The theory states the Balanced Scorecard has several advantages as a performance evaluation method, when compared with exclusively financial measures. The objective of the present study is to analyze the usage rates and the knowledge spreading about the Balanced Scorecard in Portuguese industrial small and medium size enterprises, while researching the existence of factors that explain why the ...

Business managers are facing the dynamic environment nowadays, and encountering more and more difficulties in decision-making. In order to formulate suitable strategies, they must consider all aspects of dynamic environments and situations which they meet. Sun Tzu's The Art of War is probably the oldest military book in Chinese and the principles which Sun Tzu advocated are still valuable in ma...

IETF's NETCONF WG has taken efforts in standardizing configuration management protocol, which allows high interoperability of configuration management. In addition to interoperability, high performance is also required in configuration management, but many researches have often discarded the performance aspect of it. In order to fill that void, this paper proposes methods to improve performance...

The strategy literature is replete with studies focusing on such strategic and cultural firm-level factors as entrepreneurship and differentiation. Research indicates that these factors are major determinants of superior firm performance in the long-term. Nonetheless, a majority of works in this area has focused on large-scale, multinational firms. Very little is known about the effects of entr...

Management of the trade off of logistic performances has always been a key issue in industry. The trade off results from the contrasting business objectives defined at strategic management level and is part of the subsequent decisions taken at shop floor level. Therein, performance measures influence decisions. These are, in general, operational measures and might be more or less aware of the t...

Focusing on knowledge management (KM) and strategic decision making in service businesses through the constructs of strategic capital and knowledge sharing, the study investigates qualitative differences in domain-specific knowledge of frontline employees and executives. The study draws on cognitive theory and investigates the extend to which the knowledge of these subject groups is correct wit...

Cities can make a difference resolving the above three critical issues. Urban policies are essential in order to counteract the negative effects of climate change. These policies include land use, transportation, waste management, construction methods, and many other aspects of the current environmental challenge. Similarly, overcoming of poverty, unemployment, and social exclusion, along with ...