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Amoako, George Kofi. "A conceptual framework." Management of Environmental Quality: An International Journal 31, no. 2 (December 26, 2019): 331–47. http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/meq-09-2019-0187.
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Purpose The purpose of this paper is to explore the possible effects of corporate environmental activities on sustainable competitive advantage through the mediation of leadership factors and effective implementation strategies. Design/methodology/approach The work is essentially non-empirical review of the literature with the development of a conceptual model which can be tested in a later study. Findings The study proposes that corporate environmental activities can give firms competitive advantage. The studies also propose that stakeholders can act as pressure thereby moderating the relationship between corporate environmental activities and sustainable competitive advantage. Leadership factors and effective implementation affect competitive advantage. Research limitations/implications This study has a few limitations that must be considered and could provide guidance for future study; as this study does not address customers point of view, future study could help in the investigation in order to get a holistic view. Moreover, the study is based on the literature, and the conceptual model has not been tested. Practical implications The study proposes that good leadership and effectiveness in strategy implementation can make corporate environmental activities lead to sustainable competitive advantage. The findings of the study provide managers of firms with a possible tool in creating sustainable competitive advantage. Originality/value Despite the rapid growth in research on environmental issues in corporate world, limited studies have been conducted on how leadership factors and effectiveness of strategy implementation can influence how corporate environmental activities affect competitiveness of firms. This study makes an original contribution by proposing strategies for sustainable competitive advantage through the instrumentality of corporate environmental decisions.
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Leonidou, Leonidas C., Dayananda Palihawadana, Bilge Aykol, and Paul Christodoulides. "Effective Small and Medium-Sized Enterprise Import Strategy: Its Drivers, Moderators, and Outcomes." Journal of International Marketing 30, no. 1 (January 28, 2022): 18–39. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1069031x211064278.
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The authors propose a conceptual model of the drivers, moderators, and outcomes of a firm's effective import strategy, anchored on the dynamic capabilities and industrial organization theories. Whereas the former theory explains the mechanism through which dynamic capabilities facilitate import strategy effectiveness, which boosts competitive advantage and ultimately enhances financial performance, the latter theory sets the foundation for explaining the contingency role of both competitive intensity and environmental uncertainty on translating effective import strategy into competitive advantage. The model was tested using a sample of 151 small and medium-sized British importers, with results indicating that high levels of certain dynamic capabilities of a generic (i.e., adaptive and entrepreneurial) and import-specific (i.e., source identification and market development) nature are conducive to import strategy effectiveness. Study results also revealed that import strategy effectiveness generates both a product-differentiation advantage and a low-cost advantage, although this is contingent on the degree of competitive intensity and environmental uncertainty prevailing in the importer's home market. Finally, the study confirmed that both productdifferentiation advantage and low-cost advantage have a favorable impact on the importer's financial performance.
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Hung, Shin-Yuan, Wei-Min Huang, David C. Yen, She-I. Chang, and Chien-Cheng Lu. "Effect of Information Service Competence and Contextual Factors on the Effectiveness of Strategic Information Systems Planning in Hospitals." Journal of Global Information Management 24, no. 1 (January 2016): 14–36. http://dx.doi.org/10.4018/jgim.2016010102.
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Many hospitals in Taiwan have started to encounter new and fierce competition as a result of the enactment of the National Health Insurance Policy in 1995. Hospitals should strive to use information technology (IT) strategically to improve their competitive advantage and meet the dynamic challenges in this competitive environment. This study adopts the Technology-Organization-Environment framework to understand the effects of contextual factors (e.g., environmental uncertainty and information intensity) and information service competence on the effectiveness of strategic information systems planning (SISP) to improve hospital management efficiency. A field survey was conducted using questionnaires distributed to accredited hospitals that serve patients from different regions/districts and with academic teaching qualifications/capabilities. These hospitals represent approximately a quarter of all hospitals in Taiwan. The findings show that the environmental unpredictability and business competence of IS executives are negatively related to the two SISP constructs: IT participation in the hospital planning and alignment of the IT plan with the comprehensive hospital plan. In addition, the findings demonstrate that information intensity has a significantly positive relation to both aforementioned SISP constructs. Finally, both constructs justify the significant positive correlations with the use of IT in increasing competitive advantages and improving the satisfaction of customers and end users. This research intends to guide the healthcare industry in raising competitive advantages to improve the operational efficiency of hospital management in today's highly digitalized environment.
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Na, Youn, and Sungmin Kang. "Effects of Core Resource and Competence Characteristics of Sharing Economy Business on Shared Value, Distinctive Competitive Advantage, and Behavior Intention." Sustainability 10, no. 10 (September 25, 2018): 3416. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/su10103416.
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Sharing economy businesses need to increase the value of service effectiveness through the efficiency of their core resources and capabilities, and the effectiveness and efficiency-based services can achieve high results through business competitive advantage. Therefore, this study identifies the need for core resource and competence characteristics, both concepts are approachable from the competitive advantage and resource-based perspectives of the sharing economy business, and it also presents a comprehensive structural model of the shared value creation, distinctive competitive advantage, and behavior intention of the sharing economy business through these concepts. For this purpose, data were collected by survey questionnaires, and a preliminary survey (50 persons) as a pretest and the main survey (550 persons) were conducted and 534 experienced consumers were finally used for data analysis. For the data analysis method, frequency, reliability/validity, model-fit, and path analyses were conducted. The results of the study are the following. First, visibility, inimitability, and asymmetry of the core resources of sharing economy business have a significant effect on shared value. Additionally, while inimitability and asymmetry have a significant effect on distinctive competitive advantage. Second, the integration and internalization of core abilities of sharing economy services have a significant effect on shared value. However, externalization and internalization have a significant effect on distinctive competitive advantage. Finally, the shared values of sharing economy business have a significant effect on distinctive competitive advantage, shared value has a significant effect on behavior intention, and distinctive competitive advantage has a significant effect on behavior intention. Through the importance of managing strategic factors for these shared values and distinctive competitive advantages, this study is aimed at the development of core resources and dynamic ability leading to achievement that is expected to be a systematic academic basis for environmental impact information of sharing economy business.
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Prajogo, Daniel I., and Adegoke Oke. "Human capital, service innovation advantage, and business performance." International Journal of Operations & Production Management 36, no. 9 (September 5, 2016): 974–94. http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/ijopm-11-2014-0537.
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Purpose The purpose of this paper is to examine the effect of human capital (HC) on service innovation advantage (SIA) and business performance (BP) in service sector firms, and how external environmental factors influence these relationships. Design/methodology/approach This study utilized a cross-sectional mail survey of a random sample of Australian service firms with the unit of analysis being at the firm level. In total, 228 usable responses were received. Findings The overall findings of this study show that HC is positively related to the creation of value or SIA which in turn results in rent generation for firms. The results further show that the effect of SIA on BP is influenced by environmental dynamism and competitiveness with dynamic environments enhancing the effect while competitive environments weakening it. Research limitations/implications The findings demonstrate the complementarity between the resource based theory and contingency theory as they clearly shows that the value of innovation as a firm’s capability is enhanced or weakened within a business environment that is more dynamic or competitive. Practical implications The findings demonstrate the importance of HC, and, thus, encourage managers to seek ways to harness and leverage HC for improving innovation and BP. In addition, the study also helps managers to understand the contingency effect of business environment on the effectiveness of innovation, hence, helping them in deliberating firms’ strategy in different business environments. Originality/value To the best of the authors’ knowledge, this is the first study which examines the effectiveness of HC as organizational resource for building SIA as a source of organizational competitive advantage.
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Черкасова, Антонина, and Antonina Cherkasova. "Adaptation of hotels to changes in competitive environment." Services in Russia and abroad 8, no. 7 (December 10, 2014): 0. http://dx.doi.org/10.12737/7467.
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The paper presents a comprehensive study of the theoretical foundations of hotel enterprises’ adaptation in a competitive environment, including the formulated the concept of adaptation in terms of management. The paper also identifies and describes three aspects of the term "adaptation" in relation to objects of the hospitality industry. The author formulats the concept of adaptive competitive strategies of hotel companies, describes the basic competitive strategy options proposed by M. Porter: absolute cost leadership, differentiation, focus, which, according to the author, are potentially successful. These competitive strategies contribute to a sustainable position of a company in the industry for the long term and to achieve advantages over competitors. The author of the article reveals major shortcomings in the formation of competitive strategies of adaptation for hotel companies and suggests a model for the formation of adaptive competitive strategy facilities for the hospitality industry, which relies on the process approach, including the separation of the primary process into a series of sub-processes that have data inputs and outputs. The use of this model for the formation and adjustment of competitive strategies will allow hotel companies to develop effective adaptation competitive strategies to achieve sustainable and profitable position, enabling to resist to the pressures of the competitive forces that must and can determine the competition in the industry, to provide a rapid response to external hotel business changes and to implement responsive actions, and which also can help existing hotel companies to withdraw from the zone of instability and competitively operate in not always positive environmental conditions and to ensure a competitive advantage and long-term effectiveness of the hospitality market.
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Indriana, Ina. "Maintaining Legitimacy: The Environmental Management Practices and Green Innovation on Indonesian Manufacturing Companies." Journal of Applied Business, Taxation and Economics Research 2, no. 1 (October 24, 2022): 83–99. http://dx.doi.org/10.54408/jabter.v2i1.130.
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Maintaining legitimacy through environmental management practices and green innovation is often seen as less supportive of the company's efforts to improve performance and competitive advantage. This paper aims to analyse the legitimacy motivation of companies participating in the performance rating assessment program in environmental management (PROPER). Another goal is to find out the effectiveness of the motive to maintain legitimacy in improving environmental performance and competitive advantage. The document analysis employs to analyse data. The findings indicate that maintaining the legitimacy of stakeholders is the motivation for manufacturing companies to carry out environmental management and green innovation. The data also suggest that maintaining legitimacy from a wider range of stakeholders brings more tangible economic and non-economic benefits, such as higher environmental performance and competitive advantage, compared to focusing solely on maintaining legitimacy from the government. The findings also show that the PROPER deconcentration policy which is being promoted to improve supervision of companies in environmental management by involving the provincial government, companies and universities is effective in increasing the number and compliance of companies in environmental management. However, the government needs to look for breakthroughs so that companies apply environmental practices beyond compliance by considering several points from the criteria or requirements for exceeding compliance in article 6, such as the implementation of environmental management systems, achieving energy efficiency, saving water, reducing and utilizing waste. non-hazardous materials and solid waste, are transferred to the criteria or compliance requirements in article 5.
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Roy, Kaushik, and Amit Karna. "Doing social good on a sustainable basis: competitive advantage of social businesses." Management Decision 53, no. 6 (July 13, 2015): 1355–74. http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/md-09-2014-0561.
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Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to investigate the capabilities of social entrepreneurship (SE) firms and how they achieve competitive advantage while engaging in social value creation. The authors employ a business model perspective to understand the (self-) sustaining mechanism for social good. Design/methodology/approach – The authors carry out an in-depth investigation of three SE ventures. The authors analyse the history of these ventures to determine how they achieved competitive advantage. The cases are analysed based on the internal development in the context of environmental support. Findings – The authors find that SE ventures, like all other organisations, achieve competitive advantage based on available resources such as reputation and network of the founder, managerial experience and other corporate resources within the firm. The authors also find that the competitive advantage often comes from innovate usage – a practice that is reinforced by the support from institutional environment. Research limitations/implications – Due to the case study approach, the research is aimed at theoretical development within the social business literature. The approach makes it difficult for the findings to be universally generalisable. The authors therefore envisage future researchers to test the theoretical propositions. Practical implications – Based on the analysis, the authors conclude that distinct capabilities of social businesses help them achieve competitive advantage, and that policy makers should institutionally support these ventures. The findings stress the importance of resources in sustainability and effectiveness of emerging market SE. Originality/value – The application of a business model perspective in SE is unique, and advances the understanding of social businesses from a strategic management perspective.
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Wang, Pen-Kai, Shen-Guan Shih, and Yeng-Horng Perng. "Competitive Advantage Evaluation Model of Sustainable Housing Design." Sustainability 12, no. 15 (July 27, 2020): 6020. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/su12156020.
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Owing to the housing design’s booming development and fierce competition among industry players, there have been many sensational designs that have not met the requirements of sustainable living, resulting in a serious waste of resources. Therefore, finding the critical factors of sustainable housing design with competitive advantages, and establishing an effective evaluation model along with helping operators make adequate decisions is the imperative topic at present. This study aimed to develop an evaluative model of such competitive advantages focusing on sustainable housing design, with 15 evaluation factors found through literature analysis, delivering 500 questionnaires of the Analytical Hierarchy Process development for housing design customers. A total of 390 were retrieved for a response rate of 78% and 327 are valid questionnaires. The factors listed in sequence are Cost Effectiveness, Tender Reputation and Word of Mouth, Green Materials, Culture and Folk Beliefs, Energy Saving, Energy Recovery, Easy Maintenance, Service Accessibility, Optimal Housing for Preserving Health, Customer Participating Experience, Schedule Control for Design and Engineering, Regulation Compliance, Core Competencies, Identity Representation, Low Operation Cost. Utility theory was then employed to develop a customer-oriented assessment model. Finally, four case studies of housing design were examined with different locations, environments, human qualities, and budgets. The results found that the benefit of the location in a favorable environment was the highest, while the location near the river and the tomb area was the lowest. As mentioned above, the designer needs to create a solution for the influences of Culture and Folk Beliefs, as well as the uneasy maintenance problems caused by the high humidity near the river. Accordingly, there are different responses made for different conditions of houses from designers. Furthermore, the evaluation model can serve as a tool, supporting decision-making related to sustainable housing designers.
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Long, Chengzhi, and Jing Lin. "The impact of corporate environmental responsibility strategy on brand sustainability." Nankai Business Review International 9, no. 3 (August 6, 2018): 366–94. http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/nbri-08-2017-0044.
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PurposeThough enormous research studies were conducted on corporate environmental responsibility (CER), few of them could empirically justify how CER helps to improve firm’s competitive advantage and firms are still hesitant to incorporate CER with their business strategy at present. The purpose of this paper is to theoretically and empirically explore how the CER strategy could help the firm to gain competitive advantage in Chinese context, particularly in terms of achieving brand sustainability (BS).Design/methodology/approachIn this study, 310 listed companies in China were chosen as research sample. First, the CER strategies were classified into developing eco-friendly products, adopting EMAS or other eco-management, enhancing the impact of CER through value chain and charitable CER. Second, BS is constructed as two dimensions, i.e. resource-acquisition and consumer impact. Accordingly, this paper analyzed the relationship between CER and BS with regression model analysis, taking account of several moderating and control variables.FindingsThe results indicate that CER strategies have positive effect on BS. Among all CER strategies, developing eco-friendly products and charitable CER undertakings are the most effective ones to promote BS performance. Also, the paper found that the length of time in adopting CER strategy moderates the effect of CER on BS. The empirical evidence proves that CER strategies could enhance the brand value in terms of BS and help the company to gain competitive advantage.Research limitations/implicationsFirst, most of our samples are of the state-owned enterprises, so our assumption might not be applicable to other types of business. Second, corporate social responsibility (CSR) communication is an important factor in the relation between CSR and corporate performance, but it is not taken into account in this study. Third, the difference in industries and ownership in this research is out of concern.Practical implicationsAs this paper has provided empirical evidence to reveal the effectiveness of different CER strategies, firms in China could be more motivated to undertake CER not only for the sake of environment but also for their brand value and competitive advantage. More importantly, this paper could be a valuable reference for the firms in China to choose suitable and effective CER strategies, as proved in this study, to gain competitive advantage in the market.Originality/valueAt first, while public environmental awareness has improved gradually, we introduce the BS concept to explain how the CER strategies affect CCA. This approach gives us another perspective to highlight the relationship between these two constructs. Second, we conducted our research from practical perspective to explore how to apply the CER undertakings as the company’s strategy. Third, we conducted our empirical research in Chinese context, which will enrich the theoretical CER and CSR literature.
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Akhtar, Mohammad. "Sustainable and agile manufacturing outsourcing partner selection: a literature review." International Journal of Production Management and Engineering 10, no. 2 (July 29, 2022): 143–58. http://dx.doi.org/10.4995/ijpme.2022.16807.
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Outsourcing to third party to manage non-core activities helps the firm to focus on core activities. Manufacturing firms are outsourcing product development, manufacturing, logistics, customer care etc. to enhance production capacity and flexibility, and to reduce operational costs, which in turn can improve profitability and competitive advantage of the enterprise. Sustainability in operations and supply chain is gaining momentum due to increased global environmental concern, pressures from consumers and communities, and enforced regulations. Volatile and uncertain business environment necessitates the adoption of agility and flexibility to effectively manage manufacturing and supply chain. Globalisation has made the market very competitive and hence manufacturing firms are adopting manufacturing outsourcing to third parties. Selecting a sustainable and agile manufacturing outsourcing partner (MPS) is crucial as it will improve sustainability, efficiency, and effectiveness of the supply chain and competitive advantage to the firm. Detailed literature review on sustainable and agile manufacturing outsourcing partner selection has been carried out from EBSCO data base and Goggle scholar. Selection criteria used are classified into agile, operational, economic, environmental and social. The techniques use are mostly multi criteria decision making methods (MCDM) while few have adopted programming techniques. Discussion, implication and the scope of future work is also provided.
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Rahmat, Adi. "Intellectual Capital and Knowledge Management in Higher Education: Concept, Implementation, and Barriers." AL-ISHLAH: Jurnal Pendidikan 14, no. 1 (April 16, 2022): 561–70. http://dx.doi.org/10.35445/alishlah.v14i1.1952.
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Intellectual capital has developed into an intriguing concept that is frequently debated by academics and professionals and has been shown to improve the performance of all types of businesses, including institutions. Through a systematic literature review, this research is expected to enable reflection on the critical role of intellectual capital management in establishing an organization's competitive advantage in higher education and the essential part of knowledge management and socialization opportunities in the development of social thinking in higher education institutions and organizations. Ten articles published in national and international journals were selected to analyze thematically as the research data. The findings report that intellectual capital management lays the groundwork for strategic planning and the commercial success of modern educational institutions. Rethinking processes and fostering knowledge formation, particularly concerning their impact on functional strategies, is critical for academic administrators to increase their competitive advantage, the strength of internal organizational structures, and the effectiveness of educational programs.
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Lee, Amy H. I., Tzu Ning Liu, Jian Shun Chen, and Chun Yu Lin. "New Product Development Model for Solar Cells." Applied Mechanics and Materials 543-547 (March 2014): 737–40. http://dx.doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/amm.543-547.737.
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Global warming is a major reason for dramatic climate changes around the world. Among various renewable energy sources, solar energy is one of the most promising for environmental protection and natural resource scarcity resolution. With the technical advantages obtained from the semiconductor and TFT-LCD industries, the Photovoltaic (PV) industry in Taiwan can achieve a solid global position. Current PV products, however, still face a large obstacle due to high production cost and low PV conversion efficiency. An important source of competitive advantage, survival and renewal for firms in todays competitive market is successful new product development (NPD). PV firms need to carry out effective R&D in order to improve product quality and to obtain cost effectiveness. This research, thus, constructs a comprehensive model, which comprises fuzzy Delphi method (FDM) and quality function deployment (QFD), for implementing a NPD project for a PV manufacturer. The proposed model shall help designers to systematically consider relevant NPD information and reconcile tradeoffs among various performance characteristics in a fuzzy environment.
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Flasche, Stefan, W. John Edmunds, Elizabeth Miller, David Goldblatt, Chris Robertson, and Yoon Hong Choi. "The impact of specific and non-specific immunity on the ecology of Streptococcus pneumoniae and the implications for vaccination." Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences 280, no. 1771 (November 22, 2013): 20131939. http://dx.doi.org/10.1098/rspb.2013.1939.
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More than 90 capsular serotypes of Streptococcus pneumoniae coexist despite competing for nasopharyngeal carriage and a gradient in fitness. The underlying mechanisms for this are poorly understood and make assessment of the likely population impact of vaccination challenging. We use an individual-based simulation model to generalize widely used deterministic models for pneumococcal competition and show that in these models short-term serotype-specific and serotype non-specific immunity could constitute the mechanism governing between-host competition and coexistence. We find that non-specific immunity induces between-host competition and that serotype-specific immunity limits a type's competitive advantage and allows stable coexistence of multiple serotypes. Serotypes carried at low prevalence show high variance in carriage levels, which would result in apparent outbreaks if they were highly pathogenic. Vaccination against few serotypes can lead to elimination of the vaccine types and induces replacement by others. However, in simulations where the elimination of the targeted types is achieved only by a combination of vaccine effects and the competitive pressure of the non-vaccine types, a universal vaccine with similar-type-specific effectiveness can fail to eliminate pneumococcal carriage and offers limited herd immunity. Hence, if vaccine effects are insufficient to control the majority of serotypes at the same time, then exploiting the competitive pressure by selective vaccination can help control the most pathogenic serotypes.
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Yang, Yang, Zhongqiu Li, and Yingying Su. "The Effectiveness of Service Innovation Practices to Reduce Energy Consumption Based on Adaptive Theory." Sustainability 10, no. 9 (September 17, 2018): 3317. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/su10093317.
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Research on service innovation appears in several research disciplines, with important contributions in marketing, management, and operations research. The purpose of manufacturing enterprise service is to reduce energy consumption. We offer a new account based on an adaptive theory perspective. This paper investigates the relationship among three types of service innovation practices and service innovation performance in manufacturing enterprise. The study further examines environmental uncertainty as a moderator between service innovation practices and service innovation performance. Data collected from 59 manufacturing enterprises in China, and is analyzed and used to validate the article’s theoretical and empirical contributions. The findings reveal that three types of service innovation practices have positive effects on service innovation performance. In addition, the results show that the effect of guide-based service innovation practices on service innovation performance is weakened in manufacturing enterprise when there are higher levels of environmental uncertainty. The effect of project-based service innovation practices on service innovation performance is weakened in manufacturing enterprise when there are higher levels of environmental uncertainty. Based on the results, this study provides implications for service innovation and support roles in fostering and sustaining innovation, which generate sustainable competitive advantage.
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Reklitis, Panagiotis, Damianos P. Sakas, Panagiotis Trivellas, and Giannis T. Tsoulfas. "Performance Implications of Aligning Supply Chain Practices with Competitive Advantage: Empirical Evidence from the Agri-Food Sector." Sustainability 13, no. 16 (August 5, 2021): 8734. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/su13168734.
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During this pandemic crisis, supply chain management (SCM) has emerged as a critical source of competitive advantage driving organizational performance, especially in the agri-food sector, since public health and consumers’ confidence as well as firms’ survival depend on the effectiveness of supply chain networks. This study adopts two central SCM practices, namely strategic suppliers’ partnerships and partners’ information quality & sharing and tests their relationships with competitive advantage (quality, process flexibility, and time to market) and business performance (profitability and market share), based on an empirical study of 300 enterprises in the agri-food sector in Greece. After data collection, we deploy a diagnostic-exploratory model, utilizing fuzzy cognitive mapping, with agent-based modeling following up for development for data prediction and simulation. Consequently, we found that supply chain firms’ compelling and robust relationships with supply chain partners and suppliers can promote their profitability and market share. Relationships of this kind focus on quality information sharing and are strongly connected with businesses’ quality, process flexibility, and time to market competitive capabilities. Hence, our study provides salutary info to supply chain firms regarding potential implementation to existing and new collaborators.
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Qalati, Sikandar Ali, Dragana Ostic, Mohammad Ali Bait Ali Sulaiman, Aamir Ali Gopang, and Asadullah Khan. "Social Media and SMEs’ Performance in Developing Countries: Effects of Technological-Organizational-Environmental Factors on the Adoption of Social Media." SAGE Open 12, no. 2 (April 2022): 215824402210945. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/21582440221094594.
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Increasing globalization and rapid digitization across industries have led to greater international competition. Furthermore, the emergence of new innovation has created both challenges and opportunities for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs). SMEs have recently been attracted to social media applications to reach a larger audience, improve their relationship with potential customers, and retain existing customers. However, the scant focus has been devoted to comprehensively understanding the adoption of social media in the SME context in developing countries. This study investigates the effects of technological-organizational-environmental (TOE) factors on social media adoption and its effect on SME performance. Data was collected by generating online survey link. SmartPLS 3.3 was used for the path analysis of 381 SMEs. The findings revealed a significant effect of relative advantage, cost-effectiveness, compatibility, interactivity (technological), entrepreneurial orientation (organizational), and customer pressure (environmental) factors, and an insignificant effect of top management support (organizational) and competitive pressure (environmental) determinants on social media adoption. The study found a significant influence of social media on SME performance. This paper offers several implications for decision-makers, policy-makers, and scholars interested in social media and its use. It builds an empirical, integrated framework for SMEs in developing countries.
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TURLENKO, Natalya. "RESOURCE PROVISION OF COMPETITIVE ADVANTAGES IN THE REGION AGRISPHERE." Ukrainian Journal of Applied Economics 5, no. 1 (March 1, 2020): 321–32. http://dx.doi.org/10.36887/2415-8453-2020-1-38.
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Introduction. The regions of Ukraine have different natural resource potential, which requires determining the relationship and dependence between its quantitative and qualitative characteristics and the effectiveness of socio-economic development of the region. In each territory, a certain relationship and integrity of the components of its potential is formed, which determines the level of competitiveness of the territory. At the same time, the problems of resource development of competitive advantages of the agrisphere of the region remain unresolved and require additional study. The purpose of this article is study of the peculiarities of resource provision of competitive advantages in the agrisphere of the region. Results. The article substantiates the concept of ensuring the competitiveness of the agrisphere of the region provides for the establishment of certain parameters of socio-economic, natural-ecological and institutional components, and substantiation of directions and ways to achieve them. The study found that the primary goals in the formation of competitive positions in the agrisphere of the region are: increasing the competitiveness of agricultural production in the region by ensuring the rational use of natural resource potential and the introduction of new resource-efficient technologies; reducing costs and improving the quality of agri-food products through the introduction of mechanisms for vertical and horizontal integration; increasing the level of employment of the rural population in the region; motivation of interests of agricultural producers, etc. The key conditions and factors contributing to the formation of competitive advantages of the agrisphere of the region are the following: increasing the level of sectoral differentiation of the economy; increasing the amount of investment in the agricultural sector of the region; introduction of innovations and formation of innovation environment; optimization of operational processes in the agrisphere of the region and increase of the level of actions coordination of the agrisphere subjects; stimulating domestic and external demand for agri-food products, etc. Conclusions. The implementation of the regional resource conservation policy requires the regio-nal authorities to strengthen control over the state of the environment, the introduction of new resource-efficient (low- and zero-waste) technologies in the field of agricultural production. Ratio-nal use of natural resource potential of agricultural production and ensuring environmental safety is one of the most important conditions for expanded reproduction in the agrisphere of the region. Key words: resource provision, competitive advantages, competition, agricultural production, regional development, agrisphere of the region.
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Allan, Julaine, and Patrick Ball. "Developing a Competitive Advantage: Considerations from Australia for the Recruitment and Retention of Rural and Remote Primary Health Workers." Australian Journal of Primary Health 14, no. 1 (2008): 106. http://dx.doi.org/10.1071/py08014.
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Globally, health workforce shortages in rural and remote areas significantly affect the capability of health systems, both public and private, to deliver their services. Regional and national governments and academic and professional bodies have been active in attempting to address the situation. This paper overviews the extensive human resources literature on recruitment and retention. Findings are contrasted with recent Australian and international research literature investigating health workforce issues. The context of rural health service delivery, workforce issues and recruitment and retention strategies implemented are discussed. Recruitment and retention issues for the rural and remote health workforce would be well understood if human resources knowledge was applied to the problem. However, few retention strategies were identified other than for general practitioners and no analyses of their effectiveness could be found. Health employers need to use the body of knowledge developed in the business sector to implement recruitment and retention strategies consistently, evaluate them and report the findings. "Silos" created by a sector or discipline-specific approach can be broken down by seeking knowledge from a number of disciplines. Health research can then focus on developing models of health care that address professional and community needs.
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Yang, Xi, Xiang Yu, and Xin Liu. "Obtaining a Sustainable Competitive Advantage from Patent Information: A Patent Analysis of the Graphene Industry." Sustainability 10, no. 12 (December 16, 2018): 4800. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/su10124800.
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Graphene serves as the most disruptive material in the twenty-first century and plays an unsubstitutable role in solving the sustainable development problems of energy crises, water shortages, and environmental pollution. Recently, obtaining a sustainable competitive advantage (SCA) in the field of graphene has gained increasing attention from both researchers and practitioners. However, few attempts have been made to summarize the SCA of this field by applying patent information. Basing on a patent-based multi-level perspective (MLP), this study aims to develop an approach to identify SCA in the target technological area by conducting a patent review from the comprehensive perspectives of the macro landscape, meso socio-technical system, and micro niches, and then integrate patent analysis with technology life cycle (TLC) theory to examine patents involving global technological competition. The effectiveness of the approach is verified with a case study on graphene. The results show that the graphene field is an emerging and fast-growing technological field, with an increasing number of patents over the year. The TLC of graphene technology demonstrated an approximate S shape, with China, the U.S., Korea, and Japan filing the largest number of graphene patents. Evidenced by Derwent Manual Codes, we found an increase in consideration given to technological application and material preparation topics over time, and research hotspots and fronts that have SCA. In terms of a leading country or region with SCA, the U.S., with a high foreign patent filing rate, large number of high forward citation patents, strong assignees’ competitive position, and large number of high-strength patents, was still the most powerful leader, with a higher SCA in the graphene industry. Korea also obtained a relatively higher SCA and will be a promising competitor in this field. Although China was shown to be catching-up very rapidly in the total number of graphene patents, the apparent innovation gaps in the foreign patent filing rate, high value patents, and Industry-University-Research Collaboration will obviously hamper Chinese catch-up efforts for obtaining SCA. As for patentees, the most powerful leaders with a higher SCA represented by Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd, International Business Machines Corp, and Nanotek Instruments Inc were identified. In addition, most of the high strength patents were owned by the above patentees. Further, valuable contributions to the understanding of SCA in graphene technology were summarized. First, the proposed patent-based MLP provides a new and comprehensive analytical framework for review research, as well as SCA analysis, and extends its research perspectives. Second, it introduces patent indicators to the previous MLP model, and provides a new theoretical perspective for the study of technological innovation in the previous MLP model. Third, this paper employs the TLC theory to explore the dynamic SCA in the given technology field, which further develops the concept of the MLP model from the temporal dimension. Finally, future research directions were demonstrated. To the best of the authors’ knowledge, this is the first systematic review of this field using patent analysis, comprehensively acknowledging the current technological competition and development in the graphene field and that of the future, and can be applied to various other emerging technology fields.
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Kharchenko, Yuliia. "ENVIRONMENTAL SAFETY AS A DETERMINANT OF INCLUSIVE REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT." Scientific bulletin of Polissia, no. 1(22) (2021): 79–87. http://dx.doi.org/10.25140/2410-9576-2021-1(22)-79-87.
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The article analyzes the main methodological aspects of greening as a prerequisite for regional development, identifies indicators of environmental safety and sustainability, which in the author's opinion are: emissions of pollutants into the atmosphere; discharge of polluted return waters into surface water bodies, waste generation, investments in environmental protection. The strategic course chosen by Ukraine for integration into the European community requires harmonization of the institutional environment with EU countries, provided effective management decisions are made at the national, subnational and local levels, use and rational use of available resource potential to gain competitive advantage in all spheres of social development. The realities of state-building have convincingly demonstrated the need to green regional development as an unconditional requirement for the modernization of productive forces.The possibility of analyzing evaluation factors with destabilizing content and thosethat are able to balance them and to some extent improve the environmental situation is indicated.Among the previously mentioned assessment factors with destabilizing content, indicators that are able to balance them and to some extent improve the environmental situation become especially acute. Such an indicator that characterizes the ability of the regions of Ukraine to withstand pollution of air, water and other natural resources is the capacity of treatment plants.Emphasis is placed on greening as a special determinant of modernization of the institutional basis of regional development in the context of decentralization of power.It is noted that these indicators have an impact on the effectiveness of the national strategy for inclusive sustainable development.The author emphasizes that with the reduction of economic and social indicators of regional development, the presence of fierce competition, the need to intensify innovation and investment activities, including in the environmental sphere, as an important component of modernizing the productive forces of regions, effective way to equalize regional competitiveness and further development. inclusive conditions.
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Stawicka, Ewa. "SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT AND THE BUSINESS CONTEXT OF CSR BENEFITS ON THE POLISH MARKET." Acta Scientiarum Polonorum. Oeconomia 16, no. 3 (September 30, 2017): 73–81. http://dx.doi.org/10.22630/aspe.2017.16.3.35.
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This paper identifies the development of innovative, good practices in CSR and sustainable development in Poland in 2011–2016. In the researched years, it was found that the greatest number of practices were recorded in the area of social involvement and development of local communities, workplace and environmental practises. The conducted analyses show that in the Polish market in the context of sustainable development, there are emerging new business paradigms, innovative CSR strategies as SDG’s implementation to building the competitive advantage of companies. The effectiveness of CSR activities is difficult to measure. On the example of the analysed companies it can be stated that they shape the intangible as well as tangible value. The intangible values are the social capital and trust in the company, while the tangible values are savings and revenue growth.
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NYZHNYK, OLEG. "THE CHOICE OF STRATEGY FOR INNOVATIVE SECURITY DEVELOPMENT OF ENTERPRISES." HERALD OF KHMELNYTSKYI NATIONAL UNIVERSITY 296, no. 4 (June 2021): 170–74. http://dx.doi.org/10.31891/2307-5740-2021-296-4-27.
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Determining an effective strategy for innovative security development of enterprises is the main task of their operation in modern business conditions, taking into account the existing risks of such activities. The basis of functioning and selection and formation of the strategy of innovative security development is the general strategy of the enterprise, which strategy should have a comprehensive action plan of the enterprise, which will ensure the implementation of its mission and goals and be focused on improving its long-term effectiveness. The task of innovation strategies at a certain level is not only to establish the competitive advantage of the enterprise in goods and markets, but also to maintain a competitive advantage and ensure economic security. The article analyzes the existing strategies for innovative development of small and medium enterprises. The security component of such development is defined, the importance of observing the level of economic security of development of small and medium business enterprises is emphasized. The basic forms of strategic planning of innovative safe development of small and medium business enterprises are offered. Competitive strategies are closely related to the efficient use of available and potential resources and provide for customer satisfaction by gaining market leadership. The introduction of certain management technologies in the development and selection of a strategy for innovative security development of small and medium-sized businesses will build a certain algorithm of actions that can affect the level of their innovative development and economic security. The analysis of scientific views on the problems of choosing enterprise development strategies allowed to identify real approaches to finding factors influencing the level of innovative development and the level of their economic security, to determine the components of developing a strategy for innovative security development of enterprises and to offer existing management technologies. small and medium enterprises.
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Prasad, Bhaskar, and Paulina Junni. "CEO transformational and transactional leadership and organizational innovation." Management Decision 54, no. 7 (August 15, 2016): 1542–68. http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/md-11-2014-0651.
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Purpose – Organizational innovation is critical for firm competitive advantage. Yet, we do not know enough about the relationship between leadership and organizational innovation. The purpose of this paper is to examine the influence of chief executive officer (CEO) transformational and transactional leadership on organizational innovation. The authors examine the moderating role of environmental dynamism. Design/methodology/approach – The authors collected survey-based data from top management team members in 163 companies in services, construction, manufacturing and other industries in the USA. The authors used multiple regression analyses to test the study hypotheses. Findings – The empirical findings indicate that CEO transformational and transactional leadership behaviors positively influence organizational innovation. However, organizations benefit more from transformational leadership in dynamic environments. Originality/value – This study highlights the role of CEO leadership behavior in the pursuit of organizational innovation. Significantly, the study shows that both transformational and transactional leadership can enhance organizational innovation. However, their effectiveness is contingent on environmental dynamism. This contributes to the firm innovation literature by clarifying how specific types of CEO leadership influence organizational innovation in different environmental conditions.
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Freidman, O. A. "Methodology to Measure the Effectiveness of Interaction of Mesologistics Systems." World of Transport and Transportation 14, no. 4 (August 28, 2016): 134–44. http://dx.doi.org/10.30932/1992-3252-2016-14-4-14.
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The development of mesologistics systems in the market of transport and logistics business (TLB) is related to improvement of the activity of their territorial subdivisions. Subsidiaries and affiliates of JSC Russian Railways, presented as a single business unit in this market face regularly problems of acquiring competitive advantages that are seen in the growth of contract logistics segment. Interaction of the companies in this power balance is one of the conditions to enhance their viability and sustainability. However, administrative decisions making in the field of interaction and integration of companies should be based on the methods of assessing the effectiveness of mesologistics systems, which this article is devoted to.
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Remondino, Marco, and Alessandro Zanin. "Logistics and Agri-Food: Digitization to Increase Competitive Advantage and Sustainability. Literature Review and the Case of Italy." Sustainability 14, no. 2 (January 11, 2022): 787. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/su14020787.
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This paper examines the current challenges faced by logistics with a focus on the agri-food sector. After outlining the context, a review of the literature on the relationship between logistics and strategic management in gaining and increasing competitiveness in the agri-food sector is conducted. In particular, the flow of the paper is as follows: after examining the aforementioned managerial problem and its broader repercussions, the paper proceeds to address two main research questions. First, how and by which tools can digitization contribute to improving supply chain management and sustainability in logistics? Second, what are the main managerial and strategic implications and consequences of this for the agri-food sector in terms of efficiency, effectiveness, cost reduction, and supply chain optimization? Finally, the paper presents Italy as a case study, chosen both for its peculiar internal differences in logistical infrastructures and entrepreneurial management between Northern and Southern regions (which could be at least partially overcome with the use of new technologies and frameworks) and for the importance of the agri-food sector for the domestic economy (accounting about 25% of the country’s GDP), on which digitization should have positive effects in terms of value creation and sustainability.
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Hasan, Alizar, Berry Yuliandra, and Eureka Perdana Putra. "Perancangan Model Pengukuran Kinerja Rantai Pasok Berbasis Lean dan Green menggunakan Balance Scorecard di PT. P&P Lembah Karet." Jurnal Optimasi Sistem Industri 15, no. 1 (April 1, 2016): 33. http://dx.doi.org/10.25077/josi.v15.n1.p33-46.2016.
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Rapid technological developments helped bring an increase in the level of business competition. Competitive business strategies required to address the challenges of business competition. PT P&P Lembah Karet is a company engaged in the plantation and crumb rubber processing industry. Marketing area is scattered inside and outside the country led to the supply chain performance become one of the important issues in the company. The use of Lean and Green concept in the supply chain system can become a competitive advantage for PT. P&P Lembah Karet to create a more effective and efficient supply chain strategy in terms of expenditure and environmental impact. Performance measurement is required to determine the effectiveness and efficiency of these two concepts implementation in the supply chain companies.Performance measurement system was developed based on four perspectives of the Balanced Scorecard (BSC): financial, customer, internal business processes, learning and growth. Key Performance Indicator (KPI) which is used as a measurement basis is formulated through the concept of lean and green. The weight value of each KPI is determined using Analytical Hierarchy Process (AHP) with relevant experts as respondents. Respondents selected based on the experience and knowledge, especially experience and knowledge that relevant with the topic of this research. The weight value determined the order of KPI priority. Face validity is used to validate the performance measurement model. Data processing and analysis yielded 25 lean and green-based KPIs that are relevant to crumb rubber supply chain at PT. P&P Lembah Karet with 3 KPI for financial perspective, 4 KPI for customer perspective, 11 KPI for internal business process perspective and 7 KPI for learning and growth perspective. The structure of designed models showed that customer perspective is the most priority aspects.
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Maksimov, Maksim I., and Nikita S. Ledin. "OVERVIEW OF OPTIMIZATION SOLUTIONS IN MODERN HR MANAGEMENT PRACTICE." EKONOMIKA I UPRAVLENIE: PROBLEMY, RESHENIYA 4/3, no. 124 (2022): 263–71. http://dx.doi.org/10.36871/ek.up.p.r.2022.04.03.020.
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In the modern world, the situation in the business environment is changing so quickly and unpredictably that the only option for an organization to maintain the competitive advantage over the other companies on the market is to constantly monitor the emerging tools for the optimization of internal processes of the enterprise. One of the most important elements of any organization is its HR division, which plays an important role in establishing and maintaining trustful and partner relations with both internal and external clients of the company. Thus, it is important to analyze the market of HR processes optimization tools in order to remain a stable position as a reliable employer. This article describes the most common and contemporary instruments for optimizing internal HRM processes at the same evaluating their effectiveness levels in order to build a concrete picture on the current situation on the market of such tools.
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Tropin, Y., V. Holokha, v. Romanenko, V. Shandrigos, and B. Ferenchuk. "Analysis of the competitive activity of highly qualified female athletes in freestyle wrestling." Єдиноборства, no. 4(26) (November 1, 2022): 75–87. http://dx.doi.org/10.15391/ed.2022-4.08.
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Purpose: on the basis of video recordings of the 2022 World Championship, to conduct an analysis of the competitive activity of highly qualified female athletes in freestyle wrestling. Material and methods. The following methods were used to solve the research tasks: analysis of scientific and methodological information and Internet networks, generalization of best practical experience, analysis of protocols and video recordings of matches (fight for first and third places and semi-finals) of highly qualified freestyle wrestlers at the 2022 World Championship in Serbia. A total of 50 bouts of sportswomen were analyzed. The method of mathematical statistics was used for the purpose of qualitative study of the results of conducted research and establishment of statistical regularities. Results: the analysis of scientific and methodical information, Internet sources and generalization of best practical experience made it possible to establish that the problem of studying competitive activity in modern sports wrestling is one of the most relevant. Based on the analysis of the competitive performance of highly qualified wrestlers, 11 main technical and tactical actions were selected, which are most often used: rollovers (12,3 %), hand and head grabs (5,0 %), shin cross grabs (5,6 %)), back belt throws (1,7 %), reverse belt flips and throws (1,7 %), floor counters (8,3 %), ground floor transfers (27,9%), back flip throws (3,9 %), knockdowns (16,2 %), push-ups behind the carpet (10,1 %), counters in the rack (7,3 %). It was established that highly qualified wrestlers have: average attack efficiency in the rack (56 %) and parterre (58 %); above average efficiency of protection in standing (79 %) and parterre (77 %); performance is better in the rack (3.81 points) than in the parterre (2,39 points); the average score in the rack (3,80 points) is higher than in the parterre (2,17 points); attack interval (66 s), and successful attack interval (98 s); 44 % of the fights ended prematurely. Conclusions. It was determined that the indicators of technical and tactical preparedness of highly qualified freestyle wrestlers are lower in the second period than in the first, in addition to the effectiveness of defense in the rack and parterre, this is explained by the fact that in most fights one of the athletes was given an advantage in the first period, and in the second period, this advantage was maintained thanks to defensive actions. The obtained data indicate the importance of the technical and tactical preparation of athletes as a factor that determines success in various types of sports. Keywords: competitive activity, technical-tactical preparedness, technical-tactical actions, freestyle wrestling, elite sportswomen
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Tsai, Yu-Li, and Stephen L. Parker. "Quantification of poliovirus in seawater and sewage by competitive reverse transcriptase - polymerase chain reaction." Canadian Journal of Microbiology 44, no. 1 (January 1, 1998): 35–41. http://dx.doi.org/10.1139/w97-128.
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Reverse transcriptase - polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) has been used extensively to detect enteric viruses in environmental samples. Advantages of RT-PCR include its high detection sensitivity and rapid turn-around time. However, unlike traditional cell culture, RT-PCR has not provided quantitation and infectivity information. In this study, we have developed a quantitative RT-PCR method that can be used to determine the amount of poliovirus RNA in environmental samples. An RNA internal standard for poliovirus RT-PCR was designed and obtained through genetic engineering. Serial dilutions of RNA internal standard templates were amplified with a 5 prime -carboxyfluorescein-labeled poliovirus downstream primer and a nonlabeled poliovirus upstream primer in the RT-PCR. The fluorescent light intensity of labeled RT-PCR products was quantified using an ABI DNA sequencer with GeneScan software. The internal standard was coamplified with poliovirus in the RT-PCR, allowing for enumeration of the poliovirus RNA present in the seawater and sewage samples. This method, using a cloned internal standard and specified primers in the PCR, may be applied to quantify other microorganisms in environmental samples. Although quantitative RT-PCR has begun to be used more extensively for detecting pathogens in clinical samples, the complex nature of many environmental samples has limited the sample range of the effectiveness of quantitative RT-PCR.Key words: quantitative RT-PCR, poliovirus, sewage, seawater.
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Park, Young Won, and Paul Hong. "A Research Framework for Sustainable Digital Innovation: Case Studies of Japanese Firms." Sustainability 14, no. 15 (July 27, 2022): 9218. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/su14159218.
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Today’s competitive and highly volatile environment calls for a new kind of flexibility and adaptability. Limited studies are available that examine how firms achieve both speed and creativity requirements in this digital era. In view of the rare empirical studies on real-world cases that apply rigorous research methods for sustainable digital innovation (SDI), this research investigates the key strategic requirements of organizational agility and flexibility for SDI. The research framework defines four types of innovators. This study used the benchmark tool to assess the status of their innovation effectiveness. This research framework is useful for firms to classify, assess, and evaluate their innovation type. The study’s findings also suggest the road map for future strategic goals. This theoretical framework illustrates the causal relationship between Japanese-style digital innovation and the firms’ sustainable competitive advantage. This model might be extended to other firms in different contexts (e.g., Korea, India, USA, Brazil, and a host of other countries). The theoretical and practical implications are discussed for future research.
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Kovalenko, Nataliia, Vitalii Kovalenko, Taras Hutsol, Yulia Ievstafiieva, and Anastasiia Polishchuk. "Economic Efficiency and Internal Competitive Advantages of Grain Production in the Central Region of Ukraine." Agricultural Engineering 25, no. 1 (January 1, 2021): 51–62. http://dx.doi.org/10.2478/agriceng-2021-0004.
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Abstract The paper discusses competitiveness of the agro-industrial sector, which is a multifaceted concept that characterizes its ability to compete in both domestic and foreign markets. Ukraine has significant opportunities to develop the agricultural sector and turn it into a highly efficient branch of economy. Favorable soil and climate conditions, and fertile land contribute to its further development, obtaining agricultural crops in volumes sufficient to meet domestic needs and build export potential. The production process of agricultural goods takes longer than in industry. Therefore, at the stage of determination of the production program of an agricultural enterprise, it is very difficult to respond on time to changes in consumer demand and increase the product competitiveness within the already established production schemes in the markets. Therefore, the purpose of our study is to evaluate the effectiveness of growing the studied crops in a typical farm in Central Ukraine and offer a roadmap for making management decisions when planning a production program. For this purpose, a method based on calculations of the gross margin, total expenses, production thresholds, profitability, and payback of production factors was chosen.
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Islam, Md Farijul, Jing Zhang, and Najmul Hasan. "Assessing the adoption of sustainability practices in tourism industry." Bottom Line 33, no. 1 (December 16, 2019): 94–115. http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/bl-09-2019-0113.
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Purpose The purpose of this study is to assess the key determinants of sustainability practices and policy adoption in small- and medium-sized tourism accommodation firms and its possible impact on the firm’s competitive advantages. Design/methodology/approach A combined model has been developed and tested with a set of relevant hypotheses based on primary data collected from tourism firm’s owners and personnel. Structural equation modeling has been used to test and validate the hypotheses. Findings The key results indicate that collaboration and innovation of tourism firms, employee culture, technological infrastructure, tourism intermediary’s sustainability practices and top management support have a significant impact on sustainability practices adoption, whereas government sustainable tourism policy and local’s attitude toward sustainability have an insignificant impact. Practical implications The findings assist managers and owners of tourism accommodation firms to re-address their policy and operational processes toward sustainability. This study is an endeavor to bridge the knowledge gap of current literature on sustainable practice adoption and tourism accommodation firm. This would be ensured through encouraging the economic aspect of sustainability practices and also facilitate social well-being, which is a real contribution that ought to practice to other countries where the tourist area is environmentally adverse tremendous. Social implications Considering sustainability is a social commitment, this study positively changes tourists’ behavioral approach reducing the undesirable use of social resources and maximizing the enduring socio-economic and environmental development for social well-being. Originality/value The novelty of this empirical study is that sustainability practices and policies adoption is entirely a new phenomenon. However, the mediating impact of the construct on the competitive advantage of small and medium tourism accommodation firms enhances the effectiveness of emerging tourism economy.
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ARMAS-CRUZ, Yaiza, Esperanza GIL-SOTO, and Juan Ramón OREJA-RODRÍGUEZ. "ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT IN SMES: ORGANIZATIONAL AND SECTORAL DETERMINANTS IN THE CONTEXT OF AN OUTERMOST EUROPEAN REGION." Journal of Business Economics and Management 18, no. 5 (October 27, 2017): 935–53. http://dx.doi.org/10.3846/16111699.2017.1373375.
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This paper evaluates the environmental behavior of smes in the Canary Islands (Spain), one of the Outermost European Regions. The islands’ fragile socioeconomic systems and scarce resources noticeably condition the competitiveness of their firms. An empirical analysis ranks environmental protection practices in smes and identifies differences on the basis of size and business sector. In addition, groups of firms with different environmental behavior are identified to facilitate the design of environmental policies, improve effectiveness in decision making and the more efficient use of resources. From a theoretical perspective, this paper contributes to the gap identified by the precursors of the Natural Resource-Based View of the firm by analyzing specific resource combinations that each firm can use to improve its environmental performance and achieve competitive advantages. The firms best positioned to develop the dynamic capabilities needed are identified not only considering the physical environment, but also the socio-economic one and key intangible resources are measured that shape firms’ environmental strategy.
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Nguyen, Tran Hung, Xuan Cu Le, and Thi Hai Ly Vu. "An Extended Technology-Organization-Environment (TOE) Framework for Online Retailing Utilization in Digital Transformation: Empirical Evidence from Vietnam." Journal of Open Innovation: Technology, Market, and Complexity 8, no. 4 (November 16, 2022): 200. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/joitmc8040200.
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Digital transformation has profoundly influenced various socio-economic fields and induced retailing firms to utilize digital innovations to maximize business effectiveness in the digital era. The study aims to pinpoint the motivations for online retailing (ORE) adoption and business performance among Vietnamese businesses in the formative digital transformation stage within an extended technology-organization-environment (TOE) framework. The questionnaire-based data are accumulated for this study. Firm respondents are those who have used and increased their familiarity with ORE in Vietnam. All analysis is performed using structural equation modeling (SEM). The results posit that important factors of technological context (i.e., relative advantage, compatibility, and observability), organizational context (i.e., top management support, entrepreneurial orientation, and technological orientation), and the environmental context (i.e., perceived trend, government support, and legal framework) substantially boost ORE adoption. Additionally, firm age is an essential control variable that strongly influences firms’ engagement in ORE. Unexpectedly, firm size, competitive pressure, and control variable (i.e., number of employees) do not significantly affect ORE adoption. Besides, ORE adoption serves as an underlying motivation for business performance. Ultimately, theoretical and practical implications are discussed.
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Huang, Xiaoxia, Peng Guo, Xiaonan Wang, and Ding Wang. "Modeling and Analysis of Interorganizational Knowledge Transfer Considering Reputation Mechanisms." Sustainability 13, no. 24 (December 19, 2021): 14020. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/su132414020.
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Transferring a quantity of credible knowledge is a key sustainable competitive advantage for multi-agent cooperation in an interorganizational network (ION). This study presents simulation research to identify the impacts of reputation mechanisms in interorganizational knowledge transfer through systematic evolutionary game theory, addressing the sustainability of knowledge transfer behaviors in innovation, R&D, and low green carbon. The simulation results showed that an agent’s reputation provides information about having valuable knowledge, which can reduce some of the opportunistic behaviors of knowledge transfer faced by knowledge agents. Regardless of its form, we found that reputation distribution significantly promotes interorganizational knowledge transfer behaviors. In addition, higher reputation thresholds and more significant differences in the impact of high and low reputations prominently contribute to knowledge transfer efficiency and effectiveness. The relationship between reputation mechanisms and the efficiency and effectiveness of knowledge transfer is examined. This study sheds light on the sustainable management of interorganizational projects from reputation mechanisms.
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Tsifert, Sh, and K. Kshakevich. "Resources in shaping the efficiency of dynamic capabilities of Polish enterprises." Upravlenie 7, no. 3 (October 21, 2019): 21–29. http://dx.doi.org/10.26425/2309-3633-2019-3-21-29.
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The dynamic capabilities, representing the organization’s competence to integrate, create and reconfigure internal and external competencies to ensure compliance with constantly changing environmental conditions, allow the organization to achieve a competitive advantage in the long term. The assumption of the background about the importance of dynamic capabilities for understanding the phenomenon of competition raises the question of the variables, affecting the effectiveness of the processes of formation of dynamic capabilities.The aim of this paper is discussion of the results of studies on the impact of resources on the effectiveness of the processes of formation of dynamic capabilities of Polish enterprises. The nature and essence of dynamic abilities of enterprises have been characterized in the article, the value of resources in the processes of formation of dynamic abilities of Polish enterprises has been noted, which subsequently allowed to formulate conclusions about the relationship between resources and efficiency of processes of formation of dynamic abilities of Polish enterprises have been formulated. The results of the research resources in the processes of formation of dynamic capabilities of Polish enterprises, presented in the paper, are fragment of the research project, whose goal is to develop a paradigm concept of dynamic capabilities from the perspective of strategic management, identification and analysis of dynamic capabilities of Polish enterprises.According to respondents in the process of questioning, sources of efficiency should be sought in external variables (customer loyalty, market share, sales growth), but not in internal variables (employment growth). Such a state, indicating the orientation of the organization outward, should be considered correct from the point of view of the logic of the dominant ways of constructing a strategy, since it indicates an understanding of the needs of the environment, while dynamically comparing with the expectations of this environment and the resources available to the organization.
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Fang, Xin, and Soo-Haeng Cho. "Cooperative Approaches to Managing Social Responsibility in a Market with Externalities." Manufacturing & Service Operations Management 22, no. 6 (November 2020): 1215–33. http://dx.doi.org/10.1287/msom.2019.0837.
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Problem definition: This paper studies two cooperative approaches of firms in managing social responsibility violations of their supplier: auditing a common supplier jointly (joint auditing) and sharing independent audit results with other firms (audit sharing). We study this problem in a market with externalities and a large number of firms. Academic/practical relevance: With numerous firms procuring their materials and parts worldwide, there are many cases in which overseas suppliers violate safety, labor, or environmental standards. Those violations have externalities in the sense that one firm’s violation affects other firms in the same market. It is not clear how such externalities affect competing firms’ incentives to cooperate and the effectiveness of such cooperation. Methodology: We develop a model based on a cooperative game in partition function form, which enables us to analyze the competitive and cooperative interactions of a large number of firms in a market. Results: Although there has been concern about cooperation for fear of compromising a competitive advantage, firms have incentives to cooperate in managing their suppliers when one firm can be hurt by others’ violations, that is, the negative externality is high. However, neither cooperative approach necessarily improves social responsibility, especially when one firm can benefit from others’ violations, that is, the positive externality is high. Finally, even if agreement is not reached for cooperation before conducting individual audits, social responsibility can still be improved by incentivizing firms to share their private audit results with others under a properly designed mechanism. Managerial implications: The careful assessment of the externalities associated with social responsibility violations is a key to the success of joint auditing and audit sharing. Although firms cooperate voluntarily in some cases, a government agency or an industry association should intervene in other cases to motivate cooperation if it is beneficial. In addition, caution must be taken to monitor manufacturers’ audit efforts, especially when cooperative approaches are implemented in the market where competition is fierce and consumers switch brands easily.
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Andronova, Inna V., Lubinda Haabazoka, and Aaron Mwewa Kasonde. "The government policy of Zambia on attracting foreign direct investment and its effectiveness." RUDN Journal of Economics 30, no. 1 (March 30, 2022): 33–44. http://dx.doi.org/10.22363/2313-2329-2022-30-1-33-44.
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Investment policy has always played one of the most important roles in the development of the national economy. Foreign direct investment is interconnected with the activities of multinational companies and the opportunities that can be obtained by the host country. The article reveals the investment policy of Zambia and the role played by the public sector in it. The identified competitive advantages prove that Zambia has significant investment potential even though the country does not have direct access to the sea. Significant reserves of mineral raw materials confirm the energy and resource security of the economy, which is the area for investment by both national and foreign companies. The authors pay attention to several important problems of socio-economic significance, which complicate the effective and full functioning of the economy. The authors found that there are not enough studies in the domestic and foreign literature on the investment potential of Zambia. The study of inward investment activity showed that free economic zones are the most effective tool for attracting FDI, while the extractive sector remains the most attractive in this area. A comparative analysis of the disadvantages and advantages of the Zambian economy, conducted by the authors, proves that the state has the necessary elements of investment attractiveness. However, it was noted that the arrival of investments in the country should also meet the socio-economic interests of the state.
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Andronova, Inna V., Lubinda Haabazoka, and Aaron Mwewa Kasonde. "The government policy of Zambia on attracting foreign direct investment and its effectiveness." RUDN Journal of Economics 30, no. 1 (March 30, 2022): 33–44. http://dx.doi.org/10.22363/2313-2329-2022-30-1-33-44.
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Investment policy has always played one of the most important roles in the development of the national economy. Foreign direct investment is interconnected with the activities of multinational companies and the opportunities that can be obtained by the host country. The article reveals the investment policy of Zambia and the role played by the public sector in it. The identified competitive advantages prove that Zambia has significant investment potential even though the country does not have direct access to the sea. Significant reserves of mineral raw materials confirm the energy and resource security of the economy, which is the area for investment by both national and foreign companies. The authors pay attention to several important problems of socio-economic significance, which complicate the effective and full functioning of the economy. The authors found that there are not enough studies in the domestic and foreign literature on the investment potential of Zambia. The study of inward investment activity showed that free economic zones are the most effective tool for attracting FDI, while the extractive sector remains the most attractive in this area. A comparative analysis of the disadvantages and advantages of the Zambian economy, conducted by the authors, proves that the state has the necessary elements of investment attractiveness. However, it was noted that the arrival of investments in the country should also meet the socio-economic interests of the state.
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Goloborodko, Alona. "CONCEPTUAL APPROACH TO DIGITAL STRATEGIC ENTERPRISE PARTNERSHIPS." HERALD OF KHMELNYTSKYI NATIONAL UNIVERSITY 300, no. 6 (December 3, 2021): 235–40. http://dx.doi.org/10.31891/2307-5740-2021-300-6-37.
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The article analyzes the advantages and disadvantages of forming digital strategic partnerships of enterprises. Rapidly growing companies working in the field of innovative technologies are striving for digital strategic partnerships to gain a competitive advantage in the market. At the same time, companies that operate on the basis of traditional business organization seek to unite for geographical expansion, diversification, expansion of production, reduction of costs, or other elements of the supply chain. It has been proven that the creation of partnerships has a much stronger effect than the activities of each enterprise individually. The main approaches to the formation of digital strategic partnerships of enterprises are described – resource and target. Based on the essence of digital strategic partnership – bringing together parties (enterprises) to achieve a strategic goal, in particular, increase efficiency, which involves creating a common system of values and processes based on resources and competencies of partners based on a single digital platform for business , the author built the concept of digital strategic partnership. The concept of digital strategic partnership provides for the coordination of the goal – to ensure effective, balanced economic and technological development of business processes of integrated enterprises and obtain a synergistic effect, a list of tasks, principles, functions and methods. The object of forming a conceptual approach to the development of digital strategic partnerships are the generalized system of business process and individual business processes, criteria and indicators of effectiveness of digital strategic partnerships are the optimal ratio of actual results to regulatory (reference); maximizing quality indicators.
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Kechagias, Evripidis P., Dimitrios M. Miloulis, Georgios Chatzistelios, Sotiris P. Gayialis, and Georgios A. Papadopoulos. "Applying a System Dynamics Approach for the Pharmaceutical Industry: Simulation and Optimization of the Quality Control Process." WSEAS TRANSACTIONS ON ENVIRONMENT AND DEVELOPMENT 17 (September 28, 2021): 983–96. http://dx.doi.org/10.37394/232015.2021.17.91.
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As countries interact more and more, technology gains a decisive role in facilitating today’s increased need for interconnection. At the same time, systems, becoming more advanced as technology progresses, feed each other and can produce highly complex and unpredictable results. However, with this ever-increasing need for interconnected operations, complex problems arise that need to be effectively tackled. This need extends far beyond the scientific and mechanical fields, covering every aspect of life. Systemic Thinking Philosophy and the System Dynamics methodology now seem to be more relevant than ever and their practical implementation in real-life industrial cases has started to become a trend. Companies that decide to implement such approaches can achieve significant improvements to the effectiveness of their operations and gain a competitive advantage. This research, influenced by the Systemic Thinking Philosophy, applies a System Dynamics approach in practice by improving the quality control process of a pharmaceutical company. The process is modeled, simulated, analyzed, and improvements are performed to achieve more effective and efficient operations. The results show that all these steps led to a successful identification and optimization of the critical factors, and a significant process improvement was achieved.
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DUDNYK, Olena. "NETWORK INTERACTION OF TRADE MARKET ENTITIES IN THE CURRENT STATE OF INFRASTRUCTURE." Ukrainian Journal of Applied Economics 5, no. 4 (December 2, 2020): 51–57. http://dx.doi.org/10.36887/2415-8453-2020-4-5.
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Introduction. In the conditions of growing uncertainty of the external environment there is a neces-sity of development of economic models and the mechanisms allowing to adapt economic activity of subjects to constantly changing tendencies of the modern market. The development of integration and cooperation helps to create the preconditions for the formation of special organizational forms of cooperation, which can include network business associations. In this regard, the role of research aimed at studying the business processes of network interaction is actualized. The purpose of the article is to conduct a theoretical generalization and justification of the effectiveness of network interaction of the modern commodity market, taking into account the current state of infrastructure. Results. It is determined that networks are a reliable way to obtain competitive advantages of the region and the country, a guarantee of sustainability and development of enterprises, industries. The future of the commodity market entity that enters the network depends on how effective the network interaction will be - its competitive position, consumer loyalty, the effectiveness of the network as a whole. A number of factors can contribute to the construction of a system of effective interaction: the level of development of the principles of the new economy in the country, the institutional environment of interaction, the degree of openness of the economy and its readiness for network transformations. Conclusions. Formation and maintenance of stable long-term relationships with distributors, suppliers, consumers, staff poses a new challenge to economic structures, which is to organize a system of interaction that would ensure the association of the company supported on the basis of mutually beneficial business cooperation of its consumer group. The success of a commodity market player in competition will largely depend on how effectively the system works. The optimal form of interaction in the transition to a modern economy is a network form of organization of economic structures. Keywords: market actors, network structures, interaction, environment, infrastructure, market, management, integration.
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Choi, Seunggyun, Timothy J. Lee, and Wansoo Hong. "Effect of Food Consumption Values of Vietnamese Consumers on the Reliability and Purchase Intention of Korean Home Meal Replacements." Sustainability 14, no. 2 (January 10, 2022): 736. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/su14020736.
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The Vietnamese home meal replacement (HMR) market is expected to face intensified competition due to economic development and urbanization. This study analyzes how the food consumption values of Vietnamese consumers affect the perceived reliability and intention to purchase Korean food in the form of HMRs and provides basic data to establish strategies for Korean HMRs to secure an advantage in an intensely competitive market. A survey was conducted with Vietnamese consumers who had used Korean HMRs before and are constantly using HMRs on a regular basis. To analyze the relationships between food consumption values, the reliability of Korean HMR, and the intention to purchase Korean HMRs, exploratory factor analysis, reliability analysis, confirmatory factor analysis, and covariance structural models were used. Among the factors of food consumption value, health, safety, time saving, and convenience have a positive effect on the reliability of Korean HMRs, while family and cost-effectiveness do not. Moreover, this reliability has a positive effect on the purchase intention of Korean HMRs. This study is significant in that while investigating Korean HMRs, it is pioneering research on Vietnamese consumers regarding HMRs. Therefore, the results of this study can be used to secure the competitiveness of Korean HMRs in the Vietnamese market.
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Ghuslan, Mohamad Iruwan, Romlah Jaffar, Norman Mohd Saleh, and Mohd Hasimi Yaacob. "Corporate Governance and Corporate Reputation: The Role of Environmental and Social Reporting Quality." Sustainability 13, no. 18 (September 20, 2021): 10452. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/su131810452.
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Corporate reputation is companies’ most valuable asset as it can position them to gain competitive advantages that lead to sustainable performance. Therefore, understanding the factors that influence corporate reputation is vital for a company’s survival. The study objectives were to investigate the effects of corporate governance and the quality of environmental and social reporting on corporate reputation. Additionally, this study examined the role of environmental and social reporting quality on the relationship between these two variables. This study used secondary data collected from multiple sources such as the Thomson Data Stream database and annual reports of publicly listed Malaysian companies between 2017 and 2018. The results showed that corporate governance effectiveness and environmental and social reporting quality positively influence corporate reputation. Additionally, the quality of environmental and social reporting mediates the relationship between corporate governance and corporate reputation. This study bridges research gaps by providing evidence for the impact of effective corporate governance, specifically board diversity, on corporate reputation in Malaysia. The findings can help companies to establish criteria and qualifications for the appointment of new board members. The members must have the right combination of skills, knowledge, experience and independent elements that enable them to make decisions to meet companies’ objectives.
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SUSHCHENKO, Olena. "СHOOSING THE HIGHER EDUCATION INSTITUTION MARKETING POSITION IN THE EDUCATIONAL SERVICES MARKET." Ukrainian Journal of Applied Economics 6, no. 1 (February 24, 2021): 314–21. http://dx.doi.org/10.36887/2415-8453-2021-1-37.
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Introduction. The paper represents a conceptual framework or positioning higher education institutions (HEI) in the educational services market. The process of choosing the marketing position of a higher education institution in the educational services market is considered. The directions and opportunities of strengthening the competitive position of HEI in the market of educational services and the choice of such a marketing position that will provide them with sustainable competitive advantages are identified. The purpose of the article is substantiation of theoretical principles and development of practical recommendations for choosing the marketing position of a higher education institution in the market of educational services. Results. It is proved that one of the important factors of the higher education quality assurance is to ensure effective marketing positioning of HEI in today's highly competitive education market. It is substantiated that strengthening the competitive position of HEI in the educational services market by choosing the appropriate marketing position will provide them with sustainable competitive advantages. The basic principles of the HEI positioning process in the educational services market within the concept of STP-marketing are determined. It is proved that the effectiveness of the HEI activity management and the strengthening of its competitive position in the educational services market will depend on the correctness of the positioning strategy choosing. Conclusions. It is substantiated that the positioning strategy of the HEI should be coordinated with the set of marketing tools as a whole and with its separate elements. The role of HEI branding in the process of its positioning is shown. The main channels of communication and ways to promote the HEI brand are considered. It is determined that the distinguishing feature of the HEI promotion is the simultaneous activity in two markets - the educational services market and the labor market. It is proved that the goals of branding and the results of HEI positioning should be determined taking into account the positions and needs of their stakeholders. It is found out that the promotion of the HEI brand, and the advertising and information support of the HEI representation in the information space should be based on the full range of media usage. It is shown that the marketing approach implementation in the HEI management system is based on the use of promotion tools, contributing to the consumers positive opinion formation, providing further demand for educational services and attracting new consumers. Key words: higher education institution, marketing, positioning, educational services market, branding.
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Babenko, Kristina. "MANAGEMENT OF TERRITORIAL ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT: PROJECT APPROACH." Scientific Bulletin of Mukachevo State University. Series “Economics” 1(13) (2020): 135–40. http://dx.doi.org/10.31339/2313-8114-2020-1(13)-135-140.
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The urgency of the research topic is due to the need for rapid response of regions to changing environmental processes in the context of the spread of digitalization and active introduction of innovative technologies. It has been determined that in the modern market economy project management becomes a necessary factor in ensuring the competitive advantage of many regions. The purpose of the article is to substantiate the need for a project approach to the management of economic development of territories. Based on the use of methods of analysis, synthesis, scientific abstraction and logical generalization, trends in the evolutionary development of project management have been identified. It has been substantiated that project management forms advantages and unique competencies that are necessary for highly efficient and successful functioning of territories in a competitive market environment, in the realities Науковий вісник Мукачівського державного університету, 2020 140 of the new economic situation, which is characterized by significant speeds and dynamics of change in certain areas. It has been proved that one of the new alternative directions in the development of project management is flexible project management. It is determined that at the level of regional management the project approach can be used both for the implementation of individual projects and in the implementation of targeted programs. It has been proved that an integral part of the successful implementation of regional projects is the formation of a system of training methods and tools of project management. The foreign experience of project management application at the regional level has been analyzed and three key models have been revealed: american, european, canadian. The key principles of using the project approach to the management of economic development of territories have been identified, namely: systemicity, integration, balance, dynamism, decomposition, competence. The practical significance lies in identifying the features of the project approach to regional development management, which must be taken into account: openness and publicity of regional projects; increased control over the targeted use of local budget funds for regional projects; the complexity of assessing the effectiveness of the regional project; difficulties in setting priorities and differentiating regional projects. Key words: economic development, project management, regional development, flexible management methods, regional projects, project approach
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Esposito, De Falco S. "Emission trading e comportamento delle imprese: un'analisi attraverso un Decision Support System." ECONOMICS AND POLICY OF ENERGY AND THE ENVIRONMENT, no. 2 (May 2009): 99–125. http://dx.doi.org/10.3280/efe2008-002008.
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- The problem of the influence exerted on the firms behaviour from the introduction of the mechanisms of regulation of the Emissions Trading (ET) - is the heart of this 185 work. In fact, following the approach of the new-institutionalist school of Powell and Di Maggio, we wanted to test how much the business can be influenced by both the action of public and private institutions and the interaction with the socio-economical environment where it acts. In this context we tried to analyse the consequences induced by the dictates of the Kyoto Protocol on the strategic choices of the companies, with reference, above all, to the tendencies to change and innovation. The hypothesis of search is that mechanisms of regulation of the ET may change the competitive behaviour of the companies, for the advantage to pay the emissions permits rather than innovate the technological processes. To sustain such an hypothesis we developed a Decision Support System able to simulate the businesses behaviour after the share allotment. The work ends with a simulation carried out on the energy manufacturing equipment from which it is possible to make some considerations about the limited effectiveness of the mechanisms of regulation of the ET to stimulate virtuous businesses behaviours oriented to innovation.Key words: new-institutional theory, emission trading, competitive behaviour.JEL classifications: M51, L51, C15, Q56
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Mugambi, Makena, and Godfrey M. Kinyua. "Role of Innovation Capability on firm performance in the context of Commercial Banks in Nairobi City County, Kenya." International Journal of Current Aspects in Finance, Banking and Accounting 2, no. 3 (November 23, 2020): 14–23. http://dx.doi.org/10.35942/ijcfa.v2i3.146.
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The Kenyan banking industry is characterized by increased environmental dynamism brought about by rapid technological development, customer sophistication and regulations. The achievement and sustenance of competitive advantage is important as any organization that does not gain and sustain this may not survive. In order for an organization to remain relevant, it must be able to leverage on innovation capability for effective adaptation to changes in the environment. This study therefore sought to assess the influence of innovation capability on performance of Commercial Banks in Nairobi City County, Kenya.The study was anchored on dynamic capabilities theory and resource-based view, Resource. Descriptive research design was used for this study. The target population was Commercial Banks in Nairobi City County. The unit of analysis was the commercial banks while the unit of observation was management. Data was gathered using self-administered questionnaire then analyzed using Statistical Package for Social Sciences (SPSS Version 25.0) software. Descriptive statistics such as frequencies, percentages and mean and inferential statistics such as correlation coefficient was used to analyze quantitative data. Charts, tables and graphs will be used to present the data. The study established that innovations capability positively and significantly affects performance. The study revealed that innovation capability is an important requirement for the effective management of inventions and creativity and the introduction of transformative technologies. The study recommends that in an era of faster competition and digitization, commercial banks in Nairobi City County, Kenya must increase their innovation capability. New innovations easily adopted in organizations enables banks to adjust to meet new customer needs and market changes. Innovation also enables creation of new products and services from time to time .Innovation capability of an organization affects organizational performance as it determines organization’s productivity and effectiveness.
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Kuznetsov, Svyatoslav Sergeevich. "Problems of automation of the broadcasting and production complex." Программные системы и вычислительные методы, no. 3 (March 2022): 35–44. http://dx.doi.org/10.7256/2454-0714.2022.3.38800.
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In the TV and radio industry, the efficiency of the hardware and software of broadcast production complexes is the basis of competitive advantage, and therefore, in the context of global digitalization, television industry companies face the task of constantly improving broadcast production complexes. Such improvement is largely provided by new technologies, some of which are aimed at automating broadcasting processes. In the article, the author analyzes the existing problems of automation of broadcast production complexes and concludes that such problems are caused by the desire of TV and radio companies to replace the traditional approach to the production of programs using a team of specialists with software. However, the effectiveness of this approach is questionable, especially if the release of the program is associated with live work, where in an uncertain situation it is not possible to react promptly to any events using automated software. Hence, automation of production processes in the field of broadcasting becomes an effective and economical technology only with the correct configuration of the software and careful calculation of automation prospects. The real prospects for automation of broadcast production complexes are currently in almost unexplored areas for the television sphere - the areas of voice control, which is based on artificial intelligence based on various algorithms for training artificial neural networks, which requires additional study and development of an appropriate model adapted to a specific task.