Category «Research summary for practice»

The Value of a Consortium to an ERP Implementation

Enterprise resource planning (ERP) systems are critical to college operations, but can be challenging for colleges to implement. Consortia present a unique solution to address gaps in their expertise and the skills needed to achieve a successful ERP.

Intercultural Communication Between International Military Organizations: How Do You Turn a ‘No’ Into a ‘Yes’?

Persons working within the Department of Defense Theater Security Cooperation environment must regularly interact with others coming from cultures that are dissimilar to their own and adapt to those new environments.

Why Small Business Owners Have or Do Not Have an Exit Strategy

The purpose of this research is to examine the progressive and regressive factors that affect a small business owner’s decision to implement an exit strategy. An exit strategy can be defined as an entrepreneur’s strategic plan to sell his or her investment in a company he or she has controlling interest in.

Labor Planning Outcomes – Systemic Management Models, Human Interactions, and Knowledge Sharing

Hospitals typically plan and allocate labor from a siloed, department focused perspective. This approach, however, does not align with the system perspective of patient movement through a hospital. This disconnect results in a breakdown of system feedback loops concerning labor planning and allocation resulting in sub-optimized results. A systemic, centralized approach to labor planning and …

Intangible Capital: Culture of Innovation and its Impact on the Cash Flow Multiple

Intangible assets are growing exponentially as a component of company value, but these assets are often unmanaged due to generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP), which provide no accountability. This research paper reaffirms and expands a proven alternative approach, which utilizes the CoreBrand Index® to measure, value, and manage intangible assets, and their financial impact on …