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Service innovations in manufacturing firms

open access: yesManaging Service Quality: An International Journal, 2010
Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to identify and describe certain critical dimensions related to service innovation in manufacturing firms. The paper focuses on dimensions related to the service transition, the offering and the development project.Design/methodology/approach – A multiple case study was conducted in order to trace specific service
Gremyr, Ida   +2 more
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A Comparison of the Financial Characteristics of NAFTA and Latin American Manufacturing Firms

open access: yesEmerging Markets Journal, 2017
Comparing the financial characteristics of firms in different countries and different regions has been a popular research topic in finance. However, NAFTA and Latin American manufacturing firms have never been compared. In this paper, we undertake such a
Gulser Meric   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT AND MANUFACTURING FIRMS PERFORMANCE IN EDO STATE, NIGERIA [PDF]

open access: yesOradea Journal of Business and Economics
This study examines sustainable development in manufacturing firms’ performance in Edo State, Nigeria. The purpose was to establish the association among social, economic and environmental developments on manufacturing firms in Edo State. The methodology
Gabriel Tuoyo Kubeyinje   +1 more
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Promote or inhibit? The effect of the whole chain development of intellectual property on manufacturing firm performance

open access: yesFrontiers in Psychology, 2023
With the promotion of intellectual property strategy, the whole chain development of intellectual property environment faced by manufacturing firms has been improved, but the effect of the whole chain development of intellectual property on firm ...
Liyan Yu, Chengfan Zhao
doaj   +1 more source

Firm’S Absorptive Capacity: The Case of Vietnamese Manufacturing Firms [PDF]

open access: yesReview of Economic Perspectives, 2018
Abstract Absorptive capacity is an essential factor for the development of any firm. Hence, numerous researchers use it when proposing different approaches and measurements. However, due to the ambiguity of definition of absorptive capacity, some studies focused on the within-firm aspects of absorptive capacity while some looked at ...
openaire   +4 more sources

The impact of firm-type dominance on regional manufacturing growth [PDF]

open access: yes, 2007
Availability of financial capital and location decisions are variables that influence regional manufacturing output. This study maintains that a region’s manufacturing growth depends upon the region’s firm-type dominance.
Salvary, Stanley
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A Comparison of the Financial Characteristics of U.S. and European Manufacturing Firms

open access: yesStudies in Business and Economics, 2016
Comparing the financial characteristics of firms in different countries and regions has been a popular research topic in finance. In this paper, we compare the financial characteristics of U.S.
Meric Gulser   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Water reuse in Brazilian manufacturing firms [PDF]

open access: yesApplied Economics, 2012
This article examines the factors influencing manufacturing firms’ water reuse decision and analyses whether the structure of intake water demand differs between firms that adopt water reuse practices and those which do not. The first stage of the estimation model involves a Probit analysis of the water reuse decision and the second stage employs an ...
Feres, José   +2 more
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Aggregate planning in manufacturing industry: Planning and firm performance of Vietnam manufacturing firms

open access: yesInternational Journal of Information Systems and Supply Chain Management, 2021
The objective of the paper is to advance the understanding of the relationship between the reasons for not using Aggregate Planning (AP), the perceived relevance of AP and the performance of the firm. This study is based on 165 valid answers to a questionnaire-survey distributed among Vietnam manufacturers.
null Phuoc Nguyen Van   +1 more
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Upgrading Pathways of Intelligent Manufacturing in China: Transitioning across Technological Paradigms

open access: yesEngineering, 2019
Intelligent technologies are leading to the next wave of industrial revolution in manufacturing. In developed economies, firms are embracing these advanced technologies following a sequential upgrading strategy—from digital manufacturing to smart ...
Yuan Zhou   +3 more
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