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Differences in psychological strategies of failed and operational business owners in the Fiji Islands
van Gelder, J.-L. - In: Strategic Direction 24 (2007) 1
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Why Entrepreneurs Fail: How to Avoid the Traps
Osborne, Richard L. - In: Management Decision 31 (1993) 1
Would‐be entrepreneurs who start or acquire businesses, driven by the popular belief that executive competence can …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014933544
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Creating an Organizational Network out of the Ashes of Despair
Boyle, Emily - In: Leadership & Organization Development Journal 15 (1994) 7, pp. 11-14
When DAF BV collapsed in February 1993 the Continental operations were saved by the Belgian and Dutch governments. However, in Britain the receivers were called in to Leyland DAF. They, along with the former Leyland DAF head of manufacturing, decided to salvage as much as possible of the company...
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Interpreting corporate transformation through failure
Thorne, Marie L. - In: Management Decision 38 (2000) 5, pp. 305-314
Defines and evaluates transformation, and examines why transformation efforts can fail. Provides a case study, describing the context, strategy and change processes. Finally, identifies what lessons can be learned from working with failure.
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Strategic and competitive success: towards a model of the comprehensively competent organization
Thompson, John; Richardson, Bill - In: Management Decision 34 (1996) 2, pp. 5-19
and sustain more specific competences in learning, change management and product/service competitive competency. These … produce successful competitive outcomes, other competences in learning and change management are needed to support this. The …
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When You Hit a Brick Wall
Glenny, Tom - In: The TQM Magazine 6 (1994) 4, pp. 15-17
When managing a total quality programme every practitioner needs to generate and maintain momentum and progress. When progress is suddenly halted, the true reasons why are not always immediately clear. Excuses can be too easily formulated and the wrong reasons identified for what may well be a...
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Entrapment – Every Manager’s Nightmare
Plant, John L. - In: Management Development Review 7 (1994) 3, pp. 3-5
Suggests that one reason for the failure of many businesses during the first ten years could be due to management …
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Why organizations fail: the view from the front‐line
Longenecker, Clinton O.; Simonetti, Jack L.; Sharkey, … - In: Management Decision 37 (1999) 6, pp. 503-513
The purpose of this research is to review the perceptions of 359 front‐line management personnel as to why their …
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Entrepreneurial financial resilience and financial innovation in a turbulent era
Hussain, Javed G. (ed.); Salia, Samuel (ed.);  … - 2023
"This cutting-edge book explores the impact of pandemic shocks and other crises on businesses. Focusing on growing …-sized enterprises (SMEs) and entrepreneurs for success. The expert team of contributors provide multi-dimensional perspectives on how to … resolve entrepreneurial issues. Chapters evaluate the impact of crises on SMEs' finances; the latest developments in debt …
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COVID-19 pandemic, a blessing or a curse for sales? : a study of women entrepreneurs from Khyber Pakhtunkhwa community
Muhammad, Said; Ximei, Kong; Ul Haq, Zahoor; Ali, Irshad; … - In: Journal of enterprising communities : people and places … 16 (2022) 6, pp. 967-987
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