Download or read book Competitive Information in Small Businesses written by T. Chesney and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2013-06-29 with total page 141 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book is about using information in small businesses to compete; it is about strategy and information systems. It examines problems that these businesses face and suggests some solutions. It looks at how strategie planning takes place and how information systems should be designed and developed in line with strategy, from a business rather than a purely technical point ofview. The main contribution made is proposing an approach to crafting strategy, designing new business processes and information systems planning that could realistically be used by the average small business, that is one without great knowledge of strategy or information systems, and one that cannot afford to buy in this knowledge. The approach differs from others suggested in the literature in that it emphasises the important role of creativity in the process of creating strategy and in information system design and illustrates where this creativity may come from, it emphasises the importance of getting staff involved and it attempts to lessen the communication problems that exists between business people and information system developers, something that historically has caused problems.
Download or read book Profiles in Small Business written by Margo E. Anderson and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2002-01-31 with total page 233 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A new analytical approach to small firms' cases, which * Uses rich primary source data on modern small businesses * Combines business strategy and industrial organization * Presents detailed Profiles on diverse small businesses * Shows how successful small businesses achieve competitive advantage * Considers both extended rivalry and financial structure * Shows how to `ground' small business theory in reality Profiles in Small Businesses has a companion volume Small Business Enterprise by Gavin Reid (also published by Routledge, Hb: 0-415-05681-0: £45.00) which contains a full analysis (ranging from econometrics to the ethics of competition) of the larger sample of small businesses from which the Profiles are drawn.
Download or read book Competitive Intelligence in Small Businesses written by Talal Lahlou and published by Booktango. This book was released on 2015-03-17 with total page 86 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Fed-up with theory and theories about competitive intelligence? Looking for practical and clear strategies synthetically exposed, step by step? Lacking the necessary budget to set up a competitive intelligence unit but still feeling the need for your business? This book aims at delivering successful and clear steps to take your business ahead. It is compiling best practices about practical tools used by competitive intelligence professionals from top companies and adapting them to small business structures that have specific needs and very restricted budgets and HR. All compiled in brief points that are easily implemented in a small business.
Download or read book Entrepreneurship written by Michael Laverty and published by . This book was released on 2020-01-16 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This textbook is intended for use in introductory Entrepreneurship classes at the undergraduate level. Due to the wide range of audiences and course approaches, the book is designed to be as flexible as possible. Theoretical and practical aspects are presented in a balanced manner, and specific components such as the business plan are provided in multiple formats. Entrepreneurship aims to drive students toward active participation in entrepreneurial roles, and exposes them to a wide range of companies and scenarios.
Download or read book Information Technology and Competitive Advantage in Small Firms written by Brian Webb and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2008-07-24 with total page 189 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Well structured and coherent, this book examines Information Technology as a strategic asset; covering first principles, reviewing existing theories and methods and testing selected theories using empirical data.
Download or read book How information gives you competitive advantage written by Michael E. Porter and published by . This book was released on 1985 with total page 12 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book What is the Impact of Increased Business Competition written by Sónia Félix and published by International Monetary Fund. This book was released on 2019-12-13 with total page 57 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This paper studies the macroeconomic effect and underlying firm-level transmission channels of a reduction in business entry costs. We provide novel evidence on the response of firms' entry, exit, and employment decisions. To do so, we use as a natural experiment a reform in Portugal that reduced entry time and costs. Using the staggered implementation of the policy across the Portuguese municipalities, we find that the reform increased local entry and employment by, respectively, 25% and 4.8% per year in its first four years of implementation. Moreover, around 60% of the increase in employment came from incumbent firms expanding their size, with most of the rise occurring among the most productive firms. Standard models of firm dynamics, which assume a constant elasticity of substitution, are inconsistent with the expansionary and heterogeneous response across incumbent firms. We show that in a model with heterogeneous firms and variable markups the most productive firms face a lower demand elasticity and expand their employment in response to increased entry.
Download or read book Profit First written by Mike Michalowicz and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2017-02-21 with total page 225 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Author of cult classics The Pumpkin Plan and The Toilet Paper Entrepreneur offers a simple, counterintuitive cash management solution that will help small businesses break out of the doom spiral and achieve instant profitability. Conventional accounting uses the logical (albeit, flawed) formula: Sales - Expenses = Profit. The problem is, businesses are run by humans, and humans aren't always logical. Serial entrepreneur Mike Michalowicz has developed a behavioral approach to accounting to flip the formula: Sales - Profit = Expenses. Just as the most effective weight loss strategy is to limit portions by using smaller plates, Michalowicz shows that by taking profit first and apportioning only what remains for expenses, entrepreneurs will transform their businesses from cash-eating monsters to profitable cash cows. Using Michalowicz's Profit First system, readers will learn that: · Following 4 simple principles can simplify accounting and make it easier to manage a profitable business by looking at bank account balances. · A small, profitable business can be worth much more than a large business surviving on its top line. · Businesses that attain early and sustained profitability have a better shot at achieving long-term growth. With dozens of case studies, practical, step-by-step advice, and his signature sense of humor, Michalowicz has the game-changing roadmap for any entrepreneur to make money they always dreamed of.
Download or read book Competitive Information in Small Businesses written by Thomas Chesney and published by . This book was released on 2014-01-15 with total page 196 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Competitive Intelligence written by Larry Kahaner and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 1997 with total page 308 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In the first book designed for businesses of all sizes and managers at every level, Larry Kahaner explains the increasingly vital practice of competitive intelligence and how American companies can use it for success. With a wealth of case studies, Kahaner shows How to profile your competitors' executives to unmask their decision-making processes The line between legal and illegal or unethical activities How to protect your own company against your competitors' intelligence operations COMPETITIVE INTELLIGENCE is a practical guide to turning raw information into priceless knowledge and winning business strategy.
Download or read book Business Competitor Intelligence written by William Lane Sammon and published by *Ronald Press. This book was released on 1984-05-14 with total page 384 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Essays on management information systems to provide an evaluation of competition, based on business practice in the USA - discusses information needs for decision making, and information sources; considers applications to commoditys, consumers, and international markets; covers marketing, financial aspects, legal aspects, etc. References.,
Download or read book Competition in the Computer and Data Processing Industry and Its Effect on Small Business written by United States. Congress. House. Committee on Small Business. Subcommittee on Antitrust and Restraint of Trade Activities Affecting Small Business and published by . This book was released on 1981 with total page 364 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Competitive Strategy written by Michael E. Porter and published by New York : Free Press ; Toronto : Maxwell Macmillan Canada. This book was released on 1980 with total page 424 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Presents the comprehensive framework of analytical techniques to help a firm analyze its industry as a whole and predict the industry's future evolution, to understand its competitors and its own position ...
Download or read book Introduction to Business written by Lawrence J. Gitman and published by . This book was released on 2023-05-19 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Small Business Management written by Timothy S. Hatten and published by SAGE Publications. This book was released on 2019-01-02 with total page 620 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Now with SAGE Publishing, Timothy S. Hatten’s Seventh Edition of Small Business Management equips students with the tools they need to navigate the important financial, legal, marketing, managerial, and operational decisions to help them create and maintain a sustainable competitive advantage in small business. Strong emphasis is placed on application with Experiential Learning Activities and application of technology and social media throughout. New cases, real-world examples, and illuminating features spotlight the diverse, innovative contributions of small business owners to the economy. Whether students dream of launching a new venture, purchasing a franchise, managing a lifestyle business, or joining the family company, they will learn important best practices for competing in the modern business world. This title is accompanied by a complete teaching and learning package.
Download or read book Small Town Rules written by Barry J. Moltz and published by Que Publishing. This book was released on 2012-03-26 with total page 224 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Technology and economics are transforming business in a completely unexpected way: suddenly, even the largest companies must compete as if they were small, local businesses. Suddenly, your customers can talk to everyone else across the nation, and people listen to them, not your carefully crafted advertising or branding. It's just like doing business in a small town, where "reputation is forever." Suddenly, communities and personal connections are critical to your success - just as they've always been in small towns. The best small-town and rural entrepreneurs have been successfully overcoming these challenges for centuries. Their lessons and techniques are suddenly intensely valuable to even the largest companies, most dominant brands, and most cosmopolitan businesses. Small Town Rules adapts these lessons and techniques for today's new "global small town": one knitted together through the Web, Facebook, and Twitter. Two pioneering entrepreneurs and social media experts show how to: * Survive seasonal cycles and year-to-year fluctuations the way rural farmers and businesses do * Use "small town entrepreneur secrets" for coping with limited access to people and capital * Reduce risk by "piecing together" multiple income sources * Start using customer-driven communication to your advantage * Interact with customers on a more human scale, no matter how big you are * Rediscover your company's local roots, and more
Download or read book Strategic and Competitive Analysis written by Craig S. Fleisher and published by Prentice Hall. This book was released on 2003 with total page 457 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: For Strategic Management courses. This book examines the techniques involved in analyzing business and competitive data and information including environmental analysis, industry analysis, competitor analysis, and temporal analysis models.
