Showing papers on "Business model published in 1982"
TL;DR: In this article, the authors examine the nature and significance of the interfirm relationship called the business group and examine the relationship between the input-output relationship of the firms and their group affiliation.
236 citations
TL;DR: In this article, a study of 10 multinational companies uncovered several methods of coping with uncertainty, which may not be apparent control and flexibility, and a framework of analysis suggesting appropriate methods for coping with uncertainties is also developed.
Abstract: International business, as compared with domestic business, is usually characterized by increased uncertainty. A study of 10 multinational companies uncovered several methods of coping with uncertainty. This paper focuses on 2 methods which may not be apparent control and flexibility. A framework of analysis suggesting appropriate methods for coping with uncertainty is also developed.
133 citations
TL;DR: The subject of business policy in the 1980s is a challenge for discussion as discussed by the authors, and there are differences on what the subject is: is it a course? Or a field of research? What is its literature, what is its future?
Abstract: The subject of business policy in the 1980s is a challenge for discussion. There are differences on what the subject is. Is it a course? Or a field of research? What is its literature? What is its future? Some want to make it a science. What does that mean? This paper addresses these questions, moving forward in phases. The perspective is that of a faculty member of the Harvard Business School, at which there has been a course called Business Policy since 1908.
67 citations
01 Aug 1982
TL;DR: In this article, a general simultaneous equation model of corporate strategy incorporating risk considerations is developed, and an example of a risk-aware strategy is given in the context of a bank.
Abstract: This paper investigates the role of risk in modeling corporate strategy. A general simultaneous equation model of corporate strategy incorporating risk considerations is developed. An example of th...
58 citations
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01 Jan 1982
TL;DR: The scope and context of international business is discussed in this article, where the authors present an overview of the international business environment and its dynamics, including economic, social, and environmental dynamics.
Abstract: The scope and context of international business. International trade. Financial environment of international business. Environmental dynamics: North-south business relations. Environmental dynamics: East-west business relations. Multinational companies. Sociocultural environment of international business. International integration. Epilogue.
31 citations
TL;DR: This study demonstrates the applicability of a quantitative modeling approach, specifically goal programming, in operationalizing the relationship between environmental variables and specific organizational structural variables for optimal goal attainment.
Abstract: This study demonstrates the applicability of a quantitative modeling approach, specifically goal programming, in operationalizing the relationship between environmental variables and specific organ...
24 citations
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01 Jan 1982
TL;DR: The Business of Art as mentioned in this paper is an indispensable guide to the business side of the art world, covering the critical areas of planning, protecting, marketing, exhibiting, buying, and selling art.
Abstract: The Business of Art has grown out of the ongoing efforts of the National Endowment for the Arts and U.S. Small Business Administration to offer business assistance to individual artists and expand income-producing opportunities. Covering the critical areas of planning, protecting, marketing, exhibiting, buying, and selling art, this important work serves as an indispensable guide to the business side of the art world.
18 citations
TL;DR: The model of free enterprise that has developed in the United States presupposes a value system as discussed by the authors, which implies honesty, truthfulness, and general respect for persons, and each of these values can be abused.
Abstract: The model of free enterprise that has developed in the United States presupposes a value system. The central value is freedom. Next come goods and the means of acquiring them, viz., money and profit. Competition is central. But fairness of transactions is presupposed, and this implies honesty, truthfulness, and general respect for persons. Optimism and faith in the future have been ingredients from the start. Each of these values can be abused, and such abuses characterize the seamy side of capitalism. The Myth of Amoral Business helps undermine the values. Yet the changes American society is demanding of business can be seen as reaffirming the values the system presupposes. The imperative is for business to live up to its own best traditions — a social demand that business can and should meet if it wishes to continue as a system of free enterprise.
10 citations
TL;DR: A model, in a very general sense, can best be defined as any device which attempts to provide a simplified representation of reality as mentioned in this paper, which can be used to provide clear and systematic insights into current behaviour and by its usefulness as a predictive tool.
Abstract: A model, in a very general sense, can best be defined as any device which attempts to provide a simplified representation of reality. The symbolic models used by economists have three major functions pedagogic, explanatory and predictive. Economic models used by government are only concerned with the explanatory and predictive functions. Consequently, any model of the small business sector being used to underpin policy-making in this area, should be judged by its ability to provide clear and systematic insights into current behaviour and by its usefulness as a predictive tool. This approach presupposes two questions. The first question is &dquo;can we deduce an official model of the small business sector?&dquo; The second
9 citations
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01 Jan 1982TL;DR: In this article, the authors present an overview of the basic business basics, international business, marketing, accounting, and decision-making in the context of human-managed business organizations.
Abstract: I. INTRODUCTION 1. Business Basics II. THE GLOBAL MARKETPLACE 2. Marketing 3. International Business III. FINANCIAL ASPECTS OF BUSINESS OPERATIONS 4. Accounting 5. Finance IV. HUMAN ASPECTS OF BUSINESS ORGANIZATIONS 6. Management 7. Decision Making V. BUSINESS AND TECHNOLOGY 8. Computer Applications
TL;DR: There is also a need for a third force, a language of business development that draws on the intrinsic processes of reciprocity and evolution as discussed by the authors, to assimilate business within our society.
Abstract: There is a need to find a new way of assimilating business within our society. Whereas the traditional emphasis upon profitability and financial performance has never captured the British imagination, the contemporary language of organisational development is too remote from the harsh realities of business survival. There is a need for a third force, a language of business development that draws on the intrinsic processes of reciprocity and evolution.
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01 Jan 1982