Over the past few decades, intangible assets, such as knowledge, patents, and innovation, have been identified as fundamental sources of wealth and progress. These assets represent a major concern for business firms, their stakeholders, policy makers and world organisations for proper positioning in...

Field experiences on corporate foresight show predominantly a learning process to open up the mind–set for fresh thinking, visionary strategising and robust decision–making. It combines techniques of futures research with the facilitation of group processes to assemble relations, to reframe a sit...

This paper focuses on the role of entrepreneurship and e–finance in determining a person's intention to adopt mobile banking. The approach utilised in this paper is to develop a conceptual framework that includes a number of propositions that are developed and justified by the literature. The main...

We investigated tiger-habitat relationships at 2 spatial scales: occupancy across the landscape and habitat use within the home range. Across major landcover types in central Sumatra, we conducted systematic detection, non-detection sign surveys in 47, 17×17 km grid cells. Within each cell, we surv...

Contact centres, or call centres as they are known popularly, are used by service providers to solve customers? problems and enhance their value. These interactions are reflective of the service providers? commitment to keeping their customers satisfied and happy, and point to areas of improvement fo...

The paper analyses the role and importance of learning and relationship building in alliances. Based on the champions approach and the promoter model, this paper extends the existing theory analysing learning and different skills for relationship building in alliance evolution. The primary goal of th...

This research analyses human resource development (HRD) by a group activity in a business organisation. Among many types of group activities, the study focuses on a quality control circle (QCC) activity. As an analysis perspective, relation between management styles and capability development is test...

This paper reports the findings of a formative study that examined knowledge, readiness, and perceptions of healthcare providers in safety–net clinics about electronic medical records (EMR) and e–prescribing. It was conducted in six safety net clinics in southeast Georgia that serve a disproporti...

The majority of South Africa's rural population lives below the minimum living standard; basic amenities are lacking with low financial aid. This study, therefore, explores the nature of microfinance and micro enterprises in South Africa, the challenges, and sustainability. Choosing Ga–Rankuwa, a t...