Management Decision: Volume 44 Issue 8

Political leadership in democracies: some lessons for business?

David Butcher, Martin Clarke

The purpose of this paper is to show that, with demands from a widening range of stakeholders for more democratic approaches to governance, there is an evident need to develop…

Managing change within IBM's complex supply chain

Stephen McLaughlin, Robert A. Paton, Douglas K. Macbeth

The purpose of this research is to report on research to date concerning the creation of a hybrid model for managing performance and decision making with elements of an IBM supply…

Performance in sports teams: Results and potential in the professional soccer league in Spain

Manuel Espitia‐Escuer, Lucía Isabel García‐Cebrián

The purpose of this research is twofold: to evaluate the performance of Spanish First‐Division soccer teams, comparing the sports results that they actually obtain with those that…

The governance of partnerships and a strategic network: Supplier actors' experiences in the governance by the customers

Marko Kohtamäki, Jukka Vesalainen, Elina Varamäki, Tero Vuorinen

The purpose of this paper is to understand the effects of the customer company governance into supplier actors' experiences.

Translating knowledge to build technological competence

Clive Savory

The purpose of this paper is to present a review of literature that establishes the factors affecting the ability of an organisation to absorb and apply knowledge. The review aims…

Project management and development of human capital in the Caribbean: three case studies

Arindam Banik, Pradip K. Bhaumik

The purpose of this research is to demonstrate the primacy of adequate human capital for successful completion of infrastructure projects in developing countries.

A typology of strategy tool applications

Paul Knott

The purpose of this research is to improve the success rate and quality of outcome when strategy tools are used in practical situations.

Does primary stakeholder management positively affect the bottom line?: Some evidence from Australia

Jeremy Galbreath

The purpose of this research is to explore the strategic benefits of a stakeholder management approach. More specifically, to see if there is an association between primary…

Management decision making, ethical issues and “emotional” intelligence

Rosalie Holian

The purpose of this paper is to update and expand a model described in a previous paper by the author (Holian, 2002), which categorised practices, skills and preferences of…

Generic strategies after two decades: a reconceptualization of competitive strategy

John A. Parnell

Current RBV‐grounded research has provided keen and valuable insight into the business‐strategy‐performance relationship. However, the accompanying shift away from the continued…

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