October 2013
Analytic network process (ANP) approach for selecting strategies influencing the productivity of knowledge women workers
It is commonly recognized that knowledge is the only source of core competence in the knowledge-based companies, but productivity rate of the knowledge women worker is always low. This study seeks to identify factors influencing productivity. In addition, it presents strategies that influence knowledge women workers’ productivity. Strategies were selected using the ANP approach. It is hoped that this paper will...
October 2013
Intellectual capital and technological advances in knowledge society: How are these concepts related?
The purpose of this paper is to examine the relationship between technological advances and intellectual capital improvement. Researches show that technological advances and intellectual capital have a strong relationship but this relationship has not been examined systematically. This paper reviews the important theoretical work in both streams of research, highlighting the fundamental similarities and differences....
October 2013
Exploring dynamic capabilities of executives for core strategy
Whether a solar product maker is able to achieve sustainable and competitive effectiveness depends on the dynamic capabilities of its executives. This study used various methods to establish the dynamic capabilities and components of executives in resource-based view. The survey research was adopted to find out essential dynamic capabilities with 481 valid questionnaires retrieved at a 73.10% response rate. Thirty...
October 2013
Quality dimension evaluation of a public health network in South Region of Sao Paulo City, in Brazil
This research aimed to evaluate the quality of health services provided by public network, in the south region of Sao Paulo city in Brazil, by the perspective of patients’ satisfaction. The field research involved 80 high-risk pregnant women because they used all kinds of health units that make up the Brazilian Unified Health Services System in this region. The research model was adapted to cover the last five...
October 2013
Shared Leadership and Team Effectiveness: Moderating Effects of Task Interdependence
This study investigates the relationship and effect between the attitude about shared leadership and team effectiveness with two dimensions of task interdependence such as Received Task Interdependence (RTID) and Initiated Task Interdependence (ITID) tested for the potential moderating effects on the relationship. Research hypotheses were developed and tested using regression analysis. To test the hypotheses, we...
October 2013
Profitability of the informal cross-border trade: A case study of four selected borders of Botswana
In this study, the views of 520 informal cross border traders, obtained using systematic sampling and snow ball techniques from four selected border posts in Botswana, were used to show how profitable ICBT is. The results of the analysis show that the monthly profit generated by ICB traders is over ten times the minimum wage of workers in Botswana and gross profit margin from this trade is 54.99%. Whereas about two...
October 2013
An empirical investigation of tax buoyancy in Kenya
Revenue mobilization is an important goal of tax reform. Thus, tax buoyancy constitutes an essential ingredient for tax policy formulation. This paper utilized a time series approach to estimate tax buoyancy for Kenya for the period 1999/2000 to 2010/2011. Tax buoyancies were computed for income, import, excise, Value Added Tax (VAT) and total taxes. Specifically, the paper examined the buoyancies of tax revenues to...
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