Research ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractDeterminants of Outward Foreign Direct Investments from Small Island Developing StatesDensil A. WilliamsProblem statement: Although there is a burgeoning literature on the rise of Multinational Enterprises (MNEs) from developing economies, comparatively less work exists on MNEs from small, developing economies. Given the precipitous rise in the level of outward foreign direct investments from small, economies, it is still not clear in the academic literature and for policy purposes, those factors in the … …American Journal of Economics and Business Administration, Vol. 1, Issue 2 · 30 Jun 2009 · 7,325 accessesView PDFCite
Research ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractThe Coordinated Scheduling Support System of Production and DeliveryMing-Feng Yang, Yi LinProblem statement: Traditional scheduling models which only address the sequence of jobs to be processed at the production stage under some criteria are no longer suitable and should be extended to cope with the distribution stage after production. In a rapidly changing environment, competition among enterprises has a tendency to turn towards competing between supply chain systems instead of competing … …American Journal of Applied Sciences, Vol. 6, Issue 4 · 30 Apr 2009 · 6,798 accessesView PDFCite
Research ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractE-Business Barriers in Iran's Free Trade ZonesMohammad Ali Sarlak, Asghar Abolhasani HastianiCurrently there are 24 free trade and special economic zones in Iran. Problem Statement: of these zones is lack of e-business and this is in spite of managements' desire to have proper infrastructure for e-business in these zones. The goal of this study is to determine and explain e-business barriers in free trade and special economic zones in Iran. Approach: … …Journal of Social Sciences, Vol. 4, Issue 4 · 31 Dec 2008 · 7,594 accessesView PDFCite
Research ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractThe Role of R and D and Business Performance in Korean Electronics CompaniesWoosik Kim, Seok YoonThis study examines the electronics industry in Korea with two points of view; management activity and research and development (R and D) activity for reviewing effectiveness and analyzes effects of R and D activity on business performance. The conclusion of the study shows (1) in terms of DEA measurement in order to compare with efficiency of business performance and R … …American Journal of Applied Sciences, Vol. 5, Issue 7 · 31 Jul 2008 · 6,741 accessesView PDFCite
Research ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractAn Economic Perspective of Kaesong Industrial Complex in North KoreaSeok YoonConstructing of Kaesong industrial complex in North Korea is led by private enterprises such as Hyundai group, under the agreement of two Korean governments. So far the constructing of Kaesong industrial complex operates well with the agreement of 'Inter-Korean Economic Cooperation Promotion Committee'. There are some grounds that should be preceded for Kaesong industrial complex in North Korea to get … …American Journal of Applied Sciences, Vol. 4, Issue 11 · 30 Nov 2007 · 7,366 accessesView PDFCite
Research ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractA New Type of Network Security Protocol Using Hybrid Encryption in Virtual Private NetworkingE. Ramaraj, S. KarthikeyanToday wireless communications is acting as a major role in networks. Through year-end 2006, the employee's ability to install unmanaged access points will result is more than 50% of enterprises exposing sensitive information through the wireless virtual private networks (VPN). It enables you to send the data between two computers across a shared or public network in a manner that … …Journal of Computer Science, Vol. 2, Issue 9 · 30 Sep 2006 · 6,788 accessesView PDFCite