ISBN 1947-833X Proceedings of 1st Global Business Summit Conference (GBSC 2009), Kelantan, Malaysia University of Technology Mara Malaysia, Shah Alam, 15-17 June 2009, Volume 2, pp. 128-137 Entry Mode Strategies of Malaysian Service Firms: A Resource-Based Approach Mohammadreza Asgari*, Mohd Nazari Ismail**, Syed Zamberi Ahmad*** Faculty of Business and Accountancy, University of Malaya, Kuala Lumpur ABSTRACT The rapid progress in services has attracted scholars to study the behaviour and decisions
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computing’? Many people are confused as to exactly what cloud computing is, especially as the term can be used to mean almost anything. Roughly, it describes highly scalable computing resources provided as an external service via the internet on a pay-as-you-go basis. The cloud is simply a metaphor for the internet, based on the symbol used to represent the worldwide network in computer network diagrams. Economically, the main appeal of cloud computing is that customers only use what they need, and
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MINI-RESEARCH STRATEGIES & MODELS Mini-Research Activities Increase Student Achievement Support the Mission of the 21st Century Librarian INCLUDES: LM_Net commentary on preventing of plagiarism vs. detection and punishment strategies The challenge to librarians of the Pew and N2H2 Study of student Internet use Doug Johnson strategies for Low Probability of Plagiarism (LPP) Mini-Research models and strategies curb plagiarism and develop writing and critical thinking Scientific-based research (SBR) supports
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competitive advantage. Specifically, it deals with how organizational learning process can be used to develop knowledge resources and capabilities that lead to sustainable competitive advantage. The main method used is analysis and integration of theories to develop a conceptual model. This paper proposes that, through organizational learning a firm can develop hard to imitate knowledge resources and capabilities (human capital as well as organizational capital) that create value which in turn lead to superior
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of Employees: A Case Study on Länsförsäkringar Bergslagen Kazi Sraboni Quader and Sisi Jin Magnus Linderström Ole Liljefors Bachelor Thesis in Business Administration June 7, 2011 Employee Selection, Employee Retention, Employee Motivation, Human Resource Management, Länsförsäkringar Bergslagen. How can a firm such as Länsförsäkringar Bergslagen utilize selection and retention methods to find and keep employees that add value to the organisation? The purpose of this thesis is to describe and analyse
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commonly encounter. In its most basic form, O.R. may be viewed as a scientific approach to solving problems; it abstracts the essential elements of the problem into a model, which is then analyzed to yield an optimal solution for implementation. The mathematical details and the specific techniques used to build and analyze these models can be quite sophisticated and are addressed elsewhere in this handbook; the emphasis of this chapter is on the approach. A brief review of the historical origins of
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The Diamond model of Michael Porter for the Competitive Advantage of Nations offers a model that can help understand the competitive position of a nation in global competition. This model can also be used for other major geographic regions. Traditionally, economic theory mentions the following factors for comparative advantage for regions or countries: A. Land B. Location C. Natural resources (minerals, energy) D. Labor, and E. Local population size. Because these factor endowments can hardly
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This research essay is to discuss the theoretical concepts of Resources and Capabilities of Coca-Cola Company. The purpose of this essay is to analyse how Coca-Cola generates sustainable competitive advantage by drawing on the resources and capabilities literature. The discussion of the theoretical concepts will be focusing on resource-based view, tangible and intangible resources, and strategic capabilities. Overview of Coca-Cola Company The Coca-Cola Company, founded in year 1886, is
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Transcultural Nursing Model Transcultural Nursing Theory Transcultural Nursing Theory was developed by Madeleine Leininger. The theory first appeared in Leininger’s publication in 1991 but the theory itself was developed in the 1950s. Early in her nursing practice, Madeleine Leininger through observation, recognized that there was an important component of patient care that was missing. She noticed the lack of recognition and integration of patient’s cultural background into their plan of care
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sales resources of UPS Small Parcel, UPS Freight, and UPS Supply Chain Solutions. That being said, there needs to be more focused training to support added responsibility of cross selling between networks. New paragraph? Globalization, as well, has added new challenges to the sales force over the last decade and technology is enabling our customers to need more than the normal added value of solutions. We continue to search for ways to create value and studies show only 5% of consumers buy based off
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