An extensive, integrated review of literature precedes a new typology of alliances based on participating firms’ relative position in the supply chain (scale or link) and the nature of their cooperation (equity or non‐equity). This typology helps to distinguish among a bewildering array of...

A failed management relationship is a primary cause of poor performance, work dissatisfaction and loss of talent as well as other organizational ills. Dramatic improvement in management quality, with its associated operational and financial benefits, requires an accurate understanding of the...

CFOs are under increased scrutiny and many companies have consequently become shortsighted, focusing on quarterly results at the expense of the big strategic picture. This approach is wrought with irony, as it inadvertently promotes practices that undermine the very thing companies are striving...

With knowledge management as the strategic intent and learning to learn as the strategic weapon, the current management focus is on how to leverage knowledge faster and better than competitors. Research demonstrates that it is the cultural mindset of the people in the organisation that primarily...

This paper, while emphasizing the linkage between the concepts of “empowerment” and “learning”, argues that empowerment provides the most appropriate base to effectively implement learning in construction organizations. It is argued that “efficacy‐information”, being a derivative...

Businesses worldwide are beginning to explore new areas of workplace change. Gone are the days of changing an element in one department and expecting results throughout the entire firm. The latest trend is the high performance work system. The implementation of such a system is not based around...

Managers working in multinational companies carry out their organizational goals through multicultural teams. Performance of multicultural teams can be examined from an intercultural communication perspective. Executives, managers, management consultants, and educators interested in improving...

Emerging and future changes in workforce diversity have caused a need to examine the potential impact of these changes on all areas of the firm. One area of special interest is that of top management team (TMT) diversity. With more diverse TMTs on the horizon, there is potential for both...