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Martínez, Jon I.; Quelch, John A. - In: International Marketing Review 13 (1996) 3, pp. 43-55

Addresses the role of the country general manager in multinational corporations (MNCs). Identifies four distinct types of country manager and attempts to mesh this typology with earlier typologies that have addressed the generic strategies of MNCs and the strategies of individual subsidiaries...

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Foreign‐Trade Zones in the United States: A Longitudinal Management Perspective

Bettina Cornwell, T. - In: International Marketing Review 6 (1989) 6

This article examines the issues related to US foreign‐trade zones as perceived by the zone managers. A longitudinal … study of foreign‐trade zone managers was conducted. The results of the two surveys and an extensive dialogue with foreign …‐trade zone managers suggest a continuing lack of awareness and understanding of the benefits of zone operations on the part of …

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Bio‐immune systems analogy for effective managerial decision making in conflicting environment

Padhi, Sidhartha S.; Vrat, Prem - In: Journal of Advances in Management Research 8 (2011) 2, pp. 236-245

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to investigate the analogy of the human immune system with the economic auction theory. Design/methodology/approach – The paper develops an analogy of bio‐immune system with competitive bidding in auction, then develops a model of the situation and...

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Introduction to management controls and new organisational forms

Tsamenyi, Mathew; Cullen, John - In: Journal of Accounting & Organizational Change 6 (2010) 1, pp. 5-8

Purpose – This paper sets out to introduce the special issue on management controls and new organisational forms. It summarises and reflects on themes and findings raised in the papers in the issue. Design/methodology/approach – The findings reported in the paper are based on desk research...

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An exploration of the use of interfirm cooperation and the financial manager's governance roles : Evidence from Dutch firms

Ding, Rong; Dekker, Henri C.; Groot, Tom L.C.M. - In: Journal of Accounting & Organizational Change 6 (2010) 1, pp. 9-26

role of financial managers in the management of cooperative arrangements. Design/methodology/approach – Research questions … used in combination. On average, financial managers report to be actively involved in the management of interfirm … financial managers in the management of interfirm cooperation. An analysis of differences in this role across different types of …

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Towards a better understanding of capital investment decisions

Emmanuel, Clive; Harris, Elaine; Komakech, Samuel - In: Journal of Accounting & Organizational Change 6 (2010) 4, pp. 477-504

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to examine the capital investment process, guided by concepts from cognitive and social psychology. The intention is to gauge the extent to which managerial judgement can be detected by applying a psychological lens to the process. Initial fieldwork is...

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What determines ABC success in mature sites?

Byrne, Suzanne - In: Journal of Accounting & Organizational Change 7 (2011) 3, pp. 259-277

/methodology/approach – The study surveys 65 managers of service and manufacturing organizations using ABC. Findings – The stepwise regression … management of conflict and power means that careful consideration of the determinants of success is crucial. Many researchers …

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Exploring a local council's change to an outcome measurement regime

Yie Tan, Chia; Lord, Beverley R.; Craig, Russell; Ball, … - In: Journal of Accounting & Organizational Change 7 (2011) 4, pp. 391-407

pressures affect managers in a local government body. Design/methodology/approach – By means of semi‐structured interviews with … four managers and a councillor at a major city council in NZ, the authors elicit a better understanding of the process of …. Community consultation was regarded to be beneficial because it encouraged managers to be people‐oriented and reduced …

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The changing role of management accounting in the transition from a family business to a non‐family business

Hiebl, Martin R.W.; Feldbauer‐Durstmüller, Birgit; … - In: Journal of Accounting & Organizational Change 9 (2013) 2, pp. 119-154

is included as the main control variable. Findings – A lower level of influence from the controlling family was found to …

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Shared service centres and the role of the finance function : Advancing the Iron Cage?

Seal, Will; Herbert, Ian - In: Journal of Accounting & Organizational Change 9 (2013) 2, pp. 188-205

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is: to explore the concept of finance shared service centres (SSCs) through an interpretive case study based on a structuration in organizational fields framework; to explore the implications for the finance function, in terms of how finance both drives...

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