Management Decision: Volume 36 Issue 1

New approaches to strategy: new ways of thinking for the millennium

Stuart M. Sanderson

Much has been written about the impact of the millennium. The plain fact is that much of what will happen in the early part of the next millennium is already happening. This is…

Organisational sicknesses and their treatment

Gerry Randell

Organisations can become sick, just as people do. A great deal about the nature, diagnosis and treatment of organisational maladies can be learned from a study of how individuals…

Competitive forces are also subject to change

Bob Thurlby

Reporting on original research, this paper takes a new look at classical theory on the nature of competition. Using the electricity sector as a case study, this work develops an…

Beyond BPR ‐ confronting the organizational legacy

Antony Bryant

BPR has become a popular topic for discussion among managers. After its initial enthusiastic reception in the early 1990s, severe doubts and concerns have begun to emerge. The…

Global teams for the millennium

John Grundy, Jennifer Ginger

Offers a glimpse of leading edge work in the management of geographically dispersed teams, looking at the practical aspects of using communication and information technology in…

Euromanagement competences in small‐ and medium‐sized enterprises: a development path for the new millennium?

Phil Eyre, Clive Smallman

Having noted the importance of small‐ and medium‐sized enterprises (SMEs) in Europe, this paper describes the derivation of a competence list for the development of Euromanagement…

Managers in the year 2000 and after: a strategy for development

David Weir, Clive Smallman

The paper considers the need for an evolution in managerial skills in the twenty‐first century, and considers the required change in the nature of business schools and management…