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the flexibility required to succeed in dynamicenvironments. Strategy formation in this thesis deals with the concepts ….Chapter 3 provides insight to organisational order, which emerges from the interplay between‘strategy formation’ as a deliberate … strategies. Theprocess of strategy formation provides opportunity for self-reflection by the decision-makers(the I), the team …
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housebuilders contribute nearly 90% to the housing unit completions by the industry overall. This thesis aims to provide a strategy …
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This chapter will introduce Australia’s Dennis family – a case of ‘incremental entrepreneurship’ in the business transition from the first to the second generation. Following the second generation’s formal involvement and ownership in the business, Dennis Family Corporation (DFC)...
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effects at the family and individual levels depending on four moderating factors. At the individual level, if a succession … affective commitment of NGFMs to the core business and such a risk appears to be higher when CV participation in the FB strategy …
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beyond two generations and are thriving. What has allowed these companies to achieve positive succession outcomes and greater … have been identified that contribute to positive succession outcomes and greater longevity: The ability of the outgoing …
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This dissertation is a collection of three essays on high school dropout by adolescents and the roll of their siblings in this risky behavior. Dropping out of high school can scar the individual for his entire labor supply period with lower earnings, higher unemployment, and in turn incur...
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The purpose of this study was to determine the incentives of companies in either sponsoring or not sponsoring professional sports teams. The review of literature regarding the identification of incentives to sponsor professional sports teams revealed a lack of attention to this aspect....
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This paper reports on the restructuring of a large, private nonprofit, child welfare agency, and includes a description of the change objectives, the process of planning and implementing the changes, and the impact of the changes. The findings discussed here focus on changes in staff turnover...
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In this paper, we develop a decision-theoretic frameworkfor evaluating data mining systems, which employ classification methods, in terms of their utility in decision-making. The decision-theoretic model provides an economic perspective on the value of â extracted knowledge,â in terms of its...
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