Purpose – This paper aims to argue that narratives, skillfully deployed by senior leaders in an organization, can be a very effective tool for creating, disseminating and executing corporate strategy. Design/methodology/approach – The paper presents a model for narrative use by leaders and a...

Purpose – The purpose of this study is to examine the intra‐organisational diffusion of management innovations, taking Six Sigma as an example. Design/methodology/approach – The study focuses on Six Sigma implementation among companies operating in Ireland. It makes use of a theoretical...

Purpose – This paper aims to achieve a better understanding of the dissemination and adoption of quality management in China, in the context of theory on management trends and fashions, dissemination and adoption. Design/methodology/approach – Following a literature review, the research...

Purpose – The primary aim of this paper is to investigate the evolutionary process and collaboration within Taiwan's cut‐flower supply chains. The paper also go on to discuss the enablement of supply chain coordination through information technology (IT) adoption and network effects, as well...

Purpose – The paper aims to report on a research project that explores the extent and scope of scientific publishing, communication, and collaboration amongst Libyan scientists. Design/methodology/approach – The paper commences with a literature review on scientific communication and...

Purpose – More knowledge about open access (OA) scholarly publishing on the web would be helpful for citation data mining and the development of web‐based citation indexes. Hence, the main purpose of this study is to identify common characteristics of open access publishing, which may...

Purpose – This research paper aims to investigate the internationalization and visibility of Iranian scientific journals covered by the Institute for Scientific Information (ISI) between 2000 and 2006. Design/methodology/approach – A total of 1,298 articles published in seven Iranian ISI...

Purpose – The purpose of this study is to investigate how the interplay of valences (positive or negative) between review texts and ratings affects consumers' reactions to the reviews and the product being assessed. Design/methodology/approach – An experimental design with hypothetical movie...

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to comment on the differences in perceptions that exist between academic and professional marketing researchers, as creators of new marketing knowledge, and explore how academics and practitioners can work together better on areas of mutual interest or...

Purpose -The purpose of this paper is to investigate the size effect of market reaction to unexpected earnings based on whispers or unofficial individual earnings forecasts. Design/methodology/approach -Using both univariate and multiple regression analysis, this paper attempts to demonstrate...