Purpose – This research attempts to shed some light on Palestinian executives and their organizational culture. Specifically, this research focuses on the dimensions of executive courage in the unique Palestinian culture. The impact of executive courage on Palestinian organizations is...

The utilization of financial and non‐financial measures in the evaluation of manufacturing organizations' performance is studied for a sample of 79 Portuguese financial analysts. Cluster analysis and multiple regression analysis are used to study the extent of use, importance and availability...

Purpose – The objective of this study is to shed some light on the information flow between executives and financial analysts in the context of manufacturing performance measurement and evaluation. Design/methodology/approach – The predictive value, information availability and frequency of...

Presents an application of an expert system in the commodities market. The system is designed to facilitate decision making with regard to when to buy and sell. This system has several attractive features which make it very appealing to users without much computer background. Executives of large...

Describes a method to analyze competitive standing of a product, brand or made‐in label vis‐à‐vis its competitors. Presents the results of an illustrative case study and discusses their implications.

Presents an application of importance‐performance analysis. Using restaurants as a case in point, illustrates the derivation of a modified importance‐performance matrix. The findings indicate that more precise strategies emerge if a competitive dimension is included in the analysis.