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Showing 1 to 20 of 182 for “"Business performance"”.
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Business performance measurement : a soft systemic approach
… perform an investigation into the challenges of business performance measurement. The second objective of the research was to respond to these challenges, by articulating a Soft Systemic approach to business performance measurement. To meet the objectives of the research, the project draws on two …
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Measuring Family Business Performance: A Holistic, Idiosyncratic Approach
<p>For any type of organization, performance represents the measure of outcomes, goals, and aspirations vital to various organization stakeholders; thus performance is an important research variable (Seijts, Latham, Tasa, & Latham, 2004, Simon, 1964). Family businesses are different from non-family …
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Impact of Information and Communication Technology (ICT) on Business Performance
The performance of small and medium enterprises (SMEs) is of fundamental significance in emerging economies because of their contribution to economic development and growth. Amongst many factors that contribute to SME performance, different information and communication technology (ICT) resources …
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Impact on business performance by the organizational and technological infrastructures
… technological infrastructure, and business performance are investigated. An organizational design planning framework is introduced that incorporates functional alignment between emerging organizational goals and technology characteristics. The study's findings do not indicate that …
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Predictive Customer Lifetime value modeling: Improving customer engagement and business performance
… understanding of CLV in the subscription-based business context, stimulating further exploration and advancement in this field of study.
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An Analysis of Contribution of E-HRM to Sustaining Business Performance
… explored e-HRM’s contribution to sustaining business performance (SBP), using an interpretative phenomenological analysis (IPA). Drawing mainly from the ‘Integrated Value Chain theory’ and the ‘Dynamic capabilities theory’, and complementing these with RBV and TAM, exploratory models were …
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Human resource management, employee attitudes and business performance in Post Office Ltd
… (HRM) practices by organisations and their performance has been confirmed by numerous studies, there is a need for greater understanding of why such effects occur. Recently, the attention of researchers has shifted towards understanding the so-called ‘black box’ linking HRM and business …
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Investigating the impact of the education level of construction owners on business performance
… of the level of education of owners on the performance of the business in the construction industry. Construction companies are key to economic development in South Africa, playing an economic role in the nation's GDP and solving economic problems like unemployment and equitable distribution …
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Total Quality Management Strategy for Improving Business Performance of the Service Sector in Jordan
… TQM CSFs on company non-financial, and financial performance. It then produces a framework for successful TQM implementation which is validated for use in the Jordanian context. The survey data is collected via a quantitative approach in which a researcher-administered questionnaire comprised of …
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The persistence of business performance in sample soybean farms from Mato Grosso and Illinois
… idiosyncratic knowledge and farm management performance are central to the asset’s performance. Research into the drivers of farm performance has been the subject of substantial research, and good farms can be differentiated from poor ones. Unfortunately the proper valuation for direct …
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The effect of responsible tourism management practices on business performance in an emerging market
… challenges have fuelled the demands on businesses to manage their operations in a more sustainable and responsible manner. Global pressure, changing consumer demands and proof of business benefits have driven the growth in the field of corporate social responsibility (CSR). The tourism …
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Development of a four stage continuous improvement framework to support business performance in manufacturing SMEs
… techniques that can help to improve the performance of the manufacturing sector. However, recent research has found that the uptake of these available techniques for the purpose of improving business performance is comparatively low as a result of barriers preventing their adoption by …
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Lender Response to Federal Crop Insurance: Their Effects on Farm Business Performance (Survey, Simulation Model)
… exists and the possible effects on the financial performance of farm businesses.
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A support framework of enhancing business performance of ruaral SMME's in the Limpopo Province, South Africa
… to devise a support framework to enhance the performance of SMMEs in the rural expanse of Limpopo Province, South Africa, while also fostering entrepreneurship expansion. Its primary objectives encompassed identifying the determinants affecting rural SMME performance, crafting a conceptual …
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Evaluating small business performance : a matched pair analysis of African Caribbean owned businesses in the UK
African Caribbean Owned Businesses (ACOBs) have been postulated as having performance-related problems especially when compared with other ethnic minority groups in Britain. This research investigates if ACOBs may be performing less than similar firms in the population and why this maybe so. …
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The Role of Competitive Capabilities and Stakeholder Pressure in the Adoption of Environmental Practices and Business Performance
… K. Betts, for the Doctor of Philosophy Degree in Business Administration defended December 14, 2011, 10:00 a.m. 108 Rehn Hall at Southern Illinois University Carbondale. TITLE: THE ROLE OF COMPETITIVE CAPABILITIES AND STAKEHOLDER PRESSURE IN THE ADOPTION OF ENVIRONMENTAL PRACTICES AND IMPACT ON …
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A structural analysis of Black Tax impact on business performance among small medium micro enterprises in Limpopo Province
… entitlement for support. The black tax impact on business performance manifest as boost business image, strong network development, financial constraints, profit reduction, inventory depletion, stifled business growth, stimulate borrowing and business closure/failure. The findings also showed that …
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'Hospitableness': can the sub-traits of hospitableness be identified, measured in individuals and used to improve business performance?
… hospitableness have on customer satisfaction or business performance?
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An empirical investigation of telephony impact on business performance and regional development: evidence from small businesses in Nigeria.
… increased access and use of telephony, small business performance and regional development in a developing country context. This study presents detailed evidence drawn from a sample of 198 small businesses in Nigeria. The research conceptualises and empirically tests a research model which …
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