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Evaluating the organizational impact of product development projects

Martinsuo, Miia; Suomala, Petri; Kanniainen, Juho - In: International Journal of Managing Projects in Business 6 (2013) 1, pp. 173-198

managers have an important role in escalating commitment, and such value priorities can be reflected in the use of formal … better and take them into account in decision making. This empirical study on the perceptions of managers offers evidence on …

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Consequences of restrictive and promotive managerial control among American university professors

Elias, Steven M.; MacDonald, Scott R. - In: International Journal of Organizational Analysis 14 (2006) 3, pp. 239-250

Purpose – While managerial influence has received much research attention, Scholl has presented a fairly new approach to examining such influence. This approach distinguishes between restrictive (pushing one's wishes through, although they may run counter to the interests of another) and...

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The power of nascency: realizing the potential of service‐learning in an unscripted future

Hrivnak, George A.; Sherman, Cynthia L. - In: International Journal of Organizational Analysis 18 (2010) 2, pp. 198-215

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to review – from the perspective of nascent academic practitioners – the promise and challenges of service‐learning as an instructional methodology. The paper is contextualized in terms of preparing students of business and management with the...

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Prioritization of individual success indicators for managerial success

Ghosh, Koustab - In: International Journal of Organizational Analysis 21 (2013) 3, pp. 260-287

literature. The purpose of this research paper is to identify and analyze a set of success indicators that the working managers … suitably facilitating these factors. The recruitment specialists can select the incumbent managers with the individualized …

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ERP in the minds of supervisors : Joint roles of task interdependence and cultural norms

Bendoly, Elliot; Bachrach, Daniel G.; Wang, Hui; Zhang, … - In: International Journal of Operations & Production Management 26 (2006) 5, pp. 558-578

interdependence effects are much less severe among the views of Chinese managers. Research limitations/implications – Main limitations … contexts studied. Practical implications – If managers in China (as compared to their US counterparts) are more enthusiastic of …

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Operations & Process Management: Principles and Practice for Strategic Impact

Forrester, Paul - In: International Journal of Operations & Production Management 26 (2006) 8, pp. 940-940

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The role of heavyweight product manager in new product development

Rauniar, Rupak; Doll, William; Rawski, Greg; Hong, Paul - In: International Journal of Operations & Production Management 28 (2008) 2, pp. 130-154

Purpose – This paper seeks to empirically investigate how a heavyweight product manager (HW) can impact the cross‐functional team and project performance (PP) through actively influencing the ways and the extent of strategic alignment (SA), shared project mission, and clarity of project...

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Project manager‐project (PM‐P) fit and project success

Malach‐Pines, Ayala; Dvir, Dov; Sadeh, Arik - In: International Journal of Operations & Production Management 29 (2009) 3, pp. 268-291

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to demonstrate the importance of a fit between project managers' (PMs …

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How relevant is OM research to managerial practice? : An empirical study of top executives' perceptions

de‐Margerie, Victoire; Jiang, Bin - In: International Journal of Operations & Production Management 31 (2011) 2, pp. 124-147

Purpose – Thus far, no study collects evidence from practitioners directly to investigate the characteristics of operations management (OM) research that appears to have impacts on OM practice, nor do we know how practitioners evaluate the managerial relevance of OM research. This paper aims...

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Patient satisfaction, managers' climate orientation and organizational climate

Ancarani, Alessandro; Di Mauro, Carmela; Giammanco, Maria D. - In: International Journal of Operations & Production Management 31 (2011) 3, pp. 224-250

were administered to ward managers, medical staff, and inpatients in 57 wards belonging to ten public hospitals in Italy … managers' orientation on specific organizational models is matched by the actual climate perceived by medical and nursing staff … the managers' climate orientation and patient satisfaction. Research limitations/implications – The main limitation of the …

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