The Influence of a Branch Group Purchasing Organization on the Development of Small and Medium-sized Enterprises

2019 ◽  
pp. 145-153 ◽  
Author(s):  
Grzegorz Zimon
Keyword(s):  
Branch Group ◽  
Group Purchasing Organization

Branch, Group and Chain Banking. Gaines T. Cartinhour

1932 ◽  
Vol 40 (4) ◽  
pp. 566-567
Author(s):  
O. L. Altman
Keyword(s):  
Branch Group

scholarly journals Branch, Group and Chain Banking.

1932 ◽  
Vol 27 (178) ◽  
pp. 233
Author(s):  
R. G. Rodkey ◽  
Gaines T. Cartinhour
Keyword(s):  
Branch Group

Technostress as a Factor Affecting the Use of Technology by Beginning Teachers

2019 ◽  
pp. 460-480 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ahmet Naci Çoklar ◽  
Erkan Efilti ◽  
Yusuf Levent Şahin
Keyword(s):  
Beginning Teachers ◽  
General Level ◽  
The Internet ◽  
Technical Issue ◽  
Teaching Process ◽  
Branch Group ◽  
Use Of Technology ◽  
Use Of The Internet ◽  
The Many ◽  
Adaptation Disorder

The use of ICTs has become an obligation rather than an option for teachers. This intense pressure leads to a modern adaptation disorder expressed as technostress. Technostress is one of the many problems experienced particularly by beginning teachers, and the technostress levels of these teachers were investigated. For this purpose, in the 2015-2016 academic years, data were collected from 83 teachers having a professional seniority of 0-5 years. It was concluded that the general levels of technostress of the teachers were moderate, which they had a moderate-level technostress at the learning-teaching process-oriented, technical-issue-oriented, and social-oriented technostress factors, and they had a low-level of technostress at the profession-oriented and personal-oriented technostress factors. When examined in terms of the variables, while the general level of technostress does not vary by gender and branch group, it varies by the variable of average use of the internet. Finally, the solution proposals for technostress were examined.

Group purchasing organization design: a clustering approach

2017 ◽  
Vol 37 (2) ◽  
pp. 2065-2093 ◽  
Author(s):  
Abdul Sattar Safaei ◽  
Farnaz Heidarpoor ◽  
Mohammad Mahdi Paydar
Keyword(s):  
Organization Design ◽  
Group Purchasing Organization ◽  
Clustering Approach

scholarly journals Influence of group purchasing organizations on financial situation of Polish SMEs

2018 ◽  
Vol 9 (1) ◽  
pp. 87-104 ◽  
Author(s):  
Grzegorz Zimon
Keyword(s):  
Positive Impact ◽  
Value Added ◽  
Financial Situation ◽  
Balance Sheets ◽  
Progressive Development ◽  
Group Purchasing Organization ◽  
Group Purchasing Organizations ◽  
Debt Collection ◽  
The Right ◽  
The Impact

Research background: SMEs often operate in markets where they compete with large companies. A fight for a customer, payment backlogs, problems with debt collection and new branches cause that managers are looking for solutions that will influence positively on the situation of financial companies. Maintaining liquidity and generating income are the primary steps to build a competitive position and a progressive development of enterprises. One of the most popular methods that allows companies to do profitable business and increase their chances for safety is operation within group purchasing organizations. Currently in the Polish market there are many different types of GPOs (Group Purchasing Organizations). The choice of the right one is a chance to improve their financial situation. Purpose of the article: The aim of the article is to present an impact of  group purchasing organizations on the financial situation of enterprises. In the article the classification of groups is done and there are shown the benefits that commercial enterprises operating in them gain. The article presents some obstacles to join specific group purchasing organizations and difficulties faced by companies operating in them. Methods: The studies were carried out on the basis of 60 SMEs. These companies operated in five Polish GPOs. The groups were divided into branch and multi-branch ones. The study period covered the years 2013–2015. In order to analyze the impact of purchasing groups on the financial situation of enterprises, some selected groups of financial ratios were used. A preliminary analysis of financial balance sheets and profit and loss account was conducted. Findings & Value added: The analysis showed that the choice of an appropriate group purchasing organization had a large impact on financial situation of companies. Different opportunities can be offered by a branch purchasing group than by the multi-branch one. Research has shown that better results relate to dynamics of revenues, costs, liquidity and profitability that are effects of operation within the branch purchasing groups. The analysis conducted has also showed that functioning within purchasing groups allows to maintain safe financial liquidity, apart from obtaining a low price of purchased goods and materials, and has a positive impact on the effectiveness of managing receivables and short-term liabilities.

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