Traders

2021 ◽  
pp. 99-124
Author(s):  
Jagjeet Lally
Keyword(s):  
Eighteenth Century ◽  
Geographic Scope ◽  
Political Patronage ◽  
New Business ◽  
Market Opportunities ◽  
Continental Interior

The eighteenth-century expansion of the Durrani, Qing and Romanov empires deeper into Eurasia brought liquid wealth from the increasingly globalised economy into this space, stimulating commercial opportunities and the closer integration of the continental interior. This chapter uncovers one of the outcomes of this process as the empowerment of new commercial groups. Afghans, Pashtuns and Muslims from the Indo-Afghan frontier—generally seen by scholars only as pastoralists and peddlers—were the entrepreneurial lynchpins of the developments examined in this chapter. As former peddlers harnessed market opportunities and channelled the benefits accrued from political patronage into new business ventures, they accumulated capital and widened the geographic scope of their operations. In so doing, they posed serious competition to established north-Indian magnate groups, while also changing the character of commerce itself.

scholarly journals Digital transformation: harnessing digital technologies for the next generation of services

2019 ◽  
Vol 33 (4) ◽  
pp. 429-435 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mohamed Zaki
Keyword(s):  
Business Models ◽  
Digital Technologies ◽  
Customer Experience ◽  
Digital Transformation ◽  
Data Driven ◽  
Next Generation ◽  
Content Type ◽  
New Business ◽  
Market Opportunities ◽  
New Business Models

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to discuss digital transformation and its four trajectories – digital technology, digital strategy, customer experience and data-driven business models – that could shape the next generation of services. This includes a discussion on whether both the market and organizations are all ready for the digital change and what are the opportunities that will enable firms to create and capture value though new business models. Design/methodology/approach Providing services is a proven and effective way to secure a competitive position, deliver long-term stable revenues and open up new market opportunities. However, it is also clear that some organisations are struggling to digitally transform. Therefore, the commentary provides a brief insight into how firms explore the possibilities of digital transformation and navigate these uncharted waters. Findings Today’s digital technologies affect the organisation outside and in, enabling the creation of new business models and transforming the customer experience. The incumbents are acutely aware that they need to transform strategically – to build new networks and value chains. Originality/value This commentary extends earlier work exploring the digital disruption within services to highlight a number of connected areas: the challenges and opportunities of digital transformation at a strategic level, as well as understanding and enhancing the customer experience and seeing how new data-driven business models can underpin service transformation.

A New Business Dimension

2001 ◽  
pp. 75-91
Author(s):  
Andre L. Brandao
Keyword(s):  
Antenna Arrays ◽  
Large Scale ◽  
Digital Signal ◽  
Spatial Dimension ◽  
Link Quality ◽  
Radio Link ◽  
Wireless Internet ◽  
Space Division Multiple Access ◽  
New Business ◽  
Market Opportunities

Space division multiple access (SDMA) is a promising technique useful for increasing capacity, reducing interference and improving overall wireless communication link quality. With a large-scale penetration expected for wireless Internet, the radio link will require significant reduction in cost and increase in capacity, benefits that the proper exploitation of the spatial dimension can offer. Market opportunities with SDMA are significant, as a number of companies have been recently formed to bring products based on this new concept to the wireless marketplace. The approach to SDMA is broad, ranging from "switched-beam techniques" to "adaptive antennas." Basically the technique employs antenna arrays and digital signal processing to achieve the necessary increases incapacity and quality needed in the wireless world.

scholarly journals Did Slavery make Scotia great?

2011 ◽  
Vol 4 (1) ◽  
pp. 40-64 ◽  
Author(s):  
T. M. Devine
Keyword(s):  
Eighteenth Century ◽  
Economic Development ◽  
Significant Influence ◽  
Slave Trade ◽  
Traditional View ◽  
Market Opportunities ◽  
Great Leap Forward ◽  
The Subject ◽  
The Caribbean ◽  
The Relationship

The relationship between slavery, the slave trade and British economic development remains a contested field of eighteenth century history. This article examines one hitherto unexplored aspect of the subject, the significance, if any, of profits derived from the slave-based economies of the Atlantic in Scotland's Great Leap Forward in the later eighteenth century. It is argued that because of the distinctive nature of Scottish development, compared to that of England, and the intimate connections between Scotland and plantation economies the question does merit serious consideration. The article, however, supports the traditional view that slave trading direct from Scottish ports was very limited, although Scottish merchants and mariners were often heavily involved in slave trafficking from London, Bristol and Liverpool. The key Scottish link was with the tobacco and sugar trades, plantation ownership in the Caribbean and as merchants, physicians, attorneys and overseers in the plantation economies. It is argued that in terms of both capital transfers and market opportunities slavery can indeed be considered one of the factors facilitating development in Scotland and was possibly a much more significant influence north of the border than in the industrialisation of England.

Party Conflict and Political Stability in Monmouthshire, 1690–1740

1986 ◽  
Vol 29 (3) ◽  
pp. 557-575
Author(s):  
Philip Jenkins
Keyword(s):  
Eighteenth Century ◽  
Seventeenth Century ◽  
Political System ◽  
Political Stability ◽  
Political Conflict ◽  
New Methods ◽  
Political Patronage ◽  
The Government ◽  
The 1960S

In the 1960s Professor Plumb discussedThe growth of political stability in England 1675–1725. In the seventeenth century, he noted, party violence and political conflict were frequent events, resulting in open civil war in the 1640s and several perilous crises in later years. Stability (he argued) developed from the 1720s by means of the ubiquitous use of political patronage by the Whig government, and Sir Robert Walpole's judicious ability to avoid too many controversies that stirred political passions. The government simply offered too many tempting jobs and places for any but the staunchest tory to resist. At the same time, elections became more expensive and less frequent, so a parliamentary seat was a long-term investment for a wealthy family. Of course, this account has been challenged. The tory opposition continued to exist, and to develop creative new methods of organization and propaganda. However, Britain clearly had a much more stable and secure political system in the eighteenth century.

scholarly journals Growth strategies for a commercial farm: the AgroPastoril Campanelli case study

2018 ◽  
Vol 21 (1) ◽  
pp. 161-178 ◽  
Author(s):  
Roberto Fava Scare ◽  
Allan Wayne Gray ◽  
Rodrigo Lourenço Farinha ◽  
Erin Chelsea Fullerton ◽  
Marcos Fava Neves
Keyword(s):  
Growth Strategies ◽  
Business Growth ◽  
Productivity Improvement ◽  
Potential Growth ◽  
New Business ◽  
Market Opportunities ◽  
History Of ◽  
Main Production ◽  
Successful Business

At 2017, Victor Campanelli remembered the history of his family’s business – the AgroPastoril Campanelli farm. His thoughts were back to the challenges that his father had faced, including the investments on an integrated production system that contributed to the family’s business growth. The production of cattle, sugarcane, and corn are all part of this integration system that has helped the Campanelli family to develop a successful business model. Currently, AgroPastoril Campanelli has three main production activities: beef, sugarcane, and corn. With these activities, a sustainable circle was created to guarantee more efficiency in economic, environmental and social terms. As Victor Campanelli says, ‘there is a perfect synergy between sugarcane, moisture, corn, and cattle. Not just because of the better land and labor use, but also because of the inputs economy and the productivity improvement, both in agriculture and livestock’. However, the present time requires a new investment cycle, leading the whole family to consider new market opportunities, especially regarding farmer’s new demands. What should we do and where should we invest? Should we improve efficiency or open new areas? Should we invest in new agriculture enterprises or start new business outside agricultural market? Those and other crucial questions were posed by Victor Campanelli thinking on potential growth strategies for AgroPastoril Campanelli.

Communication: The Political Patronage of Frederick Lewis, Prince of Wales

1958 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
pp. 68-75 ◽  
Author(s):  
A. N. Newman
Keyword(s):  
Eighteenth Century ◽  
Considerable Degree ◽  
The Political ◽  
The Future ◽  
Political Patronage ◽  
Early Eighteenth Century ◽  
Politically Active ◽  
Concrete Reality ◽  
The Way

An association between the prince of Wales and various opposition leaders is a recurrent feature of eighteenth-century politics. A politically active prince found little difficulty in securing a following among the politicians of the day; the glittering prospects of the ‘reversionary’ interest1 were an obvious lure, and an obvious basis for such a connexion. But this is not a complete explanation. The prince had also a considerable degree of patronage at his disposal, and could add a more immediate and concrete reality to promises for the future. A study of this patronage, its extent and its disposal, and more particularly the way in which it was exercised by Frederick, ‘Poor Fred’, throws much light on the connexion between the prince and his political friends, and contributes to an understanding of the place of Leicester House in the politics of the early eighteenth century.

scholarly journals Index of Circular Agriculture Development in the Republic of Macedonia

2017 ◽  
Vol 6 (1) ◽  
pp. 35-38 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nikola M. Trendov
Keyword(s):  
Circular Economy ◽  
Food Sector ◽  
Analytic Hierarchy ◽  
Public Benefits ◽  
Republic Of Macedonia ◽  
New Business ◽  
Market Opportunities ◽  
The Republic ◽  
Hierarchy Process ◽  
Agriculture Development

Abstract In the Republic of Macedonia, the circular economy would boost country’s agri-food sector competitiveness and help create new business and market opportunities for the farmers and processing industry. Public benefits that could accrue from the bio-economy perspective has become compelling. Nevertheless, the question arises: “At what level are we? Does the country go toward the development of the circular agriculture or not?” By using conceptual model of BPEIR (Behaviour - Pressure - Effect - Impact - Response) and Analytic Hierarchy Process (AHP) method, the author introduces a comprehensive analysis and quantitative evaluation of the level of Macedonian circular agriculture development. This paper discusses the fact that the Republic of Macedonia shows positive trends regarding circular economy disciplines in agriculture, given by natural geographic conditions and traditional agricultural production.

Dynamic Formation of Business Networks

2011 ◽  
Vol 2 (4) ◽  
pp. 44-60
Author(s):  
Markus Eurich ◽  
Claudia Villalonga ◽  
Roman Boutellier
Keyword(s):  
Emerging Market ◽  
Business Networks ◽  
Business Network ◽  
Quality Of Information ◽  
Business Partners ◽  
Business Opportunities ◽  
New Business ◽  
Market Opportunities ◽  
Dynamic Formation

New business opportunities rarely conform to the way the industry traditionally approached the market, which is an opportunity for newcomers and flexible small and medium-sized enterprises to be the first in recognizing and taking advantage of emerging market opportunities. However, newcomers and small and medium-sized enterprises may be too young or too small to possess all the required competencies and resources. They need to organize themselves in business networks, in which business partners complement each other. This article suggests a sketch of the form and methods of a framework that allows the ‘Quality of Information’-based discovery of potential business partners who can offer resources like sensors, actuators, and processing services. In the Real World Internet, this would enable small and medium-sized enterprises to create an appropriate business network and to quickly react to emerging business opportunities.

scholarly journals ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING RESEARCH LANDSCAPE: A LITERATURE REVIEW

2021 ◽  
Vol 1 ◽  
pp. 333-344
Author(s):  
Pascal Schmitt ◽  
Stefan Zorn ◽  
Kilian Gericke
Keyword(s):  
Additive Manufacturing ◽  
Literature Review ◽  
Business Models ◽  
Cost Savings ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Successful Implementation ◽  
Research Activities ◽  
New Business ◽  
Market Opportunities ◽  
Function Integration

AbstractAdditive manufacturing offers several potentials such as the freedom of design, part consolidation, function integration, or time and cost-savings. These potentials make AM interesting for industries such as aerospace, automotive and medical implants, and are also seen as enables for the creation of entirely new business models. Additive manufacturing has the potential to change the current manufacturing landscape substantially and has attracted much attention of industry and academia over the last decades.However, these developments require improvements concerning the technology itself and its successful implementation into the value creation chain. Driven by the promising market opportunities and upcoming technological developments, many research activities started.This paper presents a literature review of publications from the last 20 years. Based on this analysis, the evolution of the AM research landscape is portrayed. The research landscape is organised into four areas: machine and process, material, digital process chain and methodology. The paper summarises developments in each of these areas and concludes by presenting current and discussing future research topics.

scholarly journals THE PROSPECTS OF THE RUSSIAN ROCKET AND SPACE INDUSTRY PRODUCTS IN THE WORLD MARKET

2020 ◽  
pp. 88-102
Author(s):  
A. R. Shiryaeva ◽  
E. A. Rozhanskaia
Keyword(s):  
Technological Development ◽  
The United States ◽  
World Market ◽  
Global Market ◽  
Space Industry ◽  
The World ◽  
New Business ◽  
Market Opportunities ◽  
The Cost ◽  
Sustainable Economic Growth

Space is not only a place of international cooperation, but also a place for competition. The failures that accompanied the key player in the market, the United States, have recently stimulated NASA's ambitious commercial space program which has enabled a successful partnership with two American companies. This new business model should not only reduce the cost of flights, but also create a basis for further space exploration. In order to create sustainable economic growth in Russia, it seems necessary to develop the whole range of priority areas. One of the most promising is the rocket and space industry. The reasons are the large turnover, experience and unique technological competencies. We believe that Russia will succeed in case it activates internal reserves of a country and wisely uses global market opportunities. Technical and technological development of the rocket and space and related industries will strengthen the state’s position in the world market and will enhance the international competitiveness of Russian enterprises. In this article, authors analyze the current state of the Russian and world space markets, evaluate the performance of RSC «Energia», formulate proposals for modernization of company's activities that will help Russia strengthen and expand its positions among the global players.

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