A retail category management model that considers the interplay of optimal product assortment decisions, space allocation and inventory quantities is presented in this paper. Specifically, the proposed model maximizes the total net profit in terms of decision variables expressing product...

The universality of design perception and response is tested using data collected from ten countries: Argentina, Australia, China, Germany, Great Britain, India, the Netherlands, Russia, Singapore, and the United States. A Bayesian, finite-mixture, structural-equation model is developed that...

Given functional specialisation and a scarcity of resources, organisations would seek to reduce environmental uncertainty by entering into strategic alliances with other organisations for exchanging resources for mutual benefit. This paper investigates the factors affecting a partner's...

Export researchers have paid considerable attention to export barriers as well as to those variables that encourage firms to become involved in exporting. Almost all export studies have looked at firms' "export or not" decision in isolation, either in relation to incentives to export (firms...

The universality of design perception and response is tested using data collected from 10 countries: Argentina, Australia, China, Germany, Great Britain, India, The Netherlands, Russia, Singapore, and the United States. A Bayesian, finite-mixture, structural equation model is developed that...