Purpose – The paper aims to evaluate decision‐making processes in venture capital (VC). Design/methodology/approach – The paper develops a conceptual framework to analyse optimal allocation of decision rights in venture capital environments. How investors and investees seek mutual...

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to explore the networking effects of venture capital (VC) firms on portfolio companies. VCs can bring specific skills and abilities to their ongoing relationships with their portfolio companies and thus add value by influencing key portfolio company...

Describes a framework for analysis which is capable of measuring the value‐adding capability of the entire manufacturing chain. This provides a means of benchmarking organizational performance irrespective of market‐related profit margin. The method of analysis provides: a measure of...

Focuses on sources of capital to an organization, investment and flows of capital within an organization, interaction with markets, the generation of economic returns, and the potential for the creation of value. Illustrates how the creation of value provides benefits to employees, shareholders,...

Ethics – both within philosophy and in the new disciplines of “applied ethics” and “business ethics” – is a vogue subject these days and, as such, calls for a few cautionary words. The resurgence of ethics has engendered two main schools of criticism: one which sees it as a passing...

Discusses Shakespeare’s Chronicles and their links to organizational behaviour. Highlights lessons from history for those seeking to exercise power successfully and manage both individuals and groups.