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Mitigating perceived external export barriers for small and medium-sized enterprises that sell and manufacture "Made in the USA" consumer apparel products in Washington State
(2020-03-02)
The rapid decline of the U.S. apparel industry has not gone unnoticed by U.S. politicians and decision-makers, yet the vertical disintegration of apparel manufacturing is still commonplace in America. Robock (1993) and ...
CEO Succession planning in small community banks: A qualitative case study of a Pacific Northwest bank
(2019-05-27)
The research case study purpose was to explore a single chief executive officer (CEO) succession at a small community bank through a qualitative investigation to identify relationships between the succession planning process ...
Building Better Organizational Rebrands: Exploring the Employee Viewpoint
(2019-03-13)
Organizational brands can be powerful, and it is risky to rebrand and potentially alienate stakeholders with a change (Abramovich, 2014). Yet, despite its high failure rate and cost, rebranding has become commonplace (Zhao, ...
Integrating an innovative organizational culture with cultural intelligence in multicultural teams: A case study of an international student team
(2019-04-13)
Addressing innovation and multicultural teams separately is no longer an option for companies since both are essential for a company to stay competitive and thrive. Although studies such as Cox, Lobel, and McLeod (1991) ...
Performance-Based Incentives Relative to Organizational Objectives in the Unionized Railroad Industry
(2021-05-17)
Researchers have reported a direct correlation between motivation and extrinsic incentives to increase performance in the workplace. Extrinsic motivators such as compensation, promotion opportunities, and professional ...
Impact of Mergers and Acquisitions on the Financial Performance of Pharmaceutical Companies: A Quantitative Study
(2021-07-21)
To compensate for the potential steep revenue loss due to expiring patents, mergers and acquisitions (M&As) have been identified as a possible business strategy to replenish the acquiror’s product pipeline in the pharmaceutical ...
Knowledge Management Readiness for System Implementation in Small and Medium Enterprises in Vietnam
(2021-10-21)
The purpose of this study is to develop a knowledge management (KM) readiness framework to implement KM initiatives in small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in Vietnam based on the knowledge management capability (KMC) ...
Identify the Causes of Voluntary Attrition for Highly Valued Technology Employees
(2021-10-29)
Growing competition and increased IT job opportunities have imposed organizations to reduce the attrition of their highly-valued employees. Retaining employees will help organizations save money and time spent recruiting ...
Sustaining Microbreweries Beyond 5 Years
(2022-02-07)
Small Business Administration (SBA, 2020a) reported from 1994–2018, an average of 67.6% of new employer small businesses survived at least 2 years. During the same period, the 5-year survival rate was 48.8%. The general ...