... investment decisions in terms of effectiveness as the provided ranking of countries candidates for the investments is more realistic and takes into account more decision dimensions. Sustainable development TOPSIS Entrepreneurship Business development Immunization Impact investing The Global...

... helmets, not harder ones (Sterngold, 2010). Talent development Business wisdom Capabilities Organizational learning Business improvement Business development Learning organizations Six factors prompt this article. First, we can learn a lot about management from watching kids in action...

.... This literature review summarises previous research that informs this study, in the areas of business performance and growth and business planning, and in female entrepreneurship. Business growth Strategies Female entrepreneurs Business planning Business development Entrepreneurialism Women Small...

... growth ceiling Initial public offering Resource based theory Entrepreneurial growth Human resource management in entrepreneurial firms Human resource strategy Innovation in new ventures Business formation Business development Organizational growth has become, in many ways, a “black box...

... of corporate diversification. © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2011 Dynamic capabilities Corporate diversification Firm performance Diversification Corporate strategy Organizations Business development Taiwan In order to accomplish the research objective, this study attempts to propose...

... will harm many others, as the global crisis has eloquently demonstrated. Denise L. Fleck can be contacted at: denise@coppead.ufrj.br © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2010 Business development Organizations Large enterprises On account of the 2007‐2008 global financial crisis...

... for business management, especially in turbulent times Management theory Business planning Business development Organizational change Peter Drucker (1994) proposed a universal “theory of the business”. It suggested a new business paradigm built around organisation assumptions. It sought...

... excluded, with a resulting sample size of 73 responses. Entrepreneurialism Business development Corporate ventures Individual behaviour In the early stages of establishing a business, the founding entrepreneur often is the business. For this reason much attention has been paid...

... UP Limited 2003 --> Business measurement (quality) Business development It is over ten years since Robert Kaplan and David Norton’s Harvard Business Review article appeared on the balanced scorecard and the field has moved on from a general dissatisfaction with financial...

... for the customer. Consequently, projects following a “modified” BPR philosophy still continue to be launched frequently in all sectors of the economy and spheres of business. Modelling Business development Models are vital tools representing the essential characteristics of reality as well...

... (Phil Jackson, head coach, Chicago Bulls from his book Sacred Hoops (1995)). © MCB UP Limited 1997 Business development Coaching Leadership Organizations Sport Teamwork Turn to the sports page of virtually any newspaper and the message is the same: At the very core...

... transition. The up‐grading of technological equipment and technical know‐how within developing countries is therefore a priority in most economic reform programmes. © MCB UP Limited 1995 Business development Europe Information retrieval In the 1980s it was common to refer...

... trade between China and foreign countries. They also organize international trade delegations, missions and trade fairs and can assist in identifying appropriate trading partners. They also produce trade publications. Business development China Information industry Information retrieval...

... readings,and tables of information types, processes and uses. © MCB UP Limited 1995 Business development Information Managers R&D Most managers would agree that good information is essential to the success of an organization. If an organization is to survive and prosper, it must...

.... 3 Behavioural theories. 4 The structure‐conduct‐performance paradigm. 5 The transactions costs approach © MCB UP Limited 1995 Business development Economics Marketing Profit If you ask most businessmen what they think economics is about,their answer...

..., was also found to support an increase in small business sales. © MCB UP Limited 1994 Business development Growth Lifecycle Small firms Success Small businesses are the fastest growth segment of all businesses. These firms employ 57 per cent of the private sector workforce in the USA...

... can and are benefiting from virtual reality research. Briefly discusses the research being conducted on behalf of various industries, and how that research will benefit and is benefiting those industries. © MCB UP Limited 1994 Business development Industry Product design Research...

... at organization and purpose, minority protection and equal ownership. Concludes that very careful legal planning is required for a successful business relationship. © MCB UP Limited 1992 Alliances Business development Foreign investment Joint ventures USA STRUCTURING THE JOINT VENTURE: DIRECT...

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... at some examples of this. 54 MANAGEMENT DECISION 28,4 Route J: Market Development Objectives: To find new customers for existing products; to cross-sell additional products to existing customers; to open new markets. Advantages: Solid, long-term business development. Disadvantages: Slow; requires...