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Smart Management Systems (Triple Helix Model) In Waterloo, Canada, Marica Mazurek
Smart Management Systems (Triple Helix Model) In Waterloo, Canada, Marica Mazurek
Journal of Global Business Insights
Knowledge, education, reputation, image, partnerships and co-creation are trends of success. The implication of the idea of interconnection of the academic environment with the business environment and public sector, which has been used in the City of Waterloo and the University of Waterloo, is an example of growing value of a territory and the development of innovative (smart) managerial decisions into a practice. The purpose of the paper is to discuss the results of research conducted in Waterloo, Ontario, Canada, which was focused on the growth of competitiveness through the implementation of smart management systems (Triple Helix Model) in the …
Editorial: Volume 3 - Issue 2, Cihan Cobanoglu
Editorial: Volume 3 - Issue 2, Cihan Cobanoglu
Journal of Global Business Insights
It is with a great pleasure that we welcome you to the first issue of the Journal of Global Business Insights (JGBI). JGBI, originally established in 2015, was known as International Interdisciplinary Business-Economics Advancement (IIBA) Journal from 2015-2018. This journal was born with several things in mind. In today’s world, globalization is becoming the norm, thanks to the technology. For this reason, we wanted to create a journal that has a global focus. The journal welcomed distinguished, global editorial board. We would like to thank each of them for their dedication for a new journal. We also wanted to create …
Case Study Of Comprehensive Benefit Evaluation And Management Of Forest Ecosystem Services In Zhalantun City Of Inner Mongolia, China, Zhang Ying, Cainan Zhang
Case Study Of Comprehensive Benefit Evaluation And Management Of Forest Ecosystem Services In Zhalantun City Of Inner Mongolia, China, Zhang Ying, Cainan Zhang
Journal of Global Business Insights
Based on official statistics and on-site investigation, this paper firstly used Direct Market Evaluation Method (DMEM), Indirect Market Evaluation Method (IMEM) etc. evaluated the comprehensive benefits for forest ecosystem services in 2016 in Zhalantun City in Inner Mongolia, China. The results indicate that the stock value of Zhalantun forest ecosystem is RMB 42.787 billion, of which the forest land stock value amounts to RMB 27.318 billion, and forest standing timber stock value amounts to RMB 15.469 billion. The flow value, that is the annual comprehensive benefit of forest ecosystem services is RMB 515.864 billion, of which the economic benefits, capitalized …
Investigating The Expenditure And Experience Of International Conference Delegates Visiting Malaysia, Rupam Konar, Kashif Hussain
Investigating The Expenditure And Experience Of International Conference Delegates Visiting Malaysia, Rupam Konar, Kashif Hussain
Journal of Global Business Insights
A continuous growth of the business tourism in Malaysia has attracted many business tourists towards the MICE tourism. The purpose of this study is to investigate the expenditure patterns of the international conference delegates in micro areas in relation with the experience level measured based on their spending. A quantitative research-based approach was employed through survey method in the Kuala Lumpur Convention Centre to collect the data based on ordinal-polytomous type survey instrument. 378 international conference delegates were chosen through non-probability convenience sampling. The overall expenditure patterns are measured through descriptive analysis, where the results reveals that major part of …
Reinventing Tourism Cities: Examining Technologies, Applications, And City Branding In Leading Smart Cities, Mehmet C. Yavuz, Muhittin Cavusoglu, Abdulkadir Corbaci
Reinventing Tourism Cities: Examining Technologies, Applications, And City Branding In Leading Smart Cities, Mehmet C. Yavuz, Muhittin Cavusoglu, Abdulkadir Corbaci
Journal of Global Business Insights
Cities have become engines of economic development. Numerous cities have positively affected the living conditions of residents and visitors by using technological and innovative service delivery tools called smart city technologies and applications. These technologies and applications can be seen at government and private buildings, city facilities, information and communication technology infrastructure, and personal services. They have a net-positive impact on the environment and natural resources by reducing harmful emissions and the excessive and unnecessary use of energy, water, gas, public and private transport vehicles, and more. Cities have used these technologies and applications to brand themselves as having …
Brexit’S Effect On The Uk’S Data Privacy Policy And The Eu Privacy Shield, Margaret E. Vroman, Carol Johnson
Brexit’S Effect On The Uk’S Data Privacy Policy And The Eu Privacy Shield, Margaret E. Vroman, Carol Johnson
Journal of Global Business Insights
Today’s business is dependent on information; information about an individual’s financial wealth, education, purchasing preferences and even health conditions. How companies treat the information, or data, they accumulate from individuals is governed by the laws in which they are incorporated and operate. Unfortunately, these laws often conflict especially when an American business is operating in Europe. This conflict led the European Commission to develop data privacy principles known as the Safe Harbor Directive, which if followed allowed US companies to store and use EU customer data. However, a lawsuit challenging the legitimacy of the Safe Harbor’s privacy protections for EU …
Factors Influencing Management Development Of Mba Students: Exploring Concerns Of Business Schools In Pakistan, Obed R. Syed, Rosmini Omar, Arabella Bhutto
Factors Influencing Management Development Of Mba Students: Exploring Concerns Of Business Schools In Pakistan, Obed R. Syed, Rosmini Omar, Arabella Bhutto
Journal of Global Business Insights
The purpose of this study is to explore factors that reinforce or obstruct business schools in Pakistan to develop managerial knowledge, skills and work-based learning experiences of MBA students. The study is prompted by growing debates about insufficiencies in business schools to prepare MBA graduates based on managerial capital needs in the regional markets. To understand the reasons of insufficiencies from business school’s viewpoint, this study employs qualitative interviews to explore factors that reinforce or obstruct business schools. Deans, faculty members and administrators of five different business schools in Hyderabad, Pakistan participated in this study. Responses of the participants are …
Returns Of Merger And Acquisition Activities In The Gaming Industry, Hyun K. Chatfield, Robert E. Chatfield, Yen-Soon Kim
Returns Of Merger And Acquisition Activities In The Gaming Industry, Hyun K. Chatfield, Robert E. Chatfield, Yen-Soon Kim
Journal of Global Business Insights
The gaming industry experienced numerous merger and acquisition (M&A) activities in the 1990s. This study examines the cumulative abnormal returns (CARs) for gaming target and bidding firms around the announcement of mergers and acquisitions (M&As) from 1985 to 2004. The results showed that both targets and bidders had significant positive returns. The study finds that gaming targets enjoy significant positive returns consistent with the literature. Gaming industry bidders earn significant, positive returns. The literature on bidder returns shows mixed results; some were positive, some were negative but many are not significantly different from zero. The positive bidder returns in the …