{"title":"Assessing the Implementation of Business Process Management on Selected Small and Medium Enterprises in Ghana","authors":"P. Owusu","doi":"10.38177/ajast.2020.4312","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.38177/ajast.2020.4312","url":null,"abstract":"A business' choice for using an innovation depends on looking into the variables affecting this use and its favorable circumstances. Innovation deployment significantly influences the way business is led, the optimality of asset usage and increase in the organizations competitive advantage. This research is to identify the role Business Processing Management (BPM) play in selected SMEs in Ghana. The method utilized for this investigation was the descriptive research design. This research is exclusively embraced by the utilization of secondary data. The technique for data analysis will be by the utilization of content analysis. The study revealed that the main principles of BPM implementation in the selected SMEs are commitment from management, customer priority, teamwork, and continuous improvement. The study also showed that BPM has a direct relationship with the productivity of SMEs. The main challenges of BPM on the selected SMEs are the lack of resources, lack of experience in quality management, lack of objectives and strategies, Short term objectives concerns, lack of information technology (IT) experts. Since BPM is a broad and an intense concept that needs to be taken seriously when it comes to SMEs ensuring that the firm produces a high-quality goods and services, it was recommended that SMEs needs to have IT experts who can assist in the integration of BPM in all aspect of the business activities.","PeriodicalId":352730,"journal":{"name":"ERN: Other Organizations & Markets: Formal & Informal Structures (Topic)","volume":"116 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2020-10-16","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"125988661","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Introducere în analiza mediului de afaceri, Partea întâi (An Introduction to the Analysis of the Business Environment, Part 1)","authors":"R. Stefanescu, Ramona Dumitriu","doi":"10.2139/ssrn.3708485","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.3708485","url":null,"abstract":"<b>Romanian Abstract:</b> Studiul mediului de afaceri este un aspect esenţial al multor decizii manageriale. Această lucrare abordează analiza factorilor interni şi externi ce pot influenţa semnificativ activităţile organizaţiilor de afaceri. <br><br><b>English Abstract:</b> The study of business environment is an essential aspect of many managerial decisions. This paper approaches the analysis of internal and external factors that could significantly influence the activities of business organizations.<br>","PeriodicalId":352730,"journal":{"name":"ERN: Other Organizations & Markets: Formal & Informal Structures (Topic)","volume":"173 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2020-10-09","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"134387956","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Conglomerates: The New Trend of Expansions","authors":"CMA(Dr.) Ashok Panigrahi","doi":"10.18231/J.JMRA.2020.029","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.18231/J.JMRA.2020.029","url":null,"abstract":"The goal for making this paper on conglomerates is to introduce the rising trend of conglomerates in big companies. This paper shall introduce what might be the reasons for Conglomerates, and their increasing trends. What are the benefits that companies enjoy being a conglomerate and what might be the disadvantages for it too? Further, the conglomerates are classified in two types, which are also explained with examples. Then we have taken examples of many companies to explain details about conglomeration. At the end there is a case study on Facebook, about how it acquired some companies and what the effects on both companies actually were, in terms of growth and benefit.\u0000\u0000Keywords: Conglomerate, Market share, MNC, Facebook, Expansion, Diversification.","PeriodicalId":352730,"journal":{"name":"ERN: Other Organizations & Markets: Formal & Informal Structures (Topic)","volume":"18 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2020-09-15","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"132475775","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"On the Design of Simple Organisations","authors":"Sudhir A. Shah","doi":"10.2139/ssrn.3717021","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.3717021","url":null,"abstract":"We study a model for evaluating an organisation’s design wherein its principal (a) delegates outcome-determining tasks to agents with heterogeneous preferences, (b) guides their performance of these tasks via action recommendations, and (c) is better informed than the agents about the state of the world and selectively shares her information with them. An organisation design specifies the agents’ action spaces, a mode of communicating action recommendations, and a protocol for sharing the principal’s information with the agents. A design is evaluated by means of an ‘optimal equilibrium coordination plan’. Our main result concerns the existence of such plans. We apply it to organisations wherein agents have egoistic preferences defined on their private outcomes and each such outcome is determined by a private contract between the principal and the relevant agent. We also apply it to a model of the firm","PeriodicalId":352730,"journal":{"name":"ERN: Other Organizations & Markets: Formal & Informal Structures (Topic)","volume":"10 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2020-09-06","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"127944731","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Impact of the Use of Blended value accounting Methods on Social Enterprise Success","authors":"Beenish Mazhar, D. Siddiqui","doi":"10.2139/ssrn.3683173","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.3683173","url":null,"abstract":"Purpose: Social enterprises (SEs) are businesses managed by entrepreneurs who seek to improve society. Blended value accounting is a conceptual framework for measuring combined social and financial outcomes in SE. The purpose of this study is to determine the impact of the use of BVA methods on the success of the social enterprise. Age of business and no. of employees were used as control variables along BVA. Success is determined through a social and financial basis. \u0000 \u0000Design/Methodology/Approach: Data was collected using a close-ended questionnaire from 150 respondents working in different social enterprises, and analyzed using factor analysis, structured equation modeling, and ANOVA for comparison. \u0000 \u0000Findings: The result showed that No. of employees has a significant impact on success based on financial performance, but not on social success. The results also showed that there is no significant impact of the use of BVA method on Success based on both financial and social performance and it is concluded that the choice of the BVA method and sector of business does not have a significant impact to the financial and social success of the firm. The result from a Comparison of means showed that different BVA methods do not seems to be significantly different in terms of social success, whereas in the case of financial success, their impact varies significantly. Social impact tracker is the best BVA method to be used by social enterprise and B-impact is the least important to be used for social success and PCV Social impact is the best BVA method to be used by social enterprise and B-impact is the least important to be used for financial success. Results also showed that social performances of Social enterprises are significantly different in social sectors but not significantly different in the financial sector. SEs working in the Agriculture sector is creating the highest social impact and the education sector is the second-highest to achieve social success whereas Livelihoods sector is creating the least social impact. The education sector is creating the highest financial impact and the clean water sector is the second-highest to achieve financial success whereas Health sector is creating the least financial impact. \u0000 \u0000Practical implications: The findings suggest that the managers of social enterprises should select a BVA method that is budget-friendly to implement and is in line with industry standards. Supportive agencies are advised to create an institution that reports the social change impact SEs create through their businesses and encourage all businesses to adopt the social-change orientation of SEs. \u0000 \u0000Originality/Value: This is the first study that measured the effect of BVA methods on performance for Pakistani Social enterprise.","PeriodicalId":352730,"journal":{"name":"ERN: Other Organizations & Markets: Formal & Informal Structures (Topic)","volume":"4 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2020-08-29","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"128086653","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Growth & Fate Analysis of Mangalore International Airport – A Case Study","authors":"Pavithra Kumari, Sreeramana Aithal","doi":"10.5281/ZENODO.4008812","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.5281/ZENODO.4008812","url":null,"abstract":"The aviation industry is an expeditiously growing industry in the current scenario. In this regard, Mangalore International Airport is contributing so much to the Aviation industry and engendering revenue to India. The Mangalore Airport commenced functioning in 1951 with the more minute runway at Bajpe. It was called Bajpe Aerodrome, later in the development, it became International Airport and acquired more space by purchasing the land from the local inhabitants. Now its enlarged Mangalore International Airport and accommodating to the international Passengers. In 2012 Mangalore International Airport got a clear status to identify it as International Airport in India. Currently, four airlines are functioning actively. The kingfisher airlines and Jet airways were operating in this airport before their closure. In this paper, we have endeavored to analyze the complete saga of the development of Mangalore International Airport along with its economic analysis. The paper identifies advantages, benefits, constraints, and disadvantages (ABCD listing) of PPP in aviation from various stakeholders’ points of view and also highlights the predictive analysis of the aftermath situation where the famous Adani Groups takeover of the Airport business under PublicPrivate Partnership.","PeriodicalId":352730,"journal":{"name":"ERN: Other Organizations & Markets: Formal & Informal Structures (Topic)","volume":"80 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2020-08-02","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"123238469","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Output Distortions and the Choice of Legal Form of Organization","authors":"Katarzyna Bilicka, Sepideh Raei","doi":"10.2139/ssrn.3714939","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.3714939","url":null,"abstract":"We study the distortions to aggregate output created by the differential tax treatment of corporations and pass through entities. We develop an industry equilibrium model in which the legal form of organization is an endogenous choice for firms facing trade off between tax treatment of business income, access to external capital, and the evolution of productivity over time. We match this model to features of the US economy. We find that, relative to the benchmark economy, revenue-neutral tax reform in which legal forms receive the same tax treatments leads to 1.25% increase in the aggregate output.","PeriodicalId":352730,"journal":{"name":"ERN: Other Organizations & Markets: Formal & Informal Structures (Topic)","volume":"33 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2020-08-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"125379143","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Global Value Chain (GVC) and GVC-oriented Policy: Insights from the South Korean Experience","authors":"Joonkoo Lee","doi":"10.2139/ssrn.3683244","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.3683244","url":null,"abstract":"This short paper highlights various forms of global value chain (GVC)-oriented policies implemented by the Korean government in different periods to promote local firms’ integration and upgrading in sectors such as apparel, automotive, shipbuilding, electronics, and animation It discusses the recent growing interest in GVC-oriented industrial policy and the role of the state in GVCs Based on Korea’s experiences in GVCs, the paper highlights the key features of GVC-oriented policy measures in Korea, focusing on three aspects: moving into (integration), moving upward (upgrading), and moving outward (internationalization) The paper conclude with a discussion of some of the challenges posed by disruptions in GVCs prompted by the China-U S trade war and the global pandemic of covid-19","PeriodicalId":352730,"journal":{"name":"ERN: Other Organizations & Markets: Formal & Informal Structures (Topic)","volume":"139 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2020-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"123870999","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Organizational Behaviour and its Effect on Corporate Effectiveness","authors":"J. Ugoani","doi":"10.32861/ijefr.66.121.129","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.32861/ijefr.66.121.129","url":null,"abstract":"Organizational behaviour involves the design of work as well as the psychological, emotional and interpersonal behavioural dynamics that influence organizational performance. Management as a discipline concerned with the study of overseeing activities and supervising people to perform specific tasks is crucial in organizational behaviour and corporate effectiveness. Management emphasizes the design, implementation and arrangement of various administrative and organizational systems for corporate effectiveness. While the individuals, and groups bring their skills, knowledge, values, motives, and attitudes into the organization, and thereby influencing it, the organization, on the other hand, modifies or restructures the individuals and groups through its structure, culture, policies, politics, power, and procedures, and the roles expected to be played by the people in the organization. This study conducted through the exploratory research design involved 125 participants, and result showed strong positive relationship between the variables of interest. The study was never exhaustive due to limitations in terms of time and current relevant literature, therefore, further study could examine the relationship between personality characteristics and performance in the public sector, where productivity is not outstanding, when compared with the private sector. Based on the result of this investigation it was recommended that organizations should provide emotional intelligence programmes for their membership as an important pattern of increasing co-operative behaviours and corporate effectiveness.Â","PeriodicalId":352730,"journal":{"name":"ERN: Other Organizations & Markets: Formal & Informal Structures (Topic)","volume":"25 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2020-06-25","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"133162093","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"An Empirical Study on Impact of Sustainability-Oriented Total Quality Management Practices on Organizational Performance in UAE Based Organization","authors":"Vilas Gaikar, Jacob Cherian","doi":"10.24247/ijmperdjun20201302","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.24247/ijmperdjun20201302","url":null,"abstract":"The globalization capability, the vivid competition, the continual technological evolution imposes on organizations to provide quality services and products in highly competitive prices preferably in an economic decline environment. Survival and evolution of the organizations are based on a tool called quality. To achieve quality, a well-known and effective system used in organizations is Total Quality Management (TQM). In order to survive in the modern economy, the performance level of each and every organization is highly significant, which can be implemented through TQM. Recent studies on TQM have declared that it is capable of fostering improvement in service or product, in financial performance, and in reducing costs, whilst providing high satisfaction to customers and employees. In spite of the fact that the favorable advantages of TQM are huge, its execution is supported only when it has an important and significant effect on the financial performance of the organization. The major motive of this research is to establish TQM practices employed by Royal Jet, UAE, and examine their own financial performance by adapting TQM. The ultimate objective of this research is to find out the impact of TQM on the financial performance of Royal Jet. The financial performance of Royal Jet is considered a dependent variable. The top management involvement, employee performance, and customer satisfaction are considered as independent variables. The relationship between the dependent and independent variables is analyzed through a case study to find the impact of total quality management on financial performance.","PeriodicalId":352730,"journal":{"name":"ERN: Other Organizations & Markets: Formal & Informal Structures (Topic)","volume":"88 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2020-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"116286094","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}