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Business Plan For A Malaysian Premium Cafe, Yew Kwan Yip Jan 2002

Business Plan For A Malaysian Premium Cafe, Yew Kwan Yip

Student Works (2000-2009)

Speciality cafes are currently divided into two main groups; the foreign branded cafes and our very own local coffee shops. Borneo Cafe is conceptualise to fill the vacuum between these two groups. We intend to serve local speciality roasted coffee in a local ambience. The name Borneo was chosen to reflect nature and environment with a reflection to the past era where life was simpler and individuals have time chatting to each other. Consumers patronising our cafe will sit on wooden furniture's, earthy tone colours to pacify the sight and mind, the aroma of freshly roasted coffee and the sound …

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Das Wirtschaftsimperium Der Ethnisch Chinesischen Unternehmer In Südostasien Zwischen Kontinuität Und Wandel (In German), Thomas Menkhoff Jan 2002

Das Wirtschaftsimperium Der Ethnisch Chinesischen Unternehmer In Südostasien Zwischen Kontinuität Und Wandel (In German), Thomas Menkhoff

Research Collection Lee Kong Chian School Of Business

Der Beitrag beschäftigt sich mit den wenig erforschten, komplexen Wechselwirkungen zwischen der rapide voranschreitenden globalen Marktvergesellschaftung einerseits sowie den Marktkulturen in Südostasien, in denen ethnischchinesische Unternehmer, Geschäftsleute und Händler mit ihren Familienkonglomeraten und Handelsnetzwerken eine prominente Rolle spielen. Ausgehend von der Asienkrise 1997-99, die eine deutliche Zäsur für ethnisch-chinesisches Wirtschaftshandeln in der Region darstellt, werden die Auswirkungen der rapiden Wandlungsprozesse auf das ethnisch-chinesische Unternehmertum in der Region und deren sozio-ökonomische Beziehungsnetzwerke skizziert sowie unternehmerische Anpassungsstrategien aufgezeigt. Der Beitrag schliesst mit einer kurzen Prognose über die Zukunft des chinesischen Kapitalismus in Asien.

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Small And Medium Enterprises In Singapore And The New Economy, Boon Chye Lee, Wee Liang Tan Jan 2002

Small And Medium Enterprises In Singapore And The New Economy, Boon Chye Lee, Wee Liang Tan

Research Collection Lee Kong Chian School Of Business

From its earliest days as a British outpost, Singapore has relied heavily for its economic survival on its position as an entrepot trading centre. In the first decades after independence in 1965, economic strategy was focused on building infrastructure, attracting foreign direct investment, and export-led growth. The political commitment to openness in both trade and capital — and, more recently, labour — is one of the key features of a strategy that has delivered remarkable returns in terms of the economic well-being of the people of Singapore. Between 1961 and 1996 GDP per capita grew at an average rate of …

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Designing A Framework For The Alignment Of E-Business Strategy And Consultant Engagement Processes For Australian Smes : A Cross-Case Analysis, Shirley A. Bode Jan 2002

Designing A Framework For The Alignment Of E-Business Strategy And Consultant Engagement Processes For Australian Smes : A Cross-Case Analysis, Shirley A. Bode

Theses: Doctorates and Masters

The majority of SMEs have neither the internal expertise nor financial resources to enable in-house development of electronic commerce and therefore turn to the services of website design consultants to assist them. Unfortunately, they often engage consultants without any clear idea of their intended e-business strategy and without due care as to effective engagement processes. This frequently leads to ineffective e-business development and a highly disaffected group of small entrepreneurs. The study suggests that there is a significant gap between the intended strategies of SMEs and the actual e-business strategy implemented. The study aimed to investigate the relationship between Australian …

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Unemployment: Concepts And Issues., Englama A. Dec 2001

Unemployment: Concepts And Issues., Englama A.

Bullion

The issue of persistent unemployment and overall manpower planning and utilization poses a great challenge to policy planners, human resources experts, and persons debating with employment programmed planning and implementation. Based on the experience of the NDE at promoting financial support for graduate employment promotion, there is a need for a sensitization programmed for public/commercial banks and other institutions on the need for lending to small and micro enterprises. This paper has examined Past policy measures for solving unemployment problems. There is strong need for institutional collaboration and improved coordination of policy measures for dealing with unemployment. It is evident …

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Evaluation Of Past Policy Measures For Solving Unemployment Problems., Nicholas A. Damachi Dec 2001

Evaluation Of Past Policy Measures For Solving Unemployment Problems., Nicholas A. Damachi

Bullion

The issue of persistent unemployment and overall manpower planning and utilization poses a great challenge to policy planners, human resources experts, and persons dealing with employment programmed planning and implementation. This paper undertakes a review and evaluation of the past policy measures that have been adopted to solve unemployment problems in the county. There is strong need for institutional collaboration and improved coordination of policy measures for dealing with unemployment. This paper has examined Past policy measures for solving unemployment problems. There is strong need for institutional collaboration and improved coordination of policy measures for dealing with unemployment. While there …

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Restructuring The Educational System As A Long-Term Solution To The Unemployment Problem In Nigeria., Abraham B. Borishade Dec 2001

Restructuring The Educational System As A Long-Term Solution To The Unemployment Problem In Nigeria., Abraham B. Borishade

Bullion

The educational process, formal or informal consciously created, represents an essential investment necessary for industrialization; such education must be planned to fit the needs of a changing society so that as the Urban complex grows and demands expand. Education is the key with which to unlock the economic potential of the people. In contemporary developing countries, there is an incongruous relationship between education and their economies. This is reflected in the rising pool of the phenomenon of educated unemployed more than ever before. This paper examines the increasing problem associated with unemployment in Nigeria. The author conclude that It is …

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Off-Shore Borrowing And Guarantees By Banks: Implication For Portfolio Management., C. C. Edordu Dec 2001

Off-Shore Borrowing And Guarantees By Banks: Implication For Portfolio Management., C. C. Edordu

Bullion

The subject I have been asked to reflect on is important and somewhat provocative given the potential significance of foreign capital in the development process and the implied doubt the topic raises about the capacity of banks to manage their portfolios on accessing external finance. With regard to financing tenors, it is pertinent to point out that the tenor of liabilities of most banks in Nigeria and Africa is short. The paper has focused on the various discussions about the conditions for good governance, which raises questions about the structure and functioning of the state, its relationship to society and …

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A Force In Men's Fashion: Joseph Abboud, Joseph Abboud Sep 2001

A Force In Men's Fashion: Joseph Abboud, Joseph Abboud

New England Journal of Entrepreneurship

NEJE interviews Joseph Abboud, chairman emeritus and creative director of the J.A. Apparel Corporation

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Entrepreneurs At Sea: Tom And Anne Foley, Tom Foley, Anne Foley Sep 2001

Entrepreneurs At Sea: Tom And Anne Foley, Tom Foley, Anne Foley

New England Journal of Entrepreneurship

NEJE interviews Tom and Anne Foley, owners of a small, private, upscale charter operation

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The Financing Of Smal Firms: Different Continents, The Same Problems?, Grahame Boocock, Ismail A. Wahab Sep 2001

The Financing Of Smal Firms: Different Continents, The Same Problems?, Grahame Boocock, Ismail A. Wahab

New England Journal of Entrepreneurship

This article compares the experiences of small firms in the U.K. and Malaysia and assesses whether public and private sector financial initiatives in the two countries have reduced the existence of the "finance gap" thought to prevail in both.

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Economic Value Added (Eva) And The Valuation Of Small Businesses, Michael F. Spivey, Jeffrey J. Mcmillan Sep 2001

Economic Value Added (Eva) And The Valuation Of Small Businesses, Michael F. Spivey, Jeffrey J. Mcmillan

New England Journal of Entrepreneurship

This article presents an overview of the standard asset, market, and income valuation methods generally used to estimate the value of small businesses.

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New Venture Planning Using Advanced Information Systems Support, Dorothy Dologite, Robert Mockler, Marc Gartenfeld Sep 2001

New Venture Planning Using Advanced Information Systems Support, Dorothy Dologite, Robert Mockler, Marc Gartenfeld

New England Journal of Entrepreneurship

This article describes a research project answering the question "Can advanced information systems, such as expert knowledge-based systems help in business strategy formulation?"

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Institutional And Other Constraints To Non-Oil Exports., R. O. Madaki Sep 2001

Institutional And Other Constraints To Non-Oil Exports., R. O. Madaki

Bullion

This paper examines the non-oil exports sector in Nigeria which had witnessed a lacklustre performance despite the several statements of government's interest in export-biased growth strategy and the establishment of several export facilitating institutions. The paper further observes that a major problem with Nigeria's non-oil export sector is that it is not predicated on the design and implementation of appropriate and coherent economic policies as there is no clear export promotion blue print in Nigeria. Consequently, the sector is facing a number of institutional and other domestic and external problems. The remaining part of the paper briefly highlight some of …

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Non-Oil Exports Promotion. Concepts, Issues And Prospects., Kola D. Sep 2001

Non-Oil Exports Promotion. Concepts, Issues And Prospects., Kola D.

Bullion

The most recent data available on the structure of the Nigerian ^ economy are those for year 2000, which reflect the current structure and the main features of the economy. (see Annex 1) They indicate that the agricultural sector accounted for 41 .5o/o of the nation's GDP, while manufacturing contributed 5.95%, finance and insurance, 9.59%, crude petroleum, 10.42%, wholesale and retail trade, 11.58%, and government services 9.35%. It is a well-known fact that primary non-oil products dominated Nigeria's export trade and formed the bedrock of her economy in pre and immediate post-independence era. The issues discussed include the definition of …

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Financing And Promoting Small-Scale Industries. Concept, Issues And Prospects., C. M. Anyanwu Sep 2001

Financing And Promoting Small-Scale Industries. Concept, Issues And Prospects., C. M. Anyanwu

Bullion

The importance of small-scale industries in promoting industrialization and economic growth has been recognized globally. This paper discusses the concepts and issues that are associated with the financing and promoting of small scale industries. Nigeria is blessed with vast natural resources, including oil, gas and solid minerals, already confirmed to exist in commercial quantities. Small-scale industries development can be used for achieving the objectives of the poverty alleviation programme of the Government, given that they are highly labour intensive. Nigeria is blessed with vast natural resources, including oil, gas and solid minerals, already confirmed to exist in commercial quantities. She …

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The Role Of Development Finance Institutions (Dfis) In The Financing Of Small-Scale Industries (Ssis)., O. E. Essien Sep 2001

The Role Of Development Finance Institutions (Dfis) In The Financing Of Small-Scale Industries (Ssis)., O. E. Essien

Bullion

The post-independence Nigerian government adopted the import-substitution large-scale industrialisation strategy to accelerate the country's industrial development. Industrial output as well as industry's contribution to the gross domestic product (GDP) declined in the face of the strong national aspiration for the restructuring of the economy and reduction of the dependence on petroleum. Small and medium scale industries have since become the focus of national industrial policy. ln order to put our discussion into proper perspective, we need to know what we mean by SSls in the Nigerian context. The following are the current official definitions of industrial enterprises adopted by the …

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Financial Small-Scale Business Under The New Cbn Directive And Its Likely Impact On Industrial Growth Of The Nigerian Economy., O. J. Nnanna Sep 2001

Financial Small-Scale Business Under The New Cbn Directive And Its Likely Impact On Industrial Growth Of The Nigerian Economy., O. J. Nnanna

Bullion

This examines the prospects of the current drive to ensure efficient and sustainable credit delivery system to the SSls. The rest of the paper is divided into three broad sections. The first section reviews and appraises past financing programmes / schemes, highlighting the major constraints on their performance. The current initiative of the Bankers' Committee is discussed in section two, focusing on its likely impact and underscoring the needed complementary policy measures. Section three summa-rises and concludes the paper.

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Creating An Enabling Environment For Small-Scale Industries., K. M. Obitayo Sep 2001

Creating An Enabling Environment For Small-Scale Industries., K. M. Obitayo

Bullion

This paper explores how to create enabling environment for the development of small-scale industries (SSIs) which are globally noted for their immense contributions to development process and as engine of economic growth. The rest of the paper is divided into five sections. Section ll reviews the definition of SSls and highlights some relevant economic significance of SSls, Section lll reflects government's past efforts in supporting the developments of SSIs in Nigeria. Section lV discusses SSls constraints while Section V dwells on the key policy issues for creating an enabling environment for SSls. Finally, Section Vl, provides the concluding remarks and …

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Coping With Growth Transitions: The Case Of Chinese Family Businesses In Singapore, Wee-Liang Tan, Siew Tong Fock Jun 2001

Coping With Growth Transitions: The Case Of Chinese Family Businesses In Singapore, Wee-Liang Tan, Siew Tong Fock

Research Collection Lee Kong Chian School Of Business

Families control more than half of the corporations in East Asia. The contribution of family businesses to Asia's economic growth is predicated upon successfully growing their businesses. Many family businesses in East Asia, spanning countries such as Taiwan, Hong Kong, Indonesia, Singapore, and Malaysia, are Chinese owned and managed. Some claim that these businesses will never develop into full-fledged multinational enterprises because of their cultural heritage (Redding, 1990). However, some Chinese family businesses have successfully made the transition.This paper presents an in-depth study of five Chinese family businesses in Singapore that have successfully made the transition in growth and size …

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Export Planning And Performance: An Organizational Culture Perspective On Small Firms, Philip D. Olson, Newell Gough Apr 2001

Export Planning And Performance: An Organizational Culture Perspective On Small Firms, Philip D. Olson, Newell Gough

New England Journal of Entrepreneurship

Sample results indicate that significant relationships exist between export planning values and practices, and between the planning practice of using advisors and export performance.

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Who Moved My Cheese?, Matthew H. Roy Apr 2001

Who Moved My Cheese?, Matthew H. Roy

New England Journal of Entrepreneurship

Matthew H. Roy reviews Spencer Johnson's Who Moved My Cheese?

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Out On A Limb - And Thriving: Neje Interviews Robert Seliger, Robert Seliger Apr 2001

Out On A Limb - And Thriving: Neje Interviews Robert Seliger, Robert Seliger

New England Journal of Entrepreneurship

NEJE interviews Robert Seliger, CEO of Sentillion

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On The Logic Of Business Plan Composition, Jeff Trailer, Chester Wolford Apr 2001

On The Logic Of Business Plan Composition, Jeff Trailer, Chester Wolford

New England Journal of Entrepreneurship

This article presents examples for improving the effectiveness of business plans by focusing on the logical structure of their composition.

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Revisiting Shapero: A Taxonomy Of Entrepreneurial Typologies, Truls Erickson Apr 2001

Revisiting Shapero: A Taxonomy Of Entrepreneurial Typologies, Truls Erickson

New England Journal of Entrepreneurship

Entrepreneurs' cognitive and behavioral ability to align their behavior with entrepreneurial opportunities is the fundamental mechanism to entrepreneurial supply.

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Cultural And Socioeconomic Determinants Of Invention: A Multicountry, Multiperiod Analysis, Moshin Habib, Joseph Coombs Apr 2001

Cultural And Socioeconomic Determinants Of Invention: A Multicountry, Multiperiod Analysis, Moshin Habib, Joseph Coombs

New England Journal of Entrepreneurship

This article examines the influence of culture and socioeconomic variables on national invention.

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Human Resource Management Issues As A Small Business Grows, Jack L. Howard Apr 2001

Human Resource Management Issues As A Small Business Grows, Jack L. Howard

New England Journal of Entrepreneurship

This article attempts to behin to assess the issues facing small businesses, and how human resource management can be integrated as a small business grows.

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The Origin And Evolution Of New Businesses By Amar V Bhide, Oxford University Press, Pp 412., Suparna Mitra Mar 2001

The Origin And Evolution Of New Businesses By Amar V Bhide, Oxford University Press, Pp 412., Suparna Mitra

IIMB Management Review

In The Origin and Evolution of New Businesses, his second book, Amar Bhide, whose impressive credentials include a doctorate and an MBA from the Harvard Business School, a BTech from IIT and a consultancy at McKinsey, takes a refreshingly analytical and well-researched look at the marvel of entrepreneurship and the effect it has on the larger economic system.

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Getting Things Done: The Art Of Stress-Free Productivity, Shawn Blau Jan 2001

Getting Things Done: The Art Of Stress-Free Productivity, Shawn Blau

New England Journal of Entrepreneurship

Shawn Blau reviews David Allen's Getting Things Done: The Art of Stress-Free Productivity.

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High Flying To Tailspin: Otto E. Szekely And His Troubled Aircraft And Engine Company, Geoffrey D. Reynolds Jan 2001

High Flying To Tailspin: Otto E. Szekely And His Troubled Aircraft And Engine Company, Geoffrey D. Reynolds

Faculty Publications

Otto E. Szekely and His Troubled Aircraft and Engine Company is an article concering Hungarian native Otto E. Szekely and his short success as a builder of Flying Dutchman aircraft and Szekely aicraft engines in Holland, Michigan, from the 1920s to the 1930s.

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