Managing Knowledge for Innovation: The Role of Cooperation, Competition, and Alliance Nationality Haisu Zhang, Chengli Shu, Xu Jiang, and Alan J. Malter ABSTRACT Strategic alliances play a critical role in global innovation. Firms can overcome resource constraints and achieve superior innovative performance not only by using internal resources but also by acquiring knowledge-based capabilities from alliance partners. In this study, the authors investigate how knowledge acquired from alliance partners
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Introduction Aktel is a joint venture of Telecom Malaysia and A.K. Khan and Company Ltd of Bangladesh. It has started its commercial operation in Dhaka as a Global system for mobile communication (GSM) 900 cellular operators on 15th November 1997. Moreover, Aktel has commenced its operation in Chittagong on March 26, 1998. Aktel is the market follower in telecommunication service in Bangladesh having more than 1 million subscribers and is controlling approximately 23% of the market
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Training in Banks 13 5.0 Data Analysis and Findings 17 5.1 Respondents’ Profile and Frequency Analysis 18 5.2 Descriptive Analysis 22 5.3 Reliability and Validity Analysis 24 5.4 Correlations 27 Conclusion 36 Recommendations 37 References 38 LINKING TRAINING WITH BUSINESS STRATEGY: A STUDY OF MULTINATIONAL ORGANIZATION (BANKS) IN PAKISTAN Shazia Zaman Dr. Nadir Ali Kolachi Abstract Training is one of the key functions of Strategic Human Resource Development
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and variable stream sheet thickness. The flow equations are given and the explicit Runge-Kutta solution scheme is described. The k-ω model equations are also given and the upwind implicit approximate-factorization solution scheme is described. Three cases were calculated: transitional flow over a flat plate, a transonic compressor rotor, and a transonic turbine vane with heat transfer. Results were compared to theory, experimental data, and to results using the Baldwin-Lomax turbulence model. The two
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Is the reliance on the financial sector an inherent weakness of the UK’s liberal market economy? The United Kingdom’s City is an internationally recognised financial centre. Given the predominance of the City, the UK’s economy finds itself accommodating to this active and volatile industry. Before discussing whether or not this reliance on the financial sector is an inherent weakness of the UK’s liberal market economy, two questions need to be explored: firstly, how liberal is the UK’s liberal
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DUISENBERG SCHOOL OF FINANCE MSc FINANCE Corporate Finance and Banking Arundel Partners: The Sequel Project The East Wind Amol Marathe 140843 Linglan Tan 140838 Xiangyu Zhou 140912 Date: 20/11/2014 Arundel Partners: The Sequel Project The East Wind Executive Summary: Arundel group is looking into the project of purchasing the sequel rights associated with films produced by one or more major movie studios in United States. Arundel believes that they can calculate a value for the rights
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This research aims to analyze and evaluate the perception that each of the 3 strongest Juice brands carry – Shezan All Pure, Fruitien and Nestlé Fruita Vitals. A survey was conducted of a 100 respondents in Islamabad to assess the Perceived and Actual Value of the said brands. The methodology and the findings are elaborated in this research paper. Consumer Brand Perception A comparative study of consumer Brand Perception of Shezan All Pure, Fruitien
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Authority, Incentives and Performance: Theory and Evidence from a Chinese Newspaper Yanhui Wu London School of Economics Job Market Paper February 2011 Abstract Authority de…nes the formal structure of an organization, and is essential for the allocation of resources inside the …rm. This paper develops a theory of authority in a multiple layer hierarchy, in which the distribution of authority alleviates incentive incompatibilities. To examine the theory, I collect monthly personnel data from
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S.Afr.J.Bus.Manage.2011,42(3) 17 Agency costs, corporate governance mechanisms and performance of public listed family firms in Malaysia H. Ibrahim* School of Management, Universiti Sains Malaysia, 11800 USM, Penang, Malaysia haslindar@usm.my F.A. Samad Faculty of Business and Accountancy, University of Malaya, 50603 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia mfazilah@um.edu.my Received June 2009 We compare corporate governance and performance between family and non-family ownership of public listed companies in
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