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... Yearbook, The World Competitiveness Report). The problems associated with this categorization are manifold: the “bold” classification obscures the specific factors responsible for a particular ... See full document

... by the literature to the determinants of ...explore the relation between internationalization and the following determinants: Size, innovation, productivity, international trade fairs, ... See full document

... assessing the importance of the cluster for NB, it is also possible to introduce Porter’s National Diamond ...at the different attributes of the diamond – factor conditions, demand conditions, ... See full document

... Although the answer is negative, the pleasantness towards Portugal differs according to the variables in ...Also, the Portuguese origin is believed to decrease the value of ...to ... See full document

... about the planet and generations to come. At the same time, the purchasing power is higher in these countries, and people prefer to buy a pair of shoes with a story associated, that is ... See full document

... that the best way to have a greater impact in international markets, being efficient and grow within, is to strategically play as an industry instead of the different companies make their ways ... See full document

... of the Tourism and Hotel manage- ment degree at the Polytechnic Institute of Leira – School of Tourism and Maritime Technology (IPL/ESTM), supervised by the teachers of the scientific fields ... See full document

... namely the myth of rationality, and hence it adoption may be understood socially as providing legitimacy, resources and stability to organisations and hence, enhancing organisations’ survival prospects (Meyer and ... See full document

... on the market depending on the temperature of the hot source (adapted from David et ...from the ORC system at various ambient temperatures (Datla & Brasz, ...of the Turboden turbine ... See full document

... supporting the fact management accounting is a tool incorporated in the daily management practices of hotels and useful to support the decision making ...process. The proportion used of ... See full document

... after the fair value directives, a directive called Accounting Modernization (no 2003/51/EC) would be published and transformed into national law by the DL 35/2005 of 17/2, also applicable to insurance ... See full document

... age, the more the company is small and new, the more it is embedded in the local environment, while larger and more experienced companies are less dependent on local network (Keeble et ...that ... See full document

... view the old Portuguese poets as part of a history that Milton came to integrate and that Medina e Vasconcelos regards himself as ...in the man who was mainly responsible for recasting ... See full document

... on the Portuguese entrepreneurial ecosystem (Foundum, ...a Portuguese accelerator program where 327,000 USD were invested by 4 accelerators (Brunet, Grof & Izquierdo, ...is the top ... See full document

... to the conclusions of other researchers in this ...within the industry. Jones (2008) refers that the Budgeting is the mostly used ...with the purpose of supporting the ... See full document

... about the industry mechanisms. Then, the internal company assessment demonstrated Dielmar’s potential to develop its own ...for the firm’s development. By creating its brand, the ... See full document

... at the same time, heterogeneity and intensity of labor (Downie, 1997; Faria et ...2012). The hotels have been changing their management, because the environment is changing as ...During the ... See full document

... in the world whose economy is solely based on exporting raw materials such as oil and ...determine the critical success factors on exporting different goods. The results are analyzed using ... See full document

... by the pharmaceutical industry in research and development (R&D) (European Commission, ...of the annual turnover in the entire industry, making it the industry which ... See full document

... recognised the importance of information. Indeed, it is one of the most important assets of any ...involve the use of information in some ...from the information resource if the ... See full document