In most countries, micro-enterprises make up the majority of firms. Canada has more than 500,000 employer micro-enterprises, representing 77% of all firms (Industry Canada, 2001); if we include owner-operated firms with no employees, the number and proportion of microenterprises would be much larger. Although the development potential of this group of firms would seem to be huge, micro-enterpri...

This paper examines the horizontal and vertical export spillovers of foreign direct investment (FDI) on China’s manufacturing domestic firms by using firm-level census data over the period of 2000–03. Based on a Heckman two-step procedure combining first differencing and instrumental variable regression techniques, we find that FDI has had a positive impact on the export value of domestic firms...

This paper analyzes the efficiency of Korean Ship Component Part Manufacturer firms using DEA model. We evaluated the CCR, BCC efficiency and RTS of 30 Korea Ship Component Part Manufacturer firms. We also suggested the Korean Ship Component Part Manufacturer firms that can be benchmarked based on analyzed information. The result showed five enterprises whose values of CCR efficiency are 1, and...

a culture conducive to information security practice is extremely important for organizations since information has to be critical assets in modern enterprises. thus for understanding and improving the organizational behavior with regard to information security, enterprises may look into organizational culture and examine how it affects the effectiveness of implementing ism. this study aims to ...

A culture conducive to information security practice is extremely important for organizations since information has to be critical assets in modern enterprises. Thus for understanding and improving the organizational behavior with regard to information security, enterprises may look into organizational culture and examine how it affects the effectiveness of implementing ISM. This study aims ...

Models of organizational learning must be adapted to network enterprises, virtual enterprises, and other new organizational forms enabled by information technology. Since it is increasingly among these enterprises that e-commerce activity occurs, organizational learning is a requisite for reaping the benefits they offer and avoiding the pit falls. A model was developed and validated based on a ...

this research was performed to recognize the ways ofbusiness model designing and explaining about the use of businessmodel in technology-oriented firms and enterprises, and leads them towands the implementation of the plans and new ideas in order to enter tolabor market or maintenance of their situation in internal and globalmarkets. the essay was considering the concept of business model andth...