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Knowledge Inertia In The Innovation Of Coffee Production, Hafiz Rahman, Hanjaya Putra Siswowiyanto
Knowledge Inertia In The Innovation Of Coffee Production, Hafiz Rahman, Hanjaya Putra Siswowiyanto
The South East Asian Journal of Management
Research Aims - This paper aims at discussing the existence of knowledge inertia and its influence to the product innovation, with particular analysis given to the coffee production during the preharvest and post-harvest periods. Design/methodology/approach - The study uses quantitative methodology, and operates multiple and partial regression analysis between variables of the study to measure the impact of knowledge inertia to the innovation of coffee production. To put the findings in detail, the study separates the innovation of coffee product in two sequences, named [a] pre-harvest period and, [b] post-harvest period. Data and information were collected based on cross-sectional cohort …
Essays In Knowledge Transfer, Leonardo Mayer Kluppel
Essays In Knowledge Transfer, Leonardo Mayer Kluppel
Arts & Sciences Electronic Theses and Dissertations
This dissertation advances our understanding of when firms are able to get information from outside agents and the impact of that information on innovation. In chapter one, I set up a theoretical model that illuminates how vertical integration changes the incentives for producers to share information with suppliers. Both transaction costs and bargain ability play major roles in information sharing. One result from chapter one is that producers share less information with vertically integrated suppliers. The second chapter tests this prediction, finding robust evidence that once a supplier vertically integrates, it gains fewer spillovers from competitor producers. Finally, the last …
The Role Of Leadership Style Of Head Of Ward, Electronic Documenting, And Nurses' Performance In Service Innovation In Meuraxa Hospital, Halimatussakdiah Basyah, Abdul Rahman Lubis, Mukhlis Yunus, Nurdasila Darsono
The Role Of Leadership Style Of Head Of Ward, Electronic Documenting, And Nurses' Performance In Service Innovation In Meuraxa Hospital, Halimatussakdiah Basyah, Abdul Rahman Lubis, Mukhlis Yunus, Nurdasila Darsono
The South East Asian Journal of Management
Between 74 and 85% of health documentation in advanced countries is conducted by internet, and 80% of customers use those data to seek information related to health service. The research reported in the present paper is aimed at finding out the influence of leadership style of head of ward, electronic documenting, and nurse performance on service innovation in Meuraxa Hospital in 2017. This study is a cross-sectional; survey of 100 nurses at Meuraxa Hospital who were doing electronic documentation. Structural equation modelling (SEM) showed that the respondents’ perception of the leadership style of the head of the ward is agree …
Leadership Skills To Sustain High-Tech Entrepreneurial Ventures, Zoaib Z. Rangwala
Leadership Skills To Sustain High-Tech Entrepreneurial Ventures, Zoaib Z. Rangwala
Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies
High-tech (HT) innovation-oriented entrepreneurs start 35% more ventures and create 10% more jobs in the first 5 years of operation than the rest of the private sector and drive significant economic growth across all industries; however, more than 50% of the entrepreneurial HT ventures fail during the first 5 years of operations. Guided by the conceptual framework of transformational leadership theory, the purpose of this multicase study was to explore skills used by successful entrepreneurial leaders to sustain their HT ventures in Silicon Valley, California. Data collection was from 8 participants in semistructured 1-on-1 interviews and 3 participants in a …
Pathways To Entrepreneurship Training Towards Addressing Youth Unemployment In Nigeria, Edward Perekebina Agbai
Pathways To Entrepreneurship Training Towards Addressing Youth Unemployment In Nigeria, Edward Perekebina Agbai
Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies
The inadequacy of entrepreneurial knowledge among 21-25 year olds in Nigeria with recent undergraduate degrees has led to youth unemployment after graduating from universities. The development of entrepreneurship skills through entrepreneurship education programs for the students in tertiary institutions in Nigeria may bridge the unemployment gap. Guided by the theory of planned behavior, the purpose of this exploratory multiple case study was to gain a robust common understanding of how undergraduates from 21-25 years old can obtain the entrepreneurial knowledge required for self-employment in Nigeria. Data collection involved semistructured interviews, field notes, and archived training documents, with a purposeful sample …
Strategies To Improve Business Performance With Information From Social Media, Taylor Chan
Strategies To Improve Business Performance With Information From Social Media, Taylor Chan
Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies
In the past 3 decades, China has experienced rapid economic growth. The China retail market reached renminbi (RMB) 29,651 billion in 2016, up by 10.4% from 2015. Using traditional ways that developed before the Internet era to acquire information regarding customers' changing preferences for products and services in a fast-moving business world is insufficient to support management in the retail industry to make informed strategic decisions. The purpose of this multiple case study was to explore successful customer-centric strategies that business leaders used to improve business performance with marketing information acquired from social media. The population comprised business leaders from …