Management Decision: Volume 37 Issue 5

The Managerial Decision‐making Process (5th ed.)

John Peters

Factors for consulting engagement success

Ron D. McLachlin

Clients engage consultants for many reasons, not always successfully. Based on a literature review and client and consultant interviews, this paper suggests six universal factors…

The peer learning community: a contextual design for learning?

Paul Tosey

The term “learning community” is in common usage but appears to mask significant variation in practice. This article begins with a description of the “peer learning community”…

Organisational futures: unprepared for the surprises to come

David Mercer

Quantitative research, with 1,000 organisations over four years, is the basis for an exploration of their views of future issues affecting them and, in particular, of changes in…

The confluence of gender and culture: sexual harassment in the international arena

Michele V. Gee, Sue M. Norton

Two trends in business currently receiving much practical and theoretical discussion are diversity and globalization. Issues related to these trends can create significant…

Downsizing: an examination of some successes and more failures

Steven H. Appelbaum, Tamara G. Close, Sandy Klasa

Focuses on downsizing and reviews selected research on organizational change and downsizing. Addresses the issues of “survivors”, and also covers the strategic concerns in…

A framework for integrated risk management in information technology

Kakoli Bandyopadhyay, Peter P. Mykytyn, Kathleen Mykytyn

The use of information technology (IT) in organizations is subject to various kinds of potential risks. Explores the environment of IT in organizations, identifies the probable…

Changing strategic postures of overseas Chinese firms in emerging Asian markets

Ji Li, Naresh Khatri, Kevin Lam

One of the most important cultural values in Chinese societies is family‐oriented collectivism. This cultural value has had much impact on the structures and strategies of…

Governance structures, size and corporate performance in UK firms

David Laing, Charles M. Weir

Analyses the extent of Cadbury compliance and its impact on corporate performance in the UK. Comparing 1992 and 1995, we find that UK public companies have, in general, complied…