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Showing 1 to 13 of 13 for “"Business initiatives"”.
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New Business Initiatives and Financial Performance
… in financial performance with use o f new business initiatives such as JIT, TQM, and ABC. The investigation is organized into three areas o f inquiry that telescope from the general to the specific to reach a conclusion regarding the efficacy of initiatives. The first two studies contain …
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The antecedents and consequences of e-business adoption in Malaysian manufacturing firms
… the antecedents and consequences of e-business adoption among manufacturing firms in Malaysia. This thesis develops from the existing literature of organisational innovation adoption, information technology and strategic marketing/management. It further adds to the existing literature …
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The impact of the National Credit Act on the growth of small business lending in the Vhembe Region of Limpopo
… no 34 of 2005 on the growth of the small retail business lending in the Vhembe region of Limpopo. Over the years there has been an outcry by the small business industry that the banks were unwilling to offer lending products to this sector. The banks on the other hand maintained that this was a …
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Designing the Enterprise Architecture of an Innovative Plant Engineering Company
… the core of manufacturing and energy-related businesses, are expected to contribute to addressing these challenges. This thesis analyzes and proposes solutions to overcome the innovation dilemmas faced by major Japanese companies, including plant engineering firms. Specifically, an ARIES …
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Evaluating e-business models for the UK and Malaysian companies.
Despite the benefits offered by e-business, there is a lack of indication that its functionality is being widely harnessed in practice. Research evidence suggests that the fear of lagging behind in adopting the technology (Internet) has rushed many firms to blindly engage in e-business initiatives …
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The Impact of Airport Service Quality on Passenger Satisfaction at the Hong Kong International Airport
… to optimise resource allocation and prioritise business initiatives.
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A Business Process Driven Approach for Automatic Generation of Business Applications
Business processes describe a set of tasks for accomplishing business objectives of an organization. Business applications automate business processes to improve the productivity of business users. Nowadays, the business environment changes fast due to rapid market growth and technological …
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Information quality assessment and effects on inventory decision-making
… to the success of organisations. Numerous business initiatives have been delayed or even cancelled, citing poor-quality information as the main reason. Previous research indicated that under-standing the effects of information quality is critical to the success of organisations. However, …
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Perceptions of the Reform Agenda from Selected Superintendents in the Keystone Area Education Agency I of the State of Iowa
… recommendations, national and state goals, business initiatives, and local efforts to reform America's public schools. Although educational change appears simple from the perspective of the popular press, reform (transformation, restructuring, or improvement) of schools is a complex and time …
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Educating for enterprise: exploring the role of the teacher. An interpretative phenomenological analysis
… education in general (Kember, 1997; 2009), and business and entrepreneurship education (Gibb, 2002; 2015).<br/><br/>The experiences of eleven UK based lecturers in entrepreneurship were explored through semi-structured interviews. The qualitative study was conducted using Interpretative …
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Measuring the business success of enterprise systems projects
… most of the information systems requirements of business organisations. ERP, or more simply enterprise systems (ES), have constituted the majority of investment in information technology by global businesses over the last two decades and have had a profound impact upon the way these businesses …
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Developing an asset-based, equitable system and culturally inclusive collaborative approach to enable market access and preparedness support for the sustainable growth of Ethnic Minority-led MSEs
… restricted access to the wider markets, business support and external finance. Unsurprising that this phenomenon has been the subject of growing interest among academics and practitioners, as well as multilateral institutions. With a keen interest in Minority Ethnic Business Support …