Business Partners Research Articles

‘ich meÿne ich mus die füsse ins Maull schieben vor müedigkeit’: Betrachtungen über die Rolle der arbeitenden Frau in den Briefen der Familie Mozart und Caroline Pichlers ‘Über die Bildung des weiblichen Geschlechtes’

ABSTRACT Caroline Pichler’s 1810 essay, ‘Über die Bildung des weiblichen Geschlechtes’ [On the Education of the Female Sex], cautiously advocates for limited employment opportunities for women across the social classes. Interestingly, the author seems to assume women had not previously worked. Some forty years prior, the Mozart family, including young Wolfgang Amadeus, embarked on a two-decade journey across England, Italy, France, and Germany, aiming to secure his appointment as a court musician. Despite gaps in the records, the letters exchanged during these trips emphasize the Mozarts’ collaborative efforts to improve their livelihood and advance the children’s prospects. In contrast to common stereotypes of female passivity, the mother, Anna Maria, is actively involved in business matters, corresponding with Leopold’s business partners, and sharing decision-making responsibilities. Comparing the Mozart letters with Pichler’s essay highlights the evolving discourse on gender roles and work from the late eighteenth to the early nineteeth centuries.

The Impact of Machine Learning Algorithms on Improving the Predictive Ability of Accounting Information as Business Partners: An Empirical.Evidence from Egyptian listed firms

The Impact of Machine Learning Algorithms on Improving the Predictive Ability of Accounting Information as Business Partners: An Empirical.Evidence from Egyptian listed firms

Impact of university-industry R&D collaboration on innovation transfer and startup performance

Effective partnership of education and business is a catalyst for innovation transfer, startup ecosystem development and sustainable economic growth. The research aims to identify the impact of university-industry R&D collaboration on startups performance, taking into account existing knots and gap intervals. The study sample was formed for 100 world countries, represented in the Global Startup Ecosystem Index rating. The formed base includes data of the University-industry R&D collaboration indicator within the Global Innovation Index 2023 by WIPO and data of the Global Startup Ecosystem Index 2023 by StartupBlink. In the first stage, the procedures for checking the significance of investigated indicators were applied, including descriptive statistics, checking the distribution law and regression analysis. The second stage covers the construction of median-spline plots, scatter plots and spline modelling using the STATA 18 program complex. The range of values of the University-industry R&D collaboration index was determined on the condition of reaching which the maximum statistically significant value of the indicator of startup productivity is predicted. The obtained results confirm the importance of an entrepreneurial university concept for innovation transfer and their commercialization and provide a view of the targeted value of the University-industry R&D collaboration on average at the world level.

AI detection of malicious push notifications in augmented reality in the workplace

Distraction caused by the visual processing of multiple objects during augmented reality (AR) immersion could make users more susceptible to malicious push notifications, thus potentially exposing organisations to unwitting insider threats. This case study consulted four experts in the field of AR application development to design a proposed artificial intelligence (AI) equipped feature that could detect possibly malicious artefacts entering the user’s line of sight during partial immersion in an augmented reality application at the workplace. Participants included a business partner at an AR company, a security engineering manager, an AI engineer focused on machine learning (ML) and a data analytics specialist. The case study determined that a security application natively implemented into the device could use heuristic analysis of user screen captured activity to assess potentially malicious push notifications in real time.

Analisis Kompetensi Kewirausahaan dalam Mewujudkan Keunggulan Kompetitif di UMKM Kedai Mie Ala Korea Kecamatan Lemahabang Wadas

This study aims to analyze how entrepreneurial competence can realize competitive advantage in Korean Noodle Shop MSMEs located in Wadas Lemahabang, which offers various Korean specialties. The research method used is descriptive qualitative with data collection techniques through interviews, observations, and documentation. The results of the study indicate that Korean Noodle Shops have entrepreneurial competence that includes the ability to create new flavors, consistency in posting products on social media, the ability to prepare financial reports, and the presence of business partners. Competitive advantages include special spice blends, competitive pricing, and the ability to survive and compete for six years. The obstacles faced include a location far from the city center, lack of use of digital marketing, some raw materials purchased online, and long-lasting service. The proposed solutions to overcome these obstacles include opening a branch in the city center, registering sales through digital marketing, stocking raw materials for the next few days, adding local business partners, and training for chefs to improve service speed. This study provides important insights for the development of entrepreneurial strategies to increase the competitive advantage of MSMEs in the culinary sector. Keywords: Korean Noodle Shop, Entrepreneurial Competence, Competitive Advantage

Palm Oil Business Partnership Sustainability through the Role of Social Capital and Local Wisdom: Evidence from Palm Oil Plantations in Indonesia

Sustainable development can only be achieved when jointly considering social, economic, and environmental dimensions. Social capital and local wisdom offer important contributions to the development process and the capabilities of individuals and groups as development actors. This study analyzes the role of social capital and local wisdom in managing business partnerships between farmers and palm oil plantation companies in North Konawe, Indonesia. This research was conducted in a palm oil plantation area by involving landowner farmers, palm oil companies, and other stakeholders such as the local government, NGOs, and academics. Data were collected through in-depth interviews, field observations, and focus group discussions (FGDs), totaling 320 respondents, and analyzed descriptively and qualitatively. The selection of informants for the in-depth interviews was determined by considering their involvement in and understanding of the partnership between farmers and companies in oil palm plantations; field observations were carried out to determine the field conditions of these plantations, while FGDs were held to obtain stakeholder information regarding problems and solutions in implementing farmer and company partnerships with the aim of having a positive impact on economic, social, and environmental welfare. The results underscore the importance of social capital and local wisdom in organizing institutional programs for strengthening palm oil business partnerships. Trust, social networks, and participation negatively affected the sustainability of these partnerships, whilst local wisdom and social solidarity positively influenced institutional strengthening. Company inconsistency and lack of openness can lead to a trust crisis that can threaten the sustainable operations of palm oil companies, while building good cooperative commitment and maintaining collaboration play key roles in enhancing community welfare and increasing company profits. The social capital and local wisdom of farmer institutions in villages are expected to significantly contribute to the establishment of sustainable palm oil business partnerships.

การศึกษาความสัมพันธ์ระหว่างบทบาทของการเป็นหุ้นส่วนองค์กรของนักทรัพยากรมนุษย์กับประสิทธิภาพขององค์กร บริษัทวิเคราะห์ข้อมูลทางธุรกิจแห่งหนึ่ง

The study’s objectives were to 1) study the level of human resources business partner (HRBP) role at a business data analytics company, 2) study the level of organizational efficiency, 3) study the relationship between the role of HRBP and organizational efficiency, 4) study ways for developing the role of HRBP, and 5) compare the results of data analysis on the relationship between the role of HRBP and organizational efficiency quantitatively and qualitatively. This research was mixed methods. The population for the quantitative approach was 200 employees whose HRBP position was appointed in their departments, and three managerial staff served as key informants. The study’s tools were a structured interview and a questionnaire. For quantitative data analysis used frequency, percentage, mean, variance, and correlation coefficient. Content analysis was used for qualitative data analysis. The results showed that 1) Overall, the role of HRBP was at the highest level. The administrative expert aspect was ranked as number one, followed by Strategic partnerships, Employee champions and Change agents. 2) Overall, organizational efficiency was at a high level. Time aspect was number one, followed by Quality of work, Workload and Operating expenses. 3) The role of HRBP was related to overall organization efficiency with statistical significance at the 0.01 level. Strategic partnerships were related at a high level. Administrative experts and Employee champions were correlated at a relatively strong level. The change agent was related at a moderate level. 4) For developing HRBP roles, communication, attitudes, organizational culture, and digital literacy should be improved. 5) For comparing the mixed methods’ results, the qualitative result supported the quantitative one with the context that HRBP supports shared vision, goals, and organizational culture.

Decomposing socioemotional wealth: the effect of restricted and extended socioemotional priorities on family firms’ internationalization

PurposePast research has advanced a plethora of theoretical arguments on the effect of family ownership on firms’ international expansion and produced mixed empirical results. It is argued that the oversimplified way in which researchers have examined theoretically and tested empirically business families’ socioemotional priorities may explain the state of fragmentation in the literature. This study aims to investigate the differential effects of restricted (short-term and family-centric) versus extended (long-term and business-centric) socioemotional priorities on the extent of family firms’ internationalization to capture more nuanced aspects of the socioemotional wealth concept.Design/methodology/approachThe authors test the hypotheses through OLS regressions on a sample of 287 family firms.FindingsThe authors find that restricted family-centric socioemotional priorities and extended socioemotional priorities related to the establishment of long-term relationships with business partners are negatively associated with the extent of family firms’ internalization. They also find that extended socioemotional priorities related to long-term orientation and transgenerational control intentions are positively associated with international expansion and that this effect is stronger for younger family firms.Originality/valueThis study disentangles the differential effects of two kinds of socioemotional priorities on family firms’ internationalization, thus developing more fine-grained theoretical arguments about the socioemotional drivers of family firms’ behavior. In addition, the authors directly measure socioemotional priorities instead of relying on indirect governance measures.

Cross-border knowledge transfer and the innovation performance of developing economy small and medium enterprises: A moderated mediation effect of industry networks and localization of knowledge

Despite the importance and empirical evidence associated with cross-border knowledge transfer (CBKT) research, there remain scanty explanations of the direct and indirect effects of CBKT on innovation performance (IP) especially within the context of SMEs in the developing economies. Based on the knowledge-based view theorization, this research sought to close this gap by investigating (i) the impact of CBKT on the innovation performance of developing economy SMEs, and (ii) the moderated mediation effect of industry networks (IN) and localization of knowledge (LK) on the CBKT-IN relationship. The data analyzed from 371 SME owners-managers and managers revealed the direct effects of CBKT on IP, CBKT on LK, and LK on IP. The study also confirmed the mediation effect of LK on the CBKT and IP relationship and found that IN has an antecedent effect on CBKT, as well as a moderating role in the CBKT-LK relationship. This research offers a theoretical explanation of IN and LK as mechanisms and structures that support the CBKT-IP relationship in developing economy SMEs. Also, I suggest that SMEs in developing economies must direct their business relationship with their foreign business partners to capture the knowledge that aligns with strategic innovation outcomes.

An ‘E’ for ‘elite’ in EMI? Global, local and elite dimensions in the promotion of English-medium university programmes

ABSTRACT The move towards EMI in higher education has been connected to university internationalisation, which reflects neoliberal trends. Research has underscored the need to consider socio-economic factors, materialities and ideologies surrounding EMI. Our study taps into this line of inquiry by focusing on how Swedish universities promote EMI programmes in business and economics in four videos. We take a novel approach to examine discursively constructed ideologies surrounding EMI by conducting a critical multimodal analysis of the videos. The analysis reveals how the use and representations of English – combined with different symbols, artefacts and concepts – are used to position these EMI programmes as both global and local. References to international rankings and multinational business partnerships position them on the global education market. At the same time, the programmes are locally situated in the academic tradition and entrepreneurial context of Sweden. Images of nature, the fika, or Scandinavian design present them in a way similar to tourist destinations. Tokens of economic and cultural eliteness create an extra layer of distinction, contributing to the added ‘elite’ value of EMI, where English is both taken for granted and serves a gate-keeping function. Findings provide insight into how EMI is promoted to international students.

Criteria for selecting third-party logistics service providers: Systematic Literature Review

Third-party logistics (3PL) is a strategic business partner for companies in carrying out company business activities that are outsourced or cannot be handled themselves. Mistakes in choosing a 3PL can have negative impacts on the company such as financial losses, reducing service quality, reducing customer trust, reducing the company's image, and so on. This article aims to classify third-party logistics based on current issue trends, the methods used in selecting criteria, and what criteria they produce. Using Systematic Literature Review, researchers reviewed, classified, and analyzed 56 relevant articles published in the 2020-2023 period from the Scopus database. The results of this review reveal that 3PL providers can be classified based on issue trends and company goals in selecting them, namely Traditional 3PL, Sustainable 3PL, Sustainable-resilient 3PL, Green 3PL, Gresilient 3PL, Traditional Third-Party Reverse Logistics, and Sustainable Third-Party Reverse Logistics. The priority criteria in selecting a 3PL provider are closely related to the 3PL classification, the industrial sector and business activity being outsourced, the country where the company operates, and the dimensions or attributes used in developing the criteria.

Program for Improving Service Quality and Promotion at the "Ridhu Bathi" Fashion Business

Purpose ­ This activity was carried out in the "Rindu Bathi" fashion business sector located in Yogyakarta. This activity program aims to increase partners' insight and skills in the field of marketing, especially improving service quality and developing promotional programs so that it is hoped that they can improve business performance. The programs implemented include creating product management and customer service standards, developing form to record the customer’s data and creating business cards as promotional tool. Methods - Activity methods include: (1). observing partner business locations and conducting interviews with business owners, (2). designing programs to improve services and promotions, and (3). program implementation Result and discussions - The result of this activity is the preparation of service standards which can be used as guidelines for product management and also as a basis for salespeople in providing services to consumers with the hope of improving service quality. Another result is the preparation of a questionnaire instrument that can be used by partners to measure consumer satisfaction and evaluate feedback from consumers. Effort to increase brand image is carried out by developing promotional programs in the form of creating business cards. All of these activities provide positive benefits for partners and are expected to be implemented well so that they can improve partner business performance Conclusion - Improving service quality and promotions are a number of important activities carried out by partners in order to encourage increased business performance so that the targets that have been set can be achieved. For this reason, partners need to continuously evaluate the activities that have been implemented and actively innovate, especially in marketing.

Navigating diversity in supply chain relationships: building trustworthiness through complementary and supplementary fits

PurposeSupply chain (SC) professionals are increasingly working alongside business partners of diverse backgrounds, which has been argued to engender both innovation and creativity but also found as potentially detrimental to SC relationships and performance. To reconcile these views, this study explores two mechanisms – supplementary (similarity) and complementary fits – at the surface (observable traits) and deep (unobservable characteristics) levels and their impact on a focal firm representative’s perception of a SC partner’s trustworthiness.Design/methodology/approachModel was tested using survey data from 285 managers involved in interorganizational SC relationships.FindingsResults indicate that a focal firm representative’s perception of supplementary and complementary fits with a SC partner positively impacts their perception of the partner’s trustworthiness. However, the effects of similarity at both surface and deep levels and complementarity weaken each other.Practical implicationsUnderstanding the mechanisms of diversity in SC relationships is crucial for fostering trustworthiness and achieving organizational objectives. Firms should evaluate both supplementary and complementary fits when hiring or assigning roles. Embracing a complementary fit not only promotes diversity but also mitigates the negative impact of similarity bias, ultimately strengthening trustworthiness within the organization's SC ecosystem.Originality/valueBy simultaneously examining individual and combined effects of two unique mechanisms of supplementarity and complementarity at the surface and deep levels, this study sheds light on inconsistent findings of the effects of diversity in the SCM literature.

Rethinking inter-firm dynamics from a small firm perspective: the case for inter-organizational bullying

PurposeThis paper aims to explain how the dynamics of inter-firm relations between small and large firms can, in the case of some behaviours, be interpreted as inter-organizational bullying.Design/methodology/approachThis paper draws on a qualitative approach adopting the critical incident method to explore the subjective experiences of 13 individual managers and owners of small service businesses in dealing with the representatives/executives of the large corporations they serviced. The method facilitated an investigation of the significant occurrences identified by the small-firm respondents about the undue advantage taken by the large firms. This was found to be more than simple occasional opportunistic or unfair business practices perpetrated by representatives of the large firms but, instead, involved bullying.FindingsThe results revealed that large corporations actively, though covertly, sought to take advantage of their small service providers by resorting to bullying practices. Intimidation, opportunism, use of deceitful or unfair business practices, as well as abuse of power, were manifestations of inter-organizational bullying committed by the large and powerful corporations. The contrasting characteristics of size, access to resources, economic and market power were identified as strong impediments against building effective ethical relational exchanges between the large corporations and their small service providers.Research limitations/implicationsThe study's findings provide valuable insights into the root causes and consequences of inter-organizational bullying. However, it is crucial to interpret these results in the context of this specific study. It is worth nothing that these findings primarily represent the self-perception of inter-organizational bullying among small service providers and may not capture other viewpoints or aspects of the industrial sector. Replicating this study in different sectors could enhance the generalizability of the conclusions drawn.Practical implicationsThis analysis is valuable in understanding what constitutes the phenomenon referred to as inter-organizational bullying. It also assists to understand the conditions when large firms exhibit such behaviours and their implications on the well-being of relevant stakeholders.Social implicationsFirstly, the business partners should maintain a healthy relationship if they want to avoid incidents of bullying, which can harm the performance of the relationship. In doing so, they need to reduce the level of uncertainty in their business relationships through the transparent information exchange, formulating commonly agreeable contracts and enhancing communication procedures. They also need to put aside their self-interest, but rather strive for achieving results that will be beneficial to both parties.Originality/valueThis exploratory study offers a novel and unexplored way of theorizing inter-organizational bullying, as well as uncovering its antecedents and impacts on the welfare of small businesses, particularly small service providers.

PKM Olahan Pisang Dingin Gunung Maligas Melalui Digital Marketing

There are many problems and obstacles faced by micro-enterprises that often hinder business development. Starting from the lack of knowledge about business development, product standardization and mastery of current technology. And the most often happens is limited sales access due to lack of understanding marketing strategies. The problems faced by partners include that partners do not have the right marketing strategy to develop their business. Solutions include business management assistance, brand management and digital marketing. The output of this service includes increasing business development knowledge and partner skills in marketing through digital marketing.

It is time for HR business partner 2.0

PurposeIn the rapidly evolving landscape of HR, the role of the HR business partner (HRBP) has significantly changed. This paper shares some of the latest research on how it is changing for the worse, and how it now sorely needs to evolve further.Design/methodology/approachThe paper includes reference to two studies, an analysis of 55,000 comments from HR professionals and a self-assessment of 7,100 HR professionals across 96 different HR capabilities and five capability levels. Otherwise, the paper includes insight and expertise from across the Josh Bersin Company.FindingsThis paper and report it references highlights the emergence of the role in the 90s, and how it is expectations have changed to the present day: with the rise of digital technology, globalization and changing workforce expectations, HRBPs have had to acquire a broader skill set, focusing not on personnel management but on strategic initiatives, such as people analytics, employee experience and organization design. However, far too many HRBPs have ended up in admin or tactical roles, rather than being used to their full potential with the above. This paper includes actionable guidance for how companies can develop the role to get them back on track, including case study examples from Mastercard and LEGO.Originality/valueTo the best of the authors’ knowledge, this report is unique, novel and the latest research from the Josh Bersin Company.

Managing Climate Change: Government, NGOs, and Business Strategies and Partnerships for Mitigating against, Preparing for, Adapting to, Responding to and Recovering from Climate Change-Related Events

Managing Climate Change: Government, NGOs, and Business Strategies and Partnerships for Mitigating against, Preparing for, Adapting to, Responding to and Recovering from Climate Change-Related Events

A new look at the CO2 haven hypothesis using gravity model European Union and China

The pollution haven hypothesis (PHH) is defined as follows: a reduction in trade costs results in production of pollution-intensive goods shifting towards countries with easier environmental laws. The previous studies examined this hypothesis in the form of Kuznets' environmental hypothesis. In this way, they test the effect of foreign direct investment (FDI) on carbon emissions. However, this study investigates PHH from a new perspective. I will use Newton's gravity model to test this hypothesis. The basis of PHH is the difference in the environmental standards of the two business partners. One of the indicators used to measure the severity of a country's environmental laws is carbon emission intensity. The stricter the country's laws are, the lower the index value will be. In order to test the hypothesis, experimental data from China and OECD countries are used. China was as the pollution haven for the countries of the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development. I found that environmental laws of host and guest countries have different effects on FDI. In addition, transportation costs have a negative effect on the FDI flow. Finally, the research results confirm the hypothesis on gravity model.

Digitalization and management accountants’ role conflict and ambiguity: A double-edged sword for the profession

This study investigates the relationship between the anticipated digitalization of the finance and control function and management accountants' (MAs') role conflict and ambiguity. Drawing on role theory, we argue that digitalization is associated with increases in MAs' role conflict and ambiguity because digitalization leads to adaptations in the established role templates of MAs and also introduces new templates for the digital age. We further argue that digitalization is associated with a stronger (weaker) increase in role conflict and ambiguity the more MAs have a watchdog (business partner) orientation. The reason is that the role templates for the digital age are less coherent and clear for watchdog-oriented MAs than for their business partner counterparts. We test our predictions using survey data from 242 MAs in Dutch for-profit firms. While we do not find that digitalization is associated with MAs’ role conflict and ambiguity per se, it is associated with more (less) role ambiguity and conflict for MAs with a relatively stronger watchdog (business partner) orientation. Digitalization may thus act as a double-edged sword for the management accounting profession. MAs focusing on the watchdog role may struggle in the digital age, while their business partner counterparts are set to benefit from digitalization.

Pengaruh Perputaran Modal Kerja Terhadap Profitabilitas Pada Usaha Mikro Sembako Mitra Indo Grosir Di Karawang

The objectives of this study are (1) To know, analyze and explain how the turnover of working capital and profitability in micro businesses of Indo Grosir partners in Karawang. (2) To find out, analyze and explain how the effect of working capital turnover on profitability in micro grocery businesses of Indo Grosir partners in Karawang. Through descriptive verifiability, simple regression analysis as the method with the use of quantitative research as the type of research where a total of 61 micro business partners, basic necessities, and wholesale partners in Karawang are the population of this study. 30 samples of micro food businesses were obtained by the purposive sampling method used for sampling. The results of the Descriptive Test in this study show that the working capital turnover rate in micro grocery enterprises of Indo Wholesale partners in Karawang has a fast period with the highest working capital turnover rate of 1.12. Meanwhile, the highest profitability level in micro grocery businesses of Indo Wholesale partners in Karawang is 16.93%. This is due to the low profits obtained in running the business, which affects the turnover of working capital and profitability. Partially, the results show that the profitability of micro grocery enterprises of Indo Wholesale partners in Karawang is not affected by the turnover of working capital, where the results are based on the output of verifiable tests that have been carried out on problems that have been formulated with simple linear regression analysis. The absence of influence is due to the low profits of micro-food businesses with fast working capital turnover.