The paper elaborates on succession planning among Polish family businesses. Research survey was conducted on a random sample of 496 family enterprises in first quarter of 2009 (first phase, survey) and 61 family enterprises in third quarter of 2009 (second phase, in-depth-interview). The main...

I explore the relationship in partnering strategy [exploration – based on weak ties vs. exploitation – based on strong ties], national culture and and firms’ organizational model in the context of global ICT Industry. In the highly uncertain global environment, partnering is the one of the...

Strategy and management are becoming priorities for the survival and growth of Italian Cultural Firms. After a decade of advantageous legislation – from several acts regarding cultural foundations to fiscal acts concerning tax incentives for private sponsors – Italian Cultural Firm are...

The need to pay some attention to the issues of investment processes undertaken in enterprises and explore this topic is a direct result of the important role that enterprises play in the economy — with particular emphasis on the SMEs. From the company’s point of view, it is crucial to...

The need to pay some attention to the issues of investment processes undertaken in enterprises and explore this topic is a direct result of the important role that enterprises play in the economy — with particular emphasis on the SMEs. From the company’s point of view, it is crucial to...

This article aims to evaluate the innovation management capacities of knowledge intensive business services (KIBS) and verify to what extent these companies return different profiles when classified by urban versus rural. Taking a sample of 500 KIBS, we applied a questionnaire with results...

This essay tries to give answers to several questions that humans think trough centuries about the efficiency. For that, proposes a glossary that can be a good help to readers because introduces the concepts that the author used. Were necessary deep bibliographic revisions about historic...

On the basis of existing theory we suggest two main types of factors for SME competitiveness. The first type is comprised of the basic factors, including internal, external and entrepreneur-related factors, all well-defined and discussed in the IO and RBV approach and the configuration theory as...

The main objective of this paper is to analyze the competitiveness of the main maritime Port sited in Portugal - Port of Sines. This paper is developed under the Resource-based view approach. A literature review about the Resource-based view is presented with a special highlight on the...

In the global context of constantly evolving economies, the efficiency of a country's fiscal system becomes a central pillar in ensuring its stability and prosperity. The Republic of Moldova faces challenges related to the structure, collection and distribution of fiscal resources. Evaluating...