Internationalization and Firm Risk: An Upstream-Downstream Hypothesis Author(s): Chuck C. Y. Kwok and David M. Reeb Reviewed work(s): Source: Journal of International Business Studies‚ Vol. 31‚ No. 4 (4th Qtr.‚ 2000)‚ pp. 611-629 Published by: Palgrave Macmillan Journals Stable URL: http://www.jstor.org/stable/155664 . Accessed: 20/01/2013 05:04 Your use of the JSTOR archive indicates your acceptance of the Terms & Conditions of Use‚ available at . http://www.jstor.org/page/info/about/policies/terms
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Jackson HRM and OE 35 School of Management and Labor Relations‚ Rutgers University‚ New Jersey‚ USA and Lancaster University Management School‚ Lancaster‚ UK Abstract Purpose – The purpose of the paper is to describe how the understanding of the relationship between human resource management (HRM) and organizational effectiveness (OE) has evolved during the past three decades and to provide examples how firms are using HRM to improve their OE today by addressing several challenges that result
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possibility that it will only prevent him/her from committing a similar crime. A juvenile is set up to be punished by the state authorities’ knowing of their ordeal future misbehavior. An example of specific deterrence can be seen as the impact of the actual legal punishment on those who are apprehended. Specific deterrence can result from actual experiences with detection‚ prosecution‚ and punishment of
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(Kandampully and Suhartanto‚ 2000; Dimitriades‚ 2006; Chi and Qu‚ 2008; Faullant et al.‚ 2008)‚ as well as between customer satisfaction and positive word-of-mouth (WOM) (Söderlund‚ 1998). Therefore‚ one of the key strategies for customer-focused firms is to measure and monitor service quality and customer satisfaction. Customer satisfaction is the outcome of customer’s perception of the value received in a transaction or relationship‚ where value equals perceived service quality‚ compared to the
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Of A Firm The optimum size of a firm is a very subjective idea. The ways in which size can help or hinder a firm vary from which angle you a looking at the situation from. Size can have its benefits and its drawbacks‚ and each firm will have its own benefits and drawbacks that come from either increasing in size‚ or remaining small‚ and these will depend on the market in which the firm is in‚ the current economy‚ and in some cases the preferences of the manager(s). For example a small firm may
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position as Starbucks CEO‚ Mr. Smith held a number of executive positions at Starbucks. As discussed in Chapter 5 of Human Resource Management‚ there are several advantages to relying on internal sources. Not only does the firm know the applicant‚ but the applicant knows the firm. Before he was CEO‚ Mr. Smith held positions as executive vice president‚ chief financial officer‚ and chief operating officer. Under Smith’s leadership as CEO‚ growth and earnings remained strong. When Mr. Smith retired in
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Supplementary Chapter HRM problems in Bangladesh Bangladesh is one of the least development countries (LDC) in the world. It’s Human Resource development index‚ as published by UN‚ is one of the poorest‚ literacy rate is poor. Extremely high level of corruption and politicization of society has made HR event tougher. These problems create several challenges for Human Resource Management in Bangladesh. Some of those are: 01. Very high population growth‚ unemployment‚ deteriorating ethical
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ENC1102-0000 October 7‚ 2013 Breed Specific Discrimination Every day in the United States‚ there are innocent bystanders and cherubic children that are being ripped to shreds by pit bulls. Or at least that is what the media would have you believe. On average‚ it is believed that pit bulls kill 19 Americans per year. The real question that should be considered‚ but that usually is not‚ is exactly what is a “pit bull”? Generally speaking‚ when someone utters those two little words‚ the breed that
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Specific heat is the property of the material that an object is made of. The greater the material’s specific heat and the mass‚ the more energy must be added to change its temperature. The goals of this lab were to calculate the specific heat of water and compare to the known value of 4.19J/°Cg. Another goal was to calculate the efficiency of the hot pot used for the experiment and to estimate the cost to heat water for a cup of tea and to bath in a bathtub. The thermal energy E= cm Δ T‚ required
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will discuss the small firm effect as an anomaly which counter-argues the efficient market hypothesis in relate to the capital assets pricing model. Furthermore‚ the supporting evidence and influence of this anomaly will be included in the essay. Moreover‚ the reason of existence and profitability will be discussed. At last‚ a conclusion about whether or not to use this anomaly earn profit will be provided. Explanation of small firm effect and its methodologies Small firm effect refers to a situation
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