Efficient allocation of shelf space and product assortment can significantly improve a retailer's profitability. This paper addresses the problem from the perspective of an independent franchise retailer. A Category Management Decision Support Tool (CMDST) is proposed that efficiently generates...

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...