Modern Retailers in Transition Economies

This article reports the findings of a study on modern domestic retailers in Vietnam. The authors based this study on (1) a survey of fifty-six firms that control almost all the modern retail format stores in Vietnam, (2) in-depth interviews with chief executive officers (CEOs) and government officials, and (3) store visits and observations that were carried out by the authors. The authors discuss the operation and retail renovations of local modern retailers, the structure and the background of competitors, the problems retailers face, and their prospects for future development. These findings provide a comprehensive picture of modern retailers in Vietnam and have significant implications for policy makers as well as for local and foreign retailers.

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MODERATING EFFECT OF TOP MANAGEMENT COMMITMENT ON HUMAN RESOURCE INFORMATION SYSTEM AND ORGANIZATIONAL PERFORMANCE IN COMMERCIAL STATE CORPORATIONS IN KENYA

Journal of Human Resource and Leadership ◽

10.47604/jhrl.773 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 3 (3) ◽

pp. 42-55

Author(s):

Ann Gaceri Kaaria ◽

Dr. Mary Kamaara, Ph.D ◽

Dr. Joyce Nzulwa, Ph.D ◽

Dr. Kepha Ombui, Ph.D

Keyword(s):

Human Resources ◽

Organizational Performance ◽

Chief Executive Officers ◽

Quantitative Methods ◽

Chief Executive ◽

Target Population ◽

Unique Contribution ◽

Market Place ◽

Policy Makers ◽

Executive Officers

Purpose: The study sought to determine the influence of ICT capability on organizational performance in commercial state corporations in Kenya Methodology: This study adopted a census method, and used both qualitative and quantitative methods of data collection. The target population of the study was chief executive officers (policy makers), directors of human resources and deputy directors of human resources of both pure and strategic commercial state corporations in Kenya. A total of 165 questionnaires were administered to chief executive officers (policy makers), directors of human resources and deputy directors of human resources in both pure and strategic commercial state corporations in Kenya. Fifty five interviews were carried out and forty eight of the respondents were interviewed. Result: The study found that ICT capability has a positive and significant effect on organizational performance of commercial state cooperation A unique contribution to theory, practice, and policy: The study recommended that organizations should place more emphasis on human centered information management in order to improve the ways in which people use and share information. The study also recommended that there should be IT education services that provide training in system use to employees and offer managers training in how to plan for and manage IT investments and IT research and development services that provide the firm with research on potential future IT projects and investments that could help the firm differentiate itself in the market place.

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International workshop on the future of community child healthcare

Israel Journal of Health Policy Research ◽

10.1186/s13584-019-0355-z ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 8 (1) ◽

Author(s):

Zachi Grossman ◽

Boaz Porter ◽

Joseph Meyerovitch ◽

Lisa Rubin ◽

Jacob Kuint ◽

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Keyword(s):

Chief Executive Officers ◽

International Workshop ◽

Chief Executive ◽

Local Policy ◽

Policy Makers ◽

Academic Advancement ◽

The Future ◽

Child Healthcare ◽

Executive Officers ◽

International Experts

AbstractIncreasing numbers of children with developmental, emotional, and psychosocial issues require adaptation of the services provided by pediatricians in the community. An international workshop that took place in Israel on June 3–4, 2019, addressed this need. Local policy makers and international experts discussed the following topics: (1) the future of training in community pediatrics; (2) enhancing the prestige of the community pediatrician; (3) development of management and research skills; (4) academic advancement within community pediatrics; (5) the future content of community pediatric practice; (6) visit length and community pediatricians’ reimbursement; (7) developing the collaborative model of care in community pediatrics and (8) integrating child healthcare. The meeting provided a venue to understand the challenges and to formulate recommendations to policymakers. A key target highlighted was the increased exposure of all pediatric residents to community pediatrics. This gained the support of the Chief Executive Officers of all four Health Funds in Israel. This document provides a synopsis of the topics addressed and suggested recommendations.

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Integrating Practice into Accounting Research

Management Science ◽

10.1287/mnsc.2020.3590 ◽

2020 ◽

Cited By ~ 2

Author(s):

Shiva Rajgopal

Keyword(s):

Chief Executive Officers ◽

Academic Research ◽

Chief Executive ◽

Management Science ◽

Chief Financial Officers ◽

Policy Makers ◽

Accounting Research ◽

65Th Anniversary ◽

Set Up ◽

Executive Officers

I argue that academic research in accounting has strayed from producing work that is useful to either practitioners or policy makers. I use three criteria to arrive at that assessment: (i) How many products and processes have accounting research produced in the last 50 years? (ii) How much overlap do we observe between issues that Chief Financial Officers (CFOs) and Chief Executive Officers (CEOs) worry about and our published research? (iii) Is the science or the knowhow in academe in a particular area ahead of that in practice? I conjecture that tuition-funded research drives this problem. I review several initiatives that have been tried at Columbia and elsewhere (i) to better integrate academic research and practice and (ii) to disseminate our findings to practitioners. I suggest that Management Science set up a forum to encourage submissions of papers that use rigorous methods to address pressing applied problems. This paper was accepted by David Simchi-Levi, Special Issue of Management Science: 65th Anniversary.

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Internal factors affecting vegetable and fruit export performance of Vietnamese firms

Science & Technology Development Journal - Economics - Law and Management ◽

10.32508/stdjelm.v3i2.552 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 3 (2) ◽

pp. 153-165

Author(s):

Le Tan Buu ◽

Pham Ngoc Y

Keyword(s):

Chief Executive Officers ◽

Quantitative Methods ◽

Export Performance ◽

Chief Executive ◽

Internal Factors ◽

Factors Affecting ◽

Qualitative And Quantitative Methods ◽

Executive Officers ◽

Technology Orientation ◽

Depth Interviews

The paper aims at defining and measuring key internal factors which impact on export performance of vegetable and fruit export firms in Ho Chi Minh City, Lam Dong, Dong Nai, Binh Duong, Vung Tau, Binh Phuoc, Tay Ninh, Long An và Tien Giang province. The study uses resource-based theory (RBV) to explain the internal factors affecting the export performance by applying qualitative and quantitative methods. The qualitative method is carried out through in-depth interviews of 10 chief executive officers, while the quantitative one is conducted through direct interviews with 228 managers of vegetable and fruit companies. Export performance are measured under the subjective perspective to collect information from firms, considering the perception or satisfaction of firms on export activities. The results show that firm's export performance is under the direct influences of four internal factors including: (1) International experience; (2) export commitment; (3) product characteristics; (4) technology orientation. The study measures export performance and internal factors affecting export performance, thereby suggesting management implications that help businesses improve export performance of Vietnamese fruit and vegetable firms.

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Does Educational Background Affect CEO Compensation And Firm Performance?

Journal of Applied Business Research (JABR) ◽

10.19030/jabr.v27i1.907 ◽

2011 ◽

Vol 27 (1) ◽

Cited By ~ 11

Author(s):

Terrance Jalbert ◽

Kimberly Furumo ◽

Mercedes Jalbert

Keyword(s):

Firm Performance ◽

Chief Executive Officers ◽

Ceo Compensation ◽

Chief Executive ◽

Educational Background ◽

Government Officials ◽

Select Group ◽

Executive Officers ◽

Educational Variables ◽

Compensation Committees

This paper examines the educational background of Chief Executive Officers (CEOs) from large U.S. firms. Forbes CEO compensation lists and Compustat data covering 500 or more firms annually are utilized in the analysis for the period 1997-2006.  Universities are ranked based on the number of graduates placed in top CEO positions and of the total compensation their graduates earn as CEO.  Results show a select group of schools educate a large proportion of top CEOs.  Harvard dominates the CEO market at all educational levels.  Results show low correlation between university placement rankings and compensation rankings.  Regressions on CEO compensation provide additional insights into CEO compensation determinants. Regressions of CEO educational variables on firm performance measures identify links between CEO education and firm performance.  This is the first known paper to examine CEO gender as a determinant of compensation and firm performance.  The evidence here provides hiring and compensation committees valuable information on appropriate hiring, retention and compensation strategies.  It also provides government officials additional insights for designing appropriate regulations.

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Application of environmental management accounting by small and medium enterprises in South Africa

Environmental Economics ◽

10.21511/ee.12(1).2021.09 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 12 (1) ◽

pp. 103-111

Author(s):

Thomas Nyahuna ◽

Mishelle Doorasamy

Keyword(s):

Environmental Management ◽

Chief Executive Officers ◽

Small And Medium Enterprises ◽

Management Accounting ◽

Chief Executive ◽

Gauteng Province ◽

Environmental Management Accounting ◽

Executive Officers ◽

Medium Enterprises ◽

Depth Interviews

By focusing on environmental management accounting in SMEs, the study helps SME managers to effectively understand and find better ways of improving environmental management. The paper investigates environmental management accounting applications in manufacturing small and medium enterprises in Gauteng province. Small and medium enterprises were chosen based on their exclusion from the mainstream research on environmental management accounting (EMA). To achieve the main aim of the study, 24 in-depth interviews were undertaken among SMEs’ managers, accountants, chief executive officers, and owners. The study found that physical EMA is more common in SMEs than monetary EMA. 77% of SMEs’ respondents confirm using physical environmental information in their operations. Therefore, SMEs prefer EMA practices with little cost or no cost attached and practices that can effectively generate returns in the short term. In addition, the avoidance of monetary EMA is anchored on the premise of avoiding costly projects with no immediate material financial returns. Therefore, EMA is critical for SMEs to achieve sustainability.

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Challenges of Building, Deploying, and Using AI-Enabled Telepsychiatry Platforms for Clinical Practice Among Urban Indians: A Qualitative Study

Indian Journal of Psychological Medicine ◽

10.1177/0253717620973414 ◽

2020 ◽

pp. 025371762097341

Author(s):

Thenral M ◽

Arunkumar Annamalai

Keyword(s):

Clinical Practice ◽

Chief Executive Officers ◽

Chief Executive ◽

Clinical Validation ◽

Theory Approach ◽

Urban Indians ◽

Ethical Violations ◽

Executive Officers ◽

Almost All ◽

Western Perspective

Background: Published literature shows the overall challenges associated with artificial intelligence (AI)-enabled medicine and telepsychiatry more from the western perspective, with no specific mention from the perspective of individual stakeholders or Indians. This study was conceptualized to understand the perceived challenges of building, deploying, and using AI-enabled telepsychiatry for clinical practice from the perspectives of psychiatrist, patients, and the technology experts (who build such services) in urban India. Methods: Between February 2020 and April 2020, a semistructured topic guide was drafted for qualitative exploratory study among psychiatrists ( n = 14), their patients ( n = 14), technology experts ( n = 13), and Chief Executive Officers (CEOs) ( n = 5) of health technology incubation centers. Interviews were conducted over the phone, recorded, and analyzed using the grounded theory approach. Results: Almost all respondents cited ethical, legal, accountability, and regulatory implications as challenges. The major issues stated by patients were privacy/confidentiality, ethical violations, security/ hacking, and data ownership. Psychiatrists cited lack of clinical validation, lack of established studies or trials, iatrogenic risk, and healthcare infrastructure issues as the main challenges. Technology experts stated data-related issues as the major challenge. The CEOs quoted the lack of interdisciplinary experts as one of the main challenges in building deployable AI-enabled telepsychiatry in India. Conclusions: There are challenges to deploy an AI-enabled telepsychiatry platform in India. There is a need to constitute an interdisciplinary team to systematically address these challenges. Deployment of AI-enabled telepsychiatry is not possible without clinical validation and addressing current challenges.

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Tournaments and Stock Options for Chief Executive Officers

SSRN Electronic Journal ◽

10.2139/ssrn.676211 ◽

2005 ◽

Author(s):

Francisco Covas ◽

Alexandra Lai

Keyword(s):

Chief Executive Officers ◽

Stock Options ◽

Chief Executive ◽

Executive Officers

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Effect of leadership styles on organizational commitment and performance in small- and medium-sized enterprises in Iraqi Kurdistan

Social Behavior and Personality An International Journal ◽

10.2224/sbp.9197 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 48 (9) ◽

pp. 1-12

Author(s):

Karwan Hamasalih Qadir ◽

Mehmet Yeşiltaş

Keyword(s):

Organizational Commitment ◽

Organizational Performance ◽

Leadership Styles ◽

Chief Executive Officers ◽

Chief Executive ◽

Mediating Effect ◽

Positive Effects ◽

Iraqi Kurdistan ◽

And Performance ◽

Executive Officers

Since 2003 the number of small- and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) has increased exponentially in Iraqi Kurdistan. To facilitate further growth the owners and chief executive officers of these enterprises have sought to improve their leadership skills. This study examined the effect of transactional and transformational leadership styles on organizational commitment and performance in Iraqi Kurdistan SMEs, and the mediating effect of organizational commitment in these relationships. We distributed 530 questionnaires and collected 400 valid responses (75% response rate) from 115 SME owners/chief executive officers and 285 employees. The results demonstrate there were positive effects of both types of leadership style on organizational performance. Further, the significant mediating effect of organizational commitment in both relationships shows the importance of this variable for leader effectiveness among entrepreneurs in Iraqi Kurdistan, and foreign entrepreneurs engaging in new businesses in the region.

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Toward a Working Model of Leadership in Nonprofit Sport Governance

Journal of Sport Management ◽

10.1123/jsm.2018-0227 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 33 (3) ◽

pp. 189-202 ◽

Cited By ~ 2

Author(s):

Ian O’Boyle ◽

David Shilbury ◽

Lesley Ferkins

Keyword(s):

Chief Executive Officers ◽

Leadership Skills ◽

Chief Executive ◽

Future Research ◽

Limited Attention ◽

Study Approach ◽

Working Model ◽

Executive Officers ◽

Scholarly Discourse

The aim of this study is to explore leadership within nonprofit sport governance. As an outcome, the authors present a preliminary working model of leadership in nonprofit sport governance based on existing literature and our new empirical evidence. Leadership in nonprofit sport governance has received limited attention to date in scholarly discourse. The authors adopt a case study approach involving three organizations and 16 participant interviews from board members and Chief Executive Officers within the golf network in Australia to uncover key leadership issues in this domain. Interviews were analyzed using an interpretive process, and a thematic structure relating to leadership in the nonprofit sport governance context was developed. Leadership ambiguity, distribution of leadership, leadership skills and development, and leadership and volunteerism emerged as the key themes in the research. These themes, combined with existing literature, are integrated into a preliminary working model of leadership in nonprofit sport governance that helps to shape the issues and challenges embedded within this emerging area of inquiry. The authors offer a number of suggestions for future research to refine, test, critique, and elaborate on our proposed working model.

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