... of reference (OFoR) used in two different cultures – Japan and Qatar. Design/methodology/approach The data were collected from a self-administered questionnaire. The data analysis was conducted on three stages; confirmatory factor analysis, Indices calculation and cluster analysis to examine the cross...

... to 2023. The required articles were analysed after rigorous review. Findings The findings imply that government support and organizational culture should be adopted among manufacturing SMEs domain to encourage the implementation of lean manufacturing and six sigma. More so, incentives should...

... better profit margins in comparison to those that do not. Research limitations/implications This study was conducted within one industry setting, the service sector; therefore, the findings may not apply to other industries because of the different organisational cultures and HR policies...

...Sheshadri Chatterjee; Ranjan Chaudhuri; Demetris Vrontis; Alkis Thrassou Purpose Chalta hai (it is fine or it is acceptable) is an Indian cultural phenomenon that influences attitude towards work and business and diachronically adversely affects both. The purpose of this study is to explore its...

...Arti Pandey; Peerayuth Charoensukmongkol Purpose This study aims to examine the contribution of cultural intelligence (CQ) to the level of adaptive selling behavior and customer-oriented selling behavior of salespeople in a cross-cultural selling context. Design/methodology/approach This study...

...Rashmi Ranjan Parida; Sangeeta Sahney Purpose The purpose of the study is to develop a scale to identify and measure cultural factors and brand loyalty among rural consumers. The study also seeks to analyze the impact of identified cultural factors on the overall brand loyalty of rural consumers...

... – This is a conceptual paper investigating how existing knowledge of budi and Malay cultural traditions manifests and affects contemporary workplace practices. Findings – Although the origins of budi can be traced back to pre-Islamic Malay civilisation, its influence can still be found in contemporary workplace...

... identifies the cultural conditions that have most shaped, and continue to shape, the management of CI in Vietnam, and suggests ways that practitioners can design effective CI practices in that country. For example, a very strong top-down management approach seems to be necessary to jump-start CI...

...-brand and extensions. Research limitations/implications – This study conducted across the metro cities may represent different cultures. However, it may not represent the Tier 2 cities including the rural population. However, with the penetration of such goods sweeping in to these markets...

...Vipin Gupta; Nancy Levenburg; Lynda Moore; Jaideep Motwani; Thomas Schwarz This paper compares the family characteristics and work cultures of family businesses in Anglo, Southern Asia, and Confucian Asia cultures. Using the GLO BE classification and findings, the Anglo cluster of nations...

...Lung‐Tan Lu This study aims to explore the performance measurement of Sino‐Japanese joint ventures (JVs) by linking the relationship among subjective and objective methods, measure approaches, perspectives of parent firms and IJV general managers, and the impact of national culture. Using a sample...

... of the comparisons are discussed in terms of the similarities and differences in the cultures and economic development of the regions. © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2008 Organizational socialization China Work enthusiasm Culture A Comparison Of Work Enthusiasm And Its Antecedents Across Two...