Dissertations / Theses: 'Success markers'

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Neff, Bryan David Tyson. "Genetic markers and breeding success, theoretical and empirical investigations in fish." Thesis, National Library of Canada = Bibliothèque nationale du Canada, 2000. http://www.collectionscanada.ca/obj/s4/f2/dsk1/tape2/PQDD_0016/NQ53887.pdf.

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Steel, Alicia Nicole. "Ovarian hormones AMH and E2 in juvenile gilts as markers of reproductive success." Thesis, The University of Sydney, 2019. https://hdl.handle.net/2123/21528.

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In Australia, only around 60% of gilts being retained to parity three. This is concerning as gilts do not reach optimal reproductive performance until parity three. Reproductive inadequacy is the main contributing factor for this premature culling. Thus, the traditional process for selecting breeding gilts is inadequate. Circulating oestradiol (E2), Anti-Müllerian hormone (AMH) and hormonal profiles in response to gonadotropin stimulation have been linked with reproductive potential in species other than pigs. This thesis aimed to determine the serum E2 and AMH levels in juvenile gilts prior to and after gonadotrophin stimulation and assess their associations with fertility and reproductive performance to determine their use as a selection tool for gilts with greater reproductive success. Experiment One examined serum AMH and E2 levels in juvenile gilts 0, 2 and 4 days after gonadotropin stimulation versus mating, litter and culling information for three parities. Experiment Two assessed whether juvenile levels of E2 and AMH were associated with ovarian and uterine properties at 160 days. Experiment One was repeated at two geographically different farms in Experiment Three. The final experiment was similar to Experiment two but was longitudinal and involved a more detailed ovarian assessment. To our knowledge, quantification of AMH in juvenile gilts in this thesis was novel. Results showed serum AMH to be negatively associated with ovarian follicle numbers but the association with uterine properties was inconsistent. A negative association between E2 and future litter numbers was also found. Whether serum AMH and E2 levels in juvenile gilts are associated with uterine traits requires further investigation. The results highlight the complexities of endocrinology, emphasising the difficulty of determining hormonal markers for reproductive potential in a production setting.

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Woolfenden, Bonnie. "Demography and breeding behaviour of brown-headed cowbirds, an examination of host use, individual mating patterns and reproductive success using microsatellite DNA markers." Thesis, National Library of Canada = Bibliothèque nationale du Canada, 2000. http://www.collectionscanada.ca/obj/s4/f2/dsk1/tape2/PQDD_0035/NQ66300.pdf.

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Prosser, Melanie Renee. "Sexual selection in northern water snakes, Nerodia sipedon sipedon : examination of the mating system and correlates of male reproductive success using microsatellite DNA markers /." Thesis, National Library of Canada = Bibliothèque nationale du Canada, 1999. http://www.collectionscanada.ca/obj/s4/f2/dsk2/ftp03/NQ66232.pdf.

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Bontemps, Aurore. "Potentiel évolutif d'une population de hêtre commun sur le Mont Ventoux." Thesis, Aix-Marseille, 2012. http://www.theses.fr/2012AIXM4327.

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L'évolution adaptative contribue probablement à l'adaptation des populations à des changements environnementaux rapides, l'observation empirique de nombreux cas d'évolution rapide dans les populations naturelles suivant de forts changements environnementaux abondant en ce sens. Dans cette thèse, je me suis concentrée sur l'estimation du potentiel évolutif d'une population naturelle de hêtre commun (Fagus sylvatica), une espèce à long cycle de vie, subissant des stress hydriques chroniques. Je considère ici une définition du potentiel évolutif dans le sens strict de la capacité d'une population à évoluer ; c'est donc un paramètre directement lié au taux d'évolution futur de la population considérée. Cette thèse a pour but d'apporter des éléments manquants concernant l'étude de l'adaptation chez les arbres, le rôle de l'évolution adaptative dans la capacité des arbres à composer avec les changements environnementaux futurs étant encore largement méconnu.La population étudiée montre un potentiel évolutif important, imputable à divers traits (principalement la phénologie du débourrement végétatif, et le Delta13C) qui présentent une diversité génétique élevée, sont soumis à une forte pression de sélection, et contribuent significativement à la valeur adaptative. Cette thèse appuie donc l'hypothèse selon laquelle l'évolution adaptative jouera un rôle important dans l'adaptation des arbres aux changements environnementaux futurs. Le rôle de la dispersion demeure incertain du fait d'une dispersion du pollen et des graines restreinte, mais également d'indices d'évènements de dispersion à longue distances favorisés par la présence de mortalité densité dépendante
Adaptive evolution may promote populations' adaptation to rapid environmental changes which is sustained by recurrent empirical demonstrations of rapid adaptive evolution in the wild consecutively to strong environmental changes. In this PhD, I focused on the estimation of the in-situ evolutionary potential of a wild European beech (Fagus sylvatica) population, a long-lived tree species, undergoing chronic water stresses. I here considered the evolutionary potential in the strict sense of “evolvability” i.e. the ability of population to evolve; this parameter is thus directly linked to the rate of future adaptive evolution. This PhD aimed to fill a gap in tree adaptation studies, the role of adaptive evolution in tree populations' ability to cope with future environmental changes remaining largely unresolved.The studied a population displayed a high evolutionary potential because of a strong in-natura genetic variability of some traits and the relevance of these traits in trees adaptation, this PhD support the hypothesis that adaptive evolution is likely to play a key role in trees adaptation to future environmental changes. The role of dispersal remains unclear with apparently very restricted seed and pollen dispersal but also clues of long dispersal events promoted by the occurrence of density-dependent mortality

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Murray, Anna Marie. "Reperfusion as a marker of success of distal revascularisation." Thesis, University of Birmingham, 2013. http://etheses.bham.ac.uk//id/eprint/4689/.

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Objectives: To determine whether skin microvascular perfusion and reactivity in critical limb ischaemia (CLI) is more enhanced following surgical, compared to endovascular treatment and if this is supplemented with concomitant improvement in clinical and haemodynamic parameters. Design: Prospective observational study of forty CLI patients with multi-level atherosclerotic arterial disease requiring infra-inguinal revascularisation. Methods: Clinical assignment to surgical (n=30) or endovascular (n=10) treatment with six-week follow-up. Laser Doppler fluxmetry (LDF) was used to assess the time to peak (Tp), basal flux and vasoconstrictor mechanisms. Outcomes were compared with clinical improvement and pressure changes at the ankle and toe. Anthropometric measures and tissue tension were assessed for evidence of reactive lower limb oedema. Results: The surgical group showed a significant decrease in Tp (100±4 to 59±7, p<0.001) and some restoration of autoregulation, notably vasoconstriction in the foot on sitting (72.4±6.8 to 52.2±2.3, p0.05). Improvement in the anatomical severity of disease correlated with concomitant rise in toe pressures (p<0.001) but not with pressures at the ankle. Reactive oedema was more evident post-surgery, with associated increases in lower-limb tissue tension. Endovascular intervention ameliorates symptoms in the short-term but did not provide the same microvascular restoration. Conclusions: Microvascular perfusion and reactivity is greatly improved at six-weeks after surgical revascularisation but not after endovascular intervention.

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Stephenson, Garry Owen. "Success, failure and the management ecology of Oregon's farmers' markets /." view abstract or download file of text, 2006. http://proquest.umi.com/pqdweb?did=1196397971&sid=1&Fmt=2&clientId=11238&RQT=309&VName=PQD.

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Thesis (Ph. D.)--University of Oregon, 2006.
Typescript. Includes vita and abstract. Includes bibliographical references (leaves 327-342). Also available for download via the World Wide Web; free to University of Oregon users.

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Falcone, Michael P. (Michael Patrick). "Hopewell Holdings--implications for success in Asia's independent power markets." Thesis, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1996. http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/10977.

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Srisomburananont, Thitipong 1976. "Key success factors in transforming traditional family business for success and long-term survival in changing markets." Thesis, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2004. http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/17880.

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Thesis (S.M.M.O.T.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Sloan School of Management, Management of Technology Program, 2004.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 153-155).
Most of family-owned enterprises start their operations in the traditional businesses such as manufacturing, trading, or providing services. Some of them are very successful and become major global players in the industries, for example, SC Johnson, Coming, and Li & Fung. However, technological changes often have impacts on the behaviors of the market. New technology can add tremendous capacity for a firm to pursue economy of scale or it can reduce marginal cost to zero. Moreover, in the globalization era, multinational companies expand their business territories by entering to the new markets. They exploit the advance in technology, which allows them to provide better products/services than those of local firms. Technology becomes key driver for the increase in competition in the market because the firms that adopt the technology tend to have competitive advantage over firms that did not. It also drives customers to demand more comprehensive products and services. In order to survive and be forefront in the industry, these family firms need to transform themselves or adopt some technologies to enhance and regain their competitiveness. Not all companies realize the importance of doing so or know how to do so. But still, there are some companies that are able to transform successfully. This thesis will analyze keys to success for these family businesses in transforming themselves to maintain competitiveness in changing markets.
by Thitipong Srisomburananont.
S.M.M.O.T.

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Stein, Shelbi. "The Visible Helping Hand: IPO Success as a Product of Friendly Markets." Scholarship @ Claremont, 2018. http://scholarship.claremont.edu/cmc_theses/1877.

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Nafula, Ritah, and Zubiran Natalia Suarez. "Born Global firms from emerging economies: Investigating their success factors in international markets." Thesis, Högskolan i Halmstad, Sektionen för ekonomi och teknik (SET), 2012. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:hh:diva-19095.

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Over the last two decades, the Born Global phenomenon has grown into a fascinating field of internationalization studies. Several perspectives have been studied to enrich this rather new area of business research, however little has been studied in context of the types of economies from where these firms emerge. More especially, insufficient amounts of literature cover the Born Global phenomenon from the emerging market context. Therefore, the purpose of this thesis is to gain a deeper understanding of this phenomenon from the emerging market context by investigating the factors that influence these born global firms to succeed in their international markets. We conducted a case study of two companies one from Mexico and another from Ghana. We adopted a qualitative approach for the literature review, data collection and analysis during the course of the study. We also utilized theoretical concepts to build a conceptualized framework to guide our study. Both primary and secondary data sources were used in this research. Our study revealed five main factors that influence born global firms from emerging economies to succeed in the international scene. These factors are both internal and external and are as follows; strategic management of the firm, networks, product differentiation, technology and markets. We found that the significance of each of the factors’ influence on the companies was specific to type of industry and product/service offering.

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Killer, Joerg. "An empirical investigation of the factors influencing the success of electronic B2B markets." Thesis, Henley Business School, 2002. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.251946.

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Laronze, Florian. "Apprentissage à distance, apprentissage gamifié : identification des facteurs de la réussite universitaire." Electronic Thesis or Diss., Bordeaux, 2024. http://www.theses.fr/2024BORD0445.

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Récemment, le président de France Université a rappelé que « l’objectif ultime de l’université française est d’intégrer celles et ceux qui veulent y entrer et faire en sorte qu’ils y réussissent". Certainement accentué par la crise sanitaire majeure de la pandémie de Covid-19, un constat national d’une proportion importante d’étudiantes et d’étudiants en grande difficulté est dressé, avec des répercussions notables sur la santé mentale. De plus, à peine plus d’un quart des étudiants inscrits en Licence obtiennent leur diplôme à l’issue des trois années de formation. Face à ces constats, la nécessité d’une meilleure compréhension des déterminants de la réussite universitaire représente aujourd'hui un enjeu sociétal de premier plan. En lien également avec la crise sanitaire, la pratique de l’apprentissage à distance, et notamment sa modalité synchrone (ex : Zoom), a explosé à l’échelle mondiale et semble destinée à s'imposer comme un mode d’apprentissage courant. Couplées à ce développement de l’apprentissage à distance, mais également à la révolution technologique et aux réflexions pédagogiques visant à encourager l’engagement des étudiants durant les cours, ces dernières années ont également vu l'essor d’outils pédagogiques numériques et gamifiés (ex : applications mobiles de quiz, environnement de réalité virtuelle à visée éducative, etc.). Dans ce contexte général, l’objectif de ma thèse est de mieux comprendre les impacts de l’apprentissage à distance et des outils numériques gamifiés sur la réussite académique (ex : émotions ressenties, motivation, notes, etc.). En perspective, dans le cadre du projet national "Université Atypie Friendly" visant à favoriser l’inclusion universitaire de jeunes adultes avec un Trouble du Spectre de l’Autisme, ce travail visera également à identifier les outils numériques et pratiques pédagogiques étant les plus pertinents pour ce public spécifique
Recently, the President of France Université emphasised that ‘the ultimate objective of the French university is to integrate those who want to enrol and to ensure that they succeed’. Certainly exacerbated by the major health crisis caused by the Covid-19 pandemic, a high proportion of students are experiencing serious difficulties, with significant repercussions for their mental health. In addition, just over a quarter of students enrolled on a Licence degree complete their three-year programme. Given these facts, the need for a better understanding of the factors that determine success at university is a major challenge for our society. Also associated with the health crisis, the practice of distance learning, and in particular its synchronous mode (e.g. Zoom), has boomed worldwide and seems destined to become a common mode of learning. Coupled with this development of distance learning, but also with the technological revolution and pedagogical considerations aimed at encouraging student engagement during lessons, recent years have also seen the rise of digital and gamified teaching tools (e.g. mobile quiz applications, virtual reality environments for educational purposes, etc.). In this general context, the aim of my thesis is to gain a better understanding of the impact of distance learning and gamified digital tools on academic success (e.g. emotions felt, motivation, grades, etc.). As part of the national ‘Université Atypie Friendly’ project, which aims to promote the academic inclusion of young adults with Autism Spectrum Disorder, this thesis will also seek to identify the most relevant digital tools and pedagogical practices for this specific audience

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Banaszak, Ilona. "Success and failure of cooperation in agricultural markets : evidence from producer groups in Poland /." Aachen : Shaker, 2008. http://www.gbv.de/dms/zbw/571184677.pdf.

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Banaszak, Ilona. "Success and failure of cooperation in agricultural markets evidence from producer groups in Poland." Aachen Shaker, 2007. http://d-nb.info/989319946/04.

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Millward, Andrew. "Factors contributing to the sustained success of the UK cycle industry 1870-1939." Thesis, University of Birmingham, 1999. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.343432.

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Banaszak, Ilona [Verfasser]. "Success and Failure of Cooperation in Agricultural Markets : Evidence from Producer Groups in Poland / Ilona Banaszak." Aachen : Shaker, 2008. http://d-nb.info/1164342665/34.

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Li, Yin-kwan Lorraine. "Key success factors and innovation in the financial market data industry /." Hong Kong : University of Hong Kong, 1998. http://sunzi.lib.hku.hk/hkuto/record.jsp?B19872380.

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Ye, Meng. "Efficiency of Internal Capital Allocation and the Success of Acquisitions." ScholarWorks@UNO, 2009. http://scholarworks.uno.edu/td/1106.

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Does efficient internal investment generally translate into successful external investment activities? In this research we use the internal capital allocation efficiency as a proxy for the efficiency of internal investment, and study whether firms that are internally efficient also make efficient external investment decisions. Our sample consists of multi-segment acquirers that announce acquisitions between 1986 and 2003 (only completed deals are included). We estimate short-term and long-term abnormal performance, excess value and operating performance around mergers in order to measure the success of acquisitions (external investment decisions). Our results indicate that internal capital allocation efficiency is indeed a significant factor in the success of acquisition. Firms that are internally efficient also make efficient external investment decisions. Conversely, internally inefficient firms are also externally inefficient. Thus, our results indicate that internal efficiency can be used as a predictor of the success and efficiency of external investment decisions.

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Claydon, Sarah Ann. "The influence of advertising approach in a trial purchase context." Thesis, University of Plymouth, 2000. http://hdl.handle.net/10026.1/2705.

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Research investigating the development of trial purchase has recognised that the chosen advertising approach is a key influence in the trial process. This thesis describes a critique of the central and related literature surrounding the influence of advertising approach in a trial purchase context, with particular emphasis on the concept of disruptive advertising. This concept can be described as an overturning of convention for commercial benefit, and has been introduced to deal with change. Whilst it is clear that many brands achieve success via a consistent approach to advertising, it is also true that successful advertising is often rooted in 'doing something different'. The literature reveals that there is a lack of empirical work to date on brand/market situations in which a disruptive approach to advertising will be more appropriate and successful than a conventional approach at stimulating purchase or perhaps increasing awareness of a brand. In which situations should a disruptive advertising approach be applied? Phase 1 of the research investigates the possible link between a brand situation, the advertising strategy adopted and the brand success using existing advertising case materials. Focus group interviews are then utilised in phase 2 to gain some understanding of consumer attitudes towards different advertising approaches in different product markets and also to explore brand usage and brand choices in these markets. Content analysis is applied to the results of phases 1 and 2. Finally. phase 3 of the research more specifically investigates the influence of advertising approach on purchase intention within different product markets compared with other primary influencing factors. A questionnaire survey was administered to undergraduate students at the University of Plymouth for phase 3 and the results were analysed using individual item analysis and multiple regression. A generic model of 'The Influence of Advertising Approach in a Trial Purchase Context' is constructed from the literature and a modified version is used to discuss the results of the study. The results indicate that the choice of a disruptive or conventional advertising approach does affect intention to purchase a brand and that the nature of product involvement does influence intention to purchase a brand. However, the research has not been able to provide conclusive evidence as to the situations in which a disruptive advertising approach should be applied and consequently little can be recommended to managers regarding disruption on an operational basis. In addition, the study has provided little evidence to support the concept of disruption other than as an elaborate repackaging of positioning theory. Additional research using non-student populations and a greater selection of low involvement and high involvement markets is recommended, however, in order to validate the relationships found.

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LePla, Hunter. "The Effects of Transfer Spending on Success in European Soccer." Scholarship @ Claremont, 2019. https://scholarship.claremont.edu/cmc_theses/2120.

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This thesis aims to examine the impact of transfer market habits on top European soccer clubs through three measures of sporting success. Using 2013-2018 data from Transfermarkt.com, Deloitte, and Forbes, including data on teams from 9 different European countries, this paper will be used to enable regressions on UEFA competition performance, club valuation, and social media followers. Using these three linear regressions, this thesis will attempt to determine the effectiveness of transfer market spending in improving key metrics of club performance. This thesis ultimately suggests a positive relationship between transfer spending and success in UEFA competitions as well as increases in club valuation. The results in this paper also suggests that this increased success in Europe leads to greater brand value through a significant social media impact.

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Kamfer, Fanie. "Characterising tuberculosis treatment success and failure using metabolomics / Fanie Kamfer." Thesis, North-West University, 2013. http://hdl.handle.net/10394/10203.

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Tuberculosis (TB) is one of the deadliest infectious diseases of our time, with 1.4 million deaths globally, recorded in 2010 (3800 deaths a day) by the World Health Organization (WHO). Currently, South Africa ranks third on the 2011 list of 22 high-burden TB countries in the world and it was estimated that each active-TB person could potentially infect 10–15 people annually. The WHO additionally reported that in the year 2009, 87% of all TB patients worldwide were successfully treated, with a treatment success rate of 74% reported for South Africa. Despite this however, non-adherence to anti-TB treatment is still a major issue, due to it resulting in a global increased prevalence of drug resistant TB and subsequently TB treatment failure. Treatment failure is thought to be caused by a number of factors, however, it still remains largely misunderstood. One aspect of this, that isn't clearly addressed in the literature, is the underlying variation in each patient, resulting in his/her varying reaction to the drug regimen, and hence it’s varying efficacy from one patient to the next. Furthermore, little is known about the underlying variation of the host to the primary TB infection or response to the TB disease state, and how some patients have more effective mechanisms for eliminating the infection, or recovering from the disease. Considering this, a metabolomics research study using GC×GC-TOFMS was conducted, in order to identify potential metabolite markers which may be used to better characterise the underlining mechanisms associated with poor treatment outcomes (treatment failure). The first aim was to evaluate the accuracy and efficiency of the methodology used, as well as to determine the capability and accuracy of the analyst to perform these methods. In order to evaluate the GCxGC-TOFMS analytical repeatability, one QC sample was extracted and injected repeatedly (6 times) onto the GC×GC-TOFMS. Similarly, the analyst's repeatability for performing the organic acid extraction and analyses was also determined, using 10 identical QC samples, which were extracted and injected separately. CV values were subsequently calculated from the collected and processed data as a measure of this. Of all the compounds detected from the 6 QC sample repeats used for GCxGC-TOFMS repeatability, 95.59% fell below a 50% CV value, and 93,7% of all the compounds analysed for analyst repeatability had a CV < 50. Subsequently, using the above metabolomics approach, in addition to a wide variety of univariate and multivariate statistical methods, two patient outcome groups were compared. A sample group cured from TB after 6 months of treatment was compared vs a sample group where treatment failed after the 6 month period. Using urine collected from these two patient groups at various time points, the following metabolomics comparisons where made: 1) at time of diagnosis, before any anti-TB treatment was administrated, 2) during the course of treatment, in order to determine any variance in these groups due to a varying response to the anti-TB drugs, 3) over the duration of the entire 6 months treatment regimen, in order to determine if differences exist between the two groups over time. A clear natural differentiation between the cured and failed outcome groups were obtained at time of diagnosis, and a total of 39 metabolites markers were subsequently identified. These metabolites were classified according to their various origins, and included (1) those associated with the presence of M. tuberculosis bacteria, (2) those resulting from an altered host metabolism due to the TB infection, and (3) metabolites of various exogenous origins. The detailed interpretation of these metabolites suggests that a possible underlying RCD or some sort of mitochondrial dysfunction may be present in the treatment failure group, which may also be induced through an external stimulus, such as alcohol consumption. We hypothesise that this may possibly result in a far greater severity to M. tuberculosis infection in this group, subsequently causing a reduced capacity for a successful treatment outcome, also considering the critical role of the mitochondria in the metabolism of anti-TB drugs. Furthermore, 20 metabolite markers were identified when comparing the two outcome groups during the treatment phase of this metabolomics investigation. A vast majority of these 20 metabolites were also identified as markers for time 0 (time of diagnosis). Additionally, metabolites associated with anti-TB drug induced side effects, were also found to be comparatively increased in the treatment failure group, indicative of more pronounced liver damage, accompanied by metabolites characteristic of a MADD metabolite profile, due to a deficient electron transport flavoprotein, confirming previous experiments done in rats. These side effects have also previously been implicated as a major contributor of poor treatment compliance, and ultimately treatment failure. Lastly, 35 metabolite markers were identified by time dependent statistical analysis and represented those metabolites best describing the variation between the treatment outcome groups over the entire study duration (from diagnosis, to week 26). This time dependent statistical analysis identified markers, using an alternative statistical approach, and confirmed previous findings and added in a better characterisation of treatment failure. Considering the above, we successfully applied a metabolomics approach for identifying metabolites which could ultimately aid in the prediction and monitoring of treatment outcomes. This additionally led to a better understanding and or characterisation of the phenomenon known as treatment failure, as well as the underlying mechanisms related to this occurrence.
MSc (Biochemistry), North-West University, Potchefstroom Campus, 2013

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Moon, Jon. "The influence of website quality and technology acceptance on the success of UK business-to-business electronic markets." Thesis, Henley Business School, 2003. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.274876.

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Coartney, Jama Sue. "A Qualitative Exploration of the Influence of Leadership on the Success and Failure of Farmers Markets in Virginia." Thesis, Virginia Tech, 2021. http://hdl.handle.net/10919/105036.

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Farmers markets play an important role within the local food system and the short food supply chain (SFSC); they promote economic development by connecting vendors, people, and community. While the number of farmers markets has increased dramatically since 1994, many markets fail, and it is unclear why. Little is known about the influence of leadership practices on the success and decline of farmers markets. This qualitative case study explored the influences of farmers market leadership and asked the question: How does leadership influence factors contributing to success and failure of farmers markets? The first objective explored patterns and trends contributing to the success and failure of farmers markets. The second objective analyzed farmers markets through the lens of leadership. The study explored findings through application of Jackson et al.'s (2018) Leadership Hexad, developed to help examine leadership within social enterprises. Adaptive leadership (Heifetz et al., 2009) and good-to-great leadership principles (Collins, 2011) provided additional depth and connections to multiple leadership perspectives. The study may be of interest to people involved in leading and working with social enterprises, such as farmers markets. Findings revealed surging operational changes, strong support of the short food supply chain (SFSC), and the need for stabilizing forces, such as a stable location and municipal support. The six lenses of Jackson et al.'s Leadership Hexad—person, position, process, performance, place, and purpose—generated additional findings. Topics include the influences of vendors, champions, and partnerships; the role of managers in supporting the community and entrepreneurship; the ambiguity of ownership when referring to farmers markets; planning for succession; surviving the startup phase; professionalizing farmers market management; co-constructing leadership with the community and vendors; evolving the purpose; and leveraging the purpose of farmers markets within the local food system. The recommendations for future practice include a professional development leadership pipeline oriented to actors in social enterprises, especially farmers markets.
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Farmers markets play an important role within the local food system and the short food supply chain (SFSC); they promote economic development by connecting vendors, people, and community. While the number of farmers markets has increased dramatically since 1994, many markets fail, and it is unclear why. Little is known about the influence of leadership practices on the success and decline of farmers markets. This qualitative case study explored the influences of farmers market leadership and asked the question: How does leadership influence factors contributing to success and failure of farmers markets? The study used three leadership theories or frameworks for exploring farmers market leadership. The study may be of interest to people involved in working with social enterprises, such as farmers markets. Findings revealed surging operational changes, strong support of the SFSC, and the need for stabilizing forces, such as a stable location and municipal support. Additional topics include the influences of vendors, champions, and partnerships; the role of managers in supporting the community and entrepreneurship; the ambiguity of ownership when referring to farmers markets; planning for succession; surviving the startup phase; professionalizing farmers market management; co- constructing leadership with the community and vendors; evolving the purpose; and leveraging the purpose of farmers markets within the local food system. The recommendations for future practice include a professional development leadership pipeline oriented to actors in social enterprises, especially farmers markets.

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李燕群 and Yin-kwan Lorraine Li. "Key success factors and innovation in the financial market data industry." Thesis, The University of Hong Kong (Pokfulam, Hong Kong), 1998. http://hub.hku.hk/bib/B31269059.

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Gulliver, Ian AH. "Going Out: Successes and Failures of Chinese State-owned Enterprises in Foreign Markets." Scholarship @ Claremont, 2014. http://scholarship.claremont.edu/cmc_theses/893.

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China’s State-owned Enterprises are important actors in China’s foreign policy arsenal. In the last decade, these massive companies began an international expansion unlike anything seen before on Earth. Going into developing nations, these companies undertake massive infrastructure and development projects in countries that most western nations have written off. This paper examines the success and failure of SOEs when they go abroad employing three case studies from the past decade, the Mes Aynak copper mine in Afghanistan, the Sicomines infrastructure and copper project in the Congo, and the COVEC highway project in Poland. The projects are then analyzed to determine the strengths and weaknesses of SOEs and comments on whether or not they are successful tools of diplomacy in our contemporary globalized world.

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Li, Lulu, and Linda Malmström. "Crouching Tiger Hidden Success? : A Futurology of the Chinese Stock Market." Thesis, Södertörn University College, School of Business Studies, 2006. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:sh:diva-481.

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This Master’s Degree is a futurology that aims to analyse how the Chinese stock market might develop for a period of ten years, i.e. between the years 2005-2015. Since the future never with certainty can be predicted, scenarios will be presented displaying other possible outcomes. Naturally these scenarios are built upon given assumptions which otherwise could be as many as one’s imagination allows. The thought is to present the results as an index so the reader easily can see the possible development and scenarios.

The methodology used to collect necessary data is through the classical Delphi method, by which one interviews the selected “experts” that have the knowledge needed of the Chinese stock market. Moreover, the authors have collected further information through literature, the Internet, articles, reports and other written sources needed to continue further investigation. Further, the forecast was measured by two steps. The first step was to calculate the value at the start point. The second step was to create tow types of scenarios, added as a frame of the forecast outcomes. To transform the analysis and the scenarios in to a numerical index, a technical measurement of Quasi Monte Carlo Simulation was applied.

The theories applied when creating the index is foremost the Arbitrage Pricing Theory, which makes it possibly to measure several factors at the same time, including macro economical effects on the stock market.

According to the result, four factors were identified as the driving forces when finding a balanced economy, which affect the stock exchange: the investment structure; equal standard of living; the state of the financial sector and increased transparency. The result also indicates that the Chinese stock market will not stay in parity with the earlier development. A healthier and more efficient market will occur, due to structural reforms and the expected improvements within the financial sector including the stock exchange.

It is with great anticipation that the authors await a bright and successful future for the Chinese stock market. A new direction has been settled, although there are many difficult challenges.

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MacColl, Megan Gwynne. "Candidates, Campaigns, and Political Tides: Electoral Success in Colorado's 4th District." Scholarship @ Claremont, 2012. http://scholarship.claremont.edu/cmc_theses/450.

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The race between Republican Cory Gardner and Democratic incumbent Betsy Markey for Colorado's 4th Congressional District was a partisan fight for political momentum. In the 2010 campaign cycle, Republicans looked to retake the historically Republican 4th District as part of a national strategy to win back the U.S. House, while Democrats tried desperately to hold on to both. Cory Gardner was only one of fifty-four Republican challengers to defeat a Democratic incumbent in 2010, but the Gardner-Markey race is particularly interesting as a case study of voter motivation and the mediating forces, both regional and national, that influence electoral success. Political commentators and staffers from both campaigns describe Markey's defeat as inevitable, but the same sources explain the election results from three different theoretical perspectives: (1) Betsy Markey was a poor fit for the district and never represented constituent interests, (2) Cory Gardner was the perfect candidate, and (3) Markey’s defeat was a result of the national political mood and a referendum on Democrats in Washington. This thesis analyzes and evaluates each of these theories, and concludes that a combination of the arguments and their evidence provides the most complete answer. While no single theory is the definitive reason that voters in the 4th District elected Cory Gardner, each contributes to a comprehensive understanding of the inevitability of Rep. Betsy Markey's defeat in 2010.

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Ramebäck, Anna. "Public procurements in Africa : - the way to Swedish success." Thesis, Linköping University, Department of Management and Engineering, 2007. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:liu:diva-9707.

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Africa is a poor continent with many of the worlds least developed countries. The latest years the Swedish export to Africa has diminished, at the same time Sweden continues to be a big contributor of aid funds to the continent. However, trade in all its form contribute to prosperity in the trading countries which indicates that the trade with Sweden could help Africa to develop into a bigger and more important economy. Also, since trade increases a country’s welfare, both the Swedish and African societies could benefit from an increased trade between the countries.

By getting involved in public procurements in Africa the Swedish companies would get an economic security in the otherwise quite risky market. The public procurements could also mean a way to enter the market or to increase the market shares in Africa. This Thesis is focused on public procurements from the African Development Bank, mostly since Sweden is a big contributor in the bank but only a few Swedish companies has won contracts from the bank and also because many studies has not been made regarding their procurement process.

By using theories mainly from project marketing and networking, the market of public procurements in the African Development Bank, the process and the ways to succeed on this market has been studied.

It has been showed that the competition for the procurements from the bank is hard, and that the Swedish companies have not been successful. There are many underlying reasons for this, one of the most important being the fact that the Swedish companies have not even been interested in participating in the procurements since they find the market, the process and the bank to complicated. New possibilities are emerging on the market with the African Development Bank improving the efficiency of the procurement process, more lobbying being performed from the Swedish Foreign Ministry and also the growing African market, which makes this market more interesting and could mean new opportunities for the Swedish companies.

To improve the Swedish statistics in winning contracts from the bank the Swedish companies need to improve their networking to a great extent. Personal contacts and relationships are extremely important in making business in Africa and also when making bids on procurements from the bank. From the relationships in Africa, the Swedish companies can receive early information about upcoming projects in order to prepare the bid and market the company early. The Swedish companies must be more proactive in their marketing and visit Africa more often, as well as matching the needs with their offer to a better extent than today. It is important for the companies to have a long-term strategy when entering the African procurement market and not to resist too easily. Hard work and many resources will be spent before being awarded with the first contract and thereafter one success will lead to others.

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Michieletto, Andrea <1994&gt. "Internationalization and digitalization: technologies at work for SMEs to expand and succeed in foreign markets." Master's Degree Thesis, Università Ca' Foscari Venezia, 2022. http://hdl.handle.net/10579/21294.

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The purpose of this thesis is to describe and analyze the internationalization and differentiation strategies applied by SME's in Italy, the current level of adoption of business digitalization and technological innovation and how the Italian startup ecosystem could help SME's to speed up the adoption of these technologies to improve internationalization, with particular attention to the food industry. As a result of the digital revolution of the last decades, multiple startup districts flourished across Italy. The digital districts require a well-balance variety of actors and functions to connect the historical know-how that comes from well-establish industries in Italy and the increasing need of internationalization tools that those industries are not able to integrate by themselves. The aim of this thesis is to try to understand which could be the right methods to connect well-established industry with decades of experience in their field with new startups that try to create channels for them to help the growth of internationalization, creating a favorable condition for the development of new business culture that’s incline towards innovation.

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Karakan, Taha Mehmet, Joachim Elison, and Daniel hellqvist. "Low - Cost Carriers ✈ A Revised Business Model For Future Success." Thesis, Internationella Handelshögskolan, Högskolan i Jönköping, IHH, ESOL (Entrepreneurship, Strategy, Organization, Leadership), 2012. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:hj:diva-18963.

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Guimbert, Marie. "The internationalization of the cosmetic retail industry: a history of success?" reponame:Repositório Institucional do FGV, 2013. http://hdl.handle.net/10438/10684.

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The retailing industry has increasingly become global over the past few decades, illustrating visually the internationalization of business in general. Many retailers are betting to expand their activities internationally in order to avoid the saturation of their business in their country of origin (Alexander, 1990), increase profits or imitate competitors (Williams, 1992). Therefore, they have become considerable global players: they provide new products in the marketplace as well as being more influent within the global supply chain (Williams, 1992). Looking at the internationalization of retail more closely, the cosmetic industry provides with many examples of, what seems to be, successful achievements. The purpose of this work is to analyze the process of internationalization of four international competitors in the cosmetic retailing. Even though the field of retail internationalization has already been subject to many studies, this works aims at understanding, through the use of a multiple case study, the strategy of cosmetic retailers entering international markets. Through a qualitative study, the main question guiding this work will be to understand if every international cosmetic retailer has been following and still follows the same business and marketing strategies in order to become global. A multiple-case study was undertaken in order to compare four companies specialized in the cosmetic retail, with activities abroad. Results clearly expose differences between the internationalization processes, especially based on the companies’ nationality.
O setor de varejo foi cada vez mais global ao longo das últimas décadas, ilustrando visualmente a globalização dos negócios. Muitos varejistas estão apostando em expandir, as atividades ao nível internacional, a fim de evitar a saturação da atividade no país de origem deles (Alexander, 1990), de aumentar os lucros ou de imitar os concorrentes (Williams, 1992). Portanto, eles tornaram-se competidores globais consideráveis: eles fornecem novos produtos no mercado, além de ser mais influentes na cadeia de abastecimento global (Williams, 1992). Em relação à internacionalização do varejo, a indústria cosmética oferece com exemplos de muitas realizações bem- sucedidas. O objetivo deste trabalho é analisar o processo de internacionalização de vários varejistas globais, especializados na venda de produtos cosméticos. Mesmo que o campo de internacionalização no varejo já foi no passado o objeto de vários estudos, este trabalho visa a compreender, por meio da utilização de um estudo de caso múltiplo, a estratégia de retalhistas cosméticos que entram nos mercados internacionais. Por meio de um estudo qualitativo, a questão principal que orienta este trabalho será a de compreender se o varejo de cosméticos segue as mesmas estratégias de negócio e estratégias de marketing para se tornar global. O estudo de casos múltiplos foi escolhido a fim de comparar quatro empresas, especializadas na venda de produtos de cosmética, com atividades no exterior. Os resultados claramente exibem diferenças entre os processos de internacionalização, baseado especialmente na nacionalidade das empresas sob analise.

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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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Andersson, Anton B. "Networks and Success : Access and Use of Social Capital among Young Adults in Sweden." Doctoral thesis, Stockholms universitet, Sociologiska institutionen, 2017. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:su:diva-142740.

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The thesis explores the role of social capital in shaping inequality among young adults. Social capital is defined as resources embedded in a social network and the thesis investigates differences in access to social capital, and the effects in the labor market and the housing market. The thesis consists of four empirical studies and an introductory chapter that develops the theoretical and empirical background. The four empirical studies use a Swedish survey titled “Social Capital and Labor Market Integration” that includes individuals born in 1990 living in Sweden. A gross sample based on three subsamples was selected based on the country of birth of the respondents’ parents (Sweden, former Yugoslavia, or Iran). The survey consists of two waves of panel data and most respondents were 19 years old at the time of the first survey and 22 at the time of the second. The four studies investigate: (1) the effect of social class and migration background on access to social capital through national and transnational ties, (2) the effect of socioeconomic segregation in schools and neighborhoods on access to social capital through occupational networks and close friendship ties, (3) the effect of social capital in the process of labor market entry, and (4) the effect of social capital on the likelihood to move away from parents. All four studies measure social capital with ego network measures and the main measurement is the position generator that asks the respondent about contacts in occupational positions spanning the socioeconomic structure. Results show that family background factors and socioeconomic segregation affects access to social capital, and that social capital affects labor market and housing market outcomes. The thesis concludes that social capital is an important factor to understand unequal outcomes among young adults.

At the time of the doctoral defense, the following papers were unpublished and had a status as follows: Paper 1: Accepted. Paper 2: Manuscript. Paper 3: Manuscript. Paper 4: Manuscript.

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Rossiter, Craig. "The factors that drive success in motion picture development : an Australian context." Thesis, Queensland University of Technology, 2003. https://eprints.qut.edu.au/15891/1/Craig_Rossiter_Thesis.pdf.

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The motion picture industry is characterized by a high degree of artistic innovation that revolves around the project rather than the firm. Success is elusive and firms operate in an environment of symmetrical ignorance, that is, high levels of demand uncertainty as well as product uncertainty. This makes managing the commercial development of new products difficult. The study of the factors that drive success in new product development have been significant, however, little attention has been given to experiential and creatively driven products such as motion pictures. While a number of studies have attempted to find accurate means to predict performance in motion pictures, most of these have met with limited results, yet few, if any, have linked the knowledge gained from the study of new product development with the industry. Similarly, the impact of market orientation on firm performance and new product success has been the focus of much empirical research since the late 1980's and has been shown to be significantly associated with new product performance. Here, the marketing literature and the NPD literature converge, yet few studies have attempted to study how the same concepts might apply in motion picture production. The primary focus of this study was to explore the feasibility of the NPD and market orientation literature in the development of successful motion picture and whether or not similar application of this knowledge is tenable. As such, the study centers around two broad research issues: RESEARCH ISSUE 1: How can Australian films perform better? In other words, what are the factors that drive success in Australian motion picture production? RESEARCH ISSUE 2: What is the role of the audience in the development of successful Motion Pictures in Australia? Or in other words, do Australian filmmakers need to be "close" to their audience (market oriented) in order to attain higher levels of success. Australia has been used as a context primarily due to the accessibility of data. This represents a relatively new setting for the study of NPD and market orientation and a new industry. Therefore, an exploratory study was designed which utilized in-depth interviews with experts from three sectors of the Australian motion picture industry. This was deemed to be the best approach given the dearth of previous studies in this setting and the fact that the majority of past industry studies have been quantitative. The findings reveal some support for a significant relationship between success and new product development activities such as product advantage, market orientation, up-front homework, early product definition, cross-functional and coordinated teams, and launch. Product advantage, however, is better understood in terms of a movie's marketability and playability, that is, the perceived superiority of its attributes before and after its viewing. A market orientation is likely to be more effective in the motion picture industry when it helps a firm lead its customers rather than encourages a firm to be led by them. Finally, despite previous studies in the Australian industry, the number of scripts in development is unlikely to matter. What matters is that the scripts that are ready to move into production are evaluated fully and that full support is provided to those that make it through in order to give them the best chance for success.

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Rossiter, Craig. "The Factors That Drive Success in Motion Picture Development : An Australian Context." Queensland University of Technology, 2003. http://eprints.qut.edu.au/15891/.

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The motion picture industry is characterized by a high degree of artistic innovation that revolves around the project rather than the firm. Success is elusive and firms operate in an environment of symmetrical ignorance, that is, high levels of demand uncertainty as well as product uncertainty. This makes managing the commercial development of new products difficult. The study of the factors that drive success in new product development have been significant, however, little attention has been given to experiential and creatively driven products such as motion pictures. While a number of studies have attempted to find accurate means to predict performance in motion pictures, most of these have met with limited results, yet few, if any, have linked the knowledge gained from the study of new product development with the industry. Similarly, the impact of market orientation on firm performance and new product success has been the focus of much empirical research since the late 1980's and has been shown to be significantly associated with new product performance. Here, the marketing literature and the NPD literature converge, yet few studies have attempted to study how the same concepts might apply in motion picture production. The primary focus of this study was to explore the feasibility of the NPD and market orientation literature in the development of successful motion picture and whether or not similar application of this knowledge is tenable. As such, the study centers around two broad research issues: RESEARCH ISSUE 1: How can Australian films perform better? In other words, what are the factors that drive success in Australian motion picture production? RESEARCH ISSUE 2: What is the role of the audience in the development of successful Motion Pictures in Australia? Or in other words, do Australian filmmakers need to be "close" to their audience (market oriented) in order to attain higher levels of success. Australia has been used as a context primarily due to the accessibility of data. This represents a relatively new setting for the study of NPD and market orientation and a new industry. Therefore, an exploratory study was designed which utilized in-depth interviews with experts from three sectors of the Australian motion picture industry. This was deemed to be the best approach given the dearth of previous studies in this setting and the fact that the majority of past industry studies have been quantitative. The findings reveal some support for a significant relationship between success and new product development activities such as product advantage, market orientation, up-front homework, early product definition, cross-functional and coordinated teams, and launch. Product advantage, however, is better understood in terms of a movie's marketability and playability, that is, the perceived superiority of its attributes before and after its viewing. A market orientation is likely to be more effective in the motion picture industry when it helps a firm lead its customers rather than encourages a firm to be led by them. Finally, despite previous studies in the Australian industry, the number of scripts in development is unlikely to matter. What matters is that the scripts that are ready to move into production are evaluated fully and that full support is provided to those that make it through in order to give them the best chance for success.

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Zábranská, Marie. "Starbucks - International Strategy and Way to Leadership." Master's thesis, Vysoká škola ekonomická v Praze, 2006. http://www.nusl.cz/ntk/nusl-223.

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Diplomová práce se zabývá analýzou mezinárodního úspěchu společnosti Starbucks. Příčiny tohoto bezprecedentního úspěchu jsou nejprve detekovány ve vnějších faktorech a v odvětví samotném. Následuje pozorování strategických kroků společnosti od založení až po mezinárodní expanzi a podrobná deskripce interních praktik společnosti. V analytické části je pak vymezen a aplikován model, který byl vyvinut na Bocconské univerzitě v Miláně. Jednotlivé předpoklady modelu jsou porovnávány s postupem společnosti Starbucks. Vyhodnocením shodností a odlišností reality a modelu se pak dochází k závěrům, které vysvětlují příčiny extrémně pozitivních výsledků společnosti Starbucks a její schopnosti přeměnit stagnující neatraktivní odvětví na lukrativní obor s vysokými maržemi.

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Theander, Lukas. "The success of the coworking sector : A case study – London, United Kingdom." Thesis, KTH, Fastigheter och byggande, 2018. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:kth:diva-230993.

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The office market has traditionally been observed to be too inflexible to satisfy dynamic workspace demands. Market forces have continuously compressed lengths of commercial leases and new office solutions have evolved. As a result, the coworking sector, associated with a shared workspace environment, has become a multibillion-dollar industry. The aim of this study is to provide insights into the demand for flexible office solutions and the factors that make the coworking sector successful. A theoretical framework based on previously published research and literature is provided in order to examine and analyse the research question. The study is founded on empirical data based on a qualitative research methodology. The results are mainly based on a case study in London where the largest coworking operator WeWork has been studied. To support the case and increase the validity of the study, three supporting sources have been interviewed. The results show that there is a strong connection between the overall development of the business landscape and the growth of the coworking sector. Three factors were established to influence the demand for flexible office solutions: the volatile dynamics of today’s businesses, globalisation and its effects on migration, and the office market’s ridged lease structure. Furthermore, several factors were found to impact the success of the sector, including the natural development of clusters. The study implies that it is possible that the effects of the coworking sector will change the dynamics of the existing structures within the office market.
Historiskt sett har kontorsmarknaden upplevts som för rigid för att kunna tillgodose flexibla kontorskrav. Marknadskrafter har kontinuerligt komprimerat längderna av kommersiella hyresavtal och nya kontorslösningar har vuxit fram. Som en följd av detta har coworking-sektorn och dess delade kontorsmiljö vuxit till en miljardindustri. Syftet med denna studien är att bidra med insikter till efterfrågan bakom flexibla kontorslösningar och de faktorer som gör coworking-sektorn framgångsrik. Ett teoretiskt ramverk som är baserat på tidigare publicerad forskning och litteratur har utformats för att kunna undersöka och analysera forskningsfrågan. Studien bygger på det teoretiska ramverket tillsammans med en kvalitativ forskningsmetod. Resultatet baseras i huvudsak på en fallstudie i London där den största coworking-operatören WeWork har studerats. För att stödja fallstudien och öka studiens validitet har ytterligare tre aktörer intervjuats. Resultaten visar att det finns en stark koppling mellan den övergripande utvecklingen av näringslivet och coworking-sektorn. Tre faktorer har fastställts påverka efterfrågan på flexibla på flexibla kontorslösningar: den volatila dynamiken bland dagens företag, globalisering och dess effekter på migration samt kontorsmarkandes rigida kontraktsstruktur. Vidare har flera faktorer visat sig påverka sektorns framgång, inklusive den naturliga förekomsten av klusterbildning. Det är möjligt att coworking-sektorn kommer förändra de befintliga strukturerna på kontorsmarknaden.

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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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Svarlien, Corinna M. "The Influence of Economic Ideologies on U.S. K-12 Education Policy: Testing, Markets, and Competition." Scholarship @ Claremont, 2016. http://scholarship.claremont.edu/scripps_theses/853.

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The Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA) was first passed in 1965 and has since been reauthorized several times, including as No Child Left Behind in 2001 and the Every Student Succeeds Act of 2015. The ESEA seeks to address the needs of low-income students; however, decades of reform efforts and government reports documenting inequality have done little to close gaps in educational resources or outcomes for marginalized groups. Accountability systems based on standardized testing are seen by policymakers on the Left and Right as the best way to improve education for marginalized groups, improve students’ economic preparedness, hold schools accountable for the funds they spend, and maintain an objective meritocracy. This paper argues that testing is a flawed tool to achieve the goal of education equality as accountability systems rely on flawed assumptions influenced by conservative and neoliberal economic ideologies.

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Beckius, Daniel, and David Magnusson. "The German wind energy market and its developers – a study of sourcing models, success factors and challenges." Thesis, KTH, Energiteknik, 2013. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:kth:diva-127547.

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Wind power is a fast-growing industry (GWEC, 2013) and already accounts for seven percent of the total electricity consumption in the EU. The largest market in the EU, and the third largest in the world, is Germany, with an installed base of 31 GW onshore. This master‟s thesis has examined the German onshore wind power market from a developer perspective, through a market study based on existing literature and semi-structured interviews with industry experts, a case study of a developer competing in the market and a survey, with the aim of investigating the sourcing models used as well as the success factors and challenges the developers are facing. The study has found that Germany is a large, growing market with a generous feed-in tariff based support scheme, offering low-risk investments in wind power. However, there are many challenges for wind power developers, such as limited availability of designated areas for wind power development, non-uniform regulations, fierce competition and acceptance issues. The authors believe that the future growth of the German onshore market will come from repowering and that having local contacts and credibility offer distinct advantages in the highly competitive arena.

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Herman, John R. ""The Extraordinary Force and Success of Individual Enterprise," The Triumph of Liberalism in Wisconsin, 1846-1860." Miami University / OhioLINK, 2014. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=miami1403782529.

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LI, DAITIAN. "Evaluating the Catching-up Process of China’s Mobile Communication Industry." Thesis, KTH, Industriell ekonomi och organisation (Inst.), 2011. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:kth:diva-41778.

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The mobile communication technology has evolved from the first generation (1G), when the first radiotelephone service was introduced in the US in late 1940s, to the third generation (3G). In each generation, different standards and technologies were promoted by technologically and economically advanced countries. For example, the major 1G communication standards were: AMPS promoted by the US, NMT promoted by Nordic countries, and TACS promoted by the UK. The second generation (2G) communication standards include GSM promoted by the European countries and CDMA (IS-95) promoted by the US. Behind these different standards, there are entire industry chains and huge profits. To catch up with these forerunners, lagging countries usually need to go through different stages including duplicative imitation, creative imitation, and then real innovation. In the 1G era, China did not have its own standard, but it adopted the British TACS systems. In the 2G era, China did not have its own standard, and it adopted both the European GSM systems and the US CDMA systems. However, when the 3G era was approaching, China decided to seize the opportunity and developed its own 3G standard: TD-SCDMA. In January 2009, China issued three different 3G licenses to three different operators who utilized TD-SCDMA, WCDMA, and CDMA2000, respectively. The Chinese proposed 3G standard began to be commercialized with this first licensee. China has been trying to catch up with the leading countries in the mobile communication industry. This thesis examines the question of whether this catching-up process was successful or not. The purpose of this thesis is to give readers insights into the Chinese 3G market, and to help them to understand the catching-up process being undertaken by China’s mobile communication industry. The thesis first introduces some background information about 3G, TD-SCDMA, and the Chinese telecom market. Then, it reviews theories of technological catching-up and leapfrogging. After that, it presents a case study of the TD-SCDMA Industry Alliance that examines six determinants measuring the catching-up process: Sources for Competitive Advantages, Strategies and Policies, R&D Efforts, R&D Outcome, and Market Success. The final part of the thesis gives answers to the research question and reveals the profound impact brought by the catching-up process of China’s mobile industry.

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Vivekarajah, Sivapalan. "Exploring the factors that determine the success of global venture capital investing in the emerging markets of South East Asia using a grounded theory and case studies approach." Thesis, University of Edinburgh, 2006. http://hdl.handle.net/1842/25273.

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Rosewater, Alysse. "Coordination of manufacturing, marketing, and R&D for strategic success : investment in facility changeover flexibility and new product development cycle time reduction." Diss., Georgia Institute of Technology, 1997. http://hdl.handle.net/1853/30085.

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Williams, Karen. "Key success factors in managing the visitor experience at the Cape Town International Jazz Festival / Williams K." Thesis, North-West University, 2011. http://hdl.handle.net/10394/7611.

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The event tourism industry is one of the fastest growing tourism industries worldwide. One type of event that is growing immensely is festivals, especially music festivals such as the Cape Town International Jazz Festival. As a result of the fast growing pace of festivals, it has become crucial for a festival to sustain itself in the market place to stay competitive. The Cape Town International Jazz Festival (the Jazz Festival) is a fast growing music festival and hosts numerous well–known local and international jazz artists, as well as young up–and–coming artists. For this exciting Jazz Festival to keep growing, it needs to be sustainable. To achieve this, the organisers and managers of the Jazz Festival need to know what is important to the visitors of the Jazz Festival, so they can fulfil their needs. This in turn leads to satisfied visitors that will return to the Jazz Festival and keep the festival sustainable. Generally speaking, music festivals have a more professional management approach than other tourism events and thus are more likely to be more successful. Key Success Factors (KSFs) are a precondition for the success of any event and will influence the competitiveness of the event in the market place. It is imperative for organisers to identify the KSFs that are important to the visitors so as to provide them with a satisfactory experience. This will also assist in measuring the achievement of the event’s goals and objectives. The main purpose of this study was to determine the KSFs in managing the visitor experience at the Cape Town International Jazz Festival. To reach this goal, the study is divided into two articles. Research for both articles was conducted at the Cape Town International Jazz Festival through distributing 400 questionnaires randomly throughout the two days of the festival, which was held on 3 and 4 April 2010. Article 1 is titled: “Key aspects for efficient and effective management of the Cape Town International Jazz Festival: a visitor’s perspective”. The main purpose of this article was to identify the Key Success Factors in managing the Cape Town International Jazz Festival, to determine what visitors deemed as important when attending the Jazz Festival. A factor analysis was done to achieve this goal. Results indicated that Hospitality Factors, Quality Venues, Information Dissemination, Marketing and Sales, and Value and Quality are the KSFs that are of importance when managing the Jazz Festival. The results of this article provided festival managers with valuable information when organising an event such as the Cape Town International Jazz Festival. Article 2 is titled: “The importance of different Key Success Factors to different target markets of the Cape Town International Jazz Festival based on travel motives”. The main purpose of this article was to determine whether different target markets that are visiting the Jazz Festival, deemed different KSFs as important, depending on their travel motives. An analysis of variance (ANOVA) was done to determine if there were statistically significant differences between the three clusters and the KSFs that they deemed important. Results showed that the three clusters, namely, Escapists, Culture Seekers and Jazz Lovers, deemed different KSFs as important when they are visiting the Jazz Festival. The results of this article gave festival organisers and marketing managers insight as to which markets to focus scarce marketing resources on and which markets to keep growing, as they will sustain the festival in the long term. Therefore, this research revealed the KSFs that are of utmost importance when managing the Cape Town International Jazz Festival, and that these aspects differ for certain markets. Organisers therefore need to assess the KSFs to provide products that will satisfy the visitor in order for him/her to return each year and keep the festival competitive and sustainable.
Thesis (M.Com. (Tourism))--North-West University, Potchefstroom Campus, 2012.

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Cunningham, Gideon C. "The State and Cannabis: What is Success? A Comparative Analysis of Cannabis Policy in The United States of America, Uruguay, and Canada." Wright State University / OhioLINK, 2021. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=wright1630448479473519.

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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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Mason, Roger Bruce. "An investigation into how marketers cope with an environment of high complexity and turbulence, with special reference to the South African environment." Thesis, Rhodes University, 2004. http://hdl.handle.net/10962/d1003873.

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This study investigated relationships between marketing success, the level of external environmental complexity and turbulence, and marketing mix tactics. The literature suggested that more successful companies in simple and stable environments use stabilising marketing tactics, while more successful companies in complex and turbulent environments use destabilising tactics, regardless of industry habits, management preferences or market sector. A marketing mix model for the different environments was developed using a chaos and complexity theory perspective. The study was exploratory, using a qualitative, case study technique. Data was collected via depth interviews and document analysis from four companies in the information technology (IT) and packaging industries. These industries were identified as, respectively, the most complex and turbulent, and the simplest and most stable, South African environments. Two companies from each industry were chosen to reflect more successful and less successful companies. The more successful company in the complex/turbulent environment was found to use destabilising tactics, as did the more successful company in the simple/stable environment. Therefore, contrary to expectations, it appears that destabilising tactics contribute more to success than stabilising tactics do, regardless of the environment. It was also found, contrary to expectations, that stabilising tactics were used by both the less successful companies. The research concluded that destabilising tactics are related to more success and stabilising tactics to less success. The lack of clear differentiation between the two industries may be because the whole South African environment is complex and turbulent, because the packaging industry is not sufficiently simple and stable to differentiate it from the IT industry or because packaging industry managers perceive their industry to be complex and turbulent and act accordingly. Despite these uncertainties, the research showed the marketing mix model to be reasonably accurate for the complex/turbulent environment, and therefore of potential value to South African companies. To overcome the equivocal findings, further research is recommended in different industries, in countries with different levels of complexity and turbulence and into specific marketing mix tactics. Research into managers’ perceptions of environmental complexity and turbulence and into co-evolution of marketing tactics and external environments would also be of value.

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Samuelsson, Frida, and Viktoria Hallberg. "Social Medias : Do NGOs use these communication tools effectively?" Thesis, Uppsala University, Department of Business Studies, 2010. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:uu:diva-126645.

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