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Publication date: 28 February 2017

Samantha Y. Taylor

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Handbook of Logistics and Supply-Chain Management
Type: Book
ISBN: 978-0-8572-4563-2

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Publication date: 1 March 1995

Robert M. Randall

Tom Peters urges CEOs to keep people and parts of the enterprise continually reinventing themselves, and to keep looking at oddball sources for new technology and at oddball…

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Tom Peters urges CEOs to keep people and parts of the enterprise continually reinventing themselves, and to keep looking at oddball sources for new technology and at oddball people for fresh ideas. As chief strategists/marketers, they need to keep their organizations in search of “Wow!”

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Planning Review, vol. 23 no. 3
Type: Research Article
ISSN: 0094-064X

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Publication date: 1 March 2007

Elizabeth Seigne, Iain Coyne, Peter Randall and Jonathan Parker

This paper examines the relationship between personality characteristics - as indexed by the ICES Personality Inventory (Bartram, 1994; 1998) and the IBS Clinical Inventory…

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This paper examines the relationship between personality characteristics - as indexed by the ICES Personality Inventory (Bartram, 1994; 1998) and the IBS Clinical Inventory (Mauger, Adkinson, Zoss, Firestone & Hook, 1980) - and bullying behavior. Although it proved to be difficult to obtain a large enough sample of bullies, the findings indicated that bullies are aggressive, hostile, and extraverted and independent. Furthermore, bullies are egocentric, selfish, and show little concern for the opinions of others. High levels of aggressiveness, assertiveness, competitiveness and independence are traits that are also associated with leadership.

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International Journal of Organization Theory & Behavior, vol. 10 no. 1
Type: Research Article
ISSN: 1093-4537

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Publication date: 11 February 2019

Larry Gene Straub and John Perry

The case illustrates how environmental forces affect an industry’s profitability. PESTEL and five forces analyses can be used to examine the retail agricultural equipment industry.

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Theoretical basis

The case illustrates how environmental forces affect an industry’s profitability. PESTEL and five forces analyses can be used to examine the retail agricultural equipment industry.

Research methodology

Single case study.

Case overview/synopsis

Jonathan Sullivan has a decision to make. His company is struggling due to difficult industry conditions. He is questioning if the company can continue to survive. MEC is an agricultural equipment dealer. The industry has experienced boom-and-bust periods since the company was founded. But the current downturn seems different. The past five years have been difficult as manufacturers have changed their dealership practices. Jonathan has struggled with some of the new practices the manufacturers have implemented. These new practices could negatively impact the company’s ability to survive. Jonathan wonders, “What is the best path forward for the business?”

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The case is designed to be used in an undergraduate strategic management course.

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The CASE Journal, vol. 15 no. 1
Type: Case Study
ISSN: 1544-9106

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Publication date: 1 August 1998

Stuart Hannabuss

Notes the growth of bullying in the workplace; defines “bullying” and discusses forms of bullying. The action that should be taken by managers and organisations is reviewed.

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Notes the growth of bullying in the workplace; defines “bullying” and discusses forms of bullying. The action that should be taken by managers and organisations is reviewed.

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Library Management, vol. 19 no. 5
Type: Research Article
ISSN: 0143-5124

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Publication date: 1 June 2000

Peter van Laarhoven, Magnus Berglund and Melvyn Peters

Discusses the results of a survey among shippers in several European countries involved in outsourcing their transport, warehousing and other logistics activities. The survey…

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Discusses the results of a survey among shippers in several European countries involved in outsourcing their transport, warehousing and other logistics activities. The survey, which is a joint initiative of the universities of Cranfield, Eindhoven, Linköping and Rotterdam (Erasmus) and of ManDat GmbH, is a sequel to a similar survey carried out five years ago and has led to a renewed insight into the characteristics of logistics partnerships, the key success factors for making partnerships work, the concerns that shippers have about outsourcing and the benefits they expect to receive from it. The survey has led to two major observations: first, that the scope and level of sophistication of the partnerships has increased over the last five years, be it very gradually, and second, that the perception of outsourcing by shippers has not changed over the last five years.

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International Journal of Physical Distribution & Logistics Management, vol. 30 no. 5
Type: Research Article
ISSN: 0960-0035

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Publication date: 1 March 2007

Darcy McCormack, Gian Casimir and Nikola Djurkovic

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International Journal of Organization Theory & Behavior, vol. 10 no. 1
Type: Research Article
ISSN: 1093-4537

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Publication date: 28 June 2013

Peter J. Kennedy and Robert J. Avila

This disguised case aims to describe a scenario planning project to improve decision making for a manufacturer operating in Brazil's confusing, unpredictable politico‐economic

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Purpose

This disguised case aims to describe a scenario planning project to improve decision making for a manufacturer operating in Brazil's confusing, unpredictable politico‐economic environment. “BrasilAuto's” management team faced a range of complex choices related to capacity, vehicle mix, pricing, distribution, dealer relationships, exports, labor and government relations.

Design/methodology/approach

The consultants used a combination of scenario planning and quantitative analysis to answer the company's two key questions: where is the country headed and how many vehicles can we expect to sell, looking across a range of business environments?

Findings

As a result of the scenario exercise, company execs had a better idea of what to watch for in the political sphere and how to anticipate the actual market impact of changing economic policy options. Having looked at the range of plausible business environments hard and carefully, their uncertainty was significantly less unsettling or paralyzing than it had been.

Practical implications

The consultants discuss the lessons learned – for the client and for improving the process.

Originality/value

It's rare to have an insider's view of a scenario process that attempts to produce both quantitative and qualitative insights into a range of distinctly different political/economic futures and their impact on an industry.

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Publication date: 22 November 2021

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Thinking about Cognition
Type: Book
ISBN: 978-1-80117-824-2

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Panel Data and Structural Labour Market Models
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ISBN: 978-0-44450-319-0

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