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In today's global supply chain system, more companies are using the digital supply chain platform... more In today's global supply chain system, more companies are using the digital supply chain platform within the enterprise resource planning (ERP) system to conduct the logistics functions and provide supply chain information management that helps them leverage the information, build relationships to address and solve problems and provide guidance to deal with logistical challenges (Ferdows, K. et al., 2022). First, the supply chain decision-making challenges must be considered based on designing strategic plans and implementation based on vertical or horizontal processes. Then, supply chain hurdles associated with the company regarding supply chain technological innovation and product architectures to adjust the vertical/modular structure to the horizontal/modular structure or support an integration of the supply chain capabilities based on a case design from Fine, C. H., (1998), Clockspeed: Winning Industry Control in the Age of Temporary Advantage, the study that used supply chain design "clockspeed amplification" method. Lastly, based on Bayes' theorem or Baye's Law Statistics, the digital supply chain platform will examine predictive modeling within structural dynamics (Brandvoice, 2022). Therefore, this research paper will examine the structural decision-making dynamics within supply vertical and horizontal methods best suited to determine the digital supply chain platform to support Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP).

Archives of Business Research, Oct 31, 2018

The global marketplace has become an economic reality in which the United States could be conside... more The global marketplace has become an economic reality in which the United States could be considered a dominant player, but some economists have stated that its position in this global economic environment has been declining in previous decades due to the European Union, Asian, and Emerging Markets. With that in mind, according to Wiley (1996) study, since the late 90s, most employers have been battling the benefits, conflicts, and challenges that come with a culturally diverse workplace. The advantage of a different environment is that it will bring about a broad range of knowledge, awareness, and viewpoints from people that were brought up in different cultural environments. As a result, a robust international position will require that human resource managers (HRM) are prepared to function effectively and efficiently in a goal-oriented environment. These managers must also appreciate cultural diversity and understand the complexities of the global climate and be willing to adapt their skills and strategies to cope with the international business challenges. This research paper will reveal how the GLOBE (Global Leadership and Organizational Behavior Effectiveness) techniques can be used to develop Human Resource Management Strategies to empower managers to do whatever is necessary to achieve organizational goals with the appropriate resources.

The North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) has increase trade between Canada, the United Sta... more The North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) has increase trade between Canada, the United States (US) and Mexico by reducing tariffs on imports and exports, in which influences foreign direct investment, economic growth and reduced trade barriers in these regions. This trilateral trade agreement has influence the flow commercial traffic through these countries continental transportation corridors, which is providing cross-border trading and international commerce for this geographical market. These continental gateways are seaports, roadways and railways that transport products and goods to these marketplaces. However, trading partners are relying on each country's transportation and distribution services that are operating independently and lacking interconnectivity among each others logistical channels. As a result, the transportation channel participants are not able to prevent congestions and delays along their routes, which may be caused by NAFTAs' poor logistics system. This research paper will address the NAFTA's transportation challenges between the U.S. and Mexico when transporting products and goods across their friendly borders.

In this constantly changing global environment, Japan and Korea have shown impressive economic gr... more In this constantly changing global environment, Japan and Korea have shown impressive economic growth by creating formidable industrial powerhouse in the past two decades that carved out markets shares in the Asia, Europe, Latin and North America regions. They are known as Asia's second and third biggest economies with a real gross domestic product (GDP) in the trillions. Their economic development strategies strongly mirror each other because of an industrial group system which was foster from zaibatsu (prewar) a family owned organization that dominated the both economic activities by controlling industrial and financial policies through single parent intervention concept. After the postwar (WWII) this organization was broken up by the United States (occupier) and transformed into zeirestu and chaebol conglomerates system which were suppose to promote a more free independent enterprise system. This research paper will address how these two inter-corporate group alliances systems influence their economies strategic decision-making processes.

According to Church study (as cite by Caligiuri and Tung, 1999, p.769) crosscultural adjusted exp... more According to Church study (as cite by Caligiuri and Tung, 1999, p.769) crosscultural adjusted expatriates 'represent a more integrative approach to new culture, [they] are open to the host culture, but integrate new behavior, norms and roles into the foundation provided by [their] home cultures. Therefore, female candidates are required to perform in low and high context society. As a result, women are must facing psycho-sociological challenges that will positively or negatively affect their cross-cultural adjustment process. This is why; it's crucial for female expatriate to accept the acculturation process in rigid hierarchies and protocols society such as Asia and Latin America. According to Regier Won, and Regier study, "Acculturation refers to the process by which group members from one cultural background adapt to the culture of a different group." (Mendenhall, M., & Oddou, D., 1985). In other words, women managers must have managerial and leadership skills that will dispel myths and stereotypes about their poor maladjustment process. As a result, the paper will address cross-cultural adjustment challenges facing women managers in global economy.

The research problem focused on Panama's low-income consumer's decision making process when shopp... more The research problem focused on Panama's low-income consumer's decision making process when shopping for consumer-products. The purpose of the research was to determine Panama's low-income consumer's consumption values, preferences and loyalty towards a particular brand over another. The qualitative research method was employed in this study, and data collection process consisted of observation and in-depth interview documents that were organized and categorized. The results of the study found that Panama's low-income consumer's brand preferences were widely varied and brand loyalty behavior was influenced by consumers' knowledge, perceptions and commitment towards a particular product and service provider. Recommendation for further study addressed the marketing strategy that could be used to identify consumers' consumption preferences and loyalty towards a particular brand.

International Journal of Latest Engineering and Management Research (IJLEMR)

In today's global supply chain system, more companies are using the digital supply chain ... more In today's global supply chain system, more companies are using the digital supply chain platform within the enterprise resource planning (ERP) system to conduct the logistics functions and provide supply chain information management that helps them leverage the information, build relationships to address and solve problems and provide guidance to deal with logistical challenges (Ferdows, K. et al., 2022). First, the supply chain decision-making challenges must be considered based on designing strategic plans and implementation based on vertical or horizontal processes. Then, supply chain hurdles associated with the company regarding supply chain technological innovation and product architectures to adjust the vertical/modular structure to the horizontal/modular structure or support an integration of the supply chain capabilities based on a case design from Fine, C. H., (1998), Clockspeed: Winning Industry Control in the Age of Temporary Advantage, the study that used supply chain design "clockspeed amplification" method. Lastly, based on Bayes' theorem or Baye's Law Statistics, the digital supply chain platform will examine predictive modeling within structural dynamics (Brandvoice, 2022). Therefore, this research paper will examine the structural decision-making dynamics within supply vertical and horizontal methods best suited to determine the digital supply chain platform to support Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP).

Some economists have agreed or disagreed that NAFTA has helped the economic growth of both in U.S... more Some economists have agreed or disagreed that NAFTA has helped the economic growth of both in U.S. and Mexico (Shahabuddin, S., 2003). These economies are based on a mercantile system that depended on import and export products to achieve economic growth and economic development. During the 1990s, the region went through political and economic neoliberal reform policies that welcome foreign direct investment (FDI) to boost trade, economic growth, and economic development for this region. However, in the 21 Century, some economists have found that the FDI approach is a capital inflow which can be used to boost host economy overall by transferring technology and knowledge to increase domestic investment and productivity (Villarreal, M. A., & Fergusson, I. F., 2014).Nevertheless, U.S. and Mexico had used foreign production capital to create an international economic integration that allows them to sustain import and export growth but also allow them to compete in emerging markets. This...

According to Church study (as cite by Caligiuri and Tung, 1999, p.769) crosscultural adjusted exp... more According to Church study (as cite by Caligiuri and Tung, 1999, p.769) crosscultural adjusted expatriates ‘represent a more integrative approach to new culture, [they] are open to the host culture, but integrate new behavior, norms and roles into the foundation provided by [their] home cultures. Therefore, female candidates are required to perform in low and high context society. As a result, women are must facing psycho-sociological challenges that will positively or negatively affect their cross-cultural adjustment process. This is why; it’s crucial for female expatriate to accept the acculturation process in rigid hierarchies and protocols society such as Asia and Latin America. According to Regier Won, and Regier study, “Acculturation refers to the process by which group members from one cultural background adapt to the culture of a different group.” (Mendenhall, M., & Oddou, D., 1985). In other words, women managers must have managerial and leadership skills that will dispel my...

The North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) has increase trade between Canada, the United Sta... more The North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) has increase trade between Canada, the United States (US) and Mexico by reducing tariffs on imports and exports, in which influences foreign direct investment, economic growth and reduced trade barriers in these regions. This trilateral trade agreement has influence the flow commercial traffic through these countries continental transportation corridors, which is providing cross-border trading and international commerce for this geographical market. These continental gateways are seaports, roadways and railways that transport products and goods to these marketplaces. However, trading partners are relying on each country’s transportation and distribution services that are operating independently and lacking interconnectivity among each others logistical channels. As a result, the transportation channel participants are not able to prevent congestions and delays along their routes, which may be caused by NAFTAs’ poor logistics system. Th...

The research problem focused on Panama’s low-income consumer’s decision making process when shopp... more The research problem focused on Panama’s low-income consumer’s decision making process when shopping for consumer-products. The purpose of the research was to determine Panama’s low-income consumer’s consumption values, preferences and loyalty towards a particular brand over another. The qualitative research method was employed in this study, and data collection process consisted of observation and in-depth interview documents that were organized and categorized. The results of the study found that Panama’s low-income consumer’s brand preferences were widely varied and brand loyalty behavior was influenced by consumers’ knowledge, perceptions and commitment towards a particular product and service provider. Recommendation for further study addressed the marketing strategy that could be used to identify consumers’ consumption preferences and loyalty towards a particular brand.

D.B.A., Rossano V. Gerald.2014.Caparing Japan(Keirestu) and Korea(Chaebol) economic efficiency on... more D.B.A., Rossano V. Gerald.2014.Caparing Japan(Keirestu) and Korea(Chaebol) economic efficiency on their financial structures,Articles,[Kocani],[Republic of Macedonia]European Journal of Economics, Law and Politics,11

A strong international logistics operation will require that managers be prepared to function eff... more A strong international logistics operation will require that managers be prepared to function effectively and efficiently in a global environment. As a result, the international shipping industry must understand the complexities of the global financial system and volatility of the foreign exchange market. Therefore, multinational corporations are using are derivatives to reduce exchange rate volatilities cause by foreign exchange rates currencies, interest rates fluctuations and other financial risk factors while doing business abroad. Market risk in the international shipping industry has exposed this entity to market uncertainty and local exchange rate risk when operating an international business environment. Therefore, a supply chain manager strategy plan must be able to adapt the local financial market to achieve the organization’s goals and objectives and ensure that they have the resources to over come any market risks caused by the global financial market. This research pape...

Archives of Business Research, Oct 31, 2018

International Journal of Latest Engineering and Management Research (IJLEMR)

According to Church study (as cite by Caligiuri and Tung, 1999, p.769) crosscultural adjusted exp... more According to Church study (as cite by Caligiuri and Tung, 1999, p.769) crosscultural adjusted expatriates ‘represent a more integrative approach to new culture, [they] are open to the host culture, but integrate new behavior, norms and roles into the foundation provided by [their] home cultures. Therefore, female candidates are required to perform in low and high context society. As a result, women are must facing psycho-sociological challenges that will positively or negatively affect their cross-cultural adjustment process. This is why; it’s crucial for female expatriate to accept the acculturation process in rigid hierarchies and protocols society such as Asia and Latin America. According to Regier Won, and Regier study, “Acculturation refers to the process by which group members from one cultural background adapt to the culture of a different group.” (Mendenhall, M., & Oddou, D., 1985). In other words, women managers must have managerial and leadership skills that will dispel my...

The North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) has increase trade between Canada, the United Sta... more The North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) has increase trade between Canada, the United States (US) and Mexico by reducing tariffs on imports and exports, in which influences foreign direct investment, economic growth and reduced trade barriers in these regions. This trilateral trade agreement has influence the flow commercial traffic through these countries continental transportation corridors, which is providing cross-border trading and international commerce for this geographical market. These continental gateways are seaports, roadways and railways that transport products and goods to these marketplaces. However, trading partners are relying on each country’s transportation and distribution services that are operating independently and lacking interconnectivity among each others logistical channels. As a result, the transportation channel participants are not able to prevent congestions and delays along their routes, which may be caused by NAFTAs’ poor logistics system. Th...

Global Scientific and Academic Research Journal of Economics, Business and Management, 2024

This research study addresses whether organizations' diversity management (DM) practices in organ... more This research study addresses whether organizations' diversity management (DM) practices in organizational structures within academic institutions impact employee performance and productivity rates compared to profit. It uses a quantitative method to analyze organizations' performance management procedures in diversity implementation considerations through stratified population sampling. Finally, the findings compare organizations' cultural awareness methods regarding the best diversity business practices within Hubbard's diversity return on investment (DROI) analysis model.

Global Scientific and Academic Research Journal of Economics, Business and Management, 2023

An empathic leadership style research study focuses on empathetic leadership theory on how, if po... more An empathic leadership style research study focuses on empathetic leadership theory on how, if possible, it can enhance business performance through active learning behaviors and emotional quotient (EQ) by focusing on compassionate attitudes. Empathic Leadership can also focus on the people's performance model and include the active learning theory framework based on the active learner model. This active learning modeling can be measured with quantitative analysis to understand the emotional aspect of the learning behavior on why empathic cognitions influence a person's performance abilities through understanding the emotional quotient (EQ) approaches by applying trait-based measures to define the measurement of the emotional intelligence regarding workers emotional ties with empathic leadership traits to help address performance and show support, which helps build trust. In addition, the research studied employees' companionate attitudes to determine what can probably be used to self-regulated emotions to empower leaders to help reduce the span of responsibilities to individualize attention to the employees' concerns.