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The effects of characteristics of partners on strategic alliance performance in the SME dominated travel sector
(Elsevier Science B.V., Amsterdam.; www.elsevier.com/locate/tourman, 2008)
This study examines the effects of characteristics of alliance partners on perceived strategic alliance performance. Alliance
relationships were explored within and between the travel sector, and other tourism sectors of ...
Environmental Scanning Behavior of Small and Medium Firms in Developing Economies: Evidence from Botswana
(Science Publications / ANSI Journals; http://www.ansijournals.com/3/c4p.php?id=1&theme=3&jid=jas, 2001)
Although environmental scanning is a key concept in management research, its application and importance, particularly in developing African countries, is not well investigated. Scanning the company's external environment ...
Exploring Managerial Fit and Flexibility: Towards a Project Management Approach
(Science Publications / ANSI Journals; http://www.ansijournals.com/3/c4p.php?id=1&theme=3&jid=jas, 2001-10)
This paper reviews the usefulness of the project management approach in promoting organisational and managerial flexibility in traditional organisations in developing countries. Three aspects of project management, viz. ...
A Test Measure Equivalence of Conflict Resolution Strategies in Joint Purchase Decisions
(Botswana Journal of Business, Faculty of Business, University of Botswana, 2006-09)
The purpose of this study is to demonstrate the importance of ensuring the measure equivalence of marketing concepts in cross-cultural research. It is crucial to give attention to measure equivalence in cross cultural ...
The moderating impacts of business planning and firm size on total quality management practices
(Emerald; http://www.emeraldinsight.com/0954-478x.htm, 2003)
Total quality management (TQM) research has concentrated on large firms. Little has been done on the TQM practices of small- to medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), particularly in developing countries. This paper investigates ...
Proactive marketing and financial management for Small and Medium Enterprises
(Botswana Institute of Administration and Commerce (BIAC), 2006-05)
Although the discovery of diamond has propelled Botswana from one of the poorest countries in 1966 to a middle-income developing nation, the country still faces the problems of economic diversification, employment creation, ...
The Role of Microcomputers in Small and Medium Enterprises: Are They Used in Strategic Decisions and Planning?
(Science Publications; ANSI Publications http://ansijournals.com/3/c4p.php?id=1&theme=3&jid=jas, 2001)
Although strategic planning and information technology are key concepts in management research, they have been
widely used in relation to only large firms. Only few studies attempted to examine the perceptions of small ...
A decision tree approach for integrating small business assistance schemes
(Journal of Management Development; Emerald Group Publishing Limited; www.emeraldinsight.com/0262-1711.htm, 2004)
There is a general consensus among public policy makers, academics and
researchers that entrepreneurship is a vital route to economic advancement for both
developed and developing economies. As a result, a host of small ...
Assessing managerial skills in SMEs for capacity building
(Emerald Publishing Group Ltd, www.emeraldinsight.com/jmd.htm, 2008)
The paper aims to identify perceived critical managerial factors (PCMFs) affecting the performance of SMEs, show the direction and extent of relationship between PCMFs and firm characteristics, and forward some research ...
Tourism market potential analysis in Botswana: A Delphi study
(SAGE http://jtr.sagepub.com/, 2006-11)
This article explores what would be the most probable
scenario for the tourism industry in Botswana by the year
2020. A modified Delphi technique was used to generate
data from 68 industry experts. The findings show ...