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Strategic Management Policy

Selected Works

1993

Articles 1 - 5 of 5

Full-Text Articles in Business

Developing The Quality Organization, James A. Belohlav Sep 1993

Developing The Quality Organization, James A. Belohlav

James A. Belohlav

No abstract provided.

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Database Quality: Its Cost, Focus, And Future, Karen S. Calhoun Jun 1993

Database Quality: Its Cost, Focus, And Future, Karen S. Calhoun

Karen S Calhoun

Briefly considers three questions: Can we afford OCLC database quality? Where is the best place to focus database quality efforts? Will advances in information technology make data quality efforts obsolete?

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How Oclc And Member Libraries Are Improving The Online Union Catalog, Karen S. Calhoun, Nancy Campbell, Donna Gehring Jun 1993

How Oclc And Member Libraries Are Improving The Online Union Catalog, Karen S. Calhoun, Nancy Campbell, Donna Gehring

Karen S Calhoun

Describes programs for cooperatively managing and improving the quality of the OCLC database with respect to duplicate records, records containing insufficient information, incorrect or variant forms of headings, and coding errors. Includes a description of a large, innovative project using "intelligent software" to correct name and subject headings. OCLC expects at least 5 million heading corrections when the project completes late in 1993.

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Quality, Strategy, And Competitiveness, James A. Belohlav Dec 1992

Quality, Strategy, And Competitiveness, James A. Belohlav

James A. Belohlav

No abstract provided.

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Activity Of Small Businesses In Nebraska, Todd A. Finkle, Raymond Marquardt, Allen Klose Dec 1992

Activity Of Small Businesses In Nebraska, Todd A. Finkle, Raymond Marquardt, Allen Klose

Todd A Finkle

A comparative study was used to analyze the financing of small businesses, less than 3 years old versus firms 3 years and older in Nebraska. Findings indicate that younger firms will give up partial ownership of their company in exchange for equity financing and managerial assistance significantly more than older firms. New firms were also found to be more willing to give up 100% ownership and a local market in exchange for majority ownership and a national market. Moreover, no differences in startup financing were found between younger versus older firms.

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