Management Decision: Volume 41 Issue 9

Identifying the determinants of corporate managers’ perceived social obligations

Explores the determinants of perceived social obligations of corporate managers focusing on managerial and personal demographics. A survey of Australian corporate managers…

An integrated strategy for launching a new product in the biotech industry

The scope of this paper is to propose an integrated strategy to support the decision process of a semiconductor company interested in entering a new market and launching a new…

Organizing successful new service development: a literature review

Organizing new service development is an important topic for decision makers in service firms, since continuous innovation is expected to pay off. Although the literature on…

Industry dynamics and strategic positioning in the wireless telecommunications industry: the case of Vodafone Group plc

Examines firm strategic positioning and industry dynamics in the wireless telecommunications industry, and the relationship between the two. The study tracks how a firm adjusts…

A framework to implement strategies in organizations

The implementation of strategy, directly or indirectly, relates to all facets of management. Therefore, it is essential to follow a holistic approach when analyzing and evaluating…

Asymmetric competition: decision processes shaping the future

Presents a practical exploration of business manoeuvre theory, examining the application of a developing military war fighting doctrine and how this can be transferred to the…

Linking leaders’ beliefs to their behaviors and competencies

Discusses how competency models are used with the intent to improve managers’ leadership skills. Determines that competency models will not result in any substantive changes in…

Purchasing as an organizational design problem: the case of non‐product‐related items and services

This paper discusses the problems and challenges that arise if a firm tries to concentrate purchasing activities in a separate organisational unit. For a variety of reasons, only…

The evolution of corporate governance and its impact on modern corporate America

History shows a repetitive cycle of corporations over‐reaching their boundaries and causing social turmoil. Governments are faced with the task of reining them in by enacting…

Whistleblowing: the UK experience. Part 1

An historical saunter is taken through the development of approaches, legal and organisational, to deal with whistleblowing. Whistleblowing engenders strong emotions, and it is…

Marketing in the Internet age: what can we learn from the past?

Examines whether business really is undergoing a revolution or just the latest in a series of incremental changes with the universal and seemingly exponential spread of Internet…

Inventuring: Why Big Companies Must Think Small