The functionality of organizational routines, i.e. the factual value for accomplishing theirpurposes, is an important constraint on the capabilities an organization can bring to bear on itsoperations. Often falling short of its potential, the actual make-up of organizational routinesinvites...

Suggesting a three dimensional model for virtualization, this paper examines the strategic movements companies may perform in order to become virtual corporations. Literature research and qualitative data from German banks demonstrate plausibility of the model and lead to specific questions to...

In recent years, cross-border acquisitions have been placed in the centre of the present research agenda on Transnational Corporations (TNCs). In this context an important issue is the comparison between cross-border acquisitions and Greenfield investments. Another issue is the comparison...

In the period 2002â2003 we carried out a broad study of Information Systems (IS) in financial firms in Spain. Specifically, we surveyed one in five (44) banks, savings banks, rural credit cooperatives and credit cooperative banks. In general we can affirm that the IS of financial firms are in a...

In the period 2002–2003 we carried out a broad study of Information Systems (IS) in financial firms in Spain. Specifically, we surveyed one in five (44) banks, savings banks, rural credit cooperatives and credit cooperative banks. In general we can affirm that the IS of financial firms...

The central purpose of this paper is to review higher education policy documents of the UKgovernment. For the analysis of recent and changing patterns of HE steering mechanisms, wewill first refer to the salient White Paper "Higher Education: a New Framework" publishedin 1991. However, the main...

Social systems theory as developed by Niklas Luhmann is an option for the theoretical foundation of Human Resource Management (HRM). After clarifying the advantages of using a grand (social) theory as the basic theoretical perspective, the roots of this social systems theory ? the deterministic...

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