Science Journal of Business and Management

Volume 5, Issue 2, April 2017

  • Towards a Theoretical Model for Strategic Assets, Competitive Capabilities and Firm Performance: A Research Agenda

    Justus Kyengo, James Kilika

    Issue: Volume 5, Issue 2, April 2017
    Pages: 45-53
    Received: 9 January 2017
    Accepted: 24 January 2017
    Published: 9 March 2017
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    Abstract: Each firm faces a unique set of competitors when similarities among products and resources are considered to identify competitors. Despite much debate in the strategy literature on strategic assets, competitive capabilities and firm performance, little consensus has been generated. Thus, the gap the current paper seeks to fill. The study’s objectiv... Show More
  • Research on the Significance of Development on the Platform Economy

    Ye Xiumin

    Issue: Volume 5, Issue 2, April 2017
    Pages: 54-58
    Received: 6 March 2017
    Published: 10 March 2017
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    Abstract: The platform economyRepresented by the Internet platform is developing quikly. It has integrateddeeply intopeople's work and life.It has changed the way of the production and operation of an enterprises. It has brought the profound influence to the whole economic and social development.It has epoch-making historical significance. This paper gives f... Show More
  • The Effect of Coaching Leadership and Subordinate Psychological Capital on the Employee Voice Behavior

    Chuqin Yuan, Yanfei Wang

    Issue: Volume 5, Issue 2, April 2017
    Pages: 59-63
    Received: 6 March 2017
    Published: 10 March 2017
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    Abstract: Based on the theory of emotional contagion and similar attraction paradigm, this research explored the psychological mechanism of coaching leadership promoting employee voice behavior. The results showed that subordinate psychological capital mediated the relationship between coaching leadership and employee voice behavior. Moreover, supervisor emp... Show More
  • Optimal Decision on Landside Operations and Truck Tour of a Container Terminal

    Junmin Yi

    Issue: Volume 5, Issue 2, April 2017
    Pages: 64-69
    Received: 6 March 2017
    Published: 10 March 2017
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    Abstract: In modern container transportation, the containers transshipment between the quayside and landside plays a key role in the efficiency of a container terminal. From the perspective of logistics, port operations are determined by the port facilities, space and running time, and a focus on container movement within the terminal will draw more attentio... Show More
  • Comparison Between Discriminant Analysis Model and Logistic Regression Model to Predict the Distress of the Algerian Economic Companies

    Nedjema Abbas, Intissar Slimani

    Issue: Volume 5, Issue 2, April 2017
    Pages: 70-77
    Received: 6 February 2017
    Accepted: 22 February 2017
    Published: 27 March 2017
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    Abstract: This study aims to select the appropriate method the most able to distinguish between distressed and non-distressed economic companies, which will lead us to know the most important variables that can detect the pre-distress for Algerian economic companies, specifically in the Algerian environment, through the comparison between the findings of the... Show More
  • Improvement of Rail-sea Multimodal Transport with Dry Port Construction: Case Study of Ningbo-Zhoushan Port

    Feng Sun, Xuefeng Wang, Lin Jin, Yeru Shi

    Issue: Volume 5, Issue 2, April 2017
    Pages: 78-87
    Received: 5 April 2017
    Published: 6 April 2017
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    Abstract: For interaction between dry port and sea port, rail-sea multimodal transport is the main transportation and organization mode. The extended construction of corridors of rail-sea multimodal transport needed to be studied further. It will help to establish unified mechanism of transportation coordination, realize compatible standard transport rules, ... Show More
  • A Case Study on the Evolution and Consequences of Middle Man in T Company

    Renjiang Zhang, Yue Li

    Issue: Volume 5, Issue 2, April 2017
    Pages: 88-95
    Received: 21 April 2017
    Published: 21 April 2017
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    Abstract: This paper tried to discuss the core social networks of general manager and the “middle man” which might hoodwink general manager (GM) from the employees through immersive observation and inductive inference. The author studied 3 successors with their subordinates of a fortune 500 company for 16 years. It can be concluded that the middle man emerge... Show More