management concern, such as inventory cash flows, which are not currently addressed by marketing managers. Figures are provided … to identify aspects of inventory management that marketing managers can use to improve their market planning.  …

, even after controlling for numerous characteristics of the firm and direction of causality. The results show that the … positive effects of women in top management strongly depend on the qualifications of female top managers. Originality …

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to propose a wage incentive plan for branch managers of multi‐branch firms. The … contrient interdependence between the branch managers. Findings – The regional variables and the managerial skill variables have … or decrease the relative efficiency and the incentive payments of the branch managers. Practical implications – The …

study results will be of immense benefit to managers of construction projects as well as managers of construction …

National Health Service (NHS) managers as change agents have been given the responsibility for the implementation of … implementation of the reforms. A total of 28 managers from two acute care and one community care NHS Trusts in London were … also what they believed to be their public image. It appeared that managers generally believed that all NHS workers share …

of male and female managers who have the required experience and knowledge of women issues. The findings show that the … debate about women's roles as managers has prompted a reassessment of the traditional negative stereotype of women as … managers. Although women are being given some managerial opportunities, they are severely discriminated against. Thus the range …

. Design/methodology/approach – Discusses the role of health service managers in the context of the NHS and the political and … economic contexts in which they operate. Practical implications – The challenge faced by senior managers in the NHS, i …

constructed theoretical framework Findings – Fuelled by the “new public management” movement, public managers are forced to act in … managerial behaviour and the professionalism of public officials. Consequently, public managers have acquired personal stakes in … concludes that professional public managers must be judged within the context of the “res publica”. Originality/value – The …