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Introduction to the rural enterprise economy
No full textEnterprises located in rural regions face various challenges in the globalised and digitised world. This book offers comprehensive answers to the question of what makes up the rural enterprise economy in the contemporary business world. It addresses the competitiveness and viability, strategic management and strategic change, and marketing issues for both incumbent and start-up companies in rural regions. The book presents new concepts that shed light on the rural enterprise economy with its entrepreneurs. With a broad range of cases from European regions, the book provides theoretical insights for scholars, practical case-based evidence for lecturers and teachers, and practical knowledge for business practitioners and planning specialists. Academic experts from European universities and research institutes provide compelling answers to this under-researched topic in business studies and economics
The rural enterprise economy
No full textEnterprises located in rural regions face various challenges in the globalised and digitised world. This book offers comprehensive answers to the question of what makes up the rural enterprise economy in the contemporary business world. It addresses the competitiveness and viability, strategic management and strategic change, and marketing issues for both incumbent and start-up companies in rural regions. The book presents new concepts that shed light on the rural enterprise economy with its entrepreneurs. With a broad range of cases from European regions, the book provides theoretical insights for scholars, practical case-based evidence for lecturers and teachers, and practical knowledge for business practitioners and planning specialists. Academic experts from European universities and research institutes provide compelling answers to this under-researched topic in business studies and economics. This concluding chapter summarises the key lessons learnt about the ‘rural enterprise economy’ and provides avenues for future research. In addition, it presents important implications for policy-makers and practitioners committed to rural economic development and rural enterprises
Participation of micro-enterprises and public organisations in rural development projects
No full textBook Review: Current Issues in International Human Resource Management and Strategy Research:Susanne Royer and Marion Festing (Eds.)
No full textThe article reviews the book "Current Issues in International Human Resource Management and Strategy Research," edited by Marion Festing and Susanne Royer. <br/
Book Review: Current Issues in International Human Resource Management and Strategy Research:Susanne Royer and Marion Festing (Eds.)
No full textThe article reviews the book "Current Issues in International Human Resource Management and Strategy Research," edited by Marion Festing and Susanne Royer. <br/
Continuous and Step-level Pay-off Functions in Public Good Games: A Conceptual Analysis
Full text linkConflicts between individuals’ and collective interests are ubiquitous in social life. Numerous experimental studies have investigated the resolution of such conflicts using public good games with either continuous or step-level payoff functions. A conceptual analysis using both classic game theory and social exchange theory shows that these two types of games are fundamentally different. A continuous function game is a social dilemma in that it contains a conflict between individual and collective interests whereas a step-level game is primarily a social coordination game. Thus, we conclude that one can not safely generalize results from step-level to continuous form games. Additionally, our analysis shows that the distinction between continuous and single-step games can be blurred by segmenting a continuous function into steps or adding steps to a single-step game. We identify characteristics of the payoff function that conceptually mark the transition from a dilemma to a coordination problem.
Adding Social Capital Considerations to the Value Adding Web Concept of Clusters
No full text‘Cluster’ became a term highlighting network constellations where “a geographically proximate group of interconnected companies, suppliers, service providers and associated institutions in a particular field, linked by externalities of various types” (Porter, 2003: 562) is identified. A resource-oriented perspective has been used to come to a better understanding of value creation in clusters in different studies (Tallman et al., 2004; Hervás-Oliver/Albors-Garrigós, 2007; Fensterseifer, 2009; Steffen, 2012; Fensterseifer/Rastoin, 2013; Gretzinger/Royer, 2014; Neale, 2017; Rohde, 2018; Rohde et al., forthcoming). Building on this research, we here aim to contribute to a more in-depth understanding of value creation of single firms embedded in cluster contexts by taking a resource-oriented perspective complemented with thoughts from social capital theory.We define clusters in accordance with Brown et al. (2007, 2008, 2010) as “overlapping value adding webs” (VAWs) of single firms so that the identification of relevant actors, resources and the embeddedness in specific interactions within the specific network is enabled. This is in line with Håkansson and Snehota (1995: 132 et seq., 192 et seq.) who coined the terms “resource ties” and “actor bonds” by describing the emergence of specific relations among co-creating actors and of (complementary) resources related to specific networks and/or dyadic constellations. Building on that understanding, we are interested in the development of interaction among actors and therewith in how resources get adapted and resource ties emerge and may result in relational rents. In this context the social capital perspective is potentially of value. The over-arching question of this research therefore is: How can the VAW concept be extended towards a social capital perspective?Coming up with answers to this question, we want to further develop the VAW concept by focussing social capital as a vital input but also output variable. We clarify underlying (behavioural) assumptions of our reasoning to build the extension on a solid fundament. Investigating social capital in VAWs we take into account that a specific setting of social capital can have positive but at the same time negative impact on actors as already highlighted by Hanifan (1916, 1920). We thus follow the authors who explicitly acknowledge that social capital is not per se positive in its effects on value creation and economic performance (Nahapiet/Ghoshal, 1998; Gargiuloa/ Benassi, 1999; Hazleton/Kennan, 2000). <br/
Letter from Susanne [Freitas] to the Okine Family, October 29, 1947
No full textThank you note from Susanne Freitas in San Juan Bautista, California, for the chrysanthemum flowers that the Okine's sent to her. She also mentions that she put the flowers on Mrs. Freitas' grave.The Okine Collection contains materials collected by Seiichi and Tomeyo Okine who were Issei flower growers in Whittier, California. It includes correspondence, photographs, financial documents, and a photo album. A large portion of the collection consists of family correspondence with Seiichi and Tomeyo Okine, including letters from their Nisei children, Masao and Makoto Okine, both soldiers overseas during World War II, to their Issei parents incarcerated in the Rohwer incarceration camp in McGehee, Arkansas. The correspondence also includes letters from their relatives and friends who are former incarcerees in the camps during the war and have “resettled” in Chicago, Illinois as well as letters from the Okines’ family members in Hiroshima, Japan during the Allied occupation of Japan. In addition, the collection includes a family photo album compiled by Dorothy Ai Aoki, a Nisei daughter to the Okines
Strategic outsourcing in the German engine building industry: An empirical study based on the resource dependence approach
Full text linkOutsourcing is an organizational measure that changes the resource dependencies of a company. In this paper, a framework is developed from the perspective of the resource dependence approach to explain strategic outsourcing in the German engine building industry. On the basis of the NIFA panel, which describes the development of this industry in the 1990s, the framework is examined in cross-sectional and longitudinal studies. It can be shown that the resource dependence perspective contributes to an explanation of organizational changes, both outsourcing and insourcing. In addition, the longitudinal studies show the significance of the strategic, that is, long-term orientation of the ensemble of organizational measures towards company success
Susanne M. Hoffmann discourse on observing the moon
Full text linkThe process of observing the moon becomes one of the important things to do. Especially in the process determining from the beginning of month kamariyah or often referred as rukyatul hilal. Where is a challenge for the observers to see a very thin moon, moreover with weather conditions that are not always bright? In addition, observing the moon at the time of eclipse can increase the faith in understanding the signs and power of Allah SWT. With regard to the presence of Susanne M. Hoffmann at Islamic Astronomy Master Program Walisongo State Islamic University, the author is very interested in examining her thoughts about observing the moon. Susanne M. Hoffmann is an expert astronomist in the history of science, physics, and didactics. She expressed the bad condition of the sky and the air in Semarang. In addition, Susanne M. Hoffmann also suggested repeating Al-Biruni observation.
This study aims to find out Susanne M. Hoffmann discourse related observing the moon and to know her suggestion to repeat Al-Biruni observation on measuring the distance between two cities. This research includes for qualitative research and includes the type of library research. Primary data is taken from in-depth interviews and documentation of Susanne M. Hoffmann’s writings, works, and photographs. While the secondary data obtained from the documentation of books, journals, and articles of others work related to research. Meanwhile, to study of Susanne M. Hoffmann discourse author uses descriptive analysis method.
The results show, that Susanne M. Hofmann discourse in observing the moon is divided into two lines. First, in response to the poor condition of the sky and air in Indonesia, or Semarang in particular, Susanne M. Hoffmann still recommends doing rukyatul hilal. Furthermore, rukyatul hilal is best to do with the naked eye than using a telescope or optical instrument. Second, about the lunar eclipse, in accordance with the field, she mastered the history of Science. Susanne M. Hoffmann was succeeding to repeat the Al-Biruni observation in measuring the distance of two cities by the lunar eclipse
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