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Showing 1 to 20 of 42 for “"Business networks."”.
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A Framework for Information Architecture for Business Networks
… and have limited effectiveness for dynamic e-business alliances. To address this deficiency, related subject domains such as Systems Theory and Systems Modelling, Web design and virtual team working are explored and ideas are generated for further architectural components such as events, …
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How firms learn about new product development in their business networks
… the following research questions: how is business network learning processed in NPD? How do firms engage with their business alliances in the NPD network learning process? How does the network learning mechanism impact on NPD uncertainty reduction and speed-to-market? Two complementary …
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Dealing with risk in business networks : the use of institutional devices
… thesis examines how companies deal with risk in business networks. Drawing on empirical evidence from German food retailer-manufacturer networks and existent research conducted at the intersection of business network and institutional research, this thesis examines two under-researched questions: …
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Competencies, capabilities, and relational factors in buyer-supplier Business-to-Business networks
Most of today's knowledge of Business-to-Business marketing is grounded on studies conducted in so-called western countries. Recently some researchers have started to question the validity of concepts, ideas and measures conceived in developed markets to explain business marketing phenomena in …
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What do effective business networks look like? : the social construction of effectiveness as defined by the members and directors of business networks and compared and contrasted with the literature
… surrounding what constitutes an effective business network are both sporadic and incomplete. However, couching the formalized business network in voluntary organization literature and the corresponding definitions of organizational effectiveness, this study uses an emergent approach to …
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Exploring ICT-supported Formal Women Business Networks (eFWBNs) the case of Kenya and South Africa
… technology (ICT) supported formal women business networks (eFWBNs) and their contribution to the development of women entrepreneurs. For over a decade, studies on women’s entrepreneurship, particularly those in sub-Saharan Africa, have reiterated the importance of, and need for, women’s …
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The growth of 'connected' firms: a re-appraisal of Penrosian theory and its application to artisanal firms operating in contemporary business networks
This thesis is concerned with the growth of ‘connected’ firms, characterised as small firms that are engaged in stable spatial and vertical network relationships, involving a variety of actors, including larger firms. It locates these firms within the landscape of the ‘New Competition’, (Best 1990, …
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Using administrative data to gain insights into microdrivers of productivity
… productivity, define firm participation in business networks and handle missing data for this research. Missing data is a common problem in data analysis, but the problem is exacerbated when we analyse an integrated administrative dataset. We need to address this problem because it can …
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Using administrative data to gain insights into microdrivers of productivity
… productivity, define firm participation in business networks and handle missing data for this research. Missing data is a common problem in data analysis, but the problem is exacerbated when we analyse an integrated administrative dataset. We need to address this problem because it can …
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Understanding ethnic entrepreneurship in agricultural settings : qualitative comparative analysis of ethnic groups in New Zealand agriculture
… explanation for ethnic solidarity in business and the development of stable social structures for mobilisation of resources within ethnic groups involved in agriculture. Thus, the thesis derived a simple causal model which combines situational explanations with the key aspects of …
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Four Essays on Digital Transformation Strategies from the Perspectives of Capital Markets, Incumbents and Start-ups
… by data-driven start-ups in digitalized business networks.
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Role of Culture in Economic Development: China Study of China and Latin America
… thesis is to prove that culture and the informal business networks of China are the major forces of what is driving the Chinese economy ahead of Latin America. I will explain how the definition of culture ties in with the economic society of both regions. In writing about culture, I will attempt …
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The role of business relationships between SMEs and network actors in defining standardization and adaptation strategies of SMEs: insights from business-to-business firms engaged in international activities
… and medium-sized firms (SMEs) with actors in business to business (B2B) networks settings in order to identify factors influencing the standardisation/adaptation of SMEs’ marketing strategies. A comparative case study method is implemented using data collected from 18 cases. Initially, …
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I contratti di rete
… and fields related to the exercise of their business, or to exchange information or services of an industrial, commercial, technical or technological nature or to exercise together one or more activities which belong to the scope of their business». It is a new legal judicial instrument …
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An exploration of the experiences of Zimbabwean women informal cross-border traders at the Zimbabwean/South African BeitBridge border post
… women traders as they learn to negotiate new business networks and as they develop economic independence; a different perspective on gender dynamics suggests that far from empowerment, women cross border-traders face particular abuse and harassment. This research worked with eleven Zimbabwean …
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An exploratory study on the use of social media as a business networking tool: the case of four female-owned fashion retail businesses in the Stellenbosch area, Cape Town
… social media, which has changed the way in which businesses are operated. It is argued that using social media has signalled a departure for many businesses from the tradition of word-ofmouth advertising of products and services. Furthermore, it has been suggested that social media has become a …
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Business incubator contributions to the development of businesses in the early stages of the business life-cycle
This study investigated 157 business owners perceptions as to the importance of four value-added contributions to the development of their businesses through the early stages of their life-cycles. Literature suggested these value-added contributions to be: shared office services, business …
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Examining the dynamic of Indonesia's transnational networks in advocating Indonesia-Israel relations
… some transnational actors create and engage in networks that advocate for Indonesia-Israel relations? Previous literature emphasizes that the role of transnational advocacy networks is to legitimize the interests of issues that arise in society. However, transnational actors are indirectly used …
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The internationalisation of software firms: Evidence from Brazil. An integrative framework for the study of the impact of business network collaboration on international engagement through exports and imports.
… emerging markets. The findings indicate that business networks are indeed strategic mechanisms for a firm in developing its internationalisation trajectory, as hypothesised. The results of this research suggest that studies based on the business-network model of internationalisation can no …
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Networking Performance: A study of the benefits of business networking in the West Midlands
Abstract Research on business networks has traditionally focussed on understanding the nature of relationships in networks but seldom the outcomes from business networking activities. This thesis examines the benefits from business networking from the perspective of firms in the West Midlands and …
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