Real-world tools to build your venture, grow your business, and avoid mistakes Startup, Scaleup, Screwup is an expert guide for emerging and established businesses to accelerate growth, facilitate ...scalability, and keep pace with the rapidly changing economic landscape. The contemporary marketplace is more dynamic than ever before—increased global competition, the impact of digital transformation, and disruptive innovation factors require businesses to implement agile management and business strategies to compete and thrive. This indispensable book provides business leaders and entrepreneurs the tools and guidance to meet growth and scalability challenges head on. Equal parts motivation and practical application, this book answers the questions every business leader asks from the startup ventures to established companies. Covering topics including funding options, employee hiring, product-market validation, remote team management, agile scaling, and the business lifecycle, this essential resource provides a solid approach to grow at the right pace and stay lean. This book will enable you to: * Apply 42 effective tools to sustain and accelerate your business growth * Avoid the mistakes and pitfalls associated with rapid business growth or organizational change * Develop a clear growth plan to integrate into your overall business model * Structure your business for rapid scaling and efficient management Startup, Scaleup, Screwup: 42 Tools to Accelerate Lean & Agile Business Growth is a must-read for entrepreneurs, founders, managers, and senior executives. Author Jurgen Appelo shares his wisdom on the creative economy, agile management, innovation marketing, and organizational change to provide a comprehensive guide to business growth. Practical methods and expert advice make this book an essential addition to any business professional's library.
V prispevku analiziramo uvajanje odcepljenih podjetij in vseživljenjskega učenja na univerze, kar predpisuje novi osnutek ZViS, in pokažemo, da gre za dva povezana podsistema. Njun skupni imenovalec ...je legalizacija komercialnih in eksploatacijskih odnosov na ravni univerze v prid zasebnemu kapitalu, posledica česar je vpeljevanje/poglabljanje razredne segregacije.
Od demokratične spremembe leta 1994 se vladna politika v Južnoafriški republiki osredotoča na podpiranje malih in srednje velikih podjetij ter in mikropodjetij (MSMP). Zaradi visoke stopnje ...brezposelnosti in revščine na mestnih območjih so posledice te interventne politike zelo pomembne za razvoj mest. Zaradi pestre zgodovine Južnoafriške republike želi vlada dati priložnost podjetjem v lasti temnopoltih Južnoafričanov, ki so bili med apartheidom prikrajšana skupina. V članku avtor preučuje trenutne politične pobude, namenjene reševanju omejenega dostopa do trga, in obseg spodbujanja novih tržnih priložnosti za podjetja v lasti temnopoltih na mestnih območjih Južnoafriške republike. Poudarek je na dveh temah: povezovanju z oskrbovalnimi verigami zasebnega sektorja, zlasti prek zagotavljanja raznolikosti dobaviteljev, in povezovanju s trgi javnega sektorja prek javnih naročil. Iz političnih usmeritev je jasno, da ima vlada omejena pooblastila za izboljšanje položaja in konkurenčnosti MSMP v lasti temnopoltih, zato podpira pobude zasebnega sektorja. Poleg tega poskuša uresničevati, kar zagovarja, in uporabiti svoje možnosti izvajanja javnih naročil ter tako pomagati MSMP v lasti temnopoltih.
V študiji obravnavamo znanje kot ključni konkurenčni vir. Za oblikovanje novega znanja pa je temelj kapital znanja. Nonaka, Toyama in Konno so opredelili štiri dimenzije kapitala znanja. Z analizo ...smo ugotovili skladnost ugotovljenih kategorij konstrukta kapitala znanja: kapital znanja na podlagi izkušenj, kapital konceptualnega znanja, kapital rutinskega znanja in kapital sistemskega znanja.
E-poslovanje vstopa v svojo zrelo fazo. Področje e-poslovanja v velikih podjetjih je bilo raziskano v številnih raziskavah, po drugi strani pa je zelo malo raziskav, ki obravnavajo njegovo delovanje ...v malih, srednje velikih in mikro podjetjih. Mikro podjetja so skupaj z malimi in srednje velikimi podjetji zelo pomemben del nacionalnih gospodarstev v svetu in imajo tudi osrednji pomen za razvoj strategij Evropske unije. Znano je, da so koncepti e-poslovanja v informacijski družbi vodilo za razvoj poslovnih modelov, vse bolj pa se pojavljajo tudi modeli e-poslovanja. V bistvu je razumevanje uporabe e-poslovanja v mikro podjetjih ključnega pomena za njihov uspeh. Glavni namen prispevka je raziskati intenzivnost uporabe e-poslovanja, njegove prednosti in slabosti, največje težave pri implementaciji/vzdrževanju ter odnos do trendov v e-poslovanju v mikro podjetjih. V glavnem delu prispevka bodo predstavljene ugotovitve na podlagi raziskave, ki je bila izvedena v mikro podjetjih. Podatki so bili zbrani z elektronskim vprašalnikom, rezultati pa izračunani s programom SPSS. Raziskava je potrdila, da se e-poslovanje v mikro podjetjih najpogosteje uporablja v povezavi z e-bančništvom, zelo pomembno pa postaja tudi e-poslovanje z vlado (Business to Government - B2G).
E-business is entering its mature stage. E-business in large companies has been researched in several surveys, whereas SMEs and micro companies have been researched less often. Micro companies are, ...together with SMEs, a critical part of national economies worldwide; both are central to the EU’s development strategies. It is well known that, in an information society, business models are driven by e-business concepts, and e-business models are emerging. An in-depth understanding of e-business use in micro companies is crucial for the success of such companies. The main purpose of this paper is to research the intensity of e-business use, advantages and disadvantages of e-business, the biggest problems of e-business implementation/maintenance, and attitude toward trends of e-business in micro companies. The paper presents findings from a survey carried out on a sample of micro companies. Data were collected via an e-questionnaire, and results were calculated using SPSS. The data confirmed that e-business in micro companies is most often used in connection with e-banking; e-business with the government also appears to be very important.
E-poslovanje vstopa v svojo zrelo fazo. Področje e-poslovanja v velikih podjetjih je bilo raziskano v številnih raziskavah, po drugi strani pa je zelo malo raziskav, ki obravnavajo njegovo delovanje v malih, srednje velikih in mikro podjetjih. Mikro podjetja so skupaj z malimi in srednje velikimi podjetji zelo pomemben del nacionalnih gospodarstev v svetu in imajo tudi osrednji pomen za razvoj strategij Evropske unije. Znano je, da so koncepti e-poslovanja v informacijski družbi vodilo za razvoj poslovnih modelov, vse bolj pa se pojavljajo tudi modeli e-poslovanja. V bistvu je razumevanje uporabe e-poslovanja v mikro podjetjih ključnega pomena za njihov uspeh. Glavni namen prispevka je raziskati intenzivnost uporabe e-poslovanja, njegove prednosti in slabosti, največje težave pri implementaciji/vzdrževanju ter odnos do trendov v e-poslovanju v mikro podjetjih. V glavnem delu prispevka bodo predstavljene ugotovitve na podlagi raziskave, ki je bila izvedena v mikro podjetjih. Podatki so bili zbrani z elektronskim vprašalnikom, rezultati pa izračunani s programom SPSS. Raziskava je potrdila, da se e-poslovanje v mikro podjetjih najpogosteje uporablja v povezavi z e-bančništvom, zelo pomembno pa postaja tudi e-poslovanje z vlado (Business to Government - B2G).
Corporate Communication: A Marketing Viewpoint offers an overview of the framework, key concepts, strategies and techniques from a unique marketing perspective. While other textbooks are limited to a ...managerial or PR perspective, this book provides a complete, holistic overview of the many ways communication can add value to an organization. Step by step, this text introduces the main concepts of the field, including discipline and function frameworks, corporate identity, corporate and employer branding, corporate social responsibility, stakeholder management, storytelling, corporate associations, identification, commitment and acceptability.
In order to help reinforce key learning points, grasp the essential facts and digest and retain information, the text offers a comprehensive pedagogy, including: chapter summaries; a list of key words and concepts; case studies and questions at the end of each chapter. Principles are illustrated through a wealth of real life examples, drawn from a variety of big, small, global and local companies such as BMW Group, Hidria, Lego, Mercator, Krka, Barilla, Domino's Pizza, Gorenje, Si Mobil, BP, Harley-Davidson and Coca-Cola.
This exciting new textbook is essential reading for all professional corporate marketing and communication executives, as well as undergraduate and postgraduate students of marketing and public relations, not to mention managers who need a complete and accurate view of this increasingly important subject.
Chapters in this book include: (1) The Psychology of Entrepreneurship (Melek Kalkan and Canani Kaygusuz); (2) Entrepreneurial Intentions: The Role of the Cognitive Variables (Jose C. Sanchez); (3) Do ...External Factors Influence Students' Entrepreneurial Inclination? An Evidence Based Approach (Ishfaq Ahmed, Muhammad Musarrat Nawaz and Muhammad Ramzan); (4) Reflections on Eco-Preneurship (Alan E. Singer); (5) The Effect of an Entrepreneurial Training Programme on Entrepreneurial Traits and Intention of Secondary Students (Ricardo Gouveia Rodrigues, Anabela Dinis, Arminda do Paco, Joao Ferreira and Mario Raposo); (6) Academic Entrepreneurship and Financial Problems: The Capital Structure of the University Spin-Offs (David Rodeiro, Sara Fernandez, Milagros Vivel and Maria Jesus Rodriguez); (7) Entrepreneurship Education and Pupils' Attitudes Towards Entrepreneurs (Vegard Johansen, Tuva Schanke and Tommy Hoyvarde Clausen); (8) Entrepreneurship, University Research, and Growth: European North vs. South (Panagiotis E. Petrakis); (9) Academic Entrepreneurship: What Changes When Scientists Become Academic Entrepreneurs? (Igor Prodan and Alenka Slavec); (10) University's Entrepreneurship Education: Creating Meaningful Impression for New Generation (Muhammad Nizam Zainuddin); (11) Critical Development Paths of University Spinoff Ventures (Philip Bowe and Rory O'Shea); (12) Fostering Entrepreneurship by Developing a New Learning Environment Within a Finnish University of Applied Sciences (Pasi Juvonen); (13) Entrepreneurship and Economic Growth: Macroeconomic Analysis and Effects of Social Capital in the EU (Marta Portela, Emilia Vazquez-Rozas, Isabel Neira and Elvira Viera); (14) Types of Entrepreneurial Action and Societal Provision for the Future: An Inquiry (John Bratland); (15) Examining the Bidirectional Relationship Between Entrepreneurship and Economic Growth: Is Entrepreneurship Endogenous? (Maribel N. Mojica-Howell, Wesley L. Whittaker, Tesfa G. Gebremedhin and Peter V. Schaeffer); and (16) Entrepreneurs' Resilience Measurement (Nor Aishah Buang). (Individual chapters contain figures and references.)
Contemporary Slovene rural areas as multifunctional localities with heterogeneous and mosaic structures and, exposed to enormous restructuring, are trapped between traditional processes and ...structures on one side and modern development processes on the other. Goriška (predominately a rural area) is part of a strongly integrated cross-border region with a very diverse geographical structure, huge historical, cultural and natural heritage and a significant share of LFAs with increasing levels of inter-regional disparities. This paper focuses on networking of SMEs in these Slovene rural areas. The results confirm the complex nature of the relationships between favourable business environments (built-up and supportive business milieu) and processes of embeddedness and international integration.
Sodobno slovensko podeželje kot večfunkcijski prostor z izjemno heterogeno in mozaično strukturo doživlja velike spremembe, saj je ujeto med kolesje tradicionalnih procesov in struktur ter sodobnih razvojnih procesov. Goriška statistična regija (»pretežno podeželsko območje«) ima kot del močno povezanega čezmejnega območja zelo raznoliko geografsko strukturo, bogato zgodovinsko, naravno in kulturno dediščino, omejene, a specifične pogoje za kmetovanje in se sooča s pomembnimi medregionalnimi razlikami. Članek se osredotoča na vzpostavitev mrežnih povezav majhnih in srednjevelikih podjetij na podeželju. Rezultati potrjujejo zapleten sistem odnosov med podjetniškim okoljem (grajenim in spodbudnim) in vpetostjo v lokalno okolje na eni in vključenostjo v mednarodne tokove na drugi strani.
Business Process Change, 3rd Edition provides a balanced view of the field of business process change. Bestselling author Paul Harmon offers concepts, methods, cases for all aspects and phases of ...successful business process improvement. Updated and added for this edition is new material on the development of business models and business process architecture development, on integrating decision management models and business rules, on service processes and on dynamic case management, and on integrating various approaches in a broad business process management approach. New to this edition: How to develop business models and business process architecture How to integrate decision management models and business rulesNew material on service processes and on dynamic case managementLearn to integrate various approaches in a broad business process management approach
Extensive revision and update addresses Business Process Management Systems, and the integration of process redesign and Six SigmaLearn how all the different process elements fit together in this best first book on business process, now completely updated Tailor the presented methodology, which is based on best practices, to your organization's specific needs Understand the human aspects of process redesignBenefit from all new detailed case studies showing how these methods are implemented
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