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Understanding The Impact Of Environmental Uncertainty On Efficiency Performance Indicator Of Thai Rice Millers, Phatcharee Thongrattana, Ferry Jie, Nelson Perera
Understanding The Impact Of Environmental Uncertainty On Efficiency Performance Indicator Of Thai Rice Millers, Phatcharee Thongrattana, Ferry Jie, Nelson Perera
Nelson Perera
The purpose ofthis paper is to investigate seven uncertain factors (supply, demand, process, planning and control, competitors' action, climate condition and Thai government policy uncertainty) affecting on efficiency of Thai rice millers. The conceptual framework for this study is developed based on literatures in the environmental uncertainty of agri-food supply chain and its performance field. Efficiency is one important performance indicator in supply chain as well as agribusiness. Therefore, understanding certain uncertain factors influencing on efficiency of Thai rice millers is very crucial to manage them properly, and to obtain sustainable efficiency performance. The findings of this research show that …
Foreign Debt, Trade Openness, Labor Force And Economic Growth: Evidence From Sri Lanka, Ramesh Chandra Paudel, Nelson Perera
Foreign Debt, Trade Openness, Labor Force And Economic Growth: Evidence From Sri Lanka, Ramesh Chandra Paudel, Nelson Perera
Nelson Perera
This study examines the role of foreign debt, trade openness and labor force in the economic growth of Sri Lanka, by employing the Johansen maximum likelihood approach of cointegration. It analyzes the data for the period, 1950-2006. The study finds that there is a cointegration relationship between economic growth and foreign debt, trade openness and labor force. Further the results suggest that in the long run, labor force, trade openness and foreign debt have a positive impact on economic growth of Sri Lanka.
The Factors Of Sme Cluster Developments In A Developing Country: The Case Of Indonesian Clusters, Mukhammad Mawardi, Ty Choi, Nelson Perera
The Factors Of Sme Cluster Developments In A Developing Country: The Case Of Indonesian Clusters, Mukhammad Mawardi, Ty Choi, Nelson Perera
Nelson Perera
Since cluster development factors become a critical issue in the debate of the industrial cluster literature, several scholars have attempted to seek the variables that influence the cluster growth. This paper presents the case of the wood furniture cluster of Bukir- Indonesia to explain the development of SME clusters by identifying its influential factors. We utilize the model proposed by Parrilli (2009) that includes collective efficiency, social capital, and policy inducement variables to explore the driving factors of this cluster growth. Based on the qualitative approach, this case study found that collective efficiency and social capital affect the development of …
Framework Of Entrepreneurial Orientation And Networking: A Study Of Smes Performance In A Developing Country, Amie Kusumawardhani, Grace Mccarthy, Nelson Perera
Framework Of Entrepreneurial Orientation And Networking: A Study Of Smes Performance In A Developing Country, Amie Kusumawardhani, Grace Mccarthy, Nelson Perera
Nelson Perera
SMEs with higher levels of Entrepreneurial Orientation (EO) have been found to perform better than those, which lack such orientatiol1. The dimensions of EO, namely autonomy, innovativeness, risktaking, proactive, and competitive aggressiveness contribute to firm performance independently. However, these EO dimensions are considered insufficient for the SMEs to enter global markets. Due to their limited resources and lack of knowledge as well as access to foreign markets, SMEs in developing countries (such as in Indonesia) that participate in international business have to possess the capability to establish networks. Networking also provides firms to gain access to resources that they do …