Management Decision: Volume 36 Issue 2

Organizational performance and environmental consciousness: an empirical study

This study investigates the relationship between environmental strategy and company performance using samples from a nationwide survey. The companies were classified into two…

Intellectual capital: an exploratory study that develops measures and models

This paper details an empirical pilot study that explores the development of several conceptual measures and models regarding intellectual capital and its impact on business…

Developing self‐directed work teams

Over the past decade many manufacturing organisations around the world have been changing their structures from the traditional hierarchical pyramid structure to a flatter, more…

Ingratiation as a political tactic: effects within the organization

This article examines the place of organizational politics in general and ingratiation specifically as a tactic in which there is an attempt by individuals to increase their…

The role of the marketing function in operations of a construction enterprise: misconceptions and paradigms

Elaborates on specific realities of the construction environment, and of management and operations of growing construction enterprises. Presents a case study looking particularly…

Managing the post‐merger aftermath by default remodelling

This paper is a grounded theory study of how a recently merged bank remodelled its relationships with its smaller corporate clients. The bank redesigned its relationships with…

Idea processing support systems

The article explores the concept of idea processing support systems noting their relevance and usefulness in management decision. A review of some of the pertinent software is…

No such thing as … the language of business: colourless green ideas sleep furiously

It is often said, in business and business schools, that accounting is the language of business. This paper attempts to deconstruct this nostrum by demonstrating the possibility…

Crafting corporate meaning

This article examines how meaning comes about through the symbolic interactions of organizational members. The article also explores the power dimension of creating and sustaining…

International Business Negotiations

Stairway to Success

Lessons from the Recession: : a