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The importance of standardisation is growing. This might be reflected in a growth of standardisation education. In this paper we will elaborate on education in the field of standardisation.
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Changes in the market conditions for fruit and vegetables have induced Dutch co-operative auctions to restructure their sales and marketing activities. Nine auctions merged into VTN and established the marketing organisation The Greenery International BV. VTN/The Greenery have encountered many...
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The focus of this study is on the challenges faced by managers in effectively dealing with the new management logic of … with a discussion of the management implications of the new logic of increasing returns and suggestions for further …
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included managers receiving upward feedback and a management skills workshop. The results showed a negative effect of the … they participated in both a feedback session and an management skills workshop. …
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Financial theory, resource-based theory and access to deal flow are used to explain syndication practices among European venture capital (VC) firms. The desire to share risk and increase portfolio diversification is a more important motive for syndication than the desire to access additional...
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A buy-out is a fundamental change in the structure of ownership that may affect the way employee relations develop within an organisation. Little is known about the impact of buyouts upon employee relations. This paper aims to address this gap. We focus on two main questions. First, what are the...
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The impact of management buy-outs (MBO) on strategy and management control systems (MCS) is little understood. Previous …-case comparisons from four buyout firms are used to capture the interaction between management control systems and competitive strategy …
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management buyouts and buyins. Firms focusing upon a diversified product/ service range and/or advertising were significantly …
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This paper focuses on the development of entrepreneurial orientation (EO) after a management buy-out (MBO) and on the … management team that seeks venture capital support to improve the firm?s economic performance by using its upside potential. …
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programme has, indeed, opened up new opportunities for private enterprise activity; but idiosyncrasies of the business …
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