Management Decision: Volume 48 Issue 7

Strategy types of service firms: evidence from Greece

Helen Salavou

The purpose of this study is to empirically examine different types of service firms, featuring strategy orientations and the performance of different emphases.

The grounding of the “flying bank”

Aaron Hermann, Hussain G. Rammal

The purpose of this paper is to demonstrate the importance of effective, knowledgeable and accountable management and board structures in business organisations. Using the case of…

The effectiveness of non‐executive directors in Chinese state‐owned enterprises

Nada K. Kakabadse, Hong Yang, Richard Sanders

The primary aim of this paper is to examine whether boards of directors with independent members function as effective corporate governance mechanisms in Chinese State‐Owned…

Uncertainty, risk, and real options: who wins, who loses?

Richard Reed, Susan F. Storrud‐Barnes

Real‐options have moved from being an academic theory to a decision‐making tool that is being used by managers. The thinking underpinning real options has remained true to its…

A “new” view on “traditional” strategic alliances' formation paradigms

Daniel Arturo Lowensberg

This paper seeks to argue that managers need to apply a holistic and long‐term approach in their understanding of strategic alliances' paradigms to inform decisions. Owing to the…

The antecedents of response strategies in strategic alliances

Brian Tjemkes, Olivier Furrer

Strategic alliances involve uncertainty, interdependence, and vulnerability, which often create adverse situations. This paper seeks to understand how alliance managers respond to…

Corporate mission, corporate policies and business outcomes: evidence from Japan

Shinichi Hirota, Katsuyuki Kubo, Hideaki Miyajima, Paul Hong, Young Won Park

This study sets out to explore questions such as: “Does mission statement matter? If so, in what ways?” Using data on mission statements of 128 large Japanese firms, the paper…

Managing without Profit: Leadership, Management and Governance of Third Sector Organisations: The Art of Managing Third Sector Organisations (3rd ed.)

Nnamdi O. Madichie