Management Decision: Volume 44 Issue 5

Entrepreneurship and the small to medium‐sized enterprise: A divergent/convergent paradox in thinking patterns between advisers and SME owner‐managers

John Day, Paul Reynolds, Geoff Lancaster

The purpose of this paper is to suggest a framework for competing theories of entrepreneurship but to argue for transparency in one's attempts to understand this phenomenon. Then…

Designing the strategic planning process: does psychological type matter?

David Jennings, John J. Disney

The purpose of this paper is to provide a review of the empirical literature concerning the design of the strategic planning process and its relationship to environmental…

Short‐term strategic alliances: a social exchange perspective

Stephane Bignoux

The purpose of this paper is to develop a social exchange perspective of planned short‐term dyadic strategic alliances.

The role of human resource development in preventing organisational stagnation

Deborah A. Blackman, Liz Lee‐Kelley

The purpose of this paper is to argue that how HRD is undertaken needs careful consideration, since some HRD implementation schemes may actually prevent the acquisition of new…

Considerations of emotional intelligence (EI) in dealing with change decision management

Don Chrusciel

The purpose of this paper is to show that the use of Emotional Intelligence (EI) is proposed as a means to assess how an organization can improve staff performance and…

Crazy days call for crazy ways? Narrating Tom Peters

David Collins, Ceri Watkins

The purpose of this paper is to offer a critical review of the work of Tom Peters.

Exploration of internal service systems using lean principles

John Maleyeff

The purpose of this paper is to attempt to provide insight into the management of an internal service system derived from a perspective of Lean management. These internal service…

Balanced scorecard and causal model development: preliminary findings

Rozhan Othman

The purpose of this research is to show a preliminary examination of the effects of the development of the causal model of the strategy in the implementation of the Balanced…

Innovation and business growth through corporate venturing in Latin America: Analysis of strategic fit

Rajagopal

The purpose of this research is aimed at discussing the external and internal strategic fit in corporate ventures in Latin America.