Research into the innovation process requires models of the process which accurately describe, and can reliably be applied to, real examples of innovation in organizations. In this paper two models are compared empirically in terms of reliability and accuracy. The first (Zaltman, Duncan &...

Today’s business world relies on strategies that have gone beyond the geographical boundaries of one country to become International and in many cases “global”. This has only been made possible by a logistics industry that has not only learnt to manage with lower levels of inventory,...

In recent years there has been widespread discussion concerning the purported shift away from Taylorism towards a new production paradigm premised upon techniques of highperformance management (HPM). This paper argues that in seeking to capture the essence of the phenomenon commentators...

The paper seeks to contribute to the management development debate by providing insight into the dynamics of organisational learning and human interaction in the SME firm. The paper sets out to consider how a practice based perspective of knowledge is useful in this regard. The paper is...

Purpose: This paper aims to identify the problems associated with the implementation of strategic planning in Jordanian publicly quoted companies. Design/Methodology/Approach: A review of the literature relating to both strategic planning and strategic planning implementation in both developed...

This study responds to the need for further research on worker co-operatives as an alternative business model following the resurgence of interest in co-operatives by many international organizations including the United Nations. The study particularly seeks to fill the gaps identified in the...

This paper describes the use of Grounded Theory (GT) for the analysis of collated data on organizational change within a large UK manufacturing company. The paper illustrates how analysis was carried out on the large volume of data gathered during the research. The data was collected through...

AbstractSaudi Arabia is a young wealthy nation with multiple social and economic problems. While the country is extremely wealthy, it has a young population, many of whom are unemployed. The country is highly dependent on a single resource (oil), and relies heavily on imported labour to meet the...

This paper points to the centrality of the infrastructure industry in the study of regulation, in general, and the regulatory state, in particular. It progress in three steps. First, it considers the particular attributes that make infrastructure industries a unique site for the exploration of...

The employment effect of climate policy has emerged as an important concern of policy makers, not least in the USA. Yet the impact of climate policy on jobs is complex. In the short term, jobs will shift from high-carbon activities to low-carbon activities. The net effect could be job creation,...