Management Decision: Volume 40 Issue 2

Developing in‐company research: a French review of observation strategies

Gilles Arnaud

Looks at the changes in management science methodology brought about by other fields of knowledge and how this has influenced the views of researchers. Draws the main lessons to…

Twenty‐first century management rules: the management of relationships as intangible assets

Jeremy Galbreath

As much of the developed world faces a recessionary tide, age‐old questions on the nature of creating and sustaining lasting market value are once again being asked. In the past…

Competitive determinants of organizational risk‐taking attitude: the role of strategic reference points

Aviv Shoham, Avi Fiegenbaum

A growing body of literature has emphasized the importance of innovative strategy as a source of competitive advantage. Drazin and Shoonhoven summarized the literature using…

Convergence of ethics?

Ewa Maria Richter, Ernest Alan Buttery

Two pillars of Western culture are the free market doctrine and democracy. The ability of these pillars to generate behavior that converges to a global ethical system is…

Formal mentoring: is there a strategic fit?

Earnest Friday, Shawnta S. Friday

Many organizations have implemented formal mentoring programs within the last few years. Some organizations have realized success with their formal mentoring programs, while…

e‐Company CEO Websites: contents and information value

Sang M. Lee, Choong Kwon Lee

It is curious to find out how chief executive officers (CEOs) think of the Internet and e‐business. Through an analysis of the homepages of CEOs of the Fortune e‐50 companies, we…

Analysing the thinking of F.W. Taylor using cognitive mapping

Pierre Cossette

Although the ideas of F.W. Taylor have profoundly marked the twentieth century, they do not seem to have been understood in the same way by the people who have studied them. Aims…

Cloaked culture and veiled diversity: why theorists ignored early US workforce diversity

Lois Landis Kurowski

This paper examines four questions: Was the US workforce diverse in previous times? What were the origins of its diversity? How did management scholars of the past view the…

The mutability of charisma in leadership research

Jim Paul, Dan L. Costley, Jon P. Howell, Peter W. Dorfman

This article reveals the mutability of charisma by tracing changes in the conceptualization of charisma throughout the history of leadership research. Religious, societal, and…