Proper Business Research Articles

The Role of Marketing and Business Approach on SME Development

Almost two decades after the war, Kosovo is an import-based consumption economy. Its weak export does not get any closer to imports, and this makes the country dependent on foreign assistance and remittances. The structure of the economy, with trade as a dominating undertaking, a sustenance-based agricultur,e and very limited production facilities, is a very fragile ground for economic development. Incentives to attract FDI were not competitive with neighboring countries and the country development is still lagging behind. In this respect, the lack of a proper marketing and business approach is present too. Theory and practice from developed countries show that firms that want to increase sales produce what is needed or/and wanted from costumers. In most of the market economy countries, when one wants to engage in business, the first step to start is market research; this rarely happens in Kosovo, people go in business almost ad hoc. Evidence shows that firms do neglect marketing by being mainly sales-oriented; they do produce what they think is good for the costumers and then use lots of resources to convince them that this is what they need. In general, this paper analyses the dynamics of economic development in Kosovo in post-conflict time, the government efforts to change the economic structure, its constraints with emphasis on perception of marketing and the role of consumers for SMEs in the country. In particular, the paper tries to explain why companies need to change their way of doing business; hence, it recommends the change of their business approach. The research, done with 200 small and medium enterprises (SMEs) in Kosovo, shows there are rather few firms that understand marketing and through it fight competition and strive to establish long-term relationships with their customers.

On Hating the Provinces

On Hating the Provinces Carl Van Doren [End Page 185] From A Roving Critic, "Nooks and Fringes" Emerson lived in Concord and took villages for granted, as natural microcosms in any one of which a sage might study the world. Whitman lived in Manhattan and sent his imagination on strong flights over the entire body of his land, and to the remotest regions, neither denying nor rejecting whatever signs of life he saw. Lincoln in Springfield, whitherto by no means all the philosophies had come and little enough of culture in any composition, mastered not only an incomparable wisdom but an incomparable style. To no one of these men could it have been quite understandable that a second or third generation after them would begin to display among certain of its intellectual leaders that restless and intense hatred of the provinces which marks, for example, the critics of Paris and the professors of Berlin. Yet something of precisely this sort has come to pass. Voice after voice is added to the regiments of criticism being raised against suburban Philistia and the villatic bourgeoisie. That is to say, a reaction is commencing against the frontier which has had so large a hand in making us. It is no longer a natural device to put critical sagacity in the mouth of a rural sage. When Lowell created Hosea Biglow he did so with the brash originality of a young man who was taking venturesome shots at his age; no young American of Lowell's scholarship would think a second time of such a device today. Josh Billings and Artemus Ward to all but a few have come to seem "old stuff." Even Mr. Dooley is not a crossroads loafer but a native son of the city streets. In return for a long course of ridicule from rustic philosophers a new order of philosophes is striking back. We need not wonder, perhaps, that the riposte is often acrimonious; the weight of all this village ridicule has often been heavy. We need not feel too much distressed at the look of snobbishness which some of the critics of our frontier somewhat too continually wear; nothing ought to be so easy to forgive as a zeal for enlightenment. It is important to remember, however, that there is a point of vantage a little above this particular critical melee from which the battle appears less crucial than it doubtless appears to those who wage it. That point of vantage is the artist's, at least so far as the artist is concerned with the reproduction of life without the Puritan's anxiety to make it—or to make it out—the kind of life he thinks it ought to be. The moralist condemns the "bad" people and the wit condemns the dull; but these are phases of argument. With argument the dramatist or novelist is much less concerned. His task is first [End Page 186] of all a representation of what he finds, and his obligation ends—though he may decide to do more—when he has represented it. At his lowest level he yields himself wholly to the manners of his society and sets them forth with implied approbation, as if they were the laws of God. At a higher level, he turns violently against its prejudices and assails them as if they were the sins of Satan. But there is a level higher still, from which, as he looks upon his community, he sees it as men and women involved in the exercises of life, and he makes his record of them without either uncritical admiration or vexed recrimination. Those novelists and dramatists who now hate our provinces most are nearly all dissatisfied men lately escaped from stodginess and devoted to getting their revenges. In this fashion the heretic, while his wounds smart, lashes back at the doctrines which oppressed him. But the truly emancipated spirit no longer has time for recrimination or revenge. He goes, as artist, about his proper business, accepting stupidity as his material as well as intelligence, vice as well as virtue, gentleness as well as cruelty. In every community, he knows, all the types and tendencies of...

Why Do Most Small Businesses in Liberia Fail

Small businesses are considered to be the backbone of every economy. If they are not administered effectively, they quickly diminish. There are several factors that result in small business failure. This study examined the reasons for the failure of small businesses in Liberia. Data was collected using questionnaire and the targeted participants were business persons and business students within Liberia. The study revealed that poor business planning is the main factor responsible for the failure of most small businesses in Liberia. Most proprietors of small businesses in Liberia don’t plan properly before the commencement of a business. They depend on the day to day reality to run the business which is not good for the future of the business. The study identified ten contributing factors responsible for the failure of small businesses in Liberia. Out of the ten contributing factors, five of them were identified as the top factors. The top five contributing factors include poor business planning, lack of entrepreneurial skills, lack of customer relations, management incompetence and inadequate financing. The study recommended that small business proprietors should conduct a proper business research on the type of business that is to be established and develop a standard business plan that covers all the aspects of the business before commencement. The study also recommended how to address the other top four contributing factors to prevent small businesses from failing in Liberia. However, the information in this study is very essential for the development of the small business sector in Liberia, and other parts of Africa. It is also beneficial to the literature review of small businesses and their failure.

Competitive Business Strategy of a Public Breeding Institute

Due to squeezed public budgets in both developing and developed countries, the governments’ policy often include privatization of public plant breeding institutes as a proposed solution to the problem. Since vast of commercial plant cultivars have been developed by conventional breeding techniques, the interest for acquiring such institutions raised over the last several decades. However, not much attention has been paid to developing competitive business strategy within the public Institutes so the customers and society may still benefit from the both its value proposition and public good. At the Osijek Agricultural Institute, Croatia, an early developed focus-and-customer-relationship competitive business strategy has always been a linchpin that could financially and technically underpin plant breeders’ education, development of new cultivars and improvement of plant science in the Pannonia region of southeastern Europe. Not less important, this kind of strategy that rely much on personal connection with the customers results better in both - their buying experience and our price positioning in the seed market. It seems that, besides pure transaction, the customers especially appreciate every contact that cannot be found online. Every improvement in this segment of customers’ captivity is crucial and therefore of utmost importance for keeping our business strategy competitive, sustainable and enhanced. The example of the Osijek Agricultural Institute that is presented in this paper shows that regardless of being for-profit entity such as a public owned or private research institute, knowledge on choosing and pursuing a proper business strategy is a point of paramount importance, i.e., it is the question of life or death for every kind of market oriented entity.

Organizational technological opportunism and social media: The deployment of social media analytics to sense and respond to technological discontinuities

Over the last decade, social media has evolved from being an interesting technology used mainly for corporate communication and public relations into a proper business tool. One of the most promising areas in this field is employing social media as a source of information and knowledge to deepen the understanding of technological discontinuities and changes; however, this area remains largely unexplored. Thus, this study addresses this shortcoming by investigating the role of social media analytics in the activities and processes that make sense of social media data to enhance the technological opportunism capability, which is defined as the organizational capability to sense and respond to technological changes. The empirical results are obtained using a mixed-methods approach, supporting the existence of a positive and significant relationship between social media analytics deployment and technological opportunism. Further, they highlight the role of marketing and information technology integration and employee skills as significant antecedents.

Role Of Ethics In Modern Business Paradigm

Business ethics is the study of proper business policies and practices regarding potentially controversial issues such as corporate governance, Insider trading, bribery, discrimination, corporate social responsibility and fiduciary responsibilities .Business ethics simply we mean that the application of ethics in business. The study concentrates on how the modern businesses are accelerated by applying the code of conduct in the environment of the business. The article discusses the survival of modern in the present society. The results of this study would help the modern industries in achieving their targeted result in a smooth way. The existing companies can improve their practices and new business can comply with the results for better performance. This article also describes the ethical issues, which are vital to solving the problems related to business, and to give short preface to the moral issues drawn in the management of explicit problem areas in business.

Budget Supervision and Mechanism by an Administrative Village in Indonesia

The role of government in budget management is something that must be done adequately based on the principles such as transparency, accountability, participation, and aspiration; because it is closely related to services in the village. The budget management should be conducted based on the applicable regulations. However, there are often found many village apparatus who has a potency to abuse their power in its authorities. This phenomenon, furthermore, causing some polemics among peoples and tends to abandon some regulations which should become a basis of the apparatus policies. The research aims at investigating the mechanism of village development budget management and the control of village development budget management. The mechanism, however, should be started with proper planning, budgeting, implementation, business manager, report, and accountability. Also, management control is must be done through several stages, such as pre supervision, channelization, use, and post channelization.

LA IMAGEN CORPORATIVA COMO FORMA DE GESTIÓN EN EL ÁMBITO EMPRESARIAL. IMPORTANCIA DE LA IMAGEN PÚBLICA

The present article has the purpose of making available to students, professors and others interested in the topic related to Social Communication, the main conceptions associated with the corporate image and, especially, the public image, in order to understand the importance of You are in the institutions, for your best performance and the proper business positioning. This responds to the growing need to improve the management of the corporate image, and this, as a discipline has been deepened by several theorists, who determine that achieving a good image, with its dimensions, is an important pillar for business success. Hence, a presentation of theoretical aspects that will allow to know what is and how to manage the corporate image and its contribution to the proper performance of companies.

Impact of Business Plans for the Development of MSMEs

This study aims to determine the impact of business planning for the development of MSMEs. The research method uses is a qualitative method with a descriptive and explorative descriptive approach. From the results of the research conducted, the results show that proper business planning and the application of a good marketing strategy have a positive impact on the sustainability of MSME activities. In addition, the quality of production that has a competitive advantage is also one of the driving factors. For the development of MSMEs, there are several obstacles faced, especially related to capital and guidance from the local government. With the development of MSMEs, it is expected to improve people's welfare, including helping the government in reducing unemployment.

Display meets biology: A vision for ubiquitous healthcare platforms

AbstractEver‐increasing demand for a healthy and sustainable life has been a traditional motivation behind state‐of‐the‐art medicines and precision diagnosis tools. Nowadays, the ultra‐connectivity and data‐centric initiatives that underpin the future Internet of Things is seen as another major driver of electronically enriched, highly customizable healthcare platforms. Especially, the information display technology, which already enjoys its position as an all‐round player in consumer electronics is poised to broaden its territory by envisioning a range of bio‐related features. In this review, the rising opportunities for next‐generation display‐based biotechnology and healthcare systems are critically assessed in light of recent literature. Clearly, smart combination of new materials, devices, and integration strategies has given rise to highly promising prototypes, and this article aims at highlighting some of these examples. Despite such progress, it is still unclear whether the resultant technologies will make a measurable impact in the near future, given both their own scientific limits and the lack of proper business model. In this regard, the final part of this contribution is dedicated to emergent challenges as well as development solutions that this potentially disruptive innovation may need to consider.

The influence of the business environment on the growth of informal businesses in Uganda

Background: Informal businesses are important drivers of economic growth, especially in developing countries. These informal businesses often do not survive their first year of existence, with anecdotal evidence citing various challenges from the business environment.Aim: This study explored the influence of business environmental challenges on the growth of informal businesses in Uganda.Setting: There are various challenges from the internal and external environment that impede the growth and survival of informal businesses in Uganda. From the internal business perspective, informal businesses have poor business processes and do not have proper business strategies on which to focus their business growth strategies. From the external environment perspective, informal businesses do not understand their suppliers adequately. In addition, there is a lack of research on the relationships between internal and external business environments and the growth of informal businesses.Method: Primary data were collected from 383 informal businesses using a self-administered questionnaire. The data were analysed using descriptive statistics in SPSS 21.0 (Statistical Package for the Social Sciences), while the relationship between the variables was determined using Pearson’s product moment correlation coefficient and tested using regression analysis and analysis of variance (ANOVA).Results: The results showed that there was a significant positive directional relationship between the internal environment and the growth of informal businesses. However, there was a negative significant directional relationship between the external environment and the growth of informal businesses.Conclusions: Informal businesses should pay more attention to the internal environment and appropriate strategies should be developed and implemented to ensure their growth.

Peran etika bisnis Islam terhadap kinerja usaha mikro, kecil, dan menengah (UMKM) pangan di Kota Bogor

Micro, Small, and Medium Entreprises (MSMEs) have a very important role for developing and increasing Indonesia economy. MSMEs contribution on the Gross Domestic Product (GDP) up to 60.64% and supply manpower up to 97%. However, this potency still accompanied by violations that occurred mainly in the food sector. One of the reason is there are a lot of bussiness activity is not in accordance with proper business ethics. This study analyzes the role of Islamic business ethics on the MSMEs performance. Descriptive analysis method is used to analyze the entrepreneur perception on Islamic Bussiness Ethics, while role of Islamic business ethics on the performance of MSMEs is analyzed with Partial Least Square-Structural Equation Modelling (PLS-SEM). Primary data were collected through online questionnaires and deep interviews to food SMEs muslim businessmen in Bogor City. Results show that the Islamic bussiness ethics has a positive effect on the MSMEs performance.

A Study on the Reserve Fund for Proper Purpose Business ―Focusing on the Relationship Between the Reserve Fund for Proper Purpose Business and the Donation―

A Study on the Reserve Fund for Proper Purpose Business ―Focusing on the Relationship Between the Reserve Fund for Proper Purpose Business and the Donation―

Financial Control Techniques Services Company with Fuzzy Mamdani

Service Company is a business activity that provides products in the form of services to customers. Micro business services are in great demand among SMK graduates as it is very easy to live up to their abilities. This includes Micro Service Counter service, tailor, reflection, and others. However, the problem that arises is their lack of practical financial business knowledge. Many businesses they experience an emergency because they do not have proper business financial statements. With the current technological advances, most problems can be solved by technology. One such solution is an accounting information system application with mamdani blur technique. The process of calculating the system is done in 4 stages, namely: the formation of the blur set, the implications of the rules, the rules of composition and Defuzzyfication. Based on the results of trials, there’s an error in determining the price of services. Therefore, the high price of service can reduce the number of service requests and the low price service may incur losses to the company. With this system, one can determine the best service price and the best service for consumers.

Menumbuhkan Minat Anak Remaja Dalam Berwirausaha Pada Sekolah Minggu Kelas Remaja GPDI Eben Haezer Kotaraja

The goals to be achieved from this community service activity are: To equip youth to have an understanding of the importance of entrepreneurs and be able to work independently with proper business planning and management. The training that was carried out stimulated teenagers to be creative and innovative by making bags with paper raw materials and producing products from the paper newspaper raw materials. By participating in this service activity teenagers will understand the importance of entrepreneurial spirit in relation to the very limited employment opportunities lately and their mindset will change rather than become a civil servant but become an entrepreneur. These teenagers are formed into people who are confident, independent, creative, innovative and not easily discouraged.

MENUMBUHKAN MINAT ANAK REMAJA DALAM BERWIRAUSAHA PADA SEKOLAH MINGGU KELAS REMAJA GPdI EBEN HAEZER KOTARAJA

Being a reliable entrepreneur is not easy. But it's not as difficult as many people imagine. So that it can be said that entrepreneurship can be done by everyone. Why? The reason: Everyone has dreams, dreams, or at least hope to improve their quality of life as humans. This is a kind of instinct that encourages people to work and try. This instinc is related to one of humanity's potentials, namely the power of creative imagination. Entrepreneurship can basically be learned, because it emphasizes concepts and theories. In addition entrepreneurship can be learned, so that everyone can learn entrepreneurship either through theory or just learning from experience. Entrepreneurial success can be achieved if entrepreneurship uses products, processes and innovation services as the creation of new things. So that in this case innovation is an important element to empower resources to produce something new and create value. Entrepreneurial resilience as a driver of the economy lies in new creations to continually create value by turning all challenges into opportunities. The goals to be achieved from this community service activity are: To equip youth to have an understanding of the importance of entrepreneurs and be able to work independently with proper business planning and management. The training that was carried out stimulated teenagers to be creative and innovative by making bags with paper raw materials and producing products from the paper newspaper raw materials. By participating in this service activity teenagers will understand the importance of entrepreneurial spirit in relation to the very limited employment opportunities lately and their mindset will change rather than become a civil servant but become an entrepreneur. These teenagers are formed into people who are confident, independent, creative, innovative and not easily discouraged.

РОЗВИТОК ВУГІЛЬНОЇ ПРОМИСЛОВОСТІ В СУЧАСНИХ УМОВАХ

Технологічні революції є особливими моментами парадигмальних зрушень, коли старі технологічні уклади ще необхідні, але вони відходять, а нове вже проявилось, але ще не дістало належну підтримку бізнесу. У сучасних умовах економічні проблеми шахтного способу видобування вугілля збігаються з посиленнями вимог до забезпечення сталого розвитку людства, що веде до "згортання" галузі під натиском енергетики на відновлюваних джерелах.Починаючи з 1990-х років нами просувається ідея впровадження у вугільній промисловості економіко-організаційних гетерархій на зразок індустріальних парків, наприклад, схема корпоративної розробки шахтного поля, за якою приватна фірма на державній шахті веде розробку власного відводу, а державне підприємство надає фірмі платні послуги з підйому, транспортування, вентиляції, водовідливу, енергетичного забезпечення, санітарно-гігієнічного обслуговування персоналу. Це зумовило мету статті – обгрунтувати доцільність гетерархій у вугільній промисловості в умовах сучасної промислової революції. Дослідження методами наукової абстракції, аналізу і синтезу приводить до нетривіального рішення стосовно комплексного охоплення галузей, що з'являються і розвиваються. Таким, наприклад, є створення на шахтах індустріальних парків з акумулюванням енергії, які необхідні для функціонування енергетики на відновлюваних джерелах. Ці парки мають стати своєрідним "парашутом" для вугільної галузі, яка в нинішніх умовах занепадає, і «бустером» для найсучаснішої енергетики. Кластери енергетичних парків як енергетичні хаби в старопромислових шахтарських регіонах дають можливість диверсифікувати діяльність вугільних підприємств і вирішити комплекс економічних і соціальних проблем.

Interaction Between Knowledge Management and Organizational Learning in Hospital Business Strategy

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Tax Consulting as a Tool to Support Business Activities of Organizations

The subject of the research is tax consulting aimed at ensuring the proper business activity of organizations. The purpose of the research was is to substantiate the need for the tax consulting as a special tool for supporting corporate business activities. The paper deals with the current specifics of the tax consulting as a separate area of the service economy within the framework of the service-dominant logic concept that reflects the degree of involvement of all participants of financial relations in the tax consulting processes. From the standpoint of institutionalism, the tax consulting institution is regarded as a financial intermediary performing mediation or auxiliary functions to ensure interactions between basic agents of the economic system, in particular, communications between the state and business entities. Based on the research findings, it is concluded that a developed tax consulting institution as an integrated attribute of the tax system determines the levels of corporate business activities and business development. The research findings are intended for participants of the tax consulting and auditing market.

Development and revitalization strategies for traditional markets in Bali

PurposeThe purpose of this paper is to find out: strengths/weaknesses, environmental opportunities/threats encountered by traditional market; traditional market business position; and a proper business strategy to be applied by traditional market and its implication on the marketing strategy.Design/methodology/approachThe population in this research was policy makers in Bali Province, in relation to the development and revitalization planning of traditional market, and traders doing their activity in a traditional market. The data analysis used internal and external strategic factor matrix (IE).FindingsKey external strategic variables that pose both current and future threats are information technology, bargaining power with buyers and competitors. The key internal strategic variables which are included both present and future strengths are product quality, product variety offered, uniqueness of products offered, affordable product prices, bargaining process, strategic market location, service speed and vast parking lot. Based on the business position of the present Denpasar traditional market which is in quadrant V, while in the future it will be in quadrant II, the strategy properly applied is the proper competition strategy to be grown and built.Research limitations/implicationsThe research was only conducted to traditional markets in Bali, thus it cannot be generalized to wider areas, and this research used the survey method where the data collection process was done in a certain point of time or cross-section, whilst the environment would experience extra quick changes. Therefore, it is important to do this research in the future.Originality/valueThe originality for this paper shows the comprehensively development strategies, revitalization strategies in traditional market, by using strength weakness opportunity threat and IE matrix analysis, and research location which is conducted in Bali that has different tourist condition and potentials from other regions.