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Most research on market orientation, innovation and financial performance is related to big enterprises and small and medium‐sized enterprises (SMEs). In this study a model is developed to investigate the combined effect of the product innovation factors on financial indicators. Despite the significance of product innovation, the effect of product innovation factors on financial performance is still misunderstood. Therefore, the study sought to investigate the effect of product innovation factors on financial indicators. The independent variables were branch networks, products’ range, product location and product cost while the dependent variable was the financial indicators The study used descriptive research design. …

The knowledge-based theory in the education suggests that knowledge is an asset that enables sustainable competitive advantage in hyper-competitive environments. The use of technology-based tools in knowledge management practices is already part of many administrative processes of the school organization. Understood as strategic in the automation of access, diffusion and sharing of knowledge, technology supports information management as a support tool. The manager of a school organization in action, is faced with the dimension of people, process and technology. In this study the objective is to verify the stage of implementation and reach of practices and tools of knowledge management based …

Bank insolvency has been a significant problem in many parts of the world in the last 30 years. All modern economies benefit from efficient, stable and fair financial markets. In times of unstable markets, on the other hand, one of the biggest concerns for depositors is the safety of bank deposits should their bank fail. In times of rainy days almost all states devised rules which provide a safety net for depositors if banks fail. In this regard, the primary purpose of states is to give priority to maintain and restore confidence and proper functioning of the financial sector. States should …

Africa is a small but expanding region of the global tourism economy. Early efforts to encourage tourism in the 1990s were re-energized after the lifting of UN sanctions in 2003 following dramatic changes in Libya’s foreign policy. Despite a healthy economy, high rates of unemployment (30%) combine with a dominant source of income - oil - which contributes 95% of GDP. Thus Libya is considering tourism for economic diversification. It is a unique destination with: long untouched coastal beaches; stunning and well-preserved Roman and Greek antiquities; amazing desert adventure opportunities; prehistoric civilizations; generous and hospitable people. Despite being very safe, …

The global economy is featured with global operations, outsourcing and supply chain supply chain management (SCM). The real challenge for managers of this new enterprise environment is to develop suitable performance measures and metrics to make right decisions that would contribute to an improved organizational competitiveness.  However, the supply chain management is new idea including the combination of all the esteem making components in the supply, assembling, and distribution forms, from raw material extraction, through the change procedure, to end-client utilization. The reason for this paper is to investigate the supply chain management exercises did by manufacturing organizations. A postal …