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Showing 1 to 13 of 13 for “"munificence"”.
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Environmental munificence, strategic posture and performance: an empirical survey of independent restaurants
… of the contingency effect that environmental munificence may have on the relationship between strategic posture and performance at the level of the business unit. Following the suggestions of Venkatraman (1989) and others (cf. Van de Ven and Drazin, 1985) due consideration was given to …
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THE INTERNATIONALISATION DECISION OF THE ENDOWED SME
… attention to how SMEs identify and define munificence in the context of their internationalisation and how munificence influences SMEs’ internationalisation decision. The present research extends the previous work on how resources influence SMEs’ internationalisation and on the role of …
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Public libraries and public benefaction in the Roman Empire
… of a community, libraries were a form of munificence aimed entirely by elites at other elites. The non-elite citizens of the Roman Empire were almost entirely illiterate, and public libraries therefore offered them nothing of interest. Despite this, benefactors nonetheless saw value in …
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The Effects of Interaction Process Characteristics between the Supplier and the Buyer on Relationship Value and Firm Performance
… characteristics are not significant, while munificence has a positive effect on interaction process characteristics. The effects of iv business strategy on interaction process characteristics are significant. In terms of the relationships between interaction process characteristics and their …
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The impact of Zoroastrianism upon Judaism and Christianity
… is extended through literature, ethics and the munificence of the Persian court in Babylon. The Jews are suggested to have been, "a discouraged, disorganized and bitter lot", when taken to Babylon. The Jew's high monotheistic concept of God developed in and after the Exile. During the Exile and …
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The relationship between the use of information systems and the performance of strategic decision-making processes. An empirical analysis.
… such as information anarchy and environmental munificence/hostility, do not support the hypotheses. Implications for theory and practice concerning information behaviour and its context are discussed.
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Corporate governance and financial distress prediction in the UK.
… of firms’ environment (complexity, dynamism, and munificence), resource (tangible and intangible), and technology on the relationship between corporate governance mechanisms and financial distress. Also, Daily et al. (2003) have contested that taking a multi-theoretic approach to corporate …
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Alignment in Supply Chains: Empirical Analysis of Strategic and Operational Decision Making in Supply Chain Operations
… of industry dynamism, competitive intensity and munificence. The results, in general, suggested that volume flexibility is strategically more important than inventory buffers in managing environmental uncertainty on all three dimensions. The second study, as detailed in chapter three, analyzes …
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Antecedents and Consequences of Top Management Team Characteristics
… to environmental conditions (i.e. industry munificence, industry dynamism, and technological intensity), (2) adjustment to organizational contingencies (i.e. firm size, firm strategy), and (3) outcome of leadership (CEO) power and background (i.e. CEO tenure, stock ownership, duality, and …
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Policy and Approach for Addressing the Military – Media Tension
… authority, and conflict), and environment (munificence, complexity and dynamism). The research focuses on specific techniques and processes that the war coverage programs use to initiate these practices. In doing so, it examines how certain characteristics influence the military-media …
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Electronic Medical Records in Acute Care Hospitals: Correlates, Efficiency, and Quality
… associated with teaching status, environmental munificence, competition, operating margin, ownership, or public payer mix. In the hospital performance analyses, one hypothesis was supported, and one was partially supported. Regarding quality, hospitals with EMRs were found to provide higher …
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The Catafalque of Paul V: Architecture, Sculpture and Iconography
… also the new Golden Age ushered in by Borghese munificence and patronage. Chapter five tackles the question of the catafalque's authorship. It examines the involvement of Venturi, Soria and Bernini, attempting to reconcile the style of the building with each of their known works. Chapter six is …
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Leveraging System Context to Understand Collaborative Systems in Modern Public Management
… I find organizational tenure and resource munificence contributed to CGR's adaptability during the crisis. Rather than going through the lead organization governance model with the coordination center directing ties, organizations saw greater returns to modifying the governance structure …