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The Dialectic Nature of the Rhetoricals Structure in the Editorials of two Finnish Business Newspapers
(DSFF / LSP Centre, 31.10.2006)
articleIn this article is studied the potentially dialectical nature of the rhetorical structure in the 10 editorials of two Finnish business newspapers, Kauppalehti and Taloussanomat. In addition, it is also analysed the use of ... -
From slow repetition to awkward omission : Economic, efficient, and precise language use in bilingual formal meetings
(De Gruyter, 28.10.2014)
articleThis article explores how linguistic resources from two local languages, Finnish and Swedish, are used in expert presentations in bilingual formal meetings and how they function with respect to the three ideal criteria of ... -
Supplier development and buyer-supplier relationship strategies-a literature review
(Inderscience Publishers, 11.12.2014)
articleAcademic and corporate interest in supplier development and buyer-supplier relationship has increased substantially in recent years. This paper provides a framework for analyzing the current understanding of supplier ... -
Managing for success : the role of transactional and relational mechanisms in buyer-supplier relationships
(University of Primorska, Faculty of Management, 2015)
articleFirms are collaborating more in supply chain network and identified the importance of business relationships. This idea was embraced by academic and empirical research in operations management since last decade. Therefore, ... -
Evaluation and selection process of suppliers through analytical framework : an emprical evidence of evaluation tool
(De Gruyter Open, 05.06.2015)
articleThe supplier selection process is very important to companies as selecting the right suppliers that fit companies strategy needs brings drastic savings. Therefore, this paper seeks to address the key area of supplies ... -
Ethical codes in local government : the problem of gifting. The views of Finnish concillors
(School of Public Administration, University of Gothenburg, 2016)
articleThis article explores the purpose of ethical codes in Finnish local government and discusses topics such as the identification of codes and dilemmas, ethical awareness of gifting, the role of codes, and the need for codes. ... -
The effect of sulphur content on B20 fuel stability
(Estonian University of Life Sciences, 2016)
articleThe aim of this study was to investigate if a high amount of sulphur is favourable for the fuel blends' storage stability. The parameters that correlate with the storage stability of the fuel blends were compared with two ... -
TQM Practices in Public Sector : Case of Finnish Healthcare Organizations
(IGI Global, 01.01.2016)
articleThis study aims to discuss the evolution, principles, and stages of total quality management (TQM) in public health care organizations. It also makes a comparison that how case organizations think about quality and TQM ... -
Benchmarking supplier development : an empirical case study of validating a framework to improve buyer-supplier relationship
(De Gruyter Open, 17.02.2016)
articleIn today’s dynamic business environment, firms are required to utilize efficiently and effectively all the useful resources to gain competitive advantage. Supplier development has evolved as an important strategic instrument ... -
Which one to choose multi focus or trade-off among competitive priorities? Evidence from finnish SMEs
(De Gruyter Open, 01.03.2016)
articleThis paper examines the relationship between business environment, competitiveness and firm performance considering a survey data from three consecutive years: 2013–2015. The comparative analysis showed that over these ... -
Generalization of the Nualart–Peccati criterion
(Institute of Mathematical Statistics, 14.03.2016)
articleThe celebrated Nualart–Peccati criterion [Ann. Probab. 33 (2005) 177–193] ensures the convergence in distribution toward a standard Gaussian random variable N of a given sequence {Xn}n≥1 of multiple Wiener–Itô integrals ... -
Analysis of photovoltaic technology development based on technology life cycle approach
(AIP Publishing, 27.05.2016)
articleIncreasing energy demand has created the challenge of supplying safe, economical, and durable energy with minimal impact on the environment. Therefore, governments have developed and executed several strategies such as ... -
Sustainable competitive advantage (SCA) analysis of furniture manufacturers in Malaysia : normalized scaled critical factor index (NSCFI) approach
(De Gruyter Open, 01.06.2016)
articleThe purpose of this paper is to investigate Malaysian furniture industry via Sustainable competitive advantages (SCA) approach. In this case study, sense and respond method and Normalized Scaled Critical Factor Index (NSCFI) ... -
A customer's possibilities to increase the performance of a service provider by adding value and deepening the partnership in facility management service
(De Gruyter Open, 01.06.2016)
articleReliable and good suppliers are an important competitive advantage for a customer and that is why the development of suppliers, improvement of performance and enhancement of customership are also in the interest of the ... -
Intermixed product and service boundaries : exploring servitization in sheet metal industry
(Elsevier, 13.06.2016)
articleIn the sheet metal industry, single machines or more complex production systems are integrated with a software needed to control them. While it is clear both for the company and the client that the machine is a product ... -
Osallistuminen näkökulmana tekstien ja keskustelujen suhteeseen : Kehityskeskustelulomake osana kehityskeskustelun vuorovaikutusta ja organisatorisia käytänteitä
(Kotikielen Seura, 24.06.2016)
articleViimeaikainen tutkimus puhuu vahvasti sen puolesta, että teksteillä on merkittävä rooli ammatillisissa vuorovaikutustilanteissa. Aiemmassa tutkimuksessa on tarkasteltu yhtäältä sitä, miten tekstejä tuotetaan vuorovaikutuksen ... -
A Framework for Assessing the Social and Economic Impact of Sustainable Investments
(De Gruyter Open, 03.07.2016)
articleInvestments towards sustainable development are vital for the future and they must be carefully planned to deliver immediate and long-term benefits. Hence, the ability to communicate the forms of impact of sustainable ... -
Complementarities between employee involvement and financial participation : Do institutional context, differing measures, and empirical methods matter?
(SAGE Publishing, 08.07.2016)
articleWhile most studies on complementarities are for the US and the UK, liberal market economies, we investigate whether productivity is greater if firms use employee involvement (EI) in decision-making and financial participation ... -
Low emission engine technologies for future tier 3 legislations : options and case studies
(SpringerOpen, 20.07.2016)
articleMarine emission legislation such as the current IMO Tier II and upcoming IMO Tier III requirements within the revised Marpol Annex VI have been major drivers for performance development of marine engines during the latest ... -
Strategies for lipid production improvement in microalgae as a biodiesel feedstock
(Hindawi, 25.07.2016)
articleIn response to the energy crisis, global warming, and climate changes, microalgae have received a great deal of attention as a biofuel feedstock. Due to a high lipid content in microalgal cells, microalgae present as a ...
