and training as well as the number of years that the …
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A study on board of directors and organizational performance
… educational level, specialization, and business experience of the directors. The findings showed that there was no consistent pattern in the relationship between board strategic management functions and organizational performance for all the three industries. The data analysis failed to …
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The transformation of the small master economy in the boot and shoe industry 1887-1914 : with special reference to Northampton
… has been given to the often wide divergence of experience within business communities as a whole. In small master-dominated industries, like shoemaking, there existed a range of business experience - both business success and failure - which has not been the subject of close empirical study. …
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Perceived educational needs of women entrepreneurs in a business incubator setting
… this study was to examine the past educational experiences women entrepreneurs had that related to the operation of their businesses in an incubator setting. The study also examined educational needs not adequately addressed for women entrepreneurs in this setting. Data were gathered by …
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State Bank Enterprise Awards: An Impact Evaluation Case Study
… a target-group untapped by most existing business incubation programs. In addition, it also takes significant account of the experiential learning method for entrepreneurship development. The research shows that the program had substantial, yet limited impact in encouraging its …
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Managerial and operational characteristics of "safety successful" logging contractors
… However, the contractors in this study had more business experience, higher production rates, higher utilization of logging capacity, and substantially fewer accidents. The major conclusions of the study were: 1) the contractors interviewed were better than "average" in terms of their safety …
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A framework that supports the acquisition of reflexive competence in a MBA : South African perspectives
… of reflexive competence; how it is developed in business schools; what role the Council on Higher Education (CHE) plays in supporting its development and what organisation processes support its development. Further to this, the research then set out to establish if the individual needs that …
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Exploring influences on academic identity development: stories of Visiting Lecturers in post-’92 UK business schools
… on the subject, the value their practical experience brings to students. Existing literature on VLs portrays a largely negative picture of their experience (Kimber, 2003; Gottschalk and McEachern, 2010; Crimmins 2016, 2017; Ryan et al, 2013), showing VLs to be excluded and marginalised at …
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Practising critical pedagogy through the lens of constructive-developmental theory
… the author as both a subject and an agent of business management education, an understanding of the contribution of business education to inequality was sought. Essay Two investigates the causes of inequality. Economic and administrative systems within capitalism are questioned, as well as the …
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