Innovation capabilities are the key ingredient in enhancing the firms’ competitiveness and ensuring their survival. Obviously, there are quite different in innovation activities between mauufacturing firms and service firms. It is necessary to consider the distinctness between them in evaluating firms’ innovation capabilities. This paper proposes a model of innovation capabilities in manufactur...

Recently many researches have studied technological innovation capabilities (TICs) and their impacts on firm’s competitive performance in the field of manufacturing industries. This paper pursued Yam et al. (2004) framework to study the relevance of TICs and firm's competitive performance in a mainly-service-based industry in Iran (ICT). Empirical data were collected through a questionnaire from...

Small Unit Precision Combat (SUPC) aims to extend current US military dominance to complex terrains, such as urban or mountainous areas. Currently, when forces engage in close-in combat in such terrains, US capabilities for precision strike and surveillance/reconnaissance are negated. SUPC seeks to create advantages in complex terrain through improved situation understanding and responsiveness ...

This research attempts to raise the issue of sustainability micro-scale Batik industry in Indonesia, which is a subset textile industry, by utilizing number variables, such as 1) Dynamic capacity; 2) Marketing orientation with green marketing intermediaries, can contribute this sector. There has been much discussion about business Still, on small businesses batik sector developing dynamic capab...

As Sun Tzu says: “Judge advantages when accepting advices, and then, in accordance with that, arrange your forces supplementing them with extraordinary tactics. Forces should be arranged strategically, based on that what gives the advantage.” This though directly points that strategy and tactics need to be developed in the same direction to gain success. This is the application of the research ...

While unmanned aerial systems can serve as a force multiplier for militants, these do not embody transformation in modern insurgent warfare or enable militants to engage regularly strategic coercion. Instead, drone use is consistent with militant group’s relative capabilities and broader objectives. Consequently, groups are likely employ drones primarily theater tactical military purposes.

improving the marketing capabilities of beekeepers is assumed one of the most important and effective factors affecting the development of apiculture industry. the purpose followed in this study is an investigation of the educational needs of lorestan province beekeepers in the domain of marketing scope. the population of the study included all beekeepers in lorestan province (n=1200). a sample...