Management Decision: Volume 36 Issue 4

Principled negotiations ‐ a key to successful collective bargaining

Jose C. Gatchalian

This paper seeks to describe the concept and practice of “principled negotiations” as applied to collective bargaining, within the context of Philippine and other international…

Motivation and job satisfaction

Mark A. Tietjen, Robert M. Myers

The movement of workers to act in a desired manner has always consumed the thoughts of managers. In many ways, this goal has been reached through incentive programs, corporate pep…

Administrative decision making: a contextual analysis

Raghbir S. Basi

Administrative decision making is contextual both in terms of the type of decisions a position holder must make as well as how they should be made (style). This paper argues that…

Vision driven organizations: measurement techniques for group classification

Michael H. McGivern, Steven J. Tvorik

This exploratory study examined the qualitative and quantitative financial measures that best describe the patterns, predictors, or degree of success for vision driven…

Structuring organizations for the future: analyzing and managing change

Ananda Mukherji, Jyotsna Mukherji

This paper integrates two different areas, namely the structure of future organizations and the role of OD in that environment. The paper briefly traces the forces in the…

Competence and strategic paradox

John L. Thompson

Looking at organizational decision and choices in the 1990s, it is tempting to conclude that we live in an era of focus and downsizing. The time of the conglomerate has passed…