Purpose – Management educators are criticized for not maximizing the use of students' work experiences in the classroom. This paper aims to demonstrate how knowledge gained from work experiences can be organized into a teaching taxonomy and transformed into teaching strategies. The exemplar of...

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to interview Sir John Parker, Chairman of the National Grid. Design/methodology/approach – The paper takes the form of an interview. Findings – Sir John Parker shares his thoughts and advice on a range of topics, including leadership challenges,...

Purpose – The purpose of the paper is to examine and analyze the development of strategic management as a field of inquiry. Design/methodology/approach – The paper relies on secondary‐source analysis. Findings – Strategic management has evolved significantly over the past four decades...

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to examine empirically the interaction between entrepreneurial orientation (EO) and market orientation and its effect on performance in both high and low technology industries. Design/methodology/approach – The paper proposes that being entrepreneurial...

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to show how the content of a firm's culture, carefully developed by top managers, can create effective employee experiences and how this exemplary case of strategic culture shaping relate to various academic insights on intangible social or collaborative...

Purpose – Competitive advantage is an important construct in the strategy discipline. The purpose of this paper is to explore an appropriate definition of competitive advantage, seek to identify sources of competitive advantage for firms and improve understanding of why in many industries for...

Purpose – There is a great divide between the degree to which academic research accounts for the role of managerial discretion in firm performance and the weight given by the popular press and financial community to the importance of the management of an organization. The purpose of this paper...

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to explore the impact of perceived risk on the procedural rationality of the decision process rather than decision choices or outcomes. The moderating roles of attainment discrepancy and organizational slack are also explored. Design/methodology/approach...

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to interview Richard Lapthorne, Chairman, Cable and Wireless plc. Design/methodology/approach – The paper takes the form of an interview. Findings – Richard Lapthorne gives his thoughts on corporate governance. Originality/value – Provides valuable...