Distinctive Marketing and Information Technology Capabilities and Strategic Types: A Cross-National Investigation ABSTRACT Keywords: strategic typology‚ firm capabilities‚ cross-national‚ Japan‚ China The authors examine the relationship between strategic type and development of distinctive marketing‚ market-linking‚ technology‚ and information technology (IT) capabilities to implement innovation strategy. They hypothesize that prospectors must build technical and IT capabilities‚ whereas
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wellness tourism organisations. Findings – In total‚ six benefit factors emerged from a principal axis factor analysis: transcendence; physical health and appearance; escape and relaxation; important others and novelty; re-establish self-esteem; and indulgence. A one-way MANOVA‚ followed by a series of ANOVAS‚ revealed significant differences between the three types of tourists regarding the importance attributed to each of the six benefit factors. While all participants in the study sought transformation
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external forces that affect the company. These are known as macro environmental factors. There are six of these forces‚ Political‚ Economic‚ Sociological‚ Technological‚ Legal and Environmental factors. These external factors affect the types of products/services Marks and Spencer offers‚ the nature of its market positioning and strategies‚ there relationship with their customers and their suppliers. These external factors allow Marks and Spencer to develop: * A clear vision and an expressed statement
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DTD 5 ARTICLE IN PRESS Journal of Business Research xx (2004) xxx – xxx The SERPVAL scale: a multi-item instrument for measuring service personal values Luis Filipe Lagesa‚*‚ Joana Cosme Fernandesb‚1 a Universidade Nova de Lisboa‚ Faculdade de Economia‚ Campus de Campolide‚ 1099-032 Lisboa‚ Portugal Ericsson Telecommunications Portugal‚ Edifıcio D. Henrique‚ Quinta da Fonte‚ 2780-730 Paco de Arcos‚ Portugal ´ ¸ b Received 14 October 2003; received in revised form 1 June 2004;
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Factors Influencing Food Habits and Culture Eating food is essential for all of us‚ it keep us alive and also gives us enjoyment at the same time. Food can be defined as any substance that can be metabolized by an animal to give energy and build tissue. (ilearn) In ancient time‚ when people feel hungry‚ they eat. However‚ as human history keep developing and evolving‚ we have a higher standard on choosing food that we like to eat nowadays. In this paper‚ we are going to evaluate factors that
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Minutes for Meeting 1 Subject: SWOT I spoke about the strengths that Ryan Air has‚ such as having acquired buzz. I said that since Ryan Air is expanding Eastwards at a steady pace this is a strength but a after some opinions from Maira Azzopardi and Nadine Grixti‚ I had come to realise that this is more of an opportunity. Maria Azzopardi also said that the fact that the website is available in more than 20 languages is also a strength. Nadine Grixti went over to say that booking flights over
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THE PROBLEM – AMOUNT OF WORK BEING COMPLETED The problem being encountered‚ at the Traffic Operations Department‚ is the amount of work being completed in the Signs and Pavement Markings units. Management is concerned that work is being prioritized in a reactive manner‚ that is‚ supervisors are “fighting fires” rather than planning work. There is a system that was created for assigning times to the various tasks that belong to the Signs and Pavement Markings units. This system exists in
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All changes of perspective are initiated by external factors A change of perspective is the transformation of one’s view‚ opinion or outlook. This transformation is initiated by various external factors that play a catalytic role in this change as they provide greater understanding and knowledge. However‚ it up to the individual’s or group’s preference whether they choose to acquire this opportunity for growth and awakening. It they do not‚ then no change of perspective will occur. In Robert Frost’s
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MPIfG Discussion Paper 04/5 Varieties of Capitalism and Institutional Complementarities in the Macroeconomy An Empirical Analysis Peter A. Hall and Daniel W. Gingerich Peter A. Hall is Krupp Foundation Professor of European Studies and the Director of the Minda de Gunzburg Center for European Studies at Harvard University. Daniel W. Gingerich is a Graduate Associate of the Weatherhead Center for International Affairs and a Ph. D. candidate in the Department of Government at Harvard University
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ATTRIBUTION PROCESS The Attribution Theory is associated with three major factors that define it. Distinctiveness‚ it means whether an individual displays different behaviors in different situations. Consensus‚ it occurs if everyone who is in a similar situation responds in a same way‚ and the last one‚ which is consistency in a person’s actions. The more consistent the behavior of one person‚ the more the observer is inclined to attribute it to internal causes. Attribution theory defines that
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