The Role of Resources/Capabilities in the Internationalization and Performance of High-Technology Small Firms: Mode Choice and Performance

2003 ◽  
pp. 187-207 ◽  
Author(s):  
Luis Bernardino ◽  
Marian V. Jones
Keyword(s):  
Small Firms ◽  
Mode Choice ◽  
High Technology ◽  
And Performance

The Role of Trust in Interactive High Tech Work

2010 ◽  
pp. 107-122
Author(s):  
Matthias Thiemann
Keyword(s):  
Small Firms ◽  
High Technology ◽  
High Tech ◽  
Trust Building ◽  
Ideal Object ◽  
Referral Networks ◽  
Object Of Study ◽  
Web Designers ◽  
Self Presentations

With regard to the spread of self-presentations of individuals and small firms on the internet, this chapter inquires into the role of trust and trust-building techniques of freelance web-designers in spreading the application of high-technology to end-consumers. Engendering relationships of trust is a predominant necessity for the freelancers in a market lacking structural assurances, making that group an ideal object of study for trust-enhancing strategies in client interaction. Methodologically, it proposes a way to study the adaptation of entrepreneurs to the requirements of trust, enlarging the focus on dramaturgic action of the trust-taker in exchange situation to markets for cooperation, in which cooperative experiences are a major trust-building factor. The analysis suggests that in those markets dramaturgical action is not only directed at clients but also at the referral networks in which they are embedded in, having important repercussions for the negotiating power of freelancers.

scholarly journals KAPABILITAS INOVASI USAHA KECIL DAN MENENGAH DI INDONESIA

AKUNTABEL ◽  
2013 ◽  
Vol 10 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Irsan Tricahyadinata
Keyword(s):  
Small Firms ◽  
Innovation Process ◽  
Small Companies ◽  
Goods And Services ◽  
Existing Problems ◽  
Banking Institutions ◽  
Complex Models ◽  
And Performance ◽  
A Company

The Importance of studying innovation in context of small firms lies the fact that: there is no specific size of a company that is more suited for innovation, and small companies have barriers and determinants of different innovations. Improve SMEs innovation to create competitiveness is not an easy thing to do. In Indonesian, the government's efforts merely provide help with various aspects of the capital program People's Business Credit (KUR), which largely devoted to productive activities such as SMEs. However, the existing problems are not only limited in terms of capital, some other problems such as lack of access to SMEs companies with banking institutions, business-oriented business management weaknesses, knowledge and information are lame so forth. On the external side, the cultural import cheaper reasons and also the high competition of goods and services from abroad who supported the means and funds to trigger depressed SMEs with limited capital. Finally not a lot of SMEs in Indonesia that can grow and develop strong as expected. Strategy is to be able the competition through innovation. Study more complex models and relevant in explaining the innovation and performance of SMEs in Indonesia that can conveniently be considered in practical policies related to efforts on improve the company's innovation and SMEs performance both in terms of companies and other stakeholders which means importance role of market orientation, leaderships, culture organization and partnership organization for innovation (process, product and market) and performance.Keywords: Performance; Capabilities Inovation: SMEs Indonesian

Innovativeness and Performance in Women-Owned Small Firms: The Role of Knowledge Acquisition

2012 ◽  
Vol 25 (3) ◽  
pp. 307-326 ◽  
Author(s):  
Matilde Ruiz-Arroyo ◽  
María del Mar Fuentes-Fuentes ◽  
Ana Maria Bojica ◽  
Lázaro Rodríguez-Ariza
Keyword(s):  
Knowledge Acquisition ◽  
Small Firms ◽  
And Performance

scholarly journals The relationship between dynamic capabilities, the firm’s resource base and performance in a post-disaster environment

2016 ◽  
Vol 35 (1) ◽  
pp. 78-98 ◽  
Author(s):  
Martina Battisti ◽  
David Deakins
Keyword(s):  
New Zealand ◽  
Small Firms ◽  
Dynamic Capabilities ◽  
Resource Base ◽  
High Volatility ◽  
And Performance ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Post Disaster ◽  
Practical Implications

This article draws on quantitative survey evidence to explore the role of dynamic capabilities in a post-disaster environment, that of Christchurch in New Zealand after the 2010 and 2011 series of major earthquakes. We develop a model to examine the relationship between dynamic capabilities, disaster-related changes to the firm’s resource base and its performance. The hypotheses are tested using a sample of 545 small firms that have been affected by the earthquakes. Results highlight the importance of a firm’s proactive posture and capability to integrate resources in recognising new opportunities in an environment characterised by high volatility and increased uncertainty. These findings offer important theoretical and practical implications.

scholarly journals Nexus between social capital and performance of micro and small firms in an emerging economy: The mediating role of innovation

2017 ◽  
Vol 4 (1) ◽  
pp. 1309784 ◽  
Author(s):  
Frederick Owusu Agyapong ◽  
Ahmed Agyapong ◽  
Kofi Poku ◽  
Justin L. Davis
Keyword(s):  
Social Capital ◽  
Small Firms ◽  
Emerging Economy ◽  
Mediating Role ◽  
And Performance

Trace nanoanalysis

1994 ◽  
Vol 52 ◽  
pp. 940-941
Author(s):  
D. E. Newbury ◽  
R. D. Leapman
Keyword(s):  
High Performance ◽  
Secondary Ion Mass Spectrometry ◽  
Detection Efficiency ◽  
Volume Element ◽  
And Performance ◽  
Trace Constituents ◽  
Secondary Ion ◽  
Concentration Levels ◽  
Structure Properties

Trace constituents, which can be very loosely defined as those present at concentration levels below 1 percent, often exert influence on structure, properties, and performance far greater than what might be estimated from their proportion alone. Defining the role of trace constituents in the microstructure, or indeed even determining their location, makes great demands on the available array of microanalytical tools. These demands become increasingly more challenging as the dimensions of the volume element to be probed become smaller. For example, a cubic volume element of silicon with an edge dimension of 1 micrometer contains approximately 5×1010 atoms. High performance secondary ion mass spectrometry (SIMS) can be used to measure trace constituents to levels of hundreds of parts per billion from such a volume element (e. g., detection of at least 100 atoms to give 10% reproducibility with an overall detection efficiency of 1%, considering ionization, transmission, and counting).

The Relation Between Financial Incentives, Motivation, and Performance

2017 ◽  
Vol 16 (2) ◽  
pp. 61-76 ◽  
Author(s):  
Anaïs Thibault Landry ◽  
Marylène Gagné ◽  
Jacques Forest ◽  
Sylvie Guerrero ◽  
Michel Séguin ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Financial Incentives ◽  
Work Performance ◽  
Autonomous Motivation ◽  
Compensation Plans ◽  
Work Settings ◽  
Path Analyses ◽  
Three Samples ◽  
And Performance ◽  
Performance Results

Abstract. To this day, researchers are debating the adequacy of using financial incentives to bolster performance in work settings. Our goal was to contribute to current understanding by considering the moderating role of distributive justice in the relation between financial incentives, motivation, and performance. Based on self-determination theory, we hypothesized that when bonuses are fairly distributed, using financial incentives makes employees feel more competent and autonomous, which in turn fosters greater autonomous motivation and lower controlled motivation, and better work performance. Results from path analyses in three samples supported our hypotheses, suggesting that the effect of financial incentives is contextual, and that compensation plans using financial incentives and bonuses can be effective when properly managed.

The role of copper ions in hydrogen peroxide bleaching: Their origin, removal, and effect on pulp quality

TAPPI Journal ◽  
2012 ◽  
Vol 11 (7) ◽  
pp. 37-46 ◽  
Author(s):  
PEDRO E.G. LOUREIRO ◽  
SANDRINE DUARTE ◽  
DMITRY V. EVTUGUIN ◽  
M. GRAÇA V.S. CARVALHO
Keyword(s):  
Hydrogen Peroxide ◽  
Copper Ions ◽  
Peroxide Bleaching ◽  
Metals Removal ◽  
Peroxide Decomposition ◽  
Equipment Corrosion ◽  
And Performance ◽  
And Control ◽  
Main Effects

This study puts particular emphasis on the role of copper ions in the performance of hydrogen peroxide bleaching (P-stage). Owing to their variable levels across the bleaching line due to washing filtrates, bleaching reagents, and equipment corrosion, these ions can play a major role in hydrogen peroxide decomposition and be detrimental to polysaccharide integrity. In this study, a Cu-contaminated D0(EOP)D1 prebleached pulp was subjected to an acidic washing (A-stage) or chelation (Q-stage) before the alkaline P-stage. The objective was to understand the isolated and combined role of copper ions in peroxide bleaching performance. By applying an experimental design, it was possible to identify the main effects of the pretreatment variables on the extent of metals removal and performance of the P-stage. The acid treatment was unsuccessful in terms of complete copper removal, magnesium preservation, and control of hydrogen peroxide consumption in the following P-stage. Increasing reaction temperature and time of the acidic A-stage improved the brightness stability of the D0(EOP)D1AP bleached pulp. The optimum conditions for chelation pretreatment to maximize the brightness gains obtained in the subsequent P-stage with the lowest peroxide consumption were 0.4% diethylenetriaminepentaacetic acid (DTPA), 80ºC, and 4.5 pH.

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