In last January’s Manager column, “Fear of Trying: The Plight of the Rookie Project Manager,” Roger Pressman asked a question critical to the future of our profession: “So, how do we grow a good project manager? What do we teach the rookie who has just been appointed to lead her first software project?” Instead of answering this question directly, Pressman focused his article on four key skills...

This study examined the effect of sustained use cloud-based point sales on SMEs’ performance during COVID-19 pandemic. In this study, both quantitative and qualitative approaches were employed. The sample consists food beverage industries from Small Medium Enterprises (SMEs) located in Malang City, Indonesia. data which succeeded to collect 91 responses was taken questionnaire distribution SMEs...

by approval of building advance-sale act in 2010, it is permitted to sell in advance the buildings to be built in future. in this act, certain rights and obligations are provided for the advance-sellers and advance-buyers. the approval of the said act is a development in the law of sale of buildings. amongst them are the requirement for official registration of any building advance-sale, statut...

Sale signs increase demand. The apparent effectiveness of this simple strategy is surprising; sale signs are inexpensive to produce and stores generally make no commitment when using them. As a result, they can be placed on any products, and as many products, as stores prefer. If stores can place sale signs on any or all of their products, why are they effective? We offer an explanation for the...

This research reviews and tests two contradicting notions in cost stickiness literature by empirical recognition of the consequences of cost stickiness. Cost stickiness is consistent with both rational resource planning and opportunistic incentives of manager to increase personal benefits arising from status and power. Although both mechanisms involve asymmetric retention of slack, some of the ...