This paper sets out to investigate whether the recent wave of organisational restructuring has contributed to the further decline of the internally promoted manager or produced a new model of managerial employment in large organizations. Our research, which is based on in-depth case studies of...

Boards of directors are at the apex of organisational decision-making and so are central in ensuring effective corporate governance. But boards are under increasing scrutiny due to the continuing prevalence of scandals and failures. Boards have been viewed as set up to fail because the demands...

Corporate governance has become a global phenomenon. This book highlights, through various case studies, how corporate governance has evolved in a number of countries around the world. The international cast of contributors, from varying professional backgrounds including academics, lawyers and...

Die Weiterentwicklung strategischen Denkens von der strategischen Planung hin zur strategischen Führung machte eine Neuauflage des vorliegenden "Readers" erforderlich. Die fünfte, neubearbeitete und erweiterte Auflage enthält zum einen Beiträge zu den Kerngebieten der strategischen Planung,...

Stand und Entwicklungstendenzen der strategischen Planung -- Strategische Unternehmungsführung — Grundkonzept -- US-amerikanische Konzepte strategischer Unternehmungsführung -- Corporate Strategy: The Core Concepts -- Konzepte wertorientierter Unternehmungsführung -- Kennzahlen des...