CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION 1.1 Background to the Study Since the 1960s to date, small and medium sized enterprises (SMEs) have been given due recognitions especially in the developed nations for playing very important roles towards fostering accelerated economic growth, development and stability within several economies (Yitzhaki, 2006). They make-up the largest proportion of businesses all over the world and play tremendous roles in employment generation, provision of goods and services, creating
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Supplier Development at Honda, Nissan and Toyota: Comparative Case Studies of Organizational Capability Enhancement* Mari Sako Professor of Management Studies Said Business School University of Oxford Park End Street Oxford OX1 1HP, UK Email mari.sako@sbs.ox.ac.uk October 2002 * This study was funded by the International Motor Vehicle Program (IMVP), the UK Economic and Social Research Council, and the Japan Foundation. I am grateful to the interviewees at the three automakers and suppliers who
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Comparative Country Studies Country Factbook Comparing the IT industries of Ireland and Portugal Instructor: Mr. Ritsema Date: 12.03.2015 Group 2.03 Niklas Binter S2555611 Josef Richarz S2535688 Table of Content: 1. Introduction 2. Methodology 2.1 Prime Theories and Approaches 3.2.1 Hofstede´s model of national culture 3.2.2 Porter´s diamond 3.2.3 Porter´s five forces of competition 3.2.4 The PESTEL framework
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about which social or profit-making activities fall within the spectrum of social entrepreneurship. To become an important stream in the entrepreneurship literature, social entrepreneurship needs to be properly defined and it requires a theoretical framework that links it to the theory of entrepreneurship. This article builds on the literature to define social entrepreneurship, discusses the boundaries of socially-oriented entrepreneurial activities, and positions the social entrepreneur in the spectrum
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and the caribbean C E P A L Review NUMBER 85 APRIL 2005 SANTIAGO, CHILE OSCAR ALTIMIR Director REYNALDO BAJRAJ Deputy Director The CEPAL Review was founded in 1976 and is published three times a year by the United Nations Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean, which has its headquarters in Santiago, Chile. The Review, however, has full editorial independence and follows the usual academic procedures and criteria, including the review of articles by independent external
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ASIAN JOURNAL OF MANAGEMENT RESEARCH Online Open Access publishing platform for Management Research © Copyright 2010 All rights reserved Integrate d Publis hing associat ion Research Article ISSN 2229 – 3795 Employer branding: A new strategic dimension of Indian corporations Suman Kumar Dawn, Suparna Biswas Asst. Professor, West Bengal Universit y of Technology, Ko lkota skd_hooghly@yahoo.co.in ABSTRACT Emplo yer branding is defined as a targeted longterm strategy
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UNIVERSITY OF RWANDA, HUYE CUMPAS COLLEGE OF ARTS AND SOCIAL SCIENCES DEPARTMENT OF POLITICAL SCIENCE OPTION OF PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION ACADEMIC YEAR: 2014-2015 ANALYSING IMPACT OF DIVORCE ON FAMILY SOCIAL WELFARE IN RWANDA Case study: KIYUMBA Sector, MUHANGA District :( 2008-2015). MEMOIRE Presented by: TUYISINGIZE Nazard Tel: 0787848528, E-mail:nazardt@yahoo.com/tunazy0513@gmail.com Supervisor: Mr. John GASASIRA
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|1 | | |Profile of Organization |8 | |II |REVIEW OF LITERATURE |16 | |III |OBJECTIVES |18 | |IV
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