Scholarly Journal of Business Administration
José G. Vargas-Hernández, Mohammad Reza Noruzi
Government Public Policy of Mexico and Entrepreneurship What Can Mexican Government Do for Enhancing Entrepreneurship in Mexico?
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The literature existing on entrepreneurship implicitly assumes that entrepreneurship and government and economic growth are positively related with each other and there is a positive correlation among them. However, few studies, whether theoretical or empirical, analyze such relation in an explicit manner. This paper aims to study the entrepreneurship notion and the barriers of entrepreneurship and mainly the role of government in enhancing entrepreneurship in the society.
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José G. Vargas-Hernández, Mohammad Reza Noruzi
A MODEL TO MEASURE THE QUALITY SERVICE IN A LOCAL COMPANY OF PIZZA IN LOS MOCHIS, SINALOA
pp. 12-23
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The SERVQUAL model was redesigned in relation to the context of the local company MetroPizza, in Los Mochis, Sinaloa; the main change was the orientation of the visual that corresponds to the intensive use of the image of the transnational franchises, to the taste, that represents a competitive advantage in local firms that know the flavor in the culture of regional. The differences between the expected, and perceived quality service were analyzed through the dimensions proposed by Zeithaml and Bitner (2002). The results show in the tangible, that customers expect more flavor than the image.
Key words: SERVQUAL model, quality service, local pizza company
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Manuel F. Suárez-Barraza1, Juan Ramis-Pujol2, Fernando Sandoval-Arzaga3
High Tacit Knowledge Deployment Model: How managers can design and potentiate tacit knowledge use within and across team processes.
pp. 24-32
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The football industry, in particular, has shown extraordinary growth in recent years of between 10 and 15%, depending on the markets. However, this growth is expected to decelerate in the next few years, as a result of the global economic and financial crisis of 2008. The teams in Mexico’s First Division of football have not been immune to the influence of all these aforementioned factors which affect the external environment, above all since the time that they began to take part in international tournaments. Some of these sports organisations dedicated to football in Mexico have begun to work with management models oriented towards continuous improvement (Kaizen, to use the Japanese term). Thus the main purpose of this research is to analyse the application of Kaizen in the specific context of a sports organisation dedicated to football. The research method adopted was the case study. Research was carried out in sports organisation dedicated to football, and adopted a retrospective focus. Three methods were used to gather data: direct observation, documentary analysis, and semistructured interviews.
The Kaizen approach helped this sport organization dedicated to football to improve their management system and sport management results. A continuous improvement management framework drawn from analysis of the case study is shown. Research was based on a single case study. However, rather than seeking empirical generalisation, it tries to examine and explore how is the Kaizen approach applied in a specific environment such as that of a sports organisation dedicated to football in Mexico.
The research is effectively a guide for practitioners (Sport Managers) wishing to apply or already applying Kaizen in their sport management systems. A review of academic and practitioner literature on the subject indicated that application of the Kaizen approach in sport organisation dedicated to football had hardly begun to be explored. It is also significant that in Mexico and Latin America, examples of the transfer and implementation of this kind of approach are practically non-existent in academic literature on the subject.
Key words: Football organization, Management System, Continuous Improvement, Mexico.
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Mayadhar Barik & K.P Singh
PREPARATION OF NOBEL PRIZE FOR INDIA
pp. 33-36
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The Nobel Prize has been awarded for achievement in physics, chemistry, physiology or medicine, literature and for peace since 1901. The Nobel Prize is as an international award administered by the foundation is stockholm, Sweden. The selection process varies slightly between the different disciplines. The literature Prize is rarely awarded to move than one person per year, whereas other prizes now often involve collaborators of two or three. It is very painful that our achievements are very poor in globally. We are not focused properly to our plan full research work for the purpose of great outstanding contributions. Brilliant youngsters have to be encouraged to do opt for the basic sciences rather than professional courses and deserving candidates should be given liberal financial help and academic guidance for research work. Experts in various fields of Indian-origin working abroad may be invited to come back to the motherland to render their valuable service here. Fixing a target date of achievement of the goal (say, a decade) and avoiding a negative stance can be beneficial.
Key words:Nobel Prize, IPCC, Nobel Laureate, Team Approach, Innovator
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Hossein Karimifard
Constructivism; national identity and foreign policy of the Islamic Republic of Iran
pp. 37-43
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This essay considers foreign policy of the Islamic Republic of Iran based on elements of national identity. National identity of Iran is a cognitive subject based on mutual understanding of Iran and other countries. National identity of the Islamic Republic of Iran is the conception of this country from itself based on realization and conception of other countries from it. The research hypothesis is as follows: Iran’s policy, orientation and treatment of foreign policy have been influenced by the ideas of national identity.
Key words:Foreign Policy, National Identity, and Orientation.
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José G. Vargas-Hernández
Management Education for Professional Integrity: The case of University Centre for Economic and Managerial Sciences, University of Guadalajara
pp. 44-58
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Aims/ objectives: This paper is aimed to analyze professional integrity as an improvement concept to the actual values and virtues and meaning managerial capabilities and attitudes to assume any professional task. This paper is aimed to analyze a case of management education for professional integrity at the University Centre for Economic and Managerial Sciences, University of Guadalajara. Study design: Cross-sectional study. Place and Duration of Study: University Center for Economic and Managerial Sciences, University of Guadalajara. The study was conducted for one academic year in 2010-2011. Methodology: The research method employed is the ethnographic, documental and life’s histories, complemented with field work supported by in-depth interviews and analyzed using a comparative method.Results: The outcomes of the research on the application in management education demonstrate that the drama of economic efficiency is centred on a dysfunctional professional integrity. This chapter provides a sound professional philosophy that empowers professionals to act with integrity, increases the probability for long-term success and professional fulfilment.. Conclusion: The results provide also the basis to develop a code of conduct and regulation policies to sustain management education for professional integrity which, can positively impact on business culture through influencing the behaviour of key actors
Key words:Integrity, leadership effectiveness, management education, managerial integrity, professional integrity development.
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1Margaret Mutengezanwa, 2Fungai Mauchi,3 Kosmas Njanike, 4Fungai Gombarume and 5Selina Murgorgo.
Pricing of Banking Products and Services: A Case Study of Commercial Banks in Zimbabwe
pp. 59-64
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This paper reports on the findings of a study which was conducted to establish the factors that influence prices of bank products and services and investigate the pricing strategies used by commercial banks in Zimbabwe. The research was also intended to establish the challenges that are being faced by banks in Zimbabwe. The research used a sample of 10 commercial banks which were randomly selected in Harare. Data was collected using questionnaires and interviews and presented using tables and graphs. The research found out that pricing of bank products was mainly influenced by the profit motive, competition and the need to abide by regulations. Strategies used to set prices were cost and competition based as well as dictated by market trends. It was also established from the research that challenges faced by banks were loss of customer confidence, stiff competition and failure by the Central bank to perform the role of lender of last resort. The study recommended that there is need to take into consideration various factors in pricing bank products so as to carter for both the institutional and individual customers. Optimal pricing is pivotal in ensuring that banks remain in business and achieve set objectives. Further research on the effect of the multi currency system on pricing of bank products was recommended.
Key words:Bank, Pricing, Products, Services, Customers
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Suveera Srijaroen, Jun Jiang
Financial Preferences of Listed Firms in Emerging Market: Theory and Practice in the Case of Thailand
pp. 65-73
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The study aims to identify the determinants of Thai listed firms’ capital structure using derived theoretical-based models from CAPM and Hamada equations, which incorporate the control variables, i.e. company’s operating performance and capital size, with time-invariant and random effects, for improving the explanatory power of the model. The empirical test employs the quarterly data covering the year 2006 to 2010 from the Stock Exchange of Thailand. The results showed that the tax shield and industry classification explicitly demonstrate material relevance to the alteration of the firm’s degree of financial leverage. The results also showed that the fixed assets merely exert moderate influences on the firm’s willingness to implement a policy of increasing financial leverage. Conclusively, none other relevant factors possess a significant impact on the choice of capital structure, in the case of Thailand.
Key words: Capital Structure, tax shield, financial leverage
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Abdalrahman AbuDalu, Suleiman Warred Almasaied
The Purchasing Power Parity of ASEAN-5 against Europe Exchange Rate: Evidence Using Autoregressive Distributed Lag
pp. 74-82
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This article explores an empirical analysis of long-run and short-run forcing variables of purchasing power parity (PPP) for ASEAN-5i currencies against the Europe Euro, i.e., their real exchange rate (RER). This study uses a recently developed autoregressive distributed lag (ARDL) approach to cointegration (Pesaran et al., 2001) over the period 1991:Q1 – 2006:Q2. Our empirical results suggest that the domestic money supply (M1) is the significant long and short run forcing variable of PPP for ASEAN-5 RER’s for the study periods. The findings can derive policy implication for the monetary authorities in these ASEAN-5 countries.
Key words:Purchasing Power Parity (PPP), Real Exchange Rate (RER), ASEAN-5. JEL Classification Numbers: C22, C51, F11; F15
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Ali Musa Abaker1 and Ali Abd Elaziz Salih2
Poverty and inequality in industrial sector of Sudan
pp. 83-88
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This research paper aims to address income poverty and inequality in industrial sector of Sudan. Secondary data sources include Bank of Sudan, Central Bureau of Statistics, Ministry Finance and National Economy, International Monetary Fund, World Bank and other ministerial and NGOs reports and previous studies. Primary data was collected through direct interviews with household heads using questionnaire, . Two stage stratified simple random sampling techniques was applied base on sector of employment and occupational type. A total sample size of 762 household head was interviewed. Poverty and inequality indicators were computed using both primary and secondary data sources. Palpha equation, Povstat and Simsip-poverty models were used for poverty measurement and simulation. Results showed that more than 35.1 percent of employees in industrial sector living with poverty. Employees in water, buildings and manufacturing were the most poor followed by electricity and mining and oil respectively. The inequality Gini index was 55 percent with large inequality among manufacturing sector. The future growth impact on poverty in industrial sector indicated that growth would slightly reduce poverty and inequality. The combined effect of growth and food prices increase also would slightly reduce poverty and inequality. However, the decomposition of this effect into income and distribution effects, income effect reduces poverty while the distributional effect increase both moderate and food poverty indicators.
Key words:Food prices , Growth, , industrial, Inequality,Poverty,Sudan
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Suresh, K1. And Mundinamani, S.M2
Economic Viability of Micro-Finance for Dairy Enterprise
pp. 89-94
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The dairy farming in India as traditionally practiced under mixed farming mode along with crop farming has been supplementary to the major occupation of crop farming. Provision of micro finance to undertake dairy enterprise considered as a successful phenamena to generate employment and earn income by rural women dairy entreperenurs in India.The present study attempted to analyse the economic viability of micro-finance for dairy enterprise in the North Karnataka region of India. The data needed for the study was collected from the respondents by personal interview method using pretested schedule prepared for the purpose in the year 2007-08. The data collected was subjected to tabular and financial feasibility analysis. The study revealed that the total cost per buffalo per annum was found to be Rs. 9,937.21 in Haveri district and Rs. 10,306.17 in Bellary district of North Karnatka region. The net returns was found to be Rs. 3,945.48 and Rs. 4,959.02 per annum in Haveri and Bellary districts, respectively. The net present value was found positive and benefit cost ratio more than unity. The internal rate of return was higher than bank rate. Hence, the study concluded that Dairy is feasible enterprise and very much suitable for rural women to practice and empower them economically and socially. So the financial institutions and NGOs should come forward to extend financial support and guidance for rural women through Self Help Groups to take up dairy enterprise as an income generating activity.
Key words:dairy, micro finace, feasible, total cost, net return, rural women.
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