Thesis (PhD) -- AUT University, 2008. / Includes bibliographical references. Also held in print (xiii, 265 leaves ; 30 cm.) in the Archive at the City Campus (T 338.47910688 BHA)

Thesis (Ph. D.)--University of Pennsylvania, 1996. / Includes bibliographical references (leaves 154-157) and index.

Thesis (M.Sc.Admin.)--Faculty of Commerce and Administration, Concordia University, 1998. / "December 1998" Includes bibliographical references (leaves 148-157). Available also on the Internet.

Thesis (Ph. D.)--University of Texas at Austin, 2007. / Vita. Includes bibliographical references.

Thesis (Ph.D.)--York University, 2005. Graduate Programme in Business Administration. / Typescript. Includes bibliographical references (leaves 187-233). Also available on the Internet. MODE OF ACCESS via web browser by entering the following URL: http://wwwlib.umi.com/cr/yorku/fullcit?pNR11623

Thesis (DTech (Informatics))--Cape Peninsula University of Technology, 2012. / The rapid growth of Chinese cross-border mergers and acquisitions have attracted global attention to Chinese businesses. As new mechanisms of Chinese expansion in the international business arena, cross-border mergers and acquisitions have necessitated indepth academic studies of the risks associated with these activities from a Chinese business context. The influence of the Chinese government's domination of Chinese business is not only presented as different merger and acquisition tactics, but also as styles of operation and management in the process of integration. In cooperating with different counterparts, the shareholders of both acquiring and acquired companies are seeking solutions to related structural and operational changes. This relies on an effective risk management system to achieve a successful synergistic alliance for value creation. In this research study a conceptual framework was developed to identify risks associated with cross-border mergers and acquisitions. The framework aims at identifying risks at threes levels, namely country, business and management. Risks at business and management level are the result of risks at country level, while risks at country level reflect risks at business and management levels. Therefore, risks identified in Chinese inbound mergers and acquisitions will be valuable risk parameters to Chinese outbound mergers and acquisitions. Cooperation during integration is pivotal to successful mergers and acquisitions. Operational and managerial styles of Chinese businesses are profoundly affected by factors such as the Chinese government's role in business, economic policies, laws and regulations, culture, and so forth. This research identifies risks associated with Chinese post- inbound mergers and acquisitions that are impacted upon by Chinese government domination, from a Chinese business perspective. In approaching this objective, this research studied 34 Chinese inbound mergers and acquisitions using a multiple case study method. The research adopted methodological triangulation for collecting evidence, and aimed at using in-depth case analyses to identify risk factors to add academic value to the field of study. As a result, the research findings strongly indicate that the Chinese government's domination has an extensive and intensive impact on risks associated with Chinese businesses in cross-border cooperation. These identified risks include business strategies and operation, policy implementation, legal compliance, and management performance. Consequently, risks associated with Chinese inbound mergers and acquisitions will mirror the risks of Chinese outbound activities. The research results contribute to the practical application for managing risks associated with both Chinese inbound and outbound mergers and acquisitions. As a solution, mitigation of risks is recommended in the process of both pre- and post- mergers and acquisitions. The research provides valuable insights for both risk management and practitioners in mergers and acquisitions, and facilitates the achievement of process synergy.

Thesis (MTech (Information Technology))--Cape Peninsula University of Technology, 2006. / This research investigates the ordering process between small suppliers and retailers and the role of the Internet in this process. Product ordering and fulfilment are both important components of a supply chain, of which suppliers and retailers are members. The Internet as an enabling technology has an important role to play in supply chains and therefore also in order processing. Internet technology facilitates Business-to-Business (B2B) transactions. Retailers and their suppliers collaborate to align production with customer demands. Internet-enabled B2B supports this collaboration between businesses, allowing them to gain knowledge about customer demands real-time. This enables them to determine the impact of these demands on their operations. Using the Internet has the advantage that it provides an ever present link that is less costly than private networks and Electronic Data Interchange (EDI). When the Internet is used to facilitate trade and commerce between businesses, ecommerce is established. With Internet-enabled B2B (or B2B e-commerce), multiple suppliers are connected to multiple customers. This reduces production cycle times, reduces inventory, improves speed and quality of communications and reduces costs. This research investigates suppliers in the retail supply chain and focuses more specifically on small businesses due to their reported importance in the South African economy. They provide employment to a large portion of the country's population and contribute almost half to the economic activity. Small suppliers form part of supply chains and have to adhere to the demands exerted by larger supply chain members in order to be included in such supply chains. Small suppliers have just as an important role to fulfil in supply chains as larger companies. Small suppliers are also responsible for connecting and integrating supply chain members and in so doing, reduce costs.

Thesis (MTech (Public Relations Management))--Cape Peninsula University of Technology, 2015. / Public relations (PR) scholars and industry partners continue to emphasise the importance of a sustainable relationship between PR disciplines and key industry iii partners. This relationship seeks to respond to stakeholders that remain despondent with the quality of engagement between the South African PR academia and industry. Existing literature in this field argues that PR departments at South African universities are experiencing adverse scrutiny by industry as many current academic programmes do not produce students who are industry ready. To address this critical concern, building and sustaining relations with key stakeholders is imperative. This study examines engagement strategies that the PR programme at the Cape Peninsula University of Technology uses to build and sustain relations with key industry partners. The research draws on two Public Relations theories: stakeholder theory and two-way symmetrical communication to make sense of the strategies used by this programme. It is based on a qualitative approach and an exploratory case study research design. Empirical data were collected through one-to-one interviews and focus group discussions with PR programme staffs, final year PR students and employees from two external PR consultancies. The data were coded and thematically analysed. The main finding of the study is that current engagement strategies are ineffective for relationship building purposes between the PR programme and key industry partners. To sustain mutually beneficial relationships, it is recommended that existing strategies be revised in order to improve relations between the PR department at Cape Peninsular University of Technology (CPUT) and its industry partners, as well as to promote the advancement of both PR as an academic discipline and a profession.

Capes / Este trabalho teve por objetivo propor um modelo para análise dos níveis de competitividade de redes de cooperação horizontais de empresas. Para isto, foi realizada uma revisão bibliográfica por meio de uma metodologia diferenciada de pesquisa e seleção de trabalhos científicos, estruturada com todos os trabalhos científicos publicados no período de janeiro de 2008 a julho de 2011 e dispostos no Portal Periódicos CAPES, formando um portfólio bibliográfico especializado no estudo e proposição de métodos, ferramentas e modelos para análise da competitividade e coopetição de redes de cooperação horizontais de empresas. Este portfólio fundamentou a identificação e construção dos Fatores Críticos de Sucesso – FCSs e as variáveis que compõem o modelo proposto, assim como as duas dimensões base da metodologia: cooperação e competência. Quanto à estrutura matemática do modelo, utilizou-se o método multicritério de apoio à decisão AHP (Analytic Hierarchy Process)para a atribuição e ponderação dos níveis de intensidade e importância aos FCSs. Desta forma, os valores extraídos da aplicação do método AHP e unidos à estrutura de diagnóstico do modelo, permitem a construção de um Diagrama Cooperação X Competências, do qual se permite analisar o posicionamento coopetitivo geral da rede e em particular de cada empresa constituinte dessa. Assim, com esta base, propôs-se um modelo que permite a construção de uma base estruturada para a avaliação do desenvolvimento evolutivo dos níveis de competitividade de redes de cooperação horizontais. Ainda, construiu-se uma ferramenta capaz de ultrapassar o limite do diagnóstico do Status quo coopetitivo da rede de cooperação em análise, conseguindo identificar pontualmente as lacunas e também falhas as quais limitam seu bom desempenho coopetitivo, causando retardamentos significativos no desenvolvimento evolutivo dos níveis de competitividade destas. Por fim, o modelo foi aplicado a uma rede de cooperação horizontal de empresas do setor moveleiro, atuante no meio oeste do estado de Santa Catarina. Como principais resultados, obteve-se um modelo com uma estrutura metodológica de aplicação simples e objetiva, permitindo sua aplicação em qualquer tipologia de redes de cooperação horizontais, como também em qualquer setor de atuação em níveis regional, estadual e nacional, atribuindo ao modelo alto nível de aplicabilidade. Além deste, o modelo possui uma flexibilidade considerável de adaptação estrutural, ajustando-se à realidade do setor de atuação das Redes de Cooperação Horizontais- RCH nas quais foi aplicado, sendo possível o ajuste em termos de verificação de aplicabilidades de suas variáveis ao setor de atuação da rede em análise, como também a proposição ou exclusão de elementos em seus três níveis, ou seja, desde indicadores e variáveis, até o nível em que se encontram os FCSs. O modelo permite ainda, estabelecer os valores máximos de desempenho em que as redes de determinado setor, os quais podem participar na análise fundamentados na verificação de aplicabilidade de suas variáveis. / This work aimed to propose a model for analysis of competitiveness levels in horizontal cooperation of company’s networks. For this purpose, a literature review was performed using a different methodology and selection of research papers, structured with all the scientific papers published between January 2008 and July 2011, disposed in the CAPES Periodicals Portal, forming a specializing bibliographic portfolio of study and proposal of methods, tools and models for the coopetition networks analysis of the horizontal cooperation of companies. This portfolio was based in the identification and construction of the Critical Success Factors - CSFs and the variables that compose the model, as well as the methodology based on two dimensions: cooperation and competence. In terms of the model mathematical structure, we used the multicriteria method of decision support AHP (Analytic Hierarchy Process) for the allocation and weighting, levels of intensity and importance to the CSFs. Thus, the values derived from the application of AHP joined to the structure of the diagnostic model, allowing the construction of a diagram Cooperation X Competences, which allows analyzing the overall network of the coopetition positioning as particular constituent of each company. Thus, on this basis has been proposed a model that allows the construction of a structured basis for the assessment of the evolutionary level in development from competitive horizontal networks. Still, a tool was built to overcome the limit of the diagnosis of the Status quo of coopetition on network cooperation analysis, occasionally able to identify gaps and also shortcomings which limit their coopetition performance, causing significant delays in the evolutionary development in the competitiveness levels. Finally, the model was applied in a horizontal cooperation network of furniture companies, active in the Middle Western from Santa Catarina state. The main result obtained was a model with a methodological framework with simple and straightforward application, allowing its application in any type of horizontal cooperation networks, as well as in any sector of activity at regional, in state and in national levels, giving to the model a top level of applicability. Besides this, the model has considerable flexibility in structural adjustment, adjusting to the reality of the Horizontal Cooperation Networks - RCH sector in which it was applied, then it becomes possible to its adjustment in terms of checking the applicability of its variable sector of network analysis, as well as the proposition or deletion of elements in its three levels, it means from indicators and variables till the level of CSFs., the model still allows the establishment of maximum performance levels in the networks of a given sector, which ones can participate in analysis, based on the verification of its variables applicability.

Capes / Este trabalho teve por objetivo propor um modelo para análise dos níveis de competitividade de redes de cooperação horizontais de empresas. Para isto, foi realizada uma revisão bibliográfica por meio de uma metodologia diferenciada de pesquisa e seleção de trabalhos científicos, estruturada com todos os trabalhos científicos publicados no período de janeiro de 2008 a julho de 2011 e dispostos no Portal Periódicos CAPES, formando um portfólio bibliográfico especializado no estudo e proposição de métodos, ferramentas e modelos para análise da competitividade e coopetição de redes de cooperação horizontais de empresas. Este portfólio fundamentou a identificação e construção dos Fatores Críticos de Sucesso – FCSs e as variáveis que compõem o modelo proposto, assim como as duas dimensões base da metodologia: cooperação e competência. Quanto à estrutura matemática do modelo, utilizou-se o método multicritério de apoio à decisão AHP (Analytic Hierarchy Process)para a atribuição e ponderação dos níveis de intensidade e importância aos FCSs. Desta forma, os valores extraídos da aplicação do método AHP e unidos à estrutura de diagnóstico do modelo, permitem a construção de um Diagrama Cooperação X Competências, do qual se permite analisar o posicionamento coopetitivo geral da rede e em particular de cada empresa constituinte dessa. Assim, com esta base, propôs-se um modelo que permite a construção de uma base estruturada para a avaliação do desenvolvimento evolutivo dos níveis de competitividade de redes de cooperação horizontais. Ainda, construiu-se uma ferramenta capaz de ultrapassar o limite do diagnóstico do Status quo coopetitivo da rede de cooperação em análise, conseguindo identificar pontualmente as lacunas e também falhas as quais limitam seu bom desempenho coopetitivo, causando retardamentos significativos no desenvolvimento evolutivo dos níveis de competitividade destas. Por fim, o modelo foi aplicado a uma rede de cooperação horizontal de empresas do setor moveleiro, atuante no meio oeste do estado de Santa Catarina. Como principais resultados, obteve-se um modelo com uma estrutura metodológica de aplicação simples e objetiva, permitindo sua aplicação em qualquer tipologia de redes de cooperação horizontais, como também em qualquer setor de atuação em níveis regional, estadual e nacional, atribuindo ao modelo alto nível de aplicabilidade. Além deste, o modelo possui uma flexibilidade considerável de adaptação estrutural, ajustando-se à realidade do setor de atuação das Redes de Cooperação Horizontais- RCH nas quais foi aplicado, sendo possível o ajuste em termos de verificação de aplicabilidades de suas variáveis ao setor de atuação da rede em análise, como também a proposição ou exclusão de elementos em seus três níveis, ou seja, desde indicadores e variáveis, até o nível em que se encontram os FCSs. O modelo permite ainda, estabelecer os valores máximos de desempenho em que as redes de determinado setor, os quais podem participar na análise fundamentados na verificação de aplicabilidade de suas variáveis. / This work aimed to propose a model for analysis of competitiveness levels in horizontal cooperation of company’s networks. For this purpose, a literature review was performed using a different methodology and selection of research papers, structured with all the scientific papers published between January 2008 and July 2011, disposed in the CAPES Periodicals Portal, forming a specializing bibliographic portfolio of study and proposal of methods, tools and models for the coopetition networks analysis of the horizontal cooperation of companies. This portfolio was based in the identification and construction of the Critical Success Factors - CSFs and the variables that compose the model, as well as the methodology based on two dimensions: cooperation and competence. In terms of the model mathematical structure, we used the multicriteria method of decision support AHP (Analytic Hierarchy Process) for the allocation and weighting, levels of intensity and importance to the CSFs. Thus, the values derived from the application of AHP joined to the structure of the diagnostic model, allowing the construction of a diagram Cooperation X Competences, which allows analyzing the overall network of the coopetition positioning as particular constituent of each company. Thus, on this basis has been proposed a model that allows the construction of a structured basis for the assessment of the evolutionary level in development from competitive horizontal networks. Still, a tool was built to overcome the limit of the diagnosis of the Status quo of coopetition on network cooperation analysis, occasionally able to identify gaps and also shortcomings which limit their coopetition performance, causing significant delays in the evolutionary development in the competitiveness levels. Finally, the model was applied in a horizontal cooperation network of furniture companies, active in the Middle Western from Santa Catarina state. The main result obtained was a model with a methodological framework with simple and straightforward application, allowing its application in any type of horizontal cooperation networks, as well as in any sector of activity at regional, in state and in national levels, giving to the model a top level of applicability. Besides this, the model has considerable flexibility in structural adjustment, adjusting to the reality of the Horizontal Cooperation Networks - RCH sector in which it was applied, then it becomes possible to its adjustment in terms of checking the applicability of its variable sector of network analysis, as well as the proposition or deletion of elements in its three levels, it means from indicators and variables till the level of CSFs., the model still allows the establishment of maximum performance levels in the networks of a given sector, which ones can participate in analysis, based on the verification of its variables applicability.