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Comparative evidence of two cities on cross-border entrepreneurs and their business success : Auckland and Kuala Lumpur
(Canadian Center of Science and Education (CCSE), 2019-04-29)Cross-border entrepreneurs in small business are increasingly redefining and reshaping nations. Comparative evidence in literature of cross border entrepreneurs has been almost non-existent hence filling a significant ... -
Critical chain project management : a case study in the software industry
(IRAJ International Journals a unit of the Institute of Research and Journals (IRAJ), 2019-03)Critical Chain Project Management (CCPM) has been a controversial topic with extreme opinions on its merits. This is in turn partly due to dominance of theoretical debates in CCPM literature as opposed to empirical ... -
Head, heart, and gut in decision making : development of a multiple brain preference questionnaire
(SAGE, 2019-01-01)There is a growing body of literature that supports the idea that decision making involves not only cognition, but also emotion and intuition. However, following extant “dual-process” decision theories, the emotional and ... -
Human capital in the banking sector : cross cultural definition
(Faculty of Management Studies and Commerce, University of Jaffna, 2018-12-01)Businesses around the world proclaim their employees as being the corporation’s most valuable resource. The field of human capital (HC) is not a new one and, studies focussing specifically on HC and its importance to ... -
Empirical results of the awareness of social media and its application by academics in teaching in New Zealand
(2017-10)Academics and students across the globe are increasingly using social media (SM) for personal interactions, social connections and educational purposes. The article reviews the awareness and use of SM in teaching by academics ... -
Mediating effects of business success on the relation between business issues and business prospects amongst immigrant entrepreneurs in Malaysia.
(2017-03)As global migration continues to define and reshape nations, immigrant entrepreneurs have begun to be increasingly focused. Immigrant entrepreneurs are individuals who set up and run businesses outside their home countries. ... -
Perceptions on business strategy of small and medium-sized enterprises
(World Business Institute, 2017)The purpose of this article is to examine how the perceptions of employees could have an influence in business strategy. The problem statement and main research question is: How can employees’ perceptions influence ... -
Effect of human capital on productivity and efficiency in the banking sector : an exploratory study of Sri Lanka and New Zealand
(Department of Commerce and Financial Management, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka., 2017)The performance of world class manufacturing companies is not only based on equipment, material, and processes but also human capital. Thus, this research contributes and extends the existing knowledge on human capital to ... -
The balanced scorecard in a New Zealand organisation : empirical evidence of change in their performance culture
(World Business Institute, 2016-09)The balanced scorecard, if used correctly by managers could be used to transform low performing information technology service teams into highly productive and profitable units that meet customer service expectations. Two ... -
Suggestion system as an HRM tool to be successful in organisations : some empirical evidence in New Zealand
(Inovatus Usluge Ltd., 2016-08)The purpose of this study was to investigate whether knowledge management under its three dimensions of knowledge acquisition, knowledge sharing and responsiveness to knowledge lead to innovation in Rwandan SMEs. The study ... -
People as a source of competitive advantage during recruitment and retention of senior managers in financial services sectors in Laos
(Inovatus Usluge Ltd., 2016-06)The focus of the paper is to identify the importance of recruiting and retaining senior management in the banking industry in Laos. Both quantitative and qualitative research methods were adopted to collect data from three ... -
Grounding practice in theory: the development of a literature-based performance framework in New Zealand local government
(Unitec ePress, 2016-05-10)Performance measurement is a subject of some importance within the public sector. This study examines the design and development of a performance measurement framework within a local government department. It used a ... -
HRM in relation to employee motivation and job performance in the hospitality industry
(Inovatus Usluge Ltd., 2016-05)The hospitality industry refers to organisations that provide accommodation and food services for people when they travel. The hospitality industry is also known as a “people business”. The hotels and catering organisations ... -
The importance of training and education for New Zealand entrepreneurs to be successful : some empirical evidence
(Journal of Community Positive Practices (Bucharest, Romania), 2016)Entrepreneurship date back thousands of years. Effective workforces require training and education. Entrepreneurs need a thorough training needs analysis before adapting training programmes. Training describes learning ... -
The contribution of policies, procedures and rules for successful suggestion systems in organisations : some research findings
(2016)A Suggestion System consists of a formal procedure which encourages employees to think creatively about their work and work environment, to generate and to produce ideas which will benefit the organisation for which the ... -
Crouch, touch, pause, engage: performance and stress factors during restructuring in a tertiary institution.
(The Association for Socio-Economic Promotion and Development CATALACTICA (Bucharest, Romania), 2016)This article reports on stress during restructuring in a tertiary institution in New Zealand and compares it with South African legislation. The aim of this research is the engaging of HR to minimise the impact of stress ... -
Virtual world – physical world : what is the real world?
(Inovatus Usluge Ltd, 2016)The purpose of this paper is to investigate the potential growth and use of Virtual World Technology. It is also concerned with the prospects for the routine use of Virtual Worlds in the workplace, the key aspects being ... -
Key capabilities for strategic leaders in Lao commercial banking sector to maximise competitive advantage
(2016)A commonly used approach in western countries, this paper considers the use of strategic leadership in Laos, in particular in the banking sector. The investigation looks at the understanding of banking leaders within Laos ... -
Show me the money : perspectives on applying for government research and development co-funding
(Unitec ePress, 2015-10-16)In 2012-14 Unitec Institute of Technology (in partnership with The Innovation Workshop) carried out research into the application process for New Zealand Government Research & Development [R&D] cofunding administered by ... -
The adaptation of intentional immigrant entrepreneurs : a case study
(Centre for Strategic and International Entrepreneurship (Krakow, Poland), 2015-09-15)Objective: This paper describes the experiences of a group of intentional immigrant entrepreneurs (IIEs) who have successfully set up a business within three years of arrival in a new country. It shows how various forms ...
