Management Decision: Volume 43 Issue 2

Strategic philosophy and management level

John A. Parnell

To examine how a manager's strategic philosophy is influenced by his or her management level in the organization.

Impact of organizational learning and knowledge management factors on e‐business adoption

Hsiu‐Fen Lin, Gwo‐Guang Lee

To examine the impact of organizational learning factors (training available, technical expertise, and knowledge level) and knowledge management processes (knowledge acquisition…

Concept of entrapment and decision‐making

David McElhinney, Tony Proctor

Informs executives of the dangers of entrapment which can occur when there is an increasing commitment to an ineffective course of action to justify previous allocation of…

Employee commitment and organizational policies

David A. Foote, Scott J. Seipel, Nancy B. Johnson, Michelle K. Duffy

To propose new commitment construct‐policy commitment, and to examine the influence of attitude, role clarity, and role conflict on policy commitment, as well as the influence of…

Decision‐making in conditions of constant change – a case within the automotive industry

Magnus Lundbäck, Sven‐Åke Hörte

To analyse how differences in decision‐making affected the integration of the R&D functions after Ford's acquisition of Volvo Cars.

The role of broader context and the communication program in merger and acquisition implementation success

Vassilis M. Papadakis

To investigate what actually influences a merger and acquisitions (M&As) successful implementation. Despite the significant research interest in this topic our knowledge is still…

John Seely Brown

Sarah Powell

To determine the views of a prominent speaker, author and teacher on his views on nurturing invention and managing innovation.

The Springfield Armory's role in developing interchangeable parts

Robert C. Ford

Interchangeable parts were a critical development in the advancement of industry and manufacturing. This paper traces its development, the factors that contributed to it, and…

Sir George Simpson: 19th century fur trade governor and precursor of systematic management

Gary Spraakman, Julie Margret

Sir George Simpson, the Governor of the Hudson's Bay Company (HBC) from 1821 to his death in 1860, was the subject of numerous biographical works that described various facets of…

Re‐visiting Devons' historical perspective on black holes and bullwhip

Denis R. Towill

To publicise the little known work of Eli Devons (1950) as a source of practical operations management “know how”, collated by an economist but of direct interest to wider academe.