Recently many researches have studied technological innovation capabilities (TICs) and their impacts on firm’s competitive performance in the field of manufacturing industries. This paper pursued Yam et al. (2004) framework to study the relevance of TICs and firm's competitive performance in a mainly-service-based industry in Iran (ICT). Empirical data were collected through a questionnaire from...

In an era marked by globalization, intense competition and huge advents in information and communication technologies (ICT), many organizations have adopted and deployed ICT applications that would provide them with sustainable global competitive advantages. Most evidence of such ICT impact is at the firm level; the global impact of ICT at the country level has not been studied and incorporated...

background: the present study was designed to determine the risk factors that lead to bango abuse among secondary school student and drivers in assiut province. subjects and method: urine samples were taken from 1000 volunteers after filling a questionnaire, 500 students from different secondary schools and 500 drivers in assiut province. the risk factors that lead to bango abuse among drivers ...

The contribution of ecosystems to human well-being has been widely recognised. Taking into account existing trade-offs between ecosystem services (ES) at the farm scale and the dependence of multiple ES on processes that take place at the landscape scale, long-term preservation of multifunctional landscapes must be a priority. Studies carried out from such perspective, and those that develop ap...

There are existing studies that successfully show the impact of corporate social responsibility (CSR) on firms’ financial performance. However, limited attention is paid to its impact on the business ecosystem. CSR could be seen as an investment for building a sustainable business ecosystem, which enhances the competitiveness of this system’s members. In that context, this study apprehends and ...

This paper proposes a method that is based on enterprise core competitiveness to reengineer a procurement and supplier management system. Competition of the notebook industry is becoming more and more intense, with the uncertainty of demand, the vast number of different components and their rapid change in design result in a very complicated supply chain. From the viewpoint of cost, the cost of...