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Introducing TQM : The Role of Senior Management

Dale, Barrie G.; Cooper, Cary L. - In: Management Decision 32 (1994) 1, pp. 20-26

Examines the role of senior managers in total quality management (TQM) and provides some pointers as to why they should …

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Fitness for Use? Barriers to Full TQM in the UK

Wilkinson, Adrian; Witcher, Barry - In: Management Decision 29 (1991) 8

A brief introduction to Total Quality Management (TQM) is presented. It is a holistic concept and must be implemented …

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Uncovering hidden profiles: advocacy in team decision making

Waddell, Brian D.; Roberto, Michael A.; Yoon, Sukki - In: Management Decision 51 (2013) 2, pp. 321-340

solution. Failure to share and adequately evaluate this information will result in poor decision quality. The aim of this paper … is to examine the impact of the devil's advocacy technique on the decision quality of hidden profile teams. Design … impact of the devil's advocacy technique on the decision quality of hidden profile teams. Findings – Results show that devil …

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Firm resources and entrepreneurial orientation as determinants for collaborative entrepreneurship

Franco, Mário; Haase, Heiko - In: Management Decision 51 (2013) 3, pp. 680-696

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to investigate what factors drive collaborative entrepreneurship. To do so, the authors examine the joint influence of both firm resources and entrepreneurial orientation on the decision to establish interfirm alliances. The paper considers new variables...

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Management by site‐based teams: a statistical approach

Predmore, Carolyn E.; Khelfaoui, Salah E.; Serio, Anthony - In: Management Decision 41 (2003) 10, pp. 1064-1075

management and leadership tool. It can be useful for both traditional businesses as well as non‐profit organizations such as …

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Using interpretive structural modelling in strategic decision‐making groups

Bolaños, Ricardo; Fontela, Emilio; Nenclares, Alfredo; … - In: Management Decision 43 (2005) 6, pp. 877-895

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to apply interpretive structural modelling in the clarification of the perceptions of different individuals in a managerial group in order to improve group decision making. To limit conflict and increase shared knowledge in group decision making, there is...

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Consensus in team decision making involving resource allocation

Chong, Philip S.; Benli, Ömer S. - In: Management Decision 43 (2005) 9, pp. 1147-1160

resource allocation abounds in all organizations, at all levels and in diverse applications. The practical procedure proposed …

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The centrality of teams in the organisational learning process

Murray, Peter; Moses, Maree - In: Management Decision 43 (2005) 9, pp. 1186-1202

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to provide a greater understanding of the role of team learning by examining the link between team centrality and organisational learning. Design/methodology/approach – This paper is a conceptual paper that examines a range of literature related to team...

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Effects of top management team characteristics on strategic decision making : Shifting attention to team member personalities and mediating processes

Kauer, Daniel; Prinzessin zu Waldeck, Tanja C.; … - In: Management Decision 45 (2007) 6, pp. 942-967

Purpose – The purpose of this research is to explore the effects of the diversity of experience and different personalities of top management team members on mediating processes such as agenda‐setting, the generating of strategic alternatives, and the speed of strategic decision making....

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Transmitting the entrepreneurial spirit to the work team in SMEs: the importance of leadership

Ribeiro Soriano, Domingo; Manuel Comeche Martínez, José - In: Management Decision 45 (2007) 7, pp. 1102-1122

Purpose – To establish the extent of the influence of variables which, under a particular style of leadership, form the necessary basis for encouraging and developing group, entrepreneurial activities carried out within the context of small to medium‐sized enterprises (SMEs) thus explaining...

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