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View article: Do technology-focused fast internationalizers’ performance measures change as they mature?
Do technology-focused fast internationalizers’ performance measures change as they mature? Open
We examine how technology-focused innovation-based fast internationalizers' (TIFIs') performance measures change as they mature. Based on 42 interviews with Australian entrepreneurs and industry experts, we show that young TIFIs employ exp…
View article: Are all cats grey in the dark? calling for a new taxonomy of internationalizing SMEs
Are all cats grey in the dark? calling for a new taxonomy of internationalizing SMEs Open
Although internationalizing small and medium enterprises (SMEs) have been extensively examined, the literature has mainly classified them based on size than on other factors disclosing different international dynamics, their diverse perfor…
View article: Grand-Aides Markedly Reduce 6-Month and 30-Day Readmissions and Emergency Department Visits for Patients with Heart Failure: A Randomized Clinical Trial
Grand-Aides Markedly Reduce 6-Month and 30-Day Readmissions and Emergency Department Visits for Patients with Heart Failure: A Randomized Clinical Trial Open
While numerous approaches have been used to reducing hospital readmissions, few have been subjected to a randomized clinical trial (RCT). This RCT studied the effectiveness of a “Grand-Aides” home visitation program in the reduction of rea…
View article: How international marketers make decisions: exploring approaches to learning and using heuristics
How international marketers make decisions: exploring approaches to learning and using heuristics Open
Purpose The paper addresses the following research question: how do decision-makers use heuristics in their international business (IB) environment? Whereas, the literature has focused on entrepreneurial companies, here contrasting approac…
View article: The internationalisation process for Australian small to medium-sized enterprises
The internationalisation process for Australian small to medium-sized enterprises Open
This thesis was scanned from the print manuscript for digital preservation and is copyright the author. Researchers can access this thesis by asking their local university, institution or public library to make a request on their behalf. M…
View article: R U All There? Texting, Surfing, and E-Tasking in the Classroom and its Effects on Learning
R U All There? Texting, Surfing, and E-Tasking in the Classroom and its Effects on Learning Open
R U All There?Texting, Surfing, and E-Tasking in the Classroom and its Effects on LearningWe –and our students– have all learned to multitask in our busy lives. People conduct multiple activitiessimultaneously, from talking on the phone wh…
View article: Service-Learning vs. Learning Service in First-year Engineering: If We Cannot Conduct First-Hand Service Projects, is it Still of Value?
Service-Learning vs. Learning Service in First-year Engineering: If We Cannot Conduct First-Hand Service Projects, is it Still of Value? Open
Service-Learning vs. Learning Service in Engineering DesignThe literature and 10 to 15 years of practice at many Universities have clearly demonstrated thatService-Learning provides benefits to both the community and the students’ learning…
View article: Assessment Of Hands On Introductions To Industrial Engineering
Assessment Of Hands On Introductions To Industrial Engineering Open
NOTE: The first page of text has been automatically extracted and included below in lieu of an abstract Assessment of Hands-On Introductions to Industrial Engineering Abstract This paper focuses on two Introduction to Industrial Engineerin…
View article: No Rockets, No Robots: Low Tech Engineering Design Education With Credibility And Success
No Rockets, No Robots: Low Tech Engineering Design Education With Credibility And Success Open
Προχεεδινγσ οφ τηε 2004 Αµεριχαν Σοχιετψ φορ Ενγινεερινγ Εδυχατιον Αννυαλ Χονφερενχε
View article: Foreign Market Entry Into Poland: Success Versus Failure
Foreign Market Entry Into Poland: Success Versus Failure Open
The concept of a 'transitional turbulent market' is not clearly defined in extant international business literature. Emerging communistic markets in Eastern Europe undergoing 'transition' to market based economies, are defined as such. The…
View article: Leading arts organizations: traditional styles or different realities?
Leading arts organizations: traditional styles or different realities? Open
Despite the large amount of research into leadership available in academic journals, little relates to the roles leaders play in arts organizations, particularly the many small arts organizations which provide major contributions to arts p…
View article: Strategic decision making in the arts: topics and processes
Strategic decision making in the arts: topics and processes Open
Managers in arts organizations making strategic decisions face many of the same factors as their counterparts in other industries. Added to concerns about expenditures, personnel and performance, aesthetic concerns often play an important …
View article: The Process of Foreign Market Entry for Professional Service Firms: a Case Study of an Australian Law Firm in a Newly Emerging Market
The Process of Foreign Market Entry for Professional Service Firms: a Case Study of an Australian Law Firm in a Newly Emerging Market Open
Service firms often look beyond their domestic markets to those defined as transitional or newly emerging markets (NEMs). Additionally, enterprises in the professional services arena have become active players in international markets in r…
View article: The environmental factors that impact on foreign subsidiaries operating in Australia
The environmental factors that impact on foreign subsidiaries operating in Australia Open
This article identifies the environmental factors that impact on established foreign subsidiaries operating in Australia. It also clarifies whether these environmental factors are the same as traditional location determinants which attract…
View article: Managing Dissolution in Chinese-German Buyer-Seller Relationships
Managing Dissolution in Chinese-German Buyer-Seller Relationships Open
This study extends our understanding of relationship dissolution by conceptualising the link between national culture and dissolution communication strategies. A single case study of the management of relationship dissolution with Chinese …
View article: Strategic Management of Supply Chain Approaches
Strategic Management of Supply Chain Approaches Open
The effective coordination and management of the supply chain requires collective know-how including the ability to synchronise processes. This conceptual paper seeks further understanding of the integrated, semi-integrated and independent…
View article: Business-to-Business Relationships in Chinese Contexts: Conceptualising the Interconnections and Outcomes of Key Guanxi Constructs
Business-to-Business Relationships in Chinese Contexts: Conceptualising the Interconnections and Outcomes of Key Guanxi Constructs Open
Relational marketing is increasingly important in business. Various studies (Amber 1995; Chen 1995; Davis 1995; Wong, 1999) have acknowledged trust, dependency and reciprocity as key dimensions of China's "Guanxi" business relationships, b…
View article: Established foreign subsidiary attitudes to the environment: an Australian perspective
Established foreign subsidiary attitudes to the environment: an Australian perspective Open
This article identifies the environmental factors that impact on established foreign subsidiaries operating in Australia. A survey of 356 foreign Multinational Enterprise (MNE) subsidiaries from North America, Europe and Japan operating in…
View article: Differentiating Through Clustering: Contrasting SMEs With Large-sized Firms
Differentiating Through Clustering: Contrasting SMEs With Large-sized Firms Open
This paper investigates the impact of globalisation on the international strategic management process of small to medium sized enterprises (SMEs), within the Australian wine industry (AWI). We identify the particular complexities of intern…
View article: The 'national interest' and the screening of foreign direct investment in Australia
The 'national interest' and the screening of foreign direct investment in Australia Open
Australia provides a liberal regulatory regime in the encouragement of foreign direct investment (FDI). One measure that continues to be used in the screening of inward FDI is that of the 'national interest' criterion. It allows the Austra…