scholarly journals Project Evaluation Trend in Thailand Based on Critical Factors Index

2016 ◽  
Vol 8 (5) ◽  
pp. 6-13
Author(s):  
Kereboon Champathed ◽  
Chuvej Chansa-ngavej
Keyword(s):  
Small Firms ◽  
Recent Trend ◽  
Project Evaluation ◽  
Service Firms ◽  
Critical Factors ◽  
Traditional Use ◽  
Critical Areas ◽  
Customer Perspective ◽  
Sense And Respond ◽  
Evaluation Techniques

Abstract: This paper aims to investigate the recent trend of the use of project evaluation techniques based on opinions of financial managers in Thai firms. The research uses a questionnaire built on a Sense and Respond (S&R) method called Critical Factors Index (CFI). It examines the trend using such CFI terms as importance, experiences, expectations, gaps, deviations and direction of development. The results show several critical areas for improvement needed including customer perspective and the traditional use of payback technique for project evaluation in the firm. The results also show that the needed improvement is more critical in small firms than in medium and large firms. The results further show that the improvement needed is more critical for merchandizing firms than for manufacturing and service firms.

Antecedents and Consequences of Technology Orientation (TECHOR) for Small Firms

2013 ◽  
pp. 214-238 ◽  
Author(s):  
Olivia F. Lee ◽  
Can Uslay ◽  
Matthew L. Meuter
Keyword(s):  
Technology Adoption ◽  
Small Firms ◽  
Dynamic Capabilities ◽  
Technology Policy ◽  
Firm Level ◽  
Technology Learning ◽  
Antecedents And Consequences ◽  
Sense And Respond ◽  
And Performance ◽  
Technology Orientation

This chapter explores the firm-level technology orientation construct and highlights the importance of a small firm’s dynamic capabilities in knowledge learning and management. Technology orientation (TECHOR) is comprised of three sets of technology-oriented activities: the allocation of technology resources, the development of technology competence, and the ability to sense and respond to technology opportunities that influence technology adoption and utilization. As firms engage in more of these activities, they will have higher levels of technology orientation. Antecedents to TECHOR include external forces (technology policy and industry characteristics) and internal dynamics (role of management, interdepartmental connections, and organizational factors). Consequences include customer outcomes (technology learning, perceived quality, and loyalty), employee outcomes (technology learning, job satisfaction, and performance) and organizational outcomes (firm performance and competitive advantage). Small firms that can deliver the appropriate match between the required technology-oriented activities, technology adoption, and utilization are the ones that are likely to survive and thrive.

Venturing into Foreign Markets: The Case of the Small Service Firm

1993 ◽  
Vol 17 (4) ◽  
pp. 29-41 ◽  
Author(s):  
M. Krishna Erramilli ◽  
Derrick E. D'Souza
Keyword(s):  
Direct Investment ◽  
Small Firms ◽  
Firm Behavior ◽  
Capital Intensity ◽  
Foreign Market ◽  
Service Industries ◽  
Foreign Market Entry ◽  
Service Firms ◽  
Foreign Markets ◽  
Entry Behavior

The study contrasts foreign market entry behavior of small and large service firms. The sample consisted of 141 firms of which 54 were small firms and 87 were larger firms. The study provides empirical evidence that the behavior of small firms differs from that of larger firms mainly in service industries characterized by higher capital intensity. It also suggests that at lower levels of capital intensity, small firm behavior may resemble that of larger firms. More specifically, In industries characterized by lower levels of capital Intensity, small service firms are as likely as their larger counterparts to enter culturally distant markets and to choose foreign direct Investment (FDI) modes of entry. But, at higher levels of capital Intensity, small service forms are less likely than larger ones to enter culturally distant markets, and to choose FDI modes of entry.

scholarly journals A Study Of Quality Management In Small Organizations Providing Services Directed At People

2011 ◽  
Vol 1 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Joseph N. Khamalah ◽  
B.P. Lingaraj
Keyword(s):  
Quality Management ◽  
Small Firms ◽  
Internal Quality ◽  
Service Firms ◽  
Total Quality ◽  
Font Size ◽  
Small Organizations ◽  
Normal Text ◽  
Managerial Perceptions ◽  
Unique Nature

<p class="MsoBodyTextIndent3" style="line-height: normal; text-indent: 0in; margin: 0in 0.5in 0pt; mso-hyphenate: auto;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-style: italic; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman;">This paper reports on a study of managerial perceptions of the implementation of total quality management (TQM). Results of a survey covering small firms in northeastern Indiana providing services directed at people are presented. Aspects discussed include the unique nature of this category of service firms, TQM deployment, tools used, successes, failures, benefits, and problems encountered. The majority of respondents indicated their firms&rsquo; commitment to TQM but a significantly smaller proportion demonstrated notable engagement with and actual implementation of a formal TQM program. Even smaller percentages had benchmarked internal quality standards, used TQM tools and quality-enhancing activities, rewarded employees for successful quality performance, and involved suppliers in their quality programs. Strategic implications of these findings are considered.</span></span></p>

scholarly journals Measuring CS by Critical Factor Index in Pricing Process

2011 ◽  
Vol 2 (3) ◽  
pp. 10
Author(s):  
Liisa Ingman ◽  
Josu Takala
Keyword(s):  
Critical Factor ◽  
Point Of View ◽  
Critical Areas ◽  
Pricing Process ◽  
Factor Index ◽  
Sense And Respond

The aim of this study is to identify and examine the critical parts of a pricing process, from customer’s point of view. A questionnaire used in this study is based on Sense and Respond –method. It utilizes importance, experiences, gaps, deviations and direction of development, and clarifies the critical areas of the pricing process. Many development areas where found but focus should be on the most critical areas, which were related to configurator’s usability: the overall usability and getting products to a tender.

Survey of project evaluation techniques currently used in industry

1993 ◽  
Vol 32 (1) ◽  
pp. 103-115 ◽  
Author(s):  
Donald S. Remer ◽  
Scott B. Stokdyk ◽  
Mike Van Driel
Keyword(s):  
Project Evaluation ◽  
Evaluation Techniques
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