Management Decision: Volume 27 Issue 5

Corporate Knowledge‐based Systems: Implication and Impact

Joe Peppard

The application of information technology (IT) to corporateenvironments is now widespread. Recent years have seen IT successfullyapplied to a wide range of corporate activities…

Positively Seeking Excellence

Stewart Ranson

New trends and developments in the management of education arerevealed. This article assesses the extent to which the management styleof “excellent organisations” can be applied…

New Developments in Effective Time Management

James Margol, Brian H. Kleiner

Executives must develop skills to manage management time as well asconventional time. Methods which improve skills include understandingtime‐space structures, using methods…

Retailing and the Importance of Micro‐Locational Linkages

Stephen Brown

Success in retailing depends heavily on location. Retailers dobetter if their shops/stores are situated adjacent to complementary orcompetitive establishments. This article…

Knowing Your Market

B.A. Tibbert

This is an instructive account of how Du Pont UK changed from beinga product‐driven organisation to a customer‐driven one in order tomaintain its competitive position; a move that…

Advanced Manufacturing Systems: Analysis of Trends

Yash P. Gupta

Today, due to the rapid change of manufacturing technology, manyfirms have to produce efficiently with minimum cost and best quality inorder to maintain their status in the…

Pressure Groups: A Management Introduction

N. Craig Smith

The article examines the nature of pressure groups, their effect oncorporate action and on managers. The importance of seeking anunderstanding of pressure groups is emphasised…

How Foreign Trade Zones Can Reduce Costs

Wade Ferguson

This article shows how using foreign trade zones as part of thedistribution system can reduce the total product cost of imports intothe United States and exports to foreign…

From Private to Public: The Choice and Requirements

Paul Holden

Private companies go public for a variety of reasons. Whatever themotive, shareholders and directors should have a clear understanding ofthe implications and responsibilities…