Purpose – The main purpose of this paper is to examine the nature and impact of human resource capabilities and involvement on the firm's performance in the SME sector. Design/methodology/approach – This research is based on an empirical survey of Chief Executive Officers (CEOs) and their...

Purpose – There is a wealth of studies which suggest that managers' positive perceptions/expectations can considerably influence the organisational performance; unfortunately, little empirical evidence has been obtained from development studies. This research aims to focus on the perceptual and...

Given that the top management group sets the “agenda” for any business, their group and individual expectations, attributes and behaviour require consideration. Reports a study of 36 European top teams (443 senior managers), in a cross‐section of industries in both private and public...

Outlines the results of research into the strategic concerns of top management in mid‐ to large‐size European corporate organizations. Four key levers for the successful management of international business have been identified. It is important to: create a high quality dialogue within the...

Bases its findings on the results of a survey of 168 top level managers in French organizations. Demographic variables, behavioural characteristics and measures of business impact have been linked in order to discover whether organizational infrastructure concerns, educational achievements of...