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SMEs and government purchasing in Northern Ireland: problems and opportunities
Ruth Fee, Andrew Erridge, Sean HenniganThe aim of the paper is to examine the support mechanisms that exist for small‐ to medium‐sized enterprises (SMEs) in Northern Ireland and how access to government contracts can…
The European Commission and SME support mechanisms for e‐business
Steven Peet, Clare Brindley, Bob RitchieThis paper explores and validates the premise that European small‐ to medium‐sized enterprises (SMEs) are less advanced in their adoption of e‐business than their US counterparts…
E‐learning communities, virtual markets and knowledge creation
Glenn Hardaker, David SmithFrom this push for non‐linear innovation has come a fragmented market of hardware, software, and services branded as, knowledge‐management solutions. Virtual knowledge networks…
Doing business in China – the modern German experience
Martin Francis ParnellThis paper examines German trade and investment structures in relation to China, establishing for the 1990s: a severe trade imbalance, with stagnating German exports and sharply…
Culture in defining consumer satisfaction in marketing
Tihomir Vranesevic, Claudio Vignali, Daniella VignaliThe objectives of this article are to explain the importance of company culture and to point to the appropriateness of customer orientation as a method of expressing culture. The…
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- Prof Goran Svensson