Received: 7 April 2003 Revised: 8 January 2005 Accepted: 22 February 2005 Online publication date: 22 September 2005 Abstract Since the 1990s, Central and Eastern Europe (CEE) has provided unique societal quasi-experiments, which represent opportunities to test the applicability of existing theories in international business and management studies and to develop new ones. Specifically, three li...

Problem statement: Response to paper-based requests for computer and peripheral repair and maintenance has become very troublesome and slow due to the large demand and expansion at the University of Jordan. The objectives of this study were to: (i) investigate the current system processes associated with the paper-based workflow system. (ii) design and implement, using a suitable workflow manag...

We assess the cleansing effects of 2008–2009 financial crisis. U.S. regions with higher levels supervisory forbearance on distressed banks see less restructuring in real sector: fewer establishments, firms, and jobs are lost when more remain business. In these regions, banking sector has been healthy for several years after Regions experience productivity growth crisis firm entries, job creatio...

This thesis investigates the development of a food traceability system for shrimp export industry at PT. Udang Maju Sejahtera (UMS). The primary objective was to enhance transparency and accountability supply chain, thereby improving product quality consumer trust. study employed three-pronged approach: formulating robust business strategy, innovating development, restructuring organization int...

Sudden changes of structure are among the more startling phenomena of living systems . Until recently, they have not been much looked at or analyzed from the point of view of a general systems theory . Nevertheless, they may include such dramatic phenomena as falling in love, acts of creation, evolutionary jumps, social revolutions or reformations, and in general the sudden formation of larger ...