Research ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractThe Importance of Product Innovation in Driving Brand Success: An Empirical Study on Automotive IndustryJalal HanayshaNowadays, business markets are characterized by high competition and therefore, reinforcing brand success is one of the challenging tasks for organizations. One of the key indicators of brand success appears in an organization’s ability to form strong brand equity. Previous literature reported that consumers form decisions based on their perceptions of added values and unique offerings of a brand. Among … …American Journal of Economics and Business Administration, Vol. 8, Issue 1 · 28 Mar 2016 · 8,827 accessesView PDFCite
Research ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractAN ECONOMIC PERSPECTIVE AND POLICY IMPLICATION FOR SOCIAL ENTERPRISEYoon-Doo Kim, Seok Yoon, Heon-Goo KimThis study looked at the current status of Korean social enterprises and their problems and suggested governmental policy implications for enhancing the competitiveness of social enterprises. As the study methods, the current status of social enterprises was analyzed and performance of social enterprise support was examined and then policy implications for promoting the social enterprises were analyzed. First, the direction … …American Journal of Applied Sciences, Vol. 11, Issue 3 · 7 Jan 2014 · 7,406 accessesView PDFCite
Case ReportOpen accessIn the abstractKnowledge Creation and Virtual Knowledge ba: A Case Study of Car Dealer in TaiwanJui-Min HsiaoThe process of knowledge creation is continuous and has dynamic interactions amid tacit and explicit knowledge which generates a substantial context. This paper is aimed to establish a technology-based virtual knowledge ba, which enables the combination of an open flow of diverse knowledge and thus leads to the creation of more knowledge. A case study which focuses on a Ford … …American Journal of Applied Sciences, Vol. 14, Issue 10 · 12 Oct 2017 · 8,238 accessesView PDFCite
Research ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractEcosphere Protection through Green EnergyRelly Victoria V. Petrescu, Raffaella Aversa, Antonio Apicella et al.A systemic approach, comprising all research and development activities that support the expansion of eco-efficient industrial and social systems fulfilling market and social-cultural constrains, is required to accomplish the challenge for competitiveness and sustainability along with an increasingly dynamic and complex global scientific, industrial and cultural scenarios. Ecosphere protection through the implementation of green energy is becoming a daily technological … …American Journal of Applied Sciences, Vol. 13, Issue 10 · 18 Oct 2016 · 8,801 accessesView PDFCite
EditorialOpen accessIn the abstractAn Opportunity for the Agricultural Sector: The Renewable Energy SourcesRiccardo Testa, Salvatore TudiscaToday, among the most important issue for energy decisions by policymakers, there are security challenges and environmental impacts on climate change and economic aspects. Since the seventies, in fact, global warming and environmental issues have had an increasing importance in international debate, attracting the attention of several scientific studies (Landi and Benelli, 2016). Many of these studies denoted that over … …American Journal of Agricultural and Biological Sciences, Vol. 11, Issue 3 · 6 Sep 2016 · 8,092 accessesView PDFCite
Research ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractA Note on the Renovation of Social Enterprise in Korea: Current Status and Future ProspectsSeok Yoon, Yoon-Doo KimSocial enterprise activities in Korea began after 1998. Korea was facing the IMF Financial Crisis which yielded growing unemployment and slow economic growth. The government, therefore, carried out the Social Job Creation Project for the unemployed on a trial basis as ways to provide jobs to the vulnerable. Since 2004, it has become a government-wide project. Moreover in 2007, the … …American Journal of Applied Sciences, Vol. 13, Issue 6 · 30 May 2016 · 7,528 accessesView PDFCite
Research ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractThe Effect of Diversification of Banking Products on the Relationship between Market Power and Financial StabilitySami Mensi, Widede LabidiIn the context of financial liberalization, increased competition has spurred financial institutions to develop new products and new activities in order to meet demand, market development and increased competitiveness. This has made the relationship between market structure and financial stability more complicated and its study through the channel of diversification remains an unexplored area. The purpose of this paper is … …American Journal of Economics and Business Administration, Vol. 7, Issue 4 · 4 Dec 2015 · 7,250 accessesView PDFCite
Research ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractResearch of the Process of Shaping Folded Filler of Sandwich Panels from CardboardIl'dus Zakirov, Alexandr Nikitin, Alexandr Naumov, Nargiz FaizullinaSandwich panels with the corrugated filler made of composite cardboard are used in building constructions, road sound dampening screens, etc. Taking into account that in industries applying sandwich panels, the demand for such filler is relatively high, the competitiveness of the product must be at a high level. This requires developing a high-performance industrial technology to produce it. These production … …American Journal of Applied Sciences, Vol. 12, Issue 12 · 24 Nov 2015 · 6,549 accessesView PDFCite
Research ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractENSURING EFFICIENCY CONTROL OF INSTITUTIONAL ENVIRONMENT OF THE CLUSTERNina Ivanovna Larionova, Tatiana Valerievna Yalyalieva, Dmitry Leonidovich NapolskikhAs experience of the developed countries shows, the best solutions to the problems related to ensuring competitiveness of enterprises can be found within clusters. Drawing up mechanisms for government regulation of the cluster will facilitate formulation of strategies and plans of cluster development which is an important competitive advantage of the modern economy. The purpose of this study is to … …American Journal of Applied Sciences, Vol. 11, Issue 9 · 22 Sep 2014 · 6,806 accessesView PDFCite
Research ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractIMPACT OF CPO EXPORT DUTIES ON MALAYSIAN PALM OIL INDUSTRYIbragimov Abdulla, Fatimah Mohamed Arshad, B. K. Bala et al.In January 2013, Malaysia reduced the export duty structure to be in line with the Indonesia’s duty structure. Both countries export crude and processed palm oil. Since Malaysia and Indonesia are close competitors and they compete in the same market, a change in export duty rate in one country will affect the other. Indonesia, as the world’s biggest palm oil … …American Journal of Applied Sciences, Vol. 11, Issue 8 · 14 May 2014 · 9,506 accessesView PDFCite