April 2013
Vyama, Instutuions of hope: Ordinary people’s market coordination and society organization. Mary Njeri Kinyanjui. Oakville, Ontario, Canada: Nsemia Inc. Publishers 2012. ISBN: 9781926909249, p. 90
Growing up in rural Kenya in the 1970’s and 80’s, the ngwatio concept (loosely translated as pooling together in Gikuyu language) was well entrenched and practiced. I remember fondly how a mundane activity like cutting trees and ferrying firewood on our backs became bearable because all my age mates would come out and help for the day. We could walk long distances in a group of young girls to help...
April 2013
Econometric models used to optimise multiservicing of machine-tools
The application of multi-service implies the performance of thorough analyses on technical, organisational and economic aspects. First, an optimal use of machine processing capacities and an efficient use of worker’s work time must be ensured. To this purpose, the ratio between the time of operation of machines, without supervision and the manual time required for the preparation and supervision of the processing...
April 2013
Impact of financial leverage on firm investment
The purpose of this study was to analyze the relationship between financial leverage and firm’s investment in the presence of certain control variables such as (Tobin’s Q, cash flow, liquidity, return on equity and sale. Relationship was analyzed by applying different methodologies such as pooled regression, fixed effect model and random effect model. Housman test was performed for selection between fixed...
April 2013
The effects of exchange rate on the trade balance in Ghana: Evidence from co-integration analysis
This paper examines the effects of exchange rates on the trade balance of Ghana. First, by deriving the real exchange rate as a function of preferences and technology of two trading economies and then by applying small price taking economy assumption to the Ghanaian economy, using annual time series data from 1970-2000 we estimate the trade balance as a function of the real exchange rate, domestic and foreign incomes....
April 2013
Strategy consultants doing strategy: How status and visibility affect strategizing
Strategy consultants form a highly influential group of strategy practitioners, yet surprisingly neglected within strategy studies. Therefore, we aim to contribute our own understanding to the term, strategy consultants and discuss the characteristics of strategy work. We do this from the perspective of strategy-as-practice and direct our attention to the praxis and practices of strategy consultants. Our study builds...
April 2013
Dilemmas and career development of Brazilian bank executives
The aim of the paper is to investigate career-related personal dilemmas of bank executives in the context of immaterial labor. The lifestyle and subjectivity dilemma concepts based on many authors were reviewed. Sixteen Brazilian bank executives from Porto Alegre and from the metropolitan region of Porto Alegre/Rio Grande do Sul State, Brazil were interviewed in their workplace using a semi structured...
April 2013
Working conditions under quality standards: The role of employee involvement
Much of the management literature has demonstrated the impact of quality approaches on firm business performance. However, only a limited number of studies have made attempts to examine the relationship between quality standards and employee’s outcomes. In order to fill this gap in the literature, we examine the impact of employee involvement as the most important dimension of quality approaches on working...
April 2013
Family features driving South African metropolitan adolescents’ rational and emotional influence tactics in family food and clothing purchase decisions
This article explores metropolitan South African adolescents’ social influence from a consumer behaviour and power relational theory perspective. The research focuses on consumers’ social and interpersonal environment within a family context and measures the extent to which South African metropolitan adolescents exercise rational and emotional influence tactics as social interaction strategy to change...
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