external stakeholders. Consideration is given to popular management catch‐phrases in general, with specific analysis of the … statement, yet one that precipitates the management of measurements that may not add value as seen by the end‐use customer.  …

process in which the goal is displaced by the means: quality by measurement. This form of development, defeat snatched from …

Drucker introduced management by objectives (MBO) in the late 1950s. Kaplan and Norton introduced the Balanced … Scorecard in the early 1990s. MBO and the Balanced Scorecard are management systems that align tangible objectives with an … organisation’s vision. This article compares and contrasts the two management systems. The examination concludes that the …

macro-level and well-established dimensions of national culture offered by Hofstede’s framework. Design … culture, which shape national or regional specificities of CSR and retain a moderating effect on the voluntary …

of business ethics, ethical value assessment and Hofstede's four dimensions of culture. The results indicated significant …

Purpose – This paper aims to build on recent work in the field of management and historiography that argues that … management theorizing needs to be understood in its historical context. Design/methodology/approach – First, the paper attempts … to show how a steady filtering of management theory and of the selection and work of management theorists lends itself to …

enhance M&As' success has received relatively little attention. This study attempts to examine the role played by culture and … finds that culture differences between the merging firms are a key element affecting effectiveness of the integration … good pre‐merger planning with culture placed at the heart of integration strategies and implementation and the creation of …

principles. Design/methodology/approach – Culture influences management in significant ways. In order to understand true … influences of culture on a country's economy and management, the paper looks at the dynamic interface between cultural forces and … develop unique sets of work ethics: particular historical events reinforce or suppress particular elements of culture …

perspective of culture is utilised as the analytical framework. Findings – The findings challenge both marketing and sociology …