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Publication date: 6 July 2010

Graeme Thomson

To show that: as leaders refine business performance, they are increasingly focusing on human capital performance – how leaders and teams deliver outstanding performance and

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To show that: as leaders refine business performance, they are increasingly focusing on human capital performance – how leaders and teams deliver outstanding performance and productivity. Leaders who are paying practical attention to the inner aspects of behavior are often reporting strong cultural shifts in individual engagement and collaborative teamwork affecting all aspects of company performance. These personal aspects of performance can be effectively addressed using the experiential techniques and approaches common to the arts and performing arts.

Design/methodology/approach

This article describes the case of Harcourt Assessment, a large education testing and publishing business, which underwent a dramatic business turnaround in 2006‐07. This article is based on analysis of the change methodology adopted by Harcourt Assessment and its consulting firm, The TAI Group, in 2006‐2007, extensive interviews of key executive participants in the engagement, and analysis of the firm's employee survey in 2007.

Findings

Participants in the turnaround of Harcourt Assessment were consistent in their assessment that the deliberate adoption of a change strategy focusing on individual motivators and collaborative group alignment using a creative, performing arts‐based approach was critical to the project's success. These evaluations were also consistent with the attitudinal changes reported in the 2007 employee satisfaction survey of views on senior team performance, teamwork and collaboration, strategy and trust.

Originality/value

The case study and findings demonstrate the measurable value of adopting a practical, disciplined approach to profound corporate culture change based on the experiential principles of the performing arts. This approach, with individual motivations and behavior at the core, can be critical to creating an aligned culture capable of delivering sustained high performance.

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Journal of Business Strategy, vol. 31 no. 4
Type: Research Article
ISSN: 0275-6668

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Publication date: 31 December 2010

The following is an introductory profile of the fastest growing firms over the three-year period of the study listed by corporate reputation ranking order. The business activities…

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The following is an introductory profile of the fastest growing firms over the three-year period of the study listed by corporate reputation ranking order. The business activities in which the firms are engaged are outlined to provide background information for the reader.

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Reputation Building, Website Disclosure and the Case of Intellectual Capital
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ISBN: 978-0-85724-506-9

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Publication date: 6 July 2010

Harvey Seifter and Ted Buswick

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Journal of Business Strategy, vol. 31 no. 4
Type: Research Article
ISSN: 0275-6668

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Publication date: 1 April 1993

Graeme Crombie

With the large number of publicized TQM failures being announced, many people are now predicting its downfall. Suggests that organizations should decide why and what they wish to…

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With the large number of publicized TQM failures being announced, many people are now predicting its downfall. Suggests that organizations should decide why and what they wish to improve before pronouncing it a failure. Discusses why TQM is coming under severe criticism. Asserts that the emphasis placed on measures used to evaluate the initiative will depend on the reasons for adopting total quality in the first place. Considers the motivation implications and the cost of quality. Suggests a number of questions that organizations should ask themselves. Contends that improvement through total quality is measurable and will be reflected in competitiveness and bottom‐line results.

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The TQM Magazine, vol. 5 no. 4
Type: Research Article
ISSN: 0954-478X

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Publication date: 1 August 1997

Rita Marcella, Graeme Baxter, Susan Parker and Sylvie Davies

Compares the selective European information services in France and the UK, stating that whereas France gathers information from official documentation and its representations in…

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Compares the selective European information services in France and the UK, stating that whereas France gathers information from official documentation and its representations in the EC in Paris and Marseille, the UK got its European information from three surveys, including two degree surveys. Maintains that French academic librarians are Civil Servants employed by central government and have limited access to European Documentation Centres (EDC), unlike their British counterparts whose libraries, over hundreds of years, have evolved into a self‐governing institution, much better funded and able to provide information at local authority level where European responsibility has been significantly added to since the signing of the Single European Act in 1986.

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Library Management, vol. 18 no. 5
Type: Research Article
ISSN: 0143-5124

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Publication date: 4 September 2020

Muhammad Jufri Marzuki and Graeme Newell

Mexico REITs are a significant and important REIT market, both in a regional and in emerging property market context. As one of the few emerging economies in the world with an…

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Mexico REITs are a significant and important REIT market, both in a regional and in emerging property market context. As one of the few emerging economies in the world with an active REIT market, Mexico REITs are specifically designed to provide an effective pathway to participate in the investment opportunities offered by the Mexico commercial property market for both domestic and international investors. Importantly, Mexico REITs provide additional property investment benefits such as a high degree of transparency, governance and liquidity. The main focus of this research is to highlight the significance of Mexico REITs and assess their performance dynamics, as well as the added-value benefits of Mexico REITs in mixed-asset investment portfolios.

Design/methodology/approach

Using monthly total returns, the risk-adjusted performance and portfolio diversification potential of Mexico REITs over April 2011–December 2019 were assessed. A constrained mean-variance portfolio optimisation framework was used to develop a three-asset portfolio scenario using the historical returns, risk and correlation of Mexico REITs and the other two major financial assets.

Findings

Despite being more volatile than the mainstream asset classes, Mexico REITs delivered the strongest risk-adjusted performance versus stocks and bonds over April 2011–December 2019, which was made possible by the high premium of their total return performance. Notably, Mexico REITs offered excellent diversification potential with bonds, whilst demonstrating a marginal positive correlation with the stock market. These investment attributes of Mexico REITs have brought immediate benefits towards their ability to add value to the Mexico mixed-asset portfolio fabric across a wide portfolio risk–return spectrum.

Practical implications

Whilst their initial establishment in 2004 was considered unsuccessful, the ongoing regulatory improvements have been pivotal in providing a supportive investment environment to nurture the organic growth of Mexico REITs. This now sees the Mexico REIT market as an exemplar of success for REIT establishments amongst its peers in the Latin American region, as well as for emerging economies worldwide. Mexico REITs are now an important REIT market, as the second largest emerging REIT market in the world. The empirical investigation of this research has established the investment attributes of Mexico REITs as a listed property investment vehicle. The strong risk-adjusted performance of Mexico REITs compared to stocks and bonds sees Mexico REITs contributing to the mixed-asset portfolio across the portfolio risk–return spectrum. This is particularly important as it provides insights into the broader strategic implications of Mexico REITs as an effective, transparent and tax-efficient conduit for high-quality Latin American property exposure in a liquid format.

Originality/value

This paper is the first published empirical research that elucidates the investment attributes of Mexico REITs, highlighting their significance, risk-adjusted and portfolio performance enhancement role as an emerging REIT market. The main outcome of this research enables empirically validated, more informed and practical property investment decision-making regarding the strategic role of Mexico REITs in an investment portfolio.

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Journal of Property Investment & Finance, vol. 39 no. 4
Type: Research Article
ISSN: 1463-578X

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Publication date: 13 December 2021

Steven Wright

This chapter explores how quality is assessed in craft beer through describing tastes and aromas in relationship to categories of beer style. Drawing on documentary sources, it…

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This chapter explores how quality is assessed in craft beer through describing tastes and aromas in relationship to categories of beer style. Drawing on documentary sources, it explores the development and formalisation of definitions of beer styles, and the development of the contemporary language used to describe and assess taste. It then ethnographically explores how these are combined in the practice of craft beer judging at a competition through a novel assemblage of different methods. The empirical work contributes novel methods for exploring tasting practices, detailed ethnographic description of beer judging and an exploration of how the organisation of style guides and taste descriptions have contributed to defining and assessing quality in craft beer.

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Researching Craft Beer: Understanding Production, Community and Culture in An Evolving Sector
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ISBN: 978-1-80043-185-0

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Publication date: 1 May 2019

Nick M. Hollely and Graeme D. Larsen

This research subscribes to the on-going process school of construction project briefing. Stakeholders underrepresented in the literature are engaged with by focussing on Formula…

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This research subscribes to the on-going process school of construction project briefing. Stakeholders underrepresented in the literature are engaged with by focussing on Formula 1 motor racing circuits. Attention is given to the rationales through which stakeholders define construction projects at such venues. The aim of this paper is to understand the realities experienced by stakeholders and how these resonate with the rhetoric of briefing literatures.

Design/Methodology/Approach

A single case-based research approach, encouraged for studying informality and emergence, was used to study a heritage oriented construction project at Silverstone Formula 1 Circuit, UK. Data included field-notes, interviews and strategy documents. Stakeholder interests cannot be directly accessed; however, language used when defining projects can be. Analysis focussed on how project rationales drawn directly from data could be grouped into interpretative repertoires. These repertoires are linguistic resources, drawn upon by stakeholders, formed partly from sets of rationales oriented around a common interest.

Findings

The priorities given to competing rationales are found to fluctuate through time and depending on audience. Project advocates mobilise these conflicting rationales, from different repertoires, to different audiences simultaneously when strategically defining the heritage project. Discursive definitions emerged during analysis through studying both formal and informal briefing practices.

Research Limitations/Implications

Conflict among stakeholders with competing agendas during briefing is widely recognised however references to discursivity are currently scant.

Practical Implications

Coping with discursivity during briefing poses significant challenges for construction professionals.

Originality/Value

By interpreting strategic briefing as an on-going and discursive process of project definition, researchers and practitioners can better empathise with realities experienced by stakeholders.

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10th Nordic Conference on Construction Economics and Organization
Type: Book
ISBN: 978-1-83867-051-1

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Publication date: 1 May 1999

Rita Marcella, Iona Carcary and and Graeme Baxter

Investigates attitudes amongst decision makers in the European Parliament to the role of information in their work, and their ability to identify, access and evaluate that…

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Investigates attitudes amongst decision makers in the European Parliament to the role of information in their work, and their ability to identify, access and evaluate that information most relevant to their needs. Aims to elicit data regarding levels of satisfaction amongst MEPs in relation to information retrieval, and to identify areas of information need which were not being addressed. Describes research methodology and analyses results. Results reveal the wide range of subjects that are of interest to MEPs; that all MEPs have research assistants to help in their work, with an average of 3.5 assistants per MEP; the majority of these assistants are based in the UK and are employed full‐time; and that the most popular sources were unofficial, informal contacts and MEPs’ own files, as opposed to the official EU databases and services. Finds that the main problems faced by MEPs in information retrieval are pressure of time and the overwhelming number and variety of information sources available. Makes recommendations for further research.

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Library Management, vol. 20 no. 3
Type: Research Article
ISSN: 0143-5124

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Publication date: 6 February 2025

Muhammad Jufri Marzuki and Graeme Newell

The Saudi REIT market’s introduction in 2016 was part of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia’s Vision 2030 master plan to diversify the country's sources of revenue and reform its…

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The Saudi REIT market’s introduction in 2016 was part of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia’s Vision 2030 master plan to diversify the country's sources of revenue and reform its financial sector. Despite the Saudi REIT market’s nascent state, it has experienced significant growth in a short period of time, being the largest REIT market in MENA. Saudi REITs are designed using well-established global REIT standards to facilitate efficient capital influx into commercial property investment opportunities in Saudi Arabia. The core aim of this paper is to highlight the development of Saudi REITs and empirically assess their performance over the period from December 2018 to December 2023.

Design/methodology/approach

Using monthly total returns in local currency (SAR), the risk-adjusted performance and portfolio diversification attributes of Saudi REITs are assessed. A series of optimal portfolios are constructed to identify the potential added-value role of Saudi REITs in a multi-asset framework.

Findings

Whilst Saudi REITs’ average annual return performance is lower than that of stocks, their annual returns are delivered with less volatility, thus giving a competitive overall risk-adjusted performance against other asset classes. This is a testament to Saudi REITs’ higher income return performance due to the fiscal-efficient framework. Further, when Saudi REITs are introduced in a stocks-bonds portfolio, they are able to improve the portfolio’s overall return whilst reducing the volatility, with their allocation in the asset mix observed to effectively scale throughout the portfolio risk-return spectrum.

Practical implications

Saudi REITs are an emerging investment opportunity for investors seeking exposure in a relatively stable and fast-growing MENA property market. As Saudi Arabia makes continuous reforms to improve the accessibility and transparency of its commercial property market, Saudi REITs are the most effective way to date for domestic and overseas investors to obtain exposure to the Kingdom’s property investment opportunities. Importantly, the encouraging preliminary results as identified in this paper provide valuable insight into the potential trajectory of Saudi REITs, given their significant contributing role to achieve the strategic objectives of Vision 2030.

Originality/value

This paper is the first empirical investigation that provides a preliminary performance validation of Saudi REITs as a listed pathway to commercial property exposure in Saudi Arabia. This study provides empirical evidence that enables more informed and practical decision-making in property investment, particularly in understanding the strategic importance of Saudi REITs within an investment portfolio.

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Journal of Property Investment & Finance, vol. 43 no. 1
Type: Research Article
ISSN: 1463-578X

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