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Effective Virtual Teams for New Product Development
Ale Ebrahim, Nader; Abdul Rashid, Salwa Hanim; Taha, Zahari - In: Scientific Research and Essay 7 (2012) 21, pp. 1971-1985
At present, the existing literature shows that the factors which influence the effectiveness of virtual teams for new product development are still ambiguous. To address this problem, a research design was developed, which includes detailed literature review, preliminary model and field survey....
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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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Managerial skills, technology adaptation and firm performance: Mediating role of process innovation and product innovation
Asghar, Nabila; Khattak, Amira; Danish, Muhammad Hassan; … - In: Cogent Business & Management 10 (2023) 3, pp. 1-18
The main aim of every organization is to improve performance and productivity, but this is only possible with efficient … managerial skills and technology adaptation on firm performance and productivity through the mediation channel of process … the productivity and performance of firms. The present research is focused on the implementation of new technology and …
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Goal setting and worker motivation
Goerg, Sebastian J. - In: IZA World of Labor (2015)
solely on monetary incentives, such as pay-for-performance schemes? One tool that has shown promise in recent decades for … improving worker performance is setting goals, whether they are assigned by management or self-chosen. Goals are powerful …
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Employee behavior in organizations: On the current state of research
von Rosenstiel, Lutz - In: Management Revue 22 (2011) 4, pp. 344-366
finds remarkable ignorance on behaviour which has no direct relation to performance and on the impacts of specific work and …
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Public and Public Utility Enterprises Restructuring: Statistical and Quantitative Aid for Ensuring Human Resource Sustainability
Čudanov, Mladen; Jaško, Ondrej; Săvoiu, Gheorghe - In: Amfiteatru Economic Journal 14 (2012) 32, pp. 307-322
productivity oscillation and setting of performance standards in public and public utility enterprises based on the aforementioned … productivity. Data background is given through job descriptions, organizational charts, salary reports and monthly performance …
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Building resilience and performance in turbulent times: The influence of shared leadership and passion at work across levels
Salas-Vallina, Andrés; Rofcanin, Yasin; Las Heras, Mireia - In: BRQ Business Research Quarterly 25 (2022) 1, pp. 8-27
-Determination Theory to suggest that shared leadership has a positive effect on resilience and performance through passion at work at …
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