scholarly journals Offshoring of Services in Spain: International Fragmentation of Activities or Change in Procurement Sources?

2020 ◽  
Vol 31 (2) ◽  
pp. 655
Author(s):  
Begoña Fuster García ◽  
Carmen Martínez Mora
Keyword(s):  
Service Providers ◽  
Manufacturing Companies ◽  
Input Output ◽  
National Accounting ◽  
Foreign Countries ◽  
Manufacturing Sectors ◽  
Service Sectors

This paper studies the offshoring of services and whether this phenomenon is linked to the international fragmentation of activities or to a shift in outsourcing to foreign rather than domestic suppliers. Analysis is performed using the National Accounting input-output tables of Spain’s National Institute for Statistics for the 2000-2007 period. The major findings reveal growth in the offshoring of intermediate services to foreign countries by service providers and manufacturing companies, with greater prevalence among the former. In manufacturing sectors, the analysis indicates that domestic suppliers are being replaced by their foreign counterparts. However, in service sectors these processes correspond mainly to the international fragmentation of activities.

scholarly journals Ecolabnet service packages as a response to the needs of manufacturing enterprises in the SME sector of the Baltic Sea Region

2021 ◽  
Vol 27 (4) ◽  
pp. 265-271
Author(s):  
Edyta Kulej-Dudek
Keyword(s):  
Baltic Sea ◽  
Product Design ◽  
Business Models ◽  
Service Providers ◽  
Process Efficiency ◽  
Manufacturing Companies ◽  
The Baltic Sea ◽  
Manufacturing Enterprises ◽  
Baltic Sea Region ◽  
The Baltic

Abstract Nowadays, the competitiveness of the economy, which is determined to a large extent by the innovative activities of enterprises and institutions, is of great importance for economic development. An important type of innovation is eco-innovations. Eco-innovations are currently a very timely topic undertaken by researchers, but also an important element of the activities of many companies. As a network of service providers for eco-innovations in small and medium-sized manufacturing enterprises, ECOLABNET fits perfectly in this trend. It aims to support, enable and empower companies to undertake sustainable eco-innovation activities in the Baltic Sea Region and beyond. The aim of this publication is to present the results of research on the eco-innovation needs of SME enterprises of the Baltic Sea countries and potential collaboration in this field with external entities. The services developed as packages of eco-innovation services in Ecolabnet that can meet the identified needs were indicated. The survey was conducted between March and May 2019 and covered SMEs in six countries: Poland, Lithuania, Estonia, Sweden, Finland, and Denmark. The subjects of the study were manufacturing companies that improve their products or services. The aim of the research was to gain an understanding of the needs and challenges related to eco-innovation in the context of sustainable development, to identify the future eco-innovation needs of manufacturing SMEs and collaborations with external actors, and to determine how and through which services the Ecolabnet can meet these needs and contribute to the growth of the enterprise. The manufacturing enterprises in this survey were motivated to eco-innovate. However, they lack knowledge on eco-innovation in its broadest sense, and therefore, urgently need the help of external experts, business partners, and networks in this area. The survey covered three areas: Business, Development, and Technology/Production. Business topic areas that entrepreneurs placed a high emphasis on were: branding and communication, supplier relations, customer insights and financial aspects. Within the needs in terms of development put most emphasis on product design, process development, bio-based materials and biodegradable materials. In the last category of identified needs Technology/Production respondents indicated increasing process efficiency, energy optimization and material efficiency. The research results also indicate that product design as well as branding and communication are urgent needs in the field of external expertise. Of the potential needs, the respondents also indicated customer insights, other alternative materials, business models, value chain assessment, and service design.

An innovative approach to measuring technology spillovers in service-dominant logic

Kybernetes ◽  
2015 ◽  
Vol 44 (2) ◽  
pp. 202-219 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yen-Hao Hsieh ◽  
Soe-Tsyr Yuan
Keyword(s):  
Service Sector ◽  
Service Providers ◽  
Analysis Approach ◽  
Technology Spillovers ◽  
Input Output ◽  
Output Analysis ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Customer Involvement ◽  
Input Output Analysis ◽  
Target Values

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to propose a service-dominant (S-D) logic-based input-output analysis approach to systematically measure the effects of technology spillover in the service sector. Design/methodology/approach – This study uses a case to demonstrate the feasibility and contributions of the S-D logic-based input-output analysis approach. Findings – This study adopted the idea of customer involvement to formulate the S-D logic-based input-output analysis approach. Service providers can apply this systematical approach to find potential opportunities to spread information technology and co-create values with customers. Originality/value – The S-D logic-based input-output analysis approach has elasticity to dynamically employ different perspectives to evaluate the effects of technology spillovers in order for integrity and precision. The proposed approach is to delineate the possible target values that related to specific services based on the notions of operant resources and customer involvement in a selected service sector. Service providers within the service sector have to offer innovative service activities and manage existing services for customers to participate in.

ASSESSMENT OF THE SECTORAL SPECIALIZATION OF EARLY ENTREPRENEURS: DATA FROM MODERN COUNTRIES

2020 ◽  
Vol 11 (3) ◽  
pp. 74-81
Author(s):  
Yuliia S. Pinkovetskaia
Keyword(s):  
Business Development ◽  
Development Programs ◽  
Industry Specialization ◽  
Goods And Services ◽  
Start Up ◽  
Foreign Countries ◽  
Service Sectors ◽  
The Government ◽  
National Economies ◽  
Sectoral Policy

The relevance of the study of early entrepreneurship in modern national economies is determined by the increasing importance of entrepreneurs in both developed and developing countries. Entrepreneurs make a significant contribution to the economic growth, increasing gross domestic product, creating new jobs, and reducing poverty and social exclusion. Therefore, one of the main tasks of public administration bodies is to develop and implement measures that ensure an effective sectoral policy in the field of business development. The purpose of the study becomes the assessment of the current level of specialization of early entrepreneurs in modern national economies. In the course of the research, the following tasks were solved: determining the main sectors in which entrepreneurs create their business; forming an array of empirical data describing the specific weights of entrepreneurs specializing in the production of goods and services in the total number of early entrepreneurs by country; developing economic and mathematical models that characterize the two main sectors of specialization of early entrepreneurs. The source of information for assessing the industry specialization of start-up entrepreneurs became the data provided in the Global entrepreneurship monitoring project, based on the results of a survey of more than 2000 early entrepreneurs in each of the 50 countries. In the process of economic and mathematical modeling, the authors developed density functions of normal distribution. The result of the computational experiment was an assessment of the values of indicators that characterize the involvement of early entrepreneurs in the production and service sectors of national economies. As a result of the research, the average values and ranges of changes in indicators of industry specialization were established, and countries with high and low values of indicators were identified; a comparative analysis of the values of indicators for Russia and foreign countries is carried out; three hypotheses put forward during the research were confirmed. The obtained research results have a significant novelty and originality, they have a certain theoretical and applied value. The proposed indicators and their calculation models can be used in justifying business development programs by the government, regional and municipal authorities. The results of calculations are of interest to entrepreneurs, including beginners.

Office Automation as a Managerial Tool: The Underlying Importance of Education

1988 ◽  
Vol 17 (1) ◽  
pp. 79-87
Author(s):  
Mehdi Khosrowpour
Keyword(s):  
Computer Technology ◽  
Developmental Stages ◽  
Slow Growth ◽  
Office Automation ◽  
Educational Programs ◽  
Production Functions ◽  
Effective Management ◽  
Manufacturing Companies ◽  
Manufacturing Sectors ◽  
Early Developmental

Computer technology has assisted many manufacturing companies to automate various production functions, bearing significant results. Despite rapid growth of automation in the manufacturing sectors in general, the automation process of many office-related functions is still at the early developmental stages. Contributing to this slow growth of office automation are lack of management enthusiasm, unrecognized economic and productivity incentives, and lack of effective management. Lack of proper educational programs or curricula underlies these factors.

scholarly journals Effects of Capital Structure and Managerial Ownership on Profitability: Experience from Bangladesh

2016 ◽  
Vol 11 (9) ◽  
pp. 218
Author(s):  
Md. Imran Hossain
Keyword(s):  
Capital Structure ◽  
Service Providers ◽  
Stock Exchange ◽  
Agency Cost ◽  
Managerial Ownership ◽  
Manufacturing Companies ◽  
Technological Support ◽  
Critical Success ◽  
Telecom Service ◽  
Research Findings

<p>This paper aims at investigating the effects of capital structure and managerial ownership on the profitability of the Bangladeshi companies based on a strongly balanced panel data of 81 manufacturing companies listed under 10 industries in Dhaka Stock Exchange for 2002-2014. The results of Panel Corrected Standard Error (PCSE) regression model suggest that capital structure variables negatively affect ROA but positively affect ROE of the firms. Furthermore, Short term debt influences profitability of the firms more severely compared to Long term debt. On the contrary, managerial ownership positively affects profitability conforming to the Agency cost theory. It was also found that Bangladeshi firms followed aggressive financing strategies that led to an increase in their financial &amp; bankruptcy risks to a great extent. That the financial managers should employ less leverage in the capital structure and minimize agency cost of equity in order to maximize the profitability of firms is the policy implication of this paper. EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";mso-ascii-theme-font:major-bidi;mso-fareast-font-family: 宋体;mso-hansi-theme-font:major-bidi;mso-bidi-theme-font:major-bidi;mso-ansi-language: EN-US;mso-fareast-language:ZH-CN;mso-bidi-language:AR-SA'&gt;instead of evaluating an individual chain i.e. Service provided by Original Equipment Manufacturers to Telecom Service Providers or vice versa or from Telecom Service Providers to the End Users. Questionnaires feedback was taken from comprehensive chain of services, i.e. forward and backward chain feedback was considered. Research findings suggest that technological support would improve service delivery system and service organizations shall put special emphasize on Service Quality for achieving critical success, which would improve overall Customer Satisfaction, Customer Loyalty, Operational Performance and Firm Profitability.</p>

scholarly journals From the accounts of Philosophie rurale to the physiocratic Tableau: François Quesnay as a precursor of national accounting

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Pierre Le Masne ◽  
Romuald Dupuy ◽  
Philippe Roman
Keyword(s):  
Input Output ◽  
National Accounting ◽  
Precise Representation ◽  
Double Entry ◽  
Shed Light

Quesnay’s Tableau, as it appears in Philosophie rurale, is an understandable, robust and innovative construction despite detail errors. It provides a precise representation of the economic circuit. The accounts of chapter VII of Philosophie rurale are introduced and we explain how Quesnay’s Tableau comes from these accounts. The transposition of the accounts of chapter VII and of the Tableau into two input-output tables shows the balance of resources and uses. In order to shed light on the progress of exchanges along the year, the Tableau is also transposed into three double-entry accountings (proprietors, farmers and artisans).

scholarly journals Earnings management and initial public offerings among Indonesian manufacturing companies

2021 ◽  
Vol 18 (3) ◽  
pp. 27-39
Author(s):  
Andreas ◽  
Enni Savitri ◽  
Tatang Ary Gumanti ◽  
Nurhayati
Keyword(s):  
Earnings Management ◽  
Initial Public Offerings ◽  
Stock Exchange ◽  
Financial Statements ◽  
Asia Pacific ◽  
Manufacturing Companies ◽  
Public Offerings ◽  
Industry Group ◽  
Manufacturing Sectors ◽  
Essential Chemical

Earnings management (EM) refers to the common use of accounting techniques in various economic settings, such as Initial Public Offerings (IPOs), to produce financial statements. This study, therefore, analyzes the effect of firm size, operating cash flow, the used IPO proceeds, earnings changes, and leverage on EM of manufacturing companies on the Indonesia Stock Exchange from 1989 to 2013. This sector comprises the essential chemical industry, miscellaneous organizations, and consumer goods, with 63 firms being used to meet the selection criteria. The regression analysis showed that the intended use of funds and leverage had a negative and significant impact on EM. Furthermore, the process is measured using Friedlan’s (1994) Discretionary Current Accruals model with similar results found in each industry group and their insignificant differences used to regulate the level of discretionary accruals between the three sectors. This study implies that the EM level is qualitatively similar among IPO companies in the three sub-sectors examined. AcknowledgmentsThe authors are grateful to the audience for their comments during the 11th Environmental and Sustainability Management Accounting Network-Asia Pacific (EMAN-AP) Conference held at the Danang University of Economics, Danang, Vietnam, 12-13 August 2019. The early draft was titled “Earnings Management and Initial Public Offerings on Manufacturing Sectors Companies”.

scholarly journals Urgency of the Public Services Supervision on the Regional Government Implementation

2020 ◽  
Vol 4 (2) ◽  
pp. 84-88
Author(s):  
Ida Ayu KETUT KARYANI ◽  
I Wayan PARSA
Keyword(s):  
Public Service ◽  
Public Services ◽  
Service Providers ◽  
Regional Government ◽  
Public Officials ◽  
The Public ◽  
Government Supervision ◽  
Service Sectors ◽  
The Government

This study examined the supervision of public services as stipulated in Law 25 of 2009, namely regarding public services and Law 23 of 2014 concerning regional government. Supervision carried out in the law is to give authority to each of the existing institutions or institutions, causing overlapping existing authority. Giving authority to officials will give birth to the rights and obligations to achieve the goals and intentions specified in the legislation. The rise of corruption cases occurs because of the weakness of existing supervision of government administration, especially in public services. In this case corruption will foster public distrust of public services. The form of maladministration carried out by public service providers is always associated with behavior in services performed by public officials and the norms of behavior of officials in public services. In addition, these problems are also caused by the opportunities and authority given to be abused and the low quality of public services in various service sectors. Supervision of public services can provide certainty about the public services provided by the government whether it has been running according to targets and objectives and is a way to find out as early as possible maladministration that might occur so that effective and accountable government can be realized.

scholarly journals Inter-industrial Relations and Sectoral Employment Development in German Regions

2013 ◽  
Vol 233 (4) ◽  
pp. 486-504 ◽  
Author(s):  
Julia Kowalewski
Keyword(s):  
Industrial Relations ◽  
Air Transport ◽  
Input Output ◽  
Positive Effects ◽  
The Past ◽  
German Regions ◽  
Single Industry ◽  
Service Sectors ◽  
The Right ◽  
The Impact

Summary This paper analyses the impact of cluster structures on employment development in Germany according to the hypothesis of Porter (1998). It develops a new way of measuring the co-location of suppliers and buyers of intermediate goods in a region based on an input-output approach. The resulting indicator is implemented in a shift-share regression in order to analyse the importance of input-output linkages for the employment development in individual industries. One advantage of this approach is that the results can be compared to earlier studies on localization advantages according to Marshall (1890). The results show that the availability of suppliers and customers in the same region was a major engine for job creation in specific industries in the past. In the period 1998 to 2007 this was particularly observed for service sectors, such as Air Transport or Health and Social Work but also for some manufacturing industries as well as for Agriculture and Construction. It becomes apparent from the comparison with earlier findings that agglomeration advantages are not realizable within a single industry. Positive effects rather result from the right composition of different industries that have the possibility to establish common production chains. However, for a lot of industries the intensity of inter-industrial interdependence did not play a significant role for their employment development.

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