The purpose of this article is to review the acceptance and popularity of qualitative research designs in contrast to quantitative research designs in strategic management domain. The researchers also make a case for accommodating more qualitative research methods in strategic management...

In diesem Beitrag wird das Betriebliche Vorschlagswesen aus einer politikorientierten Perspektive analysiert. Kern dieser Perspektive ist die Auffassung von Organisationen als interessenpluralistische Gebilde und als Herrschaftsgebilde. Vor diesem Hintergrund werden die Rahmenbedingungen des...

Although reasonably well developed in the general management literature, the source and use of power in organizations has received little attention in relation to its effect on the management of construction projects. This paper reviews the literature on power and its relationship to both formal...

Construction time performance (CTP) and flexibility in approaches to project time planning have been shown to be significantly associated. This raises interesting questions about how effective planning and control to facilitate flexibility in overcoming unexpected problems may be achieved. Case...

This paper describes and allows interaction with the issues involved in a major investment decision. In the summer of 1997, UKH faced major decisions concerning the purchase and funding of new plant and equipment. The authors were given excellent access to the company and were able to document...

This paper describes the development of Pandle's model for assessing the preliminary performance of tidal schemes in semi-diurnal situation to cope with cases in which the diurnal variation may be significant. This is often the case in many regions in Asia. The approach uses harmonic analysis,...

Focusing on issues in the management and governance of IT innovation, this book links concepts and theories of academic learning to actual real-life scenarios from the successful experiences of public and private sector organisations in Singapore. While there is little disagreement that...

The current study employed two case studies, which were conducted in Taiwan, to explain the benefits of old technologies from an instructional economic perspective. The findings yielded from two case studies showed that old (inexpensive investment) and new technology (expensive investment) could...

This article outlines a mixed methods approach to systems change evaluation and offers a case study of how this approach has been used to evaluate the development of system infrastructure supporting the implementation, spread, and sustainability of evidence-based home visiting projects. The...

A world-wide study to index Financial Inclusion to assess the extent of penetration of banking services saw India rank a lowly 50, out of the 100 countries covered in the survey. This creates a need for dedicated initiatives in the field of financial inclusion and Economic Empowerment from...