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Showing 1 to 20 of 222 for “"manufacturing sector."”.
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Factor substitution in the Irish manufacturing sector.
… unskilled labour and capital in the Irish manufacturing sector for the years 1979 to 2005. An understanding of the magnitude of these elasticites can play an important role in developing approrpariate policies for promoting growth and employment in the economy. The research updates previous …
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Determinants of exports in Zambia’s Manufacturing Sector
… impact. In this regard, the growth of the manufacturing sector becomes of the utmost importance. This is mainly because the more the manufacturing sector is developed, the greater the technological transfer which will in turn facilitate product sophistication. This will also mitigate the …
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Foreign Private Investment Flows and Manufacturing Sector in Zimbabwe
… foreign private investment flows into Zimbabwe's manufacturing sector. The study further explored the benefits that accrue from private capital as a source of financing for Zimbabwe's manufacturing sector. Quantitative analysis was used to determine the macroeconomic and governance factors that …
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Internal migrants and labour market discrimination in Shanghai’s manufacturing sector
… disadvantaged and discriminated in Shanghai’s manufacturing sector. The thesis further explains the underlying reasons for such discrimination. Fieldwork in Shanghai comprised a random survey in 21 manufacturing companies, interviews with personnel managers and migrant workers. This allows for …
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Business strategy and the environment in a traditional manufacturing sector
… strategy and the environment within traditional sectors. It has sought to learn more about the strategic environmental attitudes of SMEs compared with large companies operating under the same market conditions. The sector studied is the ceramics industry (including tableware & ornamental-ware, …
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Growth of technology-based social enterprises in the manufacturing sector
The recent intersection of two entrepreneurship streams – technology and social – has given rise to the emergence of technology-based social enterprises (TSEs). TSEs are of particular interest to many stakeholders as they have the potential to provide scalable solutions from a technological …
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Examining price setting behaviour in Namibia: Evidence from the manufacturing sector
… (behavioural mechanisms) of companies in the manufacturing sector in Namibia by establishing the decision process companies followed in their price setting practices. The study used an in-depth price setting behaviour questionnaire survey on 20 manufacturing companies based in Windhoek. It …
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Examining price setting behaviour in Namibia: Evidence from the manufacturing sector
… (behavioural mechanisms) of companies in the manufacturing sector in Namibia by establishing the decision process companies followed in their price setting practices. The study used an in-depth price setting behaviour questionnaire survey on 20 manufacturing companies based in Windhoek. It …
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Examining price setting behaviour in Namibia: Evidence from the manufacturing sector
… (behavioural mechanisms) of companies in the manufacturing sector in Namibia by establishing the decision process companies followed in their price setting practices. The study used an in-depth price setting behaviour questionnaire survey on 20 manufacturing companies based in Windhoek. It …
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Evaluation of production outsourcing effectiveness in the rolling stock manufacturing sector
Submitted in fulfillment of the requirements of Master of Engineering, Durban University of Technology, Durban, South Africa, 2023.
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Analysis of the efficiency levels of the manufacturing sector in Zimbabwe
Submitted in fulfillment of the requirements for the Doctorate degree in Philosophy, Durban University of Technology, Durban, South Africa, 2018.
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Analysis of Policy Reforms in the New Zealand Forest Manufacturing Sector
… public assets were the main shocks to the forest sector. The purpose of this paper is to analyze the impacts of these reforms on wood and paper industry cost, production, and cost efficiency. Unlike previous work, the effects of privatization and deregulation are compared to determine which shock …
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Exploratory study to evaluate the entrepreneurship ecosystem in Namibia's manufacturing sector
… exists for small businesses operating in the manufacturing sector in Namibia. The objectives were to establish whether there exists a conducive business environment – that is an environment conducive for small businesses in the manufacturing sector to develop networks and build new …
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Technology diffusion and productivity : evidence from the South African manufacturing sector
… and development. The focus is on South Africa's manufacturing sector. Furthermore, the paper also examines the role of human capital in the facilitation of the effective adoption of foreign technology. Using trade data from 1976 to 2001 - imports from the European Union, industrialized countries …
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Education, employment and earnings: a study of the South African manufacturing sector
… Employment is presented by race for the various sectors of the State (for example the Central Authorities or the Railways) and for the various types of activity undertaken by the State (for example the provision of Economic Services or Educational Services). PART III: This tackles the two …
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The business strategy development among SMME's in the KwaZulu-Natal clothing manufacturing sector
Thesis (Masters in Business Administration)-Durban University of Technology, Durban, South Africa, 2006.
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Digital transformation : The case of Cape Town based SMEs in the manufacturing sector
… the pace of digital transformation in manufacturing SMEs. Research has demonstrated that various challenges originate from within and outside the SME business level such as, among many, company culture and strategy, business processes, financial resources, and government support …
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Környezeti innovációk a a hazai feldolgozóiparban = Environmental innovations in the Hungarian manufacturing sector
Disszertációmban a hazai feldolgozóipari vállalatok környezeti innovációs tevékenységét vizsgálom. A környezeti innovációk igen sokfélék lehetnek – vonatkozhatnak a gyártási eljárásokra, az előállított termékekre, vagy a szervezeti folyamatokra; más és más környezeti problémákra; lehetnek csővégi …
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Foreign direct investment in the manufacturing sector in Botswana : key determinants and deterrents
… include a range of policies aimed at promoting sectors such as manufacturing, agriculture, financial services, tourism and construction. An investigation of whether the government's initiatives to diversify the economy are bearing fruit is thus necessary. This study attempts such an analysis by …
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Measuring technical efficiency in Zimbabwe's manufacturing sector: a two-stage DEA Tobit approach
… and explains efficiency of firms in Zimbabwe's manufacturing sector. The paper uses a panel of 166 firms from 6 subsectors of the manufacturing sector in the financial year 2014. The Data envelopment analysis program is used to measure efficiency and identify its determinants. Exporting, labour …
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