Dissertations / Theses: 'Success in business – Case studies'

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Umakanthan, Sujatha, and Ghassan Khoumassi. "Leadership Competency Profiles and their linkage to Project Success : Case-studies in Construction and International Development Projects." Thesis, Umeå University, Umeå School of Business, 2010. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:umu:diva-31370.

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Kylbrink, Stefan, and Pontus Lindh. "Sponsorship Relationships: A Qualitative Case Study of Identifying Success Factors in Sponsorship Relationships." Thesis, Linnéuniversitetet, Ekonomihögskolan, ELNU, 2012. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:lnu:diva-19374.

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Background: Sponsoring is a marketing and communication tool that has had a major growth over the last two decades. Sponsoring is one of the fastest expanding ways for companies to communicate with their target audience. Despite this, there has been a lack of awareness considering the sponsorship relationships and how they evolved. Most of the research conducted up to now within the area of sponsorship has just been focusing on the sponsoring part as a separated unit, without considering the connection with the sponsee. Purpose: The purpose for this research is to investigate the relationship between a sponsee and its sponsors to identify success factors and how the parties act in order to ensure these success factors. Method: This qualitative research has been conducted by a deductive approach where interviews were held as data collection method. The research has been based on a descriptive design. Conclusions: This research shows that strong commitment and good frequent communication are key factors in order to have a successful sponsorship relationship. The research also shows the importance of having mutual goals in sponsorship relationships, since mutual goals have a tendency to increase the commitment from both parties in a sponsorship relationship.

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Walker, Gary. "A critical analysis into the factors that determine project management success : the case in railway engineering projects." Thesis, London South Bank University, 1999. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.297928.

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Tabor, Sharon W. "An Examination of Electronic Commerce and the Internet : Role of Technology, Critical Success Factors and Business Strategy." Thesis, University of North Texas, 1997. https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc278479/.

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Tassin, Rolline Estelle Ndjike. "TRANSITING FROM THE INFORMAL TO FORMAL BUSINESS: MOTIVES, CHALLENGES AND THE COPING MECHANISMS OF SELECTED TRANSITED BUSINESSES IN THE BLOEMFONTEIN AREA." Thesis, Bloemfontein: Central University of Technology, Free State, 2014. http://hdl.handle.net/11462/235.

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Thesis (M. Tech. (Business Administration)) -- Central University of Technology, Free State, 2014
This exploratory study seeks to contribute to the theoretical and empirical understanding of the transition of small businesses from the informal to the formal sector. It builds on the role of the informal sector as “engines” for economic and socio-cultural development. Using selected businesses in the Mangaung area of the Free State province as case studies, this study investigates the motives for transition of informal businesses to the formal sector in South Africa, challenges encountered in the process of formalisation and the coping strategies relied upon to deal with challenges encountered in the process of formalisation. Key indicators were identified from the literature and were further developed for investigation. A qualitative approach was used for the collection of data from selected transited businesses in the Bloemfontein area using semi-structured interviews. Findings from the study suggest that the decision by small business owners to formalise is motivated by their desire to grow and expand their businesses; access to proper banking services; and to access government contracts and tenders. The results also reveal that the quest for growth is however hindered by long queues endured by business applicants during the process of formalisation; lack of adequate and relevant information on the process of formalisation; coupled with the lack of government support for informal businesses’ transitioning to the formal sector. Findings further revealed that adequate information on the process of formalisation and self-trust are key coping mechanisms needed by small business owners to successfully progress/ transit to the formal sector. Based on these findings, the study recommends that government both provincial and national play a more proactive role in regulating the informal economy by creating an environment conducive for their growth and development, and facilitating their transition to the formal sector. Informal small business owners also must be provided with information on the process of formalisation and of the existing government structures put in place to support businesses in their transition phase.

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Johnston, George P. "The relationship among organizational involvement, commitment, and success: a case study of Amway Corporation." Diss., Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, 1987. http://hdl.handle.net/10919/87669.

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Traditionally, organizational commitment has been proposed as an important factor leading to desired behavioral consequences (Angle and Perry, 1981). Organizationally-committed individuals remain in an organization, perform reliably, and are even willing to make contributions to an organization's operation which go beyond what is expected of them (Schein, l980; Steers, 1977). One company that seems to rely heavily on the organizational commitment or its participants is Amway Corporation. Amway Corporation is a multi-level direct sales company that specializes in personal and home care products. In just 25 years it has grown from a low-budget company serving a regional market into a multimillion dollar corporation with markets in over 45 countries and territories and approximately one million distributors. Although some of Amway's remarkable organizational success must be attributed to product quality and its dynamic and inclusive recruitment policy, it seems possible that much of Amway's success must be traced back to the organizational commitment of its distributors. Amway Corporation attempts to enhance distributor commitment to the organization by providing material and non-material incentives, thereby promoting what Weber ( t 978) referred to as instrumental and value-rational, as well as affective forms of social action. The present study focused on the following research questions: What is the relationship between organizational commitment and successful Amway distributor task performance? What effect does the nature of distributor's organizational involvement have on the relationship between organizational commitment and distributor success? What role docs emotional attachment to Amway play in promoting successful distributor task performance? These different types of social action suggest different types of organizational involvement that might be exhibited by individuals in a complex organization. Based largely on the theoretical work of Etzioni (1961, 1975), and Clark and Wilson (1975), organizational involvement is conceptualized in the present study as the importance or material, purposive, and solidary incentives for distributor's continuing participation in Amway, and may be distinguished into two types: calculative and moral. Based on data collected on 121 Amway distributors, using two separate samples, this study found that there is a positive relationship between organizational commitment and distributor success. It was also found that organizational involvement and commitment are highly related. The hypothesis proposing that combining calculative and moral involvement greatly enhances the relationship between organizational commitment and overall distributor success was not supported. Calculative involvement and organizational commitment were found to have an interactive effect on overall distributor success. It was found that various time-use factors, such as number of months respondents had been in Amway, number of hours spent weekly motivating downline distributors, and the number of hours spent weekly selling products were also related to overall distributor success. The total number of hours spent weekly on Amway-related activities, and the number of hours spent weekly showing the Amway Sales and Marketing Plan were not significantly related to overall distributor success.
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Roy, Maitrayee. "Case studies of Swedish Non-Profit Organization's (NPO) fundraising process : Adaptation of Balanced Scorecard Business Model for fundraising success." Thesis, Högskolan i Halmstad, 2020. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:hh:diva-42320.

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Neumann, Jan. "A framework for monitoring and evaluating critical success factors in strategic change programme implementation : a case study of a global industrial company in the energy sector." Thesis, Northumbria University, 2014. http://nrl.northumbria.ac.uk/21421/.

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This thesis is about developing a framework for monitoring and evaluating critical success factors (CSFs) in strategic change programme implementation (SCPI). Therefore, it: - identifies prerequisites enabling systematic monitoring and evaluation in SCPI, - identifies and provides new and better understanding of CSFs within SCPI, - assigns these CSFs to programme phases in which they should be monitored and evaluated, and - identifies and assigns methods and responsibilities to conduct monitoring and evaluation of these CSFs. The findings on prerequisites and the framework as the combination of WHAT (CSFs), WHEN (programme phase), HOW (methods), and WHO (responsibilities) to conduct monitoring and evaluation in SCPI demonstrate the distinctiveness of this thesis contributing to knowledge and professional practice. The findings go beyond the typical monitoring and evaluation scope of programme management. Consequently, this research offers new insights for both academics and practitioners involved in managing strategic change and monitoring and evaluating change implementation. The work is based on a case study of a global industrial company from the energy sector. It provides an assessment of its global SCPI within Europe, giving consideration to the global context of the programme and the company. The SCPI makes particular reference to changes in business models, business processes, organisation structures as well as Enterprise Resource Planning infrastructure. This research is characterised as interpretative and subjective, following a social constructionist approach. It undertakes an applied real world research project following a summative evaluation approach examining the programme after its implementation. In order to gather subjective accounts about the case, 25 semi-structured interviews have been conducted. These 25 interviewees performed more than 65 roles within the programme at global and local levels across several country implementations. Template analysis was chosen in order to analyse the textual data.

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Artis, Deborah Anne Zech. "Women as leaders in construction in a northwestern U.S. city| A multiple-case study of the effectiveness of motivation practices and success strategies." Thesis, Capella University, 2015. http://pqdtopen.proquest.com/#viewpdf?dispub=3688506.

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Women have a low level of representation in the construction industry, even though they are nearly half of the U.S. workforce. This study sought to understand the motivation processes and successful work outcome strategies of woman leaders in construction, many of whom created a niche and advanced in the workforce. The specific research question was: What may be learned from a study of the motivational processes and successful work outcome strategies used by successful woman leaders in the construction industry in a Northwestern U.S. city? Limited information exists in the literature on woman leaders in the construction industry as it relates to motivation processes and successful work outcome strategies. No peer-reviewed articles located discussed the effectiveness of motivational practices and success strategies. The literature review focused upon the theory of purposeful work behavior. A qualitative multiple-case study was conducted to interview 15 woman leaders in construction. The results reveal that woman leaders in construction are strong and resilient, need strong support systems, and still face many roadblocks. Recommendation for future research include a replication of the study in the fields of medicine, aerospace, banking, finance, and maritime. The information gathered in this study will aid future researchers and spur further research in the field of women in construction.

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Kambaran, Vickesh. "Using a local network to support internationalisation : a case study from New Zealand : a thesis submitted to the Victoria University of Wellington in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Management Studies /." ResearchArchive@Victoria e-Thesis, 2009. http://hdl.handle.net/10063/1068.

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Conway, John Edward. "The risk is in the relationship, not the country : politics and mining in Kazakhstan." Thesis, University of St Andrews, 2013. http://hdl.handle.net/10023/4502.

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How do we account for foreign firms that are successful in politically “risky” countries? While traditional political risk indices may tell us why a country is considered a difficult operating environment, they tell us very little about why some foreign firms are nevertheless able to operate successfully in such countries over long periods of time. In fact, risk indices by their very nature make “success” almost impossible to capture due to their sole focus on “host country” behavior. Rather, as this thesis argues, the political risk is in the relationship between the firm and a series of stakeholders within a given country, not the country itself. This is a thesis of deviant cases: it holds the “successful relationship” between a foreign firm and its stakeholders as the constant dependent variable in the “significantly risky” country of Kazakhstan. Success is defined as the ability of each actor to pursue its own goals to a self-satisfactory degree, with the resources an actor mobilizes to achieve those goals and the constraints that restrict those resources as the independent variables. Three self-contained cases of “successful” foreign mining firms operating in Kazakhstan are analyzed here to determine the distinct causal pathways that led each firm to seeming “success”; the thesis then pivots to a between-subjects examination aimed at drawing out the common themes among the three different foreign firms. Within international relations theory, the relationship between the foreign firm and its stakeholders is considered here as a window into the intersection of the international political economy and the domestic political economy of a country in transition, but critically, allotting agents and structures equal ontological status. Thus the ultimate aim of this investigation is to enrich our understanding of social behavior – here, co-existence – within the context of the agent- structure debate in larger social scientific inquiry.

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Abdullah, Moha Asri. "Government policy support, inter-firm linkages and the success of urban small firms in developing countries : a case study of small textile and clothing firms in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia." Thesis, University College London (University of London), 1993. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.320223.

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Dal, Ahu, Benjamin Hubert, and Hilmi Ocakci. "B2B E-commerce Implementation : A case study of Star Laundry Solutions." Thesis, Linnaeus University, Linnaeus School of Business and Economics, 2010. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:lnu:diva-6435.

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This thesis investigates the way to implement a valuable e-commerce solution. With the growing importance of information technologies in business practices, more and more companies are adopting e-commerce as a selling and ordering process. However, depending on the market environment, the level of success of the implementation may differ. The purpose of this study is therefore to examine what are the conditions required for a successful B2B e-commerce implementation in different market contexts.

Theories related to the impact of markets' contexts on e-commerce, the business process, and the drivers and enablers of e-commerce have been considered. Thereafter the current situation of Star Laundry Solutions (SLS) has been studied. The context of different markets – France, United Kingdom, Turkey - where they have dealers, the business process drivers of implementations and success factors of a valuable e-commerce solution have been investigated. The result of the empirical studied are analyzed in comparison with the theoretical findings. Through this method, the main research question of the thesis, namely “What are the necessary conditions to implement a value-adding e-commerce solution in different market contexts?” can be answered.

Several conditions have been identified in order to succeed the implementation and bring value to the different players along the supply chain, from the manufacturer to the end-customer. The market should first answer different criteria. Further, future users of the web solution must support the implementation, trust between parties must also emerge from the implementation, and additional information must be provided on the website such as product numbers (PNCs), products' availability and delivery times.

The provided recommendations of this thesis regarding the features of the web solution, the range of products that dealers and importers should be able to order online and the range of companies that should be allowed to use the web solution in Turkey.

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Smirat, Daniel. "Financial aspects facing start-ups during the go-to-market phase : Case studies of Swedish start-ups." Thesis, Luleå tekniska universitet, Institutionen för ekonomi, teknik och samhälle, 2018. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:ltu:diva-69514.

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Abstract Swedish start-ups seem to efficiently develop new products and services but less successful when it comes to taking them to the market and launching them globally. This research aims to address this gap through investigating Swedish start-ups. In light of this problem, the author argues that there is a need for increasing knowledge regarding the financial success factors and challenges facing Swedish start-ups in the go-to-market phase. The research question is thus: What are the significant challenges and success factors affecting the financing of Swedish start-ups during the go-to-market phase? Four major challenges facing start-ups during the go-to-market phase are identified. These are lack ofsufficient capital,lack of support from the banking sector, lack of support from the regional public leveland, finally, regulations and legal issues. On the other hand, four success factors have been identified, which are support from private investors, shared financial private/public risk, efficient internal operationsand non-traditional financing methods. In order to facilitate the go-to-market financing, it is recommended that start-ups be established in a business incubator environment in order to have access to investor networks and other financial support. Besides, having investors with financial experience in the start-up boards increases the chances of success in the go-to-market phase. The banking sector in Sweden should also play a bigger role in the strategic issues in order to accelerate the start-up’s growth. For further studies, more knowledge regarding the underlying motivations of private capitalists, public funders and loan lenders is desirable. Furthermore, the business incubator’s role in facilitating the financing of start-ups and understanding how start-ups in different sectors should act to increase the rate of success are two important areas for future studies. Keywords: start-ups, go-to-market, financing, growth, early growth, success factors

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Andersson, Linnéa, and Katarina Stekovic. "Factors associated with success and failure in CRM system use : A case study of the sales department in a B2B company." Thesis, Linnéuniversitetet, Ekonomihögskolan, ELNU, 2011. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:lnu:diva-13242.

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Due to the constant change of technology, companies’ battle to win customers becomes more and more intense. Maintaining customers and building long-term relationships is becoming more and more important and the customer relationship management (CRM) concept has evolved as a strategy rather than just a technological system. With an efficient CRM strategy and CRM system the company can learn which customers to keep, put more focus on and develop further relationship with and which ones to cut loose (Mendoza et al., 2006). Sales and sales management are often critical personnel in an organization, because they are in charge of selling goods and services that generate the revenues and cash flows that support the firms’ existence (Wagner & Zubey, 2007). This thesis focuses on how an organization can motivate stakeholders of the CRM system, within the sales department, to improve the usage, taking in consideration critical success factors (CSFs). To develop an understanding of the barriers that might influence the use of the CRM system and the CSFs that have been considered to motivate the stakeholders of the system, a case study was made at Strålfors Svenska AB. Interviews were held with the sales managers and the sales personnel to learn about the expectations of the CRM system use and about the actual use. The results have lead us to the following conclusions; for the CRM system to be successful and to motivate the CRM stakeholders, the following factors are critical; top management involvement, clear communication of goals and objectives, integration between departments in the organization, sales staff commitment and involvement, education, feedback and evaluation.

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Nilsson, Adam. "Managing Innovation: Motives and Success Factors Behind Corporate Spin-offs in Stockholm, Sweden : Featuring Case Studies of Local Spin-offs." Thesis, KTH, Industriell ekonomi och organisation (Inst.), 2017. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:kth:diva-209651.

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Corporate spin-offs have been on the rise in recent years and this trend has captured the interest from corporations worldwide who are looking to manage change and innovation in a new and exciting way. This research includes primary data from case studies conducted through semi-structured interviews and secondary data from previous research around the subject area. Prior research has highlighted the financial aspect of spin-offs as well as university driven spin-offs while this research features learnings from two Stockholm based spin-offs and their views on organizational success and the relationship between the parent company and the spin-off. This research highlights the motives behind introducing a spin-off and how technological advancements has impacted the success of the spin-off. The findings of this research are underlined by the spin-offs ability to make use of the parent company’s expertise and highly focused business departments which helps the spin-off focus on its core competencies. In addition, the findings suggest that the motives behind introducing a corporate spin-off in 2017 are related to improving the customer experience while making modifications correlated to the cost structure, which most often attracts a new customer segment. Throughout the research, it was evident that spin-offs often collaborate with external partners hired by the parent company. Because of this, this research provides insights from third party vendors with significant experience in technology startups, operational strategies and spin-off processes. This research contributes to the field of industrial management by demonstrating local developments in innovation management techniques while also showcasing how consumer trends influences business decisions.

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Bild, Magnus. "Valuation of takeovers." Doctoral thesis, Stockholm : Economic Research Institute, Stockholm School of Economics [Ekonomiska forskningsinstitutet vid Handelshögsk.] (EFI), 1998. http://www.hhs.se/efi/summary/471.htm.

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Wong, Catherine, and Tat Pui Lau. "The Roles of Branding for a Brand Entering Overseas Markets : A Case Study of a Danish Butter Launching in Hong Kong with Success." Thesis, KTH, Industriell ekonomi och organisation (Inst.), 2011. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:kth:diva-35925.

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Purpose – The purpose ofthis research is to investigate how branding is applied in a challengingindustry for an overseas market. In other words, we would look into the aspects that are important for building and strengthening a brand in overseas market. Design/Methodology/Approach – Our qualitative research is developed according to the interpretive approach which seeks to understand the aspects of brandings foroverseas market. This research would beconducted as a deductive study; the validity of present knowledge would bedemonstrated. Qualitative approach isapplied for identifying the aspects in a successful launching of a brand in anoverseas market. Findings – This research demonstrates that branding has been involving inlaunching of brands to overseas markets. The case study indicates that brand portfolio, brand identity and brandpositioning are essential in extending brands to overseas markets. Practical Implications – It serves as supplementary andreference information for brand management in marketing plan for globalmarkets, especially in food industry. Originality/Value – The originality of this paper lies in its knowledge area ofbranding, which uses brand portfolio, brand identity and brand positioningliteratures and journals to examine the role of branding in practical case. Keywords Brand Portfolio, Brand Identity, Brand Positioning, Denmark, HongKong, Food Industry Paper Type Research paper

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Afidegnon, Kodjo Galevissi. "Success Factors for Power Project Development Businesses in Sub-Saharan Africa." ScholarWorks, 2019. https://scholarworks.waldenu.edu/dissertations/6502.

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Despite the financing gap in the sub-Saharan Africa power sector, private investors struggle to capitalize on the opportunity because of the high failure rate of power project development companies. Using the conceptual framework of the behavioral finance theory, this multiple case study was conducted to explore the strategies used by executives of 4 companies in sub-Saharan Africa who successfully developed power projects within the last 5 years. Data were collected from semistructured interviews and a review of government and institutions' websites. Yin's 5-phased cycle for analyzing case studies provided the guidelines for data analysis. Three themes emerged from data analysis: market knowledge, stakeholder alignment, and commercial viability. Findings revealed strategies that current and aspiring power project development company executives may use as a guide to mitigate business failure risks. Implications of these findings for positive social change include the potential to increase the power generation capacity in sub-Saharan Africa and provide electricity to many of the 620 million Africans who currently lack access. Implications also include poverty alleviation and economic growth through creation of successful power project development companies.

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Cristea, Emilian, and Hassan Gelle Khalif. "Critical success factors of potential CPFR implementations : Two manufacturing case studies in Sweden based on a pre-CPFR stage from the perspective of a buyer – seller relationship." Thesis, Internationella Handelshögskolan, Högskolan i Jönköping, IHH, Centre of Logistics and Supply Chain Management (CeLS), 2018. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:hj:diva-39767.

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Background: Higher global competition and more demanding customers force manufacturing companies to develop and adopt new collaborative strategies; the collaborative planning, forecasting and replenishment concept allows stronger supply chain cooperation, cost saving, improved efficiency and performance. Purpose: Exploratory, to study the criticality of factors that can affect the feasibility of a potential a CPFR implementation in Sweden, from the perspective of a manufacturer in a pre-CPFR implementation stage.Method: Qualitative research, using a multiple case method of two manufacturing firms operating in Sweden. Using content analysis, it revolves around studying factor criticality, all the while showing differences and commonalities in terms capabilities, and future feasibility of CPFR between the two case studies. Findings: High degree of interconnectivity between the factors; the critical success factors for Sweden are relationship and trust, goal alignment, KPI’s and costs, with very important factors such as cross-functional communication, top management support, and lower impacting factors such as IT infrastructure and change management. Relationship and trust, cross-functional communication and change management are developed factors that the Swedish manufacturing firms possess. Implications: The study’s contributions are related to the criticality of factors that can affect CPFR implementations in Sweden’s manufacturing sector, showing the importance of each, contributing academically in attempting to fill in the gap related to CPFR in Sweden, and practically by allowing better strategic decision-making in relation to future implementations. This is even more relevant due to a thorough lack of research in this area.

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Campton, Jenna A. "You can't always get what you want : the impact of business motivations on alternative outcomes." Thesis, Queensland University of Technology, 2016. https://eprints.qut.edu.au/95939/4/Jenna_Campton_Thesis.pdf.

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Definitions of small business success and motivations are often confused in the literature with research focusing on economic indicators. In this research the dynamic relationship between motivation and alternative success measures of business, such as wellbeing, were explored. The three studies revealed that over time motivation influences wellbeing and job satisfaction and that this relationship is multifaceted, complex, and dynamic with novel themes uncovered in business owner’s narratives. Finally, motivation was found to influence levels of wellbeing and business commitment. Several novel theoretical contributions are offered from this research as are suggestions for small business owners to maintain their personal wellbeing and business prosperity.

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Sopov, Christian, and Adam Englund. "Svenska företagsetableringar i Ryssland : En studie om framgångsfaktorer." Thesis, Södertörns högskola, Institutionen för ekonomi och företagande, 2010. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:sh:diva-5932.

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Syfte: Syftet med uppsatsen är att genom en flerfallsstudie analysera och utvärdera faktorer som kan påverka svenska företags internationaliseringsprocess i Ryssland, detta för att identifiera vilka faktorer som leder till framgång vid en etablering och därmed kan benämnas framgångsfaktorer. Problemformulering: Vilka faktorer är viktiga för en framgångsrik etablering av ett svenskt företag i Ryssland? Metod: Författarna har i uppsatsen använt sig av en deduktiv metod, där de utgått ifrån teorier och tidigare forskning som legat till grund för den kvalitativa och kvantitativa datainsamlingen som format empirin. Denna data har i sin tur kvantifierats genom en korrelationsanalys samt Chi-2 test för att påvisa möjliga framgångsfaktorer. Slutsatser: Författarna har genom studien funnit att faktorerna engagemang, tidigare internationell erfarenhet, systematiskt tillvägagångssätt, företagets storlek, nätverk och kunskap haft tydligast påverkan på de studerade svenska företagens internationalisering och framgång i Ryssland. Dessa framgångsfaktorer tycks även likna de faktorer som generellt framträder i tidigare forskning. Dock framstår möjliga marknadsspecifika element som kan kopplas specifikt till den ryska marknaden. Dessa framgångsfaktorer kan inte enskilt förklara företagens framgång, utan ger en nyanserad bild av de studerade företagens främsta attribut vid etableringen.

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Gable, Guy Grant. "Consultant engagement success factors." Thesis, University of Bradford, 1991. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.332872.

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Sellers, Katherine D. "From Startup to Success: An Entrepreneurial Case Study." Digital Commons @ East Tennessee State University, 2014. https://dc.etsu.edu/honors/242.

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This research is a case study based on an entrepreneurship located in Henderson, Kentucky called HorseFeathers Gifts. HorseFeathers Gifts supplies handmade, vintage-inspired jewelry and accessories to customers all over the world. The case study documents the path taken by HorseFeathers Gifts’ owners, showing exactly how the entrepreneurship reached the successful position that it currently holds. Based on the case studies available and a review of the literature, it is apparent that no other case studies like this one exist. Information for this case was gathered by interviewing both owners of HorseFeathers Gifts. The interviews helped me to learn about the business’ story from the day it was first engendered until the present day. This case study displays the business’ processes, successes, and failures, and ultimately gives struggling or aspiring entrepreneurs advice on how to better their own chances of business survival.

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Hallin, Emma, Johanna Olsson, and Sofia Lundemo. "HIV/AIDS Prevention in Uganda : a Success Story." Thesis, University of Kalmar, Baltic Business School, 2008. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:hik:diva-723.

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The purpose of this essay was to examine which marketing tools have contributed to Uganda’s accomplishments in the prevention of HIV and AIDS. We wanted to investigate whether or not marketing as a phenomenon actually can contribute to a better good, and how it is possible with non-profit marketing, where there are no goals of making financial profits, to reach out with proper knowledge to an entire population.

We chose to work within qualitative methods, and we have carried out our research by performing several open interviews with people who work with the difficulties of HIV/AIDS in Uganda. We also conducted a number of interviews with the citizens of Kampala, capital of Uganda, to get a different perspective of the marketing of HIV/AIDS.

Our theoretical framework consists of two main headlines, which are Marketing to Change Behaviours and Communication Tools. Under the first heading we discuss how it is possible to make people change certain behaviours, and what ways in carrying out the information will make people take action. Under the second headline, we explore the different tools that can be used to market a non-profit message for implementing behavioural change.

In the empirical data, we are presenting the voices of our interviewees, using the same two main headlines as in the theoretical framework. The discussion question if there has been any change in the behaviour regarding HIV and AIDS amongst the Ugandan population, and how to proceed to encourage behavioural change. The other central discussion concerns the tools used in the prevention of HIV/AIDS in Uganda, to be able to decrease the number of new infections.

In our analysis, we are discussing around the different marketing tools that have been used in the successful prevention against HIV and AIDS in Uganda and which have been more or less efficient. This discussion is completed in a conclusion, where we confine the main marketing tools that have been the key factors in the prevention information of HIV/AIDS. We are finally giving our recommendations about what tools we consider Uganda can implement to perform better in order for the disease to decrease even more.

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Madu, Marcellinus Emeka. "Success Strategies for Small Business Owners in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania." ScholarWorks, 2016. https://scholarworks.waldenu.edu/dissertations/2092.

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African immigrant business owners create jobs and often stimulate economic growth in distressed inner-city areas, yet they continue to experience barriers obtaining financial support in the United States when trying to gain entrance into the broader economy. The objective of this multiple case study was to explore strategies African immigrant business owners used to succeed in business beyond 5 years. The conceptual framework of this study included resource-based theory, human capital theory, and disadvantage theory. Semistructured interviews were conducted with 3 African immigrant business owners in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania who had succeeded in business beyond 5 years. Thematic analysis from interviews, organizational documents, and Bureau of Labor Statistics data identified 8 emergent themes. Findings indicated that, for these 3 African immigrant business owners, education, managerial-related experience, motivation, and networking were key attributes related to small business success. Additionally, for this group, innovation, steady flow of resources, and adequate access to capital were predictive of successful businesses. This study may contribute to positive social change by providing guidance to African immigrant business owners about effective business strategies; this knowledge may help to improve the quality of life for African immigrants in the United States. Increasing the prosperity of the business community is incumbent upon the development and use of new knowledge.

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Klee, Robynne. "The influence of family business resources on transgenerational success: a family business case study." Thesis, Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University, 2014. http://hdl.handle.net/10948/11124.

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Family businesses are major contributors to the economies of most countries and are known to be one of the best performing, most prevalent and resilient forms of business throughout the world. Despite their importance and based on the vast amount of research done in the field of family businesses, this form of business appears to be laden with challenges and is short-lived. Amongst others, one of the most fundamental challenges and contributors to the short-lived nature, and thus high failure rate of family businesses is poor succession planning. In order to address this challenge, the Successful Transgenerational Entrepreneurship Practices (STEP) research framework was developed to ascertain the factors that contribute to entrepreneurial performance and the effective transgenerational potential and success of family businesses globally. Transgenerational potential, entrepreneurial performance, the external mediating factors influencing family businesses, Entrepreneurial Orientation (EO) and the Resource Based View (RBV) of familiness resource pools are the components that make up the STEP research framework. By adopting the STEP research framework, the primary objective of this study is to establish how a transgenerational family business creates new economic activity over time by using and transferring familiness resource pools from one generation to the next. Due to the primary focus of the study being to research familiness resource pools and how they generate transgenerational potential for family businesses, this component of the STEP research framework is investigated in detail. The literature review therefore highlights the eight dimensions of familiness resource pools, namely: leadership, networks, capital, decision-making, culture, relationships, governance and knowledge, and are the main focus of this study. An interpretivism research paradigm is selected for this study. Interpretivism paradigms are associated with qualitative research methodologies. Owing to the fact that much still remains to be discovered in terms of familiness and familiness resource pools, a descriptive, single-case study is the type of research method undertaken. The sample is identified based on non-probability purposive sampling as per the strict guidelines of the STEP project. The sample size in this study consisted of one family business operating in the Eastern Cape, South Africa. The STEP interview schedule, which consists of semi-structured questions, is the research instrument used to collect the necessary data from five participants involved in the family business (a prominent motorcar dealership). Once all the data is collected, a combination of directed content analysis and explanation building are used to analyse the data. The findings of the study reveal that the leadership values present in the family business stem from that of the founder. Contrary to the current CEO’s beliefs that the family business investigated operates primarily under his participative leadership style, the interviews reveal that while the CEO does demonstrate participative leadership, his leadership style is somewhat autocratic in nature. This autocratic leadership style has caused the employees and the business as a whole, to become too reliant on the CEO, especially in terms of strategic decision-making, which may be a threat to the future succession of the business. The CEO’s expert leadership however, ensures that the business adheres to strict guidelines in terms of employing the best person for the job, regardless of whether the candidates are family members or not. As such, the prominent motorcar dealership is marketed as a family business and together under the family leadership, has helped attract customers and well qualified non-family employees to the business. While there is ample leadership available within the business, the lack of succession planning is reiterated to be a major threat facing the future of the business. Almost all of the original networks established by the founder in the prominent motorcar dealership studied still exist in the business in 2014. It is established that employees, especially those in the third generation, are encouraged to build their own networks within their relevant spheres of responsibility. Moreover, the business family’s history, reputation and goodwill have helped create and establish networks for the family business, especially within the Eastern Cape. These networks have helped the business drive sales and have contributed to the success of the business.

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Winsteen, Albin Moran, and Haleh Nezamabadi. "A road to success : A strategic plan for young female leaders." Thesis, Stockholm University, School of Business, 2005. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:su:diva-5974.

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The main intention with this essay is to conduct a study that can be used as a guide for women with high potentials who want to become top managers within the private sector. This study, which has a qualitative approach, investigates reasons behind the fact that there are so few women at the top management positions within the Swedish private sector. The results are then organized in a strategic plan which can be used as an informative tool for the young enthusiastic women. The research was conducted by interviewing four female executives and performance of a small survey answered by both manager and non-manager female employees. After a deep study of the subject, it was decided to base the research on four pillars: Culture, organizations, family and the internal factors. According to the existing theory, these factors are four of the numerous facts that partially contribute to the low ratio of women in the top senior positions. This study proves once again that women’s career is directly influenced by these aspects. The awareness of the preventions that are caused within these four categories can help women plan solutions and avoid making mistakes in their careers. They can consequently experience major developments and get to the top positions of the organizations more than before. The product of this essay is a strategic plan that provides guidelines on how young and motivated women should act in order to achieve career success. This plan covers elements such as: educational level, equality at home, the importance of a supportive boss that gives the right feedback and helps you with professional development, building a contact network, skills to promote yourself within the organizations and the necessity of finding a suitable job. We hope that this essay can assist women in achieving their career goals.

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Jansen, Rebecca June 1980. "Yukon Heritage Conservation Districts: Case Studies and Strategies for Success." Thesis, University of Oregon, 2010. http://hdl.handle.net/1794/11044.

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xii, 190 p. : ill. A print copy of this thesis is available through the UO Libraries. Search the library catalog for the location and call number.
The success of heritage conservation districts as a more holistic approach to heritage resource management has been documented around the country. Yukon, Canada has expressed a desire to move beyond traditional approaches to establish district designations. Through detailed examinations of the evolution of districts and of the progression of historic sites management in Canada and the Yukon, best practices will be established and measured against the unique challenges faced in the Territory. Further, an examination of the potential benefits and challenges are discussed and measured against three case studies: downtown Dawson City, Takhini North in Whitehorse and Carcross, Yukon. The case studies provide tangible evidence for the successful implementation of heritage conservation districts as a way to preserve and enhance the Yukon's historic sites.
Committee in Charge: Dr. Michael Hibbard, Chair; Barbara Hogan

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李群 and Kwan Vivian Lee. "Wang Laboratories, Inc.: a case study of strategic and organizational success and failure." Thesis, The University of Hong Kong (Pokfulam, Hong Kong), 1994. http://hub.hku.hk/bib/B31266137.

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Yaru, Usman Isa. "Strategies for Small Business Enterprise Success in Ireland: A Case of Three Businesses." ScholarWorks, 2017. https://scholarworks.waldenu.edu/dissertations/3854.

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In 2012, only 50% of Irish small firms survived in business for more than 5 years. The purpose of this qualitative, explorative case study was to explore strategies some Irish small firm owners use to succeed in business beyond 5 years. The case population consisted of 3 small business owners operating in Lucan, County Dublin, Ireland who had been managing a profitable small business venture beyond 5 years from beginning operations. The conceptual framework was the competitive theory of entrepreneurial orientation. Data collection included semistructured interviews with the 3 participants, which also involved member checking and triangulation with business documents to strengthen credibility and trustworthiness of interpretations. Three broad themes emerged after completing a 5-stage qualitative data analysis: an embedded and consistent entrepreneurial attitude, internal management of firm-specific dynamics, and management of external elements affecting the business' operating environment. The firms' owners developed schemes to counter the effects of consumers' lower purchasing power from economic downturns by enabling customers to purchase products through flexible financing arrangements. The findings of this study may contribute to positive social change by informing the efforts of small business owners to sustain their operations beyond the first 5 years. Increasing the rate of business success can lead to employment of more people, better standards of living for employees, and concomitant benefits for their communities.

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Mbewana, Patience Nokulunga. "The key success factors for business incubation in South Africa the Godisa case study /." Pretoria : [s.n.], 2005. http://upetd.up.ac.za/thesis/available/etd-04112007-180110.

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Samara, Abdelhamid. "The Role of Transformational Leadership in Organization Change Success." Thesis, University of Kalmar, Baltic Business School, 2009. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:hik:diva-1182.

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The purpose of this thesis is to gain better understanding of leading transformation in terms of effective change process models, transformational leaders characteristics and the impact of organization culture on change process. Organizations that handle change well thrive, whilst those that do not may struggle to survive. The thesis has a qualitative approach and the empirical data was gathered through telephone interviews and a webinar (Web-based seminar) with company‟s works in the field of consultancy namely EMERGE International ® and The Leadership Trust ®. I choose to focus on theories and conduct a review of several studies addressed the positive aspects of change and transformational leadership as part of organization change management practice. The main findings from this thesis is that, the approach taken to manage change mirrors the leader mindset and his ability to lead transformation and manage resistance based on becoming more aware of the dynamics of transformation in both human and process level. Further on, the leader needs to be competent in the process of transforming organization in term of his role as a change agent who facilitate, coach and consolidate the short-term wins achievements to ensure that individuals within the organization accept the changes and make progress towards the longer term goals. Moreover, the leader should ensure to design a change process that demonstrates the desired organization culture. Finally, the thesis recommended a model could be used by leaders to guide a transformation process at the organization. The methodology used is based on the scope of change and the degree of employee involvement.

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Al-Barrak, Saad Hamad. "Information systems success and failure : a socio organisational perspective." Thesis, Royal Holloway, University of London, 2001. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.248452.

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Fleming, Denise Chasmar. "Management processes and non-financial factors in acquisition success." Thesis, Imperial College London, 1996. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.481646.

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Benson, Mark Howard. "Successful product innovation : a study of known success factors." Thesis, University of Liverpool, 1989. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.279699.

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Davis, Katherine. "Reconciling views of project success : a multiple stakeholder model." Thesis, Kingston University, 2016. http://eprints.kingston.ac.uk/35755/.

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Organisations use projects to manage customised, one-off events across a wide range of functions. Project management is an essential operational tool and process that is utilised to effectively and efficiently manage resources, tasks and activities, and associated timelines. Since each project is considered unique, it is essential to control the project's outcome parameters to minimise the chances of failure and the likely major financial and managerial ramifications for the organisation. As a consequence, project management literature has been dominated by discussions on the various critical success factors that are used to maximise the probability of a project's success. However, there is no single formula for success. In a recent report, it was found that 19% of completed projects fail and 52% were challenged in terms of meeting the time, cost, and quality constraints. The purpose of this study was to investigate the possibility that failure is a result of different interpretations of the criteria and factors used for success (termed 'success dimensions' within this study) by multiple stakeholder groups. Currently, there is no recorded theory to determine project success within the project management literature, which includes both the perspective of multiple stakeholder groups and shared use of success dimensions for a given project. This omission is the basis of the current work, which explores the impact of using all stakeholder views as opposed to a selected few to define project success. The research outcomes are important for informed managerial decision making that enables the minimisation of major financial losses. This study drew on previous research undertaken on project success and combined technological solutions (in the form of software packages, such as the Web of Science database, Bibexcel, NVivo, and Excel) to facilitate the identification, selection, and analysis of data sources relating to the success dimensions for project management. The results of the systematic literature review identified the 'diagnostic behavioural instrument' as the most frequently recognised measure of project success. This broadly argues that there are ten success factors that must be considered for successful project implementation. The literature also highlights the limitations of the 'diagnostic behavioural instrument', which forms part of the current gap in the literature regarding project success. These limitations were used to design a qualitative study to identify the additional attributes regarding project success as perceived across different stakeholder groups (i.e., senior management, project core team, and project recipients), as well as identifying which stakeholder perspectives are considered important in judging project success and which ones are being ignored. The findings of the qualitative study were extended to a quantitative study to confirm whether the initial findings were similar across a larger sample of stakeholders. The results from both studies were used to create an idealised, multiple stakeholder model, considering all the critical attributes to measure project success. This model was tested with a focus group to identify the extent of ease and the barriers that adopting this new perspective would present in practice. The results of the qualitative and quantitative studies showed clear differences between the project performance attributes that were considered important across the different stakeholder groups. The focus group results demonstrated a clear difference in opinion within and among the stakeholder groups, indicating their potential use for project managers to align stakeholders' views to increase project success. There is some indication that the model could be applied to projects from any field, but testing this assumption is beyond the scope of the current work. However, the preliminary results would support its use to increase the shared, multiple stakeholder perception of project success. Through use of the model, organisations can be more precise in their choice of success dimensions used to judge project success, leading to more informed decision making and subsequent motivation of employees and hence a more productive organisational culture.

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Rofner, Andrea. "Critical Success Factors of international Sport Events from the Perspective of Project Management." Thesis, Umeå University, Umeå School of Business, 2009. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:umu:diva-25939.

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Lau, Po-wah Chris, and 劉寶華. "Japanese business networks: Hong Kong case studies." Thesis, The University of Hong Kong (Pokfulam, Hong Kong), 1997. http://hub.hku.hk/bib/B30433265.

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Lau, Po-wah Chris. "Japanese business networks : Hong Kong case studies /." Hong Kong : University of Hong Kong, 1997. http://sunzi.lib.hku.hk/hkuto/record.jsp?B18831394.

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Hiers, Christina. "Small Aviation Business Success Strategies for Profitability." ScholarWorks, 2016. https://scholarworks.waldenu.edu/dissertations/2828.

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Ninety-five percent of all aviation businesses are small businesses; from 2009-2012, small aviation business operations decreased by 10.2% and resulted in a loss of $4.4 billion in revenue. The purpose for this multiunit case study was to explore what strategies small aviation businesses leaders used to reduce or control operating expenses for profitability. The sample comprised 3 small aviation businesses located in Middle Tennessee. The conceptual framework for this study built upon systems theory and sustainability theory. The data were collected through semistructured interviews and company documents. Member checking was completed to strengthen creditability and trustworthiness. Based on the methodological triangulation of the data sources collected, 5 emergent themes were identified after completing the 5 stages of data analysis: buying or purchasing power, being customer focused, having the right employees, having the right equipment, and leadership. When small aviation business owners incorporate these themes into their business model, they may increase the prosperity of their companies, the employees, their families, the surrounding communities, and the local economy. The findings from the study may contribute to social change by providing insights and strategies for small aviation business leaders in reducing operating costs for profitability. The data from this study may contribute to the prosperity of the small aviation business leaders, their employees, their families, the surrounding community, the local airport, and the local economy. By reducing operating expenses, small aviation business leaders will have more money to invest in the local community and the economy.

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Tambi, Abdul Malek. "Total quality management in higher education : modelling critical success factors." Thesis, Sheffield Hallam University, 2000. http://shura.shu.ac.uk/20420/.

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The research is aimed at determining the extent of TQM implementations in higher education institutions in the United States, United Kingdom, and Malaysia, uncovering common TQM critical success factors among the institutions, developing a generic and holistic TQM model for higher education institutions that incorporates the factors, measuring the performance of those factors and their contribution towards organisational excellence, and developing a mechanism for improving them. The research was conducted in three stages: exploratory study, descriptive, and empirical research. The exploratory study involves a literature review for searching structural TQM models that measure TQM essential elements. A criteria of modelling has been proposed for model selection. Based on this criteria, the Pyramid Model (Kanji, 1996) has been selected as a tentative model for further analysis. Further justification for selecting this model was provide by comparing it with the philosophical and system dimensions of TQM (Kanji, Morris & Haigh, 1993), ideas about TQM provided by major TQM contributors, and Hackman and Wageman's perspective of TQM philosophy (Hackman & Wageman, 1995).The descriptive study involved a questionnaire survey of higher education institutions in the U.S., U.K., and Malaysia. The survey result provided information on the extent of TQM implementations in those countries and indicated that the performance of TQM institutions are better then non-TQM institutions. It has also indicated that many higher education institutions in the three countries practiced the elements of the Pyramid Model. In the present research, the model's elements are regarded as critical success factors --- those few things that must go well to ensure the success of a manager or an organisation (Boynton & Zmud, 1984). The empirical research involved subjecting the Business Excellence Model to a structural analysis based on Partial Least Squares method by Wold (1980). Here, an iniital measurement instrument was developed to measure the model's constructs using multi-item rating scales. An iterative procedure retained only those items that were common and relevant to the higher education institutions in each sample. The final measurement scales had high values of Cronbach reliability coefficient. The model was found to be valid based on the result of %2 goodness-of-fit test and values of indices proposed by Bentler (1995).A mathematical equation that takes into account the mean scores and values of "outer coefficients" (strength of causal connections between items and constructs) was used to compute performance indices for the critical success factors and business excellence. The structural analysis produced "inner coefficients" that represent the strength of causal connections between the model's independent and dependent variables (constructs). These coefficients were used to determine the unit contributions of each construct toward business excellence. An improvement method that made use of the unit contributions had been developed to improve the values of critical success factor and business excellence. The method applied an algorithm that determined an optimal mix of critical success factors requiring improvements and made the improvements to the factors to achieve a desired business excellence target level. The Business Excellence Model has several notable strengths: simple; systematic; generic; robust; analytical; objective; critical and logical; and predictive.

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Fagan, Perry John. "The determinants of success for entrepreneurs in the Western Cape : the WECBOF case." Thesis, Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2012. http://hdl.handle.net/10019.1/95584.

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Thesis (MBA)--Stellenbosch University, 2012.
ENGLISH ABSTRACT: Entrepreneurship is important to the growth of economies across the world. The businesses surveyed in this report are affiliated to the Western Cape Business Opportunities Forum and were winners and finalists in the Businessperson of the Year Competition. The Western Cape Business Opportunities Forum (WECBOF) was created to facilitate business opportunities and exposure for black and coloured people in the Western Cape. The Cape Flats have played an important role in the economy of the Western Cape in part as a result of an abnormal internal migration over the last 50 years. This population movement was the result of coloured people being affected by specific policies passed by the government of the time, in particular the Group Areas Act (Republic of south Africa, 1950). Through an analysis of empirical data this research project endeavours to facilitate a better understanding of the way in which entrepreneurs operating in small and medium business enterprises affiliated to the Western Cape Business Opportunities Forum (WECBOF) achieved success or ended in failure. This analysis hopes to contribute to the body of knowledge relating to entrepreneurship development in South Africa and in particular within the Western Cape. This research project adopts a statistical analysis approach by means of a questionnaire to examine the issues that relate to the success factors of entrepreneurs affiliated to the Western Cape Business Opportunities Forum. The results are presented in tabular format.

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Ratcliff, Diana. "Success Strategies for Small Service Business Owners." ScholarWorks, 2018. https://scholarworks.waldenu.edu/dissertations/5406.

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Small business owners struggle to sustain their businesses over time. According to U.S. Census data in 2014, only half of all small businesses survived beyond the first 5 years of operation, and only a third survived longer than 10 years. Grounded with the strategic contingency theory, the purpose of this multiple case study was to explore strategies small service business owners used to succeed beyond the first 5 years of operation. The target population consisted of 4 owners of small service and retail businesses in Arlington, VA, with fewer than 50 employees who have succeeded in business longer than 5 years. Through a process of methodological triangulation, data collected from financial documents, publicly available records, and external sources supplemented semistructured interview data. Using thematic analysis by coding narrative segments, 3 themes emerged including developing a unique marketing strategy, developing strategic leadership skills, and required business skills for sustainability. Successful unique marketing strategies emerged from understanding customer needs. The results from this study could benefit business owners by improving business success rates, which would have a positive economic effect on local community, including job creation, and sustainable economic stability. The implications for positive social change might include the reversal of small business failure trends through the application of successful business strategies.

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Bardh, Madelene, Madeleine Bokedal, and Vibecke Stensson. "Project Success : Application of Kotter's functions of managers and leaders when evaluating project success: using The Iron Triangle." Thesis, Högskolan i Jönköping, Internationella Handelshögskolan, 2011. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:hj:diva-15425.

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Background: Working in a project setting has been common since the nineteenth-century and has been developed in numerous industries until today. Nevertheless, we have found a gap in research, to separately study managers’ and leaders’ way to influence the success in projects. We believe that to study how the functions of managers and leaders affect the outcome of a project, will bring new knowledge for how the people involved in a project can create a successful project. This is important and interesting to be aware of due to the increasing working method nowadays, which is to work in projects. With more knowledge for what act that affect a successful project, the easier it will be for the manager and/or leader involved in a project to reach the set of objectives for the project and then create a successful outcome. Problem: Since working in the form of projects is a common method today, it is interesting to see which functions of the project manager that is most important to develop, to be able to reach the objectives of a project. This can be measured by using The Iron Triangle, and by that evaluate how the functions of managers and leaders, explained by Kotter, influence project success. Kotter’s functions of managers and leaders are until today only applied in the context of organizations; therefore we want to see how these might influence in a project situation. Purpose: The purpose of this thesis is to see how Kotter’s functions of managers and leaders influence the objectives for a project, using the criteria in The Iron Triangle for measuring project success. Method: The thesis is based on face-to-face interviews with three project managers. The interviews were divided into two parts; the first part with opened questions and the second part with closed questions. The empirical findings have been analyzed with the theories from the frame of reference as a foundation. By doing so, the theories have been challenged to as well as strengthened to the findings based on the interview material. Conclusion: Based on the findings from the interviews with the projects managers, we can conclude that the theory presented in the frame of reference; Kotter’s functions of managers and leaders in combination with the The Iron Triangle, are not completely relevant in all situations when measuring the success of a project. All functions of Kotter are not required and all criteria in The Iron Triangle are not important for measuring the success. Additional finding was that one essential part for the project success was that the objective for a project should be set and clearly spelled out in advance to the people involved in order to create a successful outcome.

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Pentlicki, Joseph Henry. "Barriers and success strategies for sustainable lean manufacturing implementation| A qualitative case study." Thesis, University of Phoenix, 2014. http://pqdtopen.proquest.com/#viewpdf?dispub=3583332.

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The purpose of this qualitative collective case study was to examine the perceptions and lived experiences of senior leaders of three different small-to medium sized manufacturing companies, located in the state of Colorado, as related to success strategies and barriers to lean manufacturing implementation. Findings resulted in nine emergent themes: (a) lean manufacturing implementation should be implemented in a way specific to the context of the individual organization; (b) time, resources, and changes in customer demand present challenges in sustaining lean manufacturing implementation; (c) resistance to change is a barrier to lean manufacturing implementation; (d) small-tomedium sized companies use outside consultants and trainers for training staff on lean manufacturing implementation; (e) front line workers need to be trained to apply lean tools and concepts for successful lean manufacturing implementation; (f) front line workers have to own and believe in lean manufacturing for it to be successful; (g) senior leaders have varying definitions of what their role is in leading lean manufacturing implementation; (h) senior leaders have differing perspectives regarding the degree of leadership knowledge required for successful lean manufacturing implementation; and (i) senior leaders struggle to expand lean manufacturing implementation into support departments. Recommendations included (a) viewing lean as a philosophy for managing the business, (b) training and education for senior leaders, (c) defining senior leader roles in implementing lean manufacturing, and (d) strategies when using outside consultants in a company’s lean efforts.

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Bozionelos, Nikos. "Modelling career success : the influence of personality and inter-personal processes." Thesis, University of Strathclyde, 1997. http://oleg.lib.strath.ac.uk:80/R/?func=dbin-jump-full&object_id=21389.

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The pattern of relationships between three sets of variables and gender differences in these variables were investigated. The sets of variables were personality traits, mentoring and networking, and career success. The investigation took place in an organisational context that did not appear to be male-dominated. It was expected that certain personality traits would increase the likelihood to report mentoring and participation in organisational networks, which, in turn would enhance objective and subjective career success. It was also expected that women would report more mentoring and networking, which would reflect on gender differences in career success. Questionnaire data from 272 individuals (199 women and 73 men) who were clerical and administrative employees in organisations from the British higher education sector were analysed. Hierarchical regression analysis and causal path analysis based on least squares regression were the main data analytic techniques. In general, the expectations regarding the pattern of relationships were confirmed. Personality exerted both direct and indirect effects on objective career success and on subjective career success. Networking exerted direct effects on objective career success and indirect effects on subjective career success, through its effects on objective career success. Mentoring exerted direct effects on subjective career success and indirect effects, through its effects on networking, on objective career success. Provision of mentoring was affected by reception of mentoring, but its effects on career success were not of particular substance. The implication of the findings is that objective career success exerts positive effects on subjective career success, but fostering a mentoring culture in an organisation can improve employees' feelings about their careers in a more effective way than offering organisational rewards such as promotions. Regarding gender differences, according to the expectations, women reported more mentoring, networking, and provision of mentoring and more subjective career success, but men reported more promotions and higher grades. The analysis suggests that elimination of male dominance in numerical terms may not be a sufficient condition for the elimination of gender differences in career success. Cultural shifts and changes in procedures and processes (e.g., promotion process, committee composition) may also be needed. A number of limitations, especially the cross-sectional nature of the study, exist. Finally, an important implication is that there may be a clash of interests between individual employees who want to advance their careers and organisations which should benefit most from committed employees and meritocratic procedures in the allocation of rewards. More research across organisational types and contexts (e.g., self-employed individuals) is suggested.

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Chik, Sing-wing. "Case studies of international joint venture /." Hong Kong : University of Hong Kong, 1997. http://sunzi.lib.hku.hk/hkuto/record.jsp?B18835867.

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Doellgast, Virginia L. (Virginia Lee) 1976. "Cleaning cooperatively : an analysis of the success and potential of a cooperative business." Thesis, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2001. http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/65727.

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Thesis (M.C.P.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Urban Studies and Planning, 2001.
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In this study, I evaluate a cooperative cleaning business's success in improving employment outcomes for immigrant workers. Cooperative business development is often undertaken as a community economic development strategy that seeks to promote better work experiences for those with limited employment options. The argument that ownership and control in the workplace are key features of such a strategy is superficially easy to accept, but becomes more problematic when trade-offs among goals and outcomes are introduced. To better understand the nature of these trade-offs, I compare employment outcomes and business strategy across four different cleaning companies: a cooperative cleaning business, a maid service franchise, a unionized janitorial firm, and an independent housecleaner. While wages and benefits do not differ substantially across the four cases, cooperatives provide opportunities for training and mobility, control over work and over management of the business, and a sense of satisfaction that are unusual in the cleaning industry and of value to their members. These findings are tempered by the observation that these cleaning cooperatives remain a scattered set of experiments that often must struggle to sustain themselves. Enjoying the benefits of cooperative ownership may require members to sacrifice time and salary, and may in the short-term hamper business growth and profitability. The strategies used by successful cooperative and non-cooperative cleaning businesses provide a useful guide to these businesses as they seek to meet the dual goals of providing better work experiences for their members and successfully competing within the cleaning industry.
by Virginia L. Doellgast.
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Mock, Justin. "“Classic Case Studies in Accounting Fraud”." Miami University Honors Theses / OhioLINK, 2004. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=muhonors1111004894.

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