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Showing 1 to 20 of 40 for “"business partners"”.
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Foreign direct investment from China: implications for British business partners
… selected entry modes and effects on British business partners. This research takes a multiple case study approach consisting of nine Chinese multinationals from the automotive, manufacturing, IT, telecommunications and medical device sectors. As a qualitative study it is principally based on …
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The impact of managing business partners supported by Web-based technologies on inter-organisational relationships : an empirical study from partners' perspective within the ICT industry
… are becoming a key force necessary in business-to-business (B2B) distribution channels to achieve significant monetary and non-monetary benefits. However, the tasks required of implementing a successful B2B distribution strategy for a supplier and its partners face greater challenges, …
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Service bundling opportunities for a 3PL in the value network
… strategy to position themselves as strategic business partners for the long term. This thesis first explores the supply chain challenges and needs of the major stakeholders in the value network. It then tries to create a roadmap identifying the major opportunities which 3PLs should optimize in …
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Interoperable internet-scale security framework for RFID networks
… the Electronic Product Code (EPC) and associated business event data are transmitted through RFID networks. Security and privacy issues are critically important in RFID networks because EPC data and their associated business events are valuable assets. Companies need to share these data with …
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The Effects of Partnership Academy on the Achievements of at-Risk Students
… of students, teachers, administrators, and business partners connected with the Partnership Academy as well as from document analysis. Although the Partnership Academy did not meet all its program goals, the study findings showed that the idea of a Partnership Academy at Elgin High School …
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A Program Evaluation Of The Parent Academy For One School District
… the parents, administrators, board members, and business partners included individual surveys and interviews. The results indicated the biggest problems for mediocre parent engagement centered on transportation and the lack of parent involvement in the planning process. Improving the strategic …
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The risk appetite of development finance institutions (DFIs) and funding for start-ups in South Africa
… this study examines the risk appetite of Business Partners (BP), the National Empowerment Fund (NEF) and the Small Enterprise Finance Agency (SEFA). This study analyses data between 2011 and 2015 to determine the DFI's risk appetite and to identify key determinants of risk appetite with …
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eBusiness technologies and trends in the pharmaceutical industry
eBusiness is rapidly becoming the defacto business model of many firms. The pharmaceutical industry will continue to thrive regardless of recession, terrorism, war, or other external forces. Question is: what eBusiness technologies and trends are being currently pursued by pharmaceutical companies …
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Measuring performance in supply chain networks
… power not only considers the sheer number of business partners, but also whether connected business-partners are themselves well-connected. This way a basis for adapting performance measurement tools which generally lack a network orientation is provided. The application of social network …
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University Research and Industry Involvement. Three Essays on the Effects and Determinants of Industry Collaboration and Commercialisation in Academia
… funding from the research council that involves business partners. The thesis is unique in its ability to measure two distinct types of funding over a long time period and compare these to commercialisation efforts of academics. It analyses the relationship between both activities and relates it …
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Perceived Inclusion in South Africa: Examining the Effect of Belonging and Value for Uniqueness on Behavioral Outcomes
… ten interviews with call center managers and HR business partners (N = 10) were conducted to provide supplementary information and a rich understanding of the research context. Factor analysis supported the conceptualisation of inclusion as multidimensional, with two distinct dimensions: …
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Digital Transformation in the Oil and Gas Industry: Challenges and Potential Solutions
… will also need to focus more on establishing partnerships that help promote technology innovation not only within their organizations but also within their business partners' organizations. Digital transformation will push the oil and gas industry out of its comfort zone. Oil and gas operators …
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Subtle, intimate interfaces for mobile human computer interaction
… connected to one's significant other, friends or business partners. At the same time, mobile devices are often used in public, where one is surrounded by others not involved in the interaction. This private interaction in public is often a cause of unnecessary disruption and distraction, both for …
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Electronic data interchange : an assessment of the factors leading to EDI adoption
… (EDI) is a revolutionary way to conduct business. The electronic exchange of information between business partners can have a significant impact on the performance and profitability of businesses. However, despite the numerous potential advantages EDI can provide, only fraction of the …
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Characteristics of Effective Elementary School Principals as Perceived by Stakeholders
… parents', teachers', community, staff, and business partners' perceptions on what characteristics yield an effective elementary principal, as well as, to describe the interactive process that occurs when these stakeholders are involved with the described principals.</p> <p>The sample …
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Outlining a future of supply chain management-coordinated supply networks
… to facilitate coordinating a set of strategic business partners across multiple tiers of a single supply chain - defined as the supply network. The study is based on a deductive model of three dimensions of coordination, corresponding to the information, material, and financial dependencies …
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The Acquisition of Tacit Knowledge in International Outsourcing Relationships: The Malaysian Supplier Perspective
… knowledge through relationships with foreign business partners is deemed significant in increasing a firm’s competitiveness as it allows the firm to access not only tacit knowledge but other idiosyncratic resources belonging to its partners. A manufacturing supplier who engages in …
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Benefit from Web services in the mobile Internet industry
… namely, content providers. However, the content business is currently under pressure to become profitable, and major players have found it difficult to differentiate their services from competitors In other words, service has become commoditized, which has resulted in a shift to the mature stage. …
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Analyzing the impact of ethical issues in e-government implementation: a case of Zambia
… of government services to benefit citizens, business partners and employees while reducing corruption and costs but increasing transparency and revenue growth on the other hand. Despite the foregoing, the use of ICTs in both public and private sector, at individual and institutional levels, …
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Analyzing the impact of ethical issues in e-government implementation: a case of Zambia
… of government services to benefit citizens, business partners and employees while reducing corruption and costs but increasing transparency and revenue growth on the other hand. Despite the foregoing, the use of ICTs in both public and private sector, at individual and institutional levels, …
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