The success and competitive edge of enterprises has become increasingly dependent on the enterprises’ agility to become members in business networks that support their own business strategies. Therefore, integration solutions with their well-weathered strategic networks are no longer sufficient. Instead, there is need for more open business service ecosystems where previously unknown services a...

The paper aims to describe findings based on a research study on current Enterprise Information Architecture (EIA) implementation in Malaysia. Ten enterprises from public and private sectors were chosen for case study analysis. The Zachman Framework was chosen as a guideline to assess the current practice of EIA in five of these enterprises. The study found that certain aspects of the framework...

Private enterprises occupies an important position in China’s economic development. They have played role maintaining stable growth, promoting entrepreneurship, increasing employment, providing taxes, and improving people’s lives. are force highquality enterprises. Based on the analysis of relevant data, this paper concludes that financing difficulties private caused by both themselves investor...

In countries with a long history of entrepreneurship and market economy, significant research efforts have been devoted to family business succession. Such studies are rare in former communist countries, mainly because private enterprises were outlawed during the socialist economy era. Considering reports on the importance and complexity of succession issues, and taking into account the ageing ...

Voice over IP technology is fueling the rapid growth on network convergence and we are seeing the successful deployment of converged networks within enterprises. However, most enterprises today sit behind Firewalls and also use private IP addressing behind NATs (Network Address Translators). These NATs and Firewalls cause significant problems for multimedia over IP to work and function properly...

This paper challenges the research hypothesis that psychological factors and market sentiment can influence and alter the trajectory of state-owned equities. For this purpose, an overreaction analysis was performed in a wide data spectrum consisting of daily returns of 184 state-owned enterprises operating in countries from three continents, over a ten year period divided in five biannual test ...

This research investigates the transition of the Sunan model, which was centered on local-state directed township and village enterprises (TVEs), through a case study of Wuxi City. Based on questionnaire surveys and firm/government interviews, we have found that Wuxi has been undergoing a series of institutional changes, economic transition and spatial restructuring. TVEs have been replaced by ...

Firms with different ownership structure behave differently. Currently there are three major ownership structures in China’s industrial sector: state enterprises, collective enterprises, and private enterprises Market-oriented economic reform has given great autonomy to firm managers in terms of decision making. Nevertheless, properties are still owned by different levels of governments in the ...

Nepal’s government policies recognise Non‐Timber Forest Products (NTFPs) enterprises as one of the potential means to contribute to poverty reduction. In practice, however, there are only a limited number of NTFPs enterprises that have been successful in creating income and employment for the poor. Drawing on the experience of promoting NTFPs enterprises in the Koshi Hil...

People at HSMC 12 experience enforced changes. Even the Department of Health and national bodies such as the NHS Institute and NPSA face major re-organisation or abolishment. The potential involvement of private organisations and social enterprises could lead to the independent sector becoming a major player in direct NHS delivery and commissioning and signal the end of a largely public sector ...