scholarly journals AS REDES EMPRESARIAIS DE NEGÓCIOS E O SEU PODER COMPETITIVO: RACIONALIDADE LÓGICA OU ESTRATÉGICA?

2008 ◽  
Vol 13 (1) ◽  
pp. 11
Author(s):  
Ivan De Souza Dutra ◽  
Sérgio Baptista Zaccarelli ◽  
Sílvio Aparecido Dos Santos
Keyword(s):  
South America ◽  
Empirical Analysis ◽  
Business Networks ◽  
The South ◽  
Business Network ◽  
Competitive Power ◽  
Enterprise Network ◽  
The Subject

The main objective was analyze how the companies form a group organizing themselves under the form of an enterprise network business-oriented, called Business Network. This kind of network is formed in cooperation to compete with other group of companies that acts in the same sector or enterprise segment. From one discussion of the concept of Business Network, this study makes a theoretical and empirical analysis of a case of a formed network for the modular consortium of the Volkswagen Trucks and Bus - operations of the South America. Between the main discussions, two sources of rationalization had been evidenced for the theorization on networks: the logic and the strategical one. Characteristics and effects of the Business Networks had been proven from these sources. Also, it had been proven the position and power of negotiation between members of the network. It was observed that as the form to think, the business network is formed to explore businesses on the basis of the logic, or, it is constituted to compete based on the thought or strategical reasoning. The competitive power of the network formed from the strategical reasoning was evident when the competition is between groups that operate in the same branch and sector. The main contributions of the study are to explore the subject and to look for extended discussions.

Note on Antarctic History

Polar Record ◽  
1940 ◽  
Vol 3 (19) ◽  
pp. 279-279
Author(s):  
G. C. L. B.
Keyword(s):  
South America ◽  
Critical Review ◽  
The South ◽  
Complete Understanding ◽  
Detailed Review ◽  
Difference Of Opinion ◽  
Ann Arbor ◽  
The Subject

To the student of Antarctic history the details of its discovery, and of the early voyages along its shores, are matters of great interest and are now coming under critical review. The area over which there is most difference of opinion is that part of Antarctica which projects as a great peninsula, Graham Land, to the south of South America. It is this sector which forms the subject of a recent memoir by Professor William Herbert Hobbs of Ann Arbor, Michigan, followed by a detailed review of that work by A. R. H. Professor Hobbs's memoir is entitled “The Discoveries of Antarctica within the American Sector as revealed by Maps and Documents” (Trans. Amer. Phil. Soc. Philadelphia, New Series, xxxi, 1939, pp. 1–71), while A. R. H.'s review appears under the heading “On Some Misrepresentations of Antarctic History” (Geographical Journal, xciv, 1939, pp. 309–30). For complete understanding of the disputed facts concentrated effort is required in the reading of both authors. That A. R. H. in his review should find it necessary to state that the author of the memoir “denounces as forgeries what are most evidently genuine documents, with no further proof than his own falsification of the photograph he obtained from Cornwall House”, shows the need for the student of Antarctic history not to limit his reading to one only of the two writers.

scholarly journals PROGRAM FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF A FRANCHISE BUSINESS NETWORK ON THE MARKET

2021 ◽  
Vol 6 (200) ◽  
pp. 35-42
Author(s):  
M.A. Bogatova ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Economic Growth ◽  
Practical Significance ◽  
Business Networks ◽  
Action Program ◽  
Effective Management ◽  
Business Network ◽  
Russian Economy ◽  
Management Measures ◽  
The Subject ◽  
Step Program

The franchise model is currently the most profitable, fast-growing business format that ensures the economic growth of the regional and Russian economy. The subject of the study was the program for the development of a franchise business network in the market. The purpose of this study is to develop effective management measures to expand the use of franchise relations in business networks. The use of the author's approach allowed to build a step-by-step program for scaling a ready-made partner business and increase the level of transparency of franchise relations. The practical significance lies in the development of a set of practical steps within the framework of the implementation of the action program to enhance the use of franchising in the Russian economy, which will increase the number of new participants in franchise systems.

Looking at the Falkland Islands from Antarctica: the broader regional perspective

Polar Record ◽  
1994 ◽  
Vol 30 (174) ◽  
pp. 167-180 ◽  
Author(s):  
Peter J. Beck
Keyword(s):  
South America ◽  
Common Element ◽  
Falkland Islands ◽  
The South ◽  
Regional Context ◽  
South Georgia ◽  
The Past ◽  
South Sandwich Islands ◽  
The Subject ◽  
Regional Perspective

AbstractA range of geographical, political, legal, economic, scientific, environmental, and other inter-connections can be drawn between the Falkland Islands and Antarctica. One common element concerns the fact that both areas remain the subject of long-standing dispute between Argentina and Britain. In the past, various attempts have been made to present Antarctic experience as the basis for action in the Falklands question, most notably, as part of the search for a resolution of the Anglo-Argentine impasse regarding sovereignty over the Falklands/Malvinas. A number of proposed linkages are examined, although, admittedly, it is easier to pose questions than to provide answers. Nevertheless, the proposals articulate the merits of viewing the Falkland Islands in a wider regional context, defined as covering the archipelago, South Georgia, the South Sandwich Islands, Antarctica, and possibly South America.

The South America Advantage

2011 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lynn E. Dellenbarger ◽  
Lihong Zhu
Keyword(s):  
South America ◽  
The South

The Villa Item and a Bride's Ordeal

1929 ◽  
Vol 19 (1) ◽  
pp. 67-87 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jocelyn Toynbee
Keyword(s):  
The South ◽  
Important Paper ◽  
The North ◽  
Dwelling House ◽  
South Wall ◽  
The Subject ◽  
The One ◽  
The Individual ◽  
North Wall ◽  
The Right

The paintings in the triclinium of the Villa Item, a dwelling-house excavated in 1909 outside the Porta Ercolanese at Pompeii, have not only often been published and discussed by foreign scholars, but they have also formed the subject of an important paper in this Journal. The artistic qualities of the paintings have been ably set forth: it has been established beyond all doubt that the subject they depict is some form of Dionysiac initiation: and, of the detailed interpretations of the first seven of the individual scenes, those originally put forward by de Petra and accepted, modified or developed by Mrs. Tillyard appear, so far as they go, to be unquestionably on the right lines. A fresh study of the Villa Item frescoes would seem, however, to be justified by the fact that the majority of previous writers have confined their attention almost entirely to the first seven scenes—the three to the east of the entrance on the north wall (fig. 3), the three on the east wall and the one to the east of the window on the south wall, to which the last figure on the east wall, the winged figure with the whip, undoubtedly belongs.

Does membership of local Chambers of Commerce networks enhance rural SME performance?: An empirical analysis

2021 ◽  
Vol ahead-of-print (ahead-of-print) ◽  
Author(s):  
Pattanapong Tiwasing ◽  
Sukanlaya Sawang
Keyword(s):  
Empirical Analysis ◽  
Rural Areas ◽  
Business Performance ◽  
Service Development ◽  
Business Networks ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Essential Information ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Chamber Of Commerce ◽  
Chambers Of Commerce

PurposeLocal Chambers of Commerce networks provide small- and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) with an opportunity to access essential information and networking with other businesses, resulting in improved business performance. However, rural SMEs are less likely to participate in these networks and often possess lower performance. This paper aims to examine the relationship between being members of local Chambers of Commerce networks and rural SMEs’ performance by comparing business performance between rural SMEs who are members and non-members of local Chambers of Commerce networks. This paper also further explores difference in business growth plans between rural SMEs members and non-members.Design/methodology/approachThe empirical analysis draws on cross-sectional data of 3,769 rural SMEs in England and Wales from the UK's Government Longitudinal Small Business Survey 2015. Propensity score matching (PSM) is applied to control for selection bias and variations in business characteristics before comparing business performance, measured in terms of annual turnover, sale growth and profitability, between rural SMEs that are members and non-members of local Chambers of Commerce networks.FindingsOur results show that rural SME members of local Chambers of Commerce networks are more likely to grow their sales than non-members. However, they perform as good as non-members in terms of turnover and profitability. The results also emphasise that local Chambers of Commerce networks are crucial for rural SMEs to develop the skills of the workforce and leadership capability of managers, new product/service development and new working practices. Therefore, to enhance rural SMEs' performance, tailoring the services of local Chambers of Commerce to support rural businesses' needs and encouraging rural SMEs to make use of business networks are recommended.Practical implicationsThe paper unpacks the relationships between being local Chamber of Commerce membership and business performance, offering lessons for rural SMEs to boost their business performance and growth through participating in local business association networks.Originality/valueThis paper is the first study that explores the comparative analysis of business performance and growth plans between rural SMEs that are members and non-members of the local Chamber of Commerce networks. We provide an empirical evidence-based analysis to existing literature regarding the advantages of being local Chamber of Commerce memberships to enhance business performance in rural areas.

Art. VIII.—On the Origin of the Ancient Northern Constellation-figures

1897 ◽  
Vol 29 (2) ◽  
pp. 205-226
Author(s):  
Robert Brown
Keyword(s):  
The South ◽  
Future Time ◽  
Classic Work ◽  
Careful Observation ◽  
Subsequent Investigation ◽  
Correct Conclusion ◽  
Western Asia ◽  
The World ◽  
The Subject ◽  
Euphrates Valley

Amongst the most remarkable instances of the result of careful observation and systematized thought which Western Asia has given to the world at large, are the Signs of the Zodiac, and the ancient extra-zodiacal constellation-figures, northern and southern; and by ‘ancient’ I mean those which have been enshrined for all future time in the Phainomena of Aratos. Of the Twelve Signs I shall only speak incidentally. It is now many years since Ideler and Guigniaut, contrary to the views of Letronne, arrived at the correct conclusion that the Signs of the Zodiac came, with so much else of archaic thought and civilization, from, the Euphrates Valley; and, having firmly established themselves in Hellenic usage, were afterwards carried by Greek conquerors as far as India in the east and Egypt in the south. But, although modern research has supplied an immense amount of material for the purpose, it is remarkable that the classic work of Ideler still gives the best account of the constellation-figures and their various stars. Surely, then, it is time that an effort was made to utilize in a connected form some at least of the results of subsequent investigation; and, although the inquiry, like all such, is progressive, and, like all researches into the ancient and archaic past, is beset with numerous difficulties, yet the principles to be applied and the general outlines of the subject are clear and distinct.

III.—On the Subdivisions of the Triassic Rocks, between the Coast of West Somerset and the South Coast of Devon

1875 ◽  
Vol 2 (4) ◽  
pp. 163-168 ◽  
Author(s):  
W. A. E. Ussher
Keyword(s):  
South Coast ◽  
The South ◽  
Geological Information ◽  
The Subject

Much has been written on the relations of the Devonshire Trias as observed in the south-coast section. The subject itself is associated with many names of high scientific repute, so that, were the following epitome the result of partial examination, or in any way aided by preconceived notions arrived at from the perusal of the labours of those who have gone before, I should not feel justified in differing in many points from men infinitely my superiors in general geological information.

scholarly journals Impact of enriched analyses on regional numerical forecasts over southeastern South America during SALLJEX

2014 ◽  
Vol 29 (3) ◽  
pp. 315-330
Author(s):  
Yanina García Skabar ◽  
Matilde Nicolini
Keyword(s):  
Data Assimilation ◽  
South America ◽  
Atmospheric Modeling ◽  
South American ◽  
The South ◽  
Low Level ◽  
Positive Effects ◽  
Accumulated Rainfall ◽  
Low Level Jet ◽  
The Impact

During the warm season 2002-2003, the South American Low-Level Jet Experiment (SALLJEX) was carried out in southeastern South America. Taking advantage of the unique database collected in the region, a set of analyses is generated for the SALLJEX period assimilating all available data. The spatial and temporal resolution of this new set of analyses is higher than that of analyses available up to present for southeastern South America. The aim of this paper is to determine the impact of assimilating data into initial fields on mesoscale forecasts in the region, using the Brazilian Regional Atmospheric Modeling System (BRAMS) with particular emphasis on the South American Low-Level Jet (SALLJ) structure and on rainfall forecasts. For most variables, using analyses with data assimilated as initial fields has positive effects on short term forecast. Such effect is greater in wind variables, but not significant in forecasts longer than 24 hours. In particular, data assimilation does not improve forecasts of 24-hour accumulated rainfall, but it has slight positive effects on accumulated rainfall between 6 and 12 forecast hours. As the main focus is on the representation of the SALLJ, the effect of data assimilation in its forecast was explored. Results show that SALLJ is fairly predictable however assimilating additional observation data has small impact on the forecast of SALLJ timing and intensity. The strength of the SALLJ is underestimated independently of data assimilation. However, Root mean square error (RMSE) and BIAS values reveal the positive effect of data assimilation up to 18-hours forecasts with a greater impact near higher topography.

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