Government Booster In a developing nation where close links between politics and business are increasingly evident, preconditions such as government patronage and institutional voids have played key roles in the… Continue reading
Institutional Voids? Recent research indicates that in markets where institutional voids exist, conglomerates can provide an effective second-best solution in overcoming such market failures. Indeed, Tarum Khanna and Drishna Palepu,… Continue reading
One of the broadest phenomena of the past 20 years, the worldwide wave of privatization and deregulation has transformed life not just in Eastern Europe, and the former Soviet Union… Continue reading
Theme 2: Swimming in the Red Ocean This theme suggests that some SMEs are positioning their businesses within their industry environments; whilst others are reinventing themselves to go beyond incremental… Continue reading
3.2 Strategic Options for SMEs The global strategies and structures of SMEs may differ from those of larger companies as indicated in the former characteristics of limited financial and managerial… Continue reading
Descriptive models The conventional planning view of the strategy process which is exemplified by Ansoff and Andrews implies a continuous process of strategic change and adaptation. However, much strategy in… Continue reading
Singapore Small and Medium Enterprises and Sustained Competitiveness According to Spring Singapore, a government agency on standards, growth and innovations, the SMEs are defined as: Applicant company is registered or… Continue reading
This analysis of the business strategic moves by Singapore Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) provides support for companies in a highly competitive environment to swim in the blue ocean of… Continue reading
Almost everything we do or are involved in is a process. There are highly complex processes that involve thousands of people (for example, building a Boeing 777 airplane) and very… Continue reading
Principle 3: Peak process performance is achieved by having a superior process design, the right people to perform it, and the right environment for them to work in It is… Continue reading