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Family’s decision in venture creation for next generation leaders: the role of trust across two generations in the case of diversification
No full textThis chapter examines how the family influences entrepreneurial outcomes in the context of a successful family business in Malaysia, the MOFAZ Group. The main focus is on the founding entrepreneur, within a business group (Lechner and Leyronas, 2009), and his multiple activities ('portfolio entrepreneurship') in order to exploit new opportunities through diversification, how he functions as an entrepreneur, the dynamics of his family environment, and how he makes and arrives at decisions
Plumbing, electricity, acoustics : sustainable design methods for architecture / Norbert Lechner.
No full textIncludes index.xi, 289 pages :Discover sustainable methods for designing crucial building systems for architects.
This indispensable companion to Norbert Lechner's landmark volume Heating, Cooling, Lighting: Sustainable Design Methods for Architects, Third Edition completes the author's mission to coverall topics in the field of sustainable environmental control. It provides knowledge appropriate for the level of complexity needed at the schematic design stage and presents the most up-to-date information available in a concise, logical, accessible manner and arrangement. Although sustainability deals with many issues, those concerning energy and efficiency are the most critical, making an additional goal of this book one of providing architects with the skills and knowledge needed to create buildings that use electricity and water efficiently. Guidelines and rules-of-thumb are provided to help designers make their buildings use less energy, less water, and less of everything else to achieve their primary objectives.
In addition, this book:
Addresses ways to reduce electricity usage through more efficient lighting systems and appliances and by incorporating automatic switches and control systems that turn off systems not in use.
Covers the design of well-planned effluent treatment systems that protect against potential health hazards while also becoming a valuable source of reclaimed water and fertilizer
Provides coverage of fire protection and conveyance systems, including very efficient types of elevators and escalators and designs that encourage the use of stairs or ramps.
Complete with case studies that illustrate how these systems are incorporated into large-project plans, Plumbing, Electricity, Acoustics is an indispensable resource for any architect involved in a sustainable design project
Incorporating Motivational Interviewing in computer-tailoring to stimulate physical activity; rationale and feasibility
No full textIn Lechner, L. (Chair): "New Horizons in computer tailoring" (Symposium
The competitiveness of entrepreneurial firms from a network perspective
No full textThis book sheds light on how the competitiveness of entrepreneurial firms can be understood from a relational perspective. The relational perspective complements internally focused approaches to explain firm competitiveness. Through the review of publications of the author, it will be shown how the relational view extends the classic notion of strategic management and how different types of networks matter in time for the competitiveness of firms but also how the spatial distribution of relationships matter for firms. The latter leads also to an investigation of the nature of clusters and how they are born and developed but most importantly how differential firm performance within clusters can be explained (allowing firms to develop a competitive advantage). If we consider that the network model is relevant for the development of entrepreneurial firms, the question arises what the limits of this model are and what the consequences are for firm development. Moreover, while research stretches the positive effects of networks, the negative effects are somehow under-researched. Research is presented that sheds some light on network liabilities. Understanding networks as an organizational configuration, the perspective is extended to other organizational configurations that drive firm competitiveness: they include research on teams as sub-units and small business groups. Concluding remarks will finally link the idea of competitive advantage to entrepreneurship
Incorporating Motivational Interviewing in computer-tailoring to stimulate physical activity; rationale and feasibility
No full textIn Lechner, L. (Chair): "New Horizons in computer tailoring" (Symposium
Mapping the political persona (PoliPers): A unified framework for ideal candidates’ and real politicians’ personality profiles
No full textSupplementary Material for the Preprint:
Lechner, C. M., Aichholzer, J., Birkenmaier, L., & Bluemke, M. (2025, January 27). Mapping the Political Personality (PoliPers): An Integrative Framework for Assessing Ideal and Actual Personality Profiles in Politicians. https://doi.org/10.31234/osf.io/w42p
Mapping the political persona (PoliPers): A unified framework for ideal candidates’ and real politicians’ personality profiles
No full textSupplementary Material for the Preprint:
Lechner, C. M., Aichholzer, J., Birkenmaier, L., & Bluemke, M. (2025, January 27). Mapping the Political Personality (PoliPers): An Integrative Framework for Assessing Ideal and Actual Personality Profiles in Politicians. https://doi.org/10.31234/osf.io/w42p
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