There have recently been considerable changes in the UK Chamber of Commerce system, leading to the creation of a network of Approved Chambers and of Chambers of Commerce, Training and Enterprise (CCTEs). However, debate continues in academic and practitioner circles concerning whether UK...

The paper explores the potential problems which UK business support organizations may encounter when introducing the Business Excellence Model (BEM). Many of these problems result from the negative attitudes engendered by experience of past programs of change. A business support organization...

Recounts how medieval English Jewry began when Jews were invited to immigrate by William I and ended with their expulsion by Edward I in 1290. The Jewish community was important and for most of its existence it was prosperous, owing to its particular social function – being the bankers,...

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to describe linkages between the techniques of poetical expression and the language used by scholars to communicate management practice. Design/methodology/approach – The approach is to consider the stylistic perspective of the language used for...

Purpose – The paper aims to examine a management development programme provided for local small businesses by a West Midlands university in order to evaluate how successful the course had been in meeting its goals, to ascertain the extent to which the participants had benefited from the...

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to trace the changes in the retail outlets that supply erotic products and toys. It explores changes in attitude towards these products over the four decades under review. Design/methodology/approach – The marketing mix (the 4Ps of marketing) is the...

Postmodern conditions and re‐evaluations of marketing theory are prompting a re‐consideration of marketing strategies and methodologies. This paper is concerned with research issues arising from these changes and uses the case of retailing financial services as an illustration. Groups of...