BUSINESS STRATEGY FIT AND FIRM PERFORMANCE Oya Erdil & Ay e Günsel Gebze Institute of Technology, Turkey ABSTRACT While there has been growing interest concerning the relationship between human resource (HR) practices, firm strategy and firm performance, limited research attention has been paid providing empirical evidence in support of them. This study investigates the relationships between HR practices, human resources management (HRM) - firm strategy fit and the firm performance of 63 small
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1 INTRODUCTION The research on the academic field of international business (IB) is a bit latter-day. Starting with the pioneering works of Dunning (1958) and Vernon (1965) on firm internationalization, the field has grown momentously churning out some time-tested theories. Unlike its counterpart business disciplines which focus on narrow subject areas, IB research is broader focused and draws on multidiscipline approaches (Aggarwal 2004) to explain the reasons why businesses go international.
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This type of organizational structure combines the advantages of functional specialization with the advantages of product-project specialization. • A. Specialization business • B. Product-team structure • C. Divisional organization • D. Matrix structure Correct : A matrix structure allows an employee to be assigned to both his or her functional team and to another group, based on a project or product. By using a matrix structure, a firm can capitalize on the knowledge of its employees
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ECONOMIC AND BUSINESS REVIEW | VOL. 15 | No. 1 | 2013 | 33–56 33 ICT AS A NEW COMPETITIVE ADVANTAGE FACTOR – CASE OF SMALL TRANSITIONAL HOTEL SECTOR Tanja Mihalič1 Dimitrios Buhalis2 Received: 12 December 2012 Accepted: 6 March 2013 ABSTRACT: This paper studies the information and communication technology (ICT) in a small hotel sector at a point in time when the transition towards a full market economy is coming to the end and competitiveness and ICT implementation is gaining
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Different methods of measuring the size of a business The number of employees: This will not work on capital intensive firms as they use more machinery and technology, yet there businesses may still be large. The amount of capital invested: This method does not work on labour intensive firms as the business may have a high amount of capital employed yet a low output and therefore low efficiency. The sales turnover: A business may not always be able to achieve maximum results in sales however
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How Exxon Mobil would manage its FDI in an emerging market Investment decisions by firms are subject to rigorous planning and coordination and when they cater to the firms’ interests in expanding its business beyond the borders of its home country, the parameters for analysis change. The company has to think beyond its own domestic construct and towards a more broad-based approach. Multinationals have to consider a completely new array of factors which range across the home country, the foreign
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Strategies Generic Competitive Strategies was raised by Michael Porter which was used to hold across different kinds of business situations. Generic Competitive Strategy is the business strategies which achieve the stable and sustainable competitive advantage in long term (Ormanidhi & Stringa, 2008). Competitive strategies contain offensive and defensive actions to maintain stable position in the industry. It can also help the corporate outperforming the competitors in the industry with four competitive
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Strategy On your side The Spring Sale Lorem Ipsum Dolor Sit Amet TEAM #59 Mission and Objectives Mountain View Beverage Company: Mission Statement At the Mountain View Beverage Company, we strive to be an industry leader in the soft-‐drink market, including fruit drinks, soda pop, ready-‐to-‐drink teas, and organic high-‐energy
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Economics for Everyone: Going Global–FDI Fables–FDI in Multibrand Retail......................................................... 2 Special report - Business in India: Inbound and outbound deals: Their oyste ....................................................... 12 Growing confidence dented by politicians .............................................................................................................. 16 BEST CROSS - BORDER M&A DEAL .................................................
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EFFECTIVENESS OF SM ADVANTAGE CARD IN CREATING CUSTOMER LOYALTY IN SM MARIKINA A thesis submitted by Agoncillo, Sherylene E. Cadiz, Lailani J. Geronimo, Mirasol A. Lorente, Jennylyn F. Malto, Camille Joy D to Pamantasan ng Lungsod ng Marikina In Partial Fulfillment of the Requirement for the Degree of Bachelor of Science in Business Administration Major in Marketing Management This thesis has been accepted for the faculty of Pamantasan ng Lungsod ng Marikina by: Name of Chair
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