Taiwan's population that undergoes medical dialysis, dialysis quality and survival rate are the highest in the world, hence, the infamous pun, "dialysis kingdom." In this study, Taiwan¡¦s hemodialysis industry development status, business strategies and the relationship between business strategies and resources will be explored. The hope is that by analyzing the dialysis industry in specific cases and its respons to relationship between the environment and its resources, which can provide useful knowledge for medical related industry references. In this study, dialysis patients had been given a questionnaire and statistical analysis to understand why the patients have chosen a specific dialysis center. Further research methods include, using exploratory case studies, and through the interviews of five experts in the industry, (including the three hemodialysis centers operators and two kidney specialists) as well as secondary data collection, data analysis and infe-rence by the case. The study concludes that relevant research findings, drastically impacts the he-modialysis patients choice in choosing the specific hospital based on various factors that are of great importance to the patients. The top five most important factors were: 1)The nurses attitudes of welcoming enthusiasm. 2)Needle skill of the nurses.3) Phy-sicians ethics and professionalism. 4)Clean and comfortable dialysis beds and lastly, 5)the gracious attitudes of the physicians. The five least important factors were: 1)Providing peritoneal dialysis services. 2)Whether or not there is a facility to provide free meals. 3) On site information services. 4)Recommendation of friends and finally, 5)spacious and comfortable transport vehicles. Using a specific business strategy, the proposed operators pinpoint the needs of patients and enhance the professional stan-dard of services, in which differentiating strategies can be taken and utilized in vari-ous marketing strategies.

This research aims to show the impact that consultants have on the creation of IS knowledge assets as well as the impact that they have on the development of IS competencies in SMEs. Exploratory case studies involving SMEs and consultants are used to investigate the impact consultants have on SMEs. IS knowledge and IS competencies are important themes that emerge from the exploratory stage of the study. This research further investigates the types of IS knowledge assets and IS competencies that consultants impact in SMEs by conducting further case studies with consultants and SMEs. Several propositions about the types of IS knowledge assets and IS competencies impacted by consultants are developed and tested using a longitudinal single-case study. The results are analysed using resource-based theory and knowledge-based theory and reveals that consultants contribute to the development of experiential knowledge assets like know-how and experience, routine knowledge assets and systemic knowledge assets by influencing the knowledge creation processes of implementing SMEs. Consultants enhance and contribute to the development of the Management of IT competence which relates to the SME’s ability utilise IS. However, the results also show that consultants compensate for other IS competencies: strategy and vision; sourcing and alignment; and systems and infrastructure. These competencies relate to the SME’s ability to integrate IT with business processes, to source and alignment IT/IS and to engage in business and IS strategic thinking. It is proposed that in addition to overcoming the knowledge barrier in SMEs, consultants are an essential part of the IS knowledge-creation process. Additionally, consultants compensate for IS competencies which are abilities; however, it is noted that if an on-going relationship develops between the consultants and SMEs then SMEs may, over time, develop IS competencies related to business and IS strategic thinking, management of IT and, sourcing and alignment.

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Based on the theories, such as the resources-based theory, new product development and Strategic alliances, we proposed the equity-building process of new ventures of Internet industry. We note that new ventures¡¦ purpose of capital raising actions before going public is not simply to raising fund, those actions represents that organizations attempt to obtain rare resources, building core competence, through equity invested or conjoined. In other word, equity portion to the new venture can become a means not necessarily an end. Through several Internet new ventures¡¦ interview, we discussed factors that affect the equity-building process, such as original core resources and primary exchanging resources. Four propositions have developed. First, original core resources of new ventures would affect equity-building process, especially on target selecting, conjoining timing, and interaction. Second, on the affection of single equity relation¡¦s occurs, primary exchanging resource didn¡¦t evidently a decisive factor, for, it¡¦s hardly to tell it apart from original core resources. Third is our basic notion, we hold that equity-building process before IPO becomes a portion of growing strategy of emerging organization. Fourth, based on the observation of these selected cases, we conclude that characteristics of core resources of new ventures would affect their manners of acquiring resources, especially needed for organization growth. Due to the limitations of organization condition and capital market, new ventures¡¦ equity-building process of Internet industry could not apply the financial views of analysis. For this reason, we proposed new analysis manner, tried to indicate that how to select and equity portion, and how to build-up competitive advantage during infant stage.

The application of Global Internet gives birth to a new trading method, electronic commerce (EC). Because EC possesses advantages such as rapid circulation, far-reaching, low cost, and anytime and anywhere etc., the development of EC replaces the information, contacts, and consultation processes in some traditional sales channels and even develops into direct mode of shopping. Tourism products belong to intangible experiential services with characteristics such as heterogeneity, intangibility, and perishability etc., which makes the travel industry an information intensive industry and is very suitable for the development of EC. Resource-based theory is used as a framework to study its application on the travel industry in this research. It is combined with field interviews and case analysis to study the tourism EC. The critical success factors for travel agencies to develop EC are summarized through the analysis and comprehensive comparison of two different types of travel agencies. It is found that the profitability of tourism EC is mainly dominated by cost leading strategy with the differentiation strategy as a supplement. However, the differentiation strategy can attract customers and lock them in; the most important among them is to enhance the added values. Enterprises will transform their organization structure and strategies according to their own characteristics and resources during the development of EC and the tourism industry belongs to information flow intensive industry in which the deployment of EC requires a set of suitable and complete business model to have a high possibility of success. The research results show that ¡§fully understanding customers¡¦ needs¡¨ is the necessary capability to develop EC successfully and customer and member base is the critical success factor. Also, ¡§value creation¡¨ can be achieved through the development of social networks and blog marketing; at the same time, the research also shows that travel agencies are gradually developing cross channel integration in the process of developing electronic commerce: whether it is virtual travel agency moving from virtual to brick and mortar or traditional agency moving from brick and mortar to virtual, they tend to move toward the integration of click-and-mortar. EC is not just simply establishing a web site: it also includes solving problems such as internal process transformation, computerization, networking, and communicating with external resources etc. It bounds to change certain part of work which employees perform currently and induces behavior changes in consumers. The critical point to the success of the tourism EC is how to coordinate so that employees will accept the new work model and consumers will accept new consumption method.

Automation Industrial were developed in Taiwan more than 20 years, from particular Home Factory, Mechanical Machine, Precision Mechanical Machine develop¡K since single machine to communication integration, the software and hardware innovation created different application and used in different industrial, there are more and more unobvious boundary between business model and marketing situation, the new comer get more high entry level into automation marketing. A company is one of the Global Manufacture Enterprises, their main business are focus on Automation and Power Industrial, they are top five worldwide marketing position, according to worldwide bad economical situation, the large system projects are decadency, but the middle and small projects are growth, from feeder factory point of view: how to create middle and small marketing share to improve product quality and create service value for customer, satisfy customer niche continuative; it needs create a strong partnership strategy, therefore A company start push automation control system partnership policy. A case study of Taiwan A company automation control system partnership create and long term development setup policy. How to create new profit between partner and A company? How to achieve win-win collaboration? How to use A company¡¦s product to improve partner and client relationship? It makes win-win-win collaboration. Base on Resource-Based Theory (RBT) structure, dynamically weave resource and understand the new business model on Customer Relationship Management (CRM) to satisfy with both partner and client. With this to know how to enhance sufficient satisfied. To be the guideline of company operation¡Btraining and after service content.

Abstracts in English and Zulu / Fluorescence polarization assay (FPA), a serological assay, was validated as an alternative test for the rapid and cost-effective diagnosis of bovine brucellosis, with the aim of improving the control of brucellosis in South Africa. The FPA is anticipated to distinguish between vaccinated and infected cattle, circumventing the challenge associated with the tests that are currently used. Positive cattle serum samples (n =420) confirmed by Complement Fixation Test were tested in conjunction with serum samples (n = 446) from non-infected cattle initially tested on Rose Bengal Test, CFT and compared with FPA. The optimum cut-off value that offers the highest diagnostic sensitivity (Dsn) and diagnostic specificity (Dsp) was determined as 87 mP with the use of ROC analysis. The Dsn and Dsp of FPA using this cut-off value was calculated at 99.09% - 100% and 68.09%- 76.61% respectively with a 95% confidence interval (cl). The area under curve (AUC) was calculated at 0.9842 with a 95% standard error (S.E) of 0.005532 with positive and negative likelihood ratio (+LR) (-LR) at 3.643 and 1.002, respectively. The FPA was found to be as effective as CFT and should be considered because of its accuracy and other advantages such as speed, high throughput and the objectivity of the interpretation of results that can be obtained electronically by the (PHERAstar) machine. The test should be included in routine serological diagnosis for brucellosis. / I- Fluorescence polarization assay (i-FPA) ukuhlolwa kwe-serological okuqinisekiswe njengenye indlela yokuhlola ukuxilongwa okusheshayo nengabizi kwe-bovine brucellosis, okuzokwenza ngcono ukulawulwa kwe-brucellosis eNingizimu Afrika. Ngaphezu kwalokho, i-FPA kulindeleke ukuthi yehlukanise phakathi kwezinkomo ezigonyiwe nezithelelekile futhi lokhu kuzonciphisa inselelo ehambisana nokuhlolwa esetshenziswa njengamanje. Amasampula amahle avumayo we-serum ezinkomo (n = 420) aqinisekiswa yi-CFT ahlolwe ngokuhlangana namasampula e-serum (n = 446) avela ezinkomeni ezingathelelekile ezahlolwa kuqala ku-RBT, CFT futhi kuqhathaniswa ne-FPA. Inani elinqunyiwe elikhulu elinikezela ukuzwela okuphezulu kokuxilonga (i-Dsn) kanye nokucaciswa kokuxilongwa (i-Dsp) kunqunywe njenge-87 mP kusetshenziswa ukuhlaziywa kwe-ROC. I-Dsn ne-Dsp ye-FPA esebenzisa leli nani elisikiwe libalwe ngama-99.09% - 100% no-68.09% - 76.61% ngokulandelana kwesikhathi sokuzethemba esingu-95% (cl). Indawo engaphansi kwe-Curve noma ijika thizeni (i-AUC) ibalwe ku-0.9842 enephutha elingu-95% elijwayelekile (SE) lika- 0.005532 elinezilinganiso ezinhle nezimbi ze-likehood (+ LR) (-LR) ngo-3.643 no- 1.002, ngokulandelana. I-FPA isebenza njenge-CFT futhi kufanele ibhekwe ngenxa yokunemba eneqiniso kwayo nezinye izinzuzo ezifana nejubane lokuthola imiphumela kanye nenhloso yokuchazwa kwemiphumela engatholakala ngomshini wekhomphuyitha (PHERAstar), i-FPA kufanele ifakwe ekuhlolweni okuvamile ngokujwayelekile kwe-serological ye-brucellosis. / Agriculture and  Animal Health / M. Sc. (Agriculture)

Submitted by Rodrigo Marcolino (rtmarcolino@gmail.com) on 2016-06-18T16:44:47Z No. of bitstreams: 1 estrategia-marcolino_Final.pdf: 851296 bytes, checksum: be02e4d967578bc7a0d9edbbf48ba776 (MD5) / Rejected by Ana Luiza Holme (ana.holme@fgv.br), reason: Rodrigo, O titulo está diferente da ata, só pode alterar se a banca mudou o titulo, se sim, veja com o orientador para passar na Secretaria para colocar o titulo no verso da ata. Caso não você tem que colocar o mesmo titulo da ata, no caso: VANTAGEM COMPETITIVA NO MERCADO DE GERAÇÃO COMPETITIVA DE ENERGIA SOLAR FOTOVOLTAICA Ficou faltando a folha de rosto que é a 2 pagina antes da ficha catalográfica. Ficou faltando o agradecimento Os títulos dos capítulos deve ser no meio da pagina, exemplo: Resumo, deve ser no meio da pagina A numeração das paginas só deve aparecer na introdução mas contar a partir da 1 pagina. Cordialmente. Ana Luiza Holme 37993492 on 2016-06-20T12:26:58Z (GMT) / Submitted by Rodrigo Marcolino (rtmarcolino@gmail.com) on 2016-06-25T17:38:50Z No. of bitstreams: 1 estrategia-marcolino_Final2.pdf: 891158 bytes, checksum: dbf4a01e9e4627f7069d051ed8e84c50 (MD5) / Rejected by Ana Luiza Holme (ana.holme@fgv.br), reason: Rodrigo, Favor retirar os dizeres Dissertação do Mestrado profissional das paginas 2 e 4. Os dizeres abstract deve ser no meio da pagina. Cordialmente. Ana Luiza 37993492 on 2016-06-27T12:05:53Z (GMT) / Submitted by Rodrigo Marcolino (rtmarcolino@gmail.com) on 2016-06-29T17:36:38Z No. of bitstreams: 1 estrategia-marcolino_Final.pdf: 889894 bytes, checksum: f45b71c3505b0a4fa8b1c493c9dafbca (MD5) / Approved for entry into archive by Ana Luiza Holme (ana.holme@fgv.br) on 2016-06-29T17:40:12Z (GMT) No. of bitstreams: 1 estrategia-marcolino_Final.pdf: 889894 bytes, checksum: f45b71c3505b0a4fa8b1c493c9dafbca (MD5) / Made available in DSpace on 2016-06-29T17:41:39Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 estrategia-marcolino_Final.pdf: 889894 bytes, checksum: f45b71c3505b0a4fa8b1c493c9dafbca (MD5) Previous issue date: 2016-05-12 / The market for distributed generation of solar PV is yet in an early stage of development in Brazil. The recent regulatory environment, however, points to a change in this scenario: the latest revisions of the applicable regulation brought increased economic feasibility of projects in the sector. This, along with the presence of abundant solar resource in Brazil and the present stage of development of PV technology indicate a possible increase in the penetration of the source in the country in the coming years. In this context, this study aims to analyze which resources and capabilities the company Axis Renováveis must have to achieve a competitive advantage position, through the RBT lenses. The company that was selected for this single-case study is a start-up in the sector. It is expected that, at the end of the work, the conclusions have direct implications on the company's strategy and can serve as a starting point for others in the industry. / O mercado de geração distribuída de energia solar fotovoltaica apresenta-se em estágio inicial de desenvolvimento no Brasil. A recente conjuntura regulatória, entretanto, aponta para a mudança deste cenário: as últimas revisões da regulação aplicável trouxeram aumento na viabilidade econômica de projetos no setor. Isto, somado à presença abundante de recurso solar no Brasil e ao presente estágio de desenvolvimento da tecnologia fotovoltaica indicam um possível crescimento da penetração da fonte no país nos próximos anos. Nesse contexto, o presente estudo tem como objetivo analisar quais recursos e capacidades a empresa Axis Renováveis deve possuir para alcançar uma posição de vantagem competitiva, à luz do RBT. A empresa selecionada para a condução do estudo de caso único é uma start-up atuante no setor. Espera-se que, ao final do trabalho, as conclusões tenham implicação direta na estratégia da empresa e possam servir como ponto de partida para outras empresas do setor.

Is it feasible to stimulate informal collaboration among non-urban firms and local public- and other private-sector actors, whereby they jointly strengthen the competitiveness of these firms? To answer this question, firms’ collaboration with local partner’s actors were examined. Most of the studied firms in this thesis are embedded in a regional “ecosystem” of a country (Sweden), with the usual set of public- and third-sector (not-for-profit) actors. Firms that “exploit” all their local external actors do create additional resources for themselves. This thesis argues that such fuller use is feasible and perhaps necessary in a non-urban Swedish context. The Resource-Based Theory (RBT) considers mainly internal firm resources to achieve superior performance. In order to extend this theory in the context of a non-urban area, collaborative excellence is advocated through informal public-private collaboration that can help firms to flourish economically. The collaboration between the public and the private sectors can also enhance a common spirit or identity of a place. Action Design Research (ADR) Methodology is invoked in this thesis, together with other supporting methods, such as interviews and observations as well as archival data analysis. The intervention was held as a set of workshops and has been used as a key research method at the same time. The results capture, amongst others, views from municipal management, private companies, and community (not-for-profit) associations. The essential aim of this research was to enhance the quality of the interactions among the key individuals from these organizations in their efforts to strengthen productive cooperation between the public and the private sectors. Informal public-private collaboration is important. Thus, more understanding of how such collaboration can be used effectively is paramount. This thesis shows that it is feasible to develop collaboration in a specific Swedish non-urban context when successful private firms and a municipality work well together with relevant, not-for-profit organizations that are also located in, and concerned with, the same region. Therefore, when addressing the competitive potential of a location, the quality of the informal public-private collaboration, should be considered. The abductive research approach of this study aims to offer an understanding of how informal collaboration between firms and local, non-commercial partners may take place, aiming for firms to flourish / <p>Nederländernas examen är endast doctor</p>

A área de estratégia, por meio da teoria baseada em recursos (RBT), desenvolve estudos que procuram compreender as características, recursos, capacidades e processos que levam algumas empresas, na mesma indústria, a terem um desempenho melhor que seus concorrentes. A RBT atingiu a maturidade teórica exigindo novos rumos para a sua revitalização. Simultaneamente, os estudiosos de marketing internacional afirmam que a teoria sobre a imagem do país de origem (COI) precisa ser revigorada e recomendam que ela seja analisada à luz da literatura de estratégia. É sob essa perspectiva que esta tese apresenta a sua contribuição, desenvolvendo e validando uma escala de importância de COI na perspectiva empresarial. O construto foi desenvolvido com base em uma capacidade específica da empresa: a construção e gestão da marca. Para isso, as bases teóricas sobre RBT, interface entre RBT e marketing, COI e marca foram revisadas e, ancorada nesta literatura, foi possível identificar os processos para incorporar a COI na estratégia da marca, os quais foram utilizados como dimensões da escala. Foram realizados diversos procedimentos psicométricos seguindo as recomendações de diversos psicometristas. O constructo foi definido como a capacidade de gestão da incorporação da COI à marca (BCOI), que reflete a importância conferida pela empresa para usar a COI como um recurso na construção da capacidade de marca. Após a etapa inicial, em que foram gerados e validados os itens com pesquisadores e com gestores, realizou-se um levantamento com 457 executivos. A amostra foi dividida em duas subamostras para aplicação de diferentes técnicas estatísticas. Na subamostra 1 foi realizada uma análise fatorial exploratória que confirmou o modelo inicial da escala delineado junto a pesquisadores e gestores no processo de geração de itens. Esse modelo foi testado na subamostra 2 por meio da análise fatorial confirmatória e da modelagem de equação estrutural. Os resultados indicaram que a BCOI se manifesta por meio de 26 itens organizados em cinco dimensões: elementos textuais e visuais, sentidos, recursos culturais, recursos naturais e empregados / The strategy stream, through resource theory based (RBT), develops studies that seek to understand the characteristics, features, capabilities and processes that lead some companies in the same industry, to have a better performance compered to its competitors. The RBT has reached the theoretical maturity requiring new directions for its revitalization. Simultaneously, international marketing scholars claim that the theory about the country of origin image (COI) needs to be invigorated and recommend it to be examinated in the light of the strategy literature. It is from this perspective that this thesis presents its contribution by developing and validating a scale of importance of COI in business perspective. The construct was developed based on a specific capability of the company: building and manageming the brand (branding). For this, the theoretical basis of RBT, the interface between marketing and RBT, COI and branding were reviewed and anchored in this literature, it was possible to identify the processes to incorporate the COI in the brand strategy, which were used as scale dimensions. various psychometric procedures following the recommendations of several psychometricians were performed. The construct was defined as the branding capability of COI incorporation (BCOI), which reflects the importance given by the company to use the COI as a resource in brand building capability. After the initial stage, in which items were generated and evaluated with researchers and managers, a survey with 457 executives was held. The sample was divided into two subsamples for application of different statistical techniques. An exploratory factor analysis was performed with subsample 1. The EFA produced an initial scale model that was tested in subsample 2 through confirmatory factor analysis and structural equation modeling. The results indicated that the BCOI iis manifested through 26 items organized into five dimensions: textual and visual elements, senses, cultural resources, natural resources and employees.