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Análisis teórico de la relacion entre deversificación corporativa y resultados empresariales
Benito Osorio, D. - In: Investigaciones Europeas de Dirección y Economía de … 15 (2009) 2, pp. 105-126
on performance. The review of the literature allows us to propose and justify explanations for two key questions that …: if differences between the performance of the firms associated with exist the different strategies of diversification … (different degree and/ or type of diversification) and if the national environment is a determining factor of the performance of …
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Purchasing Organization and Design: A Literature Review
Glock, Christoph H.; Hochrein, Simon - In: BuR - Business Research 4 (2011) 2, pp. 149-191
This paper presents the results of a comprehensive literature review of the organization of purchasing covering the period from 1967 to 2009. The review provides a structured overview of prior research topics and findings and identifies gaps in the existing literature that may be addressed in...
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How the Entrepreneurial Top Management Team Setup Influences Firm Performance and the Ability to Raise Capital: A Literature Review
Maschke, Konstantin; zu Knyphausen-Aufseß, Dodo - In: BuR - Business Research 5 (2012) 1, pp. 83-123
This paper reviews research findings on entrepreneurial top management teams within the last 20 years. It concentrates on team-based management factors and their influence on a new venture's growth and ability to raise capital. This paper integrates recent findings and provides an overview of...
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Benefits of the ISO 9001 and ISO 14001 standards: A literature review
Tarí, Juan José; Molina-Azorín, José Francisco; … - In: Journal of Industrial Engineering and Management (JIEM) 5 (2012) 2, pp. 297-322
(including environmental performance for the case of the ISO 14001 standard) by scholars. It is suggested that both standards … have clear benefits on operational, people and customer results and that the effects on financial performance are … performance, and customer satisfaction in order to expand this search. Originality/Value: The main contribution is that the paper …
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The Schumpeterian Entrepreneur: A Review of the Empirical Evidence on the Antecedents, Behavior, and Consequences of Innovative Entrepreneurship
Block, Joern H.; Fisch, Christian O.; van Praag, Mirjam - 2016
Innovative entrepreneurship is considered an important pillar for economic development and has sparked a lively discussion in academia and practice alike. Oftentimes, however, the debate is not sufficiently grounded on solid empirical evidence. The academic literature is growing but very...
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Effective logistics alliance design and management
Brekalo, Lisa; Albers, Sascha - 2015
meaningful way and guide future research for effective design and management; and (b) improve logistics alliance performance in … and horizontal alliances into four key areas in order to systematically consolidate key performance factors, their sub …-constructs and performance effects to identify implications for both research and practice. Research implications: Within our …
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Escassez de força de trabalho: Uma revisão da literatura internacional e interpretação dos resultados empíricos referentes ao Brasil
Nascimento, Paulo A. Meyer M. - 2015
the performance of the workforce and their productivity at all times, whether or not quantitative shortages are likely to …
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Nascent Entrepreneurs
Wagner, Joachim - 2004
Nascent entrepreneurs are people who are engaged in creating new ventures. This chapter reviews the international evidence on how many of them are there around the world, what they are doing, who they are, what makes them different, and which ones see their vision through to eventual start-up.
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Literature Review of the Agricultural Distribution Services Sector: Performance, Efficiency and Research Issues
Intal, Ponciano S.; Ranit, Luis Osman - 2001
This literature review characterizes the structure and performance of the agricultural distribution sector in the …
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Known knowns and known unknowns of immigrant self-employment: Selected issues
Nestorowicz, Joanna - 2011
The paper presents a review of selected definitional issues, theoretical concepts and most recent empirical evidence related to the phenomenon of immigrant self-employment. Based on the appraisal of gathered material it also points to possible areas of development of future research in the field.
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