Management Decision: Volume 46 Issue 1

Competitive strategy and performance measurement in the Malaysian context: An exploratory study

Ruzita Jusoh, John A. Parnell

The purpose of this paper is to contribute to a better understanding of competitive strategy and performance measurement in the Malaysian context by applying a modified version of…

Organizational disasters: why they happen and how they may be prevented

Chun Wei Choo

The purpose of this paper is to look at why organizational disasters happen, and to discuss how organizations can improve their ability to recognize and respond to warning events…

Corporate re‐branding: is cultural alignment the weakest link?

Manto Gotsi, Constantine Andriopoulos, Alan Wilson

This study seeks to empirically examine cultural alignment with new corporate brand values in the rebranding aftermath.

Value innovation management and discounted cash flow

Tony Carter, Demissew Diro Ejara

The purpose of this paper is to export the idea of “Core Competency Based Valuation”. Wireless network operations services companies have exploded in importance and face…

Opening up strategic technology planning: extended roadmaps and functional markets

Ulrich Lichtenthaler

The purpose of this paper is to help firms establish successful technology planning processes in the context of open innovation.

Anti‐climate change management (ACCM): “Business‐as‐usual” or “Out‐of‐the‐box”?

Göran Svensson

The purpose of this paper is to describe an initial seed of anti‐climate change management (ACCM) in business practices and theory generation.

Leverage and IPO under‐pricing: high‐tech versus low‐tech IPOs

Jaemin Kim, Kuntara Pukthuanthong‐Le, Thomas Walker

The extant literature on initial public offerings (IPOs) generally assumes that a high degree of pre‐IPO leverage serves as a positive signal of firm quality as it forces a firm's…

A new framework for global expansion: A dynamic diversification‐coordination (DDC) model

Hwy‐Chang Moon, Min‐Young Kim

The main purpose of this paper is to introduce a comprehensive model explaining the global expansion of firms and to find out viable strategies for firms to survive global…

Partnerships for corporate social responsibility: A review of concepts and strategic options

Andre Nijhof, Theo de Bruijn, Hakan Honders

The purpose of this paper is to conceptualise the extent to which partnerships with non‐governmental organisations (NGOs) are a necessity for successful efforts of businesses in…

The Internationalisation Strategies of Small‐Country Firms

Domingo Ribeiro Soriano