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Full-Text Articles in Business
Formalized Planning In Small Business: Increasing Strategic Choices, L. S. Baird, M. A. Lyles, J. Burdeane Orris
Formalized Planning In Small Business: Increasing Strategic Choices, L. S. Baird, M. A. Lyles, J. Burdeane Orris
Scholarship and Professional Work - Business
A study of 188 small businesses was conducted to examine three distinct relationships in the planning process planning formality in relation to strategic decision processes, planning formality in relation to the strategies adopted, and planning formality in relation to firm performance. The results demonstrated that firms with formal planning emphasized more aspects of the strategic choice process, adopted a wider range of competitive and cooperative strategies, and grew more rapidly than did non-formal planners.
A Framework For Assessing Product Innovation Strategies In A Competitive Context, Patrick Rondeau, B. J. Bhatt
A Framework For Assessing Product Innovation Strategies In A Competitive Context, Patrick Rondeau, B. J. Bhatt
Scholarship and Professional Work - Business
The development of new products capable of satisfying customer demands on a timely basis has become a priority for firms seeking to improve their competitive advantage in a global context. However, this challenge has become highly complex due to a growing diversity of both products and processes, higher costs, and unprecedented considerations for quality and service. Despite knowing a great deal about both the characteristics of successful firms and new product development processes, little is known regarding requisite guidelines for successful strategies in product development.
Managing Costs Through Structural Re-Arrangement Of Hospitals: An Activity Based Management Perspective, W. Lee, Sakthi Mahenthiran
Managing Costs Through Structural Re-Arrangement Of Hospitals: An Activity Based Management Perspective, W. Lee, Sakthi Mahenthiran
Scholarship and Professional Work - Business
We examine a structural deficiency in the healthcare system that hinders implementation of a meaningful cost accounting system, and suggest an alternative organizational arragement that can facilitate introducing cost control mechanisms. We argue that hospitals need structural rearrangement so that cost-driving activities can be traced, and their costs allocated to responsibility centers. We suggest that this structural rearrangement is a precondition for implementing any meaningful activity-based cost management system. We also suggest a basic framework for value analysis of activities for healthcare providers, and discuss how this framework can be used as a vehicle for controlling diagnostic costs.
Funding Opportunities For Young Investigators In Radiology, Robert W. Holden, Teresa Williams
Funding Opportunities For Young Investigators In Radiology, Robert W. Holden, Teresa Williams
Scholarship and Professional Work
For many investigators in radiology, one of the most frustrating steps of conducting research is the search for funding sources.
Successful Operating Strategies In The Performance Of U.S.-China Joint Ventures, Gregory E. Osland
Successful Operating Strategies In The Performance Of U.S.-China Joint Ventures, Gregory E. Osland
Scholarship and Professional Work - Business
Evaluations of the performance of international joint ventures (IJVs) in China have produced mixed conclusions. This study sought to uncover performance criteria used by various groups of managers and to identify critical factors in IJV performance in China. Using in-depth case studies, matched data were collected from personal interviews with managers from Chinese and U.S. parent companies, joint venture operating managers from both partners, and government officials from both countries. The performance criteria used by joint venture participants appear to be converging, with profitability emerging as the dominant element. This exploratory study uncovered four important strategic factors in the performance …