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Drivers and obstacles of outsourcing practices in China
Lau, C; Zhang, J - 2006
drivers and obstacles of outsourcing. FINDINGS - Economic factor is a strong motivation for outsourcing in China, of which …. ORIGINALITY/VALUE - This paper presents a systematic exploration of the drivers and the obstacles of outsourcing in China and …PURPOSE - To explore the key factors that motivate organizations in China to outsource and the obstacles these …
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An Evaluation of American Companies that Outsource Manufacturing to China: Decision-Making and Performance
Favreau, Michael Kenyon 1980- - 2007
, 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 …The topic of outsourcing ranks at the top of business issues for a wide variety of companies (Wery, 2004; Ezrati, 2004 …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009456717
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Allianzfähigkeit
Kupke, Sören - 2008
Ein empirisch belegtes Phänomen ist die steigende Anzahl strategischer Allianzen von Unternehmen, speziell in dynamischen Wettbewerbsumgebungen. Über strategische Allianzen versuchen Unternehmen, auch in einer dynamischen Wettbewerbsumwelt unter hoher Unsicherheit Wettbewerbsvorteile...
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Strategic Opportunity Management
Junge, Philip - 2009
Today we live in a world that is characterized by a constantly changing environment. During the last decade, this highly volatile environment forced companies to implement strategies that identify, track and minimise the risks that entrepreneurial activity entails. Unfortunately, risks only...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009460982
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Ressourcen, Transaktionen und Renten : Organisations?konomische und Ressourcenorientierte Begr?ndung effizienter Organisation
Winterhalder, Sven - 2006
Ziel und Inhalt der Arbeit ist es, auf Basis von Ressourcen und der Organisation (Koordination und Kontrolle) von Ressourcentransaktionen Erkl?rungen f?r die Generierung von Renten ?konomischer Akteure zu gewinnen. Dazu wendet sich die Arbeit folgenden Fragenkomplexen zu:1. Welche Renten- und...
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Firm Innovativeness in SMEs: Lessons from Japan
Gilbert, D - 2007
Fostering greater firm innovativeness may just be the most critical advantage organisations must develop to effectively compete in the markets of not only today, but those of tomorrow as well. The connection between volatile and dynamic environments and the need for firms to be more innovative...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009481522
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Efficient development of complex statecharts
Steffen Prochnow - 2008
Modeling systems based on graphical formalisms, such as Statecharts, has become standard practice in the design of embedded devices. Using paradigms established so far often results in complex models that are difficult to comprehend and maintain. To overcome this, we present a methodology to...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009428970
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Who has really paid for the Reconstruction of East Germany? Expected and Realized Returns on Real Estate Investments in East and West Germany in the 1990s
Kiesewetter, Dirk; Bensemann, Tina; Schönemann, Kristin - 2009
We evaluate the profitability of investments in residential property in Germany after unification with a focus on the comparison of East and West Germany. Calculations are carried out for (1) the after-tax return an investor might have expected at the beginning of the 1990s, and (2) the...
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Internetbasierte Unternehmenskooperationen als Wettbewerbsfaktor für den deutschen Mittelstand
Englert, Jürgen - 2000
Auch kleine und mittelständische Unternehmen werden zunehmend mit den Auswirkungen eines globaleren Wettbewerbs und dem Einsatz des Internet als wichtigem Wirtschaftsfaktor konfrontiert, so daß diese gezwungen sind ihre Unternehmensstrategien an die neuen ökonomischen Gegebenheiten...
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Determinants of RFID Technology Adoption Intention in the Saudi Retail Industry: an Empirical Study
Alqahtani, Salem; Wamba, S. F. - 2012
Drawing both on innovation diffusion theory and Radio frequency identification (RFID) technology, this paper assesses the influence of a set of determinants on the intention of Saudi Arabian retail firms to adopt RFID technology. In this study, a two-phase, multi-method approach was used. In the...
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