Hosein Gharavi, Roger and Sor
This paper aims to contribute to the understanding of organisational transformation in light of major perturbatory change agents such as the internet. This is carried out through…
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Purpose
This paper aims to contribute to the understanding of organisational transformation in light of major perturbatory change agents such as the internet. This is carried out through analysing the dynamics of change in the Australian tourist industry and travel agents in particular.
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Population ecology posits that the macro environmental conditions that operate in an industry determine the limits within which industry members can operate. Institutionalism posits that management can make strategic choices. These two theories together suggest that while a major change event like the advent of the internet sets the conditions within which organisations operate, management still had “room to play” and make strategic choices. This paper views the advent of the internet through the filters of population ecology and institutionalism.
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Change becomes a combination of setting macro boundaries influencing the overall direction of change and evolution follows by a micro‐level strategic differentiation amongst individual travel agents. Therefore, the dynamics of change is far more complex than mere determinism and/or strategic choice.
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This paper has two distinct values. Firstly, its focus on the Australian travel agents brings a unique situation into perspective, where, the internet‐enabled change is analysed comprehensively and the complexities of an evolutionary change are discussed. Secondly, it proposes a novel approach to viewing change in the industry by combining two theoretical lenses thus addressing the dynamics of change comprehensively.
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Last century, J.R. Galbraith discussed the relationship between the amount of information an organisation processes and its structure. J.D. Thompson discussed a related topic of…
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Last century, J.R. Galbraith discussed the relationship between the amount of information an organisation processes and its structure. J.D. Thompson discussed a related topic of task interdependence and coordination. Given that the processing and management of information is the basis of electronic commerce (EC), the fastest developing mode of conducting business today, it is apposite to ask how relevant Galbraith’s and Thompson’s theories are today. As organisations increase their offerings and influence to attain competitive advantage they become more complex. Both information technology (IT) and the theories of Galbraith and Thompson assist them to reduce that complexity.
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Gives an in depth view of the strategies pursued by the world’s leading chief executive officers in an attempt to provide guidance to new chief executives of today. Considers the…
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Gives an in depth view of the strategies pursued by the world’s leading chief executive officers in an attempt to provide guidance to new chief executives of today. Considers the marketing strategies employed, together with the organizational structures used and looks at the universal concepts that can be applied to any product. Uses anecdotal evidence to formulate a number of theories which can be used to compare your company with the best in the world. Presents initial survival strategies and then looks at ways companies can broaden their boundaries through manipulation and choice. Covers a huge variety of case studies and examples together with a substantial question and answer section.
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This study aims to investigate the impact of socially oriented responsibility (SOR) (i.e. social, environmental, ethical and governance) on the cost of equity in the firms listed…
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Purpose
This study aims to investigate the impact of socially oriented responsibility (SOR) (i.e. social, environmental, ethical and governance) on the cost of equity in the firms listed on the Tehran Stock Exchange.
Design/methodology/approach
The industry-adjusted earnings price ratio (IndEP) was used to evaluate the cost of equity. The cost of equity is calculated for those industries that, except firm i (with a positive profitability), have at least five other firms with a positive profitability in the industry. Hence, 79 firms were selected among seven industries from 2012 to 2022 for hypothesis testing. Gordon’s growth model was used to evaluate the cost of equity and assess the robustness of the findings. The information about 183 companies was retrieved for analysis based on Gordon’s growth model.
Findings
The results showed that SOR positively affects firms’ cost of equity. Besides, testing the details also showed that social practices (SO), environmental practices (EN), governance practices (GO) and ethical practices (ET) have a positive impact on the cost of equity. The robustness of results supported the main inferences.
Originality/value
Iran’s economic environment and capital market have been open to discussion within the global community. It is important to note that the relationship between SOR and the cost of equity in developed markets cannot be easily applied to developing Asian markets. Therefore, the present findings, along with the challenges faced in a developing Islamic economy, can contribute to informed decision-making on a global scale.
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THE APPLE MACINTOSH IN THE '90S: PROSPECTS AND DILEMMAS. Over the past six years, technological developments have encouraged librarians to migrate more and more of their computing…
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THE APPLE MACINTOSH IN THE '90S: PROSPECTS AND DILEMMAS. Over the past six years, technological developments have encouraged librarians to migrate more and more of their computing tasks to the desktop. Routines once left to mainframes and minicomputers are now completed on personal computers and workstations in administrative offices, reference desks, and cataloging carrels. The Apple Macintosh has grown in the past five years to meet these needs of librarians, not in any organized fashion specifically designed for librarians, but as part of a larger trend of greater computing strength for a given price, in pace with hardware offerings from other manufacturers.
Frank Burchill and Roger Selfert
One criticism of the Donovan Report was that it paid little attention to the public sector. This paper is concerned with one part of the public sector, the National Health Service…
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One criticism of the Donovan Report was that it paid little attention to the public sector. This paper is concerned with one part of the public sector, the National Health Service and a section of the trade union organisations existing within it, namely the professional unions. The terms ‘professional unions’ is chosen deliberately in spite of the fact that the organisations under scrutiny coincide exactly with what are usually called ‘professional associations’.
MICHAEL P. BENNETT and JEFFREY KOSC
This is a primer on software licensing, which is a pressing issue for industry practitioners who are confronted with many agreements involving trading systems. This article deals…
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This is a primer on software licensing, which is a pressing issue for industry practitioners who are confronted with many agreements involving trading systems. This article deals with the practical “how‐tos” for licensing as well as with certain intellectual property concerns.
Considers the nature of a collective agreement, outlining two types, collective and procedural. States that no European laws exist, at present, which cover these and questions the…
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Considers the nature of a collective agreement, outlining two types, collective and procedural. States that no European laws exist, at present, which cover these and questions the legal enforceability of any agreement. Outlines the European position and then covers the situation under UK law, showing the differences. Looks at the future proposed models of European Collective Agreements and highlights the need for discussion whilst the European Collective Agreement is in its infancy. Advocates different definitions for procedural and collective agreements with the former carrying legal enforceability which exists in Europe and the latter using the UK definitions and carrying legal unenforceability.