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العلاقة بين التهكم التنظيمي والاداء الإستباقي: الدور التفاعلي لفك الارتباط الأخلاقي, ترتيل احمد عبد الرزاق

Muthanna Journal of Administrative and Economics Sciences

تسعى هذه الدراسة الى اختبار العلاقة بين التهكم التنظيمي والاداء الاستباقي لمقدمي الخدمة من خلال التأثير التفاعلي لفك الارتباط الأخلاقي, تم تطبيق هذه الدراسة في عينة من موظفي الخدمة الجامعية في كليات جامعة المثنى (الادارة والاقتصاد, التربية للعلوم الصرفة, التربية الاساسية, الاداب, العلوم), إذ بلغ عدد العينة (111) موظفاً, وتم استخدام استمارة استبيان كأداة رئيسية لجمع البيانات, وقد افترضت الدراسة وجود علاقة سلبية بين التهكم التنظيمي والاداء الاستباقي, كما افترضت الدراسة ان متغير فك الارتباط الأخلاقي يلعب دور تفاعلي في تفسير العلاقة بين التهكم التنظيمي والاداء الاستباقي. ولغرض اختبار هذه الفرضيات استخدمت هذه الدراسة مجموعة من الأدوات الإحصائية المناسبة مثل …

الملاءة المصرفية وتأثيرها في المخاطرة الائتمانية دراسة تحليلية لعينة من القطاع المصرفي العراقي الخاص, سعد مجيد الجنابي, أحمد حاضر عبد أحمد حاضر عبد أحمد حاضر عبد

Muthanna Journal of Administrative and Economics Sciences

تناول هذا البحث جانب مهم من جوانب العمل المصرفي والذي يتمثل بالملاءة المصرفية والمخاطرة الائتمانية ، اذ يهدف الى تحليل مدى التفاعل بين الملاءة المصرفية والمخاطرة الائتمانية من اجل معرفة طبيعة العلاقة بينهما فضلا عن معرفة قدرة مصارف عينة البحث على سداد التزامات الطويل والقصيرة الاجل، اذ افترض هذه البحث بأن الملاءة المصرفية تؤثر في المخاطر الائتمانية بالاعتماد على الاساليب الاحصائية والمالية المتمثلة بالنسب المالية (للملاءة المصرفية والمخاطرة الائتمانية) والبرنامج الاحصائي 26SPSS v. من اجل معرفة تأثير الملاءة المصرفية في المخاطرة الائتمانية للمصارف التجارية الخاصة عينة البحث، اذ استعملت عينة من المصارف التجارية العراقية الخاصة المدرجة في سوق العراق للأوراق …

Fedex Ground Strategic Audit, Samantha Gates

Honors Program: Senior Projects (Public)

FedEx Ground is an operating segment of the parcel carrier giant FedEx Inc. The company, known for shipping products via delivery truck, has remained one of the largest parcel carriers in the country, despite drastic changes in its environment. This report seeks to understand the changing operating environment of FedEx Ground, its competitive advantages, and the future challenges it may face. The analysis uses PESTEL and Porter's Five Forces analyses to evaluate the changing external environment and industry FedEx Ground operates in. Additionally, challenges and recommendations are offered to navigate the future of this company.

Brides And Bridal Stores: Online Or Brick-And-Mortar, Libby C. Jones, Ismet Anitsal, Melek Meral Anitsal

Atlantic Marketing Journal

This paper explores the growing global bridal industry and the different trends, traditions, and aspects of specific countries' bridal industries. It outlines western and eastern traditions and how globalization contributes to their spread. A deeper focus is dedicated to the United States' bridal industry and the issues brick-and-mortar bridal boutiques face as more brides have started shopping at online bridal stores. The relationship between brick-and-mortar and online bridal stores is explored based on various propositions about the bridal industry's emerging challenges. These propositions include trust issues in the retail environment, convenience, selection of bridal gowns in different retail formats, incorporating …

Sustainability Across The Supply Chair: A Case Study In The Automotive Industry, Jane Siegler, Angelyn Bidlack, Sarah Harrison

Scholarship and Professional Work - Business

The United Nations Sustainable Development Goals have been widely adopted and implemented by organizations worldwide. However, with 17 goals and 169 targets, the decision on what to focus on and invest in are not trivial tasks. This research focuses on a major Tier-1 automotive supplier, here identified as CMF. With annual sales of 16 billion euros (2021), one in every three vehicles in the world is equipped with some form of CMF technology. The objective of this research was to evaluate CMF’s value chain and understand the challenges and opportunities related to the United Nations 17 Sustainability Development Goals (SDGs). …

Investigating Supply Parts Delivery Delay From Supply Depot To King Khaled Air Base In Royal Saudi Air Force, Rashed S. Alkhathami

Theses and Dissertations

Aircraft supply parts is an important factor in preparing the aircraft to do its mission. Due to delayed delivery of parts or inefficient delivery process, time may be lost waiting for aircraft supply parts, causing mission delay or failure. By tackling the delivery delay causes we can insure improvement on delivery process. In order to gather data for this thesis two different tools were used, aircraft parts data and an interview. Data was gathered from the F15 maintenance and supply squadrons in the Royal Saudi Air Force. Results of this research showed diverting in the main duty of supply depot …

Pickup And Multi-Delivery Problem With Time Windows, Pham Tuan Anh, Aldy Gunawan, Vincent F. Yu, Tuan C. Chau

Research Collection School Of Computing and Information Systems

This paper addresses a new variant of Pickup and Delivery Problem with Time Windows (PDPTW) for enhancing customer satisfaction. In particular, a huge number of requests is served in the system, where each request includes a pickup node and several delivery nodes instead of a pair of pickup and delivery nodes. It is named Pickup and Multi-Delivery Problem with Time Windows (PMDPTW). A mixed-integer programming model is formulated with the objective of minimizing total travel costs. Computational experiments are conducted to test the correctness of the model with a newly generated benchmark based on the PDPTW benchmark instances. Results show …

Renewed Relevance For The United States Postal Service: A Return To Supply Chain Values, Sydney Skrivanos Oliver

Supply Chain Management Undergraduate Honors Theses

Despite acknowledging crisis, the United States Postal Service (USPS) can remain relevant in the United States by relying on foundational logistical values to guide the implementation of their current supply chain strategies.

The idea of intentional focus dedicated to the advancement of the postal service’s supply chain is an underlying reason why USPS was able to be so successful at its formation. From its founding, the national postal service focused on many logistical values, as the success of executing these values was necessary to the nation's establishment and survival. Three of the most prominent logistical values from creating the national …

Optimal Channel Strategy Of Luxury Brands In The Presence Of Online Marketplace And Copycats, Sarah Yini Gao, Wei Shi Lim, Ziqiu Ye

Research Collection Lee Kong Chian School Of Business

The strategic interaction between authentic luxury brands and their copycats has evolved since the proliferation of online marketplaces. Using a game-theoretic framework, we examine how an authentic luxury brand, observing the strategic behavior of its competing copycats, should make its optimal entry decision to a third-party online marketplace. Our findings reveal that the authentic luxury brand does not sell on the online marketplace when either the quality or the physical resemblance of the copycat to the authentic luxury brand is high. This contributes to the related literature by offering an explanation for the increasing quality of copycats amid the e-commerce …

A Hybrid Delayed Differentiation Multiproduct Epq Model With Scrap And End-Products Multi-Shipment Policy, Yuan-Shyi Peter Chiu, Ya-Lei Lo, Tsu-Ming Yeh, Yunsen Wang, Hung-Yi Chen

Department of Accounting and Finance Faculty Scholarship and Creative Works

The present work intends to optimize a hybrid delayed differentiation multiproduct economic production quantity-EPQ model with the scrap and end-products multi-shipment policy. Since the requirements of multi-goods have a standard part in common, our fabrication planning adopts a two-phase delayed differentiation strategy to make the standard components first and produce the finished multi-goods in the second phase. Implementing a partial subcontracting option (with the additional expense) for the standard parts helps us to expedite the required uptime in the first phase. A screening process identifies the faulty items that need to be removed to ensure the in-house production quality. A …

Can Big Data Cure Risk Selection In Healthcare Capitation Program? A Game Theoretical Analysis, Zhaowei She, Turgay Ayer, Daniel Montanera

Research Collection Lee Kong Chian School Of Business

Problem definition: This paper analyzes a market design problem in Medicare Advantage (MA), the largest risk-adjusted capitation payment program in the U.S. healthcare market. Evidence exists that the current MA capitation payment program unintentionally incentivizes health plans to cherry pick profitable patient types, which is referred to as “risk selection”. However, the root causes of the risk selection are not comprehensively understood, which we study in this paper. Academic / Practical Relevance: The existing literature primarily attributes the observed risk selection in MA market to data limitations and low explanatory power (e.g. low R2) of the current risk adjustment design. …

Factors Impacting Sme Business Resilience Post-Covid-19, Kerry Brown, Ferry Jie, Thi Le, Jalleh Sharafizad, Fleur Sharafizad, Subhadarsini Parida

Research outputs 2022 to 2026

The ability of an organization to respond to a crisis with agility is vital for business leaders to maintain business continuity. Our paper examined how business owners responded to the challenges caused by the pandemic. Using online surveys for data collection, we investigated a critical agility issue of supply chain risks through understanding the interrelationship of various business capability factors. Partial least squares path modeling (PLS-PM) was applied to a sample of 220 participants who were owners of micro, small, and medium businesses in Western Australia. The findings showed that the businesses’ efficiency, financial strength, and flexibility in sourcing affected …

Vertical Partnerships Between Oem And First Tier: Lessons From Automotive Component Companies In Greater Jakarta-Indonesia, Donny Oktavian Syah, Rambat Lupiyoadi, Embun Suryani

The South East Asian Journal of Management

Research Aims: This research aimed to investigate vertical partnerships between Original Equipment Manufacturers (OEMs) and first-tier automotive component firms based on the relationships between technology transfer, technical exchange, government role and supplier performance in the Greater Jakarta area.

Design/Methodology/Approach: A total of 65 respondent firms participated, comprising 6 OEMs and 59 first-tier firms. The research included site visits and interviews with companies based on questionnaires completed by representative individuals from middle management upward with responsibility for assessing product quality (purposive sampling). The questionnaire results were measured using Partial Least Squares Path Modelling (PLS-PM).

Research Findings: The results highlighted significant relationships …

Analysis Of The Relationship Between Practices And Performance Of Green Supply Chain Management In Indonesian Micro, Small, And Medium Enterprises (Msmes), Dinda Halimah Siregar, Fajar Ayu Pinagara

The South East Asian Journal of Management

Research Aims: This study discusses the practice of green supply chain management (GSCM) on environmental performance and operational costs in micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs) in Indonesia's food and beverage industry. Especially to examine the existence of ecocentricity and supply chain traceability that moderates GSCM practices with environmental performance and operational costs.

Design/Methodology/Approach: The judgement sampling method was used in this study, and 85 respondents contributed. Research questionnaires were distributed online, and data were analysed using Partial Least Square-Structural Equation Modelling (PLS-SEM).

Research Findings: The results of this study indicate that GSCM practices have a significant relationship to environmental …

Portwest’S Future Strategy: Fashionising Workwear – Threading The Needle, Fiachra Coll, Damian O'Reilly

Case Studies

Portwest- should they further pursue the leisurewear / workwear market or should they focus on expanding the current range?

Portwest is a global manufacturer and innovator of workwear, safetywear and Personal protective equipment (PPE) and one of the fastest growing workwear companies in the world. Recently, the company launched an “Inspired Workwear” collection targeting the leisurewear/workwear market. It is a departure from their traditional markets where their acquisition strategy has seen Portwest rapidly gain market share. Management are concerned that this new departure may take resources from the core business of Workwear and dilute key resources.

Exspectare: A Digital String, Arjen Van Klink Dr, Johan Reijenga

Case Studies

The pandemic and labour market shortages in the Dutch healthcare sector have demanded much attention from managers. In many ways the situation has resulted in enormous challenges and dilemmas for everyone working in the healthcare sector, whether as a carer or board member. Healthcare institutions deal with regulations, complicated financial accountability, and social issues. It is not always easy to get recognition for how much the sector serves society. Henk is almost 59 years old and has been working with heart and soul in the sector for Nursing and Care Homes & Homecare (VVT) for decades. The last six years …

Florensis: More Catholic Than The Pope?, Gerard Van Der Star, Arjen Van Klink, Florensis

Case Studies

The beauty of a family business is that it always keeps an eye on the continuity of the business. For a family business nothing is more important than long-term continuity and harmony. A good balance between family and business interests is essential24. In any case, the focus is on the long term25. How can Florensis ensure that the fifth and sixth generations and the numerous employees can still enjoy the benefits of this beautiful company. The Calvinist and Christian roots of Florensis ensured from the outset that the human factor was central and key. Without this people orientation quality production …

University/Industry Collaboration: Using A Classroom Business Case To Enhance Student Problem-Solving/Learning Experience, Gregory Benson, Ngan N. Chau

Mountain Plains Business Conference

This study illustrates how an academic program utilizes industry partnerships as a resource to maintain the relevancy of its curriculum. In particular, a university/industry collaboration experience is examined to showcase how a real business problem at an industry partner has resulted in a business case used in the classroom to enhance students’ problem solving.

Key Words: Supply Chain Management (SCM), University/Industry Collaboration (UIC), Business Case Study

Replenishment-Shipment Decision For A Multiproduct Producer-Client Coordinated Fpr Model With Postponement, Rework And Subcontracting, Yuan-Shyi Peter Chiu, Ting-Fang Yan, Yunsen Wang, Hui-Chi Wang

Department of Accounting and Finance Faculty Scholarship and Creative Works

This research constructs a mathematical scheme to explore replenishment-shipment decisions for a multiproduct producer-client coordinated finite production rate (FPR) model with the postponement, rework, and subcontracting plan. The considered multiple goods have a common component, and a batch FPR fabrication with postponement is planned to meet the annual multiproduct requirements. The first fabricating phase makes only the standard components needed for a batch and subcontracts a proportion of them (with additional cost) to expedite the process. In contrast, the second fabricating phase produces the finished multiple merchandise in sequence. The in-house rework processes with extra expense help retain the desirable …

Isscm Newsletter, Fall 2022, Raj Soin College Of Business, Wright State University

ISSCM Newsletters

An eight page newsletter from the Department of Information Systems and Supply Chain Management in the Raj Soin College of Business at Wright State University.

Study Of Stochastic Market Clearing Problems In Power Systems With High Renewable Integration, Saumya Sakitha Sashrika Ariyarathne

Operations Research and Engineering Management Theses and Dissertations

Integrating large-scale renewable energy resources into the power grid poses several operational and economic problems due to their inherently stochastic nature. The lack of predictability of renewable outputs deteriorates the power grid’s reliability. The power system operators have recognized this need to account for uncertainty in making operational decisions and forming electricity pricing. In this regard, this dissertation studies three aspects that aid large-scale renewable integration into power systems. 1. We develop a nonparametric change point-based statistical model to generate scenarios that accurately capture the renewable generation stochastic processes; 2. We design new pricing mechanisms derived from alternative stochastic programming …

Field Experiments In Operations Management, Yang Gao, Meng Li, Shujing Sun

Research Collection School Of Computing and Information Systems

While the field experiment is a powerful and well-established method to investigate causal relationships, operations management (OM) has embraced this methodology only in recent years. This paper provides a comprehensive review of the existing OM literature leveraging field experiments and serves as a one-stop guide for future application of field experiments in the OM area. We start by recapping the characteristics that distinguish field experiments from other common types of experiments and organizing the relevant OM studies by topic. Corresponding to the commonly overlooked issues in field experiment-based OM studies, we then provide a detailed roadmap, ranging from experimental design …

Made In Singapore, Pao-Li Chang, Tran Bao Phuong Nguyen

Research Collection School Of Economics

In this paper, we characterize the position of Singapore in global value chains and identify Singapore’s key upstream and downstream trade partners. We trace how the position of Singapore in global value chains has changed in the past two decades: whether it has moved upstream or downstream, how involved it is in global value chains, how its trend compares with the other major Asian exporters (China, Japan, Korea, Taiwan and Hong Kong), and which key sectors of Singapore play a major role in these global trade networks.

Riding Off Into The Sunset: Dual-Class Structure In The Age Of Unicorns Going Public, Hao Liang, Junho Park, Wei Zhang

Research Collection Lee Kong Chian School Of Business

The increasing adoption of dual-class shares (DCS)—an ownership structure that gives corporate insiders greater voting power than other shareholders—among newly listed companies has raisedsignificant governance concerns. We investigate the decision to adopt the DCS structure and itsvalue implications in the recent U.S. IPOs. Using founder cultural traits and Silicon Valley lawfirms as instrumental variables, we find significant post-IPO outperformance by firms adopting DCSwith a sunset clause, especially incapacity-based sunset which stipulates that the DCS will ceaseafter founders’ death, incapacitation or departure, compared to non-DCS firms and DCS firms without sunsets. This outperformance is more pronounced for high-tech firms, after Google’s …

A Consumer Perspective On Managing The Consequences Of Chain Liability, Julia Hartmann, Sebastian Forkmann, Sabine Benoit, Stephan C. Henneberg

Research Collection Lee Kong Chian School Of Business

Consumers tend to hold a focal firm responsible for its suppliers' unsustainable practices (chain liability), suggesting that firms need effective responses that can mitigate negative consumer reactions. In applying psychological contract theory to investigate recovery efforts related to such chain liability, the current study addresses three broad focal firm responses: Do nothing, choose a nonsubstantive response that verbally clarifies its own and the supplier's roles in the incident, or substantively rectify the supplier's wrongdoing with sustainability-focused responses, such as termination, monitoring or development. With a vignette-based experiment, we examine consumer perceptions and behaviors in three stages: before the unsustainable supplier …

استجابة الدورة المصرفية للتقلبات الاقتصادية في مصر للمــــــدة ( 2004 – 2020 ), إبراهيم أحمد عبد, غسان طارق ظاهـر

Muthanna Journal of Administrative and Economics Sciences

يهدف البحث الى تحليل استجابة الدورة المصرفية للتقلبات الاقتصادية في مصر وسبل التحوط المصرفي ، لذا صيغة مشكلة البحث للإجابة على التساؤل هل تؤثر التقلبات الاقتصادية على الدورة المصرفية وماهي ردود فعل المصارف التجارية اتجاه تلك التقلبات؟ فالمصارف التجارية تعاني من حساسية مفرطة اتجاه التقلبات، وتم تحليل مؤشرات التقلبات الاقتصادية على مؤشرات الدورة المصرفية باستخدام الدالة اللوغاريتمية لأنها اعطت افضل نتائج ، بعد تحليل استقراريه السلاسل الزمنية ، لذا دلت النتائج على وجود علاقة طردية بين الناتج المحلي الاجمالي والدين الداخلي مـع اجمالي الائتمان، فيما ارتبط التضخم بعلاقة سلبية مع الائتمان، واثبتت نتائج اختبارات النماذج الخاصة بجمهورية مصر العربية الى …

The Use Of Data Envelopment Analysis To Improve The Efficiency Of The Scientific Departments In The Technical Institute Of Al-Suwaira, Muna Shaker Salman, Ruqayah Yassir Abdul Ameer, Athraa Kamel Al Mashhadani

Muthanna Journal of Administrative and Economics Sciences

The mechatronics system is considered one of the most important systems developed globally due to its effective importance in implementing various works such as producing goods, services, industrial products, and communication systems. It is concerned with designing products and integrating industrial, electrical, mechanical, and computer processes into a modern production system. Therefore, the effective performance and organization’s effective achievement of its goals and the emphasis on the quality of performance, as the system is one of the keys to success and how to provide advanced technological products, as the design of the mechatronics system is characterized by efficiency and competitiveness …

حكم البيع عن طريق الانترنيت في الشريعة الإسلامية ومدى إستجابة المجتمع الإسلامي لتطبيقها ) دراسة ميدانية في محافظة أربيل في أقليم كردستان العراق كنموذج بإستخدام الاختبار الانحدار اللوجستي, خوشى عثمان عبد اللطيف, اميرة ولي عمر, سمية محمود نجم الدين

Muthanna Journal of Administrative and Economics Sciences

الإنترنت هو أحد تطورات الثورة التكنولوجية ومظهر من مظاهر العولمة الاقتصادية ، والتي هي باختصار تقارب إرادة البائع والمشتري للتسويق من خلال الاتصال غير المباشر بين أطراف العقد والمعاملة عبر الإنترنت .إن زيادة مساهمتها في التجارة الخارجية ، وكذلك تطوير قطاعاتها الإنتاجية والتسويقية المحلية ، وتوفير فرص كبيرة للنمو الاقتصادي ، من المتطلبات الملحة والتنموية. يشجعنا ديننا الإسلامي على الاستفادة من كل ما هو جديد لمواكبة العصر، ولكن كل هذا يجب أن يتم وفقًا لإرشادات ومعايير الشريعة الإسلامية. الكثير من الأشياء ممنوعة بموجب االشرع ، كالربا ، والغرروالخداع والاحتيال ، على سبيل المثال لا الحصر في شريعتنا الإسلامي أفضل الإجابات …

دور بناء العلامة التجارية في تعزيز ولاء زبائن المصرف(دراسة تحليلية لعينة من مصارف القطاع الخاص العراقي), سلام جاسم حمود العارضي, حنين ميثم علي

Muthanna Journal of Administrative and Economics Sciences

يهدف البحث الحالي الى تحليل العلاقة بين بناء العلامة التجارية كمتغير مستقل وولاء زبائن المصارف العراقية الخاصة كمتغير معتمد، اذ ينطلق من فرضية مفادها (يؤثر متغير بناء العلامة التجارية تأثيرا ذو دلالة احصائية بمتغير ولاء الزبائن). يتبع هذا البحث المنهج الوصفي التحليلي بعينة مقدارها 200 مستجيب موزعة على متخذي القرار في عينة مكونة من(15) مصرف من المصارف التجارية الخاصة في وسط وجنوب العراق ، ومن خلال تطبيق معادلة النمذجة الهيكلية SEM وتحليل المسار Path Analysis ضمن برنامج SPSS.V.23 وكذلك AMOS.V.23. كانت اهم الاستنتاجات هي ان طبيعة العلاقة بين بناء العلامة التجارية و ولاء الزبون خطية إيجابية أي ان جهود المصارف …

ريادة الاعمال ودورها في تحقيق الاداء المصرفي المستدام: دراسة تحليلية لآراء مجموعة من قادة مصارف القطاع العام, كمال كاظم طاهر

Muthanna Journal of Administrative and Economics Sciences

سعت الدراسة الحالية الى استشراف الدور الذي تمارسه ريادة الاعمال بأبعاده (الابداع، المخاطرة و الاستباقية او المبادرة) في الاداء المستدام بأبعاده(الاستدامة الاقتصادية، الاستدامة الاجتماعية، الاستدامة البيئية و الاستدامة الاخلاقية) في المنظمات المبحوثة (مصارف القطاع الحكومي في الجنوب والفرات الاوسط) التابعة الى وزارة المالية, وكانت عينة البحث قصدية تضمنت (200) عضواً مجلس الادارة ( مدير عام , معاون مدير عام , مدير قسم). استعملت الدراسة الحالية الاستبانة كأداة رئيسة لجمع البيانات، وباستخدام مجموعة من التحليلات الاحصائية المتمثلة بالتحليل العاملي التوكيدي ومعادلة النمذجة الهيكلية باستخدام تحليل المسار وباستعمال البرامج الاحصائية (AMOS v.24 & SPSS v.24) اختبرت فرضيات الدراسة الرئيسة. وقدمت الدراسة مجموعة …