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Global Sourcing
Mol, M.J.; van Tulder, van Tulder, R.J.M.; Beije, … - Erasmus Research Institute of Management (ERIM), … - 2002
propagated as a key means to improve the performance of firms. It is argued that becoming more lean and internationally focused …'s performance. The analysis reveals that for this sample of firms global sourcing is the exception rather than the rule. Although … performance. International outsourcing can not be used to adequately explain firm performance. Therefore, an alternative approach …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010731196
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The Synergy Issues in Organizations’ Strategies in a Global Economy
Raluca, Zoltan - In: Ovidius University Annals, Economic Sciences Series XI (2011) 1, pp. 2359-2365
The present paper aims to define the concept of synergy in the context of strategic management of organizations and to emphasize the importance of taking it into consideration by the companies that activate today in a global economy. The transposition of synergy into objectives aimed by the...
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The Three-Step Test-Interview (TSTI): An observational instrument for pretesting self-completion questionnaires
Hak, Hak, A.; van der Veer, K.; Jansen, Jansen, H.A.M. - Erasmus Research Institute of Management (ERIM), … - 2004
The Three-Step Test-Interview (TSTI) is an instrument for pretesting a self-completion questionnaire by observing actual instances of interaction between the instrument and respondents (the response process). Because this process mainly consists of cognitive processing (‘thinking’) and is...
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Some Economics of Digital Content
Dolfsma, Wilfred - Erasmus Research Institute of Management (ERIM), … - 2004
The music industry is currently subject to changes influenced by ongoing digitalisation and informatization that are unprecedented. Other sectors can expect to undergo in the near future what the media industry is going through now – the movie industry being a prime suspect. Each day, some...
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Particularities of Recruitment in Crewing Agencies
Simona, Utureanu; Cristina, Dragomir - In: Ovidius University Annals, Economic Sciences Series XIV (2014) 1, pp. 539-542
In the challenging domain of seafaring, when crewing agencies choose the right seafarers for their clients, the agency has to consider that the recruited seafarers not only have to produce good results in order to satisfy the ship management and the ship owner, but also they have to improve the...
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The Experience of Activity of National Service of Mediation and Reconciliation of Ukraine
Oleksandr, Borovykov - In: Ovidius University Annals, Economic Sciences Series XIII (2013) 1, pp. 720-725
The article reviews the main provisions activity of National Service of Mediation and Reconciliation of Ukraine, and especially activity of Poltava branch office of its institution.
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Reflexivity in Teams: A Measure and Correlates
Schippers, Schippers, M.C.; den Hartog, den Hartog, D.N.; … - Erasmus Research Institute of Management (ERIM), … - 2005
Reflexivity -the extent to which teams reflect upon and modify their functioning- has been identified as a possible key factor in the effectiveness of work teams. The aim of the present study was to develop a questionnaire to measure (aspects of) reflexivity, with a focus on team reflection. The...
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Attractive Supervisors: How Does the Gender of the Supervisor Influence the Performance of the Supervisees?
Koellinger, Philipp; Block, Joern H. - Erasmus Research Institute of Management (ERIM), … - 2012
of several young and attractive males or females. The results show that when the supervisor was a female, the performance …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010730988
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Managerial Functions: Leverage to Improve Performance Indicators
Adriana, Grigorescu; Cristian, Odagiu - In: Ovidius University Annals, Economic Sciences Series XI (2011) 1, pp. 867-873
This study aims to emphasize how performance indicators can be improved by implementing an appropriate management. The … the institutional performance indicators obtained for four consecutive years. The analysis of the results obtained in the … study undertaken reflects an appreciable improvement of the performance indicators over a comparable funding from the state …
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Analysis of the Personnel’s Performance and its Relationship with Work Satisfaction in Railway Transportation
Teodorescu (Roman) Gabriela - In: Ovidius University Annals, Economic Sciences Series XI (2011) 2, pp. 1265-1270
From a general point of view, performance is defined as the degree to which a member of an organisation contributes to …, because it assures both the company’s and the employed personnel’s survival and development. Work performance is understood as … could be established between the work satisfaction and the work performance of the employees from this field of activity …
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