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Record Nr.

UNINA9910254953203321

Autore

Gavinelli Laura

Titolo

Business Strategies and Competitiveness in Times of Crisis : A Survey on Italian SMEs / / by Laura Gavinelli

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London : , : Palgrave Macmillan UK : , : Imprint : Palgrave Macmillan, , 2016

ISBN

9781137578105

1137578106

Edizione

[1st ed. 2016.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (XXVIII, 290 p. 34 illus.)

Disciplina

658.022

Soggetti

Small business

Strategic planning

Leadership

Marketing research

Business intelligence

Industrial organization

Small Business

Business Strategy and Leadership

Market Research and Competitive Intelligence

Organization

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di contenuto

Chapter 1 Firms Strategies and Competitiveness: an overview -- Chapter 2 The Sources of Competitive Advantage -- Chapter 3 The Competitiveness of Italian Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises (SMEs) -- Chapter 4 A Survey on Monza and Brianza SMEs, Italy -- Chapter 5 Boosting Italian SMEs' Development: first consideration -- Bibliography.

Sommario/riassunto

This book focuses on the relationship between business strategy and competition among Italian SMEs in the aftermath of the economic crisis. First examining business strategy and competitive advantage in a broader sense, Business Strategies and Competitiveness in Times of Crisis goes on to analyse the strategic behaviour of SMEs and the key factors that allow them to overcome the challenges they face. The book



covers wide-ranging topics such as marketing and communication strategies, internationalization process and entry modes, access to credit, networking, innovation process and human resources enhancement. Referring to insightful case studies and surveys conducted between 2011 and 2014, it reflects on managerial implications for Italian SMEs and identifies their three main competitive challenges. .

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Record Nr.

UNINA9910299870403321

Autore

Anastassiou George A

Titolo

Functional Numerical Methods: Applications to Abstract Fractional Calculus / / by George A. Anastassiou, Ioannis K. Argyros

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Cham : , : Springer International Publishing : , : Imprint : Springer, , 2018

ISBN

3-319-69526-6

Edizione

[1st ed. 2018.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (X, 161 p.)

Collana

Studies in Systems, Decision and Control, , 2198-4182 ; ; 130

Disciplina

515.83

Soggetti

Computational intelligence

Automatic control

Artificial intelligence

System theory

Computational Intelligence

Control and Systems Theory

Artificial Intelligence

Systems Theory, Control

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references at the end of each chapters.

Nota di contenuto

Explicit-Implicit methods with applications to Banach space valued functions in abstract fractional calculus -- Convergence of Iterative methods in abstract fractional calculus -- Equations for Banach space valued functions in fractional vector calculi -- Iterative methods in abstract fractional calculus -- Semi-local convergence in right abstract fractional calculus -- Algorithmic convergence in abstract g-fractional



calculus -- Iterative procedures for solving equations in abstract fractional calculus -- Approximate solutions of equations in abstract g-fractional calculus -- Generating sequences for solving in abstract g-fractional calculus -- Numerical Optimization and fractional invexity.

Sommario/riassunto

This book presents applications of Newton-like and other similar methods to solve abstract functional equations involving fractional derivatives. It focuses on Banach space-valued functions of a real domain – studied for the first time in the literature. Various issues related to the modeling and analysis of fractional order systems continue to grow in popularity, and the book provides a deeper and more formal analysis of selected issues that are relevant to many areas – including decision-making, complex processes, systems modeling and control – and deeply embedded in the fields of engineering, computer science, physics, economics, and the social and life sciences. The book offers a valuable resource for researchers and graduate students, and can also be used as a textbook for seminars on the above-mentioned subjects. All chapters are self-contained and can be read independently. Further, each chapter includes an extensive list of references.