This study investigates the differences between failed and operational businesses from a psychological perspective. The sample included 71 operational and 20 failed business owners from Suva, the capital of Fiji. It was hypothesized that operational business owners more often employ a detailed and long-term planning strategy, whereas failed business owners more often pursue a reactive strategy,...

In the current global market, organizations use many promotional tools to increase their sales. One such tool is sales teams’ initiatives or promotional policies, i.e., free gifts, discounts, packaging, etc. This phenomenon motivates the retailer/or buyer to order a large inventory lot so as to take full benefit of promotional policies. In view of this the present paper considers a two-warehous...

Poor information and data quality cost organizations in lost sales and revenue due to scrap and rework and contributes to ineffective decision-making by senior management. In a governmental non-profit environment such as the Naval Inventory Control Point (NAVICP), the data resident within the operational databases and systems is the precious commodity that connects the organization with its cus...

The study assessed opportunities and challenges in the adoption of Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) by tour operators in Tanzania. Focused group discussions, key informant interview both (guided by checklists), and questionnaires (open and closed ended) were used for data collection. The results indicate that through the use of ICT the entire tourism industry structure is changi...

Purpose – This paper aims to analyse expectation and reality in enterprise resource planning implementation from the consultants’ and software vendors’ point of view and process these further as requirements of future IT systems. Design/methodology/approach – A small-scale survey among Finnish enterprise resource planning system (ERP) software vendors and consultants on ERP implementation chall...