the drivers and barriers to successful Clusters and Networks within the manufacturing sector. The methodology for testing … questions concerning drivers and barriers to the establishment and implementation of effective clusters. Relevant literature on …

paths cannot be confirmed.It is also shown that the american civil war had rather less influence on manufacturing efficiency …

management is expected to make in the next 12 months (Wery, 2004). “Outsourcing in China can help many companies save money …, but it can be very frustrating if not done right†(Ting, 2004). The perceived benefits of outsourcing production to China … outsource their production to China. The information regarding outsourcing overseas was collected from 22 American firms and 24 …

-owned manufacturing enterprises might have to undertake R&D activities or cooperate with China in pursuing innovation, as well as whether …Since mid-2007, Hong Kong-owned manufacturing firms have increasingly been forced to shut down or move their production … plants out of Guangdong Province (hereinafter 'Guangdong') in the People's Republic of China (hereinafter 'China'). Such a …

of adjustments which result in more consistent long-run series of labour productivity for 21 manufacturing sectors from … added for the statistically well-covered sectors of Chinese manufacturing was 43 per cent of US value added, against 12 per …

identify the main barriers that services firms from emerging markets face during their internationalization process, and the … strategies used by these firms to overcome these barriers and succeed in foreign markets. …

opportunities and barriers to their entry. Although an existing body of research exists on the supply chain, it is recognised that …. However, SMEs face barriers to their entry in the supply chain in comparison to larger enterprises. This has a negative impact … on SME growth and inhibits market competitiveness. Moreover, SMEs face structural and bureaucratic barriers set in place …

understandthe barriers to the adoption of SA tools, concepts from information sciences were taken into account. Thefindings reveal … interconnected barriers relating to technology, people and resources. The lack ofappropriate tools to serve the demands of the … sustainability assessment process and the lack of relevantexpertise are the major barriers to the adoption of SA tools. Emerging …

, trialability, andobservability) impacting the adoption and diffusion of WBETs. The third was used tocollect data about ten barriers … theinnovation-decision process, and perceptions of attributes and barriers impacting theadoption and diffusion of WBETs.From the … perceived asposing moderate to strong barriers to the adoption and diffusion of WBETs. Onlycompatibility (attribute) and …

of TAT in the public sector. To do so, aconceptual model is developed to represent the effect of barriers to the … investigation is used to produce a frame of references that may be employed by decision makers to recognise barriers to the … evidence demonstrated that barriers, as suggested by the propositions, do surface in all case studies, thus confirming them as …