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Alliance Networks And New Technology Development In The Information Technology Industries
Dodourova, Mariana (2002) -
Alternative approaches to offshoring and global scanning in MNEs : examples from the Bulgarian software industry
Dodourova, Mariana; Martin, Susan (2012)The paper explores the offshoring experiences of eleven Bulgarian subsidiaries/partners of foreign MNEs, identifying four different models of role allocation, relationship management and organizational learning. A common ... -
Emotional intelligence in knowledge intensive work groups : an empirical study
Dodourova, Mariana; Gunsel, Ayse (2011)Organizations become more and more dependent on the performance of small, autonomous, knowledge-intensive work groups. In line with the rise of the workgroups and teams, the scope of emotional intelligence moves from ... -
How Does the British Snowman Work? : The Disruptive Characteristic of British Snow
Bevis, Keith; Dodourova, Mariana (LIT Verlag, 2012-12) -
The impact of SMEs networks on innovation in the UK Creative Industries
Dodourova, Mariana; Kekale, Tauno (2013)Research shows that SMEs enhance their innovation ability by engaging in networks. However, despite the wealth of research in the domain of SMEs, the question of how SMEs exploit network linkages to the benefit of their ... -
Industry Dynamics And Strategic Positioning In The Wireless Communications Industry : The Case Of Vodafone Group Plc
Dodourova, Mariana (2003)This work is an attempt to examine firm strategic positioning and industry dynamics in the wireless telecommunications industry, and the relationship between the two. The study tracks how a firm adjusts resources and ... -
Innovation for a Circular Economy : Exploring the Product Service Systems Concept
Catulli, Maurizio; Dodourova, Mariana (International Society for Professional Innovation Management (ISPIM), 2013-06-16)This paper explores the potential implementation of Product Service Systems (PSS) - a sustainable business model based on integrated products and services, and driven by innovation. The concept implies a holistic approach ... -
Linking Digital Technologies and Dynamic Capabilities : A Case Study of Small Firms in the UK Audio Visual Sector
Dodourova, Mariana; Randle, K.R. (2010)The Creative Industries1 are acknowledged as a significant actual and potential wealth generator (Delors, 1993). However, compared with industrial manufacturing, finance or services there has been relatively little research ... -
Managing Innovation in a Publicly-funded Organization : The Innovator’s Perspective
Dodourova, Mariana; Randle, K.R.; Bevis, Keith (2010)Being a key driver of sustainable competitive advantage, innovation is also a key challenge. Developing and managing innovation is a complex and formidable task. Researchers have long sought to explain why some organizations ... -
Managing Internationalisaltion in Tertiary Education : A South-Afican – Swaziland Comparison
Dodourova, Mariana; de Jager, Johan (2011)The increasing competitive and internationalised higher education environment has over recent years introduced a commercial focus to the sector. Although this allows universities to tap into an increasingly larger and ... -
Motivation, achievements and failure of strategic alliances: The case of Swedish auto-manufacturers in Russia
Zineldin, Mosad; Dodourova, Mariana (2005)A large number of industrial manufacturers are forming various types of alliances in a bid to improve their competitive position. The number of strategic alliances has almost doubled in the past ten years and is expected ... -
Motives and Drivers for Strategic Alliances in The Global Information Sector
Dodourova, Mariana (2001) -
Networking and Innovation in SMEs : Evidence from the Creative Industries in the East of England
Dodourova, Mariana; Gunsel, Ayse (2012)Recently, there has been a great deal of interest in creativity and in the creative industries sector (CIS). However, researchers have given little attention to the impact of networking on the innovativeness and performance ... -
Networking Innovation in the European Car Industry : Does the Open Innovation Model Fit?
Dodourova, Mariana; Bevis, Keith (2014-11-01)The demands of transportation have driven the automobile industry into an innovation race. Uncertain technological trends, long development cycles, highly capital-intensive product development, saturated markets, and ... -
Networking Innovation in the European Car Industry : Does the Open Innovation Model Fit?
Dodourova, Mariana; Bevis, Keith (2012)The automobile industry is has entered an innovation race. Uncertain technological trends, long development cycles, highly capital intensive product development, saturated markets, and environmental and safety regulations ... -
The role of access and location in university selection in South-Africa and the United Kingdom
Dodourova, Mariana; Du Plooy, A.T.; De Jager, J.W. (2012) -
Strategic Positioning In The Telecommunications Industry And The New Technological Challenges
Dodourova, Mariana (2002) -
A Study Of The Why, When And How Of Partnership Formation: A Managerial Perspective
Dodourova, Mariana (2007) -
A sustainable ecosystem? Sourcing innovative IT talent in Bulgaria
Dodourova, Mariana; Hollinshead, Graham (2017-06-21)This study addresses the problem of modularising innovative capability along internationally dispersed Global Value Chains (GVCs), which are mediated by human agency embedded in a myriad of contextuallydependent local ... -
Working with multiple partners : balancing the efficiency – flexibility tension
Dodourova, Mariana (2009)The skill to partner is a transactional competence manifested through the decision whether to make or buy and whether to do so alone or in a partnership. Similarly, the skill to combine multiple cooperative relationships ...