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White, Jerry; Pore, John - In: Management Decision 29 (1991) 7

The first six months or so of a new senior executive′s appointment are crucial to his or her success. Two contrasting case studies are presented, one of an executive who acted too hastily, and one who deferred action for too long. There is no right or wrong way for a new executive to act, it...

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Strategic Applications of Robotics Technology

Alkhafaji, Abbass F. - In: Management Decision 29 (1991) 4

increase in the use of robotics technology, enterprises must acknowledge the future implications of such advancement on both …Currently in the United States it has been estimated that 10‐12,000 robots are utilised in larger corporations. Future … management and employees. The purpose is to test the strategic application of robotics technology, why it should be used …

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Managers’ Attitudes to Cost Information

Lyall, David; Graham, Carol - In: Management Decision 31 (1993) 8

Questions the view that management accounting information has failed to keep pace with changes in manufacturing … processes over the years and that the information currently provided is largely irrelevant to the needs of managers. Presents a … study, the results of which suggest that this may not, in fact, be the case and that managers generally do find information …

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The development of theories from the analysis of the organisation: case studies by the patterns of behaviour

Nieto, Mariano; Pérez, Waldo - In: Management Decision 38 (2000) 10, pp. 723-734

This study presents an adaptation of case studies denominated by the patterns of behaviour, an ideal methodology for the development of theories explaining the organisation and its integrants’ behaviour. In comparison with other alternatives, best results are obtained in the research of...

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Local economic trading schemes and their implications for marketing assumptions, concepts and practices

Crowther, David; Greene, Anne‐Marie; Hosking, Dian Marie - In: Management Decision 40 (2002) 4, pp. 354-362

This paper focuses on the relationship between a particular social practice – local exchange trading systems or schemes (LETS) – and what we here call the “mainstream” marketing paradigm. It begins by discussing some of the key principles that are thought to set LETS apart from other,...

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Exploring the current practice of visioning: case studies from the UK financial services sector

O’Brien, Frances; Meadows, Maureen - In: Management Decision 41 (2003) 5, pp. 488-497

This paper describes case vignettes of the practice of vision development in eight financial services organisations. Important observations emerge about current practice; for example, formal methodologies are rarely adopted in vision development; rather, more informal processes of debate are...

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Organizational citizenship behavior: a case study of culture, leadership and trust

Appelbaum, Steven; Bartolomucci, Nicolas; Beaumier, Erika; … - In: Management Decision 42 (2004) 1, pp. 13-40

The case will test two hypotheses regarding three variables influencing the level of employee satisfaction and organizational citizenship at GAMMA, a manufacturer of plastics. Two hypotheses were developed from a review of the literature and initial results from exploratory research ( H1 :...

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A review of case studies publishing in Management Decision 2003‐2004 : Guides and criteria for achieving quality in qualitative research

Cepeda, Gabriel; Martin, David - In: Management Decision 43 (2005) 6, pp. 851-876

Purpose – This paper aims to specify a set of methodological stages to conduct case studies. It presents a graphical representation of these stages, describes how it assists management researchers to build theory from data gathered in the field, and outlines its value for achieving sound...

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British management theory and practice: the impact of Fayol

Smith, Ian; Boyns, Trevor - In: Management Decision 43 (2005) 10, pp. 1317-1334

theory, this paper not only provides a basis for future research by business and management historians, but also throws light …

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The governance of partnerships and a strategic network : Supplier actors' experiences in the governance by the customers

Kohtamäki, Marko; Vesalainen, Jukka; Varamäki, Elina; … - In: Management Decision 44 (2006) 8, pp. 1031-1051

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to understand the effects of the customer company governance into supplier actors' experiences. Design/methodology/approach – Comparative case study of four strategic networks and 16 partnerships. Research approach is twofold: in the first phase of...

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