The transition towards services has been imperative for manufacturing firms for years. The change from a product-oriented to a more service-dominant business model affects the organizational structure of firms.
Christoph Brosig +2 more
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Corporate Entrepreneurship and Manufacturing Firms’ Performance
The study evaluates the effect of corporate entrepreneurship (measured by innovation, proactiveness, risk-taking, strategic renewal and corporate venturing) on the non-financial performance of manufacturing firms in Nigeria (measured by market share and ...
Benneth Uchenna Eze
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The Impact of the 2008-2009 Global Crisis on Manufacturing Firms’ Fixed Asset Purchases: The Case of Eastern Europe and Central Asia [PDF]
We examine the impact of the 2008-2009 Crisis on two dimensions of manufacturing firms in Eastern Europe and Central Asia, i.e., receivables collection (whether the customers pay after the delivery rather than before or on the date of delivery) and ...
Halil D. Kaya, Engku N. Engkuchik
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Spatial Concentration of Manufacturing Firms in China [PDF]
Applying the methodology developed by Duranton and Overman, we analyse localization and dispersion of firms in China. Using a unique and detailed dataset on manufacturing firms in China, we are able to follow the changes in location patterns of firms between 2002 and 2008.
Steven Brakman +2 more
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Descriptive analysis of sustainable manufacturing indicators in Malaysian manufacturing firms
Manufacturing companies have been forced to give considerations to sustainable manufacturing practices due to the alarming social and economic factors. However, very few studies have investigated the extent of sustainable manufacturing practices within ...
N. Nordin, H.O. Adebambo
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Determinants of innovation in a small open economy: a multidimensional perspective
This paper uses logistic regression analysis to examine how intramural and extramural R&D, acquisition of machinery, equipment and software, acquisition of external knowledge, training, market introduction and other procedures and technical preparations ...
Luísa Carvalho +2 more
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Simultaneous Use of Digital Technologies and Industrial Robots in Manufacturing Firms
This paper presents the use of digital technologies and industrial robots in manufacturing firms. More importantly, we look at the relationship between the use of digital technologies and industrial robots within the Industry 4.0 concept.
Klemen Kovič +2 more
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Water reuse in Brazilian manufacturing firms [PDF]
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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A Comparison of the Financial Management Characteristics of UK vs. EU Manufacturing Firms [PDF]
When two economies are integrated, the financial management characteristics of firms in the two economies tend to become similar. Germany and France are two original members of the EU since 1957 and they have fully integrated economies. The UK joined the
Gulser MERIC +3 more
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Entrepreneurship: A comaprisiom between service and manufacturing firms in Iran [PDF]
This paper aims at examining entrepreneurship in both service and manufacturing firms. To fulfill this goal, SAMAN bank, as the third private bank in Iran, and Iranian auto part manufacturing firms were chosen as the representatives of service and ...
Mehdi Jabbari +3 more
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