Abstract Research problem: This study investigates the difference in perceptions within the family-owned businesses of messages received from family members and outsiders to assess the role that relational familiarity (the amount of prior experience two people share communicating with each other) plays in internal business communication in these settings. Previous research has shown that this…
Financial management continues to change at a rapid pace. Advancements are occurring not only in the theory of financial management but also in its real-world practice. One result has been for financial management to take on a greater strategic focus, as managers struggle to create value within a corporate setting. In the process of value creation, financial managers are increasingly supple…
In the fi rst decade of this century, the global economic environment has seen tremendous changes. The most signifi cant is the rise of emerging countries. The share of global GDP accounted for by developed nations such as Japan, the United States, and European countries has dropped from almost 80 % in 2000 to about 60 % in 2010. I estimate that this share will fall to around 50 % by 2020 and t…
This book is designed for all corporate managers who need to understand the performance levels of their departments. It contains performance measurements for the accounting, engineering, logistics, production, and sales departments. These measurements cover not only financial matters, but also those related to efficiency, effectiveness, capacity, and market share. In addition, the book incl…
This textbook is organised to provide you with what has been found to be the most appropriate sequencing of topics as you build upon the foundations of accounting knowledge that you developed when you studied Business Accounting 1. You will find that a number of features of the book, properly used, will enhance your understanding and extend your ability to cope with what will possibly appear, a…
Thanks to feedback from users around the world, Managerial Economics and Business Strategy remains the top selling managerial text in the market. I am grateful to all of you for allowing me to provide this updated and improved product. Before highlighting some of the new features of the seventh edition, I would like to stress that the fundamental goal of the book—providing students with t…
Businesses today face constant change—change in their competitive landscape, change in their workforce, change in governmental regulation, change in economic conditions, change in technology, change in . . . well, you get the idea. As we began to plan this revision, we too recognized the need for change. Changing demands from instructors, changing needs and preferences by students, and ch…
Some of the most challenging management judgments that grain producers face involve decisions about when and how to market grain. At any one point in time, changes in supply and demand factors and subsequent price trends are difficult to predict. This uncertainty is inherent in the process of determining grain prices, making effective management of price risk a major challenge for grain markete…
Abstract. This article examines the role of farmer producer organizations in addressing several constraints and risks faced by small producers, especially access to credit, technical services and marketing. It surveys current literature on the subject and suggests policy support to member based farmer producer organizations to help smallholder agriculture mitigate risk and improve market acces…
This field study investigated the relationship between strategic human resource management, internal environmental concern, organizational citizenship behavior for the environment, and environmental performance. The originality of the present research was to link human resource management and environmental management in the Chinese context. Data consisted of 151 matched questionnaires from top …