scholarly journals Do Culture-based Segments Predict Selection of Market Strategy?

2015 ◽  
Vol 63 (2) ◽  
pp. 553-558
Author(s):  
Veronika Jadczaková
Keyword(s):  
Correspondence Analysis ◽  
Significant Relationship ◽  
Business Culture ◽  
Canonical Function ◽  
Market Strategy ◽  
Cultural Variables ◽  
Strategy Variables ◽  
Market Strategies ◽  
Selection Of ◽  
Do So

Academists and practitioners have already acknowledged the importance of unobservable segmentation bases (such as psychographics) yet still focusing on how well these bases are capable of describing relevant segments (the identifiability criterion) rather than on how precisely these segments can predict (the predictability criterion). Therefore, this paper intends to add a debate to this topic by exploring whether culture-based segments do account for a selection of market strategy. To do so, a set of market strategy variables over a sample of 251 manufacturing firms was first regressed on a set of 19 cultural variables using canonical correlation analysis. Having found significant relationship in the first canonical function, it was further examined by means of correspondence analysis which cultural segments – if any – are linked to which market strategies. However, as correspondence analysis failed to find a significant relationship, it may be concluded that business culture might relate to the adoption of market strategy but not to the cultural groupings presented in the paper.

scholarly journals Integrated market and nonmarket strategies: Empirical evidence from the S&P 500 firms’ climate strategies

2022 ◽  
pp. 1-22
Author(s):  
Younsung Kim
Keyword(s):  
Climate Change ◽  
Climate Policy ◽  
Market Strategy ◽  
Nonmarket Strategy ◽  
Nonmarket Strategies ◽  
Business Opportunities ◽  
Resources And Capabilities ◽  
Market Strategies ◽  
Do So ◽  
Unique Dataset

Abstract Firms with well-formulated competitive market strategies could still fail due to their lack of effective nonmarket strategy. Climate change poses significant threats to firms and presents firms’ need to develop nonmarket strategy integrated with market strategy. Relying on the unique dataset of US S&P 500 firms’ responses to climate change, this study seeks to ask why some firms attempt to engage in climate policy making, while others do not do so. The results found that firms with organizational resources and capabilities underlying their carbon market strategy are more likely to support mandatory climate policy. It sheds light on the significance of integrated market and nonmarket strategies, particularly when business opportunities are controlled more by governments than by markets.

Catalog Design: Design Using Available Assets

1992 ◽  
Author(s):  
S. Vadde ◽  
J. K. Allen ◽  
F. Mistree
Keyword(s):  
Deterministic Model ◽  
Limited Resources ◽  
Complex Task ◽  
Cooling Fluid ◽  
Selection Problems ◽  
Catalog Design ◽  
Standard Framework ◽  
Selection Of ◽  
Do So

Abstract Catalog design is a procedure in which a system is assembled by selecting standard components from catalogs of available components. Selection in design involves making a choice among a number of alternatives taking into account several attributes. The information available to a designer to do so during the early stages of project initiation may be uncertain. The uncertainty in information may be imprecise or stochastic. Under these circumstances, a designer has to balance limited resources against the quality of solution obtained or decisions made by accounting for uncertainty in information available. This complex task becomes formidable when dealing with coupled selection problems, that is problems that should be solved simultaneously. Coupled selection problems share a number of coupling attributes among them. In an earlier paper we have shown how selection problems, both coupled and uncoupled can be reformulated as a single compromise Decision Support Problem (DSP) using a deterministic model. In this paper, we show how the traditional compromise DSP can be extended to represent a nondeterministic case. We use fuzzy set theory to model imprecision and Bayesian statistics to model stochastic information. Formulations that can be solved with the same solution scheme are presented to handle both fuzzy and stochastic information in the standard framework of a compromise DSP. The approaches are illustrated by an example involving the coupled selection of a heat exchanger concept and a cooling fluid for a specific application. The emphasis in this paper is placed on explaining the methods.

scholarly journals TALKING ABOUT RAPE – AND WHY IT MATTERS: Adjudicating rape in the Western Cape High Court

2016 ◽  
Author(s):  
Stacy Moreland
Keyword(s):  
Criminal Law ◽  
Institutional Factors ◽  
Western Cape ◽  
Sexual Offences ◽  
High Court ◽  
The Law ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Selection Of ◽  
Do So

This article asks the question: how do judges know what rape is and what it is not? The statutory definition contained in the Criminal Law (Sexual Offences and Related Matters) Amendment Act1 (SORMA) guides courts in adjudicating rape cases, and as such the definition is theirs to interpret and implement. This article analyses a small selection of recent judgements of the Western Cape High Court2 (WCHC) for answers. The article begins by establishing why judgements are an important source for understanding what rape means in society at large; it then discusses the relationship between power, language, and the law. This is followed by specific analyses of cases that show how patriarchy still defines how judges express themselves about rape. It concludes by looking at the institutional factors that discourage judges from adopting new ways of talking about rape, and their constitutional mandate to do so.

The interaction between leadership styles and their followers' human capital: a correspondence analysis approach applied to micro-sized businesses

2021 ◽  
Vol 40 (1) ◽  
pp. 74-93
Author(s):  
Mohammed Ali Al-Awlaqi ◽  
Ammar Mohamed Aamer ◽  
Maged Mohammed Barahma ◽  
Mohamed Battour
Keyword(s):  
Human Capital ◽  
Leadership Styles ◽  
Leadership Style ◽  
Correspondence Analysis ◽  
Selection Process ◽  
Middle Level ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Transformational Leadership Style ◽  
And Training ◽  
Selection Of

PurposeThe purpose of this paper is to investigate the tendency of leaders to select their followers depending on their human capital factors such as age, education level, previous working experience and training.Design/methodology/approachThe participants were 1,388 employees working in a randomly selected sample of 289 small-sized businesses operating in Yemen. A self-reported questionnaire was used to collect the data. The correspondence analysis method was used to explore the tendency of leaders to select their followers depending on their human capital factors.FindingsWe found significant corresponding relationships between leadership styles and the selection of the followers' human capital factors. The passive avoidant style was found to select middle-age, long-experience and fully-trained followers. Transactional style on the other hand was found to select young, middle-level experience and non-trained followers. The transformational leadership style was found to have no selection preferences towards any of the human capital factors except for working experience.Originality/valueAlthough, some previous studies tried to understand the leaders–followers relationships, no one investigated the tendency of leaders to select their followers according to their preferences. This study contributes significantly to the leaders–followers theory by studying the selection process of the leadership style of their followers' human capital factors. Understanding this phenomenon could help explain why some leadership styles are more effective than others, especially in very limited resources contexts such as micro-sized businesses.

Selection of Market Entry Strategies

2014 ◽  
pp. 33-47
Author(s):  
Maxwell Chanakira
Keyword(s):  
Mobile Phones ◽  
Strategic Alliances ◽  
Market Entry ◽  
Survey Methodology ◽  
Business Strategies ◽  
Psychic Distance ◽  
Entry Barrier ◽  
Market Strategy ◽  
Entry Strategies ◽  
Selection Of

The purpose of this chapter is to investigate the selection of market entry strategies in the African mobile telephony industry with a view to developing appropriate business strategies and identifying risk factors. Using the survey methodology, the study focuses on six key enterprises, which account for over 60% of mobile phones in Africa. The empirical evidence suggests that market size in terms of population of the destination country and not psychic distance is the most important market selection criteria for enterprises entering Africa. The dominant entry market strategy for these enterprises is strategic alliances. Focused strategy is uncommon on the continent. More interestingly, and contrary to extant literature, political risk was not considered a market entry barrier. In any case, politically unstable countries tend to bring in higher returns. These findings are critical in informing investors engaged in or with intentions to enter Africa and in enriching international literature. The Stages model and the DMP framework individually are unable to explain the choice of market entry strategy in Africa. The key contributions of this study are both theoretical and practical insights on the process of internationalisation.

scholarly journals Goal-directed and stimulus-driven selection of internal representations

2020 ◽  
Vol 117 (39) ◽  
pp. 24590-24598
Author(s):  
Freek van Ede ◽  
Alexander G. Board ◽  
Anna C. Nobre
Keyword(s):  
Working Memory ◽  
Feature Matching ◽  
Memory Performance ◽  
Sensory Information ◽  
Internal Representations ◽  
Memory Representations ◽  
External Stimuli ◽  
Selection Of ◽  
Do So

Adaptive behavior relies on the selection of relevant sensory information from both the external environment and internal memory representations. In understanding external selection, a classic distinction is made between voluntary (goal-directed) and involuntary (stimulus-driven) guidance of attention. We have developed a task—the anti-retrocue task—to separate and examine voluntary and involuntary guidance of attention to internal representations in visual working memory. We show that both voluntary and involuntary factors influence memory performance but do so in distinct ways. Moreover, by tracking gaze biases linked to attentional focusing in memory, we provide direct evidence for an involuntary “retro-capture” effect whereby external stimuli involuntarily trigger the selection of feature-matching internal representations. We show that stimulus-driven and goal-directed influences compete for selection in memory, and that the balance of this competition—as reflected in oculomotor signatures of internal attention—predicts the quality of ensuing memory-guided behavior. Thus, goal-directed and stimulus-driven factors together determine the fate not only of perception, but also of internal representations in working memory.

scholarly journals Going by an English Name: The Adoption and Use of English Names by Young Taiwanese Adults

2020 ◽  
Vol 9 (4) ◽  
pp. 60
Author(s):  
Ivona Baresova ◽  
Marcel Pikhart
Keyword(s):  
English Class ◽  
International Identity ◽  
Selection Of ◽  
Do So

It is easy to understand why Taiwanese students play the part of the name assigned to them in English class, but why do so many of them continue to use this name long after their school years? A survey of young Taiwanese adults, with follow-up interviews, investigated how and why they acquire and use an English name. The results mirror previously reported tendencies and suggest some new insights into the motivation and functionality of this practice. The data show that self-identification with their Western name offers pragmatic social and cultural advantages, including international identity, escape from rigid cultural formalities impeding social advances, establishing friendliness without getting too close, as well as self-expression. As concerns the often discussed nature of English names, the results indicate that the selection of an English name is influenced by Chinese name selection practice, the tendency to make the name unique or somehow related to the Chinese name, and especially by its intended role. As in previous studies, we found some unusual names, but these were used mainly as a nickname in communication with peers.

The right market strategy

2020 ◽  
Vol 36 (11) ◽  
pp. 39-41
Keyword(s):  
Competitive Advantage ◽  
Case Studies ◽  
Design Methodology ◽  
Reading Time ◽  
Market Strategy ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Pertinent Information ◽  
The Right ◽  
Market Strategies ◽  
Practical Implications

Purpose This paper aims to review the latest management developments across the globe and pinpoint practical implications from cutting-edge research and case studies. Design/methodology/approach This briefing is prepared by an independent writer who adds their own impartial comments and places the articles in context. Findings Market strategies are key to understand for all firms looking to gain competitive advantage. Understanding the focus and orientation of a firm is a major factor in adopting the correct market strategy. Originality/value The briefing saves busy executives, strategists and researchers hours of reading time by selecting only the very best, most pertinent information and presenting it in a condensed and easy-to-digest format.

scholarly journals Twist-Bend Nematogenic Supramolecular Dimers and Trimers Formed by Hydrogen Bonding

Crystals ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 10 (3) ◽  
pp. 175 ◽  
Author(s):  
Rebecca Walker ◽  
Damian Pociecha ◽  
Alfonso Martinez-Felipe ◽  
John MD Storey ◽  
Ewa Gorecka ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Hydrogen Bonding ◽  
Phase Behaviour ◽  
X Ray Diffraction ◽  
Temperature Dependent ◽  
Smectic C ◽  
Donor And Acceptor ◽  
Nematic Phases ◽  
Selection Of ◽  
Do So ◽  
Terminal Chain

A selection of novel non-symmetric supramolecular liquid crystal dimers and trimers formed by hydrogen-bonding have been prepared and their phase behaviour characterised by polarised optical microscopy, X-ray diffraction and temperature-dependent Fourier-transform infrared spectroscopy. We mix the bent twist-bend nematogen 4-[6-(4’-cyanobiphenyl-4-yl) hexyloxy]-benzoic acid (CB6OBA) with a series of small stilbazole-based compounds 4-[(E)-2-(n-alkoxyphenyl)ethenyl]pyridines (nOS) of varying terminal chain length (n) to obtain the CB6OBA:nOS complexes. Complexes with n ≤ 7 exhibit nematic and twist-bend nematic behaviour, followed on cooling by a smectic C phase for n = 4–7, and finally, a hexatic-type smectic X phase for n = 3–7. Mixtures with n = 8–10 exhibit a smectic A phase below the conventional nematic phase, and on further cooling, a biaxial smectic Ab phase and the same hexatic-type SmX phase. Supramolecular trimers, CB6OBA:CB6OS and CB6OBA:1OB6OS, formed between CB6OBA and dimeric stilbazoles [(E)-2-(4-{[6-(4’-methoxy[1,1’-biphenyl]-4-yl)hexyl]oxy}phenyl)ethenyl]pyridine (1OB6OS) or 4-[(E)-4’-(6-{4-[(E)-2-(pyridin-4-yl)ethenyl]phenoxy}hexyl)[1,1’-biphenyl]-4- carbonitrile (CB6OS), exhibit nematic and twist-bend nematic phases, and are the first hydrogen-bonded trimers consisting of unlike donor and acceptor fragments to do so.

Patient Preference for the Management of Trigger Digit

1993 ◽  
Vol 1 (3) ◽  
pp. 141-142
Author(s):  
Karen Joughin ◽  
Steven J McCabe
Keyword(s):  
Patient Preference ◽  
Steroid Injection ◽  
Treatment Options ◽  
Bimodal Distribution ◽  
Previous Experience ◽  
Cure Rate ◽  
Trade Off ◽  
Probability Of Success ◽  
Selection Of ◽  
Do So

K Joughin, SJ McCabe. Patient preference for the management of trigger digit. Can J Plast Surg 1993;1(3):141-142. Steroid injection and surgery are both accepted treatment options for trigger digit. The objective of this study was to determine which modality patients would prefer when given a choice of treatments, the strength of their preference and factors that may influence their preference. A probability trade-off technique was used in 151 subjects. On average, subjects selected injection over surgery and would do so with a probability of success by injection as low as 57%. If the probability of cure by injection was less than 57%, surgery would be the preferred method of treatment, on average. A bimodal distribution of patient preference showed that some patients may strongly prefer either surgery or injection, with many patients preferring surgery even with a high expected cure rate of the first injection. Age, gender and previous experience with injections or surgery did not correlate with preference. Patients with trigger digits should be presented with unbiased information about treatment and be allowed to take part in the selection of the type of treatment they receive.

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