Managing firm growth: Lessons of success

Managing for Success and Failure in a Small Agribusiness Firm

I am fearful that I may be evolving into the world's greatest skeptic. Sixteen years of work with small agribusiness firms has contributed much towards this gradually deteriorating mental state. At the young age of 25, I was a confirmed optimist and a staunch believer that the viability of our agricultural economy was dependent upon the entrepreneurial skills and practices of small agribusiness...

Understanding and Managing the Multinational Firm

The multinational firm possesses certain kinds of advantages that set it apart from purely domestic firms. This article establishes the economic advantages of the multinational firm, describes the various strategies and organizational structures that can be used to maximize its advantages relative to local firms in the foreign countries in which it operates, and outlines the various sociopoliti...

Lessons from the Quran for the Purpose of Managing Couples’ Roles and Relationships

Aim: The purpose of the present study was to discuss the implications of the lessons from the Quran in managing the roles and relationships in couples. Methods: Using the qualitative method and applying content analysis, all verses related to couples from Quran were explored. Results: According to the results of the study, the main identified themes for the stage of marriage included romantic r...

referral management Lessons for success

Competition and Firm Performance: Lessons from Russia

The "big-bang" liberalization of the inefficient Russian economy in 1992 provides a fruitful setting for analyzing the impact of several dimensions of market competition and other factors on enterprise efficiency. We analyze 1992-1998 panel data on 14,961 enterprises covering 75 percent of industrial employment, emphasizing the varied sources, geographic scope, intensity, time path, and surviva...