Science Journal of Business and Management

Volume 5, Issue 4, August 2017

  • Research on Decentralized Supply Chain with Channel-Wide Profit Maximization

    Liang-Tu Chen, Shih-Wen Chien, Chun-Chin Wei

    Issue: Volume 5, Issue 4, August 2017
    Pages: 132-135
    Received: 12 June 2017
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    Published: 14 June 2017
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    Abstract: This study explores the problem of optimally dynamic joint decisions: replenishment quantity, retail price and depletion time, in a vertically decentralized single-retailer and single-supplier supply chain over a dynamic multi-period planning horizon, subject to multivariate demand function and deteriorating goods with shortages allowed and with no... Show More
  • Influence of Corporate Governance on Organizational Performance of State Corporations in Kenya

    Jenifer W. Muriuki, Thomas Cheruiyot, Joyce Komen

    Issue: Volume 5, Issue 4, August 2017
    Pages: 136-148
    Received: 12 May 2017
    Accepted: 20 May 2017
    Published: 19 June 2017
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    Abstract: Decision making failures in Kenyan Parastatal Boardrooms has more to do with independence of mind and competences as well as behaviors of directors sitting around the boardroom tables. This includes how they work together, their degree of transparency and accountability as decision-making groups and the team production culture in task performance. ... Show More
  • Knowledge Training and Transferring in Hoang Duong Joint Stock Company - Vietnam

    Minh Nguyen Van, Nam Tran Hoai

    Issue: Volume 5, Issue 4, August 2017
    Pages: 149-157
    Received: 18 April 2017
    Accepted: 26 April 2017
    Published: 05 July 2017
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    Abstract: This study analyses the training and transferring of knowledge in Hoang Duong Wool Joint Stock Company in Vietnam as a case study. This case study is described and analyzed through logic of a conceptual framework of knowledge transferring from literature review. Questionnaire survey and in-depth interview methods are used to collect data and inform... Show More
  • Effect of Conflict Management Strategies on the Relationship between Corporate Governance and Organizational Performance in State Corporations in Kenya

    Jenifer W. Muriuki, Thomas Cheruiyot, Joyce Komen

    Issue: Volume 5, Issue 4, August 2017
    Pages: 158-168
    Received: 12 May 2017
    Accepted: 20 May 2017
    Published: 12 July 2017
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    Abstract: This study seeks to explore the influence of corporate governance on organizational performance of state corporations moderated by Board Conflict management Strategies in Kenya. A survey design was used to arrive at the expected outcomes in this study. Data was collected from 375 respondents with a response rate of 82.4%. Descriptive and inferentia... Show More
  • A Logistical Approach to Managing the Resources of Multi Nomenclature Spare Parts of a Corporate Car Service in Conditions of Risk and Uncertainty of Demand

    Karimov Nijat Ashraf

    Issue: Volume 5, Issue 4, August 2017
    Pages: 169-174
    Received: 08 June 2017
    Accepted: 25 July 2017
    Published: 15 August 2017
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    Abstract: The task of determining the optimal sizes of spare parts for an auto-service enterprise based on the maximum profit criterion for a discrete distribution of demand is formulated as a problem of quadratic programming with linear constraints. To calculate the probabilistic measure of the distribution of the values of the demand vector components, an ... Show More
  • Entrepreneurship and Innovation in China and Mexico: An Analysis from the Public Policies Perspective

    Juan Carlos Tello Prior

    Issue: Volume 5, Issue 4, August 2017
    Pages: 175-180
    Received: 22 August 2017
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    Published: 22 August 2017
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    Abstract: Entrepreneurship has been related to the accomplishment of macroeconomic goals in economic development, economic growth and international competitiveness between countries. Mexico has needed to cope with the new trends in business management under a perspective of advancement by the use of entrepreneurship and innovation as a way to achieve these r... Show More