The agglomeration of innovation determinants has a significant influence on the innovation performance of industries and enterprises. Such an effect has received less attention in empirical research studies. This study involves a survey of the agglomeration effect of two important innovation determinants, R&D investment and R&D personnel, and its influence on innovation performance from the per...

The objective of this paper is to benchmark the performance of twelve publicly owned managed care organizations against one another for the period 2009 to 2011. In this paper, we use data envelopment analysis, an operations research technique, to benchmark the performance of twelve publicly managed care organizations. Data envelopment analysis clearly brings out the organizations that are opera...

هدف: هدف پژوهش برجسته کردن مفهوم رفتار انحرافی سازمانی از طریق بررسی مطالعات پیشین و درک پویایی این رفتارها ارائه تصویری جامع روند فراهم آوردن بینشی ارزشمند وضعیت رفتارهای در ایران کمک به هدایت پژوهش­‌های آتی راستای پوشش شکاف­‌های تحقیقاتی موجود حوزه است.روش: با استفاده روش فراترکیب، یافته­‌های پژوهش­های کیفی کمی مرتبط ترکیب الگوی نهایی طراحی شد. بر اساس، 90 سازمانی، اهداف مطالعه حاضر هفت مرحله...

The purpose of the study is to empirically examine the relationships between key sets of variables known to influence the successful implementation of change management necessitated due to implementation of incremental or radical changes in Government owned manufacturing organizations. The sets of variables are confined to management related barriers. Primary survey data has been collected from...

This research aims to explore factors responsible for successful implementation of ERP systems in Indian organizations. The paper also aims to explore the similarities and differences in ERP system adoption between locally-owned and multinational companies in India. The data was collected from 56 project managers and business analysts with ERP expertise from both locally-owned Indian and multin...

We analyse the role of state-owned banks from the perspective of competition. Focusing on the market for mortgage loans in Switzerland, we address three questions: (i) Is the state-owned banks’ policy consistent with marginal cost pricing? (ii) Do state-owned banks charge relatively customer friendly interest rates? And (iii) is competition intensified by the conduct of state-owned banks. Based...

Nonprofit equine rescue organizations in the United States provide care for relinquished horses and may offer adoption programs. With an estimated 100,000 "unwanted" horses per year and few municipal shelters providing wholesale euthanasia, there is a need to minimize the number of unwanted horses and maximize their successful transition to new caregivers. This study's objectives were to charac...